Report: ANI
ISLAMABAD The Senate session scheduled for October 23 will take up several committee reports, legislative proposals and calling attention notices concerning criminal law amendments, higher education, displaced residents of South Waziristan and electricity load-shedding in Karachi.
During the presentation of committee reports, Senator Faisal Saleem Rehman, Chairman of the Standing Committee on Interior and Narcotics Control, is scheduled to present reports on three Criminal Laws (Amendment) Bills, 2026, introduced by Senators Sarmad Ali, Shahadat Awan and Mohammad Abdul Qadir on August 24, 2026. The proposed amendments concern various provisions of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) and the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).
**Legislative Business**
The House is scheduled to consider five bills reported by standing committees, with Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training, to move for their passage. These include amendments to the Quaid-i-Azam University Act, the Higher Education Commission Act, the NFC Institute of Engineering and Technology Multan legislation, and the National Rahmatul-Lil-Aalameen Wa Khatamun Nabiyyin Authority Act. The agenda lists the NFC Institute amendment bill twice.
The Senate will also take up government bills already passed by the National Assembly. Jam Kamal Khan, Minister for Commerce, is scheduled to move the Life Insurance (Nationalisation) (Amendment) Bill, 2026, following suspension of the rules. The Archival Material (Preservation and Export Control) (Amendment) Bill, 2026, and the Centres of Excellence (Amendment) Bill, 2026, are also listed for consideration.
**Calling Attention Notices**
Senator Dost Muhammad Khan will draw the attention of the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control to the reported non-disbursement of rehabilitation and compensation funds for displaced residents of South Waziristan who lost their homes and livelihoods during security operations in 2008 and 2009.
Senator Syed Waqar Mehdi will raise concerns with the Minister for Energy (Power Division) over prolonged electricity load-shedding by K-Electric, which he says is causing hardship for Karachi residents and adversely affecting industry and businesses.
The session's agenda covers legislative matters, committee oversight and public concerns relating to rehabilitation, energy supply and economic activity.
