Sitting on 10th May 2016

Summary of Proceedings

Summary of the Proceedings

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

(Started at 11:18 am)

Sardar Sher Ali Gorchani, Deputy 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 Bait-ul-Maal & Social Welfare, Women Development and Planning & Development Departments were on the agenda. The questions relating to Planning & Development Department were kept pending on the request of the concerned Parliamentary Secretary while other questions of rest of the departments were also kept pending, too, due to the absence of administrative Secretaries of these departments.

Privilege Motions

Three Privilege Motions were taken up. Two Motions were moved by Mrs.‏ Raheela Naeem Alias Raheela Khadim Hussain, one regarding not presenting reports of The Punjab Transparency and Right to Information Act for the year 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 before the House was kept pending for two days and second Motion of her regarding not presenting reports of the Punjab Commission on the Status of Women Act for the year 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 before the House was referred to the Privilege Committee with the direction to submit its report within  two months. The Motion moved by Ms. Nabila Hakim Ali Khan regarding misbehavior of Rana Farooq, Assistant Director Passport, Sahiwal with the Member concerned was kept pending till tomorrow.

The answers were given by the concerned Ministers/Parliamentary Secretaries.

Adjournment Motion

Only one Adjournment Motion of Mian Muhammad Aslam Iqbal was taken up that if proper measures are not taken, wastage of water will result in shortage of clean drinking water for the residents of Lahore was disposed of.

The answer was given by the concerned Minister/Parliamentary Secretary.

Private Members Day

Resolutions kept pending on April 5 and 12, 2016

1.    The Resolution of Sheikh Ala-ud-Din to award Nishan-e-Pakistan to Mullah Abdul Qadir and Mr. Qamar ul Zaman, executed last year in Bangladesh for their love for Pakistan, was kept pending.

2.    The Resolution moved by Ms. Hina Pervaiz Butt demanding the availability of female staff at public and private hospitals for ECG and ultrasound of women, was kept pending.

3.    The Resolution of Mr. Ahmed Khan Bhachar about the provision of all missing facilities at Rural Health Centres (RHCs) and Basic Health Units (BHUs) across the Province was kept pending.

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

Current Resolutions

1.   The Resolution of Ch. Aamir Sultan Cheema demanding ban on the use of banned drugs for body building, action against its illegal manufacturing and sale of such steroids based medicines was unanimously passed by the House.

2.   The Resolution moved by Ms.‏ Shameela Aslam demanding inclusion of one chapter on “Child Protection” in curriculum for checking rampant child abuse in the province was passed by the House.

3.   The Resolution of Ms.‏ Khadija Umar demanding taking back decision of giving Government Model Town Hospital to the Model Town Society was disposed of as mover was not present.     

Suspension of Rules

On a motion moved by Mrs.‏ Raheela Naeem Alias Raheela Khadim Hussain under Rule 234 of the Rules of Procedure of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab 1997, the House granted leave to suspend Rule 115 and others of the Rules ibid, for taking up the following Resolution.

Resolution

Mrs.‏ Raheela Naeem Alias Raheela Khadim Hussain moved the Resolution condemning brutal killing of a 16 years old girl on the direction of jirga in Abbotabad was unanimously passed by the House.

Zero Hour

Sheikh Ala-ud-Din pointed out the matter regarding giving fifty percent concession to those people which were based on Lowest Income Areas according to NADRA data  as mentioned in the meeting of Poverty Estimation Seminar chaired by Federal Minister  for Finance. Minister for Finance replied and the matter was disposed of. Other matter was pointed out by Ch. Amjad Ali Javaid regarding over charging of parking fees from students and outsiders by the Fridia Post Graduate College, Pakpattan, was kept pending as mover was not present.   

The Chair suspended membership of Sheikh Ala-ud-Din for one day for showing improper attitude and indecent remarks against the Chair.

The House was then adjourned till Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at 10:00 am.

Resolutions Passed

قرارداد نمبر: 133

محرک کا نام:  جناب محمد شعیب صدیقی (PP-147)

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