Assembly Business

List of Business

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

ORDERS OF THE DAY

MONDAY, THE 22^ND NOVEMBER, 2021

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

(B)     NAAT SHAREEF.

II.      QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:

(Auqaf, Zakat & Ushr Department)

III.     CALL ATTENTION NOTICES:

01-       CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 11 OF 2021;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MR. KHURRAM SHER ZAMAN, MPA: Will the Honourable Minister for Local Government, Sindh may please to give answer/ statement regarding recent fire incident at Cooperative Market Saddar in which (450) shops were completely destroyed as fire tenders reached late?

02-       CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 12 OF 2021;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MR. NAND KUMAR GOKLANI, MPA: Will the Honourable Minister for Energy, Sindh may please to give answer/ statement that whether Government of Pakistan (Federal Government) has officially approved the supply of RLNG Regasified Liquefied Natural Gas to Commercial, Domestic and Industrial sectors in Sindh or not? If approved submit letter before the House, you either have been informed about the load-shedding of Gas in written schedule as the Sindh Province is the sole Province of Pakistan producing 68% of Gas, where load-shedding of Gas is unjustified?

IV.     LEAVE APPLICATION OF MEMBERS, IF ANY.

V.       PRIVILEGE MOTION NO. 01 OF 2021;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MR. MUHAMMAD HUSSAIN KHAN, MPA REGARDING UNDUE DELAY IS CAUSED IN LAYING OF REPORTS OF AUDITOR GENERAL OF PAKISTAN BEFORE PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH.

VI.     ADJOURNMENT MOTION NO. 01 OF 2021;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY JAM SHABBIR ALI KHAN, MPA REGARDING APPROVAL OF 2017 CENSUS BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

VII.   INTRODUCTION OF THE GOVERNMENT BILL NO. 31 OF 2021-THE SINDH SALES TAX ON SERVICES (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2021.

VIII.  LAYING BEFORE THE ASSEMBLY FOLLOWING AUDIT REPORTS:

01-       Audit Report on the Accounts of Local Government & Housing Town Planning Department and Public Health Engineering & Rural Development Department Sindh Audit Year, 2018-19.

02-       Appropriation Accounts for the Year, 2017-18.

03-       Audit Report on the Accounts of Disaster Management Organizations, Sindh, Audit Year 2017-18.

04-       Appropriation Accounts for the Year, 2016-17 & 2017-18 Sindh Forest Department.

05-       Financial Statements of Government of Sindh, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2016-17 & 2017-18.

06-       Audit Report on the Accounts of Union Committees/ Councils of Sindh, Audit Year, 2017-18.

07-       Audit Report on the Accounts of Secretary. Local Government & Housing Town Planning Department and Public Health Engineering & Rural Development Department, Sindh, Audit Year, 2019-20.

IX.    LAYING BEFORE THE ASSEMBLY THE BUDGET EXECUTION REPORT 01^ST QUARTER 2021-22 ENDED ON 30^TH SEPTEMBER, 2021.

X.     PRESENTATION AND CONSIDERATION OF REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON FOOD ON GOVERNMENT BILL NO. 23 OF 2020-THE SINDH FOOD FORTIFICATION BILL, 2020.

XI.     PRESENTATION AND CONSIDERATION OF REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON LAW, PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND HUMAN RIGHTS ON GOVERNMENT BILL NO. 16 OF 2021-THE SINDH MINES AND MINERALS GOVERNANCE BILL, 2021.

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

KARACHI, THE                      G.M.UMAR FAROOQ

21^ST NOVEMBER, 2021                  SECRETARY

Summary of Proceedings

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

LIST OF STARRED ASSEMBLY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR

MONDAY, THE 22^ND NOVEMBER, 2021

147.     *Mr. Arif Mustafa Jatoi:      Will the Minister for Auqf, Zakat & Ushr be pleased to state:-

(a)   Is it a fact that some buildings of the departments in Karachi districts have been declared unsafe;

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

(c)    Whether any of these buildings are protected heritage sites;

(d)   If answer to (c) above is affirmative, the details thereof?

ANSWER

MS. HEER SOHO, PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY, FOR AUQAF, ZAKAT & USHR:

Yes.

(b)        The following three Waqf buildings in Karachi District have been declared unsafe / dangerous:-

(c) Yes. The two (02) buildings mentioned at serial No.i & ii above are protected heritage sites.

(d) The details are already given in (b) of the above reply.

252.     *Ms. Nusrat Sehar Abbasi:  Will the Minister for Auqf, Zakat & Ushr be pleased to state:-

(a)        Is it a fact that a project of consolidation/improvement and provision of missing facilities at dargah Sakhi Dad Wahi, district Nausheroferoz with cost of Rs. 12.000 million is to be completed by June, 2019;\

(b)        If answer to (a) above is affirmative, detail of work completed and amount spent?

ANSWER

MS. HEER SOHO, PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY, FOR AUQAF, ZAKAT & USHR:

It is fact that the scheme “Construction / improvement and provision of missing facilities at Dargah Sakhi Dad Wahi, District N/Feroze was included in ADP 2018-19  at Gen. Sr. No.49 with an approved cost of Rs. 12.881 million, the scheme completed in all respect in June 2019.

The details of works are as under:-

                    i.                        Construction of compound wall

                  ii.                        Earth fitting

                iii.                        Supplying and fixing iron gate

289.     *Mr. Arif Mustafa Jatoi:      Will the Minister for Auqf, Zakat & Ushr be pleased to state:-

The procedure to sanction expenditure from donations received in shrines in Sindh and whether such donations are used solely for the upkeep of the shrine or transferred to the Government accounts?

ANSWER

MS. HEER SOHO, PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY, FOR AUQAF, ZAKAT & USHR:

It is submitted that no sanction expenditure were made from donations received from shrines. The donations received from the Shrines in Sindh are transferred to the Government Account No.1 Government of Sindh through Challan in State Bank of Pakistan.

921.     *Ms. Nusrat Sehar Abbasi:  Will the Minister for Auqf, Zakat & Ushr be pleased to state:-

Year-wise number of foreign pilgrims visited the shrines of Sufi saints from 2013 to 2018?

ANSWER

MS. HEER SOHO, PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY, FOR AUQAF, ZAKAT & USHR:

It is submitted that there is no actual figure of the foreign pilgrims visited the shrines of Sufi saints from 2013 to 2018. However in different occasions the representatives of different countries i.e. their ambassadors and other staff visited at Dargah of Sufi saints, specially, Dargah Hazrat Abdullah Shah Ghazi, Clifton, Karachi, Dargah Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalander, Sehwan Sharif and Dargah Hazrat Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai at Bhitshah.

926.     *Ms. Nusrat Sehar Abbasi:  Will the Minister for Auqf, Zakat & Ushr be pleased to state:-

(a)   Is it a fact that schemes for expansion, renovation and rehabilitation of Sufi shrines in order to facilitate pilgrims have been allocated during 2018-2019;

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

ANSWER

MS. HEER SOHO, PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY, FOR AUQAF, ZAKAT & USHR:

It is a fact that the sum of Rs. 100 million were kept in the annual budget 2018-19 for expansion / renovation & rehabilitation of Sufi Shrines in order to facilitate pilgrims but the funds were not release by Finance Department hence no works could be carried out.

2847.   *Mr. Jamal-u- din Siddiqui:   Will the Minister for Auqf, Zakat & Ushr be pleased to state:-

(a)      Is it a fact that has Auqaf Department  recently organized a fair namely “Me Raqsam” in Hyderabad;

(b)      If answer to (a) above is affirmative, expenditure incurred in this regard?

ANSWER

MS. HEER SOHO, PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY, FOR AUQAF, ZAKAT & USHR:

(a)     Yes it is fact.

(b)     An amount of Rs. 4,914,200/- has been incurred on account of fair and exhibition to promote the Sufism in the Sindh Province.

3054.   *Ms. Adeeba Hassan:           Will the Minister for Auqf, Zakat & Ushr be pleased to state:-

(a)   Is it a fact that Government has allocated any program to help the dis-abled persons;

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

ANSWER

MS. HEER SOHO, PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY, FOR AUQAF, ZAKAT & USHR:

The Auqaf Department, Government of Sindh has not allocated any such programme through Auqaf fund.

4297.   *Mr. Arsalan Taj Hussain:  Will the Minister for Auqf, Zakat & Ushr be pleased to state:-

Revenue generated by the Auqaf department through waqf properties, contacts, rents lease, etc during the last 5 years? 

ANSWER

MS. HEER SOHO, PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY, FOR AUQAF, ZAKAT & USHR:

Revenue generated by Auqaf Department through waqf properties, contracts, rents, lease etc during the 5 years is given below:

4328.   *Ms. Adeeba Hassan:           Will the Minister for Auqf, Zakat & Ushr be pleased to state:-

Location-wise number of shrines under government control in Districts of Karachi as on 31^st December 2018 alongwith donations received from each during 2016 to 2018?

ANSWER

MS. HEER SOHO, PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY, FOR AUQAF, ZAKAT & USHR:

Location-wise number of shrines under government control in District Karachi as on 31^st December, 2018 along with donation received from each 2016 to 2018 is at Annexure placed on the Table of the House.

5240.   *Ms. Rana Ansar:     Will the Minister for Auqf, Zakat & Ushr be pleased to state:-

Amount spent from Zakat fund under the head of marriage of poor and heirless girls during 2017 to 2018?

ANSWER

MS. HEER SOHO, PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY, FOR AUQAF, ZAKAT & USHR:

Disbursement of Zakat funds have been made by the District Zakat & Ushr Committees after determination of Istehqaq by Local Zakat & Ushr Committees concerned.

An amount of Rs. 37,973,000/- spent from Zakat fund under the head of Marriage of poor and heirless girls during financial year 2017-18.

6045.   *Mr. Arif Mustafa Jatoi:      Will the Minister for Auqf, Zakat & Ushr be pleased to state:-

The expenditure on maintenance of the Historic Mosque at Khudabad, District Dadu from July 1, 2018 to date?

ANSWER

MS. HEER SOHO, PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY, FOR AUQAF, ZAKAT & USHR:

The historic Mosque at Khudabad, District Dadu is not under the administrative control of Auqaf Department, Government of Sindh.

6444.   *Mr. Kanwar Naveed Jamil:    Will the Minister for Auqf, Zakat & Ushr be pleased to state:-

            (a) Is it a fact that donation is being collected from Shrines on daily basis;

(b) If answer to (a) above is affirmative, the name of Authority Conducting audit of the same?

ANSWER

MS. HEER SOHO, PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY, FOR AUQAF, ZAKAT & USHR:

No. It is not a fact. Visiting Zaireen deposit their Nazrana / donation in Nazrana boxes and the same opened on monthly basis by the committee including representative of National Bank of Pakistan concerned in the presence of Zaireens. The Chief Administrator, Auqaf, Sindh issued schedule for opening of Nazrana Boxes.

     It is submitted that the office of the Director General Audit, Sindh conducts the audit in every financial year.

6445.   *Mr. Kanwar Naveed Jamil:    Will the Minister for Auqf, Zakat & Ushr be pleased to state:-

District-wise amount of rent collected from the buildings or land property owned by Auqaf department?

ANSWER

MS. HEER SOHO, PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY, FOR AUQAF, ZAKAT & USHR:

The circle-wise amount of rent collected from buildings and land property owned by Auqaf Department for the year 2019-20 is at Annexure placed on the Table of the House.

6446.   *Mr. Kanwar Naveed Jamil:    Will the Minister for Auqf, Zakat & Ushr be pleased to state:-

Number of shrines under Auqaf Department in the province including where the Donation collected from them are spent?

ANSWER

MS. HEER SOHO, PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY, FOR AUQAF, ZAKAT & USHR:

There are 73 shrines in Sindh Province, which are under the administrative control of Auqaf Department, Government of Sindh. The donation from all sources deposited through challan in Account No. 1 of Government of Sindh.

KARACHI:                                                          G.M.UMAR FAROOQ

DATED, THE 21^ST NOVEMBER, 2021                      SECRETARY

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