NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT BULLETIN OF THE ASSEMBLY (35th SESSION)

Date Monday, the 9th August, 2021 Commenced at 5: 22 P.M. Adjourned at 6:54 P.M. Total working hours 1 Hour 32 Minutes Presided by Mr. , Speaker, National Assembly of the Islamic Republic of Attendance 188

1. TILAWAT, HADITH, NAAT AND NATIONAL ANTHEM

 Tilawat, Hadith and Naat by Qari Muhammad Younus  National anthem

FATEHA/ PRAYER

The House offered “Fateha” for the departed souls of:- i) Ch. Wasi Zafar, former Federal Minister for Law & Justice; ii) Three soldiers martyred at Pak- Afghan Border; iii) Two policemen martyred after an explosion at Saryab Road, Quetta; iv) Ten people died after blast of CNG cylinder in a van in , Punjab; and v) People died in different incidents in the country.

QUESTIONS

2. Questions entered in a separate list to be Question Nos. 96, 142, 143, 146, 145, 144, asked and answers given. 148, 152, 153, 159, 162 and 163 were asked and answers given

Mr. Speaker referred the question No. 152 to the Standing Committee concerned.

LEAVE APPLICATION

The leave applications of the Members who requested for grant of leave were read out by the honourable Speaker and granted.

POINTS OF ORDER

Name of Members Brief subject Mr. Murtaza Javed Abbasi Admissibility of Questions regarding 6.37 p.m. to 6.40 p.m. electricity up-gradation works in NA-15, NA-16 and NA-17.

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3. MS. ZILLE HUMA to invite attention Attention invited by Ms. Zille Huma, of the Minister for Planning, Development and MNA; Special Initiatives to a matter of urgent public Ms. Kunwal Shauzab, Parliamentary importance regarding non provision of relief to Secretary for Planning, Development traders with regard to electricity bills and and Special Initiatives made a brief reduction in rent of shops affected due to closure statement followed by a question of their business two days in a week during asked by Ms. Zille Huma, MNA, and COVID-19, causing grave concern amongst the answer given.

public. Mr. Speaker referred Calling Attention Notice the Standing Committee concerned.

ORDINANCE TO BE LAID BEFORE THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY:

4. MR. , Minister Laid for Aviation Division to lay before the National Assembly the Pakistan Airports Authority Ordinance, 2021 (Ordinance No. XIV of 2021)as required by clause (2) of Article 89 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

5. MR. ZAHEER-UD-DIN , Introduced by Mr. Ali Muhammad Adviser to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Khan, Minister of State for Affairs to introduce a Bill further to amend the Parliamentary Affairs Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority Ordinance, 2002 [The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2021]. (Amendments in sections 2, 8, 9 & 43B) 6. MR. , Minister for Introduced Federal Education, Professional Training, National Heritage and Cultureto introduce a Bill to establish as a body corporate the Pakistan Institute of Education [The Pakistan Institute of Education Bill, 2021].

QUORUM

At 6:50 p.m, Dr. Shazia Sobia Aslam Soomro, MNA belonging to PPPP invited attention of the Chair towards the lack of quorum, the count was made, the House was not found in order. Mr. Speaker adjourned the proceeding of the House for the next day.

7. MR. NOOR-UL-HAQ QADRI, Minister for Left over Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony to introduce a Bill further to amend the Evacuee Trust Properties (Management and Disposal) Act, 1975 [The Evacuee Trust Properties (Management and Disposal) (Amendment) Bill, 2021].

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8. MR. FAIZ ULLAH , Chairman Standing Left over Committee on Finance and Revenue to move that the delay in the presentation of the report of the Standing Committee on the Bill further to amend the Government Savings Bank Act, 1873 [The Government Savings Bank (Amendment) Bill, 2021], till today be condoned.

REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE-PRESENTATION OF:

9. MR. FAIZ ULLAH , Chairman Standing Left over Committee on Finance and Revenue to present the report of the Standing Committee on the Bill further to amend the Government Savings Bank Act, 1873 [The Government Savings Bank (Amendment) Bill, 2021].

MOTION

10. MR. FAIZ ULLAH , Chairman Standing Left over Committee on Finance and Revenue to move that the delay in the presentation of the report of the Standing Committee on the Bill further to amend the Post Office National Savings Certificates Ordinance, 1944 [The Post Office National Savings Certificates (Amendment) Bill, 2021], till today be condoned.

REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE-PRESENTATION OF:

11. MR. FAIZ ULLAH , Chairman Standing Left over Committee on Finance and Revenue to present the report of the Standing Committee on the Bill further to amend the Post Office National Savings Certificates Ordinance, 1944 [The Post Office National Savings Certificates (Amendment) Bill, 2021].

LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS

12. MR. SHAFQAT MAHMOOD, Minister Left over for Federal Education, Professional Training, National Heritage and Culture to

3 move that the Bill further to amend the Higher Education Commission Ordinance, 2002 [The Higher Education Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2021], as reported by the Standing Committee, be taken into consideration at once. 13. MR. SHAFQAT MAHMOOD, Minister Left over for Federal Education, Professional Training, National Heritage and Culture to move that the Bill further to amend the Higher Education Commission Ordinance, 2002 [The Higher Education Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2021], be passed. 14. MR. SHAFQAT MAHMOOD, Minister Left over for Federal Education, Professional Training, National Heritage and Culture to move that the Bill further to amend the laws relating to the Higher Education Commission [The Higher Education Commission (Second Amendment) Bill, 2021], as reported by the Standing Committee, be taken into consideration at once. 15. MR. SHAFQAT MAHMOOD, Minister Left over for Federal Education, Professional Training, National Heritage and Culture to move that the Bill further to amend the laws relating to the Higher Education Commission [The Higher Education Commission (Second Amendment) Bill, 2021], be passed.

MOTION OF THANKS

16. Further discussion on the following Left over motion moved by MR. ZAHEER-UD- DIN BABAR AWAN, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs on 1st February, 2021:

“This House expresses its deep gratitude to the President of Pakistan for his address to both Houses assembled together on 20th August, 2020.”

MATTERS OTHER THAN POINTS OF ORDER

17. Raising matters under Rule 18 which are not Points of Order. Left over

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18. MR. AHSAN IQBAL CHAUDHARY Left over MS. SHAZA FATIMA KHAWAJA MS. MARYAM AURANGZAIB MS. SHAISTA PERVIAZ MS. NOSHEEN IFTIKHAR to invite attention of the Minister for Human Rights to a matter of urgent public importance regarding increasing cases of gender based violence in the country, causing grave concern amongst the public.

At 6.54 p.m. the sitting of the Assembly was adjourned to meet again on Tuesday 10th August, 2021 at 11.00 p.m.

Islamabad, the TAHIR HUSSAIN 9th August, 2021 Secretary

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