PA extends five Ordinances for 90 days.

LAHORE -- The Punjab Assembly (PA) on Tuesday extended five Ordinances for 90 days, amid rumpus from the Opposition lawmakers.

During the proceedings that lasted for one and half an hour, Law Minister Raja Basharat also laid seven Ordinances besides introducing four Bills which were referred to the relevant standing committees.

The session started two hours and 17 minutes behind the scheduled time with Speaker Ch Parvez Elahi in the chair. Answers related to the Labour Department were given by Minister Ansar Majeed Niazi during the question-hour.

During government business, Law Minister moved five resolutions to extend as many Ordinances for ninety days. Amid protest from the Opposition, the House extended the Sugar Factories (Control) (Amendment) Ordinance 2020; the Sugar Factories (Control) (Second Amendment) Ordinance 2020; the Punjab Local Government (Amendment) Ordinance 2020; the Companies Profits (Workers' Participation) (Amendment) Ordinance 2020 and the Punjab Overseas Pakistanis Commission Ordinance 2020.

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Basharat also laid seven Ordinances including the Sugar Factories (Control) (Second Amendment) Ordinance 2020; the Punjab Board of Technical Education (Amendment) Ordinance 2020; the Punjab Local Government (Amendment) Ordinance 2020; the Companies Profits (Workers' Participation) (Amendment) Ordinance 2020; Punjab Overseas Pakistanis Commission Ordinance 2020; the Punjab Hotels and Restaurants (Amendment) Ordinance 2020 and the Punjab Tourist Guides (Amendment) Ordinance 2020.

He also introduced four bills which were referred to the relevant committees for further deliberations. These bills were the South Punjab Institute of Science and Technology, Dera Ghazi Khan Bill 2020; the Protection Against Harassment of Women at the Workplace (Amendment) Bill 2020; the Punjab Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2020 and the Punjab Privatization Board (Repeal) Bill 2020.

Earlier, Parvez Elahi expressed displeasure...