The National Assembly on Monday passed five bills with majority votes, including the "Prevention of Trafficking in Persons (Amendment) Bill, 2025," which seeks to amend the Prevention of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2018 within 12 minutes, the Express News reported.
Other bills passed include The "Civil Courts (Amendment) Bill, 2024," which further amends the Civil Courts Ordinance, 1962 and The "Pakistan Coast Guards (Amendment) Bill, 2024," which seeks to amend the Pakistan Coast Guards Act, 1973,
The "Prevention of Smuggling of Migrants (Amendment) Bill, 2025," amends the Prevention of Smuggling of Migrants Act, 2018 and the "Emigration (Amendment) Bill, 2025," amends the Emigration Ordinance, 1979, the Express News reported.
All of these bills had previously been passed by the Senate. The bills were tabled in the House by Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Azam Nazeer Tarar.
The minister said the "Prevention of Trafficking in Persons (Amendment) Bill" had been finalised in consultation with all relevant stakeholders. He further explained that the bill includes increased punishments for the culprits.
Additionally, the House referred the "Civil Servants (Amendment) Bill, 2025" to the relevant committee for further deliberation.
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