ISLAMABAD, Dec 13 (APP):The Senate on Friday passed unanimousl
y the Legal Aid
and Justice Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2024, aimed at ensuring free legal aid to poor people.
Minister for Law
and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar moved the Bill further to amend the Legal Aid
and Justice Authority Act, 2020 [The Legal Aid
and Justice Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2024], as reported b
y the Standing Committee, in the House.
Minister for Law
and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar said that the bill was passed b
y the standing committee unanimously.
The bill would shift administrative control of the Legal
and Justice Authority to the Law Ministry from the Ministry of Human Rights.
