SENATE SECRETARIAT

 

ORDERS OF THE DAY

 

for the meeting of the Senate to be held at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, the 6th October, 2015.

 

1.      Recitation from the Holy Quran.

 

QUESTIONS

 

2.      Questions entered in a separate list to be asked and answers given.

 

CONSIDERATION OF ADMISSIBILITY OF

ADJOURNMENT MOTIONS

 

3.      Admissibility of the following Adjournment Motions will be determined:-

 

(i)

Adj. Motion No. 02(120)/2015-M, notice given of by Senator Farhatullah Babar, regarding death of Pakistani Pilgrims in Mina and missing of many others;

 

C.A.N. No. 7(120)/2015-M, notice given of by Senator Muhammad Talha Mehmood, regarding martyrdom of Pakistani Hujjaj and injury to many of them in Saudi Arabia this year; and

 

 

 

 

clubbed

(ii)

Adj. Motion No. 01(120)/2015-M, notice given of by Senator Sassui Palijo, regarding concerns shown by the Sindh Government on Oil and Gas Policy and bypassing of CCI in this regard;

 

 

(iii)

Adj. Motion No. 03(120)/2015-M, notice given of by Senator Shahi Syed, regarding report of NEPRA for the year 2014-15 wherein it has been revealed that the efficiency of the Ministry of Water and Power is very poor and 70% consumers are getting incorrect bills;

 

Adj. Motion No. 05(120)/2015-M, notice given of by Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed, regarding report of NEPRA for the year 2014-15 wherein it has been revealed that the efficiency of  the Ministry of Water and Power is very poor and 70% consumers are getting incorrect bills.

 

 

 

 

 

clubbed

 

 

REPORTS OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE - PRESENTATION OF:

 

4.      SENATOR MUSHAHID HUSSAIN SYED, Chairman, Standing Committee on Defence, to present report of the Committee on the Bill to establish the National University of Medical Sciences [The National University of Medical Sciences Bill, 2015].

 

5.      SENATOR MUSHAHID HUSSAIN SYED, Chairman, Standing Committee on Defence, to present report of the Committee on a Calling Attention Notice moved by Senator Muhammad Javed Abbasi on 7th August, 2015, regarding cordoning off a playground-cum-funeral place by the security forces in village Banda Phagwaria, Abbott Abad.

 

CALLING ATTENTION NOTICE

 

6.      SENATOR NAUMAN WAZIR KHATTAK, to draw attention of the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization, to a matter of sufficient public importance regarding withholding of refunds by FBR under SRO-180 dated 3rd March, 2011 (KPK Relief Package) and restricting the access of RTO, Peshawar to these refunds.

 

MOTION

(Under Rule 204)

 

7.         SENATOR RAJA MUHAMMAD ZAFAR-UL-HAQ, LEADER OF THE HOUSE AND SENATOR AITZAZ AHSAN, LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION to move under rule 204 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012, that a Special Committee on Ethics may be constituted to finalize the Rules of Procedure for a permanent Committee on Ethics and draft Code of Ethics for the Members. The composition of the Special Committee on Ethics, giving representation to each Parliamentary Party in the Senate, shall be such as provided in the list.

 

LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS

 

8.      MR. MOHAMMAD ISHAQ DAR, Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization, to move that the Bill further to amend the Companies Ordinance, 1984 [The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2015], as reported by the Standing Committee, be taken into consideration at once.

 

9.      MR. MOHAMMAD ISHAQ DAR, Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization, to move that the Bill further to amend the Companies Ordinance, 1984 [The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2015] be passed.

 

10.    MR. MOHAMMAD ISHAQ DAR, Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization, to move that the Bill to amend the Stock Exchanges (Corporatization, Demutualization and Integration) Act, 2012 [The Stock Exchanges (Corporatization, Demutualization and Integration) (Amendment) Bill, 2015], as reported by the Standing Committee, be taken into consideration at once.

 

 

11.    MR. MOHAMMAD ISHAQ DAR, Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization, to move that the Bill to amend the Stock Exchanges (Corporatization, Demutualization and Integration) Act, 2012 [The Stock Exchanges (Corporatization, Demutualization and Integration) (Amendment) Bill, 2015] be passed.

 

MOTION

[Under Rule 196(1)]

 

12.    SENATOR MUHAMMAD JAVED ABBASI, Chairman, Standing Committee on Law, Justice and Human Rights, to move that under sub-rule (1) of rule 196 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012, the report of the Committee on a matter regarding “corruption in Federal Government Departments”, presented in the House on 18th September, 2015, be considered and adopted.

 

PERIODICAL REPORT BY MINISTER ON MATTER REFERRED BY THE HOUSE

 

13.    Periodical report by the Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage on the matter referred by the House, under rule 265A of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012, regarding                   non-broadcasting of programs in Balochi language by the Government controlled Media, raised by Senator Dr. Jehanzeb Jamaldini, on 7th July, 2015.

 

CALLING ATTENTION NOTICE

 

14.    SENATOR OSMAN SAIFULLAH KHAN to draw attention of the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization, to a matter of sufficient public importance regarding recent issuance of Eurobonds worth $ 500 million by the Government of Pakistan at a substantial interest rate of 8.5% per annum.

 

DISCUSSION ON THE ADMITTED ADJOURNMENT MOTION

 

 

15.    Discussion on the admitted adjournment motion moved by Senator Sitara Ayaz on 15th September, 2015, regarding the violation of Line of Control (LoC) by Indian forces.

 

 

 

                                                                                   AMJED PERVEZ

                                                                                         Secretary

Islamabad, the

5th October, 2015.