Pakistan, May 16 -- The Senate on Friday passed two government bills - the Pakistan Nursing and Midwifery Council Bill, 2026, and the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Bill, 2026 - while referring four other bills to the relevant standing committees for deliberation.

Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Syed Mustafa Kamal moved the Pakistan Nursing and Midwifery Council Bill, 2026, while Minister of State for Finance and Revenue Bilal Azhar Kayani piloted the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Bill, 2026 in the House.

Moving the bill, Mustafa Kamal requested the House to pass it without referring it to the standing committee, stating that it had already been discussed in detail by the National Assembly co...