Sitting on 12th April 2016

Summary of Proceedings

Summary of the Proceedings

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

(Started at 10:59 am)

Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan, Speaker, assumed the Chair and proceedings commenced with a recitation from the Holy Qur’an and its Urdu translation followed by Naat-e-Rasool-e-Maqbool (PBUH).

Question Hour

Questions relating to Revenue and Colonies Departments were asked and Ch. Zahid Akram, Parliamentary Secretary for Colonies and Ms.‏ Nazia Raheel, Parliamentary Secretary for Revenue answered the questions.

Leave of Absence

Rai Mumtaz Hussain Babar, Senior Secretary, Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, read out the leave applications of the following Members and the House granted them leave:-

Malik Muhammad Zahoor Anwer (PP-23), Ms.‏ Sultana Shaheen (W-313), Mr. Abu Hafs Muhammad Ghiyas-ud-Din (PP-133), Mr. Muhammad Arif Abbasi (PP-13), Ms.‏ Tahia Noon (W-336), Ms.‏ Nighat Intasar Bhatti (PP-107), Malik Muhammad Ali Khokhar (PP-199), Malik Mazhar Abbas Raan (PP-201), Dr. Najma Afzal Khan (W-320), Rai Mansab Ali Khan (PP-202), Ms. Fatima Fareeha (W-335), Ms.‏ Shabeena Zikria Butt (W-326), Al Haj Muhammad Ilyas Chinioti (PP-73) and Ch. Muhammad Ashraf (PP-112).

Extension in Time Limit for Laying the Reports

On a Motion moved by Mian Muhammad Saqib Khurshid, the House granted one year extension from 03 April 2016 to the Public Accounts Committee-I for laying its report on “Report of the Auditor General of Pakistan on the Expenditures of the Punjab Government for the year 2008-09”.

On a Motion moved by Ch. Muhammad Akram, the House granted one month extension to the Standing Committee on Education for laying its report on

1.         Adjournment Motion No.1199/2014 moved by Mr. Amjad Ali Javaid, MPA (PP-86); and

2.         Adjournment Motion No. 839/2015 moved by Ms. Azma Zahid Bukhari, MPA (W-318).

On a Motion moved by Dr. Najma Afzal Khan, the House granted one month extension to the Standing Committee on Health for laying its reports on

1.         The Punjab Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2015 (Bill No. 39 of 2015);

2.         The Punjab Drugs (Second Amendment) Bill 2015 (Bill No. 41 of 2015);

3.         The Fatima Jinnah Medical University Lahore (Amendment) Bill 2015 (Bill No. 6 of 2016); and

4.         The Punjab Prohibition of Sheesha Smoking Bill 2014 (Bill No. 6 of 2014) moved by Ch. Shahbaz Ahmad MPA (PP-143).

Adjournment Motion

The Adjournment Motions could not be taken up due to uproar and rumpus in the House by the Opposition Members because Mian Mahmood-ur-Rashid, Leader of the Opposition was not allowed by the Chair to move out of turn Adjournment Motion for debate on the Panama leaks issue.

Private Members Day

Resolutions kept pending on February 5, 2016

1.       The Resolution of Ch. Aamir Sultan Cheema regarding condemnation of Shabqadar terrorist attack and prayers for martyrs and early recovery of injured, was disposed of as mover was not present.

2.         The Resolution of Mr. Ahmed Khan Bhachar regarding ensuring the provision of all missing facilities at Rural Health Centres (RHCs) and Basic Health Units (BHUs) across the Province, was disposed of.

Current Resolutions

1.         The Resolution of Mr. Muhammad Sibtain Khan demanding the Punjab Government relief package for Punjab farmers who suffered economic loss due to crops damage including wheat, corn and hay crops by intense hail-storming and torrential rains in recent days was unanimously passed by the House.

2.         Mian Mehmood-ur-Rashid’s resolution demanding the federal government to reconstitute Pakistan Cricket Board on merit was unanimously passed by the House.

3.         The Resolution of Dr. Najma Afzal Khan regarding incorporating research programme in the department of Mass Communication at university level across the province to train the students on the skill to project soft image of the country internationally was unanimously passed by the House.

4.         Ms.‏ Saadia Sohail Rana’s resolution demanding strict action against those running unauthorized medical stores was unanimously passed by the House.

5.         The Resolution of Mr. Muhammad Shoaib Siddiqui demanding the Federal Government to impose ban on illegal import (smuggling) from other countries especially India of the agri-equipment, cloths, jewellery and auto spare parts to boost local industry, was kept pending on the request of the mover.

Zero Hour

Sheikh Ala-ud-Din pointed out the matter regarding arrest of the branch managers of various banks and exchange companies on the pretext of poor security arrangements by the Police. He said that the financial institutions could not be ignorant of the proper security measures through CCTV camera, alarms and security guards etc. As such the police action on the branch managers was nothing but undue harassment and a conspiracy to ruin the financial sector which was paying taxes of billions of rupees to the government. On the assurance by Rana Sana Ullah Khan, Minister for Law & Parliamentary Affairs that action was taken only where arrangements for security were poor, the notice was disposed of.

The House was then adjourned till Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 10:00 am.

Resolutions Passed

قرارداد نمبر: 128

محرک کا نام:  جناب محمد سبطین خان (PP-46)

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