How many bills were passed by the joint session of Parliament on 17 November 2021?
Correct answer
C. 33
Explanation
The government then barrelled ahead with numerous other important bills including: The Elections (Second Amendment) Bill, 2021 The International Court of Justice (Review and Re-consideration) Bill, 2021 The Islamabad Capital Territory Charities Registration, Regulation and Facilitation Bill, 2021 The National College of Arts Institute Bill, 2021 The SBP Banking Services Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 The Muslim Family Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 (Amendment in Section 4) The Muslim Family Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 (Amendment in Section 7) The Anti-Rape (Investigation and Trial) Bill, 2021 The Hyderabad Institute for Technical and Management Sciences Bill, 2021 The Islamabad Rent Restriction (Amendment) Bill, 2021 The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2021 The Corporate Restructuring Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2021 The Financial Institutions (Secured Transactions) (Amendment) Bill, 2021 The Federal Public Service Commission (Validation of Rules) Bill, 2021 The University of Islamabad Bill, 2021 The Loans for Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Purposes (Amendment) Bill, 2021 The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2021 The National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2021 The Pakistan Academy of Letters (Amendment) Bill, 2021 The Port Qasim Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2021 The Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 The Gwadar Port Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2021 The Maritime Security Agency (Amendment) Bill, 2021 The Emigration (Amendment) Bill, 2021 The Privatisation Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2021 The Covid-19 (Prevention of Hoarding) Bill, 2021 The following bills presented through supplementary agenda were also passed: The Islamabad Food Safety Authority Bill The Greek, Ayurvedic and Homeopathic Practitioners Bill, 2021 The Prevention of Corruption Act (Amendment) Bill The Electric Power (Amendment) Bill, 2021 The Provincial Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill A total of 33 bills were approved, including two opposition bills — the Al-Karam International Institute Bill, 2021, presented by the PML-N’s Syed Javed Hasnain, and the Islamabad Capital Territory Prohibition of Corporal Punishment Bill, 2021, presented by PML-N MNA Mehnaz Akber Aziz.