Senate Passes Trade Organizations (2nd Amendment) Bill, 2025
The Senate on Monday unanimously passed the Trade Organizations (Second Amendment) Bill, 2025, following its earlier approval by the National Assembly.
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Pakistan Abolishes Nearly 31,000 Jobs in Rightsizing Drive
Islamabad, April 17, 2025 – In a major step towards administrative reform, the government of Pakistan has abolished approximately 31,000 jobs across various federal departments as part of an ongoing rightsizing initiative.
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Senate Opposes VPNs Blockage, Warns of $400M Freelancer Loss
The Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication has strongly opposed the proposed blockage of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) from November 30, citing potential losses of $400 million in IT remittances. The committee, chaired by Senator Palwasha Mohammad Zai Khan, criticized the move as illegal, noting no law permits blocking such technology.
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Senate approves Supreme Court practice, procedure bill 2023
On Thursday, the Senate approved the Supreme Court Practice and Procedure Bill, 2023, which was introduced by the Law Minister, Azam Nazeer Tarar.
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Cash withdrawal should be exempted from withholding tax; Senate recommends key changes in Finance Bill 2020
ISLAMABAD: The Senate of Pakistan has recommended the government to abolish withholding tax on cash transactions from banks. In its key tax recommendations for finalizing budget 2020/2021, the Senate recommended that the government should abolish all kinds of withholding tax chargeable on cash transactions from banks.
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Senate advises salary increase by 10 percent
ISLAMABAD: The Senate of Pakistan has recommended increase in salary of government employees by at least 10 percent for fiscal year starting July 01, 2020. As per the general consensus recommendations of the upper house after the debate on budget 2020/2021, it is recommended that salary of government employees should be enhanced at least 10 […]
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Senate recommends tobacco must be treated as crop, exempted from duty/taxes
ISLAMABAD: The Senate of Pakistan has recommended a significant policy shift, advocating for tobacco to be treated as a crop and exempted from duties and taxes. This recommendation was made in the context of the Finance Bill 2020, reflecting the upper house’s stance on the agricultural status of tobacco.
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Law passed for speedy transfer of immovable properties
ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Monday approved an important legislation to facilitate the speedy transfer of movable and immovable property of the deceased, to the legal heirs. Letters of Administration and Succession Certificates Bill, 2020 is one of the key legislations, in Government’s legal reform agenda, to get the assent of both the National Assembly and […]
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