ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Friday passed the Higher Education Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2026, by a majority vote, completing its parliamentary passage.
Parliamentary Secretary for Federal Education and Professional Training Rabia Naseem Farooqi tabled the bill in the House on behalf of the minister. The measure was approved after voting.
The Senate had passed the Higher Education Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2026, a day earlier as part of a package of eight government bills. The upper house also approved amendments to laws governing the NFC Institute of Engineering and Technology Multan, National Textile University, National College of Arts Institute, Centres of Excellence and other institutions.
With approval from both houses of Parliament, the bill will now be sent to the president for assent before becoming law.
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The legislation seeks to amend the Higher Education Commission Ordinance, 2002. However, details of the specific changes introduced through the amendment were not immediately available in official statements.
The parliamentary secretary has recently presented several other education-related bills in the National Assembly, including legislation concerning area study centres, Pakistan study centres and the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education.
