The Sindh Assembly adjourned for a week after passing three resolutions and one bill on Monday during fifth sitting of 12th session, says the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its Daily Factsheet.
A resolution, sponsored by female lawmaker belonging to the PPP, paid tributes to the founder chairman of her party, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, and condemned his ‘judicial murder’. Another resolution brought by the PML-F legislator expressed reservations over the recommendations of Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) and suggested “doing away” with CCI, as, according to him, it had caused more damage than benefit to Pakistan.
Seven members spoke for 20 minutes in support of the resolution. The third resolution, sponsored by the MQM legislator, condemned the attack on journalist Raza Rumi in Lahore. All resolutions were passed by the House unanimously.
The House considered the Provincial Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2014, clause by clause and approved it with four amendments proposed by three lawmakers. The speaker announced that Governor of Sindh had given assent to The Sindh Civil Servants (Regularisation of Adhoc Appointments) (Amendment) Bill, 2014.
The House also took up three calling attention notices (CANs). Three lawmakers belonging to the MQM, the PML-F and the PTI sponsored the notices, which were responded to by the parliamentary affairs minister.
The members sought explanation from the government on the issues of food shortage in Tharparkar, kidnapping of student from Benazirabad, and child beggary. The parliamentary affairs minister also responded to an adjournment motion regarding attack on a Hindu temple in Larkana submitted by a female lawmaker of the PML-N. The parliamentary affairs minister responded to all five starred questions (requiring oral as well as written replies). The lawmakers asked 26 supplementary questions as well.
The wrong written answer to a question prompted the Chair to direct the minister that the concerned official be instructed to remain careful in future while responding to the House. The lawmakers also raised nine points of order consuming 19 minutes of the proceedings. A privilege motion of female lawmaker belonging to the PPPP was referred to the special committee for privileges.
