Overview of 317th Session of the Senate

15 bills were passed by the Senate during 317th session including the highly contentious State Bank of Pakistan (Amendment) Bill, 2022 which the opposition termed as a surrender to IMF.

43 votes were polled in favor while the same number opposed it when the leave of the house was sought to present the bill in the house. After the tie, the Senate Chairman voted in favor of the motion and the bill was moved for consideration in the House.

The bill was passed by a margin of only 1 vote and the amendments proposed by the opposition were rejected. 43 Senators voted in favour of the bill while 42 opposed.

The Senate also gave its recommendations on the Finance (Supplementary) Bill, 2022 amidst protest from the opposition which protested that the bill would further fuel already high inflation in Pakistan.

The list of the Bills passed during the session is given in Appendix C.

Government introduced 7 bills while Private Members introduced 27 bills during the session.

No Ordinance was extended during the session while Four (4) Ordinances were laid in the House during the session, two (2) of which were laid on Tuesday, January 18 while 2 ordinances were laid on Friday, January 21. The list of the ordinances laid is given in Appendix D.