NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT DAILY BULLETIN

Date and Day 26th January, 2017 (Thursday) Commenced at 4.15 p.m. Adjourned at 8.45 p.m. Presided by Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Speaker National Assembly of Pakistan Attendance 253 Total working hours 3 Hours 50 minutes

Item BUSINESS PROCEEDINGS No. 1. Tilawat and Naat. 1. Tilawat by Qari Muhammad Ikhlaq Madni 2. Naat by Mr. Ali Raza Arshad

FATEHA The House offered Fateha for the departed souls of:- • Justice (Retd) Saeed-uz-Zaman Siddiqui, Governor Sindh former Chief Justice of Pakistan • Mother-in-law of Dr. Fehmida Mirza, MNA • Mother-in-Law Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah, MNA • Mother and brother of Mr. Sajid Ahmed, MNA • People who died in road & train accidents including six school children hit by a train near Lodhran. • Poor labourers perished in two fire accidents at Gaddani & • Twenty-five people who were killed in a terrorist attack in Parachinar bomb blast • Haji Gul Muhammad Domar, Ex-MNA

PANEL OF CHAIRPERSONS

In pursuance of sub-rule (1) of rule 13 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007, the following members, in order of precedence, were nominated to form a Panel of Chairpersons for the 39th session of the National Assembly:-

1. MR. 2. CH. MAHMOOD BASHIR VIRK 3. SYED GHULAM MUSTAFA SHAH 4. MR. IQBAL MUHAMMAD ALI KHAN 5. MS. NAEEMA KISHWER KHAN 6. SYED GHAZI GULAB JAMAL

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Q U E S T I O N S

2. Questions entered in a separate list Questions No. 161, 134, 1, 2, 42, 3 to 6, 12, to be asked and answers given. 15, 16, 18, 20, 22, 23 and 25 were asked and their answers given. Questions No. 65, 153 and 11 were transferred to Parliamentary Affairs Division, Cabinet Division and Capital Administration and Development Division, respectively for answers on Next Rota Day. Replies of Questions No. 3, 17 and 27 were not received. Questions No. 20 and 23 were deferred.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Mr. Speaker welcomed the following:

• A group of Officers of Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan • A group of Students and Faculty Members from Cadet College, Pishin • A group of Lawyers of District Bar Council Attock

LEAVE APPLICATIONS

• The leave applications were read out by the Speaker.

POINTS OF ORDER

Sl. Name of member(s) The issue in brief Responded No. by/Decision 1. 1. Syed Khursheed Ahmed To take up Question of Mr. Speaker observed Shah, Leader of the Privilege against the Prime that the matter was Opposition. Minister for his alleged sub -judice. 2. Makhdoom Shah Mahmood misstatement in the House. Hussain Qureshi 3. Syed Naveed Qamar 4. , Minister for Water and Power 5. Mr. Iqbal Muhammad Ali Khan 6. , Minister for Railways

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PROTEST

• All members belonging to PTI and PML(N) raised slogans against each other and their leaders .

WALK OUT

• All members of PTI, PPPP and JI staged a walk-out.

TOKEN WALK OUT

All members of MQM staged a token walk-out in protest against the scuffle among the members in the Parliament.

CALLING ATTENTION NOTICE

3. MS. KHALIDA MANSOOR MS. SHAKILA LUQMAN MS. SURRIYA ASGHAR MS. ASIYA NAZ TANOLI to invite attention of the Minister left over for Interior and Narcotics Control to a matter of urgent public importance regarding supply of toxic milk in , causing grave concern amongst the public.

ORDINANCE TO BE LAID BEFORE THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

4. MINISTER-IN-CHARGE FOR CABINET SECRETARIAT to Ordinance laid lay the National School of Public Policy Ordinance, 2017 (I of 2017) before the National Assembly as required by clause (2) of Article 89 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

5. MR. ZAHID HAMID, Minister for Law and Justice and Bill introduced. Climate Change to introduce a Bill further to amend the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan [The Constitution (Twenty-fifth Amendment) Bill, 2016]. 6. MR. MUHAMMAD BALIGH-UR-REHMAN, Minister of Bill introduced. State for Federal Education and Professional Training

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to introduce a Bill to provide for making compulsory teaching of the Holy Quran to Muslim students in all educational institutions [The Compulsory Teaching of the Holy Quran Bill, 2016]. M O T I O N

7. 7. CHAUDHRY MAHMOOD BASHIR VIRK, Motion adopted. Chairman Standing Committee on Law and Justice to move that the delay in the presentation of the report of the Standing Committee on the Bill further to amend the Explosive Substances Act, 1908 [The Explosive Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2016], till today be

condoned.

REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE-PRESENTATION OF:

8. 8. CHAUDHRY MAHMOOD BASHIR VIRK, Report presented. Chairman Standing Committee on Law and Justice to present the report of the Standing Committee on the Bill further to amend the Explosive Substances Act, 1908 [The Explosive Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2016].

M O T I O N

9. MR. QAISER AHMAD SHEIKH, Chairman Standing Motion adopted. Committee on Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization to move that the delay in the presentation of the report of the Standing Committee on the Bill to make provisions for the incorporation, regulation and winding up of Limited Liability Partnerships as body corporate and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto [The Limited Liability Partnership Bill, 2016], till today be condoned.

REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE-PRESENTATION OF:

10. MR. QAISER AHMAD SHEIKH, Chairman Standing Report presented. Committee on Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization to present the report of the Standing Committee on the Bill to make provisions for the incorporation, regulation and winding up of Limited Liability Partnerships as body corporate and for

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matters connected therewith or incidental thereto [The Limited Liability Partnership Bill, 2016].

M O T I O N

11. CHAUDHRY MAHMOOD BASHIR VIRK, Chairman Motion adopted. Standing Committee on Law and Justice to move that the delay in the presentation of the report of the Standing Committee on the Bill to provide for constitution of a National Commission on the Rights of the child and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto [The National Commission on the Rights of the Child Bill, 2016], till today be condoned.

REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE-PRESENTATION OF:

12. CHAUDHRY MAHMOOD BASHIR VIRK, Chairman Report presented. Standing Committee on Law and Justice to present the report of the Standing Committee on the Bill to provide for constitution of a National Commission on the Rights of the child and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto [The National Commission on the Rights of the Child Bill, 2016].

M O T I O N

13. RANA SHAMIM AHMAD KHAN, Chairman Standing Motion adopted. Committee on Interior and Narcotics Control to move that the delay in the presentation of the report of the Standing Committee on the Bill further to amend The Illegal Dispossession Act, 2005 [The Illegal Dispossession (Amendment) Bill, 2016 ], till today be condoned.

REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE-PRESENTATION OF:

14. RANA SHAMIM AHMAD KHAN, Chairman Standing Report presented. Committee on Interior and Narcotics Control to present the report of the Standing Committee on the Bill further to amend The Illegal Dispossession Act, 2005 [The Illegal Dispossession (Amendment) Bill, 2016 ].

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LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS

15-16 MR. ZAHID HAMID, Minister for Law and Justice and Motion adopted. Climate Change to move that the Bill further to amend the Central Law Officers Ordinance, 1970 [The Central Law Officers (Amendment) Bill, 2016], as passed by the Senate with amendment, be taken into consideration at once under clause (2) of Article 70 of the Constitution.

MR. ZAHID HAMID, Minister for Law and Justice and Bill passed. Climate Change to move that the Bill further to amend the Central Law Officers Ordinance, 1970 [The Central Law Officers (Amendment) Bill, 2016], be passed.

17-18 MR. ZAHID HAMID, Minister for Law and Justice and Motion adopted. Climate Change to move that the Bill to meet Pakistan’s obligations under international conventions relating to climate change and address the effects of climate change [The Pakistan Climate Change Bill, 2016], be taken into consideration at once.

MR. ZAHID HAMID, Minister for Law and Justice and Bill passed. Climate Change to move that the Bill to meet Pakistan’s obligations under international conventions relating to climate change and address the effects of climate change [The Pakistan Climate Change Bill, 2016], be passed.

PAPERS LAID BEFORE THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY:

19. SENATOR MOHAMMAD , Minister for Report laid. Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization to lay before the National Assembly the report on 2nd Biannual Monitoring on the implementation of National Finance Commission (NFC) Award for the period January to June, 2016 as required by clause (3B) of Article 160 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

20. MINISTER-IN-CHARGE OF CABINET SECRETARIAT to lay The Civil Servants (Service in before the National Assembly the Civil Servants International Organizations) (Service in International Organizations) Rules, 2016 as Rules, 2016 laid. required by sub-section (2) of Section 10-A of the Civil Servants Act, 1973.

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MOTION OF THANKS

21. Discussion on the following motion moved by Shaikh Aftab Ahmed, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs on 03- 08-2016:- Left over “This House expresses its deep gratitude to the President of Pakistan for his address to both Houses assembled together on 1st June, 2016.”

CALLING ATTENTION NOTICE

23. SHAZIA MARRI DR. NAFISA SHAH DR. AZRA FAZAL PECHUHO MS. BELUM HASNAIN DR. SHAZIA SOBIA to invite attention of the Minister for Left over Information Broadcasting and National Heritage to a matter of urgent public importance regarding recent incidents of alleged harassment against female anchorpersons in Pakistan Television Network by its heads of Departments and the biased and derogatory attitude of the Harassment Committee thereof, causing grave concern amongst the public.

The House was adjourned to meet again on Friday the 27th January, 2017 at 10.30 a.m.

Islamabad, the QMAR SOHAIL LODHI 26th January, 2017 Acting Secretary

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