NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT

BULLETIN OF THE ASSEMBLY (9th SESSION)

Date Monday, the 13th May, 2019 Commenced at 12.29 P.M. Adjourned at 03.39 P.M. Total working hours 03 Hours 10 Minutes Presided by Mr. Asad Qaisar, Speaker, Mr. Muhammad Qasim Khan Suri, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Attendance 297

1. TILAWAT, NAAT AND NATIONAL ANTHEM  Tilawat and Naat by Qari Muhammad Yunus  National anthem

FATEHA

The House offered “Fateha” for the departed souls of martyrs of Gawadar incident.

LEAVE APPLICATIONS

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

CALLING ATTENTION NOTICE

2 MR. ALI NAWAZ AWAN MR. ALI NAWAZ AWAN invited attention and Mr. MR. ASAD UMER , Minister for Energy made brief MS. NAFEESA INAYATULLAH KHAN statement followed by one question each asked by KHATTAK, MR. ALI NAWAZ AWAN RAJA KHURRAM SHAHZAD NAWAZ, MR. ASAD UMER MNAs to invite attention of the MS. NAFEESA INAYATULLAH KHAN KHATTAK, Minister for Energy to a matter of RAJA KHURRAM SHAHZAD NAWAZ and answers urgent public importance regarding given. difficulties being faced by the residents of Islamabad due to ban on new The calling attention notice was referred to the electricity and gas connections/meters, Standing Committee concerned. causing grave concern amongst the public.

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MOTION

3 MAKHDOOM SYED SAMI-UL-HASSAN GILLANI, Adopted MNA to move under rule 288 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007 that the requirements of rules 53 and 118 of the said Rules in respect of ballot and ten days notice period be dispensed with in order to introduce a Private Member’s Bill further to amend the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan [The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2019].

INTRODUCTION OF PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BILL

4-5 MAKHDOOM SYED SAMI-UL-HASSAN Introduced; referred to Special Committee to be GILLANI appointed by Hon’ble Speaker in pursuance of SARDAR NASRULLAH KHAN DRESHAK, motion under rule 244 B adopted in the House. MNAs to move for leave to introduce a Bill further to amend the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan [The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2019].

Also to introduce the Bill, if leave is granted

MOTION

The following motion moved by Makhdoom Syed Sami-Ul-Hassan Gillani, MNA was adopted by the House:-

“That under rule 288 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007 the requirement of rule 122 may be dispensed with and Honourable Speaker may be authorized to appoint a Special Committee of the House under rule 244(B) of the Rules ibid. comprising members from Treasury and the Opposition and Leaders of the Parliamentary Parties, to examine the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2019 *Private Members’ Bill+ introduced by Makhdoom Syed Sami-ul-Hassan Gillani, MNA, and make recommendations thereon. Honourable Speaker may also be authorized to make such changes in the composition of the Committee as and when he deems necessary.

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6 Further consideration of the following motion The following members spoke on the moved by MR. MOHSIN DAWAR, MNA on 10th May, Bill:- 2019: - “That the Bill further to amend the (1) Mr. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan [The (1.23 p.m. to 1.44 p.m.) Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2019], as reported (2) Moulana Abdul Wasay by the Standing Committee, be taken into (1.44 p.m. to 1.49 a.m.) consideration at once.” (3) Raja Pervaiz Ashraf (1.51 p.m. to 1.59 a.m.) (4) Agha Hassan Baloch (1.59 p.m. to 2.04 p.m.) (5) Mr. (2.04 p.m. to 2.07 p.m.) (6) Mr. Amir Haider Azam Khan (2.07 p.m. to 2.11 p.m.) (7) Mr. Noor-ul-Haq Qadri (2.11 p.m. to 2.16 p.m.) (8) Mr. , Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. (2.16 p.m. to 2.21 p.m.) (9) Syed Naveed Qamar (2.29 p.m. to 2.30 p.m.)

The motion was adopted unanimously by 278 votes.

(Amendments entered in a separate list to be moved)

7 MR. MOHSIN DAWAR, MNA to move that the Bill The Bill was passed with amendments further to amend the Constitution of the Islamic by 288 votes i.e. not less than two-third Republic of Pakistan [The Constitution (Amendment) of the total membership of the Bill, 2019], be passed. National Assembly.

MATTERS OTHER THAN POINTS OF ORDER

8. Raising matters under Rule 18 which are not Points of Order.

Left-over

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9. MR. KHURRAM DASTGIR KHAN Left-over MR. MURTAZA JAVED ABBASI MR. MOHSIN NAWAZ RANJHA MR. KESOO MAL KHEEAL DAS, MNAs to invite attention of the Minister-in-charge of the Cabinet Secretariat to a matter of urgent public importance regarding deprivation of people of development funds under Sustainable Development Programme, in a large area in the country, causing grave concern amongst the public.

INTRODUCTION OF GOVERNMENT BILLS

10. CHAUDHARY TARIQ BASHIR CHEEMA, Minister for Introduced Housing and Works to introduce a Bill to provide for affordable housing through establishment of Naya Pakistan Housing Authority [The Naya Pakistan Housing Authority Bill, 2019]. 11. CHAUDHARY TARIQ BASHIR CHEEMA, Minister for Housing and Works to introduce a Bill to provide for Introduced the efficient recovery of mortgage-backed securities by financial institutions [The Recovery of Mortgage-backed Securities Bill, 2019].

POINTS OF ORDER

Name of member(s) Subject

Mr. Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhary Expressed reservation on conditions of agreement with IMF (1.03 p.m. to 1.08 p.m.)

Raja Pervaiz Ashraf The House may be taken into confidence on Gawadar (1.14 p.m. to 1.17 p.m.) incident. Moulana Abdul Wasay Showed concern regarding removal of security of Maulana (1.50 p.m. to 1.51 p.m.) Fazal-ur-Rehman, Ex-MNA by the Government. Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Hussain  Paid tribute to Pakistan Armed Forces on defeating Qureshi, terrorism in Gawadar. Minister for Foreign Affairs  Clarified the position regarding security of Moulana (1.17 p.m. to 1.23 p.m.) Fazal-ul-Rehman, Ex-MNA) (1.49 p.m. to 1.50 p.m.)

Mr. Speaker read out the Prorogation Order by President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to prorogue the National Assembly.

Islamabad, the TAHIR HUSSAIN 13th May, 2019. Secretary

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