SENATE SECRETARIAT

 

ORDERS OF THE DAY

 

for the meeting of the Senate to be held at 3.00 p.m. on Monday, the  5th October, 2015.

 

1.      Recitation from the Holy Quran.

 

MOTIONS

[Under Rule 126(7)]

 

2.      SENATOR FARHATULLAH BABAR to move that the Bill further to amend the Privatization Commission Ordinance, 2000 [The Privatization Commission (Second Amendment) Bill, 2015], as passed by the Senate and transmitted to the National Assembly but not passed by the National Assembly within ninety days of its laying in the National Assembly, be considered in a joint sitting.

 

3.      SENATOR FARHATULLAH BABAR to move that the Bill further to amend the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 and the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 [The Anti-Honour Killings Laws (Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill, 2015], as passed by the Senate and transmitted to the National Assembly but not passed by the National Assembly within ninety days of its laying in the National Assembly, be considered in a joint sitting.

 

4.      SENATOR FARHATULLAH BABAR to move that the Bill further to amend the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860, the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 and the Qanun-e-Shahadat Order, 1984 [The Anti-Rape Laws (Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill, 2015], as passed by the Senate and transmitted to the National Assembly but not passed by the National Assembly within ninety days of its laying in the National Assembly, be considered in a joint sitting.

SENATE BUSINESS

 

5.      Report by the Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony and Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs, regarding Mina incident.

 

COMMENCED RESOLUTION

 

 

6.      Further consideration of the following resolution moved by Senator Karim Ahmed Khawaja on 3rd February, 2014:-

 

“This House recommends that Charter of Democracy between Mohterma Benazir Shaheed and Mian Muhammad Nawaz Shareef be implemented especially Constitutional Court with equal number of Judges from all provinces may be established to decide the constitutional matters.”.

 

RESOLUTIONS

 

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

 

“This House recommends to the Government to take necessary steps to make technical education compulsory in all educational institutions in the Islamabad Capital Territory.".

 

8.      SENATOR BAZ MUHAMMAD KHAN to move the following resolution:-

 

"Conscious of the fact that WAPDA House was constructed at Lahore in 1950 when that city was capital of West Pakistan which is now the capital of one province i.e. Punjab, this House recommends that WAPDA House may be shifted from Lahore to Islamabad in order to remove sense of deprivation in other provinces, to strengthen the federation and facilitate the people of all provinces equally.".

 

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

 

"The House recommends that allocation for health sector may be enhanced in order to provide free and better medical facilities in the Federal Government hospitals.".

 

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

 

"This House recommends that the Government should take effective steps for welfare of special persons in Islamabad Capital Territory.".

 

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

 

"The House recommends that in order to remove sense of deprivation from smaller provinces, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) office may be shifted from Lahore to Islamabad so that a strengthened federation becomes certain, otherwise the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) offices may be established in other provinces also, offering an opportunity to each of them to represent, for a three months period, on turn basis.".

 

COMMENCED MOTIONS

(Under Rule 218)

 

12.    Discussion on the following motion moved by Senator Mir Kabeer Ahmed Muhammad Shahi on 14th September, 2015:-

 

“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.”.

 

 

13.    Discussion on the following motion moved by Senator Mohsin Aziz on  14th September, 2015:-

 

“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.”.

 

MOTIONS

(Under Rule 218)

 

14.    SENATOR SIRAJUL HAQ to move that this House may discuss the overall performance of the Ministry of Industries and Production with particular reference to the steps taken by it for promotion of industrial sector in the country.

 

15.    SENATOR MUHAMMAD USMAN KHAN KAKAR to move that this House may discuss the existing political situation in the country.

 

16.    SENATOR OSMAN SAIFULLAH KHAN to move that this House may discuss the situation arising out of the Government’s policy not to dualise / convert into a motorway the entire length of the N55, Indus Highway.

 

17.    SENATOR SASSUI PALIJO to move that this House may discuss the issue of dealing of oil and gas related policy matters at ECC and OGRA levels and bypassing the Council of Common Interests in this regard which is a violation of Articles 158 and 172 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

 

18.    SENATOR ILYAS AHMAD BILOUR to move that the House may discuss the reported / alleged violations committed in the recent appointments made in the Statistics Division, Bureau of Statistics and other projects under that Division with particular reference to violation of quota in those appointments.

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                   AMJED PERVEZ

                                                                                                        Secretary

Islamabad, the

2nd October, 2015.