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THE SENATE OF DEBATES

OFFICIAL REPORT

Friday, the March 12, 2021 (309th Session) Volume IV, No.01 (Nos. )

Printed and Published by the Senate Secretariat, Islamabad Volume IV SP.V (01)/2021 No.01 15

Contents 1. Recitation from the Holy Quran ...... 1 2. Announcement by the Secretary Senate ...... 2 3. Oath taking by the Members Elect ...... 2 4. Point of Order raised by Senator Mian regarding the presence of cameras in the polling area ...... 3 5. Signing the Roll by the Members ...... 5 6. Instruction by the Presiding Officer for the Election of Chairman and Deputy Chairman ...... 7 7. Election for the Office of Mr. Chairman ...... 9 8. Announcement of the Result of Election of Chairman by Mr. Presiding Officer ...... 16 9. Oath taking by the Chairman ...... 17 10. Election process for the office of Deputy Chairman Senate ...... 18 11. Announcement of Result and Oath for the office of Deputy Chairman ...... 19

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SENATE OF PAKISTAN SENATE DEBATES Friday, the March 12, 2021 The met in the Senate Hall (Parliament House) Islamabad at seventeen minutes past ten in the morning with Mr. Presiding Officer (Senator Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah) in the Chair. ------Recitation from the Holy Quran َ ُ ْ ُ ّّٰ َ َّ ْ ّٰ َّ ْ اعوذبِا لل ِہ ِمن الشیط ِن الر ِجی ِم۔ ْ ّّٰ َّ ۡ ّٰ َّ ْ بِس ِم ا لل ِہ الرحم ِن الر ِحی ِم۔

َّ ّّٰ َ َ ۡ ُ ُ ُ ۡ َ ۡ ُ َ ُّ ۡ َ ّٰ ّٰ ٰۤ َ ۡ َ َ َ َ َ ۡ ُ ۡ َ ۡ َ َّ َ ۡ َ ۡ ُ ُ ۡ ۡ َ ۡ َّ ّّٰ َ َّ َ ُ ُ ۡ َّ ِان اللہ یامرکم ان تؤدوا الامن ِت ِالی اہلِہا ۙ و ِاذا حکمتم بین النا ِس ان تحکموا بِالعد ِل ؕ ِان اللہ نِ ِعما ی ِعظکم بِ ٖہ ؕ ِان َ ّّٰ َ َ َ َ ۡ ًًۢ َ ۡ ً ٰۤ َ ُّ َ ّ ۡ َ ّٰ َ ُ ۡۤۡ َ ۡ ُ ّّٰ َ َ َ ۡ ُ َّ ُ ۡ َ َ ُ ۡ َ ۡ ۡ ُ ۡ َ ۡ َ َ َ ۡ ُ ۡ ۡ َ ۡ اللہ کان س ِمیعا ب ِصیرا ﴿۸۵﴾ یایہا ال ِذین امنوا ا ِطیعوا اللہ و ا ِطیعوا الرسول و اولِی الام ِر ِمنکم ۚ ف ِان تنازعتم ف ِی شی ٍء ۡ َ ُ ُّ ۡ ُ َ ّّٰ َ َّ ُ ۡ ۡ ُ ۡ ُ ۡ ُ ۡ ُ ۡ َ ّّٰ َ ۡ َ ۡ ۡ ّٰ ّٰ َ َ ۡ ٌ َّ َ ۡ َ ُ َ ۡ ً فردوه ِالی الل ِہ و الرسو ِل ِان کن تم تؤ ِمنون بِالل ِہ و الیو ِم الا ِخ ِر ؕ ذلِک خیر و احسن تا ِویلا ﴿٪۸۵﴾

ت ت ت ت ت ت ت ترج مہ ا :ہلل ت کو مکح د ںی ےہ ہک ا م ن وا لوں یک ا م ںن ا ں ےک حوا ےل کر د ی ںکر و ا و ر ج لوگوں ںیم ں صیفکرن لگ و تو ان ف ےس ںصیف ںک کر و۔ ت تم ت ت ت ت ت ا ہلل ہیںں بحو ب صیحںت کری ےہ۔ ن اک ہللس ا و ر د یکںھتا ےہ۔ مومو ا! ا ہلل وورر ا س ےک ررسولﷺ یک فرم نرد ا ری کر و ا و ر حو ت ںیم ےس

ت ت ت ت ت ص ج کحوم ے ں ہا ں یک ھب ا و ر ا گر یسک ی ب ںیم ت ںیم ا خف وا ق ےہو تو ا ا گر ہللا و ر ر و ر ا خرب تر ا ںی ں رتھک ےہو تو ا س ں ایم ہللا اوورر س ےک ررسول

ﷺ )ےک مکح( یک طرف ر حوع کر و۔ ںی با ھچ ی ب ےہ ا و ر ا س ک م ل ھب ا چ ےہ۔ ت )سو رة ا لیسا ء :ا ی ںب 58 ی 59(

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Announcement by the Secretary Senate عل ک for the ا لس م تںم ,Mr. Secretary Senate: Honourable Members, Members elect information of the new Members, my name is Mohammad Qasim Samad Khan, I am Secretary Senate. I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you formally to the Senate of Pakistan. As you are aware this is a special sitting of the Senate, in which the newly elected Members will take oath and then sign the roll of Members. In the afternoon, the House will proceed to elect Chairman and followed by the election of Deputy Chairman of the Senate. This special sitting shall be presided over by person nominated by the in terms of sub-rule 2 of Rule 9 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012. In this regard the President of Pakistan has been pleased to nominate Senator Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah as the Presiding Officer for this special sitting of the Senate and to conduct the election of the Chairman Senate. Now I would like to invite and request Senator Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah to take the Chair. He will first take oath of the newly elected Members and then in the later part conduct election to the office of the Chairman. Sir, if you would please take the Chair. Oath taking by the Members Elect First of all, I would like to congratulate all سب ا ہلل ا لر ٰتمح ا لر ںیح۔ :Mr. Presiding Officer the Senators elect, who have been elected, wish you all well. This special sitting of the Senate will be basically in relation to the oath taking of the new Members who have been elected as such. In addition to that, I will also tell you that nomination papers for the office of Chairman and Deputy Chairman with their proposals can be filed in the office of the Senate Secretariat by 12’O clock. The nomination papers needs to be proposed by a Senator alongwith the statement of the contesting

2 candidate that he or she has consented to contest election for the Chairman or the Deputy Chairman. The scrutiny will take place in the afternoon and thereafter in the afternoon session, after Friday prayers, we will reconvene at 3’O clock for the election to the office of Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan. Now I will call upon the Members elect to kindly rise in their seats for the purpose of taking oath. Those who are desirous of taking their oath in will kindly repeat after me, ت ت ت ھ ت ت ت ت ت س ھ ت ے م ’’ ںیم، ص ق د ل ےس لح ا ٹ ی ےہوں ہک ںیم خوص ں نےس ی سک ں ک ح یم ا و ر وف د ا ر ر ےہوں گ ۔ ت ںتییں ںتیتںٹ ر ںیم ا پ ک رہ ےن یی حی ے ے ت ت ت ت ت ت ت ت ھ ت ا ںی ن ا ری، ا پا نئ لص ں حا و ر وف د ا ری ےک س ت ا لس یم مجو ر ںی ی سک ں ےک ا ں تئ، ف توں ا و ر س ںتییں ےک قوا ع ےک طم ب ا و ر ے ںہ ی سک ں یک ت ت ت ت ت ت ظ ت ت حود م ری، س لمیں ، ا حتس م، بود ی ا و ر حوس ح یل یک ح طر ا نم د وں گ ۔ ںیم ا لس یم نر ںی کو ترفرا ر رتھک ےک ںیل کوس ں ر ےہوں گ حوہک ںی م ی سک ں ے ے ے ت ت ت ت ظ ت ت ت یک ںب د ےہ۔ ا و ر ںی ہک ںیم ا لس یم مجو ر ںی ی سک ں ےک ا ںئ کو ترفرا ر رھکوں گ ، اس ک ت ا و ر د ف ع کر وں گ ۔ ا ہلل ت یل ٰ ںمری م د ا و ر ر ےہ ئ فرم ںئ۔ ت ا ںیم۔‘‘ ت ت ا ب ا س تر د تس کر د ںی۔ ج ج ب۔ Point of Order raised by Senator Mian Raza Rabbani regarding the presence of cameras in the polling area Senator Mian Raza Rabbani: Can I have the floor. Sir, are you presiding the House or is someone else presiding the House? If someone else is presiding the House, than I will act accordingly. There is no provision in the rules for putting cameras at the polling station. There is no provision in the rules, it is against the Constitution, it is against the Article 226, it is against the reference that you moved to the Supreme Court of Pakistan, which have the directions to the office of the Chairman Senate are to be held under Article 226. (Interruption) Mr. Presiding Officer: OK Raza Sahib. Please resume your seat. I have heard you, please sit down. Please sit down, one minute. Raza Rabbani Sahib, I have

3 heard you. (Interruption) Mr. Presiding Officer: Raza Sahib, do you want the Senators take oath or no? Than kindly resume your seat. Order in the House. Senator Behramand Tangi Sahib, Tangi Sahib. (Interruption) ت ت ت ت ے ھ ت ت ھ ت ھ ت ھ ج ب تر ں نا ںئ ن ا ں رف: ری ئ ص ج، ا ںی م، ا ںی م۔ و ںیس ص ج ا ںی م۔۔۔ ) ح ری(۔۔۔ (T02) T02-12Mar2021 Rafaqat Waheed/Ed: Waqas 10:30 am ت ت ے ھ ت ت ت ھ ت ھ ت ھ ج ب تر ں نا ںئ ن ا فر: ا ںی م، ا ںی م، و ںیس ص ج! ا ںی م۔ Raza sahib, please resume your ت ت ت ت .seat now رت ںی ر ںیھک۔ ںم ں ص ج! رت ںی ر ںیھک۔ ں رشی ئ ئ! نت ص ج! رت ںی ر ںیھک۔ Secretary sahib, you

.kindly call the names of the members in alphabetical order for signing the roll ا یں ت ت ھ م ںنس۔ ت ت ت )ا س موق ت را را ں کا پ ونں تر ھکرے ےہوکر ا ح ج کرن ر ےہ( Mr. Presiding Officer: Raza Rabbani sahib, you remained the Chairman of the Senate, please show some patience and also some tolerance. I have heard you. I have heard the Leader of the House, I have heard Mr. Swati. Now, let us at least take the trouble of getting on with it. You have pointed out; I am directing that the polling booth should be constructed afresh to your satisfaction and to the Government’s satisfaction. Just listen to me, you had your say, now let me also speak, kindly take your seat. Mr. , you also remained the Chairman of the Senate, let me also speak. Please let me speak. We are all custodians of these Rules. Rule 9 says that on the day of the special sitting, no other business shall be transacted. All business is excluded

4 except for the oath of the members-elect and the election for the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman. I have heard you. I am directing that the polling booth be constructed afresh. You can inspect it. I will maintain or direct that the secrecy of the vote is maintained thoroughly by all parties. Now, I will call upon the Secretary Senate to call the members. Secretary sahib, please call the names of the members in alphabetical order for signing the roll. Please sit down. Now, we are calling the members for signing the roll. Secretary sahib, please call the names of the members in alphabetical order. Mr. Secretary: With the permission of the Presiding Officer, I will now call upon the names of the members of the Senate, one by one, in alphabetical order. (Interruption) Mr. Presiding Officer: I will give you a ruling but let me complete the process. I will give you the ruling. The ruling is that under Rule 9, no other business can be transacted excepting the oath of newly elected members and no other point can be raised. Sorry sir, I have ruled it out. Secretary sahib, call the members’ names. Under Rule 9, no other business shall be transacted excepting for oath and for the purpose of the election of the Chairman and Deputy Chairman. Secretary sahib, call upon the names. I have given my ruling, that under Rule 9, no other issue can be raised excepting the oath and the election of the Chairman and Deputy Chairman. Signing the Roll by the Members Mr. Secretary: May I call upon first Molana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri sahib to sign the roll. The, I will call upon the names of the members of the Senate, one by one, in alphabetical order. (At this moment, the Senators signed the Roll one by one)

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1. Molana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri 2. Mr. Afnan Ullah Khan 3. Prince Ahmed Umer Ahmedzai 4. Syed Ali Zafar 5. Mr. Aon Abbas 6. Mr. Atta-ur-Rehman 7. Mr. Azam Nazeer Tarar 8. Mr. Danesh Kumar 9. Mr. Dost Muhammad Khan ….(Followed by T03) T3-12th March 2021 Naeem Bhatti/ED: 10:40 a.m Mr. Mohammad Qasim Samad Khan (Secretary Senate): 9. Mr. Dost Muhammad Khan 10. Mr. Ejaz Ahmad Chaudhary 11. Syed Faisal Ali Subzwari 12. Mr. Faisal Saleem Rehman 13. Mrs. Falak Naz 14. Mr. Farooq Hamid Naek 15. Mrs. Fawzia Arshad 16. Mr. Gurdeep Singh 17. Mr. Hidayatullah Khan 18. Mr. Irfan-ul-Haque Siddiqui 19. Mr. Kamil Ali Agha 20. Mr. Kamran Murtaza 21. Mrs. Khalida Ateeb 22. Mr. Liaqat Khan Tarakai 23. Jam Mahtab Hussain Dahar 24. Mr. Manzoor Ahmed 25. Mr. Mohsin Aziz 26. Mr. Muhammad Abdul Qadir 27. Mr. Muhammad Fesal Vawda 28. Mr. Muhammad Hamayun Mohmand 29. Mr. Muhammad Qasim ….(Contd…..)

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T4-12th March, 2021 Zeeshan/ED: Zaidi 10:50 a.m. Mr. Mohammad Qasim Samad Khan (Secretary Senate): 29. Mr. Muhammad Qasim 30. Mrs. Naseema Ehsan 31. Ms. Palwasha Mohammad Zai Khan 32. Mrs. Saadia Abbasi 33. Mr. Saeed Ahmed Hashmi 34. Mr. Saifullah Abro 35. Mr. Saifullah Sarwar Khan Nyazee 36. Mr. Sajid Mir 37. Mr. 38. Mrs. Samina Mumtaz 39. Mrs. Sania Nishtar 40. Mr. Sarfraz Ahmed Bugti 41. Mr. Shahadat Awan 42. Mrs. Sheher Bano Sherry Rehman 43. Syed Shibli Faraz 44. Mr. Taj Haider 45. Mr. Umer Farooq 46. Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani 46. Mrs. Zarqa Suharwardy Taimur 47. Mr. Zeeshan Khanzada ت ت ے ھ ت ت ت ج ب تر ں نا ںئ ن ا ں رف: رت ں ی ر ںیھک ج۔۔۔ ح ریT/5۔۔۔

T05-12March2021 Fazal/Ed. Mubashir 11:00 a.m. ت ت ت ے ھ ت ت ت ج ب تر ں نا ںئ ن ا ں رف: ۔۔۔ ح ری۔۔۔ ترا ة ہمری ئ رت ں ی ر ںیھک۔ Instruction by the Presiding Officer for the Election of Chairman and Deputy Chairman Mr. Presiding Officer: Masha Allah, Members-elect have all taken their oath. Now I would like to make an announcement that the nomination papers of candidates for the office of Chairman and Deputy Chairman to be filed by 12 O’clock in the office of the Secretary Senate.

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ت ت ھ ت ھ ت ا ں یک papers یک scrutiny at 12:30 PM ںیسرتری س ںتیی ں ےکد فر ںیم ےہویگ۔ ا ںم وا ر ص ج ں scrutiny ک ت process د ںکی تکس ے ں ہی ںا ں ےکproposers د ںکی تکس ے ںہ، ا گر وة ح ے ں ہتو۔ Withdrawal of nomination papers for the office of Chairman and Deputy Chairman can be made any time before the election. ت ت ا ب ےہ ی ر ک وقفہ کر ںی ےگ۔ (Interruption) ت ت ت ے ھ ت ت ھ ت ت ت ج ب تر ں نا ںئ ن ا ں رف: ا ںی م ھجم ھب ا ح رب د ے د ںی۔ ج ب! ا گر ا ب ا ح رب د ے د ںی ی ہک لمکم کرلوں۔ا س ےک ب ںک ےہوگ ، وة ت

تو ھجم ں ہن ی ۔ Sir, I am presiding that is why I am saying that let me speak first. Can I speak? Very good, OK. Now please sit down. Now I am directing that the Polling Booth which was dismantled, will be reconstructed. Any of the parties will have full permission to be in a position to inspect the same. I will ensure that secrecy of the ballot is maintained at all costs. (Desk thumping) Mr. Presiding Officer: Another announcement is that both Mr. Sanjrani as well as Mr. can nominate Polling Agents who will be there during the course of the count. I would ask them to make an application mentioning the name of the Polling Agent and timely submit it to the Secretary of the Senate. We will meet again at 3 O’clock in the afternoon after Nimaz-e-Jumma. …………… [The proceedings of the House were then adjourned to meet again at 03:00 p.m. the same day] ……………

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T06-12March, 2021 Taj/Ed. WAQAS KHAN 03:00 p.m. [The House was then reassembled at 03:05 p.m. with Mr. Presiding Officer (Senator Syed Muzafar Hussain Shah) in the Chair]

Election for the Office of Mr. Chairman ت ت ت ے ت ت ے ھ ت س ھ ت ت ت ھ ج ب تر ں نا ںئ ن ا ں رف: ںتیتںٹ ر حرا ب ےسگرا رس ےہ ہک ترا ة ہمری ئ ا پseats تر ی یںحھ ح ںئ۔ Honourable Farooq H. Naek, former Chairman, can you take your seat, please. Mohsin Aziz. (interruption) Mr. Presiding Officer: Please lock the door. Mr. Saleem Mandviwala, Mr. Yousaf Raza Gillani, Mr. Tangi and Mr. Faisal Javed, kindly take your seats. Bismillah-ir-Rehman-ir-Raheem. Now I would like to say that on the scrutiny of the two contesting candidates, Mr. Yousaf Raza Gillani and Mr. , their nomination papers have been found to be in order. The proposers of Mr. Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani are Senator Dr. Shahzad Waseem, Senator Fida Muhammad Khan, Senator Kamil Ali Agha, Senator Liaquat Ali Khan Tarakai and Senator Faisal Saleem Rehman. The proposers of Mr. Yousaf Raza Gillani are Mian Raza Rabbani and Senator Farooq Hamid Naek. Mr. Mohsin Aziz is the Polling Agent for Mr. Sadiq Sanjrani. Mr. Farooq Hamid Naek is Polling Agent for Mr. Yousaf Raza Gillani. Secretary Sahib, give me that application. Earlier during the course of the day, I had directed the Secretary to hold an inquiry into the issue of the cameras. Thereafter, I have been informed by the Secretary that an application of Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar and Dr. Musadiq Malik has been made.

ت سوا ئ ص ج یک د رحوا س ھب د ے د ںی۔ The prayer in that application was for the formation of a Senate Committee of Senators consisting of equal number of Members from the Opposition and the 9

Treasury Benches. The Convener of the Committee to be elected by the Members themselves. The recovered items like cameras and otherwise be secured and sealed till the final disposal of the matter. So therefore, in supersession of the order which I had passed earlier, I am now directing for the formation of a Senate Committee of Senators comprising equal number of Members from the Government and the Opposition. Three names each from the Treasury and the Opposition will be submitted to the Secretary of the Senate by the Leader of the House and the Leader of the Opposition. So this will dispose of that matter in so far as my earlier order was concerned in the morning. Now I would like to explain to the honourable Senators that the candidates and their Polling Agents are allowed to inspect the Polling Booth and see and ensure like I had made a commitment to the House earlier in the morning that I would ensure that elections are held fair, free and transparent. Therefore, I would like to ask you that in case any of the contesting candidates or their Polling Agents desirous to have a look of the Polling Booth, you are welcome to do so. The procedure for the election will be that every Ballot Paper has been printed in Urdu with names of the candidates which are also written in Urdu. The names will be called in alphabetical order. You will approach the Senate Secretary. He will issue you a Ballot Paper. The Ballot Papers for the post of the Chairman are of green colour. (Interruption) ت ے ت ت ے ھ ت ھ ھ ت ے ت ت ت ج ب تر ں نا ںئ ن ا ں رف: ںھٹ ےہترج مہ ھب کرد ںپ ے ںہ۔ ب تںل ں پر ےہرے رن ےک ح ری ںیک ح ںئ ےگ ج ں تر ں رچ ںیم ک ا ن ب ے ت ت ت ےہ۔ ں رچ ںیم ےک ںیل contesting candidates ک ی م ا ںی طرف ا رد و ںیم ےہوگ ا و ر ا س ےک ست س نم ا ںی square box 10

ے ھ ےہوگ ،ا ب ب تںل ں پر ےلکرPolling Booth ںیم ح ںئ ےگ، وہ ےں تر لہپےسا ںی stamp مو حود ےہ،ا ب وة stamp Box ںیم ں ب ںیم ے ت ے ل ھ ھ ت ھ گل ںئ۔ا گریسک د وس ےس ںیہک عطی ےہو ح ئ ےہتو Ballot Box ںیم ب تںل ں پر د ا یلےس لہپا ب ںیسرتری ص ج ےکی س ح ںئ تو ںیم ت ت ھ ے ل ے ensure کر وں گ ہک ا ب کو د وسرا ب تںل ں پر لم ح ن ی ہک وة ع طی د رس ےہو ح ن ۔ ج ا ب ا س کو fold کر ںی توہمری ئ کرےکا س کو ا س طر ں ی ت ت ے ت ت ت ت ت ھ ےسfold کر ںی ہک ا ب ک Ballot خرا ب ی ےہو ح ن۔ ج د وسوں ن لہپھب ا ںیل ںیم سرک یک ےہ، ا ں کو ی ےہ۔ ےہ ےہر چ ی ںس و وب ےک ب ت ے stamp کو ئ ںی کر ںی ےگ ی ہک ا س یک ink dim ی ےہو ح ن۔)T07 تر ح ری ےہ( T07-12MAR2021 SAIFI\Raza TIME 3010 (Turns: 08, 09, 10, 11,12,13, 14,15 are merged in this) ت ت ے ھ ت ت ھ ت ھ ت ج ب تر ں نا ںئ ن ا ں رف: ۔۔۔ ح ری ۔۔ ۔ ا س سیحںم کو ےہر چ ی ںس و وب ےک ب ےہ ئ ںی کر ںی ےگ ی ہک ا س یک ink dimی ےہ و ے ے ح ن۔.So after every 25 votes, what we will do is to change the stamp ںی ھب ی د وں ہک موی ی ت ت ت قوں، ںیکرة ا و ر ج ییے ھب electronicا ل ب ے ںہ وة prohibited ے ںہ۔ Nobody would be allowed to take either a mobile, a camera or any electronic device bring to the Polling Booth as ے ت ے ت ھ ت .such ےہ رے ا ج سو ممرا ں ے ںہ۔ ا حس ق د ا ر ص ج یک notificationس ںن ا ئ ےہ ی ں ںہن ا ئ ےہ they are 99 ںیل ا ب یک ہسول ت ت ت ت ت ت ت ت ھ ے ےک ںیل تونل ی ن ب ئ کر د ںی ےگ۔ ی ن ب ئ کر ےک گیحی سر وع کر د ںی ےگ۔ گیحی ےک ب حو ر رل ا ن گ ا س یک ت ت ے ت ت ت ت ے ے ت ھ ھ ے ت ت announcementکرن ےک ب حو ں رچ ںیم م ےہون ے ںہ ا ں ےس لح ںل ح ن گ ا و ر ںچر ںیم ص ج د پ ںچر ںیم ک ا ںیل ت ت ت ت ت ت ت ھ ھ ھ conductکر ںی ےگ۔ ی ن ب وتنل کو ئ کر د ںی ےگ۔ ےہ ری د وسوں ےس د رحوا س ےہ ہک ترا ة ہمری ئ ی ن ب ی ا ی و وب د ا ل د ںی۔ ب تںل ت ے ت ت ے ت ھ ھ ں ر پکو م رک کرن ک طرصںقہ ھب ھکل ےہوا ےہ۔ ا ب س ہمری ئ کر ےک د ںکی ںیل ۔ ا گر مر ںن کو ئلعموم ب ح ں ں ہ وة ھب س ںتییں ںیسرتری ےس تو چ تکس ے ںہ۔ ے ھ ت ںیسرتری ص ج، ا ھب ی کسے ھکول کر د ھک ںئ۔ ح یل ے ںہ۔ The candidates and the polling agents kindly will see ھ ھ مت ت ت ت ت ت ھ .the boxes are empty ںیسرتری ص ج ،ب تںل یک س کو ںیس رک ںی۔ سں عر ں رت ص ج ا و ر ف ر وق ص ج ،ا ب ن د ںکی ںل ۔ ا س ب تںل ے ھ ی سک کو ںیس کرےک د ھک ںئ۔ .Now we will start with the process of voting ںیسرتری ص ج، ا ب

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ے ت ت ت ھ ھ ت alphabetical order ںیم ممر ص ج ں ےک ی م پ ر ںی۔ ممرص ج ں، ںیسرتری ص ج ےک ی س ا ںئ، ب تںل ں رپ ںیل، ںی ں ےس تونل توت ت ھ ںیم ح کر ا ی و وب mark کر ںی۔ سر وع کر ںی۔ ت ھ ت ھ ھ ت ھ ج ب ںیسرتری س ںتییں : س ف کو instruction ےہ ہک تونل توت ںیم سیحںم رھک د ںی۔ With the permission of ے ت ت ,the honourable Chair ںیم ا ھب alphabetically ممرا ں ک ی م لوں گ ا و ر One by one وة ا ںئ ےگ۔۔ ا۔ ےگ T16 T16-12MAR2021 FAZAL \Zaidi 04:40 P.M Turns No.17 & 18 are merged due to pause Mr. Presiding Officer: All the honourable members of the Senate who are present in the Hall have cast their votes. In all 98 votes have been cast. I had said that we would close the polls at 5’O clock. Senator Mushtaq Ahmed of Jamat-e- Islami is not present here today. Mr. ’s notification has been suspended by the Election Commission of Pakistan dated the 29th June, 2018. So, now do we wait for another 20 minutes or do you want the count to start? We have to wait. Senator Farooq Hamid Naek: Unless he gives it in writing. Mr. Presiding Officer: So, I hope that you all will not become restless. I hope you are not writing petitions. I will be sitting over here in those 20 minutes. So, 20 minutes we have now and you can stretch your legs and rest in peace. We will have to wait for 20 minutes till such time as the announced time for the close of polls which was 5’O clock is approached. Thank you. (Pause for 20 minutes)

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Mr. Presiding Officer: (Continued) This is rejected, this is rejected, this is rejected, all of these are rejected. There are seven votes/ballots in which the 12 marking instead of the box, the stamp has actually been affixed on the name of Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani and these are rejected. (Desk thumping by the Treasury Benches) Mr. Presiding Officer: Now, give me the count please. Order in the House. Please sit down. Bibi, please sitdown, let me get this thing done, then whatever you have to say, I will listen to you. Sir, let me first do this, then we will hear you. Let me complete this, then I will hear you also whatever you want to say. Farooq sahib is on his legs actually, let me complete this process, then I will hear you. Let me complete this first. Mr. Farooq, please come here so that you can see the final count, then whatever you have to say, we will hear. Just come and see this. ھ ھ ت ی یںح ت ی یںح ں رش ی ئ ئ ! ا ب د را ھیںں۔.Please sit down و ںیس ص ج، ف ا ص ج ا ب ھیںں۔ This ballot paper, the voter has given the vote to the both candidates. This is, therefore, rejected. The seven ballot papers, the marking was that you had to put to stamp in the box actually as against the name of the candidate. In all of these seven ballot papers, the stamp has been affixed on the name of the candidate; therefore, I have already rejected them. Why can’t I do it? …(Followed by T20) T21-12MAR21 FURQAN/ Mubashir. 05:30P.M. (Turns No.22 & 23 are merged) ت ت ت ے ھ ت ت ھ ت ت ے ج ب تر ں نا ںئ ن ا ں رف ) ح ری(۔ی ر رص ج ! ا ب تو ںیل ی ں ف ر وق ی ںئ ص ج تو ںیل، د و تو ںہن تول تکس، he is speaking on ت ے .your behalf, so what is the problemی ںئ ص ج ! ا ب ی ب کر ںی۔ ت ھ ت ت ے ھ ے س ںتیتںٹ ر ف ر وق ح م ی ںئ :تو ری د ںت ر لہپ ھب ا ںی rulingد ی یگ ےہ، You have given a ruling regarding the formation of the committee but later on when an application came before you. Mr. Presiding Officer: There is nothing to do with the counting of the vote.

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ت ت ت س ھ ت ت ے ت ںتیتںٹ ر ف ر وق ح م ی ںئ: ںہن، ں ہنyou changed your ruling، ا ب وح ی ب کر ر ےہ ے ںہ ہک ںیم ن rulingد ےد ی

ےہ۔ You changed your ruling yourself. Now you cannot give an order, you cannot give a ruling without hearing the aggrieved party. Let us read instruction. Mr. Presiding Officer: I have read the instruction. What is your submission? ت ت س ھ ت ت ے ت ت ھ ںتیتںٹ ر ف ر وق ح م ی ںئ :ا ب ھجم وتیل ےہ ں ہند ے ر ےہ، ا ب ن pre-dertmineکر ںل ےہ تو ںیم ی یںحھ ح ی ے وہں۔ Mr. Presiding Officer: What is your submission? Senator Farooq Hamid Naek: Let me say something. ے ت ت ں ھ ت ت ت ت ںیم ن لہپ ہک ٹ ہک یمک ی ںئ ں یلا ب ن ںمری ی ب ں ہننس ھب۔ ت ت ت ے ھ ت ں ھ ھ ج ب تر ں نا ںئ ن ا ں رف: ا ب یمک کو چو رد ںی، come on these ballot papers ت ت ے س ھ ت ت ے ت ت ت ت ت ت ں ھ ت ںتیتںٹ ر ف ر وق ح م ی ںئ :ا س وق ھب ںیم ن عرص ںک ں ت یلا ب ن ںمری م ع ں ہننس، ا س ےک ب ا ب ن حود یمک ی ئ۔

Mr. Presidisng Officer: Mr. Naek, come on these ballot papers. Senator Farooq Hamid Naek: Let us have patience and let us give a patient hearing. You are sitting over here on the Chair as an arbiter, to give a decision which is fair. Mr. Presiding Officer: Sir, what is your submission? Don’t tell me what I have to do, I know what I have to do. Senator Farooq Hamid Naek: I will come to the rules. First of all, the instructions that have been given. ے ت ھ ت ھ ت ت ت ت ت ت ت ب تںل ں پر تر ا ںم وا ر وں ےک ی م د ر ج ے ںہ، ب تںل ں پر تر ا پ پ ےک ا ںم وا ر وں ےک ح ن ےک ا ن ر ہمر گل ںئ، ںی ںیہک ںہن ھکل ہک ح ن ےک سک گج ے ترہمر گل ںئ۔ ت )م ا خ(

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ت ت ت ت ت ے ھ ت ت ھ ج ب تر ں نا ںئ ن ا ں رف: ا ںی م ا ں ہن ںنس۔ ت ت ے س ھ ت ت ے یکں ت ت ت ںتیتںٹ ر ف ر وق ح م ی ںئ: ا ب د ھیںں ہک س تر ں یں ےہو ر ےہ ے ںہ۔ ںی ںیہک ںہن ھکل ہک سک گج تر ہمر گل ںئ، ھکل ےہوا ےہ ہک ح ن ےک ے ت ے ت ے ت ت ت ت ت ھ ا ن رہمر گل ںئ۔ ا ب ج ہمر یک ی ب کر ر ےہ ے ںہ، وة ح ن ےک ا ن ر یگل ےہوئ ےہ، ح ن ےک ی ےہر ںہن یگل ےہوئ ےہ۔ ی ں تو ا س instructionکو ٹ ر ت ھ ت ت ھ د ںی ا و ر حو ا ب تہک ے ںہ ہک ںیم ن rulingد ے د ی ےہ ، ا ےس ترفرا ر ر ںیھک۔ و وتر ن ںی ںچر تریھ ےہ، ا س تر rules silent ے ںہ، rules ںی ت ت ت ں ہنتہک ہک ہک ں ت رہمرگل ئ ےہ،rules ںیم ںیہک ں ہنھکل ےہوا ۔ Rules ںیم ھکل ےہوا ےہ :۔ “Voting shall be through a secret ballot” ے ت ھ ھ ت ت ت ت ت ت ت ا ب ج ں ی ہمر گل ن ک عت ےہ تو ا ب ےک ںیسرتر ں نن حود ںی ہک ےہ ہک ح ن ےک ا ن ر ہمر گل ںئ۔ ا گر ںی ہمر حن ےک ی ےہر ےہ تو you have got the right to reject it, otherwise you do not have the right. It will be an unlawful, it will be malafide.

ھ ھ ت ت ںیسرتر ںن ا س ی ب یک گوا ة ےہ ، ا ں یک ا پ instructions ںھت ہک ا ب ںی ہمر گل تکس ے ںہ، ا گر ںی ہمر ی ےہر ےہ تو ا ب rejectکرتکس

ے ںہ۔ ت )م ا خ( ت ت س ھ ت ت ے ھ ت ت ت ت ت ںتیتںٹ ر ف ر وق ح م ی ںئ: ںیسر ںنری ص ج ن حود ںی ی ب یہک ےہ ہک ح ن ےک ا ن ر ہمر ےہوئ ح ے ںہ۔ Irrespective of the ھ ھ ییح ے .fact whether it is name of the candidate or not ںیسر ںنری ص ج ھے ےہون، ا گر ںی ا س ی ب ےس ت ھ ے disagreeکر ںی تو ںیم ا پ argumentsےل کر ی یںحھ ح وں گ ۔ Keeping all in this view my submission is you should please withdraw your ruling and give a ruling which is fair and transparent. ت ت ت ے ھ ت مت ت ت ت ج ب تر ں نا ںئ ن ا ں رف: سں عر ں ترص ج۔ ت ت س ھ مت ت ت ت ت ے ت ت ھ ت ھ ںتیتںٹ ر سں عر ں رت: ج ب ںچر ںیم! ںیم ا پ رتے lawyerےک س نم ی ب ںہن کر کس ، تری simpleیس ی ب ےہ۔ ںی ں ج رم ھ ت ت ب حںچ ت ت ت ت ت ت ت ت ت ترھکل ےہوا ےہ۔ ب تںل ں پرح لص کرن ےک ب رک ترد ے ےک ھے گج تر ح کر ا پ پےک ا ںم وا ر ےک ی م ےک س نم ،ح ن ےک ا ن ر ہمر ں خ ے ت ت طر ں یےس ہمر گل ن۔ ںی ں ترا ںم وا رےک ی م ےک ا و ترک ں ہنھکل ںگ ۔ا ب یک ا ںی rulingا کچ ےہ .which is very clear 15

ت )م ا خ( Senator Farooq Hamid Naek: It is against the provision in the Constitution, ت

ا ب sensitize ں ہنکرتکس،on the technicality، ںی ی ب ا گل کر ر ےہ ے ںہ، ںی سک ک قی و ر ےہ، why should be voter sufferd for the mistake of the secretariat. Mr. Presiding Officer: I am only hearing the polling agent, I am not going to hear eighty people. Senator Farooq Hamid Naek: Why should the voter suffered because of the mistake of the secretariat? Mr. Persiding Officer: I have heard Mr. Farooq Naek, the polling agent for Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani and Mr. Mohsin Aziz, the polling agent for Mr. Sadiq Sinjarni. My view personally is that the construction of the ballot paper is in such a way, and the instructions which have been pointed out and which basically are printed over here. If the stamp actually is in box in front of the name of the candidate, I am of the view that in all seven ballot papers….. (interruption) Mr. Presiding Officer: Musadik Sahib, I am giving my ruling, you don’t like it, go appeal to the election tribunal. These seven ballot papers are rejected. ت )م ا خ( Mr. Presiding Officer: Please sit down. T24-12March2021 Tariq/Ed: Mohsin Zaidi. 05:40 pm Announcement of the Result of Election of Chairman by Mr. Presiding Officer Presiding Officer…these seven ballot papers are rejected. Please sit down. Mr. Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani has received 48 votes. Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani 42 votes. Please take your seats.

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ے ت ت ھ ے ت ا ب ترا ن ہمری ئ ا پ ں وسں تر لچ ح ںئ۔.Order in the House ںنس ج۔ I would request Mr. Sadiq ے ے ت ت ھ ت ت ت Sanjrani ہک ا ب ں رچ ں یمس ںتییں ک لح ں یلےک ںیل رت ں یےل ا ںئ۔ Oath taking by the Chairman ت ت ت ت ت ت ے ھ ت ت س ھ ے ت ت )ا س موق ت ر ج ب تر ں نا ںئ ن ا ں رف ن ںتیتںٹ ر محم ص د ق سرا ئ ےس ںچر ںیم ک لح ںل ( ت ت ت ھ ت ت ت ت ت ھ ’’ ںیم محم ص د ق سرا ئ، ص ق د ل ےس لح ا ٹ ی ےہوں ہک ںیم خوص ںن ےس ی سک ں ک ح یم ا و ر وف د ا ر ر ےہوں گ ۔ ہک س ںتییں ےک ے ت ت ے ت ت ت ت ے ت ت ے م ت ت ں رچ ںیم یک ں ںح ےس ا و ر ج ھب ھبک ھجم ت ںتییں ص ر ی سک ں ک ک م کرن ےک ںیل ہک ح ن گ تو ا پ فر ائ ک رہ ےن یی حی ا ںی ن ا ری، ا پ ے ے ت ت ت ت ھ ے ت ت ھ ا نئ لص ںح ا و ر وف د ا ری ےک س ت الس یم مجو ر ںی ی سک ں ےک ا ں تئ ا و ر س ںتییں ےک ںچر ںیم یک ں ںح ےس، س ںتییں ےک قوا ع ےک طم ب ا و ر ے ںہ ت ت ت ت ت ت ت ظ ت ی سک ں یک حود م ری، س لمیں ، ا حتس م، بود ی ا و ر حوس ح یل یک ح طر ا نم د وں گ ۔ ہک ںیم ا لس یم نر ںی کو ترفرا ر رتھک ےک ںیل کوس ں ر ے وہں گ حو ت ت ت ت ت ت ت ت ت ت ظ ت ت ت ںی م ی سک ں یک ںب د ےہ۔ ہک ںیم ا پ د ا ئ م د کو ا پ سرک ری ک م ی ں ا پ سرک ری ں ویفں تر نر ا ن ا ر ںہن ےہون د وں گ ہک ںیم ا لس یم ومج ر ںی ے ت ت ظ ت قس ت ی سک ں ےک ا ں تئ کو ترفرا ر رھکوں گ ا و ر ا س ک ت ا و ر د ف ع کر وں گ ا و ر ںی ہک ںیم ےہر ح ل ںیم ےہر م ےک لو وگں ےک س ت ب حوف و رع ںن ا و ر ے ے ت ت ت ت ت ت ت ت ب رغی و ع د ف توں ےک طم ب ا ن ف کر وں گ ۔ ا ہلل ت یل ٰ ںمری م د ا و ر ر ےہ ئ فرم ںئ۔ ا ںیم۔‘‘ ت ت ت ت ے ت ے ت ھ مح ت ے )لح ےک ب ج ب ں رچ ں یممحم ص د ق سرا ئ ں رچ ںیم یک ںس تر مکں ےہون ( ے ت ے ت ت ت ج ب ں رچ ںیم: سب ا ہلل ا لر ٰمح ا لر ںیح۔ .Order in the House گتںل ری ےس کوئ ھب ی ب ی کرے۔ ,Security Staff ے ھ ت ت ت ت ت please س کو ب ںئ۔ رت ں ی ر ںیھک۔ مر را را ں کا و ر ی ق ی م لوگ رت ں ی ر ںیھک۔ ت ت ت ھ سم س ےس لہپ تو ںیم ا ہلل ت ٰیل ک شر ںی ا د ا کری ےہوں ا و ر ا پ ی م colleagues ک وجں ن ھجم و وب د ی ںا و ر ا س ف ی چ ھا ہک ھر ےس ظ ے ت ت ت ت ت ت ت ت ت ھ ھجم ں رچ ںیم elect کر ںی۔ ا س ےک ب ںیم ج ب معرا ں ح ں و ر ںترا ظع ی سک ں، PTI یک ی م leadership especially تر و ں رت خ ھ ت ت ت ت ت ص ج ا و ر ج ب ح م مک ل ح ں ص ج حو ےہ ری ی رئ ےک سر ترا ة ے ںہ ا ں ک ھب شر ںی ا د ا کری ےہوں ا و ر تو رے ا ںتوا ں ک تہہ د ل ےس مسک و ر ےہوں ا وورر ںی

ت ت ت ت ت ت ت ھ ھ ے ت ت ں ںی د ل ی ےہوں ہک ںیم ن لہپ ںیج ںئ س ل ا س ا ںتوا ں کو چ ی ںا یس ا ن ا ر ںیم س کو س ت ےل کر خوں گ ، ا ں س ءا ہلل۔ ا ب د پ ں رچ ںیم ےک ا ںیل

ک process ےہ۔

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Election process for the office of Deputy Chairman Senate Mr. Chairman: Now I will announce the names of the contesting Members for the Office of the Deputy Chairman Senate and their proposers. The following Members, individually filed nomination papers, proposing the names of candidates for the election of the Deputy Chairman and whose nomination papers have been found to be in order after scrutiny. ت ت ت ت ت س ھ ت ت س ھ ت ج ب ںتیتںٹ ر مول ی ع ا لغف و ر ںح ری ا و ر ا ں ےک proposer ے ں ہ ںتیتںٹ ر کمرا ں مرصضی ٰص ج۔۔۔ا ےگ ح ری۔۔۔(T25) T25-12Mar2021 Rafaqat Waheed/Ed: Mubashir 5:50 pm Turns No.26, 27, 28, 29 & 30 were merged) Mr. Chairman: (Continued) The following members individually filed nomination papers proposing the names of candidates for the election of the Deputy Chairman and whose nomination papers have been found to be in order after scrutiny. ت ت ت ت ت س ھ ت س ھ ت ت س ھ ت ت ج ب ںتیتںٹ ر مول ی ع ا لغف و ر ںح ری ےک proposer ںتی ںتٹ ر ک مرا ں رم صیٰے ص ج ے ںہ۔ ںتیتںٹ ر مر را محم ا رف ںن ی ےک proposer ت ت ت س ھ ت ت ھ س ھ ت ت س ھ ت ت ھ ت ت ںتیتںٹ ر سرفرا ر امح یگ حی ا و ر ںتیتںٹ ر ےہ ا ںن ا ہلل ح ں ے ںہ۔ ںتیتںٹ ر رسفرا ر ا مح یگ حی ن د و مر ت ف رم د ںن ے ںہ۔ ا ب س کو procedure لعموم ےہ، ھ ھر ھب ںیم رتھ د ںی ےہوں: The procedure of the election will be that every member will be issued a ballot paper with the names of the candidates written thereon in Urdu. After going into the booth, a member will affix a stamp in the box bearing name of the candidate of his choice. The stamp is placed on the table in the booth. ت ے ت ے ھ ت ت تس ھ ت ھ ا س طرج ا ب ںیسرتری ص ج ہمری ئ کرےک ی م alphabetically پ رن ح ںئ۔ ا ںی ا ںی مر ر ںتی ںتٹ ر ا ح ںئ ا و ر ا ی و وب cast ھ ت ت ے کر ںی۔ ج ںیسرتری ص ج! ہمری ئ کرےک سر وع کر ںی۔ Sorry ںیم تول ںگ ےہوں۔ د وتوں polling agents ا د ھر ا ح ںئ ا و ر ا س box کو ے ے seal کر ںی۔ لہپ ballot box ہ ے وس کو، س ک ود ھک ںئ، ا س ےک ب ا ےس seal کرد ںی۔ (At this stage, the ballot box was sealed) 18

ے ے ت ت ے ت ت ت ت ت ت ت ت ے ھ ت ت ج ب ں رچ ںیم: ی م تر ہمر ی گل ںئ کلب س نم ح ن ںیم گل ںئ، حوکن تر ں نا ںئ ن ا ں ر فن ںی لہپ ےہ ہہک د ی ں ےہ تو ا یس کو valid ت ے ت ے vote م ی ح ن گ ۔ ا ب ا ب لوگ رت ں ی ر ںیھک، ھر number-wise لوگوں کو ب ںئ ےگ۔ (At this stage, Mr. Secretary Senate started calling upon the names of honourable Senators alphabetically and the members cast their votes) (Followed by……..T26) T31-12MAR21 FURQAN/ Sheikh Hannan. 07:10P.M. Announcement of Result and Oath for the office of Deputy Chairman ت ے ت ے ت س ھ ت ت ھ ے ج ب ں رچ ںیم: ںتیتںٹ ر ص ج ں! رت ںی ر ںیھک۔Security staff س کو گتںل ری ںیم ب ںئ۔ہ ے وس ک decorum ت ے ت ھ ھ maintain ر ںیھک۔ ا ب د وتوں resultsےس satisfy ے ںہ،clear ےہ؟ کوئ vote reject ںہن ےہ؟ ںھٹ ےہ۔ ںیسر ںنری ص ج! ںت ے resultد چ یی ے۔ The result of the election has been received, the detail of the votes which are; total number of the casted votes 98, number of valid votes 98, none of the votes is rejected. Senator Molana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri has received 44 votes. Senator Mirza Muhammad Afridi has received 54 votes. According to the result, Senator Mirza Muhammad Afridi has received more votes than the other candidate. Therefore, he is elected as Deputy Chairman Senate, in terms of sub rule 6 of the Rule 9 read with Rule 10 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate 2012. ت س ھ ت ت ت ے ھ ے ںتیتںٹ ر مر را محم ا فر ںن ی ص ج ! رت ں یل ںپ، oathا ٹ ںپ۔ ت س ھ ت ت ھ ھ ے ت ت ھ )ا س موق ت ر ںتیتںٹ ر محم ا فر ںن ی ص ج ند پ ںچر ںیم ک لح ا ٹ ی ں( ت ے ت ت ج ب ں رچ ںیم! ا فر ںن ی ص ج! ا ب کو ب م رک ےہو۔ (Thumping of desks)

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Mr. Chairman: Listen to the announcement. Before we conclude todays sitting I would like to draw your attention to Rule 15 and 16 of the Senate rules regarding independent members and declaration of the Leader of the Opposition. As per these rules, independent members including a member from FATA may exercise his option to join the treasury or opposition benches, as the case may be, within seven days from today and shall inform Secretary Senate in writing. Furthermore, members in opposition including independent members who support the opposition benches will submit names for the Leader of the Opposition to the Chairman who shall declare a member as a Leader of the Opposition, who enjoys the support of the majority of the members in the opposition to the Government. It is pertinent to mention that an independent member including a member from FATA who has not given his option to join the opposition benches, shall not be eligible to support any member for the office of the Leader of the Opposition. Letters are being dispatched in this regard to independent members and members belonging to opposition benches. Copies of which have also been placed on the table. I will now read out the prorogation order received from President. “In exercise of the powers conferred by Clause (1) of Article 54 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, I hereby prorogue the Senate Session on the conclusion of its business on 12th March, 2021.” Sd/- (Dr. Arif Alvi) President Islamic Republic of Pakistan ------(The House was then prorogued sine die) ------20