Islamabad : Senate Standing Committee on Law and Justice has approved amendment bill in the constitution regarding giving authority to provincial advisors.
The committee in its meeting on Friday has passed the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2018 (Amendment of Article 130) moved by Senator Qurat-ul-Ain Marri for allowing the advisor of provincial government to be able to come to assemblies and respond to the questions or concerns of public representatives on the same lines as federal government’s advisors do. The Committee members had a considered opinion that if advisors can sit in the cabinet they should also be able to come to the Houses.
The meeting was held under the Chairmanship of Senator Muhammad Javed Abbasi and was attended among others by Senators Mir Hasil Khan Bizenjo, Mian Raza Rabbani, Dr. Musadiq Malik, Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar, Qurat-ul-Ain Marri, Dr. Shehzad Waseem, Secretary Law and Justice, Advisor on Law and officias from the ministry and bar councils.
The Committee also discussed the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2018 (Amendment of Article 11) moved by Senator Qurat-ul-Ain Marri that sought the minimum age for children doing hard labour to be increased to 16 instead of the 14. The Committee members held a thorough discussion on the issue discussing the aspects of child rights, financial constraints of poor families, safety concerns as well as the international conventions. The Committee directed Ministry of Law to analyse international best practices, gather any studies conducted on the issue and defining one standard age of child.
