SENATE SECRETARIAT

 

ORDERS OF THE DAY

 

for the meeting of the Senate to be held at 1.00 p.m. on Thursday, the 9th July, 2015.

 

1.      Recitation from the Holy Quran.

 

QUESTIONS

 

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

 

REPORTS OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE - PRESENTATION OF:

 

3.      SYED SHIBLI FARAZ, Chairman, Standing Committee on Commerce, to present report of the Committee on the Bill to amend the Safeguard Measures Ordinance, 2002 [The Safeguard Measures (Amendment) Bill, 2015].

 

4.      SYED SHIBLI FARAZ, Chairman, Standing Committee on Commerce, to present report of the Committee on the Bill to reform and repeal the Countervailing Ordinance, 2001 [The Countervailing Duties Bill, 2015].

 

5.      SYED SHIBLI FARAZ, Chairman, Standing Committee on Commerce, to present report of the Committee on the Bill to reform and repeal the Anti-Dumping Duties Ordinance, 2000 [The Anti-Dumping Duties Bill, 2015].

 

6.      SYED SHIBLI FARAZ, Chairman, Standing Committee on Commerce, to present report of the Committee on the Bill to reform and repeal the National Tariff Commission Act, 1990 [The National Tariff Commission Bill, 2015].

 

REPORT OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON DEVOLUTION PROCESS - PRESENTATION OF:

 

7.      MR. HASIL KHAN BIZENJO, Convener, Special Committee on Devolution Process, to present report of the Committee on “oversight or review by the Senate regarding nominations to various policy and Administrative boards, councils envisaged under various Acts of Parliament for ensuring that equal representation is given to all provinces”.

 

MOTION

[Under Rule 196(1)]

 

8.      MR. HASIL KHAN BIZENJO, Convener, Special Committee on Devolution Process, 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 “oversight or review by the Senate regarding nominations to various policy and Administrative boards, councils envisaged under various Acts of Parliament for ensuring that equal representation is given to all provinces”, be considered and adopted.

 

MOTION

[Under Rule 194 (1)]

 

9.      MR. MUHAMMAD JAVED ABBASI, Chairman, Standing Committee on Law, Justice and Human Rights, to move under sub-rule (1) of rule 194 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012, that period for submission of Report of the Committee on the matter referred by the House on 4th May, 2015, regarding “Issue of Corruption in Federal Government Departments”, may be extended till 12th September, 2015 in order to enable the Committee to give a comprehensive report as many anomalies have been identified in the working and jurisdiction of various Institutions/ Government Departments, working to eradicate corruption.

 

CALLING ATTENTION NOTICE

 

10.    MR. SAEED GHANI AND HAFIZ HAMDULLAH to draw attention of the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control to a matter of sufficient public importance regarding ban on the INGO “Save the Children” and subsequent withdrawal of said ban by the Government.

 

PERIODICAL REPORTS BY MINISTERS ON MATTERS REFERRED BY THE HOUSE

 

11.    Periodical reports by Ministers on the following matters referred by the House, under rule 265A of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012:-

 

(i)

Report by the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control regarding confiscation of CNIC of the people of FATA by the security agencies on the pretext of security checking due to which the people have become unable to move without CNICs, raised by Senator Hidayat Ullah, on 14th April, 2015;

(ii)

Report by the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control regarding the protest made by teachers of Welfare Board and Polio Workers on 1st May, 2015 (Labour Day) against non payment of their salaries who have been subjected to baton charge by the Police and cases were also registered against them, raised by Senator Shahi Syed, on 5th May, 2015;

 

(iii)

Report by the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control about the issue of blocking of CNICs of Bengalis by the NADRA and issuing the same to them through unfair means, raised by Senator Nighat Mirza, on 14th May, 2015; and

 

(iv)

Report by the Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs regarding splitting of Peshawar into two parts i.e. Western Peshawar and Eastern Peshawar due to the Cantonment area and blockage of roads in front of the foreign consulates, causing great problem to general public, raised by Senator Nauman Wazir Khattak, on 14 April, 2015.

 

LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS

 

12.    SHAIKH AFTAB AHMED, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, to  move that the Bill further to amend the Federal Employees Benevolent Fund and Group Insurance Act, 1969 [The Federal Employees Benevolent Fund and Group Insurance (First Amendment) Bill, 2015], as reported by the Standing Committee, be taken into consideration at once.

 

13.    SHAIKH AFTAB AHMED, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, to  move that the Bill further to amend the Federal Employees Benevolent Fund and Group Insurance Act, 1969 [The Federal Employees Benevolent Fund and Group Insurance (First Amendment) Bill, 2015] be passed.

 

14.    SHAIKH AFTAB AHMED, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, to  move that the Bill further to amend the Federal Employees Benevolent Fund and Group Insurance Act, 1969 [The Federal Employees Benevolent Fund and Group Insurance (Second Amendment) Bill, 2015], as reported by the Standing Committee, be taken into consideration at once.

 

15.    SHAIKH AFTAB AHMED, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, to  move that the Bill further to amend the Federal Employees Benevolent Fund and Group Insurance Act, 1969 [The Federal Employees Benevolent Fund and Group Insurance (Second Amendment) Bill, 2015] be passed.

 

16.    MR. MUHAMMAD BALIGH-UR-REHMAN, Minister of State for Federal Education and Professional Training, to move that the Bill to provide for the establishment of Capital University of Science and Technology [The Capital University of Science and Technology Bill, 2015], as reported by the Standing Committee, be taken into consideration at once.

 

17.    MR. MUHAMMAD BALIGH-UR-REHMAN, Minister of State for Federal Education and Professional Training, to move that the Bill to provide for the establishment of Capital University of Science and Technology [The Capital University of Science and Technology Bill, 2015] be passed.

 

18.    CHAUDHRY NISAR ALI KHAN, Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control, to move that the Bill to rationalize and reorganize the local government system in the Federal Capital [The Islamabad Capital Territory Local Government Bill, 2015], as reported by the Standing Committee, be taken into consideration at once.

 

19.    CHAUDHRY NISAR ALI KHAN, Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control, to move that the Bill to rationalize and reorganize the local government system in the Federal Capital [The Islamabad Capital Territory Local Government Bill, 2015] be passed.

 

CALLING ATTENTION NOTICE

 

20.    MIAN MUHAMMAD ATEEQ SHAIKH to draw attention of the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control to a matter of sufficient public importance regarding illegal and forcible grabbing of land in Chak Mohri Dakhli Sihala and nine other villages in Islamabad by the Emaar Housing Society and firing on the houses of villagers.

 

 

 

AMJED PERVEZ

Secretary

Islamabad, the

8th July, 2015.