Sitting on 24th September 2021

Summary of Proceedings

Summary of the Proceedings
Friday, September 24, 2021
Started at 04:00 p.m.

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

In Chair     Sardar Dost Muhammad Mazari, Deputy Speaker

Panel of Chairmen

In terms of Rule 13(1) of The Rules of Procedure of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, 1997, Mr. Muhammad Khan Bhatti, Secretary Assembly announced the Panel of Chairmen as nominated by Mr. Speaker in the following order:-

1.      Mian Shafi Muhammad (PP-258)

2.      Nawab Zada Waseem Khan Badozai (PP-213)

3.      Mr. Muhammad Abdullah Warraich (PP-29)

4.      Ms. Zakia Khan (W-331)

Question Hour

Questions relating to Revenue, Colonies (Board of Revenue) and Disaster Management Departments were asked and answered by Malik Muhammad Anwar (Minister), Mr Ghazanfar Abbas Shah (Parliamentary Secretary) and Mian Khalid Mehmood (Minister), respectively.

Laying of Report

Mr. Muhammad Basharat Raja, Minister for Law & Parliamentary Affairs presented before the House the report of Special Committee No.12 in respect of Bill No.33 of 2021.

Extension in Time Limit for Laying the Reports

On a Motion moved by Ch Ali Akhtar, the House granted extension up to 31 December 2021 to the Committee on Privileges for laying its reports on “Privilege Motions No.1, 6, 11, 17, 20, 21, 24, 25 for the year 2019 and 2, 3, 6, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 26, 27, 29, 30 for the year 2020 and 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 16, 17, 19, 20, 24 for the year 2021.

Laying of Reports

Malik Muhammad Anwar, Minister for Revenue presented before the House the reports of Standing Committee on Revenue, Relief and Consolidation in respect of Bill No.46 of 2020 and Bill No.54 of 2021.

Zero Hour

Fifteen Zero Hour Notices were taken up. The Notice of Mr Sami Ullah Khan moved on 22-06-2021 that the approved project of Ring Road Rawalpindi was changed by the administration to favor many private housing schemes and politicians hence, bringing a loss of Rs.25 billion to the national exchequer, the Notice of Ms Sajida Begum moved on 22-06-2021 that in violation of monthly salary fixed @ Rs.17,500/- by the Government Pioneer Cement Factory Khushab was paying Rs.15,000/- to its workers, who also raised their voice and protested against this injustice. Consequently, Factory Administration started paying them salary fixed by the Government but lodged fake complaint in the Police Station against Mr Imran, one of its workers who was a cancer patient, the Notice of Mr Sohaib Ahmed Malik moved on 13-07-2021 that there was no parking stand in Tehsil Headquarters Hospital Bhalwal but parking fee @ Rs.10, 20 and 50 was being charged in the name of parking stand since long. Each year this point was tendered but hospital authorities had not constructed its own parking stand, the Notice moved by Mr Nasir Mahmood regarding underground water that had become salted in different highly populated villages of Constituency PP-27 Jhelum Tehsil Pind Dadan Khan, the Notice moved by Mr Muhammad Tahir Pervaiz regarding Faisalabad City was flooded with rain water resulting in traffic jams, the Notice moved by Mr Muhammad Arshad Malik that in Gujranwala, different factories and Institutions were disposing of their used/wasted water through illegal bore hence, contaminating underground drinking water resulting in various diseases occurring to the inhabitants and the Notice moved by Ms Sajida Begum regarding death of 2 ½ months old infant due to preventive vaccination and District Health Officer Khushab exonerated the doctors in inquiry proceedings responsible for this mishap, were kept pending as the concerned Ministers were not present. The Notice of Mr Agha Ali Haider moved on 28-05-2021 that Provincial Government owned 50 acres land in Syed Wala District Nankana Sahib was allotted to local landlords under Tha Khwah Scheme, which was not saleable and non-transferable but allottee were selling the land after constructing illegal Housing Colonies on it, the Notice of Mr Muhammad Safdar Shakir moved on 13-07-2021 that in Constituency PP-104  (District Faisalabad) Highway Department Faisalabad had built a bridge on drain running through the middle of City Town Committee Mamu Kanjan, which was in dilapidated condition and could collapse any time, the Notice moved by Ch Iftikhar Hussain Chhachhar regarding massive increase of dacoity incidents in Sahiwal Division and robbers were boldly and publicly robbing people, the Notice moved by Mr Sohaib Ahmed Malik that in Phularwan City located in District Sargodha and Division Bhalwal, inhabitants were in great problem due to stoppage of water supply because of electricity disconnection, the Notice moved by Mr Muhammad Tahir Pervaiz regarding non-implementation of decision of Lahore High Court and Steering Committee that Technical Secretaries of Union Council in BS-11 inducted in 2007 across the Province to be promoted as Sub-Engineers, the Notice moved by Mr Muhammad Safdar Shakir regarding occurrence of dacoity incidents in PP-104 District Faisalabad and on 30 & 31 August 2021 robbers looted lacs of rupees and gold from the pedestrians and residences, were disposed of after replied by the concerned Ministers/Parliamentary Secretaries. The Notice of Chaudhary Mazhar Iqbal regarding establishment of new Ghala Mandi in Haroonabad District Bahawalnagar in cooperation with the Private Land Developers without taking in confidence stakeholders of previous Gala Mandi, hence, creating problems for the traders and the Notice of Syed Usman Mehmood that 70 employees of Arslan Hatchery were dismissed without reason and notice, to punish them for their efforts to get their union registered. Moreover, 45 employees were transferred from Sadiqabad to Karachi and Islamabad and ignorance by the Labour Department to take action against the said Hatchery, were disposed of as the concerned Movers were not present.

The House was then adjourned at 06:22 p.m. to meet on Monday, September 27, 2021 at 2:00 p.m.