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19Th SESSION PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB FAFEN PARLIAMENT MONITOR 19th SESSION 29 January – 26 February, 2016 Free and Fair Election Network www.fafen.org EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Chairpersons chaired one per cent of (Amendment) Bill 2015; the continuance LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS the session time while rest of the time of the University of Okara Bill 2015; the ISLAMABAD: The Punjab Assembly was consumed in breaks. Among the Punjab Forest (Amendment) Bill, 2015; passed 20 bills and adopted 17 parliamentary leaders in the House, JI the Punjab Procurement Regulatory leader attended 12 sittings followed by Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2015; the AM Adjournment Motion resolutions during its 19th session, says Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) PPPP (8), PML-Z (one) and none by PML, Punjab Protection of Women Against BNAP Bahawalpur National Awami Party in its session report. PNML and BNAP. Violence Bill, 2015; the Punjab Private Educational Institutions (Promotion and Forty bills sponsored by the government CAN Call Attention Notice The session, comprising 21 sittings, Regulation) (Amendment) Bill, 2015; the appeared on the list of business. Of started on January 29, 2016 and Punjab Education Foundation CM Chief Minister these, 20 were passed by the House, concluded on February 26, 2016. On (Amendment) Bill, 2015, the Ali Institute while 17 were introduced and three IND Independent average, each sitting started 77 minutes of Education Lahore (Amendment) Bill, were not taken up. behind the schedule and lasted two 2015 and the Ghazi University, Dera JI Jamaat-e-Islami hours and 45 minutes. According to the sub section 6 of Ghazi Khan (Second Amendment) Bill, PM Privilege Motion FAFEN conducts a headcount of section 91 of Rules of Procedure of the 2015. Provincial Assembly of the Punjab 1997, members at the start and end of each Seventeen introduced bills included the PML Pakistan Muslim League “an Ordinance laid before the Assembly sitting and documents the actual time Provincial Motor Vehicles (Amendment) under clause (2) of Article 128 of the PML-N Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz spent by the legislators, including the Ordinance 2015; the Fort Monroe Constitution shall be deemed to be a Bill Chief Minister, Opposition Leader, Development Authority Ordinance introduced in the Assembly on the day it PML-Z Pakistan Muslim League (Zia) Speaker and Deputy Speaker. 2015; the Punjab Forensic Science is so laid”. PNML Pakistan National Muslim League According to FAFEN's observation, the Agency (Amendment) Ordinance 2015; lawmakers' attendance remained low The bills passed by the House included the Punjab Education Foundation PO Points of Order throughout the session – with an the Punjab Safe Cities Authority Bill (Amendment) Ordinance 2015; the Punjab Vigilance Committees Ordinance PPPP Pakistan People's Party Parliamentarian average of 20 (5%) members present at 2015; the Punjab Special Protection Unit the start and 58 (16%) at the end of Bill 2015; the Punjab Revenue Authority 2016; the Fatima Jinnah Medical PTI Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf each sitting. (Amendment) Bill 2015; the University Lahore (Amendment) Infrastructure Development Authority of Ordinance 2015; the Punjab The Chief Minister remained absent the Punjab Bill 2015; the Punjab Food Procurement Regulatory Authority throughout the session, while the Authority (Amendment) Bill 2015; the (Amendment) Ordinance 2015; the Opposition Leader attended 19 out of 21 Punjab Pure Food (Amendment) Bill Punjab Local Government (Amendment) sittings for a total of 42% of the session's 2015; the Punjab Local Government Ordinance 2016; the Punjab Prohibition time. Three sittings (16th, 17th and 20th) (First Amendment) Bill 2016; the Punjab of Child Labour at Bricks Kilns were adjourned due to lack of quorum Local Government (Second Ordinance 2016; the Punjab Marriage pointed out by PTI lawmakers. Amendment) Bill 2016; the Punjab Functions Ordinance 2015; the Punjab Local Government (Second Nearly 74% of the session was chaired Technical Education and Vocational Amendment) Ordinance 2016; the by the Speaker, who was present in 19 Training Authority (Amendment) Bill Punjab Economic Research Institute sittings. The Deputy Speaker was 2015; the Punjab Public Representatives' (Amendment) Ordinance 2016; the present in 11 sittings and chaired 21% of Laws (Amendment) Bill 2016; the Punjab Punjab Forest (Amendment) Ordinance the session. A member of Panel of Maternity Benefits (Amendment) Bill 2015; the Canal and Drainage 2016 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Chairpersons chaired one per cent of (Amendment) Bill 2015; the continuance LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS the session time while rest of the time of the University of Okara Bill 2015; the ISLAMABAD: The Punjab Assembly was consumed in breaks. Among the Punjab Forest (Amendment) Bill, 2015; passed 20 bills and adopted 17 parliamentary leaders in the House, JI the Punjab Procurement Regulatory leader attended 12 sittings followed by Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2015; the AM Adjournment Motion resolutions during its 19th session, says Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) PPPP (8), PML-Z (one) and none by PML, Punjab Protection of Women Against BNAP Bahawalpur National Awami Party in its session report. PNML and BNAP. Violence Bill, 2015; the Punjab Private Educational Institutions (Promotion and Forty bills sponsored by the government CAN Call Attention Notice The session, comprising 21 sittings, Regulation) (Amendment) Bill, 2015; the appeared on the list of business. Of started on January 29, 2016 and Punjab Education Foundation CM Chief Minister these, 20 were passed by the House, concluded on February 26, 2016. On (Amendment) Bill, 2015, the Ali Institute while 17 were introduced and three IND Independent average, each sitting started 77 minutes of Education Lahore (Amendment) Bill, were not taken up. behind the schedule and lasted two 2015 and the Ghazi University, Dera JI Jamaat-e-Islami hours and 45 minutes. According to the sub section 6 of Ghazi Khan (Second Amendment) Bill, PM Privilege Motion FAFEN conducts a headcount of section 91 of Rules of Procedure of the 2015. Provincial Assembly of the Punjab 1997, members at the start and end of each Seventeen introduced bills included the PML Pakistan Muslim League “an Ordinance laid before the Assembly sitting and documents the actual time Provincial Motor Vehicles (Amendment) under clause (2) of Article 128 of the PML-N Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz spent by the legislators, including the Ordinance 2015; the Fort Monroe Constitution shall be deemed to be a Bill Chief Minister, Opposition Leader, Development Authority Ordinance introduced in the Assembly on the day it PML-Z Pakistan Muslim League (Zia) Speaker and Deputy Speaker. 2015; the Punjab Forensic Science is so laid”. PNML Pakistan National Muslim League According to FAFEN's observation, the Agency (Amendment) Ordinance 2015; lawmakers' attendance remained low The bills passed by the House included the Punjab Education Foundation PO Points of Order throughout the session – with an the Punjab Safe Cities Authority Bill (Amendment) Ordinance 2015; the Punjab Vigilance Committees Ordinance PPPP Pakistan People's Party Parliamentarian average of 20 (5%) members present at 2015; the Punjab Special Protection Unit the start and 58 (16%) at the end of Bill 2015; the Punjab Revenue Authority 2016; the Fatima Jinnah Medical PTI Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf each sitting. (Amendment) Bill 2015; the University Lahore (Amendment) Infrastructure Development Authority of Ordinance 2015; the Punjab The Chief Minister remained absent the Punjab Bill 2015; the Punjab Food Procurement Regulatory Authority throughout the session, while the Authority (Amendment) Bill 2015; the (Amendment) Ordinance 2015; the Opposition Leader attended 19 out of 21 Punjab Pure Food (Amendment) Bill Punjab Local Government (Amendment) sittings for a total of 42% of the session's 2015; the Punjab Local Government Ordinance 2016; the Punjab Prohibition time. Three sittings (16th, 17th and 20th) (First Amendment) Bill 2016; the Punjab of Child Labour at Bricks Kilns were adjourned due to lack of quorum Local Government (Second Ordinance 2016; the Punjab Marriage pointed out by PTI lawmakers. Amendment) Bill 2016; the Punjab Functions Ordinance 2015; the Punjab Local Government (Second Nearly 74% of the session was chaired Technical Education and Vocational Amendment) Ordinance 2016; the by the Speaker, who was present in 19 Training Authority (Amendment) Bill Punjab Economic Research Institute sittings. The Deputy Speaker was 2015; the Punjab Public Representatives' (Amendment) Ordinance 2016; the present in 11 sittings and chaired 21% of Laws (Amendment) Bill 2016; the Punjab Punjab Forest (Amendment) Ordinance the session. A member of Panel of Maternity Benefits (Amendment) Bill 2015; the Canal and Drainage 2016 the Punjab Public Representatives Laws wrong and misleading answer to his train project in Lahore. (Amendment) Bill 2016; the Punjab question in the House. The entire Opposition boycotted the Animals Slaughter Control Lawmakers raised 170 Points of Order proceeding for not getting assurance (Amendment) Bill 2016; the Punjab which consumed 216 minutes of the from the treasury benches to legislate Maintenance of Public Order session's time. Out of 385 starred ban on sale of liquor in the province (Amendment) Bill 2016 and the Punjab questions, only 171 (44%) were taken up during fifth sitting. SECTION 1 Local Government (Third Amendment) during the session and responded to by Bill 2016. PTI lawmakers pointed
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