National Assembly resumed its session at the Parliament House in Islamabad today with Deputy Speaker Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah in the chair.

Responding to a Calling Attention Notice, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry said the Foreign Office is actively pursuing the release and repatriation of ten Pakistani citizens who have been taken hostage by pirates in Somalia.

He further said three rounds of talks have so far been held with the hostage-takers and all possible efforts are being made to secure the early release of the hostages.

Seven bills were introduced in the House.

These include;  “The Hyderabad Institute for Technology and Management Sciences (Amendment) Bill, 2026”, “The Seed (Amendment) Bill, 2026”,  “The Employees’ Old-Age Benefits (Amendment) Bill, 2026”, “The Natural Gas (Development Surcharge) (Amendment) Bill, 2026”, “The National University of Pakistan (Amendment) Bill, 2026”, “The Gas Infrastructure Development Cess (Amendment) Bill, 2026” and “The Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) (Repeal) Bill, 2026.”

The Chair referred the bills to the standing committees concerned.