In pursuance of Article 107 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Provincial Assembly of Sindh shall stand dissolved on the expiration of its term of five years on the 28th May, 2018.
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Sitting on 1st February 2016

List of Business  |  Summary of Proceedings

List of Business

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

ORDERS OF THE DAY

MONDAY, THE 1ST FEBRUARY, 2016.

 

Business to be brought forward before the Legislature on Monday, the 1st February, 2016 at 10.00 a.m.

 

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

(B)     NAAT SHAREEF.

 

II.      QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:

            (Agriculture Department)

 

III.      CALL ATTENTION NOTICES:

1.  CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 82 OF 2016;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MR. KAMRAN AKHTER, MPA: The Honourable Chief Minister, Sindh/ Senior Minister for Education & Literacy and Parliamentary Affairs, Sindh may please to give answer/ statement that there is severe threat of banned T.T.P. attack to educational institution (specially Karachi University), steps taken by the department to increase its security?

2.  CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 77 OF 2016;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MR. SAEED KHAN NIZAMANI, MPA: The Honourable Minister for Works & Services, Sindh may please to give answer / statement that the road scheme Sanghar Mirpurkhas road has been approved under partnership basis with Asian Development Bank but the work has not started till yet, reason thereof?

 

3.  CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 68 OF 2016;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MR. JAMAL AHMED, MPA: The Honourable Minister for Local Government, Sindh may please to give answer / statement that removal of encroachment started along the side of Nala from KBR Society to Cafe Piyala in North Nazimabad, Karachi had been stopped; reasons thereof?

 

4.  CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 79 OF 2016;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MS. NUSRAT BANO SEHER ABBASI, MPA: The Honourable Minister for Health, Sindh may please to give answer / statement that Hepatitis Control Program is in severe financial crisis due to which thousands of patients are deprived from medicines?

 

5.  CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 66 OF 2016;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY DR. SEEMA ZIA, MPA: The Honourable Minister for Social Welfare, Sindh may please to give answer / statement that steps taken by the Government to provide shelter homes to beggar children seen in Karachi?

 

IV.     LEAVE APPLICATION OF MEMBERS, IF ANY.

 

V.       PRIVILEGE MOTION NO. 09 OF 2016;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY PIR MUJEEB UL HAQUE, MPA REGARDING THE MOVER HAS BEEN TRYING TO CALL DC DADU IN ORDER TO DISCUSS THE DEVELOPMENT WORKS AND OTHER MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE RELATING TO HIS CONSTITUENCY SINCE LAST SO MANY DAYS BOTH ON MOBILE AND LAND LINE NUMBERS BUT HE DIDN’T ANSWER.

 

VI.     ADJOURNMENT MOTION NO. 07 OF 2016;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MR. MUHAMMAD HUSSAIN KHAN, MPA REGARDING FUNDS ARE NOT YET BEEN RELEASED BY THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT FOR ONGOING DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES (PROVINCIAL ADPs 2014-15) WHICH BELONG TO CONSTITUENCIES OF MQM’S MPAs’ IN THE PROVINCE OF SINDH.

 

VII.     DISCUSSION ON A MOTION MOVED BY MR. NISAR AHMED KHUHRO, SENIOR MINISTER FOR EDUCATION & LITERACY AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, SINDH REGARDING THAR SITUATION.

 

VIII.   CONSIDERATION OF THE FOLLOWING GOVERNMENT BILLS:

 

1.    Bill No. 39 of 2015-The Provincial Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2015, clause by clause.

2.    Bill No. 40 of 2015-The Societies Registration (Sindh Amendment) Bill, 2015.

3.    Bill No. 42 of 2015-The Sindh Sales Tax on Services (Amendment) Bill, 2015.

 

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

 

 

KARACHI, THE                                                                     G.M.UMAR FAROOQ

29TH JANUARY, 2016.                                                              SECRETARY

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

 

Summary of Proceedings

Provincial Assembly of Sindh in its sitting held on Monday, the 1st February, 2016 has unanimously passed the following Resolution moved by Mr. Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, Senior Minister for Education & Literacy and Parliamentary Affairs, Sindh, Dr. Sikander Mandhro, Minister for Environment and Coastal Development, Sindh, Khawaja Izhar ul Hassan, Leader of Opposition, Provincial Assembly of Sindh, Mr. Muhammad Hussain Khan, MPA, Mr. Rehan Zafar, MPA, Mr. Jamal Ahmed, MPA, Mr. Waseem-ud-Din Qureshi, MPA, Mr. Sheikkh Abdullah, MPA, Ms. Bilquees Mukhtar, MPA, Syed Sardar Ahmed, MPA, Mr. Muhammad Kamran, MPA, Ms. Heer Soho, MPA, Ms. Shazia Jawaid, MPA, Mr. Saifuddin Khalid, MPA, Ms. Irum Azeem Farooque, MPA, Ms. Rana Ansar, MPA, Mr. Kamran Akhtar, MPA, Mr. Shafi Muhammad Jamote, MPA, Mr. Nand Kumar, MPA, Ms. Mahtab Akbar Shah Rashdi, MPA and Mr. Samar Ali Khan, MPA:-

“This Assembly condemns the callous and inept attitude of Federal Government not to transfer the real benefit of decreasing international petroleum prices to its citizens.

The House recommends to the Provincial Government to approach Federal Government for fixing the prices of Petrol at Rs. 40/liter and proportionally reduce the prices of all other petroleum products.”


PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT

LIST OF STARRED ASSEMBLY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR

MONDAY THE 01ST FEBRUARY, 2016.

 

*666. MS. HEER SOHO: Will the Minister for Agriculture be pleased to state:-

Number of fertilizer factories exist in Sindh along with the number of new units established during 2008-13 upto June?

ANSWER

MR. ALI NAWAZ KHAN MAHAR, Minister for Agriculture:

There are Four (04) numbers of fertilizer companies exist/working in Sindh out of which only one new unit has been installed/established listed at Sr. No. 02 during 2008-13.

1.      M/s Engro Fertilizer Company Daharki.    (Old)

2.      M/s Engro Fertilizer Company Daharki.    (New)

3.      M/s Fauji Fertilizer Company Ltd. Mirpur Mathelo Ghotki.

4.      M/s Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Ltd. (FFBL), Karachi.

 *677. MS. HEER SOHO: Will the Minister for Agriculture be pleased to state:-

Number of registered pesticide companies working in Sindh?

 ANSWER

MR. ALI NAWAZ KHAN MAHAR, Minister for Agriculture:

There are 98 registered companies working in Sindh province. List at Annexure, placed on the table of the House.

 *678. MS. HEER SOHO: Will the Minister for Agriculture be pleased to state:-

(a)   Is it a fact that people of other provinces or countries are working for agriculture research in Sindh;

(b)   If answer to (a) above be in the affirmative, the location-wise number of the same?

 ANSWER

MR. ALI NAWAZ KHAN MAHAR, Minister for Agriculture:

(a)   Yes.

(b)   Federal Government has established their setup for conducting Agriculture Research in Sindh as detailed below:-

Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC)

•   Established Sothern Research Centre in the premises of Karachi University

(331 Officers/Officials are working).

•   Established Sugarcane Research Station at Thatta.

(14 Officers/Officials are working).

 Pakistan Central Cotton Committee (PCCC).

•   Established Cotton Research Station at Sakrand.

(55 Officers/Officials are working).

•   Established Cotton Research Station at Umerkot.

(31 Officers/Officials are working).

 Pakistan Oil Seed Development Board (PODB).

•   Conduction Research on Oil Seed and on Palm cultivation.

•   An area of 65 acres has been provided to PODB by Agriculture Research Sindh at Ghulamullah Farm for establishment of Palm Oil Extraction Plant. Construction work is in progress.

•   At present no permanent staff posted at Ghulamullah Farm by PODB.

 *1214. MR. MUHAMMAD MOIN AAMIR PIRZADA: Will the Minister for Agriculture be pleased to state:-

Quantity of cane crushed by the Sugar Mills during 2011-12 along with the quantity of sugar produced?

 ANSWER

MR. ALI NAWAZ KHAN MAHAR, Minister for Agriculture:

During the year 2011-12 the position of Cane Crushed and Sugar produced is as under:-

Year

Cane Crushed (M. Tons)

Sugar produced (M. Tons)

2011-12

13,040,215.380

1,267,051.650

 *1882. ENGINEER SABIR HUSSAIN KAIM KHANI: Will the Minister for Agriculture be pleased to state:-

(a)   Is it a fact that companies producing agricultural medicines and seed provide funds for agricultural research in the province;

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

 ANSWER

MR. ALI NAWAZ KHAN MAHAR, Minister for Agriculture:

There is no any company producing agricultural medicines and seed provide funds for agricultural research in the province.

 *2311. DR. SEEMA ZIA: Will the Minister for Agriculture be pleased to state:-

(a)   Is it a fact that despite excellent mango crop our mangoes are not exported to other countries;

(b)   If answer to (a) above is affirmative, any plan to keep a big international level exhibition of mangoes in Karachi and to invite all the international exporters?

 ANSWER

MR. ALI NAWAZ KHAN MAHAR, Minister for Agriculture:

(a)      Mangoes from Pakistan are exported to more than 50 countries. Out of total production of 1.6 million tones only 0.085 million tones are exported. Maximum quantity is exported to UAE (0.032 million tones) followed by Saudi Arabia (0.010 million tones). Among European destination largest quantity is exported to United Kingdom (0.012 million tones) and Belgium (0.01 million tones).

(b)      Nil.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Karachi:-                                                              G. M. Umar Farooq

the 29th January, 2016.                                               Secretary

                                                                     Provincial Assembly of Sindh.