نشست:20 مئی 2024ء

Session No.

9

Summoned by

Governor of the Punjab

Sitting No.

7

Day and Date of sitting

Monday, May 20, 2024

Scheduled time

02:00 pm

Commenced at

04:25 pm

Adjourned at

10:03 pm

Total working time

5 Hours 38 Minutes

Presided by

1)      Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan, Speaker

2)      Malik Zaheer Iqbal Channer, Deputy Speaker

Attendance

262

The sitting commenced with recitation from the Holy Qur’an and its Urdu translation, followed by Naat-e-Rasool-e-Maqbool ﷺ.

Questions relating to Local Government and Community Development Department were asked and answered by Mr Zeeshan Rafique, Minister for Local Government and Community Development Department.

1.

Mr Aftab Ahmad Khan called attention regarding details related to the gang rape of a married woman by 9 people in Bahawalnagar.

Disposed of. Answered by Minister for Parliamentary Affairs.

2.

Notice by Ms Neelam Jabbar Chaudhary

Disposed of as the mover was not present.

All privilege motions were referred to Committee by Hon’ble Speaker.

1.

Ms Shazia Rizwan moved her motion (140/24) regarding demand for provision of facilities and immediate deployment of staff in Lahore dispensaries.

Pended for reply by the Minister concerned.

2.

Ms Zarnab Sher moved her motion (170/24) regarding use of substandard materials in the construction of dam in Mandi Bahauddin.

Pended for reply by the Minister concerned.

3.

Qazi Ahmed Akbar moved his motion (184/24) regarding demand for providing staff and other facilities at the Trauma Center of THQ, Tehsil Hazro, Attock District

Pended for reply by the Minister concerned.

4.

Motion by Ms Saima Kanwal

Disposed of (Mover not present).

5.

Motion by Mr Muhammad Adnan Dogar.

Disposed of (Mover not present).

6.

Mr Muhammad Iqbal moved his motion (197/24) regarding grabbing of land by influential people on historic Sher Shah Suri Road in the Isa Khel area of ​​Mianwali.

Pended for reply by the Minister concerned.

7.

Malik Atbar Khan moved his motion regarding Local Government institutions were facing difficulties in paying salaries and pensions due to loss of several sources of income like district tax, cattle markets, property transfer tax, business license fees and toll tax.

Pended for reply by the Minister concerned.

8.

Mr Amjad Ali Javed moved his motion regarding sudden increase in the fees of registration and renewal of private colleges causing unrest in students, their parents and owner of institutions.

Pended for reply by the Minister concerned.

9.

Mr Muhammad Ismael moved his motion regarding alleged corruption of Chief Officer Corporation Faisalabad.

Pended for reply by the Minister concerned.

·         The Punjab Defamation Bill 2024 was taken up. Mr Mujtaba Shuja Ur Rehman, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, moved for consideration of the Bill.

·         The Opposition Members moved their amendments in the Bill which were voted out by the Assembly. Thereafter the Bill was passed by the Assembly.

Mr Mujtaba Shuja Ur Rehman, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, moved a resolution for expressing condolences on the tragic martyrdom of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Dr. Sayyed Ebrahim Raisi and his colleagues. The resolution was adopted unanimously.

The House was adjourned sine die.