SENATE SECRETARIAT

 

ORDERS OF THE DAY

 

for the meeting of the Senate to be held at 3.00 p.m. on Monday, the  14th September, 2015.

 

1.      Recitation from the Holy Quran.

 

BILLS TO BE INTRODUCED

 

2.      SENATOR MUSHAHID HUSSAIN SYED to move for leave to introduce a Bill further to amend the Pakistan Environmental Protection Act, 1997 [The Pakistan Environmental Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2015].

 

3.      SENATOR MUSHAHID HUSSAIN SYED to introduce the Bill further to amend the Pakistan Environmental Protection Act, 1997 [The Pakistan Environmental Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2015].

 

4.      SENATOR SAMINA ABID to move for leave to introduce a Bill to provide certain facilities to the working/employed womenfolk [The Working Women (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2015].

 

5.      SENATOR SAMINA ABID to introduce the Bill to provide certain facilities to the working/employed womenfolk [The Working Women (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2015].

 

6.      SENATOR RAHILA MAGSI to move for leave to introduce a Bill to amend certain laws of the Federal Government for the purposes of fair representation of Women in decision-making process and their empowerment [The Fair Representation of Women Bill, 2015].

 

7.      SENATOR RAHILA MAGSI to introduce the Bill to amend certain laws of the Federal Government for the purposes of fair representation of Women in        decision-making process and their empowerment [The Fair Representation of Women Bill, 2015].

 

MOTION

 

8.      SENATOR SALEEM MANDVIWALA, Chairman, Standing Committee on Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization, to move that under sub-rule (1) of rule 194 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012, the delay in presentation of report of the Committee on the Bill further to amend the Companies Ordinance, 1984 [The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2015], introduced on 6th February, 2015, be condoned till today.

 

REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE - PRESENTATION OF:

 

9.      SENATOR SALEEM MANDVIWALA, Chairman, Standing Committee on Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization, to present report of the Committee on the Bill further to amend the Companies Ordinance, 1984 [The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2015].

 

MOTION

 

10.    SENATOR SALEEM MANDVIWALA, Chairman, Standing Committee on Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization, to move that under sub-rule (1) of rule 194 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012, the delay in presentation of report of the Committee on the Bill to amend the Stock Exchanges (Corporatization, Demutualization and Integration) Act, 2012 [The Stock Exchanges (Corporatization, Demutualization and Integration) (Amendment) Bill, 2015], introduced on 6th February, 2015, be condoned till today.

 

REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE - PRESENTATION OF:

 

11.    SENATOR SALEEM MANDVIWALA, Chairman, Standing Committee on Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization, to present report of the Committee on the Bill to amend the Stock Exchanges (Corporatization, Demutualization and Integration) Act, 2012 [The Stock Exchanges (Corporatization, Demutualization and Integration) (Amendment) Bill, 2015].

 

MOTION

 

12.    SENATOR SALEEM MANDVIWALA, Chairman, Standing Committee on Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization, to move that under sub-rule (1) of rule 194 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012, the delay in presentation of report of the Committee on the Bill to provide for the Rehabilitation and Restructuring of Corporate Entities [The Corporate Rehabilitation Bill, 2015], introduced on 2nd February, 2015, be condoned till today.

 

REPORTS OF THE STANDING COMMITTEES - PRESENTATION OF:

 

13.    SENATOR SALEEM MANDVIWALA, Chairman, Standing Committee on Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization, to present report of the Committee on the Bill to provide for the Rehabilitation and Restructuring of Corporate Entities [The Corporate Rehabilitation Bill, 2015].

 

14.    SENATOR SALEEM MANDVIWALA, Chairman, Standing Committee on Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization, to present report of the Committee on demand Nos. 4, 6, 16, 17, 21 and 23 out of 24 demands made by the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

 

15.    SENATOR MUHAMMAD TALHA MEHMOOD, Chairman, Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat, to present report of the Committee on demand Nos. 5 and 19 out of 24 demands made by the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

 

16.    SENATOR IQBAL ZAFAR JHAGRA, Chairman, Standing Committee on Water and Power, to present report of the Committee on demand Nos. 20 and 22 out of 24 demands made by the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

 

MOTIONS

 

 

17.    SENATOR ABDUL REHMAN MALIK, Chairman, Standing Committee on Interior and Narcotics Control, to move that under sub-rule (1) of rule 194 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012, the time for presentation of report of the Committee on Demand No.15 of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government, referred by the Chairman Senate during the Senate sitting held on 14th May, 2015, for consideration and report within two months which was further extended till 12th September, 2015, be extended for a further period of 30 working days as more time is needed for presentation of report to the House.

 

18.    SENATOR MIR ISRARULLAH KHAN ZEHRI, Chairman, Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Resources, to move that under sub-rule (1) of rule 194 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012, the time for presentation of report of the Committee on the Demand Nos.7, 8, 10, 11 and 16 of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government, referred by the Chairman Senate during the sitting held on 14th May, 2015, for consideration and report within two months which was further extended by the Chairman Senate till 12th September, 2015, be extended for a further period of 30 working days, as more time is needed for thorough examination of the said demands.  

MOTIONS

(Under Rule 218)

 

19.    SENATOR MUHAMMAD JAVED ABBASI to move that this House may discuss the present status of FATA and the possibility of changing this status according to the will of the people of those areas.

 

20.    SENATOR SAMINA ABID to move that this House may discuss the overall security conditions at and around Tarbela Dam and the need for taking stringent security measures to protect the Dam.

 

21.    SENATOR COL. (R) SYED TAHIR HUSSAIN MASHHADI to move that the House may discuss the situation arising out of non-vacation of government quarters by the Estate Office Islamabad from the unauthorized occupants.

 

22.    SENATOR MIR KABEER AHMED MUHAMMAD SHAHI to move that this House may discuss the present status of implementation of Aghaz-e-Haqooq-e-Balochistan Package pertaining to the Ministry of Water and Power with particular reference to the posts reserved for Balochistan under that package.

 

23.    SENATOR MOHSIN AZIZ to move that this House may discuss the distressing situation arising out of Government’s recent decision to increase the Domestic, Commercial and Industrial Gas tariff along-with  the GIDC.

 

RESOLUTIONS

 

24.    SENATOR MUHAMMAD TALHA MEHMOOD to move the following resolution:-

 

The House recommends that the Government should launch low cost housing schemes for the homeless families in the country.".

 

25.    SENATOR SARDAR MUHAMMAD AZAM KHAN MUSAKHEL to move the following resolution:-

 

"This House recommends that the 33 KV transmission line laid out in Sherani, Zhob and Musakhel districts of Balochistan should be replaced with 132 KV line as the present transmission line does not have the capacity to supply electricity to further villages in those districts.".

 

26.    SENATOR FARHATULLAH BABAR to move the following resolution:-

 

"This House calls upon the Government to enact appropriate legislation making provisions for revision of decisions in the cases taken up under clause (3) of Article 184 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.".

 

27.    SENATOR MOHAMMAD AZAM KHAN SWATI to move the following resolution:-

 

"This House recommends that the Election Commission of Pakistan should evolve an effective mechanism to check and verify the truthfulness of the statements of assets and liabilities submitted to it by the parliamentarians, to award punishment in case of making false statement and to frame rules in this regard, if required.".

 

28.    SENATOR COL. (R) SYED TAHIR HUSSAIN MASHHADI to move the following resolution:-

 

"This House recommends that the Government should take immediate steps to improve service of PIA.".

 

 

 

 

AMJED PERVEZ

Secretary

Islamabad, the

11th September, 2015.