The recent severing of diplomatic and trade ties by eight Arab countries with Qatar which can turn into a major political and diplomatic crisis in the Middle East

The State’s obligation under Article 40 of the Constitution in the wake of current scenario of Muslim world turmoil stretching from South East Asia to Sahara

The violation of Pakistan’s International Border and space by US drones which is against the sovereignty of Pakistan

The incident of firing by the Afghan Security Forces on a census team operating inside the residential areas of Pakistan at Chamman which resulted into loss of precious lives of civilians as well as armed forces personnel

The increase in child labour in the country with particular reference to the terrorism affected areas

The current account and trade deficit of the country between July, 2016 – May, 2017

The situation arising out of the recent visit by the Indian Prime Minister to the US and signing of a number of defence agreements between the two countries i.e. purchase of drones and nuclear submarines

The Pak-Iran and TAPI gas pipeline projects and the future consequences of importing costly LNG from Qatar

The heavy load shedding of electricity throughout the country

The revelations made by Raymond Davis in his book “The Contractor”

The implications of the decision of an Arbitration Tribunal of the World Bank’s International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) on the arbitration claims filed by Tethyan Copper Company against the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in relation to the denial of a mining lease for the Reko Diq project

The heavy load shedding of electricity throughout the country

The impact of third tier excise duty (FED) on tobacco products which is a violation of WHO’s Framework Convention of Tobacco Control (FCTC) on one hand and would result into increase in tobacco consumption on the other hand

The revelations made by Raymond Davis in his book “The Contractor”

The statement made by the US Intelligence Chiefs during US Senate Armed Service Committee meeting that India may launch aggressive action inside Pakistan on the pretext of stopping cross-border attacks and the ongoing exchange of Artillery shells across the Line of Control, as reported in daily Dawn, dated 25th May, 2017

The failure of the Government to establish a state of the art Federal Drug Surveillance Laboratory which shows the poor health policy and bad governance of the Government

The embezzlement of billions of rupees in the Cooperative Housing Societies of the Federal Capital and the action taken by the Government to recover the amounts from the defaulters and paying the same back to the affectees

The sale of medicines in Al-Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad at 25% higher prices

The removal of 86 cable guards serving in PTCL since 2001, in Balochistan

The revelations made by the CIA Agent Raymond Davis in his book titled “The Contractor” which has raised several questions on the ability of our institutions

The closing of Khokhrapar Border due to which the people of Sindh are suffering badly and they have to travel all the way to Wagha Border for trade purposes as well as to go to India to meet their relatives

The recently published scientific study in the scientific journal “Science Advances” according to which 50 Million Pakistanis are at risk of arsenic poisoning due to contaminated ground water

The Report of the Committee on missing of Mufti Ameer Zaman from Attock and missing persons from Badin

The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2017] (Amendment of Article 255)

The Protection of Economic Reforms (Amendment) Bill, 2016

The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2016, (substitution of Article 251)

The time for presentation of report of the Committees on the Premarital Blood Screening (Family Laws Amendment) Bill, 2016, referred by the House for joint consideration, may be extended for a further period of sixty working days with effect from 31st August, 2017

The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2016 (Amendment of Article 251)

The Corporate Rehabilitation Bill, 2017

The Third Quarterly Report for the year 2016-2017 of the Central Board of Directors of the State Bank of Pakistan on the state of the Economy, as required under section 9A(2) of the State Bank of Pakistan Act, 1956

The Federal Accounts for the Financial Year 2015-16 and the reports of Auditor General thereon for the Audit Year 2016-17, as required under Article 171 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973

The Committee of Whole on a matter referred by the House regarding the need for revival of students unions in the educational institutions in the country particularly in Colleges and Universities

The Senate, 2012, that the report of the Committee of Whole containing resolution on the need for revival of students unions in the educational institutions in the country particularly in Colleges and Universities

The Federal Public Service Commission’s Annual Report for the year, 2015, as required under section 9 (1) of the Federal Public Service Commission Ordinance, 1977 (Ordinance No. XLV of 1977)

The Annual Report of the National Economic Council for the Financial Year 2015-16, as required under clause (5) of Article 156 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

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 question of breach of privilege of the Senate by the Ministry of Finance and National Bank of Pakistan by not acting upon the ruling of the Chairman Senate of dated 4th November, 2016, which was communicated to the concerned quarters vide this Secretariat letter No F. 31(1)/2016-legis on the same day, regarding taking action against the persons /officials of the National Bank of Pakistan and the Ministry of Finance who had drafted and approved the misleading answer to starred question No. 4, set down for answering on 6th September, 2016, for placing the same before the Parliament, may be extended for a further period of sixty working days with effect from 5th September, 2017

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 Privilege Motion No. 1(257)/2016-M, moved by Senator Syed Muzafar Hussain Shah, against the Chairman CDA for not implementing the recommendations of the Committee on National Food Security and Research on the matter of proposed conversion of 1400 acres of NARC land by CDA into residential / commercial plots, may be extended for a further period of sixty working days with effect from 2nd September, 2017

The Compulsory Teaching of the Holy Quran Bill, 2017

To present 16th follow up report of the Committee regarding proposed conversion of 1400 acres land of National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC) / Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) by the Capital Development Authority (CDA) into residential/commercial plots

The Islamabad Capital Territory Shops, Business and Industrial Establishments (Security) (Amendment) Bill, 2017

The Committee of the Whole to prepare policy guidelines in the light of emerging regional realities and the role of United States, containing initial response to the US President’s Afghan-South Asia Policy statement

The House may discuss the overall position of hunger in Pakistan with particular reference to the Global Hunger Index, issued recently, in which Pakistan has been placed amongst the 11 most hunger stricken countries in the world at the level of African countries

The House may discuss the steps taken by the Government for protection of rights of women in the country

This House may discuss the devaluation of the Pakistani rupee

This House may discuss the issue of alarming rise in trade deficit of the country which has increased by 42% in fiscal year 2016-17 as compared to last fiscal year and has reached to 30 billion during the first eleven months of the said fiscal year

This House may discuss the need for political reforms in Gilgit-Baltistan in order to empower the people and Assembly of Gilgit-Baltistan to meet the new emerging realities and challenges

This House may discuss the overall performance of Ministry of Housing and Works with particular reference to the shortage of accommodations for Government employees in Islamabad

The House may discuss the structural issues of power sector in the country resulting into perpetual crisis affecting the daily lives of general public

This House may discuss the progress made in the development of alternate narrative to curb militancy as envisaged in the National Action Plan

The House may discuss the present police system in the country and suggest ways and means for its improvement for better protection of the fundamental / human rights of the people of Pakistan

The House may discuss the need and importance to create awareness amongst the masses about the Constitution and Laws of the country

This House may discuss the ratio of approval / adoption of the recommendations of the Senate sent to the National Assembly on Finance Bill, 2017-18

In rule 64, in sub-rule (2) 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 Member in whose name the item stands may make a statement, not exceeding five minutes, on the facts given by the Minister”

In rule 93, in the existing proviso for the full-stop occurring at the end a colon shall be substituted and thereafter the following second proviso shall be added, namely:- “Provided further that the mover may make a statement, not exceeding five minutes, after the statement by the Minister concerned”

In rule 100, in sub-rule (1), in paragraph (c), of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012, for the “semicolon” and word “or” occurring at the end, a “full stop” shall be substituted and thereafter, paragraph (d) shall be omitted;

In rule 203, for sub-rules (1), (2) and (3), of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012, the following shall be substituted, namely:- “(1) The Minister-in-Charge of the Ministry to which a Bill relates (ex-officio non-voting member), the Chairman of the Standing Committee concerned with the Bill (ex-officio non-voting member), the Member-in-Charge (ex-officio non-voting member), the Minister for Law and Justice (ex-officio non-voting member) and the Members of the Standing Committee which examined the Bill shall be the Members of every Select Committee and it shall not be necessary to include their names in any motion for election of such a Committee. (2) When a Motion that the Bill be referred to a Select Committee is adopted, the Senate shall elect the Members equal in number as that of Members of the Standing Committee concerned. (3) Ten Members shall constitute the quorum of the Select Committee wherein five Members shall be from Treasury Benches and five Members from Opposition Benches.”

In rule 98 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012, in the existing proviso for the “full stop” occurring at the end, a colon “:” shall be substituted and thereafter, the following new provisos shall be added, namely:- “Provided further that the Member-in-Charge or any other Member may move that the Standing Committee concerned may circulate the Bill for eliciting public opinion: Provided further that if the Motion that the Bill be circulated for eliciting public opinion is carried, the Standing Committee concerned shall adopt the procedure as provided in sub-rule (3) of rule 187.”;

In rule 100, in sub-rule (1), in paragraph (c), of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012, for the “semicolon” and word “or” occurring at the end, a “full stop” shall be substituted and thereafter, paragraph (d) shall be omitted

In rule 203, for sub-rules (1), (2) and (3), of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012, the following shall be substituted, namely:- “(1) The Minister-in-Charge of the Ministry to which a Bill relates (ex-officio non-voting member), the Chairman of the Standing Committee concerned with the Bill (ex-officio non-voting member), the Member-in-Charge (ex-officio non-voting member), the Minister for Law and Justice (ex-officio non-voting member) and the Members of the Standing Committee which examined the Bill shall be the Members of every Select Committee and it shall not be necessary to include their names in any motion for election of such a Committee. (2) When a Motion that the Bill be referred to a Select Committee is adopted, the Senate shall elect the Members equal in number as that of Members of the Standing Committee concerned. (3) Ten Members shall constitute the quorum of the Select Committee wherein five Members shall be from Treasury Benches and five Members from Opposition Benches.”

In rule 98 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012, in the existing proviso for the “full stop” occurring at the end, a colon “:” shall be substituted and thereafter, the following new provisos shall be added, namely:- “Provided further that the Member-in-Charge or any other Member may move that the Standing Committee concerned may circulate the Bill for eliciting public opinion: Provided further that if the Motion that the Bill be circulated for eliciting public opinion is carried, the Standing Committee concerned shall adopt the procedure as provided in sub-rule (3) of rule 187.”

In rule 100, in sub-rule (1), in paragraph (c), of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012, for the “semicolon” and word “or” occurring at the end, a “full stop” shall be substituted and thereafter, paragraph (d) shall be omitted;

In rule 203, for sub-rules (1), (2) and (3), of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012, the following shall be substituted, namely:- “(1) The Minister-in-Charge of the Ministry to which a Bill relates (ex-officio non-voting member), the Chairman of the Standing Committee concerned with the Bill (ex-officio non-voting member), the Member-in-Charge (ex-officio non-voting member), the Minister for Law and Justice (ex-officio non-voting member) and the Members of the Standing Committee which examined the Bill shall be the Members of every Select Committee and it shall not be necessary to include their names in any motion for election of such a Committee. (2) When a Motion that the Bill be referred to a Select Committee is adopted, the Senate shall elect the Members equal in number as that of Members of the Standing Committee concerned. (3) Ten Members shall constitute the quorum of the Select Committee wherein five Members shall be from Treasury Benches and five Members from Opposition Benches.”

In rule 98 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012, in the existing proviso for the “full stop” occurring at the end, a colon “:” shall be substituted and thereafter, the following new provisos shall be added, namely:- “Provided further that the Member-in-Charge or any other Member may move that the Standing Committee concerned may circulate the Bill for eliciting public opinion: Provided further that if the Motion that the Bill be circulated for eliciting public opinion is carried, the Standing Committee concerned shall adopt the procedure as provided in sub-rule (3) of rule 187.”