President Arif Alvi signs Electoral Reforms Bill 2021

ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi on Thursday signed the Electoral Reforms Bill 2021, days after the joint session of the Parliament gave it a go-ahead with a majority vote, ARY NEWS reported.

Following the president’s nod, the Electoral Reforms Bill 2021 has now turned into law.

Addressing the signing ceremony, the president congratulated Prime Minister Imran Khan for his untiring efforts aimed at introducing electoral reforms in the country.

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“All previous elections are marred by the rigging allegations,” he said adding that holding elections through electronic voting machines (EVMs) would ensure free and fair polls and eliminate rigging allegations.

Yesterday, President Arif Alvi signed 31 bills passed by the joint sitting of Parliament on November 17, including the Protection of Journalists and Media Professionals Bill.

The bills include:

• The Privatization Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2021.
• The Port Qasim Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2021.
• The Islamabad Capital Territory Prohibition of Corporal Punishment Bill, 2021.
• The International Court of Justice (Review and Re-Consideration) Bill, 2021.
• The SBP Banking Services Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2021.
• The Corporate Restructuring Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2021.
• COVID-19 (Prevention of Hoarding) Bill, 2021.
• The Anti-Rape (Investigation and Trial) Bill, 2021.
• The Islamabad Capital Territory Charities Registration, Regulation and Facilitation Bill, 2021.
• The Islamabad Rent Restriction (Amendment) Bill, 2021,
• The Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2021,
• The Federal Public Service Commission (Validation of Rules), Bill, 2021.
• The Loans for Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Purposes Amendment Bill, 2021.
• The National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2021.
•  The Islamabad Capital Territory Food Safety Bill, 2021, The Emigration (Amendment) Bill, 2021.
• The Pakistan Academy of Letters (Amendment) Bill, 2021.
• The Gwadar Port Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2021.
• The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2021.
• The Maritime Security Agency (Amendment) Bill, 2021.
• The Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2021.
• The Financial Institutions (Secured Transactions) (Amendment) Bill, 2021.
• The University of Islamabad Bill, 2021.
• The Al-Karam International Institute Bill, 2021.
• The National College of Arts Institute Bill, 2021.
• The Hyderabad Institute for Technology and Management Sciences Bill, 2021.
• Regulation of Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Electric Power (Amendment) Bill, 2021.
• The Provincial Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2021.
• The Unani, Ayurvedic and Homeopathic Practitioners (Amendment) Bill, 2021.
• The Muslim Family Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021.
• The Muslim Family Laws (Second Amendment) Bill, 2021.