Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani has dropped the government\u2019s Prevention of Violent Extremism (Amendment) Bill from the day\u2019s agenda after some senators raised objection over it and the way it was presented. Chairing a session of the Upper House on Sunday, Sanjrani said: \u201cI\u2019m dropping the bill whether the government does it or not.\u201d He had sought the House\u2019s opinion on the bill before making the decision. Earlier, a ruling coalition partner of the PML-N, the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl, also opposed the bill. JUI-F Senator Kamran Murtaza said on the floor of the House that the bill would be an insult to all the parties. \u201cFundamental rights will be affected in this bill,\u2019 he maintained, adding: \u201cI don\u2019t know about my party, but I can\u2019t support this bill.\u201d He lamented that the government did not even take its allies into confidence over the bill. Another JUI-F senator, Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, said the allied parties won\u2019t know what would happen to them tomorrow. \u201cThe JUI opposes this bill,\u201d he remarked, adding if the bill was approved they would stage a walkout. The Jamaat-e-Islami also opposed the bill. Senator Mushtaq Ahmed said the bill was not only against the PTI, but all political parties. He called the bill the last nail in the coffin of democracy. \u201cThe government did not even take its allies into confidence,\u201d he maintained. This bill will become a noose around every political party tomorrow, the JI leader said. Senator Tahir Bizinjo said the bill was an attack on democracy, adding whoever talks about the supremacy of the Constitution will be the first target. He then said he would stage a token walkout if the bill was approved. Dr Humayun Mohmand of the PTI claimed the bill was aimed at barring his party from contesting elections. He demanded the bill be sent to the committee concerned first. Bill part of agenda The Senate was scheduled to take up a 20-point agenda during the Sunday session. According to the agenda of the session released, an amendment bill regarding prevention of violent extremism is on the agenda, as well as one for the establishment of a Pakistan Aviation Authority. The House is also expected to approve the Pakistan Air Safety Investigation Amendment Bill, while the Pakistan Crescent Sighing Amendment Bill is also expected to be presented for approval. Moreover, reports of several standing committees will also be presented in the Upper House. \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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