The National Assembly today passed Pakistan General Cosmetics Bill, 2023.

The bill moved by James Iqbal aimed at regulating the quality, standard, labelling, packing, manufacturing, storage, distribution and sales of general cosmetics.

The National Institute of Technology Bill, 2023 was also laid before the house today. The chair referred the bill to the standing committee concerned for further deliberations.

The House also adopted an amendment in the Rule 49 of the Rules of Procedure of Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007.

Salahuddin Ayubi who moved it said under the amendment, there shall be a fifteen minute break in the house after the prayer call.

Responding to a calling attention notice, Parliamentary Secretary for Communications Shahida Akhtar Ali told the house that Havelian-Thakot, Hakla-D.I. Khan and Multan-Sukkur motorway projects had been completed and were operational.

She said the work on other road infrastructure projects under the CPEC is in progress.

The House also passed "The Export Processing Zones Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2023."

The House will now meet again tomorrow at 1 pm.