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Session Details
Session Time [In Hours : Minutes]
| Sitting Date | Sitting No. | Schedule Starting Time | Actual Starting Time | Delay | End Time of Sitting | Total Sitting Time | Break |
| 17 Jul, 2017 | 1 | 04:00 | 04:02 | 00:02 | 06:03 | 2:01 | 0:00 |
| 18 Jul, 2017 | 2 | 03:00 | 03:00 | 00:00 | 07:11 | 4:11 | 0:00 |
| 19 Jul, 2017 | 3 | 03:30 | 03:30 | 00:00 | 07:14 | 3:44 | 0:00 |
| 20 Jul, 2017 | 4 | 03:00 | 03:06 | 00:06 | 08:56 | 5:38 | 0:12 |
| Total/Average | 0:02 | 15:34 | 0:12 | ||||
Attendance
| Sitting No. | Chairman | Deputy Chairman | Panel of Presiding Officers | Prime Minister | Leader of the House | Leader of the Opposition |
| 1 |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
| 2:01 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 2:01 | 0:23 | 2 |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
| 4:11 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 2:15 | 2:44 | 3 |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Present |
| 3:44 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 2:56 | 4 |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Present |
| 5:38 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 3:40 | |
| No. of Sittings Attended |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
Total Time |
15:34 |
0:00 |
0:00 |
0:00 |
4:16 |
9:43 |
Member's Attendance in each Sitting
| Sitting No. | Members At Outset | Members At End | Maximum Members | Minority Members |
| 1 | 22 | 20 | 66 | 2 |
| 2 | 22 | 18 | 76 | 2 |
| 3 | 18 | 13 | 70 | 3 |
| 4 | 14 | 10 | 67 | 2 |
| Average Attendance | 19 | 15 | 70 | 2 |
Members Attendance by Sitting and Party
| Party | Total Membership | Average Present | Average Absent | Average Leave |
| PPPP | 26 | 20 | 7 | 0 |
| PML-N | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 |
| IND | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| MQM | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| PTI | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| ANP | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| JUI | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| PML | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| NP | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| PKMAP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| BNP-A | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| BNP-M | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PML-F | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Parliamentary Leaders Attendance
| Sitting No. | Parliamentary Leaders | ||||||||||||||
| PML | PML-F | PPPP | PTI | MQM | JUI | PkMAP | JI | BNP-A | ANP | BNP | NP | ||||
| 1 | Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
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| 2 | Absent |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
|||
| 3 | Absent |
Present |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
|||
| 4 | Absent |
Present |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
|||
| No. of Sittings Attended |
0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |||
Orders of the Day
Resolution
| Sitting No. | Resolution | Type of Resolution | Status |
| 1 | This House expresses its profound grief and sorrow over the sad demise of Senate Agha Shahbaz Khan Durrani who passed away on 25th June, 2017. The Senate of Pakistan has lost one of its young and dynamic legislator who was passionate, conscientious a hardworking and approached Parliamentary Business with a youthful enthusiasm and zeal. Senator Agha Shahbaz Khan Durrani was elected as Senator from the Province of Balochistan against a seat reserved for Technocrats and Ulema in 2015 and was Chairman of the Senate Functional Committee on Government Assurances. The late Senator Agha Shahbru Khan Durrani not only actively. Participated in debates on legislative and non-legislative matters in the Upper House but also raised voice for the marginalized segments of the society, particularly the issues being faced by the people of Balochistan. He was persuasive and effective, and earned the respect of many for confronting problems and issues directly. Senator Agha Shahbaz Khan Durrani belonged to a Noble family and possessed a strong professional background, but his dealing with the Members and Staff of the Senate was highly respectful and full of warmth. He has earned great respect in the minds and hearts of fellow Parliamentarians through his actions and behavior as well as cordial discussion. He has left behind a very young family comprising of wife and four sons aged between 2 to 16 years, for whom his early demise is a lifelong loss and vacuum. We all share the loss sustained by his family and friends and express the deepest sympathies with the bereaved family. We pray to Almighty Allah to shower His infinite blessings upon the departed soul and may his soul rest in eternal peace (Ameen). A copy of this resolution may be sent to the bereaved family as an expression of the high esteem and affection in which he was held | Joint | Adopted |
Reports
| Sitting No. | Report | Status |
| 2 |
under sub-rule (1) of rule 194 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012, that the time for presentation of report of the Committee on the Bill further to amend the Protection of Economic Reforms Act, 1992 [The Protection of Economic Reforms (Amendment) Bill, 2016] introduced by Senator Saleem Mandviwala, on 3rd October, 2016, may be extended for a further period of thirty working days with effect from 19th July, 2017
|
Extension Granted |
| 2 |
under sub-rule (1) of rule 194 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012, that the time for presentation of report of the Committee on the Bill further to amend the Financial Institutions (Recovery of Finances) Ordinance, 2001 [The Financial Institutions (Recovery of Finances) (Amendment) Bill, 2017] introduced by Senator Mohammad Azam Khan Swati, on 13th March, 2017, may be extended for a further period of thirty working days with effect from 19th July, 2017
|
Extension Granted |
| 2 |
under sub-rule (1) of rule 194 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012, that the time for presentation of report of the Special Committee on the matter referred by the House on 15th February, 2017, regarding “the sale of PIA Airbus A-310 to a German Firm in violation of PPRA rules”, may be extended for a further period of thirty working days with effect from 18th July, 2017
|
Extension Granted |
| 3 |
The Post Office (Amendment) Bill, 2017
|
Presented |
| 3 |
The subject matter of starred question No. 51, asked by Senator Chaudhary Tanvir Khan on 12th April, 2017, regarding the acreage of land leased out by NHA along the GT road from Peshawar to Lahore since 2000
|
Presented |
| 3 |
The subject matter of starred question No. 73, asked by Senator Chaudhary Tanvir Khan on 12th January, 2017, regarding the details of income and expenditures of the Pakistan Cricket Board during the last five years
|
Presented |
| 3 |
The subject matter of Calling Attention Notice moved by Senators Nauman Wazir Khattak and Mian Muhammad Ateeq Shaikh, on 6th June, 2017, regarding the underutilization of power by the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
|
Presented |
| 3 |
The Senate constituted to examine the dilapidated condition of Bacha Khan Airport, to present report of the Special Committee
|
Presented |
| 3 |
Special Committee on Marginalized Segments of Society to present 5th Interim report of the Special Committee on marginalized segments of society
|
Presented |
| 4 |
The subject matter of adjournment motion moved by Senators Muhammad Usman Khan Kakar, Sardar Muhammad Azam Khan Musakhel and Gul Bashra, regarding alarming rise in the occupation of land by military and Air Force in District Quetta, causing disharmony amongst the people
|
Presented |
| 4 |
The budgetary allocation and utilization in respect of Finance Division, Revenue Division, Economic Affairs Division, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Custom and Inland Revenue, Statistics and Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), Privatization Division, Controller General of Pakistan (CGA)and Accountant General of Pakistan Revenue (AGPR), Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP), Pakistan Mint, Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS) and Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), in terms of sub-rule (4) of rule 166 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012
|
Presented |
Motion Under Rule 218
| Sitting No. | Motion Under Rule 218 | Status |
| 2 |
Implications of the statement of the Chairman, U.S. Armed Services Committee in Kabul soon after his visit to North Waziristan warning Pakistan to either change its attitude towards militant networks particularly the Haqqani network or be prepared to face a changed attitude of the U.S. towards Pakistan; and The ToRs of the Riyadh-based Military Alliance and its impact on Pakistan in the light of the permission given to a recently retired Chief of the Army Staff to Head the Alliance
|
Debated |
| 2 |
The lingering issue of missing persons exacerbated further by some recent incidents of disappearances in Sindh; Discrimination in payment of compensation to victims of terrorism in Parachinar and to those who died in accidental fire in Ahmed Pur Sharqia; and Non-implementation by the Government of National Action Plan
|
Debated |
| 2 |
Inability of the Government to place before the Parliament the Right to Information Act, despite consensus approval of the of the same by the Senate special RTI Committee and its adoption by the Senate; and The threat to freedom of expression by misuse of the Electronic Crimes Act and the impunity with which crimes are continuously being committed against journalists and media persons
|
Not Taken Up |
| 2 |
The need for a new accountability mechanism to ensure across the board accountability of all with no exceptions and no sacred cows; and Discussion on dropping level of accountability and increasing level of corruption
|
Not Taken Up |
| 2 |
Discussion on the Report of JIT constituted on PANAMA Case; and Malicious attacks and propaganda against national institutions including Supreme Court of Pakistan
|
Not Taken Up |
| 2 |
The inaction on the FATA Reforms project approved by the Cabinet on March 2, 2017 and the inability of the Government to table in the Parliament Legislative proposals for the implementation of Reforms in the Tribal Areas
|
Not Taken Up |
| 2 |
The reported failure of NAB to continue investigations in the Rs. 19 billion mega scam in DHA Lahore and DHA Rawalpindi
|
Not Taken Up |
| 2 |
Billions of Rupees withheld by Government of Punjab in gross violation of ECC decision on export of Wheat flour to Afghanistan
|
Not Taken Up |
| 3 |
Implications of the statement of the Chairman, U.S. Armed Services Committee in Kabul soon after his visit to North Waziristan warning Pakistan to either change its attitude towards militant networks particularly the Haqqani network or be prepared to face a changed attitude of the U.S. towards Pakistan; and The ToRs of the Riyadh-based Military Alliance and its impact on Pakistan in the light of the permission given to a recently retired Chief of the Army Staff to Head the Alliance
|
Debated |
| 3 |
The threat to freedom of expression by misuse of the Electronic Crimes Act and the impunity with which crimes are continuously being committed against journalists and media persons
|
Debated |
| 3 |
The need for a new accountability mechanism to ensure across the board accountability of all with no exceptions and no sacred cows; and Discussion on dropping level of accountability and increasing level of corruption
|
Debated |
| 3 |
Discussion on the Report of JIT constituted on PANAMA Case; and Malicious attacks and propaganda against national institutions including Supreme Court of Pakistan
|
Deferred |
| 3 |
The inaction on the FATA Reforms project approved by the Cabinet on March 2, 2017 and the inability of the Government to table in the Parliament Legislative proposals for the implementation of Reforms in the Tribal Areas
|
Deferred |
| 3 |
The reported failure of NAB to continue investigations in the Rs. 19 billion mega scam in DHA Lahore and DHA Rawalpindi
|
Debated |
| 3 |
Billions of Rupees withheld by Government of Punjab in gross violation of ECC decision on export of Wheat flour to Afghanistan
|
Deferred |
| 4 |
Discussion on the Report of JIT constituted on PANAMA Case; and Malicious attacks and propaganda against national institutions including Supreme Court of Pakistan
|
Debated |
| 4 |
The inaction on the FATA Reforms project approved by the Cabinet on March 2, 2017 and the inability of the Government to table in the Parliament Legislative proposals for the implementation of Reforms in the Tribal Areas
|
Debated |
| 4 |
Billions of Rupees withheld by Government of Punjab in gross violation of ECC decision on export of Wheat flour to Afghanistan
|
Debated |
Points of Order
| Sitting No. | Points of Order | Representative Name | Number of POs |
| 2 | Judiciary and Justice | Taj Haider | 1 |
| 3 | Employment | Mukhtiar Ahmed Dhamrah | 1 |
Participation in Proceedings
| Sitting No. | Intervention | Total Representatives |
| 1 | Resolution | 31 |
| 2 | Motion Under Rule 218 | 32 |
| 3 | 'Ministerial Response' | 0 |
| 3 | Motion Under Rule 218 | 30 |
| 3 | Point of Personal Explanation | 1 |
| 4 | 'Chairs Ruling' | 0 |
| 4 | Motion Under Rule 218 | 39 |
| 4 | Motion Under Rule 244 | 1 |