The Senate of Pakistan, under the chairmanship of Deputy Chairman Sardar Syedal Khan, continued discussions on the Finance Bill 2025 on Friday while addressing a range of legislative matters.

The Upper House also approved multiple motions granting extensions to various standing committees for the submission of reports on constitutional and legislative bills.

Senator Shahadat Awan, representing Senator Farooq Hamid Naek, Chairman of the Standing Committee on Law and Justice, moved motions seeking 60-day extensions for the review of five significant bills. These included:

• The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2024 (Amendment of Article 51), introduced by Senators Manzoor Ahmed and Danesh Kumar.

• The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2024 (Substitution of Article 140A and amendment of Article 160), introduced by Senator Khalida Ateeb.

• The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2024 (Amendment of Articles 1, 51, 59, 106, 154, 175A, 198 and 218), introduced by Senator Aon Abbas.

• The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2024 (Amendment of Article 62), introduced by Senator Samina Mumtaz Zehri.

• The Family Courts (Amendment) Bill, 2024, also introduced by Senator Samina Mumtaz Zehri.

The Senate also granted a 60-day extension to Senator Jam Saifullah Khan, Chairman of the Standing Committee on Railways, for presenting a report on a starred question related to the outsourcing of luggage vans by Pakistan Railways.

Similarly, Syed Masroor Ahsan, on behalf of Senator Amir Waliuddin Chishti, Chairman of the Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, received an extension for the report on the Islamabad Healthcare Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2025, introduced by Senator Mohsin Aziz.

An additional 60-day extension was approved for Senator Syed Waqar Mahdi, representing Senator Sherry Rehman, for the report on the Pakistan Trade Control of Wild Fauna and Flora (Amendment) Bill, 2024.

The House also approved an extension for the Standing Committee on Federal Education and Professional Training, chaired by Senator Bushra Anjum Butt, regarding the University of Business, Sciences and Technology Bill, 2025, tabled by Senator Abdul Shakoor Khan.

In addition to the extensions, several reports were laid before the House. Senator Abdul Shakoor Khan, Chairman of the Functional Committee on Government Assurances, presented two reports, one on an assurance by the Minister for Communications concerning the condition of the Peshawar-Islamabad Motorway (M-1), and another on the time-scale promotion of female teachers, as assured by the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training.

Furthermore, Syed Masroor Ahsan, again on behalf of Senator Amir Waliuddin Chishti, presented a report concerning a public issue raised by Senator Hidayatullah Khan about alleged corruption and mismanagement in the Pakistan Nursing Council.

The session concluded with the resumption of debate on the motion moved by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on June 10, 2025, regarding the Senate’s recommendations on the Finance Bill, 2025, in accordance with Article 73 of the Constitution.