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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 |
| 19 Dec, 2014 | 1 | 04:00 | 04:39 | 00:39 | 04:52 | 0:13 | 0:00 |
| 22 Dec, 2014 | 2 | 03:00 | 04:12 | 01:12 | 07:43 | 2:53 | 0:38 |
| 23 Dec, 2014 | 3 | 10:30 | 11:30 | 01:00 | 02:30 | 3:00 | 0:00 |
| 24 Dec, 2014 | 4 | 02:30 | 03:34 | 01:04 | 04:24 | 0:50 | 0:00 |
| 26 Dec, 2014 | 5 | 10:30 | 11:12 | 00:42 | 12:36 | 1:24 | 0:00 |
| 29 Dec, 2014 | 6 | 04:00 | 04:35 | 00:35 | 07:14 | 2:15 | 0:24 |
| 30 Dec, 2014 | 7 | 02:00 | 02:47 | 00:47 | 06:20 | 2:50 | 0:43 |
| 31 Dec, 2014 | 8 | 03:00 | 03:30 | 00:30 | 06:10 | 2:17 | 0:23 |
| 01 Jan, 2015 | 9 | 11:00 | 11:34 | 00:34 | 02:14 | 2:40 | 0:00 |
| 02 Jan, 2015 | 10 | 10:00 | 10:15 | 00:15 | 12:09 | 1:54 | 0:00 |
| 05 Jan, 2015 | 11 | 03:00 | 03:26 | 00:26 | 06:44 | 3:18 | 0:00 |
| 06 Jan, 2015 | 12 | 03:00 | 04:23 | 01:23 | 06:35 | 2:12 | 0:00 |
| Total/Average | 0:46 | 25:46 | 2:08 | ||||
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 |
Absent |
Absent |
| 0:13 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 2 |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
| 2:19 | 0:34 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 3:31 | 3:31 | 3 |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
| 0:00 | 2:54 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 2:03 | 2:54 | 4 |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
| 0:00 | 0:50 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5 |
Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
| 0:00 | 0:00 | 1:24 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6 |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
| 0:00 | 2:15 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 2:39 | 2:39 | 7 |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
| 2:50 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 3:33 | 3:33 | 8 |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
| 2:17 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:34 | 2:40 | 1:30 | 9 |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
| 2:40 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 2:29 | 2:38 | 10 |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
| 1:54 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 1:39 | 1:54 | 11 |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
| 1:38 | 1:40 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 2:39 | 0:25 | 12 |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
| 0:32 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 2:08 | 2:12 | 2:12 | |
| No. of Sittings Attended |
8 |
7 |
12 |
2 |
9 |
9 |
Total Time |
14:23 |
8:13 |
1:24 |
2:42 |
23:25 |
21:16 |
Member's Attendance in each Sitting
| Sitting No. | Members At Outset | Members At End | Maximum Members | Minority Members |
| 1 | 21 | 42 | 42 | 2 |
| 2 | 25 | 39 | 43 | 2 |
| 3 | 19 | 18 | 40 | 3 |
| 4 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 1 |
| 5 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 2 |
| 6 | 11 | 32 | 40 | 3 |
| 7 | 7 | 28 | 41 | 1 |
| 8 | 10 | 29 | 46 | 3 |
| 9 | 8 | 29 | 38 | 1 |
| 10 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 2 |
| 11 | 14 | 25 | 45 | 2 |
| 12 | 52 | 78 | 78 | 3 |
| Average Attendance | 16 | 32 | 40 | 2 |
Members Attendance by Sitting and Party
| Party | Total Membership | Average Present | Average Absent | Average Leave |
| PPPP | 39 | 23 | 12 | 4 |
| PML-N | 17 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
| IND | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| ANP | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| MQM | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| JUI | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| PML | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| BNP-A | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| NP | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
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| 2 | Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Present |
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 |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
|||
| 5 | Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
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| 6 | Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
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| 7 | Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
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| 8 | Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Present |
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| 9 | Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
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| 10 | Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
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| 11 | Present |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
|||
| 12 | Present |
Present |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
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| No. of Sittings Attended |
2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 6 | |||
Orders of the Day
Question Hour ( View All Questions )
| Sitting No. | Ministry | Starred | Un-starred | Total |
| 12 | Defence | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 12 | Interior and Narcotics Control | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| 12 | Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | States and Frontier Regions | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 35 | 1 | 36 | |
Privilege Motion
| Sitting No. | Privilege Motion | Status |
| 5 |
Against the surgeon of Federal Government Services Hospital (Poly Clinic) Islamabad
|
Reffered to Committee |
Calling Attention Notices
| Sitting No. | Calling Attention Notices | Ministry | Status |
| 9 |
Imposition of 5% additional GST by the Government through FBR on Petroleum products which is in violation of Articles 7 and 77 of the Constitution
|
Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization | Taken Up |
| 10 |
Increase in the prices of Natural Gas from 10% to 65% by the Government for consumers
|
Petroleum and Natural Resources | Taken Up |
| 10 |
Increase in the prices of Natural Gas from 10% to 65% by the Government for consumers
|
Petroleum and Natural Resources | Taken Up |
Legislative Business
| Sitting No. | Name of Bill | Type | Status |
| 5 | The Gas (Theft Control and Recovery) Bill, 2014 | Government | Passed |
| 6 | The Torture and Custodial Death (Punishment) Bill, 2014 | Private | Not Taken Up |
| 8 | The Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment) Bill, 2014 | Government | Introduced |
| 9 | The Securities Bill, 2014 | Government | Introduced |
| 12 | The Constitution (Twenty-first Amendment) Bill, 2015 | Government | Passed |
| 12 | The Pakistan Army (Amendment) Bill, 2015 | Government | Passed |
Resolution
| Sitting No. | Resolution | Type of Resolution | Status |
| 1 | Declares the willful, inhuman, barbaric and gruesome murder of innocent school children on December 16, 2014, the responsibility for which has already been claimed by the TTP, as most barbaric, atrocious, inhumane, horrifying and shocking. Declares the Peshawar incident of 16th Dec, 2014, to be a grave national tragedy. Believes that the assault is in fact an attack on the State and Society of Pakistan and its future. Recalls that, in the past also the TTP and other banned militant organizations have targeted civilians, armed forces, police, law enforcing agencies and intelligence agencies. In Peshawar they targeted the future of the country by seeking to instill fear, to prevent children from seeking education.Condemns this brutal, monstrous and willful murder of our youth. States that this attack will not weaken the resolve of the nation to fight the militants to the finish. If anything it has strengthened in national resolve to fight to the TTP, the militants and their sympathizers and apologists. Expresses abhorrence of all those who by acting wittingly or unwittingly, as apologists of the militants for misleading the nation and weakening its resolve. Calls upon the people to unite in this hour of national grief and mourning. Calls upon all the stakeholders and the people to be conceptually clear and implement in letter and spirit the vision of Pakistan as articulated by the Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah in his August 11th 1947 address. Recognizes that the militants are posing existential threat to Pakistan and therefore there is need for ideological and strategic clarity and complete unity. Reaffirms that, the antithesis of terrorism, sectarianism and religious extremism is strong, viable and delivering democracy functioning under the Constitution of 1973. Expresses its profound grief, sorrow and dismay over the Peshawar incident. Extends its deepest sympathies to the families of the bereaved in the Peshawar incident of 16th Dec, 2014, and the Federation stands by them in their this hour of grief. Resolves to destroy the TTP and the militants to preserve, protect and defend the Pakistani way of life till the last drop of our blood | Private | Adopted |
| 2 | This House expresses its profound grief and sorrows over the assassination of former Senator Dr. Khalid Mehmmood Soomro and strongly condemns the act of attack on him which is a conspiracy against the peace and integrity of Pakistan. Shaheed Dr. Khalid Mehmood Soomro was a distinguished politician and seasoned Parliamentarian. He was elected to the Senate from the Province of Sindh and remained Member of the Senate of Pakistan from 2006 to 2012. He was highly learned scholar who had proved his nature in all curricular and extra curricular activities in his academic carrier during which he was a student leader of JTI (Jamiat Ulamai Islam). He joined Chandka Medical College, Larkana in 1976 and became Joint Secretary of the College Student Union. After death of his father Dr. Khalid Mehmood Soomro took up his mentor and took charge of Dar-ul-Aloom. Eshat-ul-Quran Madrasa founded by his father and remained its head till his last breath. Dr. Khalid Mehmood Soomro was very active Parliamentarian and good speaker. He made useful contribution to the discussions in the Senate on national, regional and religious issues and always spoke for the right of the Sindh. This House acclaims his services for the House and the nation. We pray to the Almighty Allah to show Blessings on the departed soul. May his soul rest in eternal peace and May Allah give his family strength and fortitude to bear this irreparable loss. This incident of attack on the political leader, religious leader in the country is a moment of concern for the Government. The House demands that all the culprits involved in the attack of Dr. Khalid Mehmood Soomro’s assassination be brought to book and given exemplary punishment | Private | Adopted |
| 6 | The House recommends that the Government should take effective steps to control price hike of essential commodities in the country | Private | Not Taken Up |
| 6 | This House recommends that the Government should take immediate steps to conduct 6th Housing and Population Census in the country | Private | Not Taken Up |
| 6 | This House recommends that the Government should increase subsidy on electricity for domestic consumers | Private | Not Taken Up |
| 6 | This House recommends that the Government should take effective steps to control corruption in the country | Private | Not Taken Up |
| 6 | This House recommends that the Government should take immediate steps to establish Universities in each district of the country | Private | Not Taken Up |
| 11 | This House recommends that the Government should take effective steps to control price hike of essential commodities in the country | Private | Not Taken Up |
| 11 | This House recommends that the Government should take immediate steps to conduct 6th Housing and Population Census in the country | Private | Not Taken Up |
| 11 | This House recommends that the Government should increase subsidy on electricity for domestic consumers | Private | Not Taken Up |
| 11 | This House recommends that the Government should take effective steps to control corruption in the country | Government | Not Taken Up |
| 11 | This House recommends that the Government should take immediate steps to establish Universities in each district of the country | Private | Not Taken Up |
Motion Under Rule 218
| Sitting No. | Motion Under Rule 218 | Status |
| 2 |
The House to discuss the incident of attack by terrorists on Army Public School in Peshawar
|
Debated |
| 3 |
The House to discuss the incident of attack by terrorists on Army Public School in Peshawar
|
Debated |
| 4 |
The House to discuss the incident of attack by terrorists on Army Public School in Peshawar
|
Not Taken Up |
| 5 |
The House to discuss the incident of attack by terrorists on Army Public School in Peshawar
|
Debated |
| 6 |
The House to discuss the incident of attack by terrorists on Army Public School in Peshawar
|
Debated |
| 6 |
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 |
| 6 |
This House may discuss the overall performance of the Higher Education Commission (HEC)
|
Not Taken Up |
| 6 |
This House may discuss the issue of non-payment of net Hydel profits to the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in line with AGN Kazi formula and Arbitration Award of 2006
|
Not Taken Up |
| 6 |
This House may discuss the situation arising out of drought in Thar
|
Not Taken Up |
| 6 |
The House may discus the present status of development projects being carried out by the Government in the Province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with particular reference to those being executed through elected representatives of that Province
|
Not Taken Up |
| 6 |
The House may discuss the recommendations made by the Civil Services Reforms Committee constituted by the Prime Minister particularly those pertaining to promotions in the civil bureaucracy on the pattern of Pak Army
|
Not Taken Up |
| 6 |
This House may discuss the National Internal Security Policy of the Government
|
Not Taken Up |
| 7 |
The House to discuss the incident of attack by terrorists on Army Public School in Peshawar
|
Debated |
| 8 |
The House to discuss the incident of attack by terrorists on Army Public School in Peshawar
|
Debated |
| 11 |
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
|
Debated |
| 11 |
This House may discuss the overall performance of the Higher Education Commission (HEC)
|
Debated |
| 11 |
This House may discuss the issue of non-payment of net Hydel profits to the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in line with AGN Kazi formula and Arbitration Award of 2006
|
Debated |
| 11 |
This House may discuss the situation arising out of drought in Thar
|
Not Taken Up |
| 11 |
The House may discus the present status of development projects being carried out by the Government in the Province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with particular reference to those being executed through elected representatives of that Province
|
Not Taken Up |
| 11 |
The House may discuss the recommendations made by the Civil Services Reforms Committee constituted by the Prime Minister particularly those pertaining to promotions in the civil bureaucracy on the pattern of Pak Army
|
Not Taken Up |
| 11 |
This House may discuss the National Internal Security Policy of the Government
|
Not Taken Up |
Points of Order
| Sitting No. | Points of Order | Representative Name | Number of POs |
| 2 | Business of House | Mir Hasil Khan Bizenjo | 1 |
| 2 | Law and Order | Taj Haider | 1 |
| 2 | Communication | Aitzaz Ahsan | 1 |
| 3 | Business of House | Ch. Mohammad Jaffar Iqbal | 2 |
| 3 | Business of House | Mian Raza Rabbani | 1 |
| 3 | Business of House | Sabir Ali Baloch | 1 |
| 3 | Business of House | Sheikh Aftab Ahmed | 1 |
| 3 | Business of House | Abbas Khan Afridi | 1 |
| 4 | Business of House | Mian Raza Rabbani | 1 |
| 4 | Business of House | Muhammad Zahid Khan | 1 |
| 4 | Business of House | Haji Mohammad Adeel | 1 |
| 4 | Business of House | Sabir Ali Baloch | 1 |
| 5 | Terrorism | Molana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri | 1 |
| 5 | Terrorism | Saeed Ghani | 1 |
| 5 | Law and Order | Col (R) Syed Tahir Hussain Mashhadi | 1 |
| 5 | Law and Order | Abdul Rauf | 1 |
| 6 | Business of House | Aitzaz Ahsan | 1 |
| 7 | Foreign Relations | Sardar Ali Khan | 1 |
| 7 | Foreign Relations | Syed Nayyer Hussain Bokhari | 1 |
| 7 | Business of House | Mian Raza Rabbani | 1 |
| 7 | Business of House | Aitzaz Ahsan | 2 |
| 7 | Business of House | Col (R) Syed Tahir Hussain Mashhadi | 1 |
| 7 | Terrorism | Mian Raza Rabbani | 1 |
| 7 | Terrorism | Syed Nayyer Hussain Bokhari | 1 |
| 7 | Terrorism | Raja Muhammad Zafar-ul-Haq | 1 |
| 7 | Communication | Aitzaz Ahsan | 1 |
| 8 | Finance and Economic Policy | Mian Raza Rabbani | 1 |
| 8 | Finance and Economic Policy | Muhammad Zahid Khan | 2 |
| 8 | Finance and Economic Policy | Kamil Ali Agha | 1 |
| 8 | Finance and Economic Policy | Syed Nayyer Hussain Bokhari | 1 |
| 8 | Business of House | Sabir Ali Baloch | 2 |
| 8 | Business of House | Khawaja Muhammad Asif | 2 |
| 8 | Business of House | Mian Raza Rabbani | 3 |
| 8 | Governance | Taj Haider | 1 |
| 8 | Finance and Economic Policy | Zaheer-ud-Din Babar Awan | 1 |
| 8 | Law and Order | Col (R) Syed Tahir Hussain Mashhadi | 1 |
| 8 | Governance | Haji Ghulam Ali | 1 |
| 9 | Business of House | Syed Nayyer Hussain Bokhari | 3 |
| 9 | Business of House | Muhammad Zahid Khan | 1 |
| 9 | Business of House | Mian Raza Rabbani | 1 |
| 9 | Business of House | Ch. Mohammad Jaffar Iqbal | 1 |
| 11 | Law and Order | Shahi Syed | 1 |
| 11 | Law and Order | Ilyas Ahmad Bilour | 1 |
| 11 | Law and Order | Haji Mohammad Adeel | 1 |
| 11 | Law and Order | Nasreen Jalil | 1 |
| 11 | Business of House | Haji Mohammad Adeel | 1 |
| 11 | Education | Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain | 1 |
| 11 | Strengthening the Federation | Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain | 1 |
| 11 | Finance and Economic Policy | Mian Raza Rabbani | 1 |
| 11 | Finance and Economic Policy | Syed Nayyer Hussain Bokhari | 1 |
| 11 | Democracy and Political Development | Taj Haider | 1 |
| 11 | Finance and Economic Policy | Ilyas Ahmad Bilour | 1 |
| 12 | Business of House | Haji Mohammad Adeel | 2 |
| 12 | Business of House | Babar Khan Ghauri | 1 |
| 12 | Business of House | Mohammad Ishaq Dar | 1 |
| 12 | Business of House | Aitzaz Ahsan | 2 |
| 12 | Business of House | Moula Bakhsh Chandio | 2 |
| 12 | Business of House | Raja Muhammad Zafar-ul-Haq | 1 |
| 12 | Business of House | Muhammad Nawaz Sharif | 1 |
| 12 | Business of House | Mian Raza Rabbani | 1 |
Participation in Proceedings
| Sitting No. | Intervention | Total Representatives |
| 2 | Motion Under Rule 218 | 7 |
| 3 | Motion Under Rule 218 | 7 |
| 5 | Motion Under Rule 218 | 5 |