Out of 86 bills passed by provincial assembly in the past 26 months, only one was private bill while two private bills are still awaiting approval. Only one private bill, the K-P Provincial Buildings (Management, Control and Allotment) (Amendment) Act, 2019, presented by the ruling party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MPA Muhammad Arif was approved last year by the provincial assembly. The prohibition of interest on private loans bill was presented in the provincial assembly during the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) government. The Private Member Bills Day has not been observed during the current assembly due to which private bills have not been tabled in the house. The Jamat-e-Islami (JI) leader Inayatullah Khan had presented the K-P Private School Regulatory Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2019, has also not been passed by the assembly.

Source: The Express Tribune October 25, 2020 04:41 UTC