The National Assembly on Tuesday referred 41 private members' bills to concerned standing committees of the house for consideration and reporting back to the house. A total of 32 bills moved by ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNA Fakhr Imam were clubbed together and presented in the house.
The bills include 'The Recognition and Enforcement (Arbitration Agreements and Foreign Arbitral Awards) (Amendment) Bill, 2019, The Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues (Amendment) Bill, 2019, The Bonded Labor System (Abolition) (Amendment), Bill, 2019, The Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2019, The Pakistan Postal Services Management Board (Amendment) Bill, 2019, The Protection Against Harassment of Women at Workplace (Amendment) Bill, 2019, The Protection of Communal Properties of Minorities (Amendment) Bill, 2019, The Islamabad Consumers Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2019, The Pakistan Environmental Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2019, The Prohibition of Smoking and Protection of Non-Smokers Health (Amendment) Bill, 2019, The Islamabad Capital Territory Private Educational Institutions (Registration and Regulation) (Amendment) Bill, 2019, The National Insurance Corporation (Reorganization) (Amendment) Bill, 2019, The Industrial Development Bank of Pakistan (Reorganization and Conversion) (Amendment) Bill, 2019, The Islamabad Capital Territory Shops, Business and Industrial Establishments (Security) (Amendment) Bill, 2019, The Electronic Transactions (Amendment) Bill, 2019, The Press Council of Pakistan (Amendment) Bill, 2019, The Associated Press of Pakistan Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2019, The National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2019, The Terrorist Affected Areas (Special Court) (Amendment) Bill, 2019, The Banking Companies (Recovery of Loans, Advances, Credits and Finances) (Amendment) Bill, 2019, The Anti-Dumping Duties (Amendment) Bill, 2019, The Defamation (Amendment) Bill, 2019, The Regional Development Finance Corporation and Small Business Finance Corporation (Amalgamation and Conversion) (Amendment) Bill, 2019, The Agricultural Development Bank of Pakistan (Re-organization and Conversion) (Amendment) Bill, 2019, The Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2019, The Financial Institutions (Recovery of Finances) (Amendment) Bill, 2019, The Trade Organizations (Amendment) Bill, 2019, the Islamabad Consumers Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2019, the General Statistics (Reorganization) (Amendment) Bill, 2019, The Federal Ombudsmen Institutional Reforms (Amendment) Bill, 2019, The Pakistan National Council of the Arts (Amendment) Bill, 2019 and The Export Development Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2019.'
The house also witnessed introduction of eight other private members' bills which were also referred to the concerned standing committees for further consideration. These bills include 'The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2019] (Article 179), The Federal Government Employees Housing Authority Bill, 2019, The National Counter Terrorism Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2019, The Pakistan Penal Code (Amendment) Bill, 2019, The Islamabad Rent Restriction (Amendment) Bill, 2019, The Prevention of Smuggling of Migrants (Amendment) Bill, 2019, The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2019 (Section 325) and The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2019 (Article 239).
The house rejected two bills including the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2019] (Article 41 and 91) and the Civil Servants (Amendment) Bill, 2019. The Regulation of Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Electric Power (Amendment) Bill, 2019 and The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2019] (Article 27) were deferred.
The bills not considered by the House include 'The Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2019, The Islamic Development Bank (Amendment) Bill, 2019, The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2019] (Article 140B), The Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2019, The Transfer of Evacuee Land (Katchi Abadi) (Amendment) Bill, 2019, The Emergency Madadgar (Protection from Civil and Criminal Liabilities) Bill, 2019, The Foreign Exchange (Prevention of Payments) (Amendment) Bill, 2019, The Exit from Pakistan (Control) (Amendment) Bill, 2019, The Banking Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2019, The Trained Paramedical Staff Facility Bill, 2019, The Pakistan Courier and Logistics Regulatory Authority Bill, 2019, The Federal Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2019, The National Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2018 and The Pakistan Institute for Parliamentary Services (Amendment) Bill, 2019.
Responding to a calling attention notice, Parliamentary Secretary for Interior Shaukat Ali said a citizen facilitation center has been functioning in the federal capital to issue domiciles to the residents of Islamabad. He said this facility is issuing 30-35 domiciles every day.
A group of parliamentarians from Malaysia witnessed the proceedings of National Assembly. Fakhar Imam, who was presiding over the session, welcomed the guests. He said Pakistan and Malaysia enjoy cordial relations. He also thanked Prime Minister of Malaysia Dr Mahathir Mohamad for extending support to Pakistan on Kashmir issue in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
The house was informed that the federal government will take up the issue of citrus prices and other problems of farmers with the provincial government of Punjab. Responding to a calling attention notice, Parliamentary Secretary for Food Security Amir Sultan said that agriculture sector is a devolved subject and the prices for commodities are set by the provinces.
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