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Standing Committee on Privileges
Coverage of Standing Committee on Privileges in the Nexus archive.
- KP Assembly speaker refers controversial legislation expanding lawmakers’ privileges to house committee for review
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Speaker Babar Saleem Swati referred a controversial law expanding lawmakers' privileges to a house committee for review. The law, passed in April 2026, grants blue passports, arms licenses, and immunity to lawmakers but faced public and media criticism, prompting Chief Minister Sohail Afridi to order a review. The government aims to align the law with the 1988 Act.