NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT

BULLETIN OF THE ASSEMBLY (7th SESSION)

Date Monday, the 14th January, 2019 Commenced at 4.56 P.M. Adjourned at 8.07 P.M. Total working hours 02 Hour 36 Minutes Presided by Mr. Asad Qaisar, Speaker, National Assembly of the Islamic Republic of . Attendance 270

1. TILAWAT, NAAT AND NATIONAL ANTHEM  Tilawat by Qari Ibrar Hussain  Naat by Syed Zeeshan  National anthem

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 7th Session of the National Assembly:-

1. MS. MUNAZA HASSAN 2. MR. MOHAMMAD PERVAIZ MALIK 3. MR. ATTA ULLAH 4. SHAZIA MARRI 5. MR. IQBAL MUHAMMAD ALI KHAN 6. MR. MUHAMMAD ISRAR TAREEN

FATEHA

The House offered Fateha for the departed souls of,-

(i) Syed Ali Raza Abidi, Ex-MNA; (ii) father of Mr. Noor-ul-Haq Qadri, Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-Faith Harmony; (iii) Mr. Nasir Khan, Ex-MNA; and (iv) soldiers of Frontier Constabulary martyred in Balochistan.

1 QUESTIONS

2. Questions entered in a separate list to Questions No. 147, 151, 155, 8, 60 and 62 be asked and answers given. were asked and their answers given.

LEAVE APPLICATIONS

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

RESOLUTION PASSED BY THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

Syed Amin-ul-Haq, MNA moved a resolution strongly condemning the murder of Syed Ali Raza Abidi, Ex-MNA and paying tribute to his services, which was unanimously adopted by House.

POINTS OF ORDER

Name of member(s) Subject

Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif,  price hike and load-shedding of gas and electricity in Leader of the Opposition the country. (5.06 p.m. to 05.07 p.m.)  Mohmand Dam contract award. (6.15 p.m. to 6.43 p.m.) (6.59 p.m. to 7.00 p.m.) Nawab Muhammad Yousuf Talpur Shortage of water in . (6.14 p.m. to 6.15 p.m.) Mr. , Passage of Conflict of interest Bill in KPK. Minister for Defence (6.43 p.m. to 6.45 p.m.) (7.36 p.m. to 7.37 p.m.) Mr. Asif Ali Zardari Parliament is supreme and should be strengthened. (6.45 p.m. to 6.59 p.m.)

Khawaja Muhammad Asif Absence of Prime Minister and Minister for Finance (7.02 p.m. to 7.03 p.m.) from the House. Mr. Faisal Wawda, Resolved to complete the dams projects during PTI Minister for Water Resources Government. (7.03 p.m. to 7.19 p.m.) Mr. , Emphasized on accountability for development and to Minister for Communications attract investment in the country. (7.26 p.m. to 7.35 p.m.) Mr. Omar , Registration of 15000 FIRs and conviction of 1500 Minister for Power Division. persons involved in theft of electricity. (7.37 p.m. to 7.55 p.m.)

2 Mr. Atta Ullah Demolition of houses under anti encroachment (7.55 p.m. to 7.57 p.m.) operation in Karachi should be postponed due to cold weather. Mr. Mohammad Aslam Bhootani Taking Baloch nationalist parties on board regarding (7.57 p.m. to 8.00 p.m.) Saudi investment in Gwadar. Sardar Hassan Baloch Taking Baloch nationalist parties on board regarding (8.00 p.m. to 8.04 p.m.) Saudi investment in Gwadar. Syed , Assured to take on board the leadership of Balochistan Minister for Maritime Affairs after finalization of initial consultations with investors. (8.04 p.m. to 8.07 p.m.)

QUORUM

At 6.06 p.m. Ms. Shagufta Jumani, MNA belonging to PPPP drawn attention towards the lack of quorum. Count was made. The House was found in order.

WALK OUT

At 7.03 p.m. Khawaja Muhammad Asif, MNA alongwith members belonging to opposition staged a walk-out against the inappropriate attitude of Treasury members.

CALLING ATTENTION NOTICE

3 MR. FAIZ ULLAH to invite attention of the Minister for National Health Left-over Services, Regulation and Coordination to a matter of urgent public importance regarding report of the World Health Organization on Pakistan’s governance of public pharmaceutical sector not having standard operating procedures for inspecting activities thereof, causing grave concern amongst the public.

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LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS

4. MR. AAMER MEHMOOD KIANI, Minister for National Health Services, Motion adopted Regulations and Coordination to move that the Bill to repeal the West Pakistan Prohibition of Smoking in Cinema Houses Ordinance, 1960 to the extent of Islamabad Capital Territory [The West Pakistan Prohibition of Smoking in Cinema Houses (Repeal) Bill, 2018], as passed by the Senate, be taken into consideration. (Amendment withdrawn)

(Amendment in a separate list to be Each clause of the Bill was submitted to the moved) House and stood part of the Bill.

5. MR. AAMER MEHMOOD KIANI, Bill passed Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination to move that the Bill to repeal the West Pakistan Prohibition of Smoking in Cinema Houses Ordinance, 1960 to the extent of Islamabad Capital Territory [The West Pakistan Prohibition of Smoking in Cinema Houses (Repeal) Bill, 2018], be passed.

PAPERS LAID BEFORE THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY:

6. DR. SHIREEN M. MAZARI, Minister for Laid and referred to the concerned Human Rights to lay before the National Standing Committee. Assembly the annual report of the National Commission on the Status of Women for the year, 2017 as required by section 16(2) of the National Commission on the Status of Women Act, 2012.

7. MR. , Minister of Laid and referred to the concerned State for Parliamentary Affairs to lay Standing Committee. before the National Assembly the report on I-Voting Pilot test in 35 Constituencies held on 14th October, 2018, as required

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MOTION OF THANKS

8. Discussion on the following motion, moved by Mr. Ali Muhammad Khan, Left-over Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs on 17th December, 2018:-

“This House expresses its deep

gratitude to the President of the

Islamic Republic of Pakistan for his

address to both Houses assembled

together on 17th September, 2018.”

MATTERS OTHER THAN POINTS OF ORDER

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

Left-over

CALLING ATTENTION NOTICE

10. RAO MUHAMMAD AJMAL KHAN MR. AHSAN IQBAL CHAUDHARY Left-over MR. ALI GOHAR KHAN DR. DARSHAN to invite attention of the Minister for Commerce and Textile to a matter of urgent public importance regarding sufferings and financial crisis of farmers particularly potato growers, non-restoration of land trade routes to Afghanistan, no research for new markets and import of agricultural seeds from Europe, causing grave concern amongst the public.

The sitting of the Assembly was adjourned to meet again on Tuesday, the 15th January, 2019 at 11.00 a.m.

Islamabad, the TAHIR HUSSAIN 14th January, 2019. Secretary

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