President signs senior citizens, amended women's property rights bills

ISLAMABAD: With President Arif Alvi’s signatures, the Enforcement of Women’s Property Rights (Amendment) Bill 2021 has been prompted into action on Tuesday with an amendment on its section five providing the right to appeal, ARY News reported.

صدر مملکت نے نفاذ ملکیتی حقوقِ نسواں (ترمیمی) بل 2021 پر بھی دستخط کئے

نفاذ ملکیتی حقوقِ نسواں ایکٹ 2020 کے سیکشن 5 میں ترمیم کی گئی

ترمیم کے تحت محتسب کے فیصلے کے خلاف صدر مملکت کو تیس دن کے اندر اپیل کی جا سکے گی

— The President of Pakistan (@PresOfPakistan) July 20, 2021

With the amendment in the bill now signed into action by Arif Alvi, the defendant has been provided the right of appealing a decision of Mohtasib to the president within thirty days.

Separately, the Senior Citizen Bill (2021), for welfare measures of Islamabad senior citizens has also been signed today.

صدر مملکت ڈاکٹر عارف علوی نے اسلام آباد سینئر سٹیزن بل، 2021ء اور نفاذ ملکیتی حقوقِ نسواں (ترمیمی) بل 2021 پر دستخط کر دیے

بل کے تحت اسلام آباد کے بزرگ شہریوں کی فلاح و بہبود کیلئے اقدامات لیے جائیں گے

قانون کے تحت سینئیر سٹیزن کونسل کا قیام عمل میں لایا جائے گا

— The President of Pakistan (@PresOfPakistan) July 20, 2021

According to the press release as under the new bill, a Senior Citizen Council and the old age home Dar ul Shafqat will be established for the senior people.

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Residents of more than sixty years of age would be eligible for the senior citizen card after which they will get free facilities of museums, parks and libraries. They will also be extended subsidized facilities on medicines and separate wards.

Financial aid would also be provided to deserving senior citizens. The senior people would get benefits of twenty per cent subsidy on air and railway travel.