SENATE SECRETARIAT

ORDERS OF THE DAY

 

for the meeting of the Senate to be held at 3.00 p.m. on Monday, the 6th July, 2015.

 

1.        Recitation from the Holy Quran.

 

REPORTS OF THE STANDING COMMITTEES - PRESENTATION OF:

 

2.        MR. MUHAMMAD TALHA MEHMOOD, Chairman, Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat to present report of the Committee on 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].

 

 

3.        MR. MUHAMMAD TALHA MEHMOOD, Chairman, Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat to present report of the Committee on 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].

 

4.        MS. RAHILA MAGSI, Chairperson, Standing Committee on Federal Education and Professional Training to present report of the Committee on the Bill to provide for the establishment of Capital University of Science and Technology [The Capital University of Science and Technology Bill, 2015].

 

REPORT OF THE FUNCTIONAL COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT ASSURANCES - PRESENTATION OF:

 

5.        AGHA SHAHBAZ KHAN DURRANI, Chairman, Functional Committee on Government Assurances to present report of the Committee on the issue of releasing of funds for K-4 Project, Karachi.

 

AMENDMENTS TO THE SENATE RULES

(Under Rule 277)

 

6.        MR. MUHAMMAD MOHSIN KHAN LEGHARI to seek leave under sub-rule (4) of rule 277 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012, to move that in the said Rules, in rule 166, in sub-rule (4),-

 

 

                              (i)      for the word “expenditures”, appearing in the first line, the words “budgetary allocation and its utilization” shall be substituted; and

 

 

                              (ii)      for the “full stop” occurring at the end  a “colon” shall be substituted and thereafter, the following proviso shall be added, namely:-

 

 

                                      “Provided that the Committee shall bi-annually examine the budgetary allocation and its utilization by the Ministry concerned and present a report in this regard before the House within forty-five days.”.

(If leave is granted)

 

7.        MR. MUHAMMAD MOHSIN KHAN LEGHARI to move that the proposed amendments in the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012, regarding amendments in rule 166, be taken into consideration.

 

8.        MR. MUHAMMAD MOHSIN KHAN LEGHARI to move that the proposed amendments in the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012, regarding amendments in rule 166, be adopted.

 

9.        RAJA MUHAMMAD ZAFAR-UL-HAQ, LEADER OF THE HOUSE AND MR. AITZAZ AHSAN, LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION, to seek leave under sub-rule (4) of rule 277 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012, to move the following amendments:-

 

                              (1)     that in the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012, in rule 9,-

                            

                                                 (i)      for sub-rule (2), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

 

“(2)   The first meeting of the Senate for election of the Chairman shall be presided over by the outgoing Chairman or, in his absence, by a person nominated by the President, for the purpose, hereinafter in this rule and in rule 10 referred to as the Presiding Officer:

 

                              Provided that no person shall preside over the meeting for the election in which he himself is a candidate.”.

 

                                                 (ii)      after sub-rule (2) amended as aforesaid, the following new sub-rule shall be added, namely:-

 

                                      “(2A) Any subsequent meeting for the election of the Chairman shall be presided over by the outgoing Chairman or, in his absence, by the Deputy Chairman or when the office of Deputy Chairman is also vacant or he is otherwise unable to preside over such meeting, by a person nominated by the President, for the purpose, hereinafter in this rule and in rule 10 referred to as the Presiding Officer:

 

                                                 Provided that no person shall preside over the meeting for the election in which he himself is a candidate.”.

 

(2)     that in rule 79, for sub-rule (2) the following shall be substituted, namely:-

 

“(2)   When a member is summoned by or required to appear before any commission, tribunal, authority, organization, agency or other, for any investigation or inquiry, as the case may be, the Chairman shall be informed of the same. The concerned authority shall intimate the brief facts/reasons.”.

 

(3)     that in rule 158, in sub-rule (1), after paragraph (iii), the following new paragraph shall be inserted, namely:-

 

                              “(iii-a)          Committee on Devolution;”

 

(4)     that after rule 162, the following new Heading and rule shall be added, namely:-

 

                                                           “FUNCTIONAL COMMITTEE ON DEVOLUTION

 

162A. Functions.— The functions of the Committee on Devolution shall be the following or such others as may be assigned to it from time to time. The Committee shall:-

(a)     Review, on a continuous basis, implementation of devolution scheme as envisaged in the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973;

(b)     Identify and make remedial recommendations where the Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 2010 has been deviated from, circumvented or not implemented;

(c)     identify and make recommendations to such aspects of the implementation plan/ process which due to administrative or lack of law or for any other reasons is facing or likely to face difficulty in its implementation; and

(d)     on regular basis, seek the views of the Federal Government, Provincial Governments and or any division, department, autonomous or semi-autonomous body/ bodies related with or pertaining to the process of implementation of the Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 2010 to evaluate and oversee the implementation status of the Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 2010.”.

 

(5)     that in rule 166, after sub-rule (5), the following new sub-rule shall be added, namely:-

 

                             “(6)   All nominations of members to various Policy and Administrative Boards, Councils, etc. made by the Chairman shall be ratified by the concerned Committees within a period of thirty days of reference of nomination to the Committee, failing which the nomination shall be deemed to have been ratified:

 

                                      Provided that the Committee, for reasons to be recorded, may not ratify the nomination upon which the Chairman Senate shall nominate another Member which shall be ratified by the Committee within a period of fifteen days, failing which the nomination shall be deemed to have been ratified.”.

 

(6)     that in rule 182, the words and comma, “In addition to his vote as a member,”, occurring in the first and second lines shall be omitted.

 

(7)      that after rule 262, the following new rule shall be added, namely:-

 

                                      “262A. Secretary to make announcements in the House.- Subject to the provisions of Article 57 of the Constitution, the Secretary may, when asked to do so by the Chairman or the Presiding officer, or in the absence of the  Chairman or the Presiding officer, if required under the circumstances, make announcements in the House.”.

 

(8)     that in Rule 277, after sub-rule (9), the following new sub-rule shall be added, namely:-

 

                              “(10)    The rule or amendment of a rule shall be known in the name of the Member who had moved it.”.

 

(If leave is granted)

 

10.     RAJA MUHAMMAD ZAFAR-UL-HAQ, LEADER OF THE HOUSE AND MR. AITZAZ AHSAN, LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION, to move that the proposed amendments in the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012, regarding amendments in rules 9, 79, 158, 166, 182 and 277 and insertion of new rules 162A and 262A, be taken into consideration.

 

11.     RAJA MUHAMMAD ZAFAR-UL-HAQ, LEADER OF THE HOUSE AND MR. AITZAZ AHSAN, LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION, to move that the proposed amendments in the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012, regarding amendments in rules 9, 79, 158, 166, 182 and 277 and insertion of new rules 162A and 262A, be adopted.

 

RESOLUTIONS

 

12.     MS. NAJMA HAMEED to move the following resolution:-

 

“The House recommends that the Government should expedite the work on the on-going power projects in order to overcome load shedding of electricity in the country.”.

 

13.     MR. MOHSIN AZIZ to move the following resolution:-

 

“This House recommends to ban manufacturing and use of polythene shopping bags in the country.”.

 

14.     LT. GEN. (RETD.) ABDUL QAYYUM  to move the following resolution:-

 

“This House shows serious concerns on the involvement of foreign intelligence agencies in fomenting terrorism in Pakistan.

 

The House recommends that effective steps be taken to counter/ control the activities of the said agencies in Pakistan and brief the House in this regard.”.

 

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

 

                             “This House recommends that the Government should take necessary steps for provision of free and compulsory education to all the children as provided in Article 25-A of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.”.

 

16.     MR. MUHAMMAD TALHA MEHMOOD to move the following resolution:-

 

“The House recommends that the Government should launch housing schemes for the low paid government employees.”.

 

COMMENCED MOTIONS

(Under Rule 218)

 

17.     Further discussion on the following motion moved by Col. (R) Syed Tahir Hussain Mashhadi on 4th May, 2015:-

 

“The House may discuss the situation arising out of the spread of hepatitis disease in the country.”.

 

18.     Discussion on the following motion moved by Col. (R) Syed Tahir Hussain Mashhadi on 18th May, 2015:-

 

“The House may discuss natural gas load shedding in the country.”.

 

19.     Discussion on the following motion moved by Mir Kabeer Ahmed Muhammad Shahi on 18th May, 2015:-

 

“This House may discuss the situation arising out of low water level in Balochistan.”.

 

20.     Discussion on the following motion moved by Mr. Muhammad Usman Khan Kakar on 18th May, 2015:-

 

“This House may discuss the situation arising out of intrusion of FC in the affairs / authority of the Provincial Government and interference in provincial autonomy of Balochistan with particular reference to the agreement / contract made by FC with illegal lease owners of coal mines in Harnai and imposition of taxes on the same at their own.”.

 

MOTIONS

(Under Rule 218)

 

21.     MR. NISAR MUHAMMAD to move that this House may discuss the responsibility of the Federation in pursuance of Article 148 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

 

22.     COL. (R) SYED TAHIR HUSSAIN MASHHADI to move that This House may discuss the steps being taken by the Government to eradicate polio in the country.

 

23.     SYED SHIBLI FARAZ to move that the House may discuss the steps taken by the Government to broaden the tax base in the country.

 

24.     MR. SALEEM ZIA to move that this House may discuss the situation arising out of issuance of fake degrees / certificates in the country.

 

25.     MR. MUHAMMAD TALHA MEHMOOD to move that the House may discuss the situation arising out of unemployment in the country.

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                    AMJED PERVEZ

                                                                                Secretary

Islamabad, the

3rd July, 2015.