Assembly Business

List of Business

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

ORDERS OF THE DAY

FRIDAY, THE 21^ST FEBRUARY, 2014.

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

(B)     NAAT SHAREEF.

II.      QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:

            (Wildlife Department)

III.      CALL ATTENTION NOTICES: 

1.    CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 71 OF 2014;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MR. KAMRAN AKHTER, MPA: The Honourable Minister for Home may please to give the answer/ statement that the number of such Police Officers/ Officials against whom FIRs are registered for their criminal activities in Sindh Police and what action taken against such black sheeps of Police, if not, reasons thereof? 

2.    CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 69 OF 2014;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MS. NUSRAT BANO SEHER ABBASI, MPA: The Honourable Senior Minister for Education & Literacy may please to give the answer / statement that it is a fact that about 3000 fake appointment orders have been issued in the Department, details thereof alongwith the action taken in this regard?

3.    CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 84 OF 2014;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MR. KHURRAM SHER ZAMAN, MPA: The Honourable Minister for Excise & Taxation, Sindh may please answer that what is the reason even after raising issue in the session three months back regarding open consumption/ usage of Alcohol as an ingredient in Restaurants in Clifton and still not yet any notice/ action has been taken. 

4.    CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 79 OF 2014;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY SYED KHALID AHMED, MPA: Will the Honourable Minister for Local Government be pleased to state that when the Sindh Government has decided to hold the Local Government elections in the Province of Sindh?

5.    CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 63 OF 2014;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MS. NAHEED BEGUM, MPA: The Honourable Minister for Local Government may please to give the answer/ statement that the performance of NSUSC (North Sindh Urban Services Corporation) in Sukkur is very bad which has created problems for the residents of third major city of the Province.

IV.     LEAVE APPLICATION OF MEMBERS, IF ANY.

V.       PRIVILEGE MOTION NO. 02 OF 2014;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY KHAWAJA IZHAR UL HASSAN, MPA AND MR. ABDUL HASEEB, MPA.

VI.     ADJOURNMENT MOTION NO. 10 OF 2014;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MS. NUSRAT BANO SEHER ABBASI, MPA AND MR. IMTIAZ SHAIKH, MPA.

VII.     CONSIDERATION OF THE GOVERNMENT BILL NO. 06 OF 2014-THE SINDH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BILL, 2014.

VIII.   PRESENTATION AND CONSIDERATION OF THE REPORT OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT BILL NO. 09 OF 2013-THE SINDH HEALTHCARE COMMISSION BILL, 2013.

IX.       ELECTION OF THE STANDING COMMITTEES AND OTHER COMMITTEES AS LAID DOWN IN THE RULES.

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

KARACHI, THE                                                                     G.M.UMAR FAROOQ

20^TH FEBRUARY, 2014.                                                              SECRETARY

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

Summary of Proceedings

Provincial Assembly of Sindh in its sitting held on Friday, the 21^st February, 2014 has unanimously passed the following Resolution moved by Mr. Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, Senior Minister for Education & Literacy, Sindh:-

A POLITICAL CHARTER FOR 100% ENROLMENT AND DRAMATICALLY IMPROVED QUALITY OF EDUCATION IN SINDH 

“This Assembly resolves that we the Political Parties of Pakistan, proud of our association with Sindh and concerned about the future of this great Province, hereby come together to pledge that:

We are committed to ensuring 100% enrolment in Sindh so that every child between the ages of five and sixteen is in School, in keeping with Article 25-A of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and the Sindh Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2013.

We are determined, notwithstanding our political and ideological differences, to support each other in making sure that our collective commitment to ensure 100% enrolment in Sindh is widely known and widely owned within our parties and among our cadres. We may disagree on many issues but we are united in the pursuit of 100% enrolment across the Province of Sindh.

We believe that Sindh cannot progress without literacy and numeracy. We are committed to dramatically improving the quality of education our children receive, particularly in reading Sindhi and Urdu, and in Mathematics.

We promise to sustain our interest in education in Sindh. We will come together through Parliamentary and extra-parliamentary measures to revisit the state of affairs and progress at least once every three months.”.

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT

LIST OF STARRED ASSEMBLY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR

FRIDAY THE 21^ST FEBRUARY, 2014.

*425. MS. HEER SOHO: Will the Minister for Wildlife be pleased to state:-

(a)   Is it a fact that any scheme has been started for the marine turtle;

(b)   If answer to (a) above be in the affirmative, the details thereof along with the budget allocated for the same?

 ANSWER

MR. GAYAN CHAND, Minister for Wildlife:

Yes, it is a fact that a three year development scheme “Conservation and Management of Marine Turtles” was started during the year 2009-10 and completed in 2011-12.

 Details of budget allocation, releases and expenditure are as under:-

 *426. MS. HEER SOHO: Will the Minister for Wildlife be pleased to state:-

(a)   Is it a fact that the government intends to establish veterinary and husbandry facilities for wild life at Thano Bula Khan;

(b)   If answer to (a) above be in the affirmative, the details thereof?

 ANSWER

MR. GAYAN CHAND, Minister for Wildlife:

(a)   Yes, it is a fact that the Government of Sindh intends to establish veterinary and husbandry facilities for wildlife at Thano Bula Khan. In this regard Sindh Wildlife Department submitted a two year development project for establishment of veterinary and husbandry facilities for wildlife at Thanobula Khan for the year 2012-13 to 2013-14 but due to financial constraints, Planning and Development department rejected the proposal.

 Details of project:

 Title of the Project:-       Establishment of Veterinary & Husbandry Facilities for Wildlife at Thanobula Khan

Duration:-                      2012-13 to 2013-14

Total Cost:-                    Rs. 25.000 Million

Objectives:-

Ø  To provide basic veterinary facilities in order to combat any epidemic in wild animals and their proper treatment.

Ø  Pathological diagnosis of animal diseases will be carried out on the spot through expert veterinarians.

Ø  To establish quarantines for temporary segregation of sick animals from healthy wild population for treatment and their safe release into the wild after treatment.

Ø  To share information with local communities to involve them in disease control.

Ø  To provide training to the local volunteers for disease diagnosis, symptom analysis and handling of sick animals.

Ø  To appoint Veterinary Doctor and other paramedical staff to enable the Sindh Wildlife Department to handle any epidemic and emergency situation on self sustainable basis.

*943. MS. NAHEED BEGUM: Will the Minister for Wildlife be pleased to state:-

(a)   Is it a fact that ban has been imposed on hunting the green turtles to save its generation;

(b)   If answer to (a) above is affirmative, other steps taken to increase its generation?

 ANSWER

MR. GAYAN CHAND, Minister for Wildlife:

(a)      Yes, ban has been imposed on hunting the Green Turtles to save its generation. All sea turtle species including Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) are declared “Protected” under Sindh Wildlife Protection Ordinance, 1972.

(b)      All species of marine turtles including Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) and Olive Ridley Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) visiting Pakistani beaches are declared “Protected” under Sindh Wildlife Protection Ordinance, 1972.

Ø  Conservation, management, research and educational activities are underway by Sindh Wildlife Department since October, 1979 at Hawkes Bay and Sandspit, Karachi.

Ø  Three turtle hatcheries have been established (two at Sandspit and one at Hawkes Bay) where turtle eggs are transplanted in the hatcheries for hatching and protection from predators. So far 23,500,000 eggs are transplanted in the hatcheries and 760,000 hatchlings have been released into the sea from 1979 to 2013.

Ø  Adult turtles visiting the turtle beaches for egg laying are tagged to monitor their migratory route/patter and egg lying frequency.

Ø  Satellite transmitters were installed on four green turtles to monitor their migratory route in seawater during 2001 and 2006.

Ø  Marine turtle laboratory is established at Hawkes Bay for research and education/awareness of the masses.

Ø  Pakistan is one the 25^th signatory state world, who signed Marine Turtle Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the Indian Ocean South East Asian region in 2004.

Ø  Guided tours are arranged for tourists and students for turtle watching at night during the months from August to December every year.

Education in masses through press and electronic media is an important objective of the project.

 *959. MS. NAHEED BEGUM: Will the Minister for Wildlife be pleased to state:-

City/Village-wise number of Peacocks died during 2011-13 upto June in district Tharparkar along with the steps taken by the department to control Ranikhet disease?

 ANSWER

MR. GAYAN CHAND, Minister for Wildlife:

City/village wise number of Peacocks died during 2011-13 up to June in District Tharparkar alongwith steps taken by the department to control Ranikhet disease are as under:-

 ·         During the year 2011 ND Vaccine of 20,000 doses have been provided to the Peacocks in 150 villages.

·         During the year 2012 ND Vaccine of 75,000 doses have been provided to the Peacocks in 627 villages.

·         During the year 2013 ND Vaccine of 98,900 doses have been provided to the Peacocks in 705 villages.

·         Medicines like multi vitamin, antibiotic, skim milk, glucose and paracetamole were also provided to the Peacocks.

·         Pamphlets and Banners have been distributed to the villages for awareness purposes.

·         Samples have been collected by the poultry doctors for disease diagnosis and proper treatment.

·         Four teams of Wildlife Department and Poultry Department were constituted for providing medicines to the Peacocks and collecting data of dead/healthy Peacocks.

 *965. MS. NAHEED BEGUM: Will the Minister for Wildlife be pleased to state:-

Names of rare birds/animals which are banned to hunt throughout Sindh to save their pedigree?

ANSWER

MR. GAYAN CHAND, Minister for Wildlife:

Following is a list of rare birds, mammals and reptiles which are banned to hunt throughout the province of Sindh.

Rare Birds

 Rare Mammals

 Rare Reptiles

 *1156. MS. NUSRAT SEHER ABBASI: Will the Minister for Wildlife be pleased to state:-

(a)   Is it a fact that rare pedigree deer, white footed antelope, partridge, bustards and peacocks are decreasing in Thar and staff of the department is involved in hunting of the same;

(b)   If answer to (a) above is affirmative, the steps taken in this regard?

 ANSWER

MR. GAYAN CHAND, Minister for Wildlife:

(a)      Fact is that rare pedigree Deer, white footed Antelope, Partridges, Bustards and Peacocks are not decreasing in Thar and are well protected under Sindh Wildlife Protection Ordinance, 1972. Bustard is a migratory bird used to come annually in Thar area during winter season. The other species are local and their population is satisfactory due to better protection and successful breeding every year. The question regarding involvement of staff in hunting of the same is not correct. The Wildlife staff in Tharparkar is performing their duties despite limited resources for better protection of Wildlife with the result that wildlife species are increasing. The estimated population of above species in Tharparkar District is given as under:-

 (b)      Steps Taken By Department:-

·         Anti poaching measures have been taken against illegal hunting and poaching of wild animals.

·         Improvement of habitat through raising of fodder.

·         To promote education and awareness amongst general public for information of wildlife and its protection.

·         During the years 2011, 2012 and 2013 ND Vaccine of 20,000, 75,000 and 98,900 doses have provided to the Peacocks in 150,627 and 705 villages respectively.

·         Vaccination campaign have been started this year from 15, January, 2014.

·         Medicines like multi vitamin, antibiotic, skim milk, glucose and paracetamole are also provided to the Peacocks.

·         Pamphlets and Banners have been distributed to the villages for awareness purposes.

·         Samples have been collected by the poultry doctors for disease diagnosis and proper treatment.

Four teams of Wildlife Department and Poultry Department were constituted for providing medicines to the Peacocks and collecting data of death/healthy Peacocks.

Karachi:-                                            G. M. Umar Farooq

the 20^th February, 2014                              Secretary

                                                      Provincial Assembly of Sindh.