Seven bills presented in parliament for approval

Mover Farogh Naseem says bill regarding women inheritance beneficial for courts also

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Law Barrister Farogh Naseem has presented seven bills in parliament for approval and amendments.

They include; amendment in Muslim family law ordinance, inheritance certificate, women’s rights in inheritance, safety of whistleblowers, amendment in civil law and establishment of legal aid and justice authority.

Talking to media-persons on Friday, the minister elaborated on key points of some of the bills.
“As per the new bill, NADRA Sahulat Centres will issue inheritance certificates within 15 days of the application,” said the minister, adding that earlier, such certificates were issued after years of hearings in courts.

“This bill will also ease the burden of cases on civil courts by 20 per cent as earlier inheritance certificates were issued after NADRA's FRC,” said the minister.

On women’s inheritance rights, the minister said, “The federal ombudsman for property rights will personally monitor cases from allocation of due share to the possession of the property.”
Regarding the whistleblowers’ safety bill, Naseem said, “The names of those giving information about black money will be kept confidential.

In addition, the government will award 20 per cent of the recovered amount of the black money to the informers or whistleblowers.”
A commission, comprising officials of NAB, FIA and SECP, will be formed to investigate “black money” and money laundering cases, said the minister.