NA, Senate sessions on FATF bills delayed on PM Imran Khan's orders

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday directed his Adviser on Parliamentary Affairs Babar Awan to delay the sessions of National Assembly and Senate on FATF-related bills for a week, ARY NEWS reported.

The prime minister contacted Babar Awan and directed him to delay the Parliamentary sessions for a week owing to a busy schedule of members of the National Assembly and Senate in their rain-and-flood-hit constituencies.

The prime minister also consulted him regarding the approval of FATF-related bills and involvement of lawmakers in rescue efforts after recent floods.

It was observed that most of the parliamentarians were busy in rescue efforts and therefore, the parliamentary sessions should be postponed for a week.

The National Assembly session is now summoned on September 14 at 4:30 pm while the Senate would meet on September 15 at 10:30 am.

The prime minister directed him to bring the legislation on FATF in the Parliament on an immediate basis. “Legislation on FATF is in the national interest and will be carried out accordingly,” he said.

Earlier on September 03, Terming Financial Action Task Force-related bills ‘matter of national interest’, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said that they will get passed the bills through the Senate at all costs.

Talking to a delegation of senators belonging to the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and its allied parties who called on him in Islamabad, PM Imran said that the opposition parties united only to conceal their corruption.

He maintained that they will expose those elements who were opposing the bills pertaining to the national security before the masses. The prime minister said that they will not bow down to such blackmailing and reiterated that no corrupt leader will get NRO.