The Cabinet Committee for Disposal of Legislative Cases approved proposed amendments to the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) Ordinance, 2002, along with a number of legislative and regulatory drafts, while deciding to keep certain matters relating to the Public Procurement Rules, 2025, pending until completion of the proposed legislative process.
A meeting of the Cabinet Committee for Disposal of Legislative Cases (CCLC) was held here on Thursday under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for Law & Justice Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar. The meeting reviewed various important legislative and regulatory matters.
The Committee conducted a detailed review of the proposed amendments to the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) Ordinance, 2002, and approved the amendments.
The Committee also considered the draft Public Procurement Rules, 2025. It was decided that matters relating to the Rules which are linked with the proposed legislation would remain pending until completion of the relevant legislative process.
The meeting also reviewed various matters concerning the legal and institutional framework of public procurement, including transparency, accountability, effective oversight, grievance redressal and prevention of conflicts of interest.
The Committee also considered the OGRA (Amendment) Bill, 2026, and approved it.
Similarly, proposed amendments to the SMEDA Ordinance, 2002, were considered and approved.
The meeting held a detailed discussion on the draft Petroleum Rules, 2025, and approved the draft. The Rules include provisions relating to the transportation and storage of petroleum products and relevant safety requirements.
Federal Minister for Law & Justice Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar emphasized the need for comprehensive legal and technical scrutiny in the legislative process.
The Federal Minister said that transparency, accountability and effective oversight in the public procurement system needed to be further strengthened. He said that legal and institutional reforms in line with modern requirements could make the public procurement system more effective.
Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar also emphasized the need to strengthen mechanisms for effective grievance redressal, prevention of conflicts of interest and institutional independence in public procurement.
The meeting decided to proceed with the necessary legal and official action on the approved legislative and regulatory drafts.
