Senate Extends Deadlines for Finance Bill 2025

Islamabad, June 20, 2025 — The Senate on Friday pressed ahead with its discussion on the Finance Bill 2025, granting multiple sixty-day extensions for reports on constitutional and legislative bills, overseen by Deputy Chairman Senate Sardar Syedal Khan. Senator Shahadat Awan, on behalf of Senator Farooq Hamid Naek, Chairman of the Standing Committee on Law and Justice, moved for extensions on five bills: the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2024 (Article 51) by Senators Manzoor Ahmed and Danesh Kumar; the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2024 (Articles 140A and 160) by Senator Khalida Ateeb; the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2024 (Articles 1, 51, 59, 106, 154, 175A, 198, 218) by Senator Aon Abbas; the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2024 (Article 62) by Senator Samina Mumtaz Zehri; and the Family Courts (Amendment) Bill, 2024 by Senator Zehri.

Further extensions included sixty days for Senator Jam Saifullah Khan, Chairman of the Standing Committee on Railways, to report on Pakistan Railways’ outsourcing of luggage vans, and for Syed Masroor Ahsan, on behalf of Senator Amir Waliuddin Chishti, to address the Islamabad Healthcare Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2025 by Senator Mohsin Aziz. Senator Syed Waqar Mahdi, for Senator Sherry Rehman, secured an extension for the Pakistan Trade Control of Wild Fauna and Flora (Amendment) Bill, 2024, while the Standing Committee on Federal Education and Professional Training, led by Senator Bushra Anjum Butt, got time for the University of Business, Sciences and Technology Bill, 2025 by Senator Abdul Shakoor Khan.

Reports were also tabled: Senator Abdul Shakoor Khan presented updates on the Peshawar-Islamabad Motorway (M-1) condition and female teachers’ promotions, while Syed Masroor Ahsan laid a report on alleged corruption in the Pakistan Nursing Council by Senator Hidayatullah Khan. The House then resumed debate on Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb’s motion from June 10, 2025, seeking Senate recommendations under Article 73 of the Constitution.

Web context shows Pakistan’s legislative delays (e.g., prior extension trends), while posts found on X reveal mixed sentiments—some criticize delays, others see deliberation. Critically, the narrative of “progressive review” may mask legislative bottlenecks—web data hints at backlog issues, and X sentiment suggests distrust in timely reforms, pointing to governance challenges.