PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH FAFEN PARLIAMENT...

th28 SESSION

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th th14 - 28 November 2016

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

AM Adjournment Motion

CAN Calling Attention Notice

CM Chief Minister

MQM Muttahida Quami Movement

NPP National Peoples Party

PO Points of Order

PM Privilege Motion

PML-F Pakistan Muslim League-Functional

PTI Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

PML-N Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz

PPPP Pakistan People's Party Parliamentarian

ISLAMABAD: The Provincial Assembly

of Sindh passed three bills including the

legislation to protect minority rights by

imposing restrictions on underage

conversion of the religion and adopted

nine resolutions on various subjects

amid low attendance of lawmakers

during its 28th session.

The demand for implementation on laws

passed by the assembly regarding

violence against women, passage of law

to formulate a commission to address

issues of minorities and homage to

various political and prominent

personalities were the main highlights of

the session.

The 28th session comprising nine-sitting

was summoned on November 14 and

prorogued after fourteen days on

November 28, 2016. It was marked by

low attendance of lawmakers as on

average 40 (23%) members were

observed to be present at outset and 55

(32%) at adjournment of the sitting. On

average, three minority members

attended the session. Each sitting, on

average started 55 minutes late and

lasted two hours and 20 minutes. The

first sitting for four hours was the

longest sitting while the fourth sitting

was the shortest one which met for 24

minutes.

A total of eighteen minutes break (one

percent of the session time) for Prayers

Calls was observed during the session.

The Speaker attended the entire sittings

and presided over the proceedings for

14 hours and nine minutes (67%) while

the Deputy Speaker attended eight

sittings and chaired the proceedings for

five hours and 54 minutes (29%). The

remaining (three percent) proceedings

were chaired by a member of Panel of

Chairpersons. The Leader of the House

(Chief Minister) attended five sittings

and remained present in the House for

three hours and 23 minutes (16% of the

session time) while the Leader of the

Opposition attended seven sittings and

remained present for seven hours and

28 minutes, consuming 36 percent of

the proceedings.

The Parliamentary Leader of PTI

attended all the nine sittings while the

leaders of PML-F attended eight sittings.

The leader of PML-N remained absent

throughout the session.

The House witnessed the passage of a

government and two Private Members'

bills whereas ten legislative proposals

(one Private Members' Bill and nine

treasury backed Bills) were also

introduced during the reporting period.

In addition, a government bill was

withdrawn while three legislative

proposals were not taken up by the

House.

The bills passed by the House included

the Sindh Minorities Rights Commission

Bill, 2015, the Sindh Technical Education

and Vocational Training Authority

(Amendment) Bill, 2016 and the Criminal

Law (Protection of Minorities) Bill, 2015.

Nine government bills named the Sindh

Food Authority Bill, 2016, the Sindh

Livestock Breeding Bill, 2016; the Sindh

Prohibition of Sheesha Smoking Bill,

2016; the Sindh Transparency and Right

to Information Bill, 2016; the Provincial

Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2015;

the Voluntary Social Welfare Agencies

(Registration and Control) (Sindh

Amendment) Bill, 2016; the Sindh

Workers Welfare Fund (Amendment)

Bill, 2016; the Sindh Employees Social

Security (Amendment) Bill, 2016 and the

Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto University

of Law, Karachi (Amendment) Bill, 2016

were introduced and referred to the

relevant standing committees. One

Private Member's Bill – the Barret

Hodgson International University at

Karachi (Amendment) Bill, 2016 –

Sindh Assembly Passes Three Bills, Adopts Nine Resolutions During 28th Session

House calls for implementation of law on violence against women

Low Attendance of Lawmakers Persists

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

AM Adjournment Motion

CAN Calling Attention Notice

CM Chief Minister

MQM Muttahida Quami Movement

NPP National Peoples Party

PO Points of Order

PM Privilege Motion

PML-F Pakistan Muslim League-Functional

PTI Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

PML-N Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz

PPPP Pakistan People's Party Parliamentarian

ISLAMABAD: The Provincial Assembly

of Sindh passed three bills including the

legislation to protect minority rights by

imposing restrictions on underage

conversion of the religion and adopted

nine resolutions on various subjects

amid low attendance of lawmakers

during its 28th session.

The demand for implementation on laws

passed by the assembly regarding

violence against women, passage of law

to formulate a commission to address

issues of minorities and homage to

various political and prominent

personalities were the main highlights of

the session.

The 28th session comprising nine-sitting

was summoned on November 14 and

prorogued after fourteen days on

November 28, 2016. It was marked by

low attendance of lawmakers as on

average 40 (23%) members were

observed to be present at outset and 55

(32%) at adjournment of the sitting. On

average, three minority members

attended the session. Each sitting, on

average started 55 minutes late and

lasted two hours and 20 minutes. The

first sitting for four hours was the

longest sitting while the fourth sitting

was the shortest one which met for 24

minutes.

A total of eighteen minutes break (one

percent of the session time) for Prayers

Calls was observed during the session.

The Speaker attended the entire sittings

and presided over the proceedings for

14 hours and nine minutes (67%) while

the Deputy Speaker attended eight

sittings and chaired the proceedings for

five hours and 54 minutes (29%). The

remaining (three percent) proceedings

were chaired by a member of Panel of

Chairpersons. The Leader of the House

(Chief Minister) attended five sittings

and remained present in the House for

three hours and 23 minutes (16% of the

session time) while the Leader of the

Opposition attended seven sittings and

remained present for seven hours and

28 minutes, consuming 36 percent of

the proceedings.

The Parliamentary Leader of PTI

attended all the nine sittings while the

leaders of PML-F attended eight sittings.

The leader of PML-N remained absent

throughout the session.

The House witnessed the passage of a

government and two Private Members'

bills whereas ten legislative proposals

(one Private Members' Bill and nine

treasury backed Bills) were also

introduced during the reporting period.

In addition, a government bill was

withdrawn while three legislative

proposals were not taken up by the

House.

The bills passed by the House included

the Sindh Minorities Rights Commission

Bill, 2015, the Sindh Technical Education

and Vocational Training Authority

(Amendment) Bill, 2016 and the Criminal

Law (Protection of Minorities) Bill, 2015.

Nine government bills named the Sindh

Food Authority Bill, 2016, the Sindh

Livestock Breeding Bill, 2016; the Sindh

Prohibition of Sheesha Smoking Bill,

2016; the Sindh Transparency and Right

to Information Bill, 2016; the Provincial

Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2015;

the Voluntary Social Welfare Agencies

(Registration and Control) (Sindh

Amendment) Bill, 2016; the Sindh

Workers Welfare Fund (Amendment)

Bill, 2016; the Sindh Employees Social

Security (Amendment) Bill, 2016 and the

Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto University

of Law, Karachi (Amendment) Bill, 2016

were introduced and referred to the

relevant standing committees. One

Private Member's Bill – the Barret

Hodgson International University at

Karachi (Amendment) Bill, 2016 –

Sindh Assembly Passes Three Bills, Adopts Nine Resolutions During 28th Session

House calls for implementation of law on violence against women

Low Attendance of Lawmakers Persists

appearing on the agenda was referred

to the standing committee for further

deliberations.

Lawmakers tabled 15 resolutions either

jointly or individually during the session,

of which nine were adopted by the

House. Three adopted resolution were

tabled by PPPP lawmakers followed by

MQM and PML-F (two each) and PML-N

and PTI (one each).

The adopted resolutions were about

tributes to Sufi Scholar Shah Abdul Latif

Bhittai, founder of Sikhism Baba Shree

Guru Nanik and martyr of Islam Peer

Syed Sibghatullah Shah Rashdi,

expressing grief over demise of former

PPPP lawmaker Jahangir Badar, addition

of Holy Quran in educational curriculum,

allocation of jobs for qualified

candidates of Combined Competitive

Examination, 2013, banning the black

stones available in the market and being

used for suicide propose, non-increase

in electricity tariff of taxes by K-Electric;

implementation of laws passed by the

assembly on violence against women.

However, the House left six resolutions

unaddressed that appeared on the list of

business of assembly during the session.

As many as 28 out of 30 Call Attention

Notices (CANs) appearing on the list of

business were taken up and responded

to by the government representatives.

Seven notices were related to the

subject of Local Government, followed

by Works and Services, Irrigation, Health

and Education & Literacy (three each)

and one each on subjects of Agriculture,

Parliamentarian Privileges, Environment,

Food, Home Department, Human Rights,

Social Welfare, Sports, Land Utilization,

Transport and Wildlife.

The lawmakers raised 56 Starred

Questions seeking responses from

various government departments, of

which 34 were taken up and responded

to by the relevant ministers while the

remaining 22 Questions remained

unaddressed during the session.

Thirteen Questions, raised by lawmakers

belonging to various political parties

were related to Health department

followed by Irrigation (12), Fisheries

(eight), Excise and Taxation, Transport,

Minority Affairs and Food (five each) and

three for Local Government

department.

In addition, lawmakers asked 121

supplementary questions on the floor of

the House. MQM lawmakers took the

lead in raising questions and asked 27

Starred Questions. PML-F lawmakers

asked 23 questions while three

questions were raised by a PML-N

lawmaker, two by PPPP and one

question was raised by lawmaker

belonging to PTI.

Lawmakers raised 21 Points of Order

(POs) during five out of nine sittings that

consumed an hour and six minutes of

the session time. The highest numbers

of POs (7) were raised during the first

sitting consuming 20 minutes, while two

POs consumed four minutes of the

proceedings time during eight sittings. In

addition, two Matters of Public

Importance on shortage of water supply

in the province was raised during the

third and sixth sittings, respectively.

Two reports of the standing committees

on various bills and as many government

reports as well as three audit reports on

government accounts were presented

during the session.

Lawmakers belonging to MQM and PTI

sponsored two Privilege Motions (PM) of

which, MQM-sponsored PM was

withdrawn by the mover while a motion

by PTI lawmaker was rejected by the

House. In addition, members belonging

to PTI moved six Adjournment Motions

(AMs) during the session and two such

motions were sponsored by PML-F

lawmakers. Five motions AMs were

rejected by the House and two were

withdrawn by the movers upon

assurance given by relevant ministers on

floor of the House. The remaining one

motion remained unaddressed due to

the absence of its mover.

Four incidents of protest and a walkout

by lawmakers were observed during the

session that consumed 21 minutes of the

proceedings. All incidents except one

protest were against the attitude of the

Chair for not allowing the members to

speak on various parliamentary

interventions.

This section gives a statistical overview of

the session covering the number of sittings,

duration of sittings, attendance and

participation of members in the House

proceedings.

SESSION TIME, ATTENDANCE

AND PARTICIPATION

Total

Sittings

9

Session

Duration

20 hours

59 minutes

Average

Delay

55

minutes

Total

Break

18

minutes

SECTION 1

The Assembly legislates for Protection of Minority Rights

appearing on the agenda was referred

to the standing committee for further

deliberations.

Lawmakers tabled 15 resolutions either

jointly or individually during the session,

of which nine were adopted by the

House. Three adopted resolution were

tabled by PPPP lawmakers followed by

MQM and PML-F (two each) and PML-N

and PTI (one each).

The adopted resolutions were about

tributes to Sufi Scholar Shah Abdul Latif

Bhittai, founder of Sikhism Baba Shree

Guru Nanik and martyr of Islam Peer

Syed Sibghatullah Shah Rashdi,

expressing grief over demise of former

PPPP lawmaker Jahangir Badar, addition

of Holy Quran in educational curriculum,

allocation of jobs for qualified

candidates of Combined Competitive

Examination, 2013, banning the black

stones available in the market and being

used for suicide propose, non-increase

in electricity tariff of taxes by K-Electric;

implementation of laws passed by the

assembly on violence against women.

However, the House left six resolutions

unaddressed that appeared on the list of

business of assembly during the session.

As many as 28 out of 30 Call Attention

Notices (CANs) appearing on the list of

business were taken up and responded

to by the government representatives.

Seven notices were related to the

subject of Local Government, followed

by Works and Services, Irrigation, Health

and Education & Literacy (three each)

and one each on subjects of Agriculture,

Parliamentarian Privileges, Environment,

Food, Home Department, Human Rights,

Social Welfare, Sports, Land Utilization,

Transport and Wildlife.

The lawmakers raised 56 Starred

Questions seeking responses from

various government departments, of

which 34 were taken up and responded

to by the relevant ministers while the

remaining 22 Questions remained

unaddressed during the session.

Thirteen Questions, raised by lawmakers

belonging to various political parties

were related to Health department

followed by Irrigation (12), Fisheries

(eight), Excise and Taxation, Transport,

Minority Affairs and Food (five each) and

three for Local Government

department.

In addition, lawmakers asked 121

supplementary questions on the floor of

the House. MQM lawmakers took the

lead in raising questions and asked 27

Starred Questions. PML-F lawmakers

asked 23 questions while three

questions were raised by a PML-N

lawmaker, two by PPPP and one

question was raised by lawmaker

belonging to PTI.

Lawmakers raised 21 Points of Order

(POs) during five out of nine sittings that

consumed an hour and six minutes of

the session time. The highest numbers

of POs (7) were raised during the first

sitting consuming 20 minutes, while two

POs consumed four minutes of the

proceedings time during eight sittings. In

addition, two Matters of Public

Importance on shortage of water supply

in the province was raised during the

third and sixth sittings, respectively.

Two reports of the standing committees

on various bills and as many government

reports as well as three audit reports on

government accounts were presented

during the session.

Lawmakers belonging to MQM and PTI

sponsored two Privilege Motions (PM) of

which, MQM-sponsored PM was

withdrawn by the mover while a motion

by PTI lawmaker was rejected by the

House. In addition, members belonging

to PTI moved six Adjournment Motions

(AMs) during the session and two such

motions were sponsored by PML-F

lawmakers. Five motions AMs were

rejected by the House and two were

withdrawn by the movers upon

assurance given by relevant ministers on

floor of the House. The remaining one

motion remained unaddressed due to

the absence of its mover.

Four incidents of protest and a walkout

by lawmakers were observed during the

session that consumed 21 minutes of the

proceedings. All incidents except one

protest were against the attitude of the

Chair for not allowing the members to

speak on various parliamentary

interventions.

This section gives a statistical overview of

the session covering the number of sittings,

duration of sittings, attendance and

participation of members in the House

proceedings.

SESSION TIME, ATTENDANCE

AND PARTICIPATION

Total

Sittings

9

Session

Duration

20 hours

59 minutes

Average

Delay

55

minutes

Total

Break

18

minutes

SECTION 1

The Assembly legislates for Protection of Minority Rights

SITTING DATE, DURATION AND ATTENDANCE

The 28th session comprising nine-sitting was summoned on

November 14 and prorogued after fourteen days on November 28,

2016.

9 67%ISittings of total session’stime

Presided forAttended



5 ISittings

SpentAttended

7Sittings

SpentAttended

IDeputy SpeakerSpeaker Leader of the OppositionChief Minister

KEY MEMBERS ATTENDANCE

16% 36%

The Parliamentary Leader of PTI attended all nine sittings while the leaders of PML-F attended eight sittings. The leader of PML-N

remained absent throughout the session.

The Speaker attended the entire sittings and presided over the proceedings for 14 hours and nine minutes (67%) while the Deputy

Speaker attended eight sittings and chaired the proceedings for five hours and 54 minutes (29%). The remaining (three percent)

proceedings were chaired by a member of Panel of Chairpersons. The Leader of the House (Chief Minister) attended five sittings

and remained present in the House for three hours and 23 minutes (16% of the session time) while the Leader of the Opposition

attended seven sittings and remained present for seven hours and 28 minutes, consuming 36 percent of the proceedings.

PARLIAMENTARY LEADERS ATTENDANCE

Nand Kumar

PML-Fattended

sittings

8

Shafi Muhammad Jamot

attended

sittings

0PML-N

Khurram Sherzaman

attended

sittings

9PTI

2Nov 17,

2016

Total

Time

(hh:mm)

3:16

Late

Start

(hh:mm)

0:50

Members

at Start

48

Members at Adjournment

50

Minority

Members

3

4Nov 21,

2016

Total

Time

(hh:mm)

0:24

Late

Start

(hh:mm)

0:59

Members

at Start

44


61

Minority

Members

4

6Nov 23,

2016

Total

Time

(hh:mm)

2:17

Late

Start

(hh:mm)

0:47

Members

at Start

30


43

Minority

Members

4

8Nov 30,

2016

Total

Time

(hh:mm)

2:30

Late

Start

(hh:mm)

1:10

Members

at Start

36


46

Minority

Members

3

1Nov 14,

2016

Total

Time

(hh:mm)

4:00

Late

Start

(hh:mm)

0:34

Members

at Start

49


56

Minority

Members

5

3Nov 18,

2016

Total

Time

(hh:mm)

1:36

Late

Start

(hh:mm)

1:00

Members

at Start

48


62

Minority

Members

4

5Nov 22,

2016

Total

Time

(hh:mm)

3:08

Late

Start

(hh:mm)

0:58

Members

at Start

35


45

Minority

Members

4

7Nov 25,

2016

Total

Time

(hh:mm)

2:20

Late

Start

(hh:mm)

1:00

Members

at Start

47


65

Minority

Members

5

9Nov 25,

2016

Total

Time

(hh:mm)

1:28

Late

Start

(hh:mm)

0:58

Members

at Start

20


68

Minority

Members

3

SITTING DATE, DURATION AND ATTENDANCE

The 28th session comprising nine-sitting was summoned on

November 14 and prorogued after fourteen days on November 28,

2016.





5 ISittings

SpentAttended

7Sittings

SpentAttended

IDeputy SpeakerSpeaker Leader of the OppositionChief Minister

KEY MEMBERS ATTENDANCE

16% 36%

The Parliamentary Leader of PTI attended all nine sittings while the leaders of PML-F attended eight sittings. The leader of PML-N

remained absent throughout the session.

The Speaker attended the entire sittings and presided over the proceedings for 14 hours and nine minutes (67%) while the Deputy

Speaker attended eight sittings and chaired the proceedings for five hours and 54 minutes (29%). The remaining (three percent)

proceedings were chaired by a member of Panel of Chairpersons. The Leader of the House (Chief Minister) attended five sittings

and remained present in the House for three hours and 23 minutes (16% of the session time) while the Leader of the Opposition

attended seven sittings and remained present for seven hours and 28 minutes, consuming 36 percent of the proceedings.

PARLIAMENTARY LEADERS ATTENDANCE

Nand Kumar

PML-Fattended

sittings

8

Shafi Muhammad Jamot

attended

sittings

0PML-N

Khurram Sherzaman

attended

sittings

9PTI

2Nov 17,

2016

Total

Time

(hh:mm)

3:16

Late

Start

(hh:mm)

0:50

Members

at Start

48


50

Minority

Members

3

4Nov 21,

2016

Total

Time

(hh:mm)

0:24

Late

Start

(hh:mm)

0:59

Members

at Start

44


61

Minority

Members

4

6Nov 23,

2016

Total

Time

(hh:mm)

2:17

Late

Start

(hh:mm)

0:47

Members

at Start

30


43

Minority

Members

4

8Nov 30,

2016

Total

Time

(hh:mm)

2:30

Late

Start

(hh:mm)

1:10

Members

at Start

36


46

Minority

Members

3

1Nov 14,

2016

Total

Time

(hh:mm)

4:00

Late

Start

(hh:mm)

0:34

Members

at Start

49


56

Minority

Members

5

3Nov 18,

2016

Total

Time

(hh:mm)

1:36

Late

Start

(hh:mm)

1:00

Members

at Start

48


62

Minority

Members

4

5Nov 22,

2016

Total

Time

(hh:mm)

3:08

Late

Start

(hh:mm)

0:58

Members

at Start

35


45

Minority

Members

4

7Nov 25,

2016

Total

Time

(hh:mm)

2:20

Late

Start

(hh:mm)

1:00

Members

at Start

47


65

Minority

Members

5

9Nov 25,

2016

Total

Time

(hh:mm)

1:28

Late

Start

(hh:mm)

0:58

Members

at Start

20


68

Minority

Members

3

REPRESENTATION,RESPONSIVENESS AND

GOVERNMENTOVERSIGHT

This section gives statistical as well as qualitative overview of

legislator's interventions in the House – Calling Attention Notices

(CANs), Questions, Adjournment Motions (AM) or any other

motions – for the oversight of government and to articulate

issues of public interest and importance.

Starred

Questions

56

CANsAdjournment

Motions

30 8

Private

Motions

10

STARRED QUESTIONS: 56

Taken up Not Taken up

34 22SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTIONS: 121

QUESTIONS BY PARTY

MQM lawmakers took the lead in raising

questions and asked 27 Starred Questions. PML-

F lawmakers asked 23 questions while three

questions were raised by a PML-N lawmaker, two

by PPPP and one question was raised by

lawmaker belonging to PTI.

QUESTIONS BY MINISTRY

13

5 55 58

12

Health Transport FoodMinorities Affairs

3

Local GovernmentExcise & TaxationFisheriesIrrigation

PML-F

2327

MQM

1

PTI

SECTION 2

QUESTIONSAs per Rule 38 of the Sindh Assembly, the House holds a 60-minute question hour at the outset of a sitting except on the sittings

falling on Saturdays, Sundays and the day set for oath taking/elections of key members. A lawmaker can put up a question on a

notice not less than 15 minutes for the purpose of obtaining information on a matter of public concern from the relevant minister.

PPPP

2

PML-N

3

REPRESENTATION,RESPONSIVENESS AND

GOVERNMENTOVERSIGHT

This section gives statistical as well as qualitative overview of

legislator's interventions in the House – Calling Attention Notices

(CANs), Questions, Adjournment Motions (AM) or any other

motions – for the oversight of government and to articulate

issues of public interest and importance.

Starred

Questions

56

CANsAdjournment

Motions

30 8

Private

Motions

10

STARRED QUESTIONS: 56

Taken up Not Taken up

34 22SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTIONS: 121

QUESTIONS BY PARTY

MQM lawmakers took the lead in raising

questions and asked 27 Starred Questions. PML-

F lawmakers asked 23 questions while three

questions were raised by a PML-N lawmaker, two

by PPPP and one question was raised by

lawmaker belonging to PTI.

QUESTIONS BY MINISTRY

13

5 55 58

12

Health Transport FoodMinorities Affairs

3

Local GovernmentExcise & TaxationFisheriesIrrigation

PML-F

2327

MQM

1

PTI

SECTION 2

QUESTIONSAs per Rule 38 of the Sindh Assembly, the House holds a 60-minute question hour at the outset of a sitting except on the sittings

falling on Saturdays, Sundays and the day set for oath taking/elections of key members. A lawmaker can put up a question on a

notice not less than 15 minutes for the purpose of obtaining information on a matter of public concern from the relevant minister.

PPPP

2

PML-N

3

CALL ATTENTION NOTICES A lawmaker can call the attention of a minister/department head for any

matter involving law and order situation or a definite matter of urgent

public importance, by submitting one calling attention notice per sitting.

According to Rule 69 of the Sindh Assembly, a calling attention notice

cannot be debated and the member moving the notice cannot respond to

the reply furnished by the government.

As many as 28 out of 30 Call Attention Notices (CANs) appearing on the

list of business were taken up and responded to by the government

representatives. Seven notices were related to the subject of Local

Government, followed by Works and Services, Irrigation, Health and

Education & Literacy (three each) and one each on subjects of Agriculture,

Parliamentarian Privileges, Environment, Food, Home Department, Human

Rights, Social Welfare, Sports, Land Utilization, Transport and Wildlife.

7

Health Works & Services

Chief Minister

EnviornmentIrrigation Home Human Rights

Not Taken Up

Taken Up

2

28

CANs BY MINISTRY

CANs BY PARTY

MQM

21

Agriculture Food Social Welfare

SportsLand Utilization

Transport Wildlife

3

1

3 3 3

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

ADJOURNMENT MOTIONS

As per Rule 38 of the Sindh Assembly, the House holds a 60-minute

question hour at the outset of a sitting except on the sittings falling on

Saturdays, Sundays and the day set for oath taking/elections of key

members. A lawmaker can put up a question on a notice not less than 15

minutes for the purpose of obtaining information on a matter of public

concern from the relevant minister.

Members belonging to PTI moved six Adjournment Motions (AMs) during

the session and two such motions were sponsored by PML-F lawmakers.

Five motions AMs were rejected by the House and two were withdrawn by

the movers upon assurance given by relevant ministers on floor of the

House.

PRIVATE MOTION (Not Taken Up)

Private members can move motions for debate under Rule 31 of the Assembly that states “on Tuesday, the private business shall

have precedence and on all other days, no business other than government business, shall be transacted except with the consent

of the Leader of the House or in his absence”, the Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs.

Not Taken Up

Rejected

Withdrawn

15

8Total

2

3

PML-N

1

PPPP

1

PTI

4

PML-F

LocalGovernment

Education &Literacy

30Total

MQM

6 2

PTI

2

PPPP The lawmakers – MQM (six), PTI and PPPP (two each) – moved ten

private motions on various governance issues. However, the House left

all these motions unaddressed.

CALL ATTENTION NOTICES A lawmaker can call the attention of a minister/department head for any

matter involving law and order situation or a definite matter of urgent

public importance, by submitting one calling attention notice per sitting.

According to Rule 69 of the Sindh Assembly, a calling attention notice

cannot be debated and the member moving the notice cannot respond to

the reply furnished by the government.

As many as 28 out of 30 Call Attention Notices (CANs) appearing on the

list of business were taken up and responded to by the government

representatives. Seven notices were related to the subject of Local

Government, followed by Works and Services, Irrigation, Health and

Education & Literacy (three each) and one each on subjects of Agriculture,

Parliamentarian Privileges, Environment, Food, Home Department, Human

Rights, Social Welfare, Sports, Land Utilization, Transport and Wildlife.

7

Health Works & Services

Chief Minister

EnviornmentIrrigation Home Human Rights

Not Taken Up

Taken Up

2

28

CANs BY MINISTRY

CANs BY PARTY

MQM

21

Agriculture Food Social Welfare

SportsLand Utilization

Transport Wildlife

3

1

3 3 3

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

ADJOURNMENT MOTIONS

As per Rule 38 of the Sindh Assembly, the House holds a 60-minute

question hour at the outset of a sitting except on the sittings falling on

Saturdays, Sundays and the day set for oath taking/elections of key

members. A lawmaker can put up a question on a notice not less than 15

minutes for the purpose of obtaining information on a matter of public

concern from the relevant minister.

Members belonging to PTI moved six Adjournment Motions (AMs) during

the session and two such motions were sponsored by PML-F lawmakers.

Five motions AMs were rejected by the House and two were withdrawn by

the movers upon assurance given by relevant ministers on floor of the

House.

PRIVATE MOTION (Not Taken Up)

Private members can move motions for debate under Rule 31 of the Assembly that states “on Tuesday, the private business shall

have precedence and on all other days, no business other than government business, shall be transacted except with the consent

of the Leader of the House or in his absence”, the Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs.

Not Taken Up

Rejected

Withdrawn

15

8Total

2

3

PML-N

1

PPPP

1

PTI

4

PML-F

LocalGovernment

Education &Literacy

30Total

MQM

6 2

PTI

2

PPPP The lawmakers – MQM (six), PTI and PPPP (two each) – moved ten

private motions on various governance issues. However, the House left

all these motions unaddressed.

PARLIAMENTARYOUTPUT

Status of Government Bill

INTRODUCED PASSEDNOT TAKEN UP/

REJECTED

Status of Private Bill

13

Total 9 1 2

1 2 1Total

4

BILLS PASSED

BILL NOT TAKEN UP

This section deals with the legislative business, resolutions,

amendment to the rules, reports and documents presented

before the House during the session.

WITHDRAWN

1

0

BILLS INTRODUCED

Lawmaking on matters of national and provincial importance through rigorous debate is the most important function of a

legislature. This section reviews the nature, status and consideration of government and private member legislations tabled during

the session.

Bills on

Agenda

17

Resolutions Reports

on Agenda

15 7

§ The Sindh Minorities Rights Commission Bill, 2015

§ The Sindh Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority

(Amendment) Bill, 2016

§ The Criminal Law (Protection of Minorities) Bill, 2015

§ The Sindh Zakat and Ushr (Amendment) Bill, 2016

§ The Societies Registration (Sindh Amendment) Bill, 2015

§ The Malir Development Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2016

§ The Sindh Food Authority Bill, 2016

§ The Sindh Livestock Breeding Bill, 2016

§ The Barret Hodgson International University at Karachi (Amendment)

Bill, 2016

§ The Sindh Prohibition of Sheesha Smoking Bill, 2016

§ The Sindh Transparency and Right to Information Bill, 2016

§ The Provincial Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2015

§ The Voluntary Social Welfare Agencies (Registration and Control)

(Sindh Amendment) Bill, 2016

§ The Sindh Workers Welfare Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2016

§ The Sindh Employees Social Security (Amendment) Bill, 2016

§ The Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto University of Law, Karachi


SECTION 3

LEGISLATION

PARLIAMENTARYOUTPUT

Status of Government Bill

INTRODUCED PASSEDNOT TAKEN UP/

REJECTED

Status of Private Bill

13

Total 9 1 2

1 2 1Total

4

BILLS PASSED

BILL NOT TAKEN UP

This section deals with the legislative business, resolutions,

amendment to the rules, reports and documents presented

before the House during the session.

WITHDRAWN

1

0

BILLS INTRODUCED

Lawmaking on matters of national and provincial importance through rigorous debate is the most important function of a

legislature. This section reviews the nature, status and consideration of government and private member legislations tabled during

the session.

Bills on

Agenda

17

Resolutions Reports

on Agenda

15 7

§ The Sindh Minorities Rights Commission Bill, 2015

§ The Sindh Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority


§ The Criminal Law (Protection of Minorities) Bill, 2015

§ The Sindh Zakat and Ushr (Amendment) Bill, 2016

§ The Societies Registration (Sindh Amendment) Bill, 2015

§ The Malir Development Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2016

§ The Sindh Food Authority Bill, 2016

§ The Sindh Livestock Breeding Bill, 2016

§ The Barret Hodgson International University at Karachi (Amendment)

Bill, 2016

§ The Sindh Prohibition of Sheesha Smoking Bill, 2016

§ The Sindh Transparency and Right to Information Bill, 2016

§ The Provincial Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2015

§ The Voluntary Social Welfare Agencies (Registration and Control)

(Sindh Amendment) Bill, 2016

§ The Sindh Workers Welfare Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2016

§ The Sindh Employees Social Security (Amendment) Bill, 2016

§ The Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto University of Law, Karachi


SECTION 3

LEGISLATION

REPORTS

RESOLUTIONSLawmakers tabled 15 resolutions either jointly or individually during the session, of which nine were adopted by the House. Three

adopted resolution were tabled by PPPP lawmakers followed by MQM and PML-F (two each) and PML-N and PTI (one each).

DETAILS OF ADOPTED RESOLUTIONS

§ This House pays tribute to Sufi Scholar Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai.

§ This Assembly pays tribute to Baba Shree Guru Nanik on his 548th Birthday Anniversary.

§ This Assembly expresses its deep and extreme sadness on sudden demise of Mr. Jahangir Badar.

§ This Assembly resolves to pay tribute to Shaheed-e-Islam Peer Syed Sibghatullah Shah.

§ This August House demands ban on black stone which is used as Poison for committing suicide.

§ This House resolves that Sindh Government direct the Education Department to take appropriate

action to include learning to read the Holy Quran as part of the Education Curriculum.

§ This Assembly resolves that Provincial Government take measures to allocate jobs to the

qualified candidates of Combined Competitive Examination, 2013.

§ The House urges NEPRA not to increase any type of electric tariff or taxes for the consumers in

Karachi by K-Electric.

§ The House urges provincial government to ensure the implementation of law passed by assembly

on violence against women.

Two reports of the standing committees on various bills and as many government reports as well as three audit reports on

government accounts were presented during the session.

PRESENTED REPORTS

§ Standing Committee report on the Sindh Minorities Rights Commission Bill, 2015

§ 1st Biannual Monitoring on the Implementation of National Finance Commission (Nfc) Award for the Period From July-

december, 2015, as Required Under Clause 3(B) of Article 160 of Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

§ The Quarterly Report (July, 2016 to September, 2016) on “receipt of the Province, 2016-17”, “current Revenue Expenditure,

2016-17”, “current Capital Expenditure, 2016-17” and “development Expenditure, 2016-17”

§ Audit Report of District Governments/ Local Councils Sindh for the Audit Year, 2014-15

§ Audit Report on the Accounts of Government of Sindh for the Audit Year, 2015-16 and Performance Audit Report on Hepatitis

Prevention & Control Programme (period 2008-09 to 2013-14)

§ Appropriation Accounts (Vol-1 to Vol-5) and Financial Statement of Government of Sindh for the Year, 2013-14

§ Standing Committee report on the Criminal Law (Protection of Minorities) Bill, 2015

15Total

Not Taken Up

9

6

Adopted

ORDER ANDINSTITUTIONALIZATION

Order and institutionalization is important for an efficient and

productive legislature. This section provides information

about Points of Order, Questions of Privilege, Quorum and

any instances of walkout, protest or boycott during the

proceeding.

Points of

Order

21

Protest and

Walkouts

Privilege

Motions

5 2

SECTION 3

REPORTS

RESOLUTIONSLawmakers tabled 15 resolutions either jointly or individually during the session, of which nine were adopted by the House. Three

adopted resolution were tabled by PPPP lawmakers followed by MQM and PML-F (two each) and PML-N and PTI (one each).

DETAILS OF ADOPTED RESOLUTIONS

§ This House pays tribute to Sufi Scholar Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai.

§ This Assembly pays tribute to Baba Shree Guru Nanik on his 548th Birthday Anniversary.

§ This Assembly expresses its deep and extreme sadness on sudden demise of Mr. Jahangir Badar.

§ This Assembly resolves to pay tribute to Shaheed-e-Islam Peer Syed Sibghatullah Shah.

§ This August House demands ban on black stone which is used as Poison for committing suicide.

§ This House resolves that Sindh Government direct the Education Department to take appropriate

action to include learning to read the Holy Quran as part of the Education Curriculum.

§ This Assembly resolves that Provincial Government take measures to allocate jobs to the

qualified candidates of Combined Competitive Examination, 2013.

§ The House urges NEPRA not to increase any type of electric tariff or taxes for the consumers in

Karachi by K-Electric.

§ The House urges provincial government to ensure the implementation of law passed by assembly

on violence against women.

Two reports of the standing committees on various bills and as many government reports as well as three audit reports on

government accounts were presented during the session.

PRESENTED REPORTS

§ Standing Committee report on the Sindh Minorities Rights Commission Bill, 2015

§ 1st Biannual Monitoring on the Implementation of National Finance Commission (Nfc) Award for the Period From July-

december, 2015, as Required Under Clause 3(B) of Article 160 of Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

§ The Quarterly Report (July, 2016 to September, 2016) on “receipt of the Province, 2016-17”, “current Revenue Expenditure,

2016-17”, “current Capital Expenditure, 2016-17” and “development Expenditure, 2016-17”

§ Audit Report of District Governments/ Local Councils Sindh for the Audit Year, 2014-15

§ Audit Report on the Accounts of Government of Sindh for the Audit Year, 2015-16 and Performance Audit Report on Hepatitis

Prevention & Control Programme (period 2008-09 to 2013-14)

§ Appropriation Accounts (Vol-1 to Vol-5) and Financial Statement of Government of Sindh for the Year, 2013-14

§ Standing Committee report on the Criminal Law (Protection of Minorities) Bill, 2015

15Total

Not Taken Up

9

6

Adopted

ORDER ANDINSTITUTIONALIZATION

Order and institutionalization is important for an efficient and

productive legislature. This section provides information

about Points of Order, Questions of Privilege, Quorum and

any instances of walkout, protest or boycott during the

proceeding.

Points of

Order

21

Protest and

Walkouts

Privilege

Motions

5 2

SECTION 3

POINTS OF ORDER

According to Rule 232 of the Rules of Procedures of Sindh Assembly “a point of order shall relate to the interpretation or

enforcement of the rules or the interpretation of the provisions of the Constitution on regulating the business of the Assembly.”

The Speaker is required to give a ruling on these issues and no discussion or debate is allowed on any point of order, but the

Speaker may hear a member before giving his decision.

Lawmakers belonging to MQM and PTI sponsored two Privilege Motions (PM) of which, MQM-sponsored PM was withdrawn by the

mover while a motion by PTI lawmaker was rejected by the House.

DETAILS OF PRIVILEGE MOTIONS

7 20minutes

POs consumed

1stSitting

5 20minutes

POs consumed

3rdSitting

3 6minutes

POs consumed

5thSitting

2 4minutes

POs consumed

8thSitting

4 16minutes

POs consumed

9thSitting

Mahfooz Yar Khan

MQM

Against the misbehavior of

Superintendent, Central

Prison, Karachi.

Khurram Sher Zaman

PTI

The Management of Karachi Water and

Sewerage Board (KW&SB) to Supply

Water to his Constituency.

PRIVILEGE MOTIONS

Withdrawn Rejected

Lawmakers raised 21 Points of Order (POs) during five out of nine sittings that consumed an hour and six minutes of the session

time. The highest numbers of POs (7) were raised during the first sitting consuming 20 minutes, while two POs consumed four

minutes of the proceedings time during eight sittings. In addition, two Matters of Public Importance on shortage of water supply in

the province was raised during the third and sixth sittings, respectively.

Protest (MQM)

Reasons: Against the Chair for not allowing him to speak on Short Notice Question

1st Sitting

Walkout (MQM)


1st Sitting

Protest (MQM)

Reasons: A MQM lawmaker was not allowed to raise a resolution.

5th Sitting

Four incidents of protest and a walkout by lawmakers were observed during the session that consumed 21 minutes of the

proceedings. All incidents except one protest were against the attitude of the Chair for not allowing the members to speak on

various parliamentary interventions.

2 min

15 min

1 min

PROTEST AND WALKOUTS

Protest (MQM and PML-F)

Reasons: Lawmakers were not allowed to speak on resolution, later they took their seats on the chair’s

assurance that they would be allowed to speak.

5th Sitting

2 min

Protest (PTI and MQM)

Reasons: The proceedings remained suspended due to exchange of harsh words between

PTI and MQM lawmakers.

5th Sitting

1 min

POINTS OF ORDER

According to Rule 232 of the Rules of Procedures of Sindh Assembly “a point of order shall relate to the interpretation or

enforcement of the rules or the interpretation of the provisions of the Constitution on regulating the business of the Assembly.”

The Speaker is required to give a ruling on these issues and no discussion or debate is allowed on any point of order, but the

Speaker may hear a member before giving his decision.

Lawmakers belonging to MQM and PTI sponsored two Privilege Motions (PM) of which, MQM-sponsored PM was withdrawn by the

mover while a motion by PTI lawmaker was rejected by the House.

DETAILS OF PRIVILEGE MOTIONS

7 20minutes

POs consumed

1stSitting

5 20minutes

POs consumed

3rdSitting

3 6minutes

POs consumed

5thSitting

2 4minutes

POs consumed

8thSitting

4 16minutes

POs consumed

9thSitting

Mahfooz Yar Khan

MQM

Against the misbehavior of

Superintendent, Central

Prison, Karachi.

Khurram Sher Zaman

PTI

The Management of Karachi Water and

Sewerage Board (KW&SB) to Supply

Water to his Constituency.

PRIVILEGE MOTIONS

Withdrawn Rejected

Lawmakers raised 21 Points of Order (POs) during five out of nine sittings that consumed an hour and six minutes of the session

time. The highest numbers of POs (7) were raised during the first sitting consuming 20 minutes, while two POs consumed four

minutes of the proceedings time during eight sittings. In addition, two Matters of Public Importance on shortage of water supply in

the province was raised during the third and sixth sittings, respectively.

Protest (MQM)


1st Sitting

Walkout (MQM)


1st Sitting

Protest (MQM)

Reasons: A MQM lawmaker was not allowed to raise a resolution.

5th Sitting

Four incidents of protest and a walkout by lawmakers were observed during the session that consumed 21 minutes of the

proceedings. All incidents except one protest were against the attitude of the Chair for not allowing the members to speak on

various parliamentary interventions.

2 min

15 min

1 min

PROTEST AND WALKOUTS

Protest (MQM and PML-F)

Reasons: Lawmakers were not allowed to speak on resolution, later they took their seats on the chair’s

assurance that they would be allowed to speak.

5th Sitting

2 min

Protest (PTI and MQM)

Reasons: The proceedings remained suspended due to exchange of harsh words between

PTI and MQM lawmakers.

5th Sitting

1 min

GLOSSARY – SINDH ASSEMBLY

Terms Definitions

Terms Definitions

GLOSSARY – SINDH ASSEMBLY

Terms Definitions

Terms Definitions

Terms Definitions

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Free and Fair Election Networkwww.fafen.org

www.openparliament.pk I www.parliamentfiles.com

§ FAFEN is one of the most credible networks of civil society organizations working for strengthening citizens' voice and accountability in Pakistan since 2006.

§ FAFEN has harnessed information technology for real-time monitoring, facilitation and technical backstopping of partners for effective and result-based program delivery.

§ FAFEN is the only civil society group to have been invited by the Judicial Commission to present the evidence of illegalities and irregularities documented through the course of General Elections 2013 Observation. The systemic and procedural issues identified by FAFEN have been acknowledged by the commission in its detailed findings.

§ FAFEN's recommendations for electoral reforms have contributed to the work of Parliamentary Committee for Electoral Reforms.

§ FAFEN's advocacy for parliamentary transparency, accountability and reforms has shaped public discourse on parliamentary reforms. Improved citizens' access to parliamentary information including daily public release of parliamentarians' attendance records can be directly attributed to FAFEN's work.

§ FAFEN deployed 18,000 and 40,000 non-partisan and trained observers for the systematic observation of general election 2008 and 2013, respectively, largest citizens' observation ever undertaken in Pakistan.

§ FAFEN's evidence and recommendations for reforms have improved the quality of public and political discourse on elections, its issues and need for reforms. Leading political parties and media houses extensively use FAFEN's election findings and analysis to build a case for reforms.

§ With more than 17,200 followers on Twitter and around 72,000 on Facebook, FAFEN is considered one of the most reliable sources of electoral and parliamentary information in the country.

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