OPEN PARLIAMENT
Bridging the gap between Citizens and Elected Representatives
Latest
FACTSHEET - PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB SESSION 5 SITTING 5
FACTSHEET - PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB SESSION 5 SITTING 4
FACTSHEET - PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB SESSION 5 SITTING 3
FACTSHEET - PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB SESSION 5 SITTING 2
FACTSHEET - PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB SESSION 5 SITTING 1
FACTSHEET - PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB SESSION 4 SITTING 1
FACTSHEET - NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF PAKISTAN SESSION 1 SITTING 7
FACTSHEET - NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF PAKISTAN SESSION 1 SITTING 6
FACTSHEET - PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB SESSION 3 SITTING 1
FACTSHEET - PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH SESSION 2 SITTING 1
FACTSHEET - NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF PAKISTAN SESSION 1 SITTING 4
Home / Session Details
Session Details
Session Time [In Hours : Minutes]
| Sitting Date | Sitting No. | Schedule Starting Time | Actual Starting Time | Delay | End Time of Sitting | Total Sitting Time | Break |
| 10 Sep, 2021 | 1 | 02:00 | 03:06 | 01:06 | 05:41 | 2:35 | 0:00 |
| 13 Sep, 2021 | 2 | 02:00 | 03:30 | 01:30 | 05:15 | 1:45 | 0:00 |
| 14 Sep, 2021 | 3 | 10:00 | 10:55 | 00:55 | 10:57 | 0:02 | 0:00 |
| 17 Sep, 2021 | 4 | 10:00 | 10:55 | 00:55 | 12:58 | 2:03 | 0:00 |
| 20 Sep, 2021 | 5 | 02:00 | 03:05 | 01:05 | 05:59 | 2:38 | 0:16 |
| 21 Sep, 2021 | 6 | 02:00 | 03:15 | 01:15 | 05:50 | 2:15 | 0:20 |
| 24 Sep, 2021 | 7 | 02:00 | 03:15 | 01:15 | 05:00 | 1:45 | 0:00 |
| 27 Sep, 2021 | 8 | 02:00 | 03:15 | 01:15 | 05:30 | 2:05 | 0:10 |
| Total/Average | 1:10 | 15:08 | 0:46 | ||||
Attendance
| Sitting No. | Speaker | Deputy Speaker | Panel of Chairpersons | Chief Minister | Leader of the Opposition |
| 1 | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable |
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2 | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable |
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3 | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable |
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4 | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable |
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5 | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable |
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6 | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable |
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7 | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable |
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8 | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable |
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| No. of Sittings Attended |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Time |
0:00 | 0:00 | 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 | 35 | 38 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | 37 | 48 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 17 | 47 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | 27 | 29 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | 26 | 31 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | 20 | 54 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| Average Attendance | 24 | 33 | 0 | 5 |
Parliamentary Leaders Attendance
| Sitting No. | Parliamentary Leaders | ||||||||||||||
| PML-N | PML-F | PPPP | PTI | MQM | NPP | ||||||||||
| 1 | Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Absent |
|||||||||
| 2 | Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
|||||||||
| 3 | Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
|||||||||
| 4 | Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
|||||||||
| 5 | Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Absent |
|||||||||
| 6 | Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Absent |
|||||||||
| 7 | Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Absent |
|||||||||
| 8 | Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
|||||||||
Protest /Walkout /Boycott
| Sitting No. | Type | Party(ies) | Member(s) | Reasons | Time (Minutes) |
| 1 | Protest | PTI | 84 | Against remarks of PPPP lawmaker about federal government | 3 |
| 1 | Protest | PTI | 84 | Disallowed one of PTI lawmaker to give extra time for speech on his calling attention notice. | 3 |
| 5 | Protest | MQM PTI TLP | 149 | Lawmakers belonging to opposition protested during the proceedings for two minutes against non-provision of copies of an amendment to the rules of procedure to them. | 2 |
| 8 | Protest | MQM | 78 | PPP lawmakers protested for nine minutes during the proceedings against remarks of a GDA lawmaker about their leadership. | 9 |
| 8 | Protest | MQM | 149 | GDA and MQM lawmakers reciprocated and walked out of the House at 04:45 pm. They did not return to the House till adjournment of the sitting. The session was prorogued sine die. | 45 |
Orders of the Day
Question Hour ( View All Questions )
| Sitting No. | Ministry | Starred | Un-starred | Total |
| 1 | health | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | College Education | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| 2 | School Education | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Works & Services | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Total | 58 | 0 | 58 | |
Privilege Motion
| Sitting No. | Privilege Motion | Status |
| 1 |
REGARDING THE MOVER TRIED TO MEET THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF SINDH, LABOUR AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT BUT HE WAS BUSY AND THE MOVER WAS REFERRED TO MEET MR. SARFARAZ AWAN, DIRECTOR, LABOUR DISTRICT WEST. WHEN THE MOVER CONTACTED HIM, HE REPLIED THAT HE IS BUSY IN THIS WEEK AND CAN BE AVAILABLE NEXT WEEK, AFTER THAT THE NEXT WEEK NEVER CAME
|
Not Taken Up |
| 2 |
Against Secretary and Director Labor and Human Resources Department was not taken up.
|
Not Taken Up |
| 3 |
Against Secretary and Director Labor and Human Resources Departmen
|
Not Taken Up |
| 3 |
Against Secretary and Director Labor and Human Resources Departmen
|
Not Taken Up |
| 4 |
Against Secretary and Director Labor and Human Resources Department
|
Not Taken Up |
| 5 |
REGARDING THE MOVER TRIED TO MEET THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF SINDH, LABOUR AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT BUT HE WAS BUSY AND THE MOVER WAS REFERRED TO MEET MR. SARFARAZ AWAN, DIRECTOR, LABOUR DISTRICT WEST. WHEN THE MOVER CONTACTED HIM, HE REPLIED THAT HE IS BUSY IN THIS WEEK AND CAN BE AVAILABLE NEXT WEEK, AFTER THAT THE NEXT WEEK NEVER CAME.
|
Rejected |
| 6 |
REGARDING THE MOVER SUBMITTED A PRIVATE BILL NAMELY ‘THE SINDH KHATIM-UN-NABIYYIN TAHAFUZ BILL, 2020’ ON DATED 13TH OCTOBER, 2020 BUT YET THE SAID IMPORTANT BILL IS NOT BROUGHT ON THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE.
|
Not Taken Up |
| 7 |
EGARDING THE MOVER SUBMITTED A PRIVATE BILL NAMELY ‘THE SINDH KHATIM-UN-NABIYYIN TAHAFUZ BILL, 2020’ ON DATED 13TH OCTOBER, 2020 BUT YET THE SAID IMPORTANT BILL IS NOT BROUGHT ON THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE
|
Taken Back |
Adjournment Motion
| Sitting No. | Adjournment Motion | Status |
| 1 |
REGARDING PEOPLE ARE DEPRIVED OF THEIR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES AND ARE ANXIOUS TO SOLVE THE LOCAL BODY PROBLEMS DUE TO SUSPENSION OF THE LOCAL BODY ELECTIONS IN ALL THE DISTRICTS OF THE PROVINCE.
|
Not Taken Up |
| 2 |
regarding local body system in the province also remained unaddressed.
|
Not Taken Up |
| 3 |
Regarding local body system in the province
|
Not Taken Up |
| 4 |
Regarding local body system in the province
|
Not Taken Up |
| 5 |
REGARDING PEOPLE ARE DEPRIVED OF THEIR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES AND ARE ANXIOUS TO SOLVE THE LOCAL BODY PROBLEMS DUE TO SUSPENSION OF THE LOCAL BODY ELECTIONS IN ALL THE DISTRICTS OF THE PROVINCE.
|
Out of Order |
| 6 |
REGARDING PETROLEUM PRICE HIKES IN THE COUNTRY.
|
Not Taken Up |
| 7 |
REGARDING PETROLEUM PRICE HIKES IN THE COUNTRY.
|
Admitted for Discussion |
| 8 |
REGARDING INCREASE IN PRICES OF LNG AND CNG.
|
Debated |
Calling Attention Notices
| Sitting No. | Calling Attention Notices | Ministry | Status |
| 1 |
Will the Honourable Minister for Education, Sindh may please to give answer/statement that during COVID-19 lockdown all private and government schools were closed but private school mafias charged high fees from their students during lockdown for continuation of students’ admission. Is there any policy to fix government and private schools fees and what action has been taken in this regard?
|
Education | Taken Up |
| 1 |
Will the Honourable Minister for Local Government, Sindh may please to give answer/ statement that illegal constructions being made openly throughout Karachi City specially in my Constituency because of inefficiency and corruption of the Sindh Building Control Authority due to which accidents being increased day by day; what kind of action being taken by the department to stop the said illegal constructions and against the persons involved in corruption?
|
Local Government | Taken Up |
| 1 |
Will the Honourable Minister for Local Government, Sindh may please to give answer/statement that the status of storm drainages clearance in Sindh specially the City of Karachi. As in recent spell of monsoon rains people of Karachi faced lots of damages due to failure of departments specially KMC?
|
Local Government | Taken Up |
| 1 |
Will the Honourable Minister for Home, Sindh may please to give answer/statement that what kind of steps being taken by the Government of Sindh to control the increasing crimes in Karachi; kindly furnish detail in this regard?
|
Home | Taken Up |
| 1 |
The attention of this House is drawn towards K-IV water scheme under execution which is supposed to provide 650 MGD to the city of Karachi. Will the Honourable Minister for Local Government, Sindh be pleased to give answer/statement regarding what are the major sources of water supply to materialize K-IV Project for Karachi?
|
Local Government | Taken Up |
| 2 |
Will the Honourable Minister for Transport, Sindh may please to give answer/statement that people are facing difficulties in travelling in Karachi City, so, what steps have been taken to resolve this matter?
|
Transport | Taken Up |
| 2 |
Will the Honourable Minister for Health, Sindh may please to give answer/ statement that Project of Landhi Medical College is delayed since many years, neither funds allocated nor Project Director has been appointed for the said project; what steps being taken by the Health Department and Government of Sindh in this regard; kindly apprise this House in detail?
|
Health | Taken Up |
| 2 |
The attention of this House is drawn towards failure of DMC Korangi in cleaning up the garbage and litter from my Constituency PS-92. There is heaps of garbage dumped in the area which is not being lifted regularly. Will the Honourable Minister for Local Government, Sindh be pleased to give answer/statement regarding why action is not being taken to punish the concerned while ensuring the cleanliness drive is carried out in my Constituency?
|
Local Government | Not Taken Up |
| 2 |
Will the Honourable Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Sindh may please to give answer/statement that inform the august House about the land, funds and other relief packages to be given to the Honourable Sindh Bar Council, High Court Bar Association, District Bar Association and Tehsil Bar Associations’ advocates working in judiciary in order to empower them to play important role for the independence of judiciary and democratic dispensation?
|
Parliamentary Affairs | Not Taken Up |
| 4 |
Regarding poor performance of DMC Korangi
|
Local Government | Taken Up |
| 4 |
Fund allocation for bar associations in Sindh
|
Law and Parliamentary Affairs | Taken Up |
| 4 |
Law and order situation in the province
|
Home | Taken Up |
| 4 |
collection of cess from cultivators during drought and famine in Tharparkar.
|
Revenue | Taken Up |
| 4 |
quality of education in Sindh
|
Education | Deffered |
| 5 |
Will the Honourable Minister for Universities and Boards, Sindh may please to give answer/statement on the fact that due to the pathetic state of Education in Sindh over the last 13 years, the Government has over 160 vacancies in the PAS cadre whilst out of 364 candidates passing the C.S.S. in 2020 only 33 candidates were domiciled in Sindh?
|
Universities & Boards | Taken Up |
| 5 |
Will the Honourable Minister for Home, Sindh may please to give answer/statement on the fact that huge numbers of Afghan Refugees are entering Sindh and what steps are being taken to look after them and to ensure they do not take jobs from Sindh or spread Polio or Covid-19 in Sindh?
|
Home | Taken Up |
| 5 |
Will the Honourable Minister for Finance, Sindh may please to give answer/statement that Government of Sindh had decided minimum salary Rs. 25000/= per month but neither on Government level nor on private level this wage is being paid to the employees/ workers in Sindh while inflation has made life very difficult, actions taken by the Government to implement the decision in detail?
|
Finance | Taken Up |
| 5 |
Will the Honourable Minister for Health, Sindh may please to give answer/statement that PPHI employees working from 2007 on contract basis in Health Department so I have question that why not regularized them?
|
Health | Taken Up |
| 5 |
Will the Honourable Minister for Health, Sindh may please to give answer/statement that enlighten the House of current availability of anti-snake venom in rural districts in the Province of Sindh as its delay or non-availability leads to morbidity?
|
Health | Taken Up |
| 5 |
Will the Honourable Minister for Local Government, Sindh may please to give answer/statement that water is provided on alternate days of the week in my Constituency Baldia Town, therefore, also areas where water has not been provided for last 15 to 20 years, time when the water will be provided in those areas?
|
Local Government | Taken Up |
| 7 |
The attention of this House is drawn towards Marbles Factories at Mangopir Road Karachi resulting in pollution and affecting the environment and people are suffering from many diseases. Will the Honourable Minister for Industries Department be pleased to give answer/ statement regarding what steps have been taken to shift the industries from the residential areas?
|
Industries | Deffered |
| 7 |
Will the Honourable Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Sindh be pleased to answer or provide a statement on the fact that the Sindh Government has over 17 Special Assistants while the Government of Punjab only has 4 Special Assistants whereas the population of Sindh is 50 million and Punjab 110 million?
|
Parliamentary Affairs | Taken Up |
| 7 |
Will the Honourable Minister for Local Government, Sindh may please to give answer/statement that Dispensaries and Maternity Homes of KMC and DMC of District South are in deteriorated condition, specially the condition of Medical Center and Maternity Home of Ghareeb Shah and Shah Baig lane is dangerous, Doctors and Staff remain absent there; kindly apprise from the detail of total medical Units and staff posted therein as well as steps taken by the Government of Sindh to make their conditions better?
|
Local Government | Taken Up |
| 7 |
Will the Honourable Minister for Local Bodies, Sindh may please to give answer/statement on the progress of Sindh Government’s share on Karachi Transformation Plan. What projects have been initiated under Karachi Transformation Plan?
|
Local Government | Taken Up |
| 7 |
The attention of this House is drawn towards Honourable Supreme Court’s judgment in 2015 in which both Federal and Provincial Governments were directed to establish Urdu as the official language for communication in all Government offices pursuant to Article 251(1) of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973. Will the Honourable Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Criminal Prosecution Department be pleased to give answer/statement that what steps have been taken in the light of Honourable Supreme Court’s judgment with regard to enforcement of Urdu as the official language in Government departments?
|
Law and Parliamentary Affairs | Taken Up |
| 8 |
The attention of this House is drawn towards Marbles Factories at Mangopir Road Karachi resulting in pollution and affecting the environment and people are suffering from many diseases. Will the Honourable Minister for Industries Department be pleased to give answer/ statement regarding what steps have been taken to shift the industries from the residential areas?
|
Industries | Not Taken Up |
| 8 |
the attention of this House is drawn to the suspension of Intercity Peoples Bus Service Project soon after its inauguration by the Provincial Government. The Peoples Bus Service project was started in the Larkana District to offer Transport facility to the people. However, the project has now failed and the imported air-conditioned buses have now been grounded. Will the Honourable Minister for Transport, Sindh be pleased to give answer/ statement as to what why has the said project been suspended and what steps have been taken to reinstate the said project?
|
Transport | Not Taken Up |
| 8 |
Will the Honourable Minister for Local Government, Sindh may please to give answer/statement that a policy of supplying clean drinking water to people was formulated by the current Government of Sindh during 2017 but no any kind of implementation could made on it as yet people are compelled to drink polluted water; kindly apprise its reasons as well as steps taken by the Government in this regard?
|
Local Government | Not Taken Up |
| 8 |
Will the Honourable Minister for Local Government, Sindh may please to give answer/statement that there is acute shortage of water in all UCs including Sher Shah, Pak Colony and Old Golimaar in my Constituency. Water is being stolen from water lines by the water mafia in Aurangabad but no action has been taken against those water thieves as yet?
|
Local Government | Not Taken Up |
| 8 |
Will the Honourable Minister for Finance, Sindh may please to give answer or provide a statement on the fact that the Sindh Government has authorized further investments of billions of rupees from the Development allocation to increase the capital of Sindh Bank which is technically bankrupt due to defaulted loans exceeding 32 billion to disreputable people/ Groups?
|
Finance | Not Taken Up |
| 8 |
Will the Honourable Minister for Home, Sindh may please to give answer/ statement that in Sun, a city of Jamshoro graves of poor people of Mallah community has been disgraced by an influential person; What action has been taken by the Government?
|
Home | Not Taken Up |
Legislative Business
Resolution
| Sitting No. | Resolution | Type of Resolution | Status |
| 3 | The required water needs of Karachi should be met from the Indus River. | Private | Not Taken Up |
| 3 | The Sindh Assembly demands the immediate holding of local government elections in all districts of Sindh. | Private | Not Taken Up |
| 3 | Take back the unjust decision of supply of Regasified Liquefied Natural Gas (RLNG) instead of indigenous gas to the consumers for industrial/ commercial use in the Province. | Private | Not Taken Up |
| 4 | Rejecting the proposed legislation against media. | Government | Adopted |
| 4 | Courageous struggle of Syed Ali Shah Geelani for Kashmiri people and their right to self-determination. | Private | Adopted |
| 6 | Regarding to appreciate and admire the services of renowned urdu poet, columnist, educationist and literary luminary Jamiluddin Aali. | Private | Not Taken Up |
| 6 | regarding failure to issue a minimum support price for this season’s wheat crop. | Private | Not Taken Up |
| 6 | regarding to regard the contribution of Dr. Rahim Bux Bhatti with utmost honour and dignity. | Private | Not Taken Up |
| 6 | The required water supply for Karachi should be fulfilled from the Indus River. And ensure the equal distribution of water in Karachi | Private | Not Taken Up |
| 6 | This honorable house of Sindh Assembly strongly condemns this kind of advertisement in the textbooks. And demands that the introductory article of Amr Jalil be removed from the book immediately so that our future generations are safe | Private | Not Taken Up |
Reports
| Sitting No. | Report | Status |
| 1 |
Audit Report on the Accounts of Climate Change, Environment and Disaster Management Organizations, Government of Sindh, Audit Year, 2019-20.
|
Not Taken Up |
| 1 |
Audit Report on the Accounts of Government of Sindh for the Audit Year, 2019-20.
|
Not Taken Up |
| 2 |
Audit Report on the Accounts of Climate Change, Environment and Disaster Management Organizations, Government of Sindh, Audit Year, 2019-20.
|
Not Taken Up |
| 2 |
Audit Report on the Accounts of Government of Sindh for the Audit Year, 2019-20.
|
Not Taken Up |
| 4 |
Audit Report on the Accounts of Climate Change, Environment and Disaster Management Organizations, Government of Sindh, Audit Year, 2019-20.
|
Not Taken Up |
| 4 |
Audit Report on the Accounts of Government of Sindh for the Audit Year, 2019-20.
|
Not Taken Up |
| 5 |
On the Accounts of Climate Change, Environment and Disaster Management Organizations, Government of Sindh, Audit Year, 2019-20
|
Presented |
| 5 |
On the Accounts of Government of Sindh for the Audit Year, 2019-20
|
Presented |
Participation in Proceedings
| Sitting No. | Intervention | Total Representatives |
| 8 | Adjournment Motion | 2 |