Sitting on 26th January 2021

Summary of Proceedings

Summary of the Proceedings
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Started at 03:52 p.m.

with a recitation from the Holy Qur’an and its Urdu translation followed by Naat-e-Rasool-e-Maqbool ﷺ.

In Chair     Mian Shafi Muhammad, Chairman

Question Hour

Questions relating to Local Government & Community Development Department were asked and answered by Mr. Ahmad Khan, the concerned Parliamentary Secretary.

Zero Hour

Two Zero Hour Notices were taken up. The Notice moved by Ms Uzma Kardar regarding sale of narcotics/drugs at 120 places of Lahore City and Shesha Cafés were being run openly despite ban on 50 hot spots of posh areas. Police and District Administration had badly failed to arrest the culprits involved in the sale, was disposed of after replied by Mr. Muhammad Basharat Raja, Minister for Law & Parliamentary Affairs.

The Notice moved by Ms Mehwish Sultana that while taking soumoto notice by Supreme Court of Pakistan, two cement factories established in District Chakwal paid fine of rupees 70 million as per court orders to District Government Chakwal for illegally using underground water of the said area especially Tehsil Choua Saiden Shah and money recovered should be spent in providing water to the affected area, was kept pending.

Adjournment Motion

The Adjournment Motion moved by Ms Khadija Umer regarding non-provision of Affiliation Certificate and examination code to Watim Medical College Rawalpindi by the UHS despite fulfilling the required criteria and conditions by the College which may lead to waste of two years of MBBS students by not allowing them to appear in the exams, was kept pending as the concerned Minister was not present.

Private Members Day

Resolutions in the Public Interest

1.         Resolution of Malik Ghulam Qasim Hinjra to repair road from Town Chowk Sarwar Shaheed Kot Addu Tehsil to Rungpur Town, was disposed of as the mover was not present.

2.         Ms Khadija Umer moved a Resolution that while searching Caliph of Islam the name of Qadiyani Mirza Masroor appeared on Google and Wikipedia instead of Khulfa-i-Rasheedeen which was unbearable and misleading. She urged the Federal Government to contact the administration of Google and Wikipedia to immediately restrain this propaganda, was unanimously passed by the House.

3.         Mr Nasir Mehmood moved a Resolution to give the status of Baldia/Town Committee to Lilla Sharif District Jhelum Tehsil Pind Dadan Khan to redress public grievances at local level, was withdrawn by the Mover.

4.         Ms Uzma Kardar moved a Resolution to take steps to teach Holy Quran with translation in all Universities, Schools, Technical Colleges, Institutions, Special Education Institutions and all other non-governmental educational institutions of Punjab, was withdrawn by the Mover.

5.         Ms Mehwish Sultana moved a Resolution that District Chakwal may be declared as Tourist Destination and steps should be taken to promote its tourism. Historical and tourism places include Katas Raj, Gadhala Baghat, Maloot Fort, Jail Abdal, Nandna Fort, Kallar Kahhar lake, Thandua Lake and some other lakes should be developed to promote tourism and to generate revenue and provide livelihood to local residents, was unanimously passed by the House.

Suspension of Rules

On a motion moved by Ms Sadia Sohail Rana in terms of Rule 234 of The Rules of Procedure of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab 1997, the House granted leave to suspend Rule 115 and other relevant rules of the Rules ibid, for taking up the following Resolution which was unanimously passed by the House:

Resolution

Ms Sadia Sohail Rana moved a Resolution to name Kahuta to Azad Pattan Road District Rawalpindi after Ms Munira Yamin Satti, MPA, in recognition of her parliamentary and territorial services who died while fighting against Corona and was daughter of Ex-Provincial Minister, Col. (Retd) Muhammad Yamin and mother of Ex-MPA Ms Sobia Satti.

The House was then adjourned at 05:31 p.m. to meet on Friday, January 29, 2021 at 09:00 a.m.

Resolutions Passed

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