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Significant legislation is anticipated in today’s NA and Senate sessions.

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With crucial legislation on the agenda, the Senate and the National Assembly, the two houses of parliament, have called separate sessions today.

Session of National Assemblies

At 4 p.m., the lower chamber National Assembly session would begin, with a seven-point program.

According to insiders, the NA session would see the introduction of bills to strengthen the highest court’s judges and amend the Anti-Terrorism Amendment.

Additionally, the lower house session will consider the Supreme Court Practice and Procedure Amendment Ordinance today.

It will also be brought up during the session to draw attention to Pakistan’s inferior rating in the Rule of Law Index.

To ground PIA planes, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) MNA Aliya Kamran will issue a calling attention notice.

The Senate session

The Senate session’s 39-point agenda, however, had also been released.

In the session of the upper house, three new bills will be introduced.

In the meantime, today’s agenda includes the approval of eleven measures as well as the standing committee reports.

Legislators have been instructed by the government to make sure they attend the sessions today.

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Maintaining Fertiliser Price Stability: The Need for a Continuous Gas Supply to the Fertiliser Sector

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To guarantee fertiliser price stability, a cabinet committee meeting was presided over by Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar, the deputy prime minister.

Senior government officials, including Industries Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain, attended the meeting.

The attendees received an update on the government’s, gas suppliers’, and fertiliser industry’s conversations. Additionally, the gas supply for the fertiliser sector was evaluated and determined to be adequate.

Throughout the Rabi cropping season, the Deputy Prime Minister ordered the fertiliser industry to maintain a continuous gas supply in order to guarantee steady production and stock levels.

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Fifth Straight Cut: PM Applauds SBP’s Policy Rate Reduction

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Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has praised the State Bank of Pakistan’s decision to lower its policy rate by an additional 2 percent, stating that the bank’s current 13 percent rate is encouraging for the nation’s economy.

He expressed optimism in a statement that the policy rate cut would encourage investment and further boost investor confidence in the country’s economy.

The prime minister said that decreasing the inflation rate also lowered the policy rate and that future inflation rate reductions will be even more pronounced.

Additionally, he expressed gratitude to the Federal Finance Minister and other officials for their work in this area.

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GHQ Attack Case: Prosecution Seeks Bail Cancellation of CM KP & Other Accused, Indicts 9 More

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25 defendants, including PTI officials, have non-bailable arrest warrants issued by the Anti Terrorism Court of Rawalpindi for their failure to show up for court proceedings related to the GHQ attack case.

Judge Amjad Ali Shah added nine more suspects to the GHQ attack indictment list during today’s ATC Court sessions, bringing the total to 98.

Among the 61 defendants who appeared in court were Shah Mehmud Qureshi and the founder of the PTI.

Among those charged are Khadim Hussain Khokhar, Mehr Mohammad Javed, Chaudhary Asif, Zakir Ullah, Azeem Ullah, Shireen Mazatri, Major Retired Tahir Sadiq, and former MPA Rashid Hafeez.

A plea to cancel the bail of 23 suspects, including Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has also been filed by the prosecution side.

In the GHQ attack, there were 119 accused in total.

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