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Session Time [In Hours : Minutes]
| Sitting Date | Sitting No. | Schedule Starting Time | Actual Starting Time | Delay | End Time of Sitting | Total Sitting Time | Break |
| 12 May, 2014 | 1 | 04:00 | 05:12 | 01:12 | 08:26 | 2:41 | 0:33 |
| 13 May, 2014 | 2 | 04:00 | 04:50 | 00:50 | 07:30 | 2:40 | 0:00 |
| 14 May, 2014 | 3 | 04:00 | 04:55 | 00:55 | 07:03 | 2:08 | 0:00 |
| 16 May, 2014 | 4 | 10:00 | 10:30 | 00:30 | 12:44 | 2:14 | 0:00 |
| 19 May, 2014 | 5 | 04:00 | 04:46 | 00:46 | 07:10 | 2:24 | 0:00 |
| 20 May, 2014 | 6 | 04:00 | 04:44 | 00:44 | 07:09 | 2:25 | 0:00 |
| 21 May, 2014 | 7 | 04:00 | 04:46 | 00:46 | 07:06 | 2:20 | 0:00 |
| 23 May, 2014 | 8 | 10:30 | 10:44 | 00:14 | 12:42 | 1:58 | 0:00 |
| Total/Average | 0:45 | 18:50 | 0:33 | ||||
Attendance
| Sitting No. | Chairman | Deputy Chairman | Panel of Presiding Officers | Prime Minister | Leader of the House | Leader of the Opposition | Deputy Speaker |
| 1 |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
Present |
|
| 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 3:14 | 2:25 | 2:41 | 2 |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
| 0:00 | 2:40 | 0:00 | 2:40 | 2:00 | 3 |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
| 0:00 | 2:08 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 2:08 | 2:08 | 4 |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
| 0:00 | 2:14 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 2:14 | 2:14 | 5 |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
| 0:00 | 2:24 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 2:24 | 0:54 | 6 |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
| 0:00 | 2:25 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 2:25 | 1:44 | 7 |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
| 0:00 | 2:20 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 2:20 | 0:45 | 8 |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
| 1:58 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 1:58 | 0:43 | ||
| No. of Sittings Attended |
1 |
7 |
8 |
0 |
8 |
8 |
|
Total Time |
1:58 |
14:11 |
0:00 |
0:00 |
19:23 |
12:53 |
Member's Attendance in each Sitting
| Sitting No. | Members At Outset | Members At End | Maximum Members | Minority Members |
| 1 | 26 | 16 | 46 | 1 |
| 2 | 18 | 14 | 42 | 2 |
| 3 | 10 | 40 | 49 | 2 |
| 4 | 10 | 27 | 36 | 3 |
| 5 | 12 | 29 | 40 | 2 |
| 6 | 12 | 21 | 39 | 2 |
| 7 | 14 | 21 | 38 | 1 |
| 8 | 7 | 28 | 38 | 3 |
| Average Attendance | 14 | 25 | 41 | 2 |
Members Attendance by Sitting and Party
| Party | Total Membership | Average Present | Average Absent | Average Leave |
| PPPP | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 |
| PML-N | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| IND | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| ANP | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| MQM | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| JUI | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| PML | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| BNP-A | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| NP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PKMAP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PML-F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 |
Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Present |
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| 2 | Present |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Present |
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| 3 | Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Present |
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| 4 | Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
|||
| 5 | Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
|||
| 6 | Present |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
|||
| 7 | Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
|||
| 8 | Absent |
Present |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
|||
| No. of Sittings Attended |
2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||
Orders of the Day
Question Hour ( View All Questions )
| Sitting No. | Ministry | Starred | Un-starred | Total |
| 2 | Communication | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Education, Trainings and Standards in Higher Education | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Law Justice & Human Rights | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | National Food Security and Research | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Parliamentary Affairs | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Ports and Shipping | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| 3 | Industries & Production | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Planning & Development | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Science and Technology | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Aviation Division | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Cabinet Secretariat | 17 | 2 | 19 |
| 4 | Capital Administration and Development Division | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Commerce | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Establishment Division | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Information Technology and Telecommunication | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Textile Industry | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Aviation Division | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Foreign Affairs | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Housing & Works | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | Inter-Provincial Coordination | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Petroleum and Natural Resources | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Prime Minister’s Office | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Water & Power | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| 7 | Defence | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Defence Production | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Railways | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| 8 | Communication | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Education, Trainings and Standards in Higher Education | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Law Justice & Human Rights | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | National Food Security and Research | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Ports and Shipping | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 202 | 7 | 209 | |
Adjournment Motion
| Sitting No. | Adjournment Motion | Status |
| 3 |
The decision of World Health Organization which restricts on international travel to Pakistan vis-a-vis causing great risk of further wild polio virus exportations in 2014
|
Deferred |
| 4 |
The decision of World Health Organization which restricts on international travel to Pakistan vis-a-vis causing great risk of further wild polio virus exportations in 2014
|
Debated |
Calling Attention Notices
| Sitting No. | Calling Attention Notices | Ministry | Status |
| 2 |
Disposal of industrial effluent into the rivers and other clean water channels across the country causing environmental pollution
|
Climate Change Division | Not Taken Up |
| 3 |
Increase upfront tariff for coal fired power plants by 30%
|
Water & Power | Taken Up |
| 6 |
The resentment expressed by civilian officers of the military lands and cantonment departments caused by the continued occupation of their cadre post by the non-cadre officers since 1999
|
Defence | Taken Up |
| 7 |
Disbursement of only 57.4% funds allocated for PSDP till 16th May, 2014, as mentioned in the official website, whereas 85% should have been disbursed according to financial disbursement schedule of Planning Commission
|
Planning, Development and Reform | Taken Up |
Legislative Business
| Sitting No. | Name of Bill | Type | Status |
| 1 | The Protection of Cyber Crimes Bill, 2014 | Private | Introduced |
| 1 | The Protection against Harassment of women at the Workplace (Amendment) Bill, 2014 | Private | Introduced |
| 1 | The Pakistan Penal Code (Amendment) Bill, 2014 | Private | Passed |
| 1 | The Supreme Court of Pakistan (Curative Jurisdiction) Bill, 2012 | Private | Introduced |
| 1 | The Review of Innocence Claims Bill, 2012 | Private | Introduced |
| 8 | The National Judicial (Policy Making) Committee (Amendment) Bill, 2014 | Government | Passed |
| 8 | The Federal Court (Repeal) Bill, 2014 | Government | Passed |
Resolution
| Sitting No. | Resolution | Type of Resolution | Status |
| 1 | This House recommends that effective steps be taken to improve the overall working/performance of Levies deployed in District Malakand | Private | Not Taken Up |
| 1 | This House calls upon the Government to set up the National Commission on Human Rights (NCHR) forthwith | Private | Not Taken Up |
| 1 | This House recommends that basic salaries of Federal Government Employees may be increased in proportion to price hike in the country | Private | Rejected |
| 1 | The House recommends that the Government should take effective steps to control inflation in the country | Private | Not Taken Up |
| 1 | This House recommends that the Government may take effective steps to promote Islamic Banking System in the country | Private | Not Taken Up |
| 5 | The House calls upon the Government not to confer MFN or NDMA status to India till such time that all the relevant Pakistani sectors and stakeholders are given a level playing field by the Indian Government through the removal / reduction of tariff barriers, non-tarrif barriers, subsidies, duties and other measures that will ensure both market access and protection from unfair competition to Pakistani agricultural and non-agricultural goods, exports and services (as per the Cabinet decision dated 29th February, 2012) | Private | Not Taken Up |
| 5 | This House recommends that the Government should take immediate steps to broaden tax base in the country | Private | Not Taken Up |
| 5 | This House recommends that the Government may take effective steps to promote Islamic Banking System in the country | Private | Not Taken Up |
| 5 | This House recommends that number of flights between Gilgit-Baltistan and other parts of the country may be increased in order to improve connectivity of those areas with the rest of the country | Private | Not Taken Up |
| 5 | The House recommends that the Government should take effective steps to control inflation in the country | Private | Not Taken Up |
Reports
| Sitting No. | Report | Status |
| 3 |
The Pakistan Pharmacy Council Bill, 2013
|
Presented |
| 3 |
The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Amendment) Bill, 2013
|
Presented |
Motion Under Rule 218
| Sitting No. | Motion Under Rule 218 | Status |
| 1 |
This House may discuss the overall condition of Health sector after devolution of the subject of Health to provinces in pursuance of 18th Amendment in the Constitution
|
Not Taken Up |
| 1 |
The House may discuss the Foreign Policy of the Government with particular reference to the situation likely to emerge after elections in India and Afghanistan
|
Not Taken Up |
| 1 |
The House may discuss the political situation developed recently in the country due to certain reasons
|
Not Taken Up |
| 1 |
The House may discuss the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project
|
Not Taken Up |
| 1 |
The House may discuss the overall performance of CDA with particular reference to removal of encroachments in commercial and residential areas in Islamabad
|
Not Taken Up |
| 1 |
That the House may discuss the situation arising out of non-vacation of government quarters by the Estate Office Islamabad from the unauthorized occupants
|
Not Taken Up |
| 1 |
This House may discuss the national sports policy with particular reference to Pakistan Sports Board and the matters connected thereto
|
Admitted for Discussion |
| 2 |
The House may discuss the Foreign Policy of the Government with particular reference to the situation likely to emerge after elections in India and Afghanistan
|
Debated |
| 5 |
This House may discuss the overall condition of Health sector after devolution of the subject of Health to provinces in pursuance of 18th Amendment in the Constitution
|
Not Taken Up |
| 5 |
This House may discuss the national sports policy with particular reference to Pakistan Sports Board and the matters connected thereto
|
Debated |
| 5 |
The House may discuss the political situation developed recently in the country due to certain reasons
|
Debated |
| 5 |
The House may discuss the overall performance of CDA with particular reference to removal of encroachments in commercial and residential areas in Islamabad
|
Not Taken Up |
| 5 |
This House may discuss the National Internal Security Policy of the Government
|
Not Taken Up |
| 5 |
The House may discuss the role of the Government in the affairs of public enterprises/institutions which have been privatized but the Government has shares in the same
|
Not Taken Up |
| 5 |
That the House may discuss the situation arising out of non-vacation of government quarters by the Estate Office Islamabad from the unauthorized occupants
|
Not Taken Up |
| 6 |
The House may discuss the political situation developed recently in the country due to certain reasons
|
Debated |
| 7 |
The House may discuss the political situation developed recently in the country due to certain reasons
|
Debated |
| 8 |
The House may discuss the political situation developed recently in the country due to certain reasons
|
Debated |
Points of Order
| Sitting No. | Points of Order | Representative Name | Number of POs |
| 1 | Democracy and Political Development | Mian Raza Rabbani | 1 |
| 1 | Government Corporation | Col (R) Syed Tahir Hussain Mashhadi | 1 |
| 1 | Judiciary and Justice | Mushahid Ullah Khan | 1 |
| 1 | Democracy and Political Development | Mir Hasil Khan Bizenjo | 1 |
| 1 | Law and Order | Abdul Rauf | 1 |
| 1 | Law and Order | Afrasiab Khattak | 1 |
| 1 | Judiciary and Justice | Saeed Ghani | 1 |
| 1 | Democracy and Political Development | Mushahid Hussain Syed | 1 |
| 1 | Law and Order | Shahi Syed | 1 |
| 1 | Democracy and Political Development | Molana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri | 1 |
| 1 | Judiciary and Justice | Nasreen Jalil | 1 |
| 1 | Human Rights | Farhatullah Babar | 1 |
| 2 | Democracy and Political Development | Abdul Nabi Bangash | 1 |
| 2 | Law and Order | Abdul Nabi Bangash | 1 |
| 2 | Democracy and Political Development | Ilyas Ahmad Bilour | 1 |
| 2 | Democracy and Political Development | Mr. Kamran Michael | 1 |
| 2 | Health | Farhatullah Babar | 1 |
| 2 | Health | Sartaj Aziz | 1 |
| 2 | Energy and Natural Resources | Moula Bakhsh Chandio | 1 |
| 2 | Energy and Natural Resources | Raja Muhammad Zafar-ul-Haq | 1 |
| 2 | Employment | Kamil Ali Agha | 1 |
| 2 | Health | Muddassir Sehar Kamran | 1 |
| 2 | Education | Abdul Rauf | 1 |
| 2 | Foreign Relations | Mushahid Hussain Syed | 1 |
| 2 | Democracy and Political Development | Col (R) Syed Tahir Hussain Mashhadi | 1 |
| 2 | Democracy and Political Development | Hamza | 1 |
| 3 | Energy and Natural Resources | Moula Bakhsh Chandio | 3 |
| 3 | Energy and Natural Resources | Abid Sher Ali | 5 |
| 3 | Energy and Natural Resources | Sabir Ali Baloch | 2 |
| 3 | Energy and Natural Resources | Aitzaz Ahsan | 2 |
| 3 | Energy and Natural Resources | Hari Ram | 1 |
| 3 | Energy and Natural Resources | A. Rehman Malik | 1 |
| 3 | Energy and Natural Resources | Mian Raza Rabbani | 1 |
| 3 | Energy and Natural Resources | Abdul Rauf | 1 |
| 3 | Energy and Natural Resources | Abdul Haseeb Khan | 1 |
| 3 | Energy and Natural Resources | Raja Muhammad Zafar-ul-Haq | 1 |
| 7 | Development Works | Haji Ghulam Ali | 1 |
| 7 | Energy and Natural Resources | Mian Raza Rabbani | 1 |
| 7 | Energy and Natural Resources | Raja Muhammad Zafar-ul-Haq | 1 |
| 7 | Energy and Natural Resources | Abdul Rauf | 1 |
| 7 | Business of House | Abdul Haseeb Khan | 1 |
| 8 | Governance | Kalsoom Perveen | 1 |
| 8 | Governance | Heman Dass | 1 |
| 8 | Governance | Syed Nayyer Hussain Bokhari | 1 |