SENATE OF PAKISTAN REPORT OF THE SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS (August 2009- November 2011) Presented by SENATOR MAULANA MUHAMMAD SALEH SHAH QURASHI CHAIRMAN SENATE OF PAKISTAN REPORT OF THE SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS (August 2009- November 2011) Presented by SENATOR MAULANA MUHAMMAD SALEH SHAH QURASHI CHAIRMAN This document has been published with the assistance of Strengthening Democracy through Parliamentary Development in Pakistan, Project of UNDP REPORT OF THE SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS Senator Maulana Muhammad Saleh Shah Qurashi Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Religious Affairs (August 2009- November 2011) REPORT OF THE SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS CONTENTS Page No Acknowledgments …………………………………….......……….…..………. i Composition of the Committee…………………………………….….……. iii Members of the Committee (Pictorial View)………………………….…... v Party Affiliations………………………………………………………………... ix Profiles of the Committee Members ……………………………………….. xi Secretaries to the Committee ................................................................... xxv From the Destk of Chairman…………………………………………………. xxix Executive Summary…………………………………………………………… 01 Minutes of Meeting – i …………………………………………………… 03 Discussion on Haj Policy 2009-2010 - August 7, 2009 Minutes of Meeting – ii………………………………………………….. 05 Discussion on Hajj Policy 2009-2010 and irregularities committed in connection with allotment of Hajj quota to Tour Operators by the Ministry of Religious Affairs. - August 12, 2009 Minutes of Meeting – iii ………………………………………………… 10 To settle disputes between the Ministry of Minorities Affairs and Evacuee Trust Property Borad (ETPB) - October 3, 2009 Minutes of Meeting – iv …………………………………………………. 13 Action taken by the Government of Sindh on the distribution of Rs 1 billion collected on (August 2009- November 2011) REPORT OF THE SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS account of Ushr lying in banks since last fifteen years and appointments of Chairmen of District Zakat and Ushr Committees. - November 10-11, 2009 Minutes of Meeting – v ……………………………………………….. 19 Disbursement of Zakat and Ushr in the Province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA and other allied issues. - January 6, 2010 Minutes of Meeting – vi ………………………………………………. 25 Disbursement of Zakat and Ushr in the Province of Punjab - February 1-2, 2010 Minutes of Meeting – vii ……………………………………………… 30. Disbursement of Zakat and Ushr in the Province of Balochistan - March 8-9, 2010 Minutes of Meeting – viii …………………………………………….. 35 Corruption reported in media regarding Hajj arrangements in the country as well as in Saudi Arabia - May11, 2010 Minutes of Meeting – ix …………………………………………......….. 43 Briefing on Hajj Policy, 2010 - May 19, 2010 Minutes of Meeting – x …………………………………………...…. 50 Presentation of the report on the Supplementary Question regarding question No. 12 asked in the Senate session held on June 4, 2010 - June 8, 2010 Minutes of Meeting – xi ……………………………………………………….. (August 2009- November 2011) REPORT OF THE SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS Examination of the break-up of Hajj Fare-2010 prepared by Minitry of Religious Affairs - June 18, 2010 Minutes of Meeting – xii …………………………………………………… 55 Allocation of Hajj Quota to Hajj Group Organizers (HGO) for Hajj-2010 and enlistment of HGOs by the Ministry. - July 13, 2010 Minutes of Meeting – xiii ………………………………………………….. 60 Non-implementation of the recommendation of the Senate as well as the Senate Standing Committee on Religious Affairs regarding curtailment of Hajj Fare-2010. - July 27, 2010 Minutes of Meeting – xiv ………………………………………………….. 67 Discussion on Report of the Hiring Review Committee on the buildings hired at Makkah and Madina (Saudi Arabia) for Hajj-2010 - September 23, 2010 Minutes of Meeting – xv ………………………………………………….. 75 To consider the point of order raised in House by the Senator Hajji Muhammad Adeel during the sitting of the Senate on 27th July, 2010 - December 20, 2010 Minutes of Meeting – xvi …………………………………………………… 84 To consider Starred Question No. 156 asked on 3rd August, 2010 regarding release of Zakat funds to provinces - February 28, 2011 Minutes of Meeting – xvii ………………………………………………….. 88 Briefing on the allocation of Zakat fund for FATA during financial years 2009-10, 2010-11 - March 12, 2011 (August 2009- November 2011) REPORT OF THE SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS Minutes of Meeting – xviii ………………………………………………….. 93 Briefing on working and performance of Islamic Ideology Council (August 2009- November 2011) REPORT OF THE SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS deeply appreciate the initiative taken by Senate Secretariat for initiating an exercise of compilation/printing of Committee Reports in coordination with Strengthening IDemocracy through Parliamentary Development (SDPD) project. This would not only assist the chairperson of the committees for timely submission of the reports in the House but would also strengthen overall functioning of Committees and make them more effective, productive and purposeful. In this regard, I also express my profound thanks to Mr. Iftikhar Ullah Babar, Secretary, Senate and Raja Muhammad Amin, Consultant/Advisor (Law), Senate for facilitating SDPD project to publish the report of Senate Standing Committee on Religious Affairs for the period 2009 to 2011. Similarly, I also duly acknowledge contributions made by Mr. Abdul Sami Khan, Consultant-SDPD, for his diligent editing of the report and his colleague Ms. Tahira Ambreen, Research Assistant, for providing him assistance for compilation and printing of the report. Senator Maulana Muhammad Saleh Shah Qurashi Chairman (August 2009- November 2011) i COMPOSITION OF SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS REPORT OF THE SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS 1 Senator Maulana Muhammad Saleh Shah Qurashi Chairman 2 Senator Dr. Khalid Mehmood Soomro Member 3 Senator Dr. Zaheeruddin Babar Awan Member 4 Senator Moulana Muhammad Khan Sherani Member 5 Senator Muhammad Zahid Khan Member 6 Senator Dr. Abdul Khaliq Pirzada Member 7 Senator Molana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri Member 8 Senator Muhammad Ali Durrani Member 9 Senator Mst. Afia Zia Member 10 Senator Raja Muhammad Zafar-ul-Haq Member 11 Senator Prof. Sajid Mir Member 12 Senator Abdur Rashid Member iv (August 2009- November 2011) MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE (PICTORIAL VIEW) REPORT OF THE SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS Senator Maulana Muhammad Saleh Shah Qurashi Senator Dr. Khalid Mehmood Soomro Chairman Member Senator Dr. Zaheeruddin Babar Awan Senator Moulana Muhammad Khan Sherani Member Member Senator Muhammad Zahid Khan Senator Moulana Muhammad Khan Sherani Member Member vi (August 2009- November 2011) REPORT OF THE SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS Senator Molana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri Senator Muhammad Ali Durrani Member Member Senator Mst. Afia Zia Senator Raja Muhammad Zafar-ul-Haq Member Member Senator Prof. Sajid Mir Senator Abdur Rashid Member Member (August 2009- November 2011) vii PARTY AFFILIATIONS REPORT OF THE SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS Party Number Independent 02 Senator Maulana Muhammad Saleh Shah Qurashi Senator Abdur Rashid Pakistan Muslim League (PML) 01 Senator Muhammad Ali Durrani Pakistan People Party – Parliamentarian (PPP-P) 01 Senator Dr. Zaheeruddin Babar Awan Jammiat -e- Ulamai Islam -F 03 Senator Dr. Khalid Mehmood Soomro Senator Moulana Muhammad Khan Sherani Senator Molana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri Pakistan Muslim League- N 01 Senator Raja Muhammad Zafar-ul-Haq Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) 01 Senator Dr. Abdul Khaliq Pirzada Markazi Jammiat -e- Ahle Hadis 01 Senator Prof. Sajid Mir ANP 01 Senator Muhammad Zahid Khan JIP 01 Senator Mst. Afia Zia x (August 2009- November 2011) PROFILES OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS REPORT OF THE SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS Maulana Mohammad Saleh Shah Qurashi Position: Senator Party Affiliation: IND Gender: Male Home Phone: 051-9207477, 0963-518070 Mobile Phone: 0300-5793993 Province: FATA Address: I. H.No. 18, St-8, Quaid-e-Azam Metropolitan Housing Society, Spring Valley, Simli Dam Road, Phulgran Barakoh, Islamabad. ii. Room No.7, Senate Standing Committee Building, Ex-Usaid Building, Sector G-5, Islamabad. Committee(s): Standing Committee on States and Frontier Regions Standing Committee on Religious Affairs (Chairman Committee) Standing Committee on Minorities Affairs Standing Committee on Housing and Works Standing Committee on Privatization Te n u r e : March 2006 to March 2012 Achievements: M.A. xii (August 2009- November 2011) REPORT OF THE SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS Dr. Khalid Mehmood Soomro Position: Senator Party Affiliation: JUI-F Gender: Male Home Phone: 051-9204144, 074-4059477, 4040542, 4056350 Mobile Phone: 0300-3411651, 0300-32242521 Fax: 074-4056350 Province: Sindh Address: i. J-001, Parliament Lodges, Islamabad. ii. Dodaiy Road, Siddiqui Colony U.C. (6) Larkana. Committee(s): Standing Committee on Religious Affairs Standing Committee on Science and Technology Standing Committee on Local Government and Rural Development (Chairman Committee) Standing Committee on Health Te n u r e : March 2006 to March 2012 Achievements: 1. MBBS (R.M.P) - CMC Larkana. 2. MA (Islamic Culture) - Univerity of Sindh Jamshoro. 3. Sanad-ul-Faragh - Jamia Islamia Ishaiatul-Quran Wal-Hadith Dodaiy Road Larkana. 4. Shahadat-ul-Alia - Wafaq-ul-Madaris Al-arabia pakistan. (Multan). Additional Qualification: 5. Sanad-ul-Tajweed. Special Courses: