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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT BULLETIN OF THE ASSEMBLY (56TH SESSION 2018) Date Friday, the 27th April, 2018 Commenced at 4.55 P.M. Adjourned at 6.40 P.M. Total working hours 1 Hour 45 Minutes Presided by Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Speaker National Assembly of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Attendance 274 TILAWAT AND NAAT Tilawat and Naat by Qari Najam Mustafa PANEL OF CHAIRPERSONS In pursuance of sub-rule (1) of rule 13 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007, the following members, in order of precedence, were nominated to form a Panel of Chairpersons for the 56th Session of the National Assembly:- 1. MR. ZAHID HAMID 2. MR. SAEED AHMED KHAN MANAIS 3. SYED NAVEED QAMAR 4. S. A. IQBAL QUADRI 5. MS. ASIYA NASIR 6. SYED GHAZI GULAB JAMAL ANNOUNCEMENT Honourable Speaker informed the members to gather in front of the Parliament House after the today’s sitting for a group photo of the members of 14th National Assembly. 1 POINTS OF ORDER Name of member(s) Subject Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah, Criticized the presentation of 6th Budget for complete Leader of the Opposition financial year by the government ahead of general elections (5.06 p.m. to 5.16 p.m.) and presentation of Budget by a non-elected Minister. Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Hussain Criticized the presentation of 6th Budget for complete Qureshi financial year by the government ahead of general elections (5.16 p.m. to 5.26 p.m.) despite disagreement of three Provincial Governments. Mr. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Next government would have the right to make changes in Prime Minister of Pakistan the Budget. (5.26 p.m. to 5.31 p.m.) Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada, Non-elected person was appointed Minister in PPPP Minister for Inter-Provincial government. Coordination (6.39 p.m. to 6.40 p.m.) TOKEN WALK OUT Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah, Leader of the Opposition alongwith all members belonging to PPPP, PTI and JI staged a walk-out as a protest against presentation of 6th Budget for complete financial year by the government ahead of general elections. PROTEST All members belonging to PTI staged a protest, raised slogans, tore Budget documents and gathered in front of the dice of Minister for Finance during the Budget speech on presentation of 6th Budget for complete financial year. 2 THE BUDGET 2. Minister for Finance to present the Mr. Miftah Ismail, Minister for Finance, Revenue Federal Budget for the year, 2018-2019. and Economic Affairs presented the Federal Budget for the year, 2018-2019. H - M (5.32 p.m. to 6.37 p.m.) (1-05) PAPERS LAID BEFORE THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY 3. Minister for Finance to lay before the Mr. Miftah Ismail, Minister for Finance, National Assembly the Supplementary Revenue and Economic Affairs laid before the Demands for Grants and Appropriations National Assembly the Supplementary Demands for the financial year 2017-18. for Grants and Appropriations for the financial year 2017-18 laid. INTRODUCTION OF FINANCE BILL 4. Minister for Finance to introduce a Bill to Mr. Miftah Ismail, Minister for Finance, Revenue give effect to the financial proposals of the and Economic Affairs introduced; copy is available Federal Government for the year on the website of the National Assembly and to be beginning on the first day of July, 2018 published in the Gazette of Pakistan. and to amend certain laws [The Finance Bill, 2018]. 3 SUSPENSION MOTION Rana Tanveer Hussain, Minister for Science and Technology and Defence Production moved the following motion which was adopted by the House:- “That under rule 288 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007 the requirements of rules 18, 69 and 88 of the said Rules be suspended in respect of raising matters which are not Points of Order, Questions Hour and Calling Attention Notices from 30th April, 2018 till the passage of the Budget including the Finance Bill, 2018 in order to give more time for discussion and passage of the Budget.” The sitting of the Assembly was adjourned to meet again on Wednesday the 2nd May, 2018 at 4.00 p.m. Islamabad, the TAHIR HUSSAIN 27th April, 2018 Secretary 4 .