Assembly Business

List of Business

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

ORDERS OF THE DAY

FRIDAY, THE 03^RD MAY, 2019

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

(B)     NAAT SHAREEF.

II.      QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:

          (Culture, Tourism & Antiquities Department)

III.     CALL ATTENTION NOTICES:

1.   CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 268 OF 2019;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MR. BILAL AHMED, MPA: Will the Honourable Minister for Local Government, Sindh may please to give answer/statement that it is a fact that in the residential area of Karachi Administration Society falling under my Constituency No. PS-103, Sindh Building Control Authority has failed to prevent illegal construction and by laws of SBCA are being violated?

2.   CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 271 OF 2019;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MR. MUHAMMAD ASLAM ABRO, MPA: Will the Honourable Minister for Local Government, Sindh may please to give answer/statement that Municipal Committee Jacobabad are not working properly they knowingly are not cleaning the area and getting revenge from the people of Jacobabad, people are in trouble and facing lot of diseases due to cleanliness in their mohallas?

IV.     LEAVE APPLICATION OF MEMBERS, IF ANY.

V.       PRIVILEGE MOTION, IF ANY.

VI.     ADJOURNMENT MOTION NO. 17 OF 2019; GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MS SIDRA IMRAN, MPA REGARDING THE DEPLORABLE PERFORMANCE OF SINDH BUILDING CONTROL AUTHORITY (SBCA).

VII.    INTRODUCTION OF THE GOVERNMENT BILL NO.13 OF 2019-THE SINDH (REPEAL OF THE POLICE ACT, 1861 AND REVIVAL OF POLICE ORDER, 2002) BILL, 2019.

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

KARACHI, THE                                                        G.M.UMAR FAROOQ

02^ND MAY, 2019                                                             SECRETARY

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

Summary of Proceedings

Provincial Assembly of Sindh in its sitting held on Friday, the 03^rd May, 2019 has passed the following Resolution moved by Ms. Nusrat Bano Sehar Abbasi, MPA, Ms. Sadia Javed, MPA, Syed Abdul Rasheed, MPA, Mr. Saeed Ghani, Minister for Local Government, Public Health Engineering, Rural Development and Katchi Abadies, Sindh, Syed Awais Qadir Shah, Minister for Transport & Mass Transit, Sindh, Mr. Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh, Minister for Energy, Sindh, Mr. Ghanwer Ali Khan Isran, MPA, Dr. Seema Zia, MPA, Mr. Bilal Ahmed, MPA, Mr. Sadaqat Hussain, MPA, Mr. Waseemuddin Qureshi, MPA, Mr. Nand Kumar Goklani, MPA, Mr. Ali Khurshidi, MPA, Ms. Shahana Ashar, MPA, Mr. Basit Ahmed Siddiqui, MPA, Mr. Saeed Ahmed, MPA, Mr. Muhammad Javed Hanif Khan, MPA, Ms. Rabia Khatton, MPA, Ms. Sarwat Fatima, MPA, Mr. Jamal Uddin Siddqui, MPA, Ms. Sidra Imran, MPA, Ms. Mangla Sharma, MPA, Mr. Muhammad Hussain Khan, MPA, Mr. Muhammad Ali Aziz, MPA, Syed Imran Ali Shah, MPA, Dr. Sohrab Khan Sarki, MPA, Ms. Nida Khuhro, MPA, Mir Mumtaz Hussain Khan, MPA, Pir Mujeeb Ul Haq, MPA and Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah, MPA:

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

CULTURE, TOURISM & ANTIQUITIES DEPARTMENT

LIST OF STARRED ASSEMBLY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR

FRIDAY, THE 03^RD MAY, 2019

09.       *Mr. Arif Mustafa Jatoi:       Will the Minister for Culture, Tourism & Antiquities be pleased to state:-

 District-wise number of Public libraries existing in the Province as on 30-09-2018?

ANSWER

SYED SARDAR ALI SHAH, MINISTER FOR CULTURE, TOURISM & ANTIQUITIES:

320.     *Mr. Arif Mustafa Jatoi:       Will the Minister for Culture, Tourism & Antiquities be pleased to state:-

(a)   Is it a fact that the former Hotel Metropole has been notified as ‘protected heritage” site;

(b)   If answer to (a) above be in affirmative, how has it been partially demolished?

ANSWER

SYED SARDAR ALI SHAH, MINISTER FOR CULTURE, TOURISM & ANTIQUITIES:

Yes, it is protected heritage building under Sindh Cultural Heritage (Preservation) Act, 1994.

The building has not been demolished but it was neglected by the owner, which often contributes towards their bad maintenance. However, it is responsibility of the owner to maintain his building.

321.     *Mr. Arif Mustafa Jatoi:       Will the Minister for Culture, Tourism & Antiquities be pleased to state:-

(a)   Is it a fact that the a provincial censor board is operating concurrently with a federal censor board ;

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

ANSWER

SYED SARDAR ALI SHAH, MINISTER FOR CULTURE, TOURISM & ANTIQUITIES:

After 18^th Amendment in the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the subject “Motion Picture” was devolved to the Provinces. The Province of Sindh has enacted its own law titled as Sindh Motion Picture Act, 2011 (Sindh Act.No.IV of 2012)”

Now the Sindh Board of Film Censor is working independently at Provincial level and the Central Board of Film Censor is limited only to the Capital of the Country i.e Islamabad.  

551.     *Mr. Khurrum Sher Zaman: Will the Minister for Culture, Tourism & Antiquities be pleased to state:-

(a)               Is it a fact that NAB has been investigating Rs. 160 million corruption case since 2014 regarding preservation of Moenjodaro archaeological site;

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

ANSWER

SYED SARDAR ALI SHAH, MINISTER FOR CULTURE, TOURISM & ANTIQUITIES:

It is to state that no investigation pertaining to Rs.160 million corruption case is being conducted by the National Accountability Bureau regarding preservation of archaeological site Mohenjo-Daro.

552.     *Mr. Khurrum Sher Zaman: Will the Minister for Culture, Tourism & Antiquities be pleased to state:-

(a)   Is it a fact that the department is taking measures to preserve Makli necropolis;

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

ANSWER

SYED SARDAR ALI SHAH, MINISTER FOR CULTURE, TOURISM & ANTIQUITIES:

Before the 18^th amendment Federal Department of Archaeology ignored the site for long time despite the warnings from delisting given by the UNESCO. So the condition of monuments was very deplorable.

However, after the 18^th amendment the Culture, Tourism and Antiquities Department, Government of Sindh has taken various measures for the protection and preservation of the site. Such as:

           i.               Holding of 1^st International Conference on Makli Hill Monuments in January, 2018

         ii.               Imposition of ban under Section 144 CrPC for stopping the new burials. 

       iii.               Installation of three weather stations, so as to identify the environmental impact on the site.

       iv.               Construction of 80% boundary wall around the Makli necropolis has been completed.

         v.               Provision of shuttle service vehicles for the visitors so as to stop the other traffic movement which causes damages to the Archaeological structures.

       vi.               Conservation of very fragile monuments.

     vii.               Installation of Crack Monitors so as to know the movement of the fragile structures.

   viii.               Souvenir shop has been set up at the site.

       ix.               Publication of two Books titled as Epigraphy of Makli by Dr. Kaleemullah Lashari, Makli Monuments Islamic Architecture by Ahmed Hassan Dani and Brochures on Makli.

         x.               Documentary on Makli monuments for highlighting the significance of the site.

       xi.               Sound measures have been taken for beefing  up the security round the clock

     xii.               Master Plan for Makli Necropolis has been prepared for future conservation and preservation of the site.

   xiii.               Cleaning of the graffiti from the monuments and removing wild bushes from the site

   xiv.               Future Plans are in progress such as more conservation on the fragile monuments, installation of huge SMD for the screening the documentary and safeguarding messages on Makli, improvement of land scape of Makli Necropolis in line with the international standards, the Plantation campaign on the site, installation of CCTV camera for the better security of the site and Installation of very precise high tech spot lights to illuminate the monuments on the site in the night.

All the above steps have been taken in the light of guidelines given by World Heritage Committee for protection and preservation of the site. This is why the site of Makli was saved from delisting of UNESCO due to the efforts of the department.

553.     *Mr. Khurrum Sher Zaman: Will the Minister for Culture, Tourism & Antiquities be pleased to state:-

(a)   Is it a fact that the department is taking action against illegal construction by land grabbers in the premises of an archaeological site, situated in the Chelhar town, causing destruction of a Fort of Mirs;

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

ANSWER

SYED SARDAR ALI SHAH, MINISTER FOR CULTURE, TOURISM & ANTIQUITIES:

It is to state that measures have already been taken against illegal construction by land grabbers with the help of local administration. As the department has zero tolerance for encroachment on the archaeological sites.

602.     *Mr. Rabistan Khan: Will the Minister for Culture, Tourism & Antiquities be pleased to state:-

Number of cultural shows/programs conducted by department in each district of Sindh during 2017 and 2018 along with amount spent?

ANSWER

SYED SARDAR ALI SHAH, MINISTER FOR CULTURE, TOURISM & ANTIQUITIES:

The following cultural shows / programs have been arranged by department in Sindh during 2017 and 2018.

1153.   *Mr. Saeed Ahmed:    Will the Minister for Culture, Tourism & Antiquities be pleased to state:-

(a)   Is it a fact that hundreds of mandar’s in Nagarparkar are in deplorable condition;

(b)   If answer to (a) above is affirmative, the reasons thereof alongwith any program for their repair and renovation?

ANSWER

SYED SARDAR ALI SHAH, MINISTER FOR CULTURE, TOURISM & ANTIQUITIES:

There are many temples located in Nagarparkar area but following six temples are declared as protected heritage under Antiquities Act, 1975 and fall within the purview of CT&AD.

i.                    Virawah Temple

ii.                  Jain Temple

iii.                Bhodessar Temple-I

iv.                Bhodessar Temple-II

v.                  Bhodessar Temple-III

vi.                Gori Temple

The conservation and preservation work of the aforesaid temples has been done. However, the responsibility of remaining Mandars, not declared as protected heritage do not lie with Culture, Tourism & Antiquities Department.

1155.   *Mr. Saeed Ahmed:    Will the Minister for Culture, Tourism & Antiquities be pleased to state:-

(a)   Is it a fact that persons provided jobs in tourism department during 2017-18;

(b)   If answer to (a) above is affirmative, grade-wise details thereof along with criteria followed?

ANSWER

SYED SARDAR ALI SHAH, MINISTER FOR CULTURE, TOURISM & ANTIQUITIES:

No.

There was no any job provided to any person in Gorakh Hills Development Authority (GHDA), Directorate of Tourist Services (DTS) and Sindh Tourism Development Corporation (STDC) during the year 2017-18.

KARACHI:                                                                                  G. M. UMAR FAROOQ

DATED THE 02^ND MAY, 2019                                                             SECRETARY

        PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH