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05-IIR MONITOR-May20 1206020.Cdr INTER-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS IN PAKISTAN A P I L D A T M O N T H L Y M O N I T O R MAY 2020 CONTENT Parliament Meets to Review Coronavirus Situation Supreme Court Orders Opening Malls Army Ofcers Appointed in 'Naya Pakistan Housing and Development Authority' Cases against Military Court Convictions Youm-e-Takbeer 2020 Senate Chairman calls on Prime Minister Prime Minister's Meetings with National Security Team Mr. Zalmay Khalilzad calls on COAS COAS receives Chinese Ambassador COAS calls Iranian Counterpart to Express Concern Parliament Meets to Review Coronavirus Situation Chinese Military Medical Team visits NCOC Increased Military Inuence in Civilian Sphere feared Parliament Meets to Review Coronavirus Situation as new normal in Sri Lanka The National Assembly of situation and maintained that all decisions in ghting coronavirus pandemic were Pakistan taken with consensus from the platform of the National Coordination Committee During May, the National Assembly of (NCC) and the National Command and This monitor is meant to identify key Pakistan met for 3 days during May 11-15 Operation Centre (NCOC).2 developments during the month on for a combined time of twelve hours and thirty-eight minutes, in a session that was On a point of order, Mr. Ahsan Iqbal, Inter-Institutional Relations in requisitioned to debate and review the MNA, urged that Pakistan Television Pakistan with selected high-prole coronavirus situation in Pakistan. should televise the speeches of the international developments included opposition leaders as well. It later occasionally. For the purpose of this In its sitting held on May 11, the house transpired that the PTV Parliament monitor, the institutions are meant to mainly discussed the COVID -19 channel, which is a cable channel carried 1 be the Legislature, Judiciary and pandemic laying bare the difference of by only a few Cable Distributers, Executive. approach between the centre and Sindh continued to broadcast the speeches live Province over managing the pandemic. but the widely-covered and relatively While opposition parties blamed the more popular terrestrial PTV News Federal government for creating channel stopped showing the speeches confusion and leaving the provinces alone after PTI Parliamentary Leader and to ght the pandemic, federal ministers Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Pakistan Institute of Legislative blamed the opposition parties for trying to Qureshi's speech. Development And Transparency achieve political mileage from the Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development And Transparency Islamabad Office: P. O. Box 278, F-8, Postal Code: 44220, Islamabad, Pakistan Lahore Office: P. O. Box 11098, L.C.C.H.S, Postal Code: 54792, Lahore, Pakistan 1. National Assembly of Pakistan (2020) 1st Bulletin of the Assembly (21st Session). Available at: http://www.na.gov.pk/uploads/documents/1589277380_343.pdf (Accessed 8 June 2020). E-mail: [email protected] | Website: www.pildat.org 2. Wasim, A. (2020) Barbs fly in NA over fight against Covid-19. Available at: https://www.dawn.com/news/1556480/barbs-fly-in-na-over-fight-against-covid-19 (Accessed 8 June 2020). 2 MAY 2020 According to the National Assembly, a total of 223 members cause deaths due to hunger.” 11 attended the rst day's sitting. Reportedly, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs, In its second sitting held on May 13, the session lasted for six hours Mr. Babar Awan ruled out the possibility of the powers of NAB being and twenty minutes while 208 members attended it.3 The sitting curtailed or a deadlock occurring in the accountability process. He saw further heated debate between government and opposition on said that 26 and 14 private member bills moved by the opposition management of coronavirus. While disagreeing on a strategy to were pending in the National Assembly and the Senate, manage the pandemic, government and opposition parties took respectively. turns criticizing the absence of Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition from the house.4 Continued absence of Prime Minister from Parliament was questioned again in the Senate and members felt that Prime In its 3rd sitting held on May 15, the session was held for two hours Minister Imran Khan should have attended the Parliament sessions and fty minutes and 195 members attended the session. 5 on coronavirus. However, as reported in the media, the third and last day of the session also concluded without any constructive outcome or The Senate unanimously adopted a resolution moved by Senator consensus on how Pakistan, as a country, should deal with Raja Muhammad Zafar ul Haq to acknowledge and appreciate coronavirus pandemic in a unied manner.6 China's timely support for Pakistan to ght coronavirus. It also rejected the baseless propaganda against China from certain The session also saw an un-announced walk-out by the Opposition quarters, which stems from geopolitical rivalry and is more an MNAs on the rst day when the oor was given by the presiding attempt to divert attention from their own internal failings as it has ofcer to Mr. Murad Saeed, the Federal Minister for no factual basis. Communication. In presenting a policy statement on Kashmir in the Senate, Foreign The Senate of Pakistan Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, said that India was continuously committing violations along the Line of Control to divert the attention of the world and give a wrong impression to it that there A 2-day session of the Senate was also held on May 12 and 14. The was an inltration going on in India from launching pads from rst sitting on May 12 lasted for two hours and fteen minutes and 7 across the borders. These violations have increased to an alarming was attended by Fifty-Four Senators. The second sitting, on May proportion and since January 2020, India has committed 975 14, was attended by 54 Senators while its duration was Six hours 8 violations [along the LoC] in which six civilians were martyred and and Thirty-Five minutes. 69 critically injured. He also said that coronavirus-related lockdowns were making the world realise about the restrictions of On May 12, the house mainly discussed Government's policy on fundamental freedoms being faced by the people of India-held Coronavirus pandemic in Pakistan. Responding to various queries, Kashmir. He said that international media and international Foreign Minister, Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, MNA, said observers should be allowed to visit IHK, India should immediately that, to the PTI government, all the 'positive' features of the 18th withdraw its 900,000 occupation forces from held Kashmir and constitutional amendment were acceptable, but there is a need to reverse its step of annexation of the disputed region and that revisit the 'weak' parts. However, since the PTI alone does not enjoy Pakistan will continue to highlight state terrorism of India at a two-thirds majority in the Parliament, “the opposition therefore 9 international forums and stand by the wishes of the people of need not worry.” In response to questions regarding PM Khan's Kashmir about their right to self-determination. absence from the parliament, he said that the Prime Minister was in Islamabad and chaired a meeting on virus-related issues daily. “In a parliamentary democracy, the importance of the parliament cannot be eschewed,” he added.10 Responding to a question in the Senate of Pakistan, Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi The issue of disconnect between the Federal and Sindh said that all 'positive' features of the 18th constitutional Governments remained a topic of controversy in the Senate sitting amendment are acceptable to the PTI Government but held on May 14 also. On the management of coronavirus, there is a need to revisit the 'weak' parts. However, since Information Minister Senator Shibli Faraz said that if violation of the PTI alone does not enjoy a two-thirds majority in the standard operating procedures (SOPs) on COVID-19 continue, Parliament, “the opposition therefore need not worry.” “we will have to revert to strict lockdown — something which may 3. National Assembly of Pakistan (2020) 2nd Bulletin of the Assembly (21st Session). Available at: http://www.na.gov.pk/uploads/documents/1589539414_257.pdf (Accessed 8 June 2020). 4. Wasim, A. (2020) Lawmakers play blame game in NA over Covid-19. Available at: https://www.dawn.com/news/1556948/lawmakers-play-blame-game-in-na-over-covid-19 (Accessed 8 June 2020). 5. National Assembly of Pakistan (2020) 3rd Bulletin of the Assembly (21st Session). Available at: http://www.na.gov.pk/uploads/documents/1589539445_170.pdf (Accessed 8 June 2020). 6. Dawn (2020) NA debate on virus remains inconclusive. Available at: https://www.dawn.com/news/1557435/na-debate-on-virus-remains-inconclusive (Accessed 8 June 2020). 7. Senate of Pakistan (2020) Senate of Pakistan Daily Journal 298th Session. Available at: http://www.senate.gov.pk/1web/DailyJournal/298/12-05-2020.pdf (Accessed 8 June 2020). 8. Senate of Pakistan (2020) Senate of Pakistan Daily Journal 298th Session. Available at: http://www.senate.gov.pk/1web/DailyJournal/298/14-05-2020.pdf (Accessed 8 June 2020). 9. Khan, A. I. (2020) No plan to scrap 18th Amendment, FM Qureshi assures Senate. Available at: https://www.dawn.com/news/1556720/no-plan-to-scrap-18th-amendment-fm-qureshi- assures-senate (Accessed 08 June 2020). 10. Ibid 11. Khan, A. I. (2020) Govt, opposition trade graft charges in Senate. Available at: https://www.dawn.com/news/1557198/govt-opposition-trade-graft-charges-in-senate (Accessed 08 June 2020). MAY 2020 3 18 and 25 of the Constitution and thus declared to be illegal and accordingly set aside.” The bench, reportedly, expressed the hope that the government would not divert all resources to prevention of the coronavirus pandemic alone.
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