NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT

BULLETIN OF THE ASSEMBLY (48TH SESSION)

Date Friday, the 3rd November, 2017 Commenced at 10.45 A.M. Adjourned at 12.50 P.M. Total working hours 2 Hours 05 Minutes Presided by 1. Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Speaker 2. Mr. Murtaza Javed Abbasi, Deputy Speaker National Assembly of Attendance 205

1. TILAWAT AND NAAT

Tilawat and Naat by Dr. Qari Muhammad Yunas

SILENCE

The House observed silence for one minute to pay homage to the departed soul of daughter of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

QUESTIONS

2. Questions entered in a separate list to be  Question Nos. 30 to 36, 41, 43 and 45 were asked and their answers given. asked and answers given.  Question No. 46 was disallowed on re- consideration.  Question No. 48 was referred to Cabinet Division for allocation of subject.

ANNOUNCEMENT

Mr. Speaker welcomed a group of students from Lahore University of Management Sciences witnessing the proceedings of the Assembly.

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LEAVE APPLICATIONS

The leave applications of the Members who requested for grant of leave were read out to the House by the honourable Speaker and granted.

CALLING ATTENTION NOTICE

3. MS. KHALIDA MANSOOR MS. SHAHNAZ SALEEM to invite attention of the Minister for Interior to a matter of urgent public importance regarding non- maintenance of filtration plants in Deferred. Islamabad particularly in Sectors F-5/1 and F-6/1 resulting in unhygienic water, causing grave concern amongst the public.

POINTS OF ORDER

Name of member(s) Subject

Sayed Essa Nori News of abduction of women in Quetta, Balochistan. Mr.

Deputy Speaker directed Lt. Gen. (Retd) , Minister for States and Frontier Regions to look into the matter in coordination with Provincial Government of Balochistan. The following members spoke on the issue:- 1. Haji Ghulam Ahmed Bilour 2. Mr. Abdul Hakeem Baloch 3. Ms. Tehmina Daultana

Mr. Arbab Amir Ayub Provision of details of development schemes announced by Engr. Amir Muqam, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs in (NA-4) constituency. Nawab Muhammad Yusuf Talpur Increase in the share of Canal water for Sindh during the current Rabi season. Haji Ghulam Ahmed Bilour Displeasure over not giving time to him to speak on the important issues of the country in the House.

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Ms. Sajida Begum Need of awareness about National Commission on the Status of Women among the public. Mr. Abdul Rashid Godil Increase in pollution in Lahore. Mr. Abdul Hakeem Baloch Non-completion of service roads along with Hyderabad- Karachi Motorway by the NHA. Mr. Lal Chand Malhi  Action against the kidnapping and rape of women from minority.  Increase in seats for minorities through Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2017. Ms. Naeema Kishwer Khan Difficulties being faced by Umra pilgrims due to compulsory biometric verification by Saudi Embassy.

TOKEN WALK OUTS

1. Sayed Essa Nori, MNA alongwith all members belonging to JI, FATA, PKMAP and APML staged a token walk-out as a protest against abduction of women in Quetta, Balochistan.

2. Haji Ghulam Ahmed Bilour, MNA belonging to ANP staged a token walk-out as protest against not giving him time to speak on various occasions by the Chair.

LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS

4-5 MR. , Minister for Law and Justice to move that the Bill further to amend the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan [The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2017], as introduced in the National Assembly, be taken into consideration at once. Deferred.

MR. ZAHID HAMID, Minister for Law and

Justice to move that the Bill further to

amend the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan [The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2017], be passed.

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INTRODUCTION OF BILL

6. MS. , Minister for Dr. Darshan, Minister of State for Inter-Provincial National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination on behalf of Ms. Saira Afzal Tarar, Coordination to introduce a Bill to provide Minister of State for National Health Services, for establishment of the Islamabad Regulations and Coordination introduced; referred Healthcare Regulatory Authority [The to Standing Committee on National Health Islamabad Healthcare Regulation Bill, Services, Regulations and Coordination; copy is 2017]. available on the website of the National Assembly and to be published in the Gazette of Pakistan.

PAPER LAID BEFORE THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY:

7. MR. MUMTAZ AHMED TARAR, Minister for Report presented. Human Rights to lay before the National Assembly the annual report of the National Commission on the Status of Women for the year 2015-16 as required by section 16(2) of the National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) Act, 2012.

MOTION OF THANKS

8. Discussion on the following motion moved by Shaikh Aftab Ahmed, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs on 04-10-2017:- Left over. “This House expresses its deep gratitude to the President of Pakistan for his address to both Houses assembled together on 1st June, 2017”.

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CALLING ATTENTION NOTICE

9. MR. GHULAM SARWAR KHAN MR. LAL CHAND MALHI MR. JUNAID AKBAR to invite attention of the Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development to a Deferred till Tuesday. matter of urgent pubic importance regarding encroachment upon 350 Kanals of valuable land of the Overseas Pakistanis Foundation Housing Colony and Transfer of five hundred kanals of land to private Housing Colony, causing grave concern amongst the public.

The sitting of the Assembly was adjourned to meet again on Monday, the 6th November, 2017 at 4.00 p.m.

Islamabad, the JAWAD RAFIQUE MALIK 3rd November, 2017 Secretary

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