SENATE SECRETARIAT
ORDERS OF THE DAY
for the meeting of
the Senate to be held at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, the 17th September,
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:-
(i) |
Adj. Motion No. 05(119)/2015-M, notice given of by Senators Saeed Ghani, Ilyas Ahmad
Bilour and Mohsin Aziz, regarding non-production of even a single mega watt
of electricity at Nandipur Power Project despite
spending of billions of Rupees from exchequer; Adj. Motion No. 08(119)/2015-M, notice given of by Senator Sassui Palijo, regarding
non-production of even a single mega watt of electricity at Nandipur Power Project despite spending of billions of
Rupees from exchequer; C.A.N. No. 14(119)/2015-M, notice given of by Senator Sheher Bano Sherry Rehman,
regarding media reports about shutting down of Nandipur
Power Project due to shortage of fuel. |
clubbed |
(ii) |
Adj. Motion No. 06(119)/2015-M, notice given of by Senator Shahi Syed, regarding
production of spurious and substandard medicines in the country
and export thereof; and |
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(iii) |
Adj. Motion No. 07(119)/2015-M,
notice given of by Senators Baz Muhammad Khan and Muhammad Daud Khan
Achakzai, Advocate, regarding killing of a Member
of District Council Hangu in an IED attack. |
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CALLING ATTENTION NOTICE
4. SENATOR
TAJ MUHAMMAD AFRIDI to draw attention of the Minister of State for Capital
Administration and Development Division to a matter of sufficient public
importance regarding increase in the fee and other
expenditures of Bypass operations by the administration of PIMS.
5. SENATOR
MUHAMMAD JAVED ABBASI, Chairman, Standing Committee on Law, Justice and
Human Rights, 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
Federal Judicial Academy Act, 1997 [The Federal Judicial Academy (Amendment) Bill, 2014],
introduced on 23rd April, 2014,
be condoned till today.
REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE - PRESENTATION OF:
6. SENATOR
MUHAMMAD JAVED ABBASI, Chairman, Standing Committee on Law, Justice and Human
Rights, to present report of the Committee on the Bill further to amend the
Federal Judicial Academy Act, 1997 [The Federal Judicial Academy (Amendment) Bill, 2014].
7. SENATOR
MUHAMMAD JAVED ABBASI, Chairman, Standing Committee on Law, Justice and
Human Rights, 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
Representation of the People Act, 1976 and the Electoral Rolls Act, 1974 [The
Electoral Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2013], introduced on 29th August, 2013, be condoned till today.
REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE - PRESENTATION OF:
8. SENATOR
MUHAMMAD JAVED ABBASI, Chairman, Standing Committee on Law, Justice and
Human Rights, to present report of the Committee on the Bill further to amend
the Representation of the People Act, 1976 and the Electoral Rolls Act, 1974
[The Electoral Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2013].
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES OF PROCEDURE AND
PRIVILEGES - PRESENTATION OF:
9. SENATOR DR. JEHANZEB JAMALDINI,
Chairman, Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privileges, to present report of
the Committee, on the breach of privilege of the House due to non-presence of
Senior Officers (officers in BPS-20
and above) of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources in the Official
Gallery of the Senate on 3rd August, 2015, during discussion on a Motion under
rule 218.
10. SENATOR SYED
MUZAFAR HUSSAIN SHAH, Convener, Special Committee on
the issue of lapse of foreign scholarships offered by various countries for the
students of Pakistan, 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 Special Committee on the said issue as referred by the Chairman Senate, for
consideration and report within two months, be extended for a period of thirty
working days with effect from 19th September, 2015, as more time is needed for presentation of report
to the House, as the various Ministries of the Federal Government dealing with
grant of Scholarships have not been able to compile the list of communications
for the same as yet.
PERIODICAL
REPORTS BY MINISTERS ON MATTERS REFERRED BY THE HOUSE
11. Periodical reports by Ministers on the following matters referred by the
House and recommendations made by the Committee, under rule 265A of the Rules
of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012:-
(i) |
Report by the
Minister for Railways regarding the following recommendations made by the Standing Committee on Railways:- (a) Recommendations of the Joint Enquiry Committee constituted to probe
into the accident of special Military Train occurred on 2nd July,
2015 should be implemented in true letter and spirit and within stipulated
time frame; (b) Maximum compensation in terms of cash and kind to
deceased/injured persons during the accident be
provided by the Federal Government. Ministry of Railways may approach the
competent forum in this regard under intimation to this Secretariat; (c) All vacant vacancies in the Ministry and its attached departments
should be filled on priority under the defined transparent procedure and
approved criteria; and (d) Pay package of the personnel serving in Railways Police should be
brought at par with the Motorways Police. Ministry should initiate the case in
this regard on priority; |
(ii) |
Report
by the Minister for Climate Change regarding the geological changes in Gilgit and Hunza with
particular reference to |
(iii) |
Report
by the Minister for Climate Change regarding the apprehension of earthquakes
in Pakistan due to location of Pakistan on seismic fault line, raised by
Senator Chaudhary Tanvir Khan, on 11th August, 2015; and |
(iv) |
Report
by the Minister for Commerce regarding delayed purchase of cotton from the
growers by the TCP which causes huge monetary loss to the growers of cotton,
raised by Senator Hari
Ram, on 8th July, 2015. |
CALLING ATTENTION NOTICE
12. SENATOR
PROFESSOR SAJID MIR to draw attention of the Adviser to the Prime Minister
on Foreign Affairs to a matter of sufficient public importance regarding the sit-ins outside the Pakistan Embassy at Athens since
24th August, 2015 by a large number of Pakistanis residing in Greece, against
corruption and bribe being taken on a large scale by the Embassy staff.
DISCUSSION ON THE ADMITTED ADJOURNMENT
MOTION |
13. Discussion on the
admitted adjournment motion moved by Senator Muhammad Javed Abbasi on 7th
August, 2015, regarding the status and steps taken by the Government for the
construction and rehabilitation of the 2005 earthquake affected areas.
AMJED PERVEZ
Secretary
16th
September, 2015.