Assembly Business

List of Business

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

ORDERS OF THE DAY

THURSDAY, THE 10^TH MARCH, 2011.

Business to be brought forward before the Legislature on Thursday, the 10^th March, 2011 at 10.00 a.m.

I.          (A) RECITATION FROM THE HOLY QUR’AN.

(B) NAAT SHAREEF.

II.        QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:

              (Law & Parliamentary Affairs Department)

III.       LEAVE APPLICATION OF MEMBERS, IF ANY.

IV.        PRIVILEGE MOTION, IF ANY.

V.         ADJOURNMENT MOTION, IF ANY.

VI.        PRIVATE RESOLUTIONS:

1.     Resolution No. 310; given notice of by Ms. Aisha Khoso, MPA regarding to constitute a Special Committee comprising Lady Members, Eminent Lady Social Workers and Legal experts to study the root causes of domestic violence being inflicted upon the women.

2.     Resolution No. 311; given notice of by Sardar Jam Tamachi Unar, MPA regarding to declare the year 2012, as Child Free Year.

3.     Resolution No. 307; given notice of by Mr. Anwar Ahmed Khan Mahar, MPA regarding to establish an Institution in Karachi like Institute of Sindhology Jamshoro for the promotion of the Culture of Sindh.

4.     Resolution No. 184; given notice of by Mr. Ghulam Mujadid Isran, MPA regarding to include all regional language subject, Sindhi, Pushto and Balochi into the compulsory subjects alongwith Urdu in Civil Superior Services examination.

5.     Resolution No. 308; given notice of by Mr. Saleem Khursheed Khokhar, MPA regarding to recommend the name of Shaheed Shahbaz Bhatti, Ex-Federal Minister for a Noble Prize.

VII.       CONSIDERATION OF THE FOLLOWING PRIVATE BILLS AS CONTEMPLATED UNDER RULE 84 OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE OF PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH:-

1.     Bill No. 14 of 2009-The Sindh Elimination of Copy Culture and Cheating in Examinations Bill, 2009; given notice of by Ms. Humera Alwani, MPA.

2.     Bill No. 15 of 2009- The Control of Mainpuri and Gutka Bill, 2009; given notice of by Ms. Humera Alwani, MPA.

VIII.     AMENDMENTS IN THE RULES OF PROCEDURE AS CONTEMPLATED BY SUB-RULE 4(A) AND SUB-RULE (1) OF RULE 217 OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE:

1.   Motion for leave to introduce the amendments in the Rules of Procedure of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh; given notice of by Mr. Arif Mustafa Jatoi, MPA.

IX.        PRIVATE MOTIONS:

1. Motion No. 70; given notice of by Syed Khalid Ahmed, MPA regarding meeting of the Standing Committee on Works and Services be called to discuss about reconstruction of roads and reallocation of funds after flood in Province of Sindh.

2. Motion No. 79; given notice of by Ms. Heer Soho, MPA regarding to take necessary measures like fixing the time for heavy duty vehicles, prohibiting parking on roadsides and driving without licence.

3. Motion No. 164; given notice of by Ms. Nusrat Bano Seher Abbasi, MPA regarding to establish Intensive Care Units (ICU) and Coronary Care Units (CCU) at every Taluka and District Headquater Hospitals in the Province of Sindh.

4. Motion No. 80; given notice of by Mr. Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi, MPA regarding to take necessary measures like fixing the time for heavy duty vehicles, prohibiting parking on roadsides and driving without licence.

5. Motion No. 44; given notice of by Mr. Nadeem Ahmed Bhutto, MPA regarding to revise the recruitment procedure in the Private Security Companies which is defective with the result that many guards employed by some companies were involved in Bank robberies and other crimes.

X.          ANY OTHER BUSINESS WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE CHAIR.

KARACHI, THE                                         HADI BUX BURIRO

9^TH MARCH, 2011                                          SECRETARY

                                                    PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

Summary of Proceedings

Provincial Assembly of Sindh in its sitting held on Thursday, the 10^th March, 2011 has unanimously passed the following Resolution moved by Ms. Aisha Khoso, MPA:-

“This Assembly resolves that a Special Committee comprising a Women Legislators of this Assembly Eminent Lady Social Workers and Legal Experts be constituted to study the root causes of all categories of Domestic Violence being inflicted upon the Women and suggest remedial steps to overcome this serious problem.”

Provincial Assembly of Sindh in its sitting held on Thursday, the 10^th March, 2011 has unanimously passed the following Resolution moved by Mr. Anwar Ahmed Khan Mahar, MPA:-

“This Assembly is of the opinion that the Culture Department, Government of Sindh may establish an Institution in Karachi like the Institute of Sindhology Jamshoro for the promotion of the Culture of Sindh.”

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

LAW & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT

LIST OF STARRED ASSEMBLY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR

THURSDAY THE 10^TH MARCH, 2011.

*1781. MS. HEER ISMAIL SOHO: Will the Minister for Law & Parliamentary Affairs be pleased to state:-

Number of Government/Private Law Colleges established in the province alongwith intention of the Government to establish more similar colleges in future?

ANSWER

MR. MUHAMMAD AYAZ SOOMRO, Minister for Law & Parliamentary Affairs:

Fourteen Government / Private Law Colleges have been established in the Province of Sindh as mentioned below:-

1.    S.M Government Law College, Karachi.

2.    Islamia Government Law College, Karachi.

3.    Government Law College, Hyderabad.

4.    Government Jinnah Law College, Hyderabad.

5.    Government Pir Ellahi Bux Law College, Dadu.

6.    Quaid-e-Azam Law College, Nawabshah (Shaheed Benazirabad).

7.    Mirpurkhas Law College, Mirpurkhas.

8.    Government Law College, Khairpur.

9.    Government A.B.D Law College, Sukkur.

10.   Law College Naushahroferoze.

11.   Private Law College, Ghotki.

12.   HMB Law College, Shikarpur.

13.   Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Law College, Larkana.

14.   Sardar Noor Muhammad Khan Bijarani Law College, Kandhkot.

In future also the Government will establish more Law Colleges where ever necessary.

*2106. DR. NADEEM MAQBOOL: Will the Minister for Law & Parliamentary Affairs be pleased to state:-

District wise list of law colleges exists in the entire Province as on 30-04-2009?

ANSWER

MR. MUHAMMAD AYAZ SOOMRO, Minister for Law & Parliamentary Affairs:

District wise list of Law Colleges in the Province of Sindh as on 30.04.2009 are as under:-

District Karachi.

1.  S.M Government Law College, Karachi.

2.  Islamia Government Law College, Karachi.

District Hyderabad.

1.  Government Law College, Hyderabad.

2.  Government Jinnah Law College, Hyderabad.

District Dadu.

1.    Government Pir Ellahi Bux Law College, Dadu.

District Shaheed Benazirabad.

1.    Quaid-e-Azam Law College, Nawabshah.

District Mirpurkhas.

1.    Mirpurkhas Law College, Mirpurkhas.

District Khairpur.

1.    Government Law College, Khairpur.

District Sukkur.

1.    Government A.B.D Law College, Sukkur.

District Naushahro Feroze.

1.    Law College Naushahroferoze.

District Ghotki.

1.    Private Law College, Ghotki.

District Shikarpur.

1.    HMB Law College, Shikarpur.

District Larkana.

1.    Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Law College, Larkana.

District Kandhkot.

1.    Sardar Noor Muhammad Khan Bijarani Law College, Kandhkot.

*2240. MR. ARIF MUSTAFA JATOI: Will the Minister for Law & Parliamentary Affairs be pleased to state:-

(a)   Is it a fact that Deputy District Public Prosecutor (DDPP) Abdul Maroof has submitted his resignation from services showing inability to perform his duties according to merit;

(b)   If answer to (a) above is in affirmative, the reasons thereof?

ANSWER

MR. MUHAMMAD AYAZ SOOMRO, Minister for Law & Parliamentary Affairs:

(a)      No.

(b)      ---

*2251. MR. ARIF MUSTAFA JATOI: Will the Minister for Law & Parliamentary Affairs be pleased to state:-

Whether it is a fact that the criteria for promotion in the criminal prosecution services does not include conviction rate of the officer?

ANSWER

MR. MUHAMMAD AYAZ SOOMRO, Minister for Law & Parliamentary Affairs:

Yes. According to the notified Recruitment Rules, the promotion of various categories of Prosecutors to the higher posts is to be made on seniority-cum-fitness basis and performance of the eligible Prosecutors is also to be taken into consideration by the Department Promotion Committee at the time of consideration of promotion.

*2537. MR. ARIF MUSTAFA JATOI: Will the Minister for Law & Parliamentary Affairs be pleased to state:-

Total funds/other items received by the department under the “Access to Justice” program during 1st July, 2008 to-date and where they were utilized?

ANSWER

MR. MUHAMMAD AYAZ SOOMRO, Minister for Law & Parliamentary Affairs:

The funds released by the Finance Department under Access to Justice Program from         1^st July, 2008 to-date, which is as under:-

*2946. MR. ARIF MUSTAFA JATOI: Will the Minister for Law & Parliamentary Affairs be pleased to state:-

The District-wise number of Public Prosecutors of all grades in Sindh as on 31^st December, 2008?

ANSWER

MR. MUHAMMAD AYAZ SOOMRO, Minister for Law & Parliamentary Affairs:

The details are as under:-

*3305. MS. HEER ISMAIL SOHO: Will the Minister for Law & Parliamentary Affairs be pleased to state:-

District wise number of Civil/Session Courts exist in the Province?

ANSWER

MR. MUHAMMAD AYAZ SOOMRO, Minister for Law & Parliamentary Affairs:

District-wise number of Civil/Sessions Courts exist in the Province of Sindh are as under:-

*4515. MR. ARIF MUSTAFA JATOI: Will the Minister for Law & Parliamentary Affairs be pleased to state:-

(a)   Is it a fact that after abolition of the concurrent list in the constitution arbitration is now a Provincial subject;

(b)   If answer to (a) above be in the affirmative, changes being brought in the arbitration           Act, 1940?

ANSWER

MR. MUHAMMAD AYAZ SOOMRO, Minister for Law & Parliamentary Affairs:

(a)      Affirmative.

(b)      On abolition of concurrent Legislative list several laws have become the Provincial Laws, as soon as the proposals are received from all the Administrative Departments the necessary amendments will be carried out in all the laws in due course of time.

Karachi:-                                      HADI BUX BURIRO

the 09^th March, 2011.                          Secretary

                                            Provincial Assembly of Sindh