{"id":35634,"date":"2022-01-29T08:30:40","date_gmt":"2022-01-29T03:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=35634"},"modified":"2022-01-29T02:25:38","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T21:25:38","slug":"sovereignty-sold-for-1-billion-says-opposition-as-govt-gets-senate-approval-for-sbp-amendment-bill-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-business-news\/sovereignty-sold-for-1-billion-says-opposition-as-govt-gets-senate-approval-for-sbp-amendment-bill-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Sovereignty sold for 1 billion\u2019 says opposition as govt gets Senate approval for SBP Amendment Bill 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD \u2013 January 28 (ONLINE): Opposition parties in Senate of Pakistan have direly criticized government for State Bank of Pakistan (Amendment) Bill 2021 which was passed by the upper house of parliament with single vote majority on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Opposition members of Senate of Pakistan said Friday that the opposition rejects State Bank of Pakistan (Amendment) Bill 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to earlier development where Senate of Pakistan passed the bill on Friday, PPP senator Sherri Rehman said that Friday\u2019s senate session was rigged as \u2018covid-positive members were brought to attend the session with oxygen masks on their faces\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGovernment included the bill in today\u2019s meeting\u2019s agenda without letting anyone know. They sold out country\u2019s sovereignty for just one billion rupees\u201d Sherri said.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar said that chairman senate lost his impartiality by casting his vote in favor of the bill. Senator Afnanullah Khan said that government\u2019s allies did not stand by its side as MQM-P did not vote in favor of the bill.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, eight members from opposition parties and four from treasury benches remained absent from Friday\u2019s Senate meeting.<br \/>\nOpposition\u2019s Yousuf Raza Gilani, Shafeeq Tarin, Nuzhat Sadiq, Talha Mehmood, Mushahid Hussain, Naseema Ehsan, Qasim Ranjhu and Sikandar Mahindru reportedly remained absent from Friday\u2019s meeting.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Hilal-ul-rehman, Hidayatullah, Khalida Ateeb and Faisal Sabzwari remained absent from the treasury benches.<br \/>\nAccording to sources, senator Nuzhat Sadiq is currently in Canada while Mushahid Hussain Syed is suffering from Covid-19.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD \u2013 January 28 (ONLINE): Opposition parties in Senate of Pakistan have direly criticized government for State Bank of Pakistan (Amendment) Bill 2021 which was passed by the upper house of parliament with single vote majority on Friday. 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