NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT BULLETIN OF THE ASSEMBLY (19th SESSION) Date Monday, the 10th February, 2020 Commenced at 4:26 P.M. Adjourned at 6:58 P.M. Total working hours 1 Hour 59 Minutes Presided by Mr. Asad Qaiser, Speaker, National Assembly of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Mr. Imran Khattak, Chairperson, National Assembly of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Attendance 205 1. TILAWAT, NAAT AND NATIONAL ANTHEM Tilawat Qari Ibrar Hussain Naat by Ali Raza Quadri National anthem QUESTIONS 2. Question Nos. 76, 34, 45, 78, 79, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, Questions entered in a separate list to be and 89 were asked their answers given. asked and 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. BREAK At 5:59 p.m. Mr. Speaker suspended the proceedings of the House for Maghrab prayer and the House re-assembled at 6:29 p.m. CALLING ATTENTION NOTICE 3. MR. FAZAL MUHAMMAD KHAN Attention invited by Mr. Fazal Muhammad Khan, MALIK MUHAMMAD EHSAN ULLAH TIWANA MNA, Mr. Omar Ayub Khan, Minister for Energy MR. SHER AKBAR KHAN to invite attention made a brief statement followed by each of the Minister for Energy to a matter of urgent question asked by:- public importance regarding shortage/non- Mr. Fazal Muhammad Khan; recruitment of staff in power companies, causing Malik Muhammad Ehsan Ullah Tiwana; and grave concern amongst the public. Mr. Sher Akbar Khan, MNAs MOTION Mr. Ali Muhammad Khan, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs moved the following motion which 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 51 of the said Rules in respect of Private Members’ Business to be transacted on Tuesday, the 11th February, 2020, may be suspended in order to take up Government Business on that day and the Private Members’ Business shall be transacted on Thursday, the 13th February, 2020.” 1 MOTION Mr. Ali Muhammad Khan, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs moved the following motion which was adopted by the House:- “ This House may discuss the economic situation of Pakistan.” RESOLUTION 4. MR. MUHAMMAD AZAM KHAN SWATI, Minister for Moved by Mr. Ali Muhammad Khan, Minister of State Parliamentary Affairs to move the following for Parliamentary Affairs. Resolution:- “That the National Assembly resolves to extend the Pakistan Medical Commission Ordinance, 2019 (XV of 2019) for a further period of one Adopted hundred and twenty days w.e.f. 16-02-2020, under proviso to sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of clause (2) of Article 89 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan”. 5. MR. MUHAMMAD AZAM KHAN SWATI, Minister for Moved by Mr. Ali Muhammad Khan, Minister of State Parliamentary Affairs to move the following for Parliamentary Affairs. Resolution:- “That the National Assembly resolves to extend the Medical Tribunal Ordinance, 2019 (No. XIV of 2019) for a further period of one hundred and Adopted twenty days w.e.f. 16-02-2020, under proviso to sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of clause (2) of Article 89 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan”. QUORUM At 6:39 p.m, Mr. Abdul Qadir Patel, MNA belonging to PPPP, drawn attention of the Chair towards the lack of quorum. Count was made, the House was not in order. The Chairperson Suspended the proceeding of the House till the completion of quorum. At 6:56 p.m the count was made again the House was not in order. Mr. Chairperson adjourned the sitting at 6:58 p.m. LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS 6. MR. PERVEZ KHATTAK, Minister for Defence to move that the Bill to provide for constitution and regulation of the Joint Maritime Information Organization [The Left over Joint Maritime Information Organization Bill, 2019], as reported by the Standing Committee, be taken into consideration at once. 7. MR. PERVEZ KHATTAK, Minister for Defence to move that the Bill to provide for constitution and regulation of the Joint Maritime Information Organization [The Left over Joint Maritime Information Organization Bill, 2019], be passed. PAPERS TO BE LAID BEFORE THE NATIONAL ASSEMLBY: 2 8. DR. ABDUL HAFEEZ SHAIKH, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue to lay before the National Assembly the Fiscal and Debt Policy Left over Statements for the year 2019-2020, as required by sections 6 and 7 of the Fiscal Responsibility and Debt Limitation Act, 2005. MOTION OF THANKS 9. MR. MUHAMMAD AZAM KHAN SAWATI, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, to move the following motion:- Left over “This House expresses its deep gratitude to the President of Pakistan for his address to both Houses assembled together on 12th September, 2019.” MATTER OTHER THAN POINTS OF ORDER 10. Name of the Member Brief Subject Syed Naveed Qamar Criticized the Government on the extension of 5:52 p.m to 5:56 p.m Ordinances. Mr. Ali Muhammad Khan, Responded to the points raised by Syed Naveed Minister for State for Parliamentary Affairs Qamar, MNA regarding Ordinances. 5:56 p.m to 5:57 p.m Mr. Mohsin Dawar The people of South Waziristan, District Tank 6:30 p.m to 6:32 p.m protesting against the destruction of their Houses and non-compensation by the Government Syed Naveed Qamar Inquired about the status of Ehsan Ullah Ehsan 6:33 p.m to 6:36 p.m Mr. Faheem Khan Problems being faced in obtaining domicile in 6:36 p.m to 6:38 p.m Karachi. CALLING ATTENTION NOTICE 11. MR. ALI PERVAIZ RANA SANA ULLAH KHAN MS. SHAZA FATIMA KHAWAJA SARDAR AYAZ SADIQ DR. NAFISA SHAH to invite attention of the Minister for Energy to a matter of Left over urgent public importance regarding rescinding all inclusive tariff of US cents 7.5 per unit and imposing taxes/surcharges to extent of over 50% of tariff retrospectively from January 2019 on exporters, causing grave concern amongst the public. The sitting of the Assembly was adjourned to meet again on Tuesday, the 11th February, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. Islamabad, the TAHIR HUSSAIN 10th February, 2020. Secretary 3 .