THE SENATE OF PAKISTAN DEBATES OFFICIAL REPORT Tuesday, December 19, 2017 (271st Session) Volume XIV, No.07 (Nos.01-08) Printed and Published by the, Senate Secretariat Islamabad Volume XIU SP. XIV(07)/2017 No.07 15 Table of Contents 1. Recitation from the Holy Quran ...................................................................... 1 2. Motion under Rule 263 moved by Senator Taj Haider regarding Suspension of Question Hour .......................................................................................... 2 3. Leave of Absence ........................................................................................ 78 4. Admissibility of Adj. Motion No.1 (4-271/2017-M) moved by Senator Mohsin Aziz regarding the South Asia Economic Focus (SAEF) report of the World Bank ........................................................................................... 79 5. Admissibility of Adj. Motion No. 3(15-271/2017-M) moved by Senator Mukhtiar Ahmed Dhamrah @ Aajiz regarding suspension of the activities of the 9th NFC Commission ........................................................................ 80 6. Motion under Rule 194(1) moved by Senator Abdul Rehman Malik Chairman, Standing Committee on Interior regarding Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2017 ............................................................................. 82 7. Motion under Rule 194(1) moved by Senator Dr. Ashok Kumar, Convener, Special Committee regarding overall working of Sports Federations in Pakistan ....................................................................................................... 83 8. Calling Attention Notice moved by Senators Syed Muzafar Hussain Shah and Senator Muhammad Mohsin Khan Leghari regarding the subsidy of Sugarcane growers ...................................................................................... 84 Senator Muhammad Mohsin Khan Leghari ......................................... 84 Senator Syed Muzafar Hussain Shah ................................................... 86 Mr. Muhammad Pervaiz Malik, Minister for Commerce and Textile . 87 9. The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2017 ................................................. 90 Senator Raja Muhammad Zafar-ul-Haq, Leader of the House ........... 95 10. The COMSATS University Islamabad Bill, 2017 ...................................... 95 Senator Mohammad Azam Khan Swati ............................................... 96 Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed .......................................................... 97 Senator Osman Saifullah Khan ............................................................. 98 Senator Mian Muhammad Ateeq Shaikh ............................................ 98 11. Calling Attention Notice moved by Senator Sehar Kamran regarding proposal to sell out valuable PIA assets .................................................... 106 Sheikh Aftab Ahmed, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs ................. 108 12. Ministerial response by Sheikh Aftab Ahmed, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs on the points of public importance raised by some Senators on 12th and 14th December, 2017 regarding low gas pressure in some areas of Baluchistan, Rawalpindi, Islamabad and load shedding of gas in various parts of KPK ............................................................................................. 110 13. Point of Public Importance raised by Senator Mohammad Azam Khan Swati regarding Careful use of Public Money .......................................... 111 14. Point of Public Importance raised by Senator Sardar Muhammad Azam Khan Musakhel regarding Social Welfare Programmes of the Private Companies in Baluchistan ......................................................................... 113 i 15. Point of Public Importance raised by Senator Muhammad Usman Khan Kakar regarding Problems of a Pakistani School Teacher in Libya .......... 114 16. Point of Public Importance raised by Senator Sehar Kamran regarding low Gas Pressure in Islamabad ........................................................................ 115 17. Point of Public Importance raised by Senator Nisar Muhammad regarding Use of funds for Sustainable Development Goals 2025 (SDGs) .............. 115 ii SENATE OF PAKISTAN SENATE DEBATES Tuesday, the December 19, 2017 The Senate of Pakistan met in the Senate Hall (Parliament House) Islamabad at fifty five minutes past three in the evening with Mr. Chairman (Mian Raza Rabbani) in the Chair. ---------------- Recitation from the Holy Quran َ ُ ْ ُ ّّٰ َ َّ ْ ّٰ َّ ْ اعوذبِا لل ِہ ِمن الشیط ِن الر ِجی ِم۔ ۡ ّّٰ َّ ۡ ّٰ َّ ۡ بِس ِم الل ِہ الرح م ِن الر ِحی ِم ۔ َ َّ ۡ َ ّٰ َ ُ ۡ ّّٰ َ ُ ُ ٖۤ ُ ٰٓ َ ُ ُ ّ ّ ۡ ُ ۡ َ َ ُّ َ َ ُ ۡ َ َ ّ ۡ َ ُ ۡ و ال ِذین امنوا بِالل ِہ و رس ِل ہ اول ِئک ہم ال ِص ِدیقون ۖ٭ و الشہدٓاء ِعند ربِہِم ؕ لہ م َ َ َ ّٰ ٖۤ ۡ َ ۡ ُ ُ ۡ َ ُ ۡ ُ ُ ۡ َ ّ ۡ َ َ َ ُ ۡ َ ّ ُ ۡ ّٰ َ ُ ٰٓ َ َ ۡ ّٰ ُ َ ۡ ۡ َ ُ ٖۡۤ َ َّ َ اجرہم و نورہم ؕ و ال ِذین کفروا و ک ذبوا بِای ِتنا اول ِئک اصحب الج ِحی ِم ﴿۹۱٪﴾ ِاعلموا انما ۡ َ َ ّٰ ُ ُّ ۡ َ َ ٌ َّ َ ۡ ٌ َّ ۡ َ ٌ َّ َ َ ُ ٌٌۢ َ ۡ َ ُ ۡ َ َ ُ ٌ ۡ َ ۡ َ َ ۡ َ ۡ َ الحیوۃ الدنیا ل ِعب و لہو و ِزینۃ و تفاخر بینکم و تکاثر ف ِی الاموا ِل و الاولا ِد ؕ ُ َ َ َ َ ۡ َ ۡ َ َ ۡ ُ َّ َ َ َ ُ ٗ ُ َّ َ ۡ ُ َ َ ّٰ ُ ُ ۡ َ ًّّ ُ َّ َ ۡ ُ ُ َ ًّ َ کمث ِل غی ٍث اعجب الکفار نباتہ ثم ی ِہیج فترىہ مصفرا ثم یک ون حطاما ؕ و ف ِی ۡ ّٰ َ َ ٌ َ ۡ ٌ َّ َ ۡ ٌ ّ َ ّّٰ َ ۡ َ ٌ َ َ ۡ َ ّٰ ُ ُّ ۡ َ ٖۤ َّ َ َ ُ الا ِخ َر ِۃ عذاب ش ِدید ۙ و مغفِ َرۃ ِمن الل ِہ و ِرضوان ؕ و ما الحیوۃ الدنیا ِالا متاع ۡ ُ ُ ۡ الغرو ِر ﴿۰۲﴾ ے پیغ ے ے م ے ے ے ہ ترج مہ: ا و ر جو لوگ ا هلل ا و ر ا س ےک ن ممب ر وں نتر ا می ں ل ئ ہی ا نپ نتر و ر دگ ر ےک رت د می صد می ا و ر م شد ہ ے ے ے ے ے ے ے ی مہ۔ ا ں ےک میل ا ں )ےک ا مع ل( ک ہلص یہوگ ا و ر ا ں )ےک ا می ں( یک ر وش ا و ر ج لوگوں ئ کف ر مک ا و ر ے ے ے ے ے ے ہ ے ی م ج ھ ی ی ی ے م م ے ہ ری ے ا یوں کو ٹل ی م، وہ ا ہ د و رخ مہ۔ ے ج ں رھکو ہک د من یک رندیگ حم یھک ا و ر ی ش ا و ر ری ہ ف ے ہ ے ) وا را ئ( ا و ر تمہا رے ا نئ میم خ ر ) و س ئ( ا و ر م ل و ا ول د یک ا می د وسرے ےس ری م دہ لط ے ہ ہ ے ہی ہ م کھیمت کھیمت ت ھل ) وجوا ش( یہ )ا س یک م ل ا سی یہ( میج ی رس ہک )ا س ےس ی ا تگ ا و ر( سک نوں کو ی ی ے ے ے ے لگتی یہ نپر وہ جو ب ر و ر نتر ا ت یہ ن رپ )ا ے د مھکی وا ےل(نو ا س کو دیکمھٹا یہ ہک ) نی کر( ر ر د ن رت ج ت یہ 1 ے ے ے ہ ے ن ن ن ی م پر جو را جو را ہوے ج ت یہ۔ ا و ر ا خرب یم )ک فر وں ےک میل( ذدا ب د مند ا و ر ) ونوں ےک میل( ا هلل ت خ ہ ہ ے ہ ے ے ے ے ے یک طرؼ ےس صش ا و ر جوشو دی یہ۔ ا و ر د من یک رندیگ نو م ع فر م ی یہ۔ )سو رہ ا حلد مند ۔ا ی مب ۹۱ی ۰۲( ے ے ے ے ے ج ب ن م رچ میم : رخا ک ا هلل۔ سب ا هلل الر ٰ محا لر میح۔ I believe there is an agreement that the question hour be suspended with. Taj Haider. Motion under Rule 263 moved by Senator Taj Haider regarding Suspension of Question Hour Senator Taj Haider: I beg to move under Rule 263 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012, that the requirement of Rule 41 of the said Rules regarding question hour be dispensed with and the questions and their answers placed on the table of the House be taken as read. Mr. Chairman: It has been moved under Rule 263 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012, that the requirement of Rule 41 of the said Rules regarding question hour be dispensed with and the questions and their answers placed on the Table of the House be taken as read. (The motion was carried) Mr. Chairman: The motion is carried. Everybody is very exuberant of doing away with Question Hour today. (Def.)*23.Senator Chaudhary Tanvir Khan: Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be Pleased To State: (a) The Names of Foreign countries which have established their embassies and missions in Pakistan with city wise break up; 2 (b) The Number of staff authorized or allowed for each of the said embassies and missions Indicating Also the actual number of local and foreign persons working in each of the same with designation wise break up; and (c) The number of Pakistani visas obtained by those embassies and missions for their staff during the last five Years with year wise and embassy / mission wise break up? Khawaja Muhammad Asif:(a) Attached is a list of Foreign Embassies/High Commissions located in Islamabad (Total 79); Representative Office (1) and Consulates (total 34) located in Peshawar, Karachi, Quetta and Lahore. (b) The latest Directory containing information of diplomatic staff of Foreign Missions in Pakistan has been placed in the Library, Annexed. Foreign Missions have employed local-based staff keeping in view their own administrative rules. (c) After first arrival in Pakistan, visas of all diplomats, staff and their families are processed by the Ministry of Interior. The Ministry of Interior has been requested to furnish the information to the Senate of Pakistan.