NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT BULLETIN (22nd SESSION) (Budget Session 2020)

Date Monday, the 29th June, 2020 Commenced at 11:24 A.M. Adjourned at 3:22 P.M. Total working hours 3Hour 58 Minutes Presided by 1. Mr. Asad Qaisar, Speaker, National Assembly of the Islamic Republic of . 2. Mr. Muhammad Qasim Khan Suri, Deputy Speaker National Assembly of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Attendance 295

1. TILAWAT, NAAT AND NATIONAL ANTHEM

 Tilawat by Qari Ibrar Hussain  Naat by Syed Zeeshan Ali  National anthem

LEAVE APPLICATIONS

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

OBSERVATIONS MADE BY MR. SPEAKER

Mr. Speaker observed that the social distancing may please be maintained in the House and those Members who are Covid-19 positive, if any, should avoid the House proceedings.

POINTS OF ORDER

Name of member(s) Brief Subject

Syed House galleries are also the part of the House, some (11.35 a.m. 11.36 a.m.) members should be asked to sit in these galleries to maintain the social distancing. Khawaja Muhammad Asif Criticized the Government on Covid-19 (11.36 a.m. 11.38 a.m.)

Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Hussain Qureshi Members in the House are not Covid-19 positive. Minister for Foreign Affairs The whole proceeding of the session were carried in (11.38 a.m. 11.41 a.m.) a perfect manner. Mr. , Spoke on the Point of Personal Explanation Minister for Aviation Division regarding the point raised by Khawaja Muhammad (12.06 p.m to 12.11 p.m.) Asif, MNA on fake degrees. Mr. Ali Amin Khan, Responded the points raised by Mr. Asad Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan Mahmood, MNA regarding Kashmir. (1.31 p.m. to 1.33 p.m.)

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TOKEN WALK-OUT

On 12.32 p.m. Members belonging to Opposition parties staged a Token Walkout in protest during the speech of Mr. , Minister for Communications.

OBSERVATION MADE BY MR. DEPUTY SPEAKER

Mr. Deputy Speaker made observation the all the parties should maintain discipline in the House and Members should use decent language during speeches, raising slogans and displaying banners are violation of Rules and are not allowed in the House.

LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS

3. MR. MUHAMMAD HAMMAD Mr. Muhammad Hammad Azhar, Minister for AZHAR, Minister for Industries and Production to move that a Bill to give effect Industries and Production moved the consideration to the financial proposals of the Federal motion; Government for the year beginning on the first day of July, 2020 and to amend certain laws [The Finance Bill, 2020], be taken into The following members spoke on the consideration consideration at once. motion of the Finance Bill 2020:-

(1) Khawaja Muhammad Asif (11.41 a.m. to 12.06 p.m.) (2) Mr. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari (12.11 p.m. to 12.37 p.m.) (3) Mr. Murad Saeed, Minister for Communications (12.31 p.m. to 12.44 p.m.) (4) Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Hussain Qureshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs. (12.44 p.m. to 12.51 p.m.) (5) Syed Naveed Qamar (12.51 p.m. to 1.03 p.m.) (6) Mr. Muhammad Hammad Azhar, Minister of Industries and Production

(1.03 p.m. to 1.09 p.m.) (1.47 p.m. to 1.49 p.m.) (7) Mr. Asad Mahmood (1.09 p.m. to 1.31 p.m.) (8) Mr. Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhary (1.33 p.m. to 1.47 p.m.)

2 Bill clause by clause taken up by the House. (Amendments entered in a separate list to

be moved) Amendments moved by Mr. Muhammad Hammad Azhar, Minister for Industries and Production were adopted by the House. Amendments moved by Opposition members were rejected.

4. Minister-in-Charge for Finance, Revenue Bill passed. and Economic Affairs to move that a Bill to give effect to the financial proposals of the Federal Government for the year beginning on the first day of July, 2019 and to amend certain laws [The Finance Bill, 2019], be passed.

The sitting of the Assembly was adjourned to meet again on Tuesday, the 30th June, 2020 at 11.00 a.m.

Islamabad, the TAHIR HUSSAIN 29th June, 2020 Secretary

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