T01-12March2021 Tariq/Ed: Mubashir. 10:20 am THE SENATE OF PAKISTAN DEBATES OFFICIAL REPORT Friday, the March 12, 2021 (309th Session) Volume IV, No.01 (Nos. ) Printed and Published by the Senate Secretariat, Islamabad Volume IV SP.V (01)/2021 No.01 15 Contents 1. Recitation from the Holy Quran .......................................................................................................... 1 2. Announcement by the Secretary Senate ............................................................................................ 2 3. Oath taking by the Members Elect ...................................................................................................... 2 4. Point of Order raised by Senator Mian Raza Rabbani regarding the presence of cameras in the polling area ........................................................................................................................................... 3 5. Signing the Roll by the Members ........................................................................................................ 5 6. Instruction by the Presiding Officer for the Election of Chairman and Deputy Chairman ............... 7 7. Election for the Office of Mr. Chairman .............................................................................................. 9 8. Announcement of the Result of Election of Chairman by Mr. Presiding Officer ............................ 16 9. Oath taking by the Chairman ............................................................................................................. 17 10. Election process for the office of Deputy Chairman Senate ............................................................ 18 11. Announcement of Result and Oath for the office of Deputy Chairman ......................................... 19 i SENATE OF PAKISTAN SENATE DEBATES Friday, the March 12, 2021 The Senate of Pakistan met in the Senate Hall (Parliament House) Islamabad at seventeen minutes past ten in the morning with Mr. Presiding Officer (Senator Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah) in the Chair. ---------------- Recitation from the Holy Quran َ ُ ْ ُ ّّٰ َ َّ ْ ّٰ َّ ْ اعوذبِا لل ِہ ِمن الشیط ِن الر ِجی ِم۔ ْ ّّٰ َّ ۡ ّٰ َّ ْ بِس ِم ا لل ِہ الرحم ِن الر ِحی ِم۔ َّ ّّٰ َ َ ۡ ُ ُ ُ ۡ َ ۡ ُ َ ُّ ۡ َ ّٰ ّٰ ٰۤ َ ۡ َ َ َ َ َ ۡ ُ ۡ َ ۡ َ َّ َ ۡ َ ۡ ُ ُ ۡ ۡ َ ۡ َّ ّّٰ َ َّ َ ُ ُ ۡ َّ ِان اللہ یامرکم ان تؤدوا الامن ِت ِالی اہلِہا ۙ و ِاذا حکمتم بین النا ِس ان تحکموا بِالعد ِل ؕ ِان اللہ نِ ِعما ی ِعظکم بِ ٖہ ؕ ِان َ ّّٰ َ َ َ َ ۡ ًًۢ َ ۡ ً ٰۤ َ ُّ َ ّ ۡ َ ّٰ َ ُ ۡۤۡ َ ۡ ُ ّّٰ َ َ َ ۡ ُ َّ ُ ۡ َ َ ُ ۡ َ ۡ ۡ ُ ۡ َ ۡ َ َ َ ۡ ُ ۡ ۡ َ ۡ اللہ کان س ِمیعا ب ِصیرا ﴿۸۵﴾ یایہا ال ِذین امنوا ا ِطیعوا اللہ و ا ِطیعوا الرسول و اولِی الام ِر ِمنکم ۚ ف ِان تنازعتم ف ِی شی ٍء ۡ َ ُ ُّ ۡ ُ َ ّّٰ َ َّ ُ ۡ ۡ ُ ۡ ُ ۡ ُ ۡ ُ ۡ َ ّّٰ َ ۡ َ ۡ ۡ ّٰ ّٰ َ َ ۡ ٌ َّ َ ۡ َ ُ َ ۡ ً فردوه ِالی الل ِہ و الرسو ِل ِان کن تم تؤ ِمنون بِالل ِہ و الیو ِم الا ِخ ِر ؕ ذلِک خیر و احسن تا ِویلا ﴿٪۸۵﴾ ت ت ت ت ت ت ت ترج مہ ا :ہلل ت کو مکح د ںی ےہ ہک ا م ن وا لوں یک ا م ںن ا ں ےک حوا ےل کر د ی ںکر و ا و ر ج لوگوں ںیم ںصیف کرن لگ و تو ان ف ےس ںصیف ںک کر و۔ ت تم ت ت ت ت ت ا ہلل ہیںں بحو ب صیحںت کری ےہ۔ ن اک ہللس ا و ر د یکںھتا ےہ۔ مومو ا! ا ہلل وورر ا س ےک ررسولﷺ یک فرم نرد ا ری کر و ا و ر حو ت ںیم ےس ت ت ت ت ت ص ج کحوم ے ں ہا ں یک ھب ا و ر ا گر یسک ی ب ںیم ت ںیم ا خ ف وا ق ےہو تو ا ا گر ہللا و ر ر و ر ا خرب تر ا ںی ں رتھک ےہو تو ا س ں ایم ہللا اوورر س ےک ررسول ﷺ )ےک مکح( یک طرف ر حوع کر و۔ ںی با ھچ ی ب ےہ ا و ر ا س ک م ل ھب ا چ ےہ۔ ت )سو رة ا لیسا ء :ا ی ںب 58 ی 59( 1 Announcement by the Secretary Senate عل ک for the ا لس م تںم ,Mr. Secretary Senate: Honourable Members, Members elect information of the new Members, my name is Mohammad Qasim Samad Khan, I am Secretary Senate. I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you formally to the Senate of Pakistan. As you are aware this is a special sitting of the Senate, in which the newly elected Members will take oath and then sign the roll of Members. In the afternoon, the House will proceed to elect Chairman and followed by the election of Deputy Chairman of the Senate. This special sitting shall be presided over by person nominated by the President of Pakistan in terms of sub-rule 2 of Rule 9 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012. In this regard the President of Pakistan has been pleased to nominate Senator Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah as the Presiding Officer for this special sitting of the Senate and to conduct the election of the Chairman Senate. Now I would like to invite and request Senator Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah to take the Chair. He will first take oath of the newly elected Members and then in the later part conduct election to the office of the Chairman. Sir, if you would please take the Chair. Oath taking by the Members Elect First of all, I would like to congratulate all سب ا ہلل ا لر ٰتمح ا لر ںیح۔ :Mr. Presiding Officer the Senators elect, who have been elected, wish you all well. This special sitting of the Senate will be basically in relation to the oath taking of the new Members who have been elected as such. In addition to that, I will also tell you that nomination papers for the office of Chairman and Deputy Chairman with their proposals can be filed in the office of the Senate Secretariat by 12’O clock. The nomination papers needs to be proposed by a Senator alongwith the statement of the contesting 2 candidate that he or she has consented to contest election for the Chairman or the Deputy Chairman. The scrutiny will take place in the afternoon and thereafter in the afternoon session, after Friday prayers, we will reconvene at 3’O clock for the election to the office of Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan. Now I will call upon the Members elect to kindly rise in their seats for the purpose of taking oath. Those who are desirous of taking their oath in Urdu will kindly repeat after me, ت ت ت ھ ت ت ت ت ت س ھ ت ے م ’’ ںیم، ص ق د ل ےس لح ا ٹ ی ےہوں ہک ںیم خوص ں نےس ی سک ں ک ح یم ا و ر وف د ا ر ر ےہوں گ ۔ ت ںتییں ںتیتںٹ ر ںیم ا پ ک رہ ےن یی حی ے ے ت ت ت ت ت ت ت ت ھ ت ا ںی ن ا ری، ا پا نئ لص ں حا و ر وف د ا ری ےک س ت ا لس یم مجو ر ںی ی سک ں ےک ا ں تئ، ف توں ا و ر س ںتییں ےک قوا ع ےک طم ب ا و ر ے ںہ ی سک ں یک ت ت ت ت ت ت ظ ت ت حود م ری، س لمیں ، ا حتس م، بود ی ا و ر حوس ح یل یک ح طر ا نم د وں گ ۔ ںیم ا لس یم نر ںی کو ترفرا ر رتھک ےک ںیل کوس ں ر ےہوں گ حوہک ںی م ی سک ں ے ے ے ت ت ت ت ظ ت ت ت یک ںب د ےہ۔ ا و ر ںی ہک ںیم ا لس یم مجو ر ںی ی سک ں ےک ا ںئ کو ترفرا ر رھکوں گ ، اس ک ت ا و ر د ف ع کر وں گ ۔ ا ہلل ت یل ٰ ںمری م د ا و ر ر ےہ ئ فرم ںئ۔ ت ا ںیم۔‘‘ ت ت ا ب ا س تر د تس کر د ںی۔ ج ج ب۔ Point of Order raised by Senator Mian Raza Rabbani regarding the presence of cameras in the polling area Senator Mian Raza Rabbani: Can I have the floor. Sir, are you presiding the House or is someone else presiding the House? If someone else is presiding the House, than I will act accordingly. There is no provision in the rules for putting cameras at the polling station. There is no provision in the rules, it is against the Constitution, it is against the Article 226, it is against the reference that you moved to the Supreme Court of Pakistan, which have the directions to the office of the Chairman Senate are to be held under Article 226. (Interruption) Mr. Presiding Officer: OK Raza Sahib. Please resume your seat. I have heard you, please sit down. Please sit down, one minute. Raza Rabbani Sahib, I have 3 heard you. (Interruption) Mr. Presiding Officer: Raza Sahib, do you want the Senators take oath or no? Than kindly resume your seat. Order in the House. Senator Behramand Tangi Sahib, Tangi Sahib. (Interruption) ت ت ت ت ے ھ ت ت ھ ت ھ ت ھ ج ب تر ں نا ںئ ن ا ں رف: ری ئ ص ج، ا ںی م، ا ںی م۔ و ںیس ص ج ا ںی م۔۔۔ ) ح ری(۔۔۔ (T02) T02-12Mar2021 Rafaqat Waheed/Ed: Waqas 10:30 am ت ت ے ھ ت ت ت ھ ت ھ ت ھ ج ب تر ں نا ںئ ن ا فر: ا ںی م، ا ںی م، و ںیس ص ج! ا ںی م۔ Raza sahib, please resume your ت ت ت ت .seat now رت ںی ر ںیھک۔ ںم ں ص ج! رت ںی ر ںیھک۔ ں رشی ئ ئ! نت ص ج! رت ںی ر ںیھک۔ Secretary sahib, you .kindly call the names of the members in alphabetical order for signing the roll ا یں ت ت ھ م ںنس۔ ت ت ت )ا س موق ت را را ں کا پ ونں تر ھکرے ےہوکر ا ح ج کرن ر ےہ( Mr.