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Of the Standing Committee on Government Assurances NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF PAKISTAN tr t ,1 I x I \ a F r'attr-alIit a tr 3-.--ra! -r.a r - -- !I Irl r E -a- , {r I I ,l I al \i t I ,r"" *-li PERIODICAL REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT ASSURANCES FORTHE PERIOD FROM 1" July 2019 to 31"1 December 2019 Presented by Malik Muhammad Amir Dogar Chairman NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT PERIODICAL REPORT OF THE STANI)ING COMIT,IITTEE ON GOVERNMENT ASSURANCES I, Chairman of the Standing Committee on Govemment Assurances have the honor to present the Periodical Report of the Committee under rule 234-A of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007 for the period from l't July 2019 to 3l't December 2019. 2 The Committee comprises the following:- 1) Malik Muhammad Amir Dogar Cbairman 2) Mr. Mujahid Ali Member 3) Sheikh Rashid Shafrq Member 4) Mr. Ahmad Hussain Deharr Member 5) Sardar Riaz Mehmood Khan Mazari Member 6) Syed Mobeen Ahmed Member 7) Mr. Khalid Hussain Khan Magsi Member 8) Ms. Shahnaz Naseer Baloch Member 9) Chaudhry Armghan Subhani Member 10) Mr. Usmar Ibrahim Member 1l) Syed Javed Husnain Member 12) Mr. Muhammad Afzal Khokhar Member l3) Syed Javed Ali Shah Jillani Member 14) Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah Member 15) Ch. Aamir Sultan Cheema Member i 6) Ms. Saira Bano Member 17) Mr. Muhammad Azam Khan Swati Ex-officio Member Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Ch. Mukhtar Ahmed Secretary Committee Note: Ms. Saira Bano, MNA was included in the Committee w.e.f. 05-l l-2019 3. On l't July 2019, the following Assurances / matters referred by the National Assembly / Honourable Speaker were pending before the Committee:- Sr. Ass. Name of Minister Portfolio Name of Division Date of No. No. Assurance Mr. Ameen Aslam Advisor for Climate Change 18-09-18 I 0.1 Climate Change Ms. Maleeka Ali Parliamentary Law and Justice 24-09-18 2 I Bukhni Secretary for Law and Justice Page 1 of 32 Makhdoom Klusro Minister for Planning, 24-09-18 Bakhtiar Planning, Development and 3 L0l Development Reform and Reform Mr. Murad Saeed Minister of State Communications 2'.7-09..18 4 1-A for Communications Mr. Shehryar Afridi Minister of State Interior 28-09.18 5 ) for Interior Mr. Shehryar Afridi Minister of State Interior 28-09.18 6 4 for Interior Mr. Shehryar Afridi Minister of State Interior 28-09-18 7 5 for Interior Mr. Muhammad Minister of State Revenue 09-1 l -18 8 6 Hammad Azhar for Revenue Mr. Murad Saeed Minister of State Communications 23-l I .18 ,| 9 for Communications Mr. Murad Saeed Minister of State Housing and 23-1 I -18 l0 8 for Works Communications Mr. Murad Saeed Minister of State Planning, 23-1 I -18 ll. 9 for Development and Communications Reform Mr. Murad Saeed Minister of State Overseas 23-11-l 8 for Pakistanis and t2. 9.1 Communications Human Resource Development Mr. Shafqat Minister for Federal Education 1t-12-18 Mehmood Federal and Professional l3 10 Education and Training Professional Training Mr. Murad Saeed Minister of State Communications 12-12-]l 8i 14. l1 for Communications Makhdoom Khusro Minister for Planning, t4-t2-18 Bakhtiar Planning, Development and 15. t2 Development Reform and Reform Ghulam Sarwar Minister for Petroleum 17-t2-18 t6. l3 Khan Petroleum Ghulam Sarwar Minister for Petroleum 17-t2-18 17. t4 Khan Petroleum Page 2 of 32 Mr. Muhammad Minister for Water Resources l4-01- 19 18. 15 Faisal Vawda Water Resources Dr. Shereen Minister for Human Rights l6-01-19 19 16 Mehrunisa Mazari Human Rights Mr. Ali Muhammad Minister of State Pariiamentary l7-01-19 for Affairs 20. 17 Parliamentary Affairs Mr. Ali Muhammad Minister of State Parliamentary 17-01-19 for Affairs 2l 18 Parliamentary Affairs 4. The Committee held following meetings:- s.No. DATE, TIME & ATTENDANCE AGENDA TENUE OFMEETING OF MNAs 1 26rr August 2019 at 7 Members I Recitation from the Holy Quran; 04:00 p.m. including ll Confirmation of minutes of previous in Committee Room No. Chairman, meeting held on 04-M-2019; 5 (Constitution Room), Minister and 111. Consideration of compliance reports 2nd Floor, Parliament Movers attended of recommendations of previous House, Islamabad. the meeting. meetings; lv. To discuss implementation report on Assurance No. l, given by honourable Ms. Maleeka Ali Bokhari, Parliamentary Secretary for Law and Justice on the floor of the House on 24fi of September 2018 in response to a calling attention raised by honourable Mr. Ahmad Hussain Deharr, MNA, to a matter of urgent public importance regarding non-up gradationl maintenance of Pakistan Code by the Ministry of Law and Justice with regard to amendment made in section 182 of Pakistan Penal Code, whereof the Parliamentary Secretary assured the august House that they were doing everything they could, to make that happen; To discuss the Assurance number l- A, given by honourable Mr. Mruad Saeed, Minister of State for Page 3 of 32 Communications, on the lloor ol the House on 2i'fr September 201 8, in response to (ruestion Nc . 3 asked by honourable lvtr. Riaz Falyrm4 Ml'lA, whereby the House 1v45 a55ut'sd *tat Molorway Police would be deptoyed on Sharaqpu r-Pir Mahal section of Lah,Dre-Karachi Motorw'ay, Ivloreover, Gojra-Tr1ba Tek Singh st:ction of Motorwal' M- 4, would be opened to traflic uPon deployment of MotorwaY Police; vi. To discuss lhe Assuran,:e nurrLber 5.1, given b'r honorabk; Ms. Zartaj Gul Wazir, Milister of State for Climate Charrge, on the Iloor of the House on 8'h Novemb:r, 2018, in response to starred Qu,:stion No. 776 of honourable lvts. Talhira Aurangzeb, MNA, v'hereby the House was assured that "the billion trees Tsunami, the best programme of KPK (lovernment, will be r,eplicated throughout Pakistan"; vii. To discuss rhe Assuran,:e nunlber 6.1, given by honorable N,Ir. Muhammad Hammad Az.har, Minister of State f rr Finance, Revenue ancl Economir: Affairs on the floor c f the Hcuse on 9t November, 11018 in response ;o a supplemental'y question asked under Starred Q,restion lrl,r.204 of honourable lUoulana l.bdul Akbar Chitrali, MNA, wheret,y the Hc,use was assured 'othat 242 cases, of PANAMA f,eaks which were treld in abeyarrce by the last government on the pretext of being timo barred, will be pursuedtt; viii. Examination of prryment of honorarium to empLcyees of different dep artments as announced by the govt:mment in the august House; ix. Examination of the meLtter of n.on- appointment of full time Direr:tor General in Federal Dirr:ctorato of Page 4 of 32 Education, Islamabad; x. Consideration of the matter of non- payment of pension to Ex-SecuritY Guard (Mr. Sabir Ali) of Quaid-e- Azam University, Islamabad; xi. Disposal of Asstuances whose implementation reports have been fumished; and xii. Any other item with permission of the Chair. 2 2Srh September 2019 at 14 Members i. Recitation from the Holy Quran; 03:00 p.m. in including ii. Confirmation of minutes of previous Constitution Room (Old Chairman, meeting held on 26-08-2019; Committee Room No. 5), Minister of State iii. Consideration of compliance reports 2od Floor, Parliament for Parliamentary of recommendations of previous House, Islamabad. Affairs, Federal meetings; Minister for iv. To discuss the Assurance number Economic Affairs 1.01, given by Makhdoom Khusro and Movers Bakhtiar, Miaister for Planning, attended the Development and Reforms on the meeting. floor of the House on 246 September 2018 in response to a Starred Question No. 1 of Mr. Riaz Fatyana, MNA whereby the House was informed "In the light of orders of the apex court, two follow-up meetings were held in Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform on 4th July 1ol8 end 3oth July 2018. It was agreed in the meetings that Ministry of Housing and Works / Pak-PWD would carry out reassessment of the cost of works (including claims and redoing) for completion of the project. Upon proper evaluation as ordered by the august Supreme Court, the provision of funds for the project would be considered. Projects Wing of Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform will monitor and submit its report / recommendations". Q',lote: Mr. Riaz Fatyan4 MNA in his letter, addressed to the honourable Chairman, Standing Committee on Govemment Assurances, has informed that this assura[ce has not been implemented by the concemed authorities . ); Page 5 of 32 v. To examine the implenientation of (Assurance numbet (1.1) the Resolution unanimously llassed by the august I{ouse on lSd' SePtember 2018 as follows; (This House irr of the opinion that the Govt:rnment sltould take steps to set up filtration plants for providing clean drinking water in all the universities". (Note: Ms. Shrrhida Rehrmni, MltlA, in her letter addresr;ed to the honourable Chairman, Standing Committee on Sovemment Assurances, 1,* i6f6mr:d that the Govemment has not taken ty step to implement the resolution. t; vi. To discuss the implemen.ation of the directions / rr:commendations given by the Committet,, during examination ofl Assuranc,: number 1- A, to Nationrrl Highwa.y Authority (NHA) and National Hi o,hways rurd Motorway Police (NH&lvIP), on 26- 08-2019. (Note: As per directions of the Committee Mr. Murad Saoed, Minister for Communi:ations and IG Motorw ays and National Highways arr: requeste,l to attend the meeting irrvariably please.); vii. To discuss the Assurance number (i.l, given by Mr. Muhammad Hamnrad Azhar, Ministr:r of State for Finance, Revenue and Economic .{ffairs on the floor of the House on 9oh November 2(r18 in rel;ponse ro a supplementary question asked under Starred Question No 204 of Moulana Abdul Aktrar Chitrali, MNA whereby the l-louse was assured "that 242 csses, of PANAMA Leaks which were held in abeyance by the last ilovernment on the pretext of being tinre barred, will be pursued".
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