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National Assembly   |     Jul 30, 2020 To Aug 12, 2020     |     Session No: 24     |     Session Type: Regular

  Session Time [In Hours : Minutes]

Sitting Date Sitting No. Schedule Starting Time Actual Starting Time Delay End Time of Sitting Total Sitting Time Break
30 Jul, 2020 1 03:00 03:15 00:15 03:30 0:15 0:00
07 Aug, 2020 2 11:00 11:30 00:30 12:12 0:42 0:00
10 Aug, 2020 3 04:00 04:12 00:12 07:18 2:26 0:40
11 Aug, 2020 4 04:00 04:41 00:41 05:57 1:16 0:00
12 Aug, 2020 5 10:30 10:45 00:15 02:02 3:17 0:00
Total/Average 0:23 7:56 0:40

  Attendance

Key Members' Attendance
Sitting No. Speaker Deputy Speaker Panel of Chairpersons Leader of the Opposition Leader of the House
1

Present

Absent

Present

Absent

Absent

0:15 0:00 0:00 0:00 0:00
2

Absent

Present

Present

Absent

Absent

0:00 0:42 0:00 0:00 0:00
3

Present

Present

Present

Absent

Absent

1:50 0:36 0:00 0:00 0:00
4

Present

Present

Present

Absent

Absent

1:16 0:00 0:00 0:00 0:00
5

Present

Present

Present

Absent

Absent

3:17 0:00 0:00 0:00 0:00

No. of Sittings Attended

4

4

5

0

0

Total Time

6:38

1:18

0:00

0:00

0:00


Member's Attendance in each Sitting
Sitting No. Members At Outset Members At End Maximum Members Minority Members
1 133 154 245 5
2 90 114 214 5
3 59 64 242 6
4 107 95 246 5
5 51 101 258 5
Average Attendance 88 106 241 5

Members Attendance by Sitting and Party
Party Total Membership Average Present Average Absent Average Leave
PTI 157 116 41 0
PML-N 83 61 22 0
PPPP 54 36 18 0
MMA 15 10 5 0
MQM 7 5 2 0
PML 5 1 4 0
BAP 5 2 3 0
BNP-M 4 3 1 0
IND 4 3 1 0
GDA 3 2 1 0
ANP 1 0 1 0
JWP 1 1 0 0
AMLP 1 0 1 0

Parliamentary Leaders Attendance

Sitting No. Parliamentary Leaders
APML PML-F BNP NPP PTI MQM JUI-F PkMAP JI PML ANP PML-Z NP AMLP AJIP QWP-S IND
1

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Present

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

2

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Present

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

3

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Present

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

4

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Present

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

5

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Present

Absent

Absent

Absent

Present

Absent

Absent

Absent

No. of Sittings Attended

0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

  Protest /Walkout /Boycott

Sitting No.   Type Party(ies) Member(s) Reasons Time (Minutes)
3 Protest JI 47 sitting in the visitors’ gallery rather than on their seats in the House against refusal of the Chair to give them floor in the previous sittings 40

  Quorum

Sitting No.   Name of Representative who Point out Quorum Speaker's Action
3 Abdul Qadir Patel, PPPP Adjourned until next sitting

  Orders of the Day

  Calling Attention Notices

Sitting No. Calling Attention Notices Ministry Status
1
Violent attacks on transgender community across the country
Interior Not Taken Up
1
Increase of Rs. 65 in Pakistan Television license fee
Information and Broadcasting Not Taken Up
2
Violent attacks on transgender community across the country
Interior Not Taken Up
2
Increase of Rs. 65 in Pakistan Television license fee
Information and Broadcasting Not Taken Up
3
Violent attacks on transgender community across the country
Interior Taken Up
3
Increase of Rs. 65 in Pakistan Television license fee
Information and Broadcasting Taken Up
4
Not reaching of subsidy on fertilizer and seed to the farmers
National Food Security and Research Taken Up
4
Closure of border at Chaman, Balochistan
Interior Not Taken Up
5
non-establishment of separate women university in Islamabad
Federal Education and Professional Training Deffered
5
Arrival of twelve Chinese modern fishing trollers in Karachi
Maritime Affairs Taken Up

  Legislative Business

Sitting No. Name of Bill Type Status
1 The Anti-terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2020 Government Passed
1 The United Nations (Security Council) (Amendment) Bill, 2020 Government Passed
3 The Anti-terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2020 (Sections 6, 11EE, 11J, 11N, 11O, 11OO, 11Q, 19 and 21EE) Government Not Taken Up
3 The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill, 2020 Government Not Taken Up
3 The Limited Liability Partnership (Amendment) Bill, 2020 Government Not Taken Up
3 The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2020 Government Not Taken Up
3 The Control of Narcotic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2020 Government Not Taken Up
4 The National Commission on the Rights of Child (Amendment) Bill, 2020 Private Deferred
4 The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2020 Private Introduced
4 The Elections (Amendment) Bill, 2020 Private Introduced
4 The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2020 Private Not Taken Up
4 The Customs (Amendment) Bill, 2020 Private Not Taken Up
4 The National Emergency Measures to Quarantine and Quarantine Facilities for the Security of Pakistan Bill, 2020 Private Introduced
4 The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2020 (Amendment in Article-84) Private Not Taken Up
4 The Trade Organizations (Amendment) Bill, 2020 Private Not Taken Up
4 The National Accountability (Amendment) Bill, 2020 Private Not Taken Up
4 The Control of Narcotic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2020 Private Not Taken Up
4 The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2020 (Article-59) Private Deferred
4 The Prevention of Offences in Sports Bill, 2020 Private Not Taken Up
4 The Offences in Respect of Banks (Special Courts) (Amendment) Bill, 2020 Private Not Taken Up
4 The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2020 (Article 1, 51 and 106) Private Not Taken Up
4 The Anti-terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2020 Private Not Taken Up
4 The Islamabad Model Police Bill, 2020 Private Not Taken Up
4 The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2020 Private Not Taken Up
4 The Exit from Pakistan (Control) (Amendment) Bill, 2019 Private Referred the bill to Committee
4 The Banking Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2019 Private Referred the bill to Committee
4 The Trained Paramedical Staff Facility Bill, 2019 Private Referred the bill to Committee
4 The Federal Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2019 Private Referred the bill to Committee
4 The National Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2018 Private Referred the bill to Committee
4 The Islamabad Compulsory Vaccination and Protection of Health Workers Bill, 2020 Private Referred the bill to Committee
4 The Maternity and Paternity Leave Bill, 2020 Private Referred the bill to Committee
4 The Regulation of Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Electric Power (Amendment) Bill, 2019 Private Referred the bill to Committee
4 The Criminal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020 Private Referred the bill to Committee
4 The Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils (Amendment) Bill, 2019 Private Referred the bill to Committee
4 The Islamabad Capital Territory Prohibition of Corporal Punishment Bill, 2019 Private Referred the bill to Committee
4 The Pakistan Psychological Council Bill, 2019 Private Referred the bill to Committee
4 The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill, 2020 Government Not Taken Up
4 The Limited Liability Partnership (Amendment) Bill, 2020 Government Not Taken Up
4 The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2020 Government Not Taken Up
4 The Anti -Money Laundering (Second Amendment) Bill, 2020 Government Not Taken Up
4 The Islamabad Capital Territory Waqf Properties Bill, 2020 Government Not Taken Up
4 The Islamabad Capital Territory Trust Bill, 2020 Government Not Taken Up
4 The Joint Maritime Information Organization Bill, 2019 Government Not Taken Up
5 The Anti-terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2020 (Sections 6, 11EE, 11J, 11N, 11O, 11OO, 11Q, 19 and 21EE) Government Passed
5 The Limited Liability Partnership (Amendment) Bill, 2020 Government Passed
5 The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2020 Government Passed
5 The Control of Narcotic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2020 Government Passed
5 The Islamabad Capital Territory Waqf Properties Bill, 2020 Government Deferred
5 The Islamabad Capital Territory Trust Bill, 2020 Government Passed

  Resolution

Sitting No. Resolution Type of Resolution Status
2 This House condoles the death of MNA Syed Iftikhar ul Hassan from NA-75 (Sialkot-IV) Private Adopted
2 That the National Assembly resolves to extend the COVID -19 (Prevention of Smuggling) Ordinance, 2020 (III of 2020) for a further period of one hundred and twenty days w.e.f. 21 -08 -2020 under proviso to sub -paragraph (i) of paragraph (a) of clause (2) of Article 89 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Government Not Taken Up
2 That the National Assembly resolves to extend the Financial Institutions (Secured Transactions) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 (IV of 2020) for a further period of one hundred and twenty days w.e.f. 27 - 08 -2020 under proviso to sub - paragraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of clause (2) of Article 89 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Government Not Taken Up
3 This House acknowledges the role of National Assembly in connection with its 73rd anniversary for upholding democratic norms Joint Adopted
3 That the National Assembly resolves to extend the COVID-19 (Prevention of Smuggling) Ordinance, 2020 (III of 2020) for a further period of one hundred and twenty days w.e.f. 21-08-2020 under proviso to sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (a) of clause (2) of Article 89 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Government Adopted
3 That the National Assembly resolves to extend the Financial Institutions (Secured Transactions) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 (IV of 2020) for a further period of one hundred and twenty days w.e.f. 27-08-2020 under proviso to sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of clause (2) of Article 89 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Government Adopted
4 This House is of the opinion that the Government should take steps to increase the upper age limit up to 35 years for appointments in Government Departments Private Not Taken Up
4 This House is of the opinion that the Government should make arrangements to bound the Government functionaries to enroll their children in Government schools and to get medical treatment from government hospitals Private Not Taken Up
4 This House is of the opinion that the Government should take immediate steps for release of prisoners suffering from fatal and deadly diseases in all the prisons throughout the country Private Not Taken Up
4 This House is of the opinion that the Government should take immediate steps to restore 3G & 4G service in merged areas of erstwhile-FATA, and different districts of Balochistan Private Not Taken Up
4 This House disapproves the following Ordinance:-The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 (No.VII of 2020) Private Not Taken Up
5 This House recommends to include the speech of founder of Pakistan Quaid-e-Azam to the Constituent Assembly on the August 11, 1947 regarding minorities as a part of the syllabus Private Adopted
5 This Hosue recommends to to write the name of Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (SAWW) as “Hazrat Muhammad Rasool Allah Khatam-un-Nabiyyin Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam” in all official and non-official documents Joint Adopted

  Reports

Sitting No. Report Status
1
The Emigration (Amendment) Bill, 2020
Not Taken Up
1
to present the Periodical Report of the Standing Committee for the period July - December, 2019
Not Taken Up
1
to present the Periodical Report of the Standing Committee for the period July - December, 2019
Not Taken Up
2
The Emigration (Amendment) Bill, 2020
Not Taken Up
3
The Emigration (Amendment) Bill, 2020
Presented
3
The Anti-terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2020]. (Sections 6, 11EE, 11J, 11N, 11O, 11OO, 11Q, 19 and 21EE)
Presented
3
The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill, 2020
Presented
3
The Limited Liability Partnership (Amendment) Bill, 2020
Presented
3
The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2020
Presented
3
The Control of Narcotics Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2020
Not Taken Up
4
The Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2019 (Moved by Mr. Amjid Ali Khan, MNA)
Not Taken Up
4
The Regulation of Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Electric Power (Amendment) Bill, 2019], till today be condoned. (Moved by Syed Agha Rafiullah, MNA)
Not Taken Up
4
the delay in the presentation of report of the Standing Committee on the amendment in the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007, (moved by Mr. Salahuddin Ayubi, MNA),till today be condoned
Not Taken Up
4
The Federal Government Employees Housing Authority Bill, 2019], (moved by Mr. Mehboob Shah, MNA)
Not Taken Up
4
The Prohibition of Forced Religious Conversion Bill, 2020], (moved by Mr. Naveed Aamir Jeeva, MNA)
Not Taken Up
4
The Control of Narcotics Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2020
Presented
4
The Anti-Money Laundering (Second Amendment) Bill, 2020
Presented
4
The Islamabad Capital Territory Waqf Properties Bill, 2020
Presented
4
The Islamabad Capital Territory Trust Bill, 2020
Presented

  Motion Under Rule 259

Sitting No. Motion Status
4
This House may discuss the performance of Cooperative Housing Societies in Islamabad
Not Taken Up
4
This House may discuss the steps being taken by the Government to improve the standard of education for graduate level
Not Taken Up
4
This House may discuss the performance of Multan Electric Power Company (MEPCO)
Not Taken Up
4
This House may discuss the poor performance of Federal Government Employees Housing Authority (FGEHA)
Not Taken Up
4
This House may discuss the steps being taken by the Government with regard to effects of climate change in the country
Not Taken Up

  Motion Under Rule 244(B)

Sitting No. Motion Under Rule 244 Status
5
That under rule 244 (A) of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007 that a Select Committee on Bills be elected comprising of the Members to be nominated by the Hon. Speaker to consider the Private Members’ Bills referred to the Select Committee on Bills on 11-8-2020. The Quorum to constitute a sitting of the Committee shall be one fourth of the total membership of the Committee. The Honourable Speaker may make changes in the composition as and when so required.
Taken Up

  Amendment in Rules of Procedure

Sitting No. Amendment in Rules of Procedure Status
4
Amendment in Rule 108 of the Rules of Procedure.- that in the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007, in rule 108, sub-rule (1) the following amendment may be made:- The Speaker or Chairman of a Committee shall summon a member in custody on the charge of bailable or non-bailable offence to attend a sitting or sittings of the Assembly or meeting of a Committee of which he is a member. CHAPTER XXIII PUBLIC PETITIONS 295. Right of petition.- (1) Any citizen of Pakistan or any natural or legal person residing or having a registered office in the country shall have the right to address, individually or in association with other citizens or persons, a petition to the National Assembly on a matter which affects him, her or them directly. (2) Petitions shall be addressed to the Speaker of the National Assembly and shall be titled as “Public Petition to the National Assembly” and shall show the name, nationality and permanent address of each petitioner. (3) Where a Petition is signed by more than one Petitioner, the signatories shall designate a Left Over 10 representative who shall be regarded as the petitioner for the purposes of this Title. (4) Each Petitioner may at any time withdraw support of petition in writing and on withdrawal of support by all the petitioners the petition shall become null and void. (5) Petitions must be preferably written in official languages, either English or Urdu and sent to the National Assembly Secretariat. However petitions in Provincial or local languages e.g Sindhi, Punjabi, Pashto, Balochi, Kashmiri, Shina, Hindko or Brahvi will also be considered. (6) Petitions shall be entered in a register in the order in which they are received if they comply with the conditions laid down in sub -rule (2); those that do not shall be filed, and the petitioner shall be informed of the reasons for this. (7) Petitions entered in the register shall be forwarded by the Speaker to the Public Petitions committee responsible, which shall first establish the admissibility or otherwise of the petition in accordance with these Rules. (8) Petitions declared inadmissible by the Committee shall be filed; the petitioner shall be informed of the decision and the reasons for it. Where possible, alternative means of redress may be recommended. (9) Petitions, once registered, shall as a general rule become public documents, and the name of the petitioner and the contents of the petition may be published by the National Assembly for reasons of transparency. (10)Notwithstanding the provision of sub -rule (9), the petitioner may request that his or her name be withheld in order to protect his or her privacy, in which case the National Assembly must comply with the request. Where the petitioner's complaint cannot be investigated for reasons of anonymity, the petitioner shall be consulted so as the further steps to be taken. (11)The petitioners may request that his or her petition be treated confidentially, in which case suitable precautions shall be taken by Parliament to ensure that the contents are not made public. The petitioners shall be told under which precise conditions this provision is to apply. (12) Where the Committee deems it appropriate, it may refer the matter to the Ombudsman or to the relevant Government 11 departments or Divisions for redressal. 296. Examination of petitions, Redressal and Report.- (1) Admissible petitions shall be considered by the Committee where the petitioners may be invited to participate in meetings of the Committee if their petition is to be the subject of discussion, or they may ask to be present. The right to speak shall be granted to petitioners at the discretion of the Chair. (2) The Committee shall submit report to the Parliament. The Committee shall, in particular, inform Parliament of the measures taken by the Committee on petitions referred to them by the Parliament. (3) The Committee may seek opinions from other committees that have specific responsibility for the issue under consideration. (4) Where the report deals with, in particular, the application or interpretation of law or proposed changes to existing law, the Standing Committee responsible for the subject-matter shall be associated. If the Committee responsible does not accept such suggestions, the associated committee may table them directly in the House. (5) When investigating petitions, establishing facts or seeking solutions the Committee may organize fact-finding visits to the region concerned by the petition. Reports on the visit shall be drafted by their participants. (6) The petitioner shall be informed of the decision taken by the Committee and the reasons for the decision. When consideration of an admissible petition has been concluded, it shall be declared closed and the petitioner informed.”
Not Taken Up
4
Amendment in Rule 122 of the Rules of Procedure.- In the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007, hereinafter referred to as the said Rules, in Rule 122, for the expression “, a Bill, other than a Finance Bill,” the words “every Bill including Finance Bill” shall be substituted
Not Taken Up
4
Amendment in Rule 187 of the Rules of Procedure.- In the said Rules, in Rule 187, in the second proviso for the word “four days” the words “ten days” shall be substituted
Not Taken Up
4
Amendment in Rule 201 of the Rules of Procedure.- In the said Rules, in Rule 201, 8 (i) after sub-rule (1) the following new sub-rules shall be inserted, namely:- “(1A) A Committee shall also consider the Demands for Grants of the concerned Ministries/Departments and make a report on the same to the Houses. The report shall not suggest anything of the nature of cut motions. (1B) The following procedure shall be followed by each of the Standing Committees in their consideration of the Demands for Grants and making a report thereon to the House:- (a) after the general discussion on the Budget in the House is over, the House shall be adjourned for a fixed period not less than thirty days; (b) the Committees shall consider the Demands for Grants of the concerned Ministries during the aforesaid period; (c) the Committees shall make their report within the period and shall not ask for more time; (d) the Demands for Grants shall be considered by the House in the light of the reports of the Committees; and (e) there shall be a separate report on the Demands for Grants of each Ministry.” (ii) in sub-rule (6),-(a) for the words “Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) the words “complete Demands for Grants and Budgetary Proposals” shall be substituted; (b) for the words “budgetary proposals relating to the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP)” the words “complete budgetary proposals” shall be substituted; (iii) in sub-rule (7), for the words “PSDP” the words “budgetary proposals” shall be substituted
Not Taken Up
4
Amendment in Rule 239 of the Rules of Procedure.- that in the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007, in rule 239, the words “in consultation with the Minister concerned” shall be deleted.”
Not Taken Up
4
In rule 61, the following new proviso shall be added, namely:- “Provided that days allotted for discussion on the President’s address shall not exceed more than ten working days in any case.”
Not Taken Up
4
Insertion of new Rule 197-A in the Rules of Procedure.- In the said Rules, after Rule 197, the following new Rule 197-A shall be inserted, namely: 197-A. (1) The Federal Government shall present a Quarterly Report on the execution of the budget passed by the Assembly. The report shall, when received, be laid on the table by Minister for Finance. (2) Every quarterly report, shall stand referred to the Standing Committee on Finance Revenue which will scrutinize the report and present its findings to the House within the number of days allocated by the Speaker. After the Committee report is presented to the House, the Speaker shall fix a number of days for its discussion. (3) The Assembly may, by a resolution, express its opinion or make any observation or recommendation on the report
Not Taken Up

  Points of Order

Sitting No.   Points of Order Representative Name Number of POs
3 Business of House Syed Rafiullah 1
3 Business of House Raja Pervez Ashraf 1
3 Business of House Malik Muhammad Aamir Dogar 1
3 Business of House Asad Mehmood 1
3 Disaster Khalid Hussain Magsi 1
3 Business of House Ali Muhammad Khan 1
3 Business of House Sardar Riaz Mehmood Khan Mazari 1
3 Disaster Munawara Bibi Baloch 1
3 Business of House Sardar Ayaz Sadiq 1
3 Business of House Salah-ud-Din 1
3 Disaster Sardar Akhter Jan Mengal 1
3 Development Works Moulana Abdul Akbar Chitrali 1
3 Business of House Murad Saeed 1
3 Foreign Relations Kesoo Mal Kheeal Das 1
3 Business of House Shehryar Afridi 1
3 Governance Abdul Qadir Patel 1
3 Business of House Faheem Khan 1
4 Law and Order Khawaja Muhammad Asif 1
4 Law and Order Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi 1
4 Condemnation Molana Abdul Wasay 1
4 Governance Ahsan Iqbal 1
4 Agriculture Nawab Muhammad Yousuf Talpur 1
4 Minorities Lal Chand Malhi 1
4 Minorities Naveed Aamir 1
4 Business of House Syed Naveed Qamar 1
5 Fisheries Shafqat Mehmood 1
5 Business of House Syed Naveed Qamar 1
5 Business of House Khawaja Muhammad Asif 1
5 Business of House Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi 1
5 Business of House Mohsin Shah Nawaz Ranjha 1
5 Business of House Shahida Akhtar Ali 1
5 Business of House Muhammad Farogh Nasim 1
5 Business of House Moulana Abdul Akbar Chitrali 1
5 Business of House Sardar Akhter Jan Mengal 2
5 Terrorism Ali Muhammad Khan 1
5 Business of House Mujahid Ali 1
5 Communication Mohsin Javed 1
5 Communication Murad Saeed 1
5 Terrorism Salah Ud Din Ayubi 1
5 Communication Aurangzeb Khan Khichi 1
5 Communication Moulana Abdul Akbar Chitrali 1
5 Communication Muhammad Ali Wazir 1
5 Education Raja Pervez Ashraf 1
5 Business of House Sher Ali Arbab 1
5 Business of House Malik Muhammad Aamir Dogar 1
5 Communication Qaisar Ahmad Sheikh 1
5 Law and Order Syed Imran Ahmad Shah 1

  Participation in Proceedings

Sitting No. Intervention Total Representatives
2 General Discussion 13
2 Matter of Public Importance 1
5 Resolution 3



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