ISLAMABAD: (HRNW) The Standing Committee on Interior in its meeting on Wednesday approved four bills while it deferred an important bill titled as The Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention and Punishment) Bill, 2021.
The committee meeting was held under the Chairmanship of Raja Khurram Shahzad Nawaz in the Constitution Room, Parliament House.
The bill titled “The Frontier Corps (Amendment) Bill, 2021 (Government Bill)” was presented before the Committee and after detailed discussion, the committee recommended that the Bill may be passed by the National Assembly.
According to the statements of objects and reasons of the bill the rules for Operating Regimental Fund for Welfare of Frontier Corps troops have been prepared in the line with directions of the Public Accounts Committee to evolve a standard and transparent system to incur expenditures under this fund.
The bill “The Pakistan Rangers (Amendment) Bill, 2021” (Government Bill) was presented before the committee, and the committee recommended that the bill may be passed by the National Assembly.
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