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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT BULLETIN NO. 13 OF THE ASSEMBLY

November 5, 2024

Summary

Summary of Parliamentary Proceeding: National Assembly Session on 5th November 2024

Overview

  • Date and Time: 5th November 2024, 11:00 a.m. to 11:53 a.m.
  • Duration: 40 minutes
  • Presided by: Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah, Deputy Speaker
  • Attendance: 192 members

Proceedings

  1. Opening Rituals:

    • The session began with the traditional Tilawat, Hadith, Naat, and the National Anthem performed by Qari Ikhlaq Madni and Ali Raza Arshad, respectively.

  2. Leave Applications:

    • Leave applications from several members were approved by the Deputy Speaker.

  3. Calling Attention Notice:

    • Ms. Sehar Kamran raised a matter regarding Pakistan's low ranking in the World Justice Project’s Rule of Law Index 2024. The issue was deferred.

  4. Motions and Legislative Business:

    • A motion by Mr. Azim Uddin Zahid for condoning the delay in presenting a report on the International Examination Board Bill was left over.
    • The presentation of the report on the same bill was also left over.
    • Ms. Zahra Wadood Fatemi's motions to take into consideration and to pass the Nippon Institute of Advanced Sciences Bill were left over.

  5. Resolutions:

    • Proposed resolutions on various issues including higher education and vocational training reforms, reducing GST on agricultural inputs, controlling monkey pox, and formulating policies for Pakistani workers in Gulf countries were left over.

  6. Motions Under Rule 259:

    • Discussions on the availability of services on national highways and motorways, the increasing cases of Dengue in Islamabad, the performance of the Capital Development Authority, the Privatization policy, and the inflation situation were all left over.

  7. Other Matters:

    • Additional matters for discussion under Rule 18 were left over.

  8. Calling Attention Notice (Continued):

    • Ms. Aliya Kamran’s notice regarding the grounding of PIA aircrafts was deferred.

  9. Points of Order:

    • Mr. Omar Ayub Khan and Mr. Aurangzeb Khan Khichi spoke on bills passed previously and on a point of personal explanation, respectively.

  10. Protest:

    • A protest by SIC party members occurred during Mr. Aurangzeb Khan Khichi’s explanation, leading to the premature adjournment of the session.

  11. Adjournment:

    • The session was prorogued by the Deputy Speaker at 11:53 a.m., following the reading of the Prorogation Order by the President.

Conclusion

The parliamentary proceeding on 5th November 2024 was marked by a series of deferred items and left-over motions with a brief interruption by a protest from SIC party members, culminating in the premature adjournment of the session. Despite the short duration, the session covered a range of topics from legislative matters to urgent public concerns, although no resolutions were reached on the discussed matters.