Islamabad: A senator of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Monday presented a bill in Senate proposing strict punishment for the removal or damaging photos of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan.
The bill, which was tabled by Syed Muhammad Sabir Shah, seeks five-year punishment, a penalty of Rs50,000 on the individuals found involved in such activity.
The bill also proposed arrest of the suspect without any warrant. Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani has sent the bill to the concerned committee for review.
During today’s session, 12 private member bills including the Guardian and Wards (Amendment) Bill, 2020, the Public Complaints (Removal of Grievance) Bill, 2020, the Islamabad Rent Restriction (Amendment) Bill, 2020, the Right of Access to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2020, the Islamabad Women University Islamabad Bill, 2020, the Criminal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020.
The bills have been sent to the standing committees.
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