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Date Monday, the 24 August, 2020 Commenced at 4:42 PM A NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT BULLETIN OF THE ASSEMBLY (25th SESSION) Date Monday, the 24th August, 2020 Commenced at 4:42 P.M. Adjourned at 6:45 P.M. Total working hours 2 Hour 3 Minutes Presided by Mr. Asad Qaiser, Speaker National Assembly of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Attendance 224 1. TILAWAT, HADITH, NAAT AND NATIONAL ANTHEM Tilawat and Hadith by Qari Ibrar Hussain Naat by Syed Zeeshan Bukhari National anthem FATEHA The House offered “Fateha” for the departed soul of Pir Syed Tariq Shah (Late) brother of Mr. Ijaz Ahmad Shah, Minister for Interior. CALLING ATTENTION NOTICE 2. MS. UZMA RIAZ Attention invited by Ms. Uzma Riaz, MNA MS. NUZHAT PATHAN Mr. Shafqat Mahmood Minister for Federal MR. ALI KHAN JADOON to invite Education, Professional Training, National attention of the Minister for Federal Education, Heritage and Culture made brief statement Professional Training, National Heritage and followed by each question asked by:- Culture to a matter of urgent public importance Ms. Uzma Riaz; regarding not opening schools in cold areas Ms. Nuzhat Pathan, MNAs and answers from August, 2020, causing grave concern given. amongst the public. LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS 3. MR. ZAHEER-UD-DIN BABAR AWAN, Adopted Adviser to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs to move that the Bill to amend the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2017 [The Limited Liability Partnership (Amendment) Bill, 2020], as passed by the Senate with amendments, be taken into consideration under clause (2) of Article 70 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. 1 4. MR. ZAHEER-UD-DIN BABAR AWAN, Passed Adviser to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs to move that the Bill to amend the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2017 [The Limited Liability Partnership (Amendment) Bill, 2020], be passed. 5. MR. ZAHEER-UD-DIN BABAR AWAN, Adopted Adviser to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs to move that the Bill further to amend the Companies Act, 2017 [The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2020], as passed by the Senate with amendments, be taken into consideration under clause (2) of Article 70 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. 6. MR. ZAHEER-UD-DIN BABAR AWAN, Passed Adviser to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs to move that the Bill further to amend the Companies Act, 2017 [The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2020], be passed. 7. MR. ZAHEER-UD-DIN BABAR AWAN, Adopted Adviser to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs to move that the Bill for the proper management and administration of waqf properties [The Islamabad Capital Territory Waqf Properties Bill, 2020], as reported by the Standing Committee, be taken into consideration at once. [Amendments entered in a separate list to be The amendments in Clauses 2, 3 and moved] 29 moved by Moulana Abdul Akbar Chitrali, MNA were rejected by the House. The amendment in Clause 30 moved by Ms. Maleeka Ali Bokhari, Parliamentary Secretary for Law and Justice was adopted by the House. 8. MR. ZAHEER-UD-DIN BABAR AWAN, Passed Adviser to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs to move that the Bill for the proper management and administration of waqf properties [The Islamabad Capital Territory Waqf Properties Bill, 2020], be passed. 9. MR. ZAHEER-UD-DIN BABAR AWAN, Adopted Adviser to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs to move that the Bill further to amend the Anti Money Laundering Act, 2010 [The Anti-Money Laundering (Second Amendment) Bill, 2020], as reported by the Standing Committee, be taken into consideration at once. 2 [Amendments entered in a separate list to be moved] The amendments moved by Ms. Shaza Khawaja Fatima, MNA in Clause 2 were rejected by the House. The amendments moved by Mr. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, MNA in Clause 5 and 8 were rejected by the House. The amendment for insertion of new Clause 8A moved by Ms. Maleeka Ali Bokhari, Parliamentary Secretary for Law and Justice was adopted. The amendment moved in Clause 18 by Khawaja Muhammad Asif, MNA was rejected by the House. 10. MR. ZAHEER-UD-DIN BABAR AWAN, Passed Adviser to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs to move that the Bill further to amend the Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2010 [The Anti- Money Laundering (Second Amendment) Bill, 2020], be passed. 11. MR. PERVEZ KHATTAK, Minister for Left Over Defence to move that the Bill to provide for constitution and regulation of the Joint Maritime Information Organization [The Joint Maritime Information Organization Bill, 2019], as reported by the Standing Committee, be taken into consideration at once. [Amendments entered in a separate list to be moved] 12. MR. PERVEZ KHATTAK, Minister for Left Over Defence to move that the Bill to provide for constitution and regulation of the Joint Maritime Information Organization [The Joint Maritime Information Organization Bill, 2019], be passed. PROTEST The Members of PML(N) gathered in front of the dais of the Hon’ble Speaker demanding floor for Mr. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, MNA. On the other hand, some treasury Members also raised slogans in response of opposition protest. POINT OF ORDER S# Name of Members Brief subject Raja Pervaiz Ashraf Objected on making the money laundering a (5.30 p.m. to 5.34 p.m.) cognizable offence and for giving powers to investigation agencies to arrest an accused person without a warrant. Mr. Moshin Nawaz Rahjha PML(N) is with government on the issues of the (5.34 p.m. to 5.41 p.m.) national security, but the Ministers are doing (6.38 p.m. to 6.39 p.m.) politics on it. Mr. Zaheer-ud-Din Babar Awan, Responded the points raised by the opposition Adviser for Parliamentary Affairs Members on the FATF related Bills. (5.41 p.m. to 5.43 p.m.) 3 Khawaja Muhammad Asif Raised objections over inclusion of NAB among (5.50 p.m. to 6.00 p.m.) the investigation agencies mentioned in the Anti-Money Laundering Bill. Mirza Shahzad Akbar Opposition was not interested in defending the Adviser on Accountability and Interior fundamental rights, but want only personal (6.00 p.m. to 6.06 p.m.) protection. Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Hussain Qureshi, Criticized on Mr. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, MNA Minister for Foreign Affairs regarding use of informal words for the Chair. (6.12 p.m. to 6.13 p.m.) Mr. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Criticized the Government and Adviser on (6.13 p.m. to 6.23 p.m.) Accountability and Interior and demanded that legislation in the House should be with the consensus of all parties. Dr. Muhammad Farogh Naseem, Responded to the points raised by Mr. Shahid Minister for Law and Justice Khaqan Abbasi, MNA regarding Anti-Money (6.23 p.m. to 6.25 p.m.) Laundering (Amendment) Bill, 2020. PAPERS TO BE LAID BEFORE THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY: 13. MR. ZAHEER-UD-DIN BABAR AWAN, Left Over Adviser to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs to lay before the National Assembly the Second and third Quarterly Reports of the Board of Directors of State Bank of Pakistan on the state of Pakistan’s Economy for the year, 2019- 20, as required by section 9A(2) of the State Bank of Pakistan Act, 1956. 14. MR. ZAHEER-UD-DIN BABAR AWAN, Left Over Adviser to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs to lay before the National Assembly the Annual Report 2019 of Pakistan Information Commission for the year, 2018-2019, as required by section 18(1)(c) of the Right of Access to Information Act, 2017. 15 MR. ZAHEER-UD-DIN BABAR AWAN, Left Over Adviser to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs to lay before the National Assembly the Annual Reports of the Council of Common Interest (CCI), for the year 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20, as required by clause (4) of Article 153 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. PERIODICAL REPORTS OF THE STANDING COMMITTEES – PRESENTATION OF: 16. MIAN NAJEEB UD DIN AWAISI, Chairman Left over Standing Committee on Federal Education, Professional Training, National Heritage and Culture to present the Periodical Report of the Standing Committee for the period July - December, 2019, as required by rule 234-A of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007. 4 17. MR. AMJID ALI KHAN, Chairman Standing Left Over Committee on Defence to present the Periodical Report of the Standing Committee for the period July - December, 2019, as required by rule 234-A of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007. 18. MR. RIAZ FATYANA, Chairman Standing Left Over Committee on Law and Justice to present the Periodical Report of the Standing Committee for the period July - December, 2019, as required by rule 234-A of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007. 19. SYED NAVEED QAMAR, Chairman Left Over Standing Committee on Commerce to present the Periodical Report of the Standing Committee for the period July - December, 2019, as required by rule 234-A of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007. 20. MR. MUHAMMAD NAJEEB HAROON, Left Over Chairman Standing Committee on Housing and Works to present the Periodical Report of the Standing Committee for the period July - December, 2019 as required by rule 234-A of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007. 21. MR. JUNAID AKBAR, Chairman Standing Left Over Committee on Planning, Development and Special Initiatives to present the Periodical Report of the Standing Committee for the period July - December, 2019 as required by rule 234-A of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007.
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