As advised by the Chief Minister and in exercise of the powers conferred upon me under clause (1) of Article-112 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973 and other provisions enabling me in this behalf, Muhammad Kamran Khan Tessori, Governor of Sindh, hereby dissolve the Provincial Assembly of Sindh on 11th day of August, 2023 at 9:00 p.m.
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Sitting on 16th December 2022

List of Business  |  Summary of Proceedings

List of Business

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

ORDERS OF THE DAY

FRIDAY, THE 16TH DECEMBER, 2022

 

Business to be brought forward before the Legislature on Friday, the 16th December, 2022 at 02.30 P.M.

 

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

 

(B)    NAAT SHAREEF.

 

II.     QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:

        (Information, Science and Technology Department) 

 

III.    CALL ATTENTION NOTICES:

01.    CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 06 OF 2022; GIVEN NOTICE OF BY SYED ABDUL RASHEED, MPA: Will the Honourable Minister for Local Government, Sindh may please to give answer/ statement that month-wise an amount of rupees 5 lac is being released to the Union Committees in the absence of Local Government representatives in district South, Karachi. Whereas the Elected Local Government representatives of Union Councils since two years are not existed. Furnish the detail of utilization of the said amount; issues of people are not being resolved due to which they are facing severe difficulties in Union Committees of district South.

 

02.    CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 10 OF 2022; GIVEN NOTICE OF BY SYED ABDUL RASHEED, MPA: Will the Honourable Minister for Health, Sindh may please to give answer/ statement that medicines and (60) oxygen cylinders have been stolen from the Sindh Government Lyari General Hospital, Karachi. Whether government employees are involved in the same, if so, what action has been taken against them? What kind of mechanism exists for the security and monitoring of the Hospital because criminal element harass the patients and staff of the Hospital.

 

03.  CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 11 OF 2022; GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MR. MALIK SHEHZAD AWAN, MPA: Will the Honourable Minister for Home, Sindh may please to give answer/ statement that a member of oil tanker association namely Imran Afridi who has been kidnaped in Kashmore five days ago and kidnapers demand ransom of two crore. What action is being taken by the Government to recover the transporter?

04.    CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 13 OF 2022; GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MR. ALI KHURSHIDI, MPA:Will the Honourable Minister for Transport, Sindh may please to give answer/ statement that the Orange Line Bus Service failed to attract passenger interest due to its unpopular route resulting in a high running cost. People of Orangi Town shows no or low interest in the project. What steps are taken to make the Orange Line Project popular for the people of Orangi Town?

 

05.  CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 15 OF 2022; GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MS. SARWAT FATIMA, MPA:Will the Honourable Minister for Rehabilitation, Sindh may please to give answer/statement that what steps have been taken by Sindh Government to facilitate/ rehabilitate the flood affectees of Sindh?

 

06.  CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 12 OF 2022; GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MR. NAND KUMAR GOKLANI, MPA:Will the Honourable Minister for Energy, Sindh may please to give answer/statement that Sui    Southern Gas Company (SSGC) violates the provisions of Article 158 and 199 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973 by issuing bills under the head of Re-gasified Liquified Natural Gas (RLNG) instead of natural gas to the consumers in District Sanghar and the rest of districts of the Province. What steps have been taken by the Provincial Government?

 

IV.    LEAVE APPLICATION OF MEMBERS, IF ANY.   

 

V.     PRIVILEGE MOTION NO. 05 OF 2022;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MR. SHAH NAWAZ JADOON, MPA REGARDING ON DATED 29TH AUGUST, 2022 AT ABOUT 03:30 P.M. THE MOVER WENT TO CENTRAL JAIL, KARACHI TO GIVE BAIL ORDERS OF MR. HALEEM ADIL SHEIKH, MPA/ LEADER OF OPPOSITION, PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH WHERE HE WAS STOPPED BY MR. YOUSUF, ASSISTANT JAIL SUPERINTENDENT AT THE GATE OF CENTRAL JAIL. THE MOVER INTRODUCED HIMSELF AS A MEMBER OF THE AUGUST HOUSE AND THE PURPOSE OF ENTRY BUT THE SAID ASSISTANT JAIL SUPERINTENDENT DIDN’T ALLOWED THE MOVER TO ENTER AND MISBEHAVED.

 

VI.    ADJOURNMENT MOTION NO. 05 OF 2022;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MS. FARHAT SEEMEN, MPA REGARDING RAMPANT POVERTY IN THE COUNTRY DUE TO POOR POLICIES OF THE PREVIOUS GOVERNMENT.

 

VII.   ANNOUNCEMENT OF ASSENT TO BILL:

 

Mr. Speaker announces that the Honourable Governor of Sindh has given assent to the AL GHAZALI University
(جامعۃ الغزالی), Karachi Bill, 2022.

       

VIII.  INTRODUCTION OF THE GOVERNMENT BILL NO. 24 OF 2022-THE SINDH FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND DEBT MANAGEMENT BILL, 2022.

 

IX.    INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF THE GOVERNMENT BILL NO. 22 OF 2022-THE SINDH PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2022.

 

X.     PRESENTATION AND CONSIDERATION OF REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON LAW, PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND HUMAN RIGHTS ON GOVERNMENT BILL NO. 17 OF 2022-THE SINDH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY BOARD BILL, 2022.

 

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

 

 

KARACHI, THE                               G.M.UMAR FAROOQ

15TH DECEMBER, 2022                          SECRETARY

                                             PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

 

Summary of Proceedings

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

INFORMATION, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT

LIST OF STARRED ASSEMBLY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR

FRIDAY, THE 16THDECEMBER, 2022

           

3514.   *SyedaMarviFaseeh:  Will the Minister for Information, Science & Technology be pleased to state:-

 

(a)    Is it a fact that E-policing system is implemented in entire Sindh Police and Sindh Prisons;

(b)   If answer to (a) above is affirmative, name the website and department for functions of the system?

 

ANSWER

Ms. TanzilaUmiHabiba, Special Assistant for Information, Science & Technology:

        Yes. IS&T Department had initiated a project namely, “Introduction of E-policing System in Sindh” wherein, various component like e-driving License System, Traffic Management System, 15 Madadgar System, FM Radio at 88.65 MHz for traffic police for Sindh Police and Prison Management System with allied IT infrastructure was established for Sindh Prison also under said scheme and this project after its completion in 2012 has  been handed over to the Police / Prison Department and  currently operational at their end.

 

3516.   *SyedaMarviFaseeh:  Will the Minister for Information, Science & Technology be pleased to state:-

 

(a)   Is it a fact that Wi-Fi facilities have been proposed in public sector universities in province by the department;

(b)   If answer to (a) above is affirmative, universities who will be benefitted?

 

ANSWER

Ms. TanzilaUmiHabiba, Special Assistant for Information, Science & Technology:

Yes, this department has implemented a scheme namely “Wi-Fi Facility in Public Sector Universities of Sindh” through National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC).

Wi-Fi facility is provided on prescribed locations of eight Public Sector Universities namely (i) Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science & Technology, Shaheed Benazirabad (ii) University of Sindh, Jamshoro(iii) Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto University of Law, Karachi (iv) Dow University of Health Sciences, Main Campus, Karachi (v) Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University Lyari, Karachi (vi) Peoples University of Medical & Health Sciences for Women, Shaheed Benazirabad(vii) Quaid-e-Awam University Engineering, Science & Technology (Campus), Larkana(viii) Liaquat University of Medical & Health Science, Jamshoro.Moreover, students of the above Universities are availing Wi-Fi facility installed under the said project and getting their informatics knowledge of the related courses.

3517.   *SyedaMarviFaseeh:  Will the Minister for Information, Science & Technology be pleased to state:-

 

(a)   Is it a fact that safe city project has been initiated and will be established in the province;

(b)   If answer to (a) above is affirmative, aims and objective of the same?

 

ANSWER

Ms. TanzilaUmiHabiba, Special Assistant for Information, Science & Technology:

Yes, Safe City project was initiated by thisdepartment under Public Private Partnership modality for the Transaction Advisory Services and hired a Consultant to prepare feasibility study.

The goal of the project is to better protect citizens of Karachi from a wide spectrum of risks including crime, terrorism, attacks on strategic sites and facilities, natural catastrophes and other emergencies.

 

The objective of the project was to construct a public safety city to improve the efficiency of Sindh Government in the aspects of emergency response, command and dispatching, strengthen the ability of risk control, emergency management, and be capable of dealing with all kinds of social security events and sudden emergencies, such as crimes, traffic accidents, street criminal activities, terrorist attacks, natural disasters and so on.

 

Note: Later, due to decision of Apex Committee,   this project was excluded from PPP mode. Subsequently, Home Department has initiated the process to establish Safe City Authority at their level in order to launch Safe City Project

 

 

3619.   *Ms. Rana Ansar:      Will the Minister for Information, Science & Technology be pleased to state:-

 

(a)   Is it a fact that domicile and PRC’s were to be computerized under ADP 931 Scheme;

(b)   If answer to (a) above is affirmative, how much it was implemented?

 

ANSWER

Ms. TanzilaUmiHabiba, Special Assistant for Information, Science & Technology:

Domicile & PRC’s scheme No. 931 was deleted from ADP by the Competent Authority due to reason that administrative structure was changed from towns to districts, NADRA shown lack of interest to implement the scheme and due to shortage of funds under the scheme the tendering process could not be materialized.  However, later on the same project initiated in PPP mode and currently under process for preparation of the feasibility report by the Consultant.

 

 

6893.   *Mr. Kanwar Naveed Jamil: Will the Minister for Information, Science & Technology be pleased to state:-

 

(a)         Is it a fact that former Secretary, IT Bahadur Ali Qazi taken 2  vehicles to Panjab after his transfer from the Department;

(b)         If answer to (a) above is affirmative, the steps taken to recover the same?

 

ANSWER

Ms. TanzilaUmiHabiba, Special Assistant for Information, Science & Technology:

        Mr. Ali Bahadur Qazi, an officer of PAS (BS-20), while posted as Secretary, IS&TD was nominated for National Management Course (NMC), a mandatory training for further promotion. He left Karachi for Lahore by road using the only official vehicle and reported to the National Management College because the Government of Sindh was willing to retain his services even after the mandatory training. Soon after his transfer another officer took the charge of the post of Secretary (IS&TD), he immediately returned the official vehicle which is in use of present Secretary, IS&TD.

 

 

7871.   *Mr. Arif Mustafa Jatoi:       Will the Minister for Information, Science & Technology be pleased to state:-

 

(a)          Whether is it a fact that CCTV Cameras used by the Sindh police are maintained by the department;

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

 

ANSWER

Ms. TanzilaUmiHabiba, Special Assistant for Information, Science & Technology:

        No any CCTV Cameras are being maintained by    the Information Science & Technology. However Sindh Police had installed CCTV Cameras which are being maintained at their own level.

 

 

7904.   *Mr. Arif Mustafa Jatoi:       Will the Minister for Information, Science & Technology be pleased to state:-

            The Number and names of the companies currently operating in the IT City?

ANSWER

Ms. TanzilaUmiHabiba, Special Assistant for Information, Science & Technology:

        It is to clarify that currently no any company is operating in IT City.