ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday approved two important bills — Qanun-e-Shahadat (Amendment) Bill, 2023, and Control of Narcotics Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2023, after they received parliament’s nod.
The president signed Qanun-e-Shahadat (Amendment) Bill, 2023, which stated: “The statement of objects and reasons of the bill says that “an opinion upon a point of foreign law, or of science, or art, or as to the identity of hand-writing or finger impressions, or as to authenticity and integrity of electronic documents made by or through an information system the opinions upon that point of persons specially skilled in such foreign law, science or art, or in questions as to the identity of handwriting or finger impressions or as to the functioning, specifications, programming and operation of information systems, are as relevant facts, however, through proposed amendment the bomb disposal will be included.”
President Alvi also signed into law the Control of Narcotics Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2023, aimed at eradicating use of drugs in educational institutions.
The bill made it compulsory for all educational institutions to form a ‘disciplinary committee’ with representatives of law enforcement agencies as its members with a mandate to carry out inspections on a regular basis in the university premises and the disciplinary committee will also be accountable for its implementation.
