Bill to punish ‘contempt of parliament’ clears upper house too

six-month jail term, Rs1m for contemners

• PPP, JI senators nearly come to blows amid heated exchange on Karachi mayoral polls passed by the lawmakers through a voice vote.Now, the proposed law will be sent to the president for his assent to make it an act of parliament. It was moved by four senators from Balochistan and one from Punjab, including Kauda Babar, Naseebullah Bazai, Sarfraz Bugti, Prince Ahmed Umer Ahmedzai, and Rana Mahmoodul Hassan.

ISLAMABAD: A bill proposing a six-month punishment for contempt of parliament or any of its committees, sailed through the Senate on Monday, as heated debate between PPP lawmakers and a Jamaat-i-Islami senator over the recently-held Karachi mayoral elections nearly led to a physical altercation.

• Awaiting presidential assent, law advocates

The ‘Contempt of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) Bill’, passed by the National Assembly in May, was introduced through a supplementary agenda and was not referred to the standing committee either, before being

Soon after the bill landed in the house, State Minister for Law Shahadat Awan told the chair that the National Assembly has already passed the bill unanimously and it should be voted upon without being sent to the standing committee concerned. The bill comes at a time when a battle over supremacy is going

Saud Shakeel sets world record in 2nd Test against Sri Lanka

Batter Saud Shakeel set a world record in the second Test against Sri Lanka on Wednesday by becoming the first player in Test history to score 50+ runs in each of his first seven matches. Before Shakeel, India’s Sunil Gavaskar, Pakistan’s Saeed Ahmed, West Indies’ Basil Butcher and New Zealand’s Bert Sutcliffe scored half-centuries in each of the first six Tests of their career. Last week, the left-hander hit his maiden double century in Tests and became the first Pakistani batsman to achieve the feat on Sri Lankan soil.

During the third day of the second Test today, Sri Lanka’s Asitha Fernando cut short Shakeel’s knock on 57 in the afternoon session to take his wicket tally to three. The fast bowler came around the wicket to trap the left-handed Shakeel lbw and end a 109-run partnership with Abdullah Shafique. However, Shafique’s maiden double century and an unbeaten 132 by Agha Salman put Pakistan in the box seat. The tourists subsequently reached 563-5 at stumps, leading Sri Lanka by 397 runs in their first innings at Colombo’s Sinhalese Sports Club. Source: dawn.com on between the parliament and the judiciary, with lawmakers accusing the judiciary of interfering in the domain of the executive and endorsing military rules in the past. Five-member contempt panel Under the proposed law, the parliamentary contempt committee to be formed by the NA speaker will include five members: three from the NA and two from Senate. The National Assembly secretary will act as the secretary of the contempt committee. The proposed law empowers the speaker to constitute the contempt committee within thirty days of coming into force of this act.

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Hamza Khan becomes first Pakistani to win World Junior Squash Championship since 1986

Pakistan’s Hamza Khan won the World Junior Squash Championship 2023 on Sunday after beating Egypt’s Mohamed Zakaria, becoming the country’s first champion since 1986. Hamza beat Zakaria 3-1 during the tournament that was held in Melbourne, Australia.

According to PTV Sports, the last time a Pakistani made the finals was Amir Atlas in 2008, and the last winner from Pakistan was Jansher Khan in 1986. Reacting to his win, Hamza — who had won the U-15 title at the British Junior Open Squash Championship in 2020 — thanked his coach, his managers and his parents for their support.

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Congratulations poured in for Hamza for making the country proud.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif thanked the squash player for bringing the title back to Pakistan after 37 years.

The premier hoped that Hamza would make Pakistan “invincible” in the sport in the near future, Radio Pakistan reported. He also congratulated Hamza’s parents, coach and all his team members.

President Arif Alvi said that Pakistan had unprecedented and yet unmatched supremacy in squash in the past. “I had personally watched many finals among our giants. After a long time, a resurgent ray of