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BULLETIN OF THE ASSEMBLY (47TH SESSION)

Date Thursday, the 5th October, 2017 Commenced at 12.20 P.M. Adjourned at 1.45 P.M. Total working hours 1 Hour 25 Minutes Presided by 1. Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Speaker 2. Mr. Murtaza Javed Abbasi, Deputy Speaker National Assembly of Pakistan Attendance 192

1. TILAWAT AND NAAT

1. Tilawat by Qari Ibrar Hussain 2. Naat by Mr. Ali Raza Abidi

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. DR. SHEZRA MANSAB ALI KHAN KHARAL MS. ZAHRA WADOOD FATEMI MS. SABIHA NAZIR BEGUM TAHIRA BUKHARI MS. AMRA KHAN to invite attention of the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training to a matter of urgent Left over. public importance regarding delay in the construction of Baba Guru Nanak International University at Nankana Sahib despite inclusion of the project in the PSDP 2017-18, causing grave concern amongst the public.

SUPPLEMENTARY ORDERS OF THE DAY

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

2A. MR. ZAHID HAMID, Minister for Law and Mr. Zahid Hamid, Minister for Law and Justice Justice to introduce a Bill to amend the introduced the Bill. Elections Act, 2017 (XXXIII of 2017) [The Elections (Amendment) Bill, 2017].

LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS

2B. MR. ZAHID HAMID, Minister for Law and Mr. Zahid Hamid, Minister for Law and Justice Justice to move under rule 288 of the moved the motion which was unanimously Rules of Procedure and Conduct of adopted by the House. Business in the National Assembly, 2007 that the requirement of rule 122 of the said Rules be dispensed with in order to take into consideration the Bill to amend the Elections Act, 2017 (XXXIII of 2017) [The Elections (Amendment) Bill, 2017].

2C-2D MR. ZAHID HAMID, Minister for Law and Mr. Zahid Hamid, Minister for Law and Justice Justice to move that the Bill to amend the moved the motion which was adopted. Elections Act, 2017 (XXXIII of 2017) [The Elections (Amendment) Bill, 2017], as introduced in the National Assembly, be taken into consideration at once. Each clause was submitted to the Assembly and stood part of the Bill. MR. ZAHID HAMID, Minister for Law and Justice to move that the Bill to amend the Elections Act, 2017 (XXXIII of 2017) [The Bill passed. The following members spoke on the Elections (Amendment) Bill, 2017], be Bill:- passed. 1. Mr. Zahid Hamid, Minister for Law and Justice 2. Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali 3. Syed Naveed Qamar 4. Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Hussain Qureshi 5. Shaikh Salahuddin 6. Sahibzada Tariq Ullah

POINTS OF ORDER

Name of member(s) Subject

(1) Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada, To conduct inquiry regarding the allegation against 37 Minister for Inter-Provincial Parliamentarians of having relations with the banned Coordination (2) Dr. Shezra Mansab Ali Khan organizations as reported in the media. Kharal

 Mr. Zahid Hamid, Minister for Law and Justice informed the House that the above said matter was highlighted in the Cabinet meeting and the Honourable Prime Minister had assigned the duty to him to take legal action in that regard.  Ms. Marriyum Aurangzeb, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting informed the House that the report was fake and inquiry was held and report thereof would be presented to the House.  Mr. Speaker invited the honourable Minister to come to his Chamber to resolve the issue.

TOKEN WALK OUT

Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada, Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination alongwith members of PML(N) staged a token walk-out as a protest against the allegation that the Parliamentarians have relations with the banned organizations as reported in the media.

PRESENTATION OF PERIODICAL REPORTS OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE

3. MALIK SHAKIR BASHIR AWAN , Chairman Standing Committee on National Food Security and Research to present the Periodical Report of the Committee for Left over. the period January - June, 2017 as required by rule 234-A of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007.

4. COL.(RETD) AMIRULLAH MARWAT, Chairman Standing Committee on Federal Education and Professional Training to present the Periodical Report of the Committee for the period January - June, Left over. 2017 as required by rule 234-A of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007.

5. KHAWAJA SOHAIL MANSOOR, Chairman Standing Committee on Defence Production to present the Periodical Report of the Committee for the period January - June, 2017 as required by rule Left over. 234-A of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007.

6. MIR AAMIR ALI KHAN MAGSI, Chairman Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development to present the Periodical Report of the Committee for the period Left over. January - June, 2017 as required by rule 234-A of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007.

7. MR. MUHAMMAD MUZAMMIL QURESHI, Chairman Standing Committee on Communications to present the Periodical Report of the Committee for the period January - June, 2017 as required by rule Left over. 234-A of the Rules of Procedure and

Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007.

8. SYED GHULAM MUSTAFA SHAH, Chairman Standing Committee on Ports and Shipping to present the Periodical Report of the Committee for the period January - June, 2017 as required by rule Left over. 234-A of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007.

9. MR. MUHAMMAD JAMAL-UD-DIN, Chairman Standing Committee on States and Frontier Regions to present the Periodical Report of the Committee for Left over. the period January - June, 2017 as required by rule 234-A of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007.

MOTION OF THANKS

10. Discussion on the following motion moved by Shaikh Aftab Ahmed, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs on 04-10-2017:- Left over. “This House expresses its deep gratitude to the President of Pakistan for his address to both Houses assembled together on 1st June, 2017”.

MATTERS OTHER THAN POINTS OF ORDER

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

Left over.

CALLING ATTENTION NOTICE

12. MR. ABDUL WASEEM SHAIKH SALAHUDDIN S.A. IQBAL QUADRI MR. MUHAMMAD MUZAMMIL QURESHI DR. NIKHAT SHAKEEL KHAN to invite Left over. attention of the Minister-in-Charge of Cabinet Secretariat to a matter of urgent public importance regarding increase in the prices of Petroleum products by Rs. 4/- per litre, causing grave concern amongst the public.

The sitting of the Assembly was adjourned to meet again on Friday, the 6th October, 2017 at 10.30 a.m.

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