The Sindh Assembly on Friday took up all agenda items appearing on ‘Orders of the Day’ during eighth sitting of its ongoing 24th session.
Moved by the minister for parliamentary affairs, the House referred the Assembly Appropriation Accounts Report of Sindh Forest Department to Public Accounts Committee.
The Speaker announced the assent of Sindh governor on five government bills including The Sindh Employees’ Social Security Bill, 2016, The Sindh Workers’ Compensation Bill, 2015, The Sindh Minimum Wages Bill, 2015, The Sindh Hindus Marriage Bill, 2016, and The Metropolitan University, Karachi Bill, 2015.
The government orally responded to five out of seven starred questions appearing on the agenda. The lawmakers also asked 29 supplementary questions.
The government responded to five call attention notices (CANs) appearing on the agenda. These notices were about assaulting a girl in a police station of Mirpurkhas, a female patient losing her hands and feet due to negligence of doctor in Pangrio, Badin, deplorable condition of road from village Ghulamullah to Mirpur Sakro, manipulation of revenue records by revenue officers in Sukkur and ruined condition of Khirthar National Park.
A privilege motion submitted by PTI lawmaker Khuram Sher Zaman against misbehaviour of the managing director Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KW&SB) was rejected. Three members spoke on it for 26 minutes. PML-F lawmaker Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh withdrew his adjournment motion regarding unavailability of furniture at a High School in Khairpur after assurance given to him by the government to address the issue. Two members spoke on it for 17 minutes. The lawmakers spoke on 14 points of order consuming 18 minutes of the proceeding.