SENATE SECRETARIAT

ORDERS OF THE DAY

for the meeting of the Senate to be held at 4.00 p.m. on Wednesday, the 17^th February, 2010.

1. Recitation from the Holy Quran.

QUESTIONS

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

ORDINANCES TO BE LAID

3. DR. ZAHEER-UD-DIN BABAR AWAN, Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, to lay before the Senate the following Ordinances, as required by clause (2)(a)(ii) of Article 89 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan:-

(i)	The Defence Housing Authority Islamabad Ordinance, 2009 (LIII of 2009).
(ii)	The Islamabad Capital Territory Private Educational Institutions (Regulation and Promotion) Ordinance, 2009 (LIV of 2009).
(iii)	The National Defence University Ordinance, 2009 (LV of 2009).
(iv)	The West Pakistan Regulation and Control of Loudspeakers and Sound Amplifiers (Amendment) Ordinance, 2009 (LVI of 2009).
(v)	The Pakistan Engineering Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2009 (LVII of 2009).
(vi)	The Institute of Space Technology Ordinance, 2009 (LVIII of 2009).
(vii)	The National Database and Registration Authority (Amendment) Ordinance, 2009 (LIX of 2009).
(viii)	The Alternative Energy Development Board Ordinance, 2009 (LX of 2009).
(ix)	The Benazir Income Support Program Ordinance, 2009 (LXI of 2009).

LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS

4. DR. ZAHEER-UD-DIN BABAR AWAN, Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, to move that the Bill to make provisions for free legal assistance to the indigent persons [The Public Defender and Legal Aid Office Bill, 2010], as passed by the National Assembly, be taken into consideration.

(Amendments entered in a separate list to be moved)

5. DR. ZAHEER-UD-DIN BABAR AWAN, Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, to move that the Bill to make provisions for free legal assistance to the indigent persons [The Public Defender and Legal Aid Office Bill, 2010] be passed.

PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS

COMMENCED MOTION

(Under Rule 194)

6. Further discussion on the following Motion moved by Mr. Mohammad Ishaq Dar on 10^th February, 2010:-

“The House may discuss the prevailing law and order and security situation in the country including the incidents of violence that took place at Karachi and other places.”.

CALL ATTENTION NOTICES

7. SENATOR PROF. KHURSHID AHMED to draw attention of the Minister for Special Initiatives to a matter of sufficient public importance regarding slow pace of progress in Clean Drinking Water for All (CDWA) project.

8. SENATOR MIAN RAZA RABBANI to draw attention of the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Planning and Development to a matter of sufficient public importance regarding creation of new Inland Revenue Service.

RAJA MUHAMMAD AMIN

Secretary

Islamabad, the

16^th February, 2010.