The Qanun-e-Shahadat amendment bill is passed by the National Assembly.
The amendment in Qanun-e-Shahadat 1984 and the publication of the Holy Quran (Elimination of Printing and Recording Errors) Act, 1973 were both approved by the National Assembly (NA) on Monday. Both bills dealt with the correction of errors in the printing and recording of the Quran.
On behalf of Minister for Law and Justice Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Javed Murtaza Abbassi presented the bill to the national assembly and asked for permission to further amend the Qanun-e-Shahadat, 1984 [The Qanun-e-Shahadat (Amendment) Bill, 2022]. The national assembly granted permission for the bill to be passed.
Another bill was presented by Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Mufti Abdul Shakoor to further amend the publication of the Holy Quran (Elimination of Printing and Recording Errors) Act,1973 to the extent of the Islamabad Capital Territory [The Publication of the Holy Quran (Elimination of Printing and Recording Errors) (Amendment) Bill, 2022].
Both the bills were passed by the speaker after taking the will of the House which voted in favor of the amendments.Â
