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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 |
| 05 Jun, 2020 | 1 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 00:00 | 11:20 | 1:20 | 0:00 |
| 08 Jun, 2020 | 2 | 04:00 | 04:00 | 00:00 | 08:11 | 4:11 | 0:00 |
| 10 Jun, 2020 | 3 | 04:00 | 04:00 | 00:00 | 07:36 | 3:36 | 0:00 |
| 12 Jun, 2020 | 4 | 05:00 | 05:02 | 00:02 | 05:52 | 0:50 | 0:00 |
| 15 Jun, 2020 | 5 | 04:00 | 04:00 | 00:00 | 06:21 | 2:21 | 0:00 |
| 17 Jun, 2020 | 6 | 04:00 | 04:03 | 00:03 | 07:07 | 3:04 | 0:00 |
| 19 Jun, 2020 | 7 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 00:00 | 12:59 | 2:59 | 0:00 |
| 22 Jun, 2020 | 8 | 04:00 | 04:00 | 00:00 | 07:20 | 3:20 | 0:00 |
| 24 Jun, 2020 | 9 | 04:00 | 04:00 | 00:00 | 06:49 | 2:49 | 0:00 |
| Total/Average | 0:01 | 24:30 | 0:00 | ||||
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 |
| 1:20 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 1:15 | 1:20 | 2 |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
| 4:11 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4:11 | 0:00 | 3 |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
| 3:36 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 3:36 | 2:22 | 4 |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
| 0:50 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:50 | 0:00 | 5 |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
| 2:21 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 2:21 | 0:00 | 6 |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
| 3:04 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 3:04 | 0:00 | 7 |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
| 2:59 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 2:59 | 0:00 | 8 |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
| 3:20 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 3:07 | 0:00 | 9 |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
| 2:49 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 2:49 | 0:00 | |
| No. of Sittings Attended |
9 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
2 |
Total Time |
24:30 |
0:00 |
0:00 |
0:00 |
24:12 |
3:42 |
Member's Attendance in each Sitting
| Sitting No. | Members At Outset | Members At End | Maximum Members | Minority Members |
| 1 | 21 | 31 | 51 | 1 |
| 2 | 15 | 10 | 61 | 2 |
| 3 | 14 | 13 | 57 | 2 |
| 4 | 19 | 12 | 49 | 2 |
| 5 | 15 | 17 | 45 | 2 |
| 6 | 17 | 15 | 54 | 2 |
| 7 | 11 | 12 | 45 | 2 |
| 8 | 12 | 13 | 50 | 2 |
| 9 | 12 | 16 | 54 | 2 |
| Average Attendance | 15 | 15 | 52 | 2 |
Members Attendance by Sitting and Party
| Party | Total Membership | Average Present | Average Absent | Average Leave |
| IND | 30 | 15 | 12 | 2 |
| PPPP | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 |
| PML-N | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| PTI | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| NP | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| MQM | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| JUI | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| PKMAP | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| JI | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| BAP | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| ANP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| JUI-F | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BNP-M | 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 |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
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| 2 | Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
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| 3 | Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
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| 4 | Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
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| 5 | Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
|||
| 6 | Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
|||
| 7 | Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
|||
| 8 | Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
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| 9 | Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
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| No. of Sittings Attended |
0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
Orders of the Day
Question Hour ( View All Questions )
| Sitting No. | Ministry | Starred | Un-starred | Total |
| 1 | Commerce and Textile | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1 | Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Cabinet Division | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Climate Change | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Climate Change and Environmental Coordination | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Establishment Division | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Information Technology and Telecommunication | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 32 | 0 | 32 | |
Adjournment Motion
| Sitting No. | Adjournment Motion | Status |
| 3 |
failure of the Government in achieving revenue targets during the fiscal year 2018-19
|
Admitted for Discussion |
Calling Attention Notices
| Sitting No. | Calling Attention Notices | Ministry | Status |
| 3 |
the delay in construction of Pakistan Consulate in Zahidan city of Iran,
causing hardships not only to the population living along the border but also the traders of both sides who need consular and visa services on regular basis
|
Foreign Affairs | Taken Up |
| 3 |
the tragic incident of PIA plane crash at Karachi
|
Aviation Division | Taken Up |
Legislative Business
Resolution
| Sitting No. | Resolution | Type of Resolution | Status |
| 1 | to condemn Indian atrocities in Occupied Kashmir and its illegal incursions into Chinese territory | Private | Adopted |
| 2 | This House recommends that the Government should make an up-to-date system for disposal of garbage including establishment of sewerage treatment plants in different areas of Islamabad and also arrange for proper disposal of large quantity of poultry waste outside the Islamabad jurisdiction which runs down to Rawal Lake in Islamabad to save the people from dangerous diseases caused by garbage and contaminated water | Private | Adopted |
| 2 | This House recommends that the Government should take necessary steps to fix the minimum wage for labourers at par with the price of one tola gold, ensure the provision of financial assistance and ration to daily wagers and labourers working in the informal sectors and issue special passes to the labourers for purchasing kitchen items from utility stores on discount rates | Private | Deferred |
| 2 | In pursuance of the resolution of the 40th session of OIC's Foreign Ministers in 2013, the Senate and National Assembly Resolutions of 20th May, 2016 and 29th May, 2018, the House urges upon the Government to: (i) celebrate the 15th day of Ramazan ul Mubarak as Orphan's Day on official and unofficial level; (ii) launch a campaign on print and electronic media to create awareness in people to play their role in looking after the orphans in society; (iii) launch schemes for the welfare of orphans at district level, strengthen the institutions working for welfare of orphans and take effective steps for the better brought up and protection of orphans in the country; (iv) announce special incentives for the local and international NGOs working for the welfare of orphans in the country; (v) provide scholarships and fee waiver to the intelligent orphan and abandoned children in all public and private sector educational institutions; (vi) ensure the provision of necessary funds on monthly basis for fulfilling the needs of food, health and shelter of the orphan and abandoned children | Private | Adopted |
| 2 | This House recommends that the Government should introduce uniform pay scales for all the Government employees with particular reference to those working in BPS-1 to 16 in Federal Government Departments | Private | Dropped |
| 2 | This House recommends that the Government should take immediate steps to appoint ambassadors of Pakistan against the 20% quota reserved for non-career diplomats. The House also recommends that the said quota should be equally distributed amongst the provinces and preference should be given to those areas which have had lower representation/share in the ambassadorial posts, especially Balochistan, rural Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab | Private | Adopted |
| 2 | The Senate of Pakistan: Acknowledging the fact that the province of Balochistan has been endowed with vast uninhibited land that offers huge potential for production of solar and wind energy; Showing dismay that these potentials have so far remained untapped due to overly bureaucratic procedures and lack of focus on the province. Moreover, undue delay and hindrances in approving the solar energy projects from the already allocated 3000 MW for the province, with many projects pending for approval for the last two to three years; Expressing deep concern on the fact that the Government is not allowing the establishment of solar projects in the province of Balochistan with a rate of even Rs.7 – 8, whereas similar projects in other provinces / areas have been approved at the rate of 14 cents; the Senate of Pakistan, therefore, demands that: (1) the Federal Government should take immediate steps for approval and facilitation of solar and wind energy projects in Balochistan on priority basis in order to better utilize the uninhibited vast land of the province which will not only create employment opportunities for the youth of the province but will also improve the economic conditions of the province as well as of the country, generate tax and non-tax revenue and greatly improve energy mix situation for environment friendly, sustainable and low cost energy (2) urge the Government to direct the Power Division, NTDC and CPPA to immediately approve projects of solar and wind energy in the province of Balochistan from the 3000 MW allocation, and ensure facilitation of more such projects through one-window operation by eliminating excessive documentation and procedures that severely discourage the investors and cause undue delays in setting up of such important projects in the province. (3) call upon NEPRA to approve tariffs for solar energy projects of Balochistan at parity with similar projects in other provinces, on urgent basis | Private | Adopted |
| 2 | The Senate of Pakistan, being the House of Federation, taking note that,-- officers belonging to such occupational groups/services which have direct nexus with the provinces , including but not limiting to Pakistan Administrative Service, Police Service of Pakistan, In-land Revenue Service, do not perform duties in the provinces during their entire term of service and yet manage to get promotions without having the experience of horizontal mobility which ensure wide experience and exposure and place; and - remain posted on the same post, in the same province, same city, same status over three years in violation of instructions with regard to “Normal Tenure of Posting” and “Posting on Deputation ”as provided in the ESTACODE, Recommends that,-(i) officers belonging to such occupational groups/services which have direct nexus with the provinces , including but not limiting to Pakistan Administrative Service, Police Service of Pakistan, In-land Revenue Service, should not be granted promotions in the next grades till such time they have experience of serving in a province for a period of at least three years; (ii) Officers of all occupational groups who have completed normal tenure of three years at same post and still working shall be transferred forthwith to implement the provision of ESTACODE in letter and spirit; and (iii) Officers/Officials working on deputation for last three years shall be repatriated to their parent departments forthwith | Private | Adopted |
| 2 | This House demands that the Government should allow prohibited bore (PB) arms licences to all Parliamentarians – Senators, MNAs, MPAs of all four provinces and BS-20 and above officers of the Federal and Provincial governments | Private | Adopted |
| 8 | The House adopted a resolution to express sorrow over deaths of two religious scholars including Mufti Naeem and Allama Talib Johri | Government | Adopted |
| 9 | to write the words of `Khatam an-Nabiyyin’ after the name of Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) in all educational textbooks and official documents | Private | Adopted |
Reports
| Sitting No. | Report | Status |
| 1 |
to present report of the Committee on a point of public importance raised by Senator
Manzoor Ahmed on 26th April, 2019, regarding charge of holidays fee by private educational institutions
|
Presented |
| 1 |
to present report of the Standing Committee on the subject
matter of starred question No.240, asked by Senator Mushtaq Ahmed, regarding
award of contract by PTA for monitoring of internet traffic to a company working as
partner with Israeli Intelligence, without following the relevant rules and regulation
|
Presented |
| 1 |
to present report of the Standing Committee on the
resolution moved by Senator Kalsoom Perveen on 20
th
January, 2020, regarding
enhancement of age relaxation for recruitment in the Federal Government
Departments by further two year
|
Presented |
| 1 |
to present report of the Standing Committee on a point of
public importance raised by Senator Atta Ur Rehman on 13
th
January, 2020,
regarding bleak future of PTDC employees
|
Presented |
| 1 |
to present report of the Standing Committee on the
subject matter of starred question No.26, asked by Senator Muhammad Usman Khan
Kakar on 10
th
January, 2020, regarding the number of refugees residing in the
country at present; the amount received by the Government from UNHCR, foreign
countries and international organizations for the refugees living in the country during
the last ten years with year-wise break-up; and the details of projects for the welfare
of those refugees on which the said amount was utilize
|
Presented |
| 1 |
to present report of the Standing
Committee on the Money Bill further to amend certain tax laws [The Tax Laws
(Amendment) Bill, 2019]
|
Presented |
| 1 |
to lay before the Senate the Annual Report, Post-Election
Review, Report on General Elections-2018 of the Election Commission of Pakistan, as
required under section 16 (2) of Elections Act, 2017
|
Presented |
| 3 |
the Annual Report of the Election Commission of Pakistan for the year, 2019
|
Presented |
| 4 |
1st Biannual Monitoring on the Implementation of NFC Award (July-December, 2018)
|
Presented |
| 4 |
2nd Biannual Monitoring on the Implementation of NFC Award (January-June, 2019)
|
Presented |
| 6 |
The Members of Parliament (Salaries and Allowances) (Amendment) Bill, 2020
|
Presented |
| 9 |
to present report of the Standing Committee
on the proposals for making recommendations on the Finance Bill, 2020, containing
the Annual Budget Statement
|
Presented |
| 9 |
The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2019 (Amendment of Articles 51 and 106)
|
Presented |
| 9 |
The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2020 (Amendment of Article 45)
|
Presented |
Matter of Public Importance under Rule 87
| Sitting No. | Matter of Public Importance | Status |
| 7 |
Raised the issue pertaining to recommendations of the House regarding development programmes of the less developed areas and their non-inclusion in the PSDP.
|
Motion Under Rule 218
| Sitting No. | Motion Under Rule 218 | Status |
| 2 |
this House may discuss the need for reforms in Gilgit-Baltistan in
order to enhance sense of participation of the people of Gilgit-Baltistan, upgrade
standard of Governance and public service delivery and boost industry and
commercial activity especially under CPEC, keeping in view the resolution passed by
the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly on 15th August, 2017 demanding ""Constitutional Status
of Province with representation in the Parliament
|
Debated |
| 2 |
this House may discuss the need for reforms in Gilgit-Baltistan in
order to enhance sense of participation of the people of Gilgit-Baltistan, upgrade
standard of Governance and public service delivery and boost industry and
commercial activity especially under CPEC, keeping in view the resolution passed by
the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly on 15th August, 2017 demanding ""Constitutional Status
of Province with representation in the Parliament
|
Debated |
| 2 |
this House may discuss the
non-establishment of commission under the National Commission on the Rights of
Child Act, 2017, despite the passage of 3 years since its enactment
|
Debated |
| 2 |
this House may discuss
the failure of the present Government to restructure the loss-making public sector
enterprises to make the same profitable
|
Dropped |
| 2 |
this House may discuss the share
and projects of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Public Sector Development Program for the
fiscal year 2019-20
|
Debated |
| 2 |
this House may discuss
the significant increase in railway accidents during the last one and half year
|
Dropped |
Points of Order
| Sitting No. | Points of Order | Representative Name | Number of POs |
| 1 | Business of House | Muhammad Javed Abbasi | 1 |
| 2 | Industries and Production | Mian Raza Rabbani | 1 |
| 2 | Industries and Production | Muhsin Aziz | 1 |
| 2 | Employment | Muhammad Usman Khan Kakar | 1 |
| 2 | Agriculture | Muhammad Usman Khan Kakar | 1 |
| 2 | Business of House | Muhammad Javed Abbasi | 1 |
| 2 | Foreign Relations | Muhammad Javed Abbasi | 1 |
| 2 | Foreign Relations | Sheher Bano Sherry Rehman | 1 |
| 2 | Foreign Relations | Hillal ur Rehman | 1 |
| 2 | Disaster | Musadik Masood Malik | 1 |
| 2 | Foreign Relations | Musadik Masood Malik | 1 |
| 2 | Foreign Relations | Siraj Ul Haq | 1 |
| 2 | Disaster | Dr. Jehanzeb Jamaldini | 1 |
| 2 | Disaster | Sassui Palijo | 1 |
| 2 | Law and Order | Kohda Babar | 1 |
| 2 | Finance and Economic Policy | Kohda Babar | 1 |
| 3 | Democracy and Political Development | Kohda Babar | 1 |
| 3 | Finance and Economic Policy | Muhammad Ali Khan Saif | 1 |
| 3 | Telecommunication | Muhammad Ali Khan Saif | 1 |
| 3 | Development Works | Manzoor Ahmed Khan Kakar | 1 |
| 3 | Education | Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar | 1 |
| 3 | Democracy and Political Development | Sitara Ayaz | 1 |
| 3 | Human Rights | Walid Iqbal | 1 |
| 3 | Government Institutions | Sassui Palijo | 1 |
| 3 | Agriculture | Naseeb Ullah Bazai | 1 |
| 3 | Disaster | Mushtaq Ahmed | 1 |
| 3 | Governance | Muhammad Usman Khan Kakar | 1 |
| 3 | Government Institutions | Mir Kabeer Ahmed Muhammad Shahi | 1 |
| 3 | Disaster | Mian Muhammad Ateeq Shaikh | 1 |
| 4 | Business of House | Sheher Bano Sherry Rehman | 1 |
| 5 | Governance | Mushtaq Ahmed | 1 |
| 7 | Finance and Economic Policy | Ayesha Raza Farooq | 1 |
| 7 | Business of House | Muhammad Javed Abbasi | 1 |
| 7 | Foreign Relations | Hillal ur Rehman | 1 |
| 7 | Democracy and Political Development | Dr. Shahzad Waseem | 1 |
| 7 | Law and Order | Molana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri | 1 |
| 7 | Finance and Economic Policy | Muhammad Usman Khan Kakar | 1 |
| 9 | Law and Order | Mushtaq Ahmed | 2 |
| 9 | Law and Order | Haji Momin Khan Afridi | 1 |
| 9 | Law and Order | Fida Muhammad | 1 |
| 9 | Law and Order | Hidayat ullah | 1 |
| 9 | Media | Muhammad Usman Khan Kakar | 1 |
| 9 | Disaster | Muhammad Javed Abbasi | 1 |
| 9 | Democracy and Political Development | Ali Muhammad Khan | 1 |
Participation in Proceedings
| Sitting No. | Intervention | Total Representatives |
| 1 | Legislation | 2 |
| 2 | Legislation | 6 |
| 3 | Adjournment Motion | 5 |
| 5 | Budget | 5 |
| 6 | Budget | 9 |
| 7 | Budget | 10 |
| 8 | Budget | 13 |
| 9 | Budget | 5 |