NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT BULLETIN OF THE ASSEMBLY (15th SESSION) Date Monday, the 30th September, 2019 Commenced at 5.26 P.M. Adjourned at 8.11 P.M. Total working hours 2 Hour 14 Minutes Presided by Mr. Asad Qaisar, Speaker, National Assembly of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Attendance 251 1. TILAWAT, NAAT AND NATIONAL ANTHEM Tilawat and Naat by Qari Muhammad Yunus National anthem 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 15th Session of the National Assembly:- 1. SYED FAKHAR IMAM 2. MAKHDOOM SYED SAMI-UL-HASSAN GILLANI 3. CH. MAHMOOD BASHIR VIRK 4. SYED GHULAM MUSTAFA SHAH 5. MR. IQBAL MUHAMMAD ALI KHAN 6. AGHA HASSAN BALOCH FATEHA The House offered “Fateha” for the departed souls of,- (i) Rana Muhammad Afzal Khan, Ex-MNA (ii) Molana Muhammad Hanif and his three companions; (iii) Brother of Dr. Shazia Sobia Aslam; MNA; (iv) Mother-in-law of Dr. Nisar Cheema, MNA; (v) Wife of Raja Muhammad Afzal Khan, Ex-MNA; (vi) Mr. Anwar Bhinder, Ex-Senator; (vii) Father of Ms. Samman Sultana Jaffary, ex-MNA (viii) Died in earth-quack in Mir Pur, Azad Jammu and Kashmir; and (ix) 30 persons died in road accident of bus bounded to Islamabad from Chillas. 1 LEAVE APPLICATIONS The leave applications of the Members who requested for grant of leave were read out by the honourable Speaker and granted. CALLING ATTENTION NOTICE 2. MS. NAFEESA INAYATULLAH KHAN Attention invited by Ms. Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan KHATTAK Khattak, Dr. Nosheen Hamid, Parliamentary RAJA KHURRAM SHAHZAD NAWAZ Secretary made a brief statement followed by one MR. SHER ALI ARBAB question each asked by MR. JUNAID AKBAR to invite attention MS. NAFEESA INAYATULLAH KHAN KHATTAK of the Minister for National Health RAJA KHURRAM SHAHZAD NAWAZ Services, Regulations and Coordination to MR. JUNAID AKBAR and answers given. a matter of urgent public importance regarding outbreak of dengue fever in Islamabad Capital Territory due to the reason that positive symptoms/viral titer found in patients in two allied hospitals, causing grave concern amongst the public. POINTS OF ORDER Name of member(s) Brief Subject Syed Naveed Qamar Drawn attention towards rule 11 and 108 of the Rules of (5.53 p.m. to 6.02 p.m.) Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, (6.54 p.m. to 6.55 p.m.) 2007 regarding vacancy in the office of Deputy Speaker and Production orders respectively. Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, Prime Minister may brief the House regarding his meetings Leader of the Opposition with world Leaders during session of U.N. General Assembly. (6.49 p.m. to 6.54 p.m.) Mr. Mohsin Dawar Explained his position regarding incident of Khar Qamar check (6.56 p.m. to 7.25 p.m.) post attack. Mr. Murad Saeed, Responded to speech made by Mr. Mohsin Dawar. Minister for Communications (7.25 p.m. to 7.41 p.m.) Mr. Pervez Khattak Responded to speech made by Mr. Mohsin Dawar and Mr. Ali (7.41 p.m. to 7.44 p.m.) Wazir, MNAs. Mr. Abdul Shakoor Condemned the bomb blast in which Molana Muhammad (7.45 p.m. to 7.48 p.m.) Hanif, lost his life. Syed Ijaz Ahmed Shah, Assured to resolve the grievances of people of erstwhile FATA Minister for Interior for its development. (7.52 p.m. to 7.57 p.m.) Mr. Ali Wazir Explained his position regarding Khar Qamar check post (7.57 p.m. to 8.04 p.m.) attack. Mr. Ali Muhammad Khan, Appreciated the Prime Minister on his speech in United Minister of State for Parliamentary Nations General Assembly. Affairs (8.04 p.m. to 8.11 p.m.) 2 BREAK At 6.02 p.m. Mr. Speaker suspended the proceedings of the House for Maghrab prayer and the House re-assembled at 6.33 p.m. REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE-PRESENTATION OF: 3. SYED AMIN UL HAQUE, Chairman Standing Presented Committee on Cabinet Secretariat to present the report of the Standing Committee on the Bill to provide for housing and real estate development and other activates related to land and construction through the establishment of Naya Pakistan Housing and Development Authority [The Naya Pakistan Housing and Development Authority Bill, 2019]. LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS 4. DR. ABDUL HAFEEZ SHAIKH, Adviser to Mr. Ali Muhammad Khan, Minister of State for the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue to move that the Bill further to Parliamentary Affairs on behalf of Dr. Abdul amend the Foreign Exchange Regulation Hafeez Shaikh, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Act, 1947 [The Foreign Exchange Finance and Revenue moved. Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2019], as reported by the Standing Committee, be taken into consideration at once. Motion adopted. 5. DR. ABDUL HAFEEZ SHAIKH, Adviser to Bill clause by clause taken up by the House. the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue to move that the Bill further to amend the Foreign Exchange Regulation Bill passed. Act, 1947 [The Foreign Exchange Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2019], be passed. 3 6. DR. ABDUL HAFEEZ SHAIKH, Adviser to Mr. Ali Muhammad Khan, Minister of State for the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue to move that the Bill further to Parliamentary Affairs on behalf of Dr. Abdul amend the Anti-Money Laundering Act, Hafeez Shaikh, Adviser to the Prime Minister on 2010 for the purposes hereinafter Finance and Revenue moved the Bill. appearing [The Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment) Bill, 2019], as reported by the Standing Committee, be taken into consideration at once. Bill clause by clause taken up by the House. 7. DR. ABDUL HAFEEZ SHAIKH, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue to move that the Bill further to Bill passed. amend the Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2010 for the purposes hereinafter appearing [The Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment) Bill, 2019], be passed. PERIODICAL REPORTS OF THE STANDING COMMITTEES – PRESENTATION OF: 8. MIAN NAJEEB UD DIN AWAISI, Chairman Report presented Standing Committee on Federal Education, Professional Training, National History and Literary Heritage to present the Periodical Report of the Committee for the period January - June, 2019 as required by rule 234-A of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007. 9. MR. JUNAID AKBAR, Chairman Standing Report presented Committee on Planning, Development and Reform to present the Periodical Report of the Committee for the period January - June, 2019 as required by rule 234-A of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007. 10. MALIK MUHAMMAD EHSAN ULLAH Ms. Andleeb Abbas, MNA presented the report. TIWANA, Chairman Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs to present the Periodical Report of the Committee for the period January - June, 2019 as required by rule 234-A of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007. 11. MR. SAJID KHAN, Chairman Standing Ms. Aliya Hamza Malik, MNA presented the Committee on States and Frontier report. Regions (SAFRON) to present the 4 Periodical Report of the Committee for the period January - June, 2019 as required by rule 234-A of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007. 12. MR. MUJAHID ALI, Chairman Standing Report presented Committee on Parliamentary Affairs to present the Periodical Report of the Committee for the period January - June, 2019 as required by rule 234-A of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007. 13. MR. SAJID MEHDI, Chairman Standing Report presented Committee on Science and Technology to present the Periodical Report of the Committee for the period January - June, 2019 as required by rule 234-A of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007. 14. SYED AMIN UL HAQUE, Chairman Report presented Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat to present the Periodical Report of the Committee for the period January - June, 2019 as required by rule 234-A of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007. 15. RANA MUHAMMAD QASIM NOON, Report presented Chairman Standing Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privileges to present the Periodical Report of the Committee for the period January - June, 2019 as required by rule 234-A of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007. 16. MR. SALAHUDDIN AYUBI, Chairman Mr. Gul Dad Khan, MNA presented the report. Standing Committee on Narcotics Control to present the Periodical Report of the Committee for the period January - June, 2019 as required by rule 234-A of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007. 17. MR. RIAZ FATYANA, Chairman Standing Syed Naveed Qamar, MNA presented the report. Committee on Law and Justice to present the Periodical Report of the Committee for the period January - June, 2019 as 5 required by rule 234-A of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007. PAPERS LAID BEFORE THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY: 18. MR. MUHAMMAD AZAM KHAN SAWATI, laid Minister for Parliamentary Affairs to lay on the Table of the House an authenticated copy of the Address of the President of Pakistan made under clause (3) of Article 56 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan before both the Houses assembled together on 12th September, 2019, as required by sub-rule (1) of rule 60 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007.