SENATE SECRETARIAT
ORDERS OF THE DAY
for the meeting of
the Senate to be held at 03.00 p.m. on Tuesday, the 22nd December,
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:-
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Adj. Motion No. 01(122)/2015-M, notice given of by Senator
Taj Haider,
regarding the decision of the
sponsors of Tuwairqi Steel Mills Limited (TSML) to
dismantle the project because of the dispute on imposition of GIDC by the
Federal Government; and C.A.N. No. 01(122)/2015-M,
notice given of by Senator Mohsin Aziz, regarding the dismantling of Tuwairqi Steel Mills Limited (TSML) due to lack of
cooperation from the concerned Government Departments; |
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(ii) |
Adj. Motion No. 02(122)/2015-M, notice given of by Senator Col. (R) Syed Tahir
Hussain Mashhadi, regarding the
mini budget envisaging additional taxes of Rs. 40
billion by imposing 5 to 10 % regulatory duty on importing of 61 items,
increasing duty by 5% on another 289 items and laving 1% custom duty on
hundreds of other items, in compliance of precondition of IMF; Adj. Motion No. 03(122)/2015-M, notice given of by Senator Mohammad
Azam Khan Swati, regarding levying of new taxes of Rs. 40 billion in the shape of mini budget by the
Government while bypassing the Parliament; Adj. Motion No. 04(122)/2015-M, notice given of by Senator Sirajul Haq, regarding levying of new taxes of Rs. 40 billion in the shape of mini budget by the
Government which has resulted into increase in prices of daily use products; Adj. Motion No. 09(122)/2015-M, notice given of by Senators Saleem Mandviwala, Mohsin
Aziz and Saeed Ghani, regarding
the increase in custom duty on various imported items including raw materials
by the Government which results into increase in prices of various consumer
goods; Adj. Motion No. 10(122)/2015-M, notice given of by Senator Osman Saifullah Khan,
regarding levying of new
taxes and duties of Rs. 40 billion which results
into increase in prices of many goods; and C.A.N. No. 12(122)/2015-M,
notice given of by Senator
Col. (R) Syed Tahir Hussain Mashhadi, regarding ever raising
prices of consumer goods in the country due to imposition of Taxes through
mini Budget; |
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Adj. Motion No. 05 (122)/2015-M, notice given of by Senator Sirajul Haq, regarding
hanging of senior political leaders of Jamat-e-Islami
and BNP by Bangladesh Government through the so called international tribunal
on crimes against humanity. |
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MOTION
4. SENATOR
MUSHAHID ULLAH KHAN to move that in view of the bifurcation of the Ministry
of Law, Justice and Human Rights into two Ministries namely Ministry of Law and
Justice and Ministry of Human Rights, the Functional Committee on Human Rights,
in addition to the functions assigned to it under the Rules of Procedure and
Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012, shall be tasked to perform the
functions of the Standing Committee on Human Rights.
CALLING
ATTENTION NOTICE
5. SENATOR
MIR KABEER AHMED MUHAMMAD SHAHI, to draw attention of the Minister for Water
and Power, to a matter of public importance regarding
appointment of a person namely Mr. Usman Mehmood S/O Mubashir
Mehmood in IESCO on a fake domicile certificate against the post for
Balochistan candidate making the whole process of appointments in that company
doubtful.
ORDINANCE TO BE LAID
6. MR. PERVAIZ RASHID, Minister for Law and Justice,
to lay before the Senate the Special Economic Zones (Amendment)
Ordinance, 2015 (Ordinance No. XVIII of 2015), as required by clause (2) of Article
89 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
LEGISLATIVE
BUSINESS
7. PIR SYED SADARUDDIN RASHDI, Minister
for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, to move that the Bill further to amend the Minimum Wages for
Unskilled Workers Ordinance 1969 in its application to the Islamabad Capital
Territory [The Minimum Wages for
Unskilled Workers (Amendment) Bill,
2015], as passed by the National Assembly, be taken into consideration.
8. PIR SYED SADARUDDIN RASHDI, Minister
for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, to move that the Bill further to amend the Minimum Wages for
Unskilled Workers Ordinance 1969 in its application to the
9. MRS. SAIRA AFZAL TARRAR, Minister of State for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, to move that
the Bill to provide for reconstitution and reorganization of the Pakistan
Health Research Council [The Pakistan Health Research Council Bill, 2015], as
passed by the National Assembly, be taken into consideration.
10. MRS. SAIRA AFZAL TARRAR, Minister of State for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, to move that
the Bill to provide for reconstitution and reorganization of the Pakistan
Health Research Council [The Pakistan Health Research Council Bill, 2015] be passed.
CALLING
ATTENTION NOTICE
11. SENATOR
SITARA AYAZ, to draw attention of the Minister for Interior and
Narcotics Control, to a matter of public importance regarding termination of 450 contractual employees of NADRA as
reported in electronic media on 23rd November, 2015.
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DISCUSSION ON THE ADMITTED ADJOURNMENT
MOTIONS |
12. Discussion
on the following admitted adjournment motions:-
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(i) |
Admitted adjournment motion
moved by Senator Taj Haider, on 13th November, 2015, regarding Government’s announcement
that Sui Southern Gas Company’s dues amounting to Rs. 37 billion against Pakistan Steel Mills will be
settled by transferring land of Pakistan Steel Mills to Sui
Southern Gas Company, which is a violation of Article 274 of the Constitution;
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Admitted adjournment motion
moved by Senator Muhammad Usman
Khan Kakar, on 15th December, 2015, regarding fifteen to eighteen hours gas load shedding
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AMJED PERVEZ
Secretary
21st December, 2015.