Sitting on 16th June 2008

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List of Business

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF THE PUNJAB

LIST OF BUSINESS

FOR

THE MEETING OF THE ASSEMBLY TO BE HELD ON MONDAY, 16 JUNE 2008 AT 11:00 A.M.

Recitation from the Holy Qur’an and its Translation

GOVERNMENT BUSINESS

1.  ANNUAL BUDGET STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR 2008-2009

MINISTER FOR FINANCE to present the Annual Budget Statement for the year 2008-2009.

 

2.  SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR 2007-2008

MINISTER FOR FINANCE to present the Supplementary Budget Statement for the year 2007-2008.

 

3.  THE PUNJAB FINANCE BILL 2008

MINISTER FOR FINANCE to introduce the Punjab Finance Bill 2008, if any.

 

LAHORE:                                                MAQSOOD AHMAD MALIK

13 June 2008                                                        Secretary

Summary of Proceedings

SUMMARY OF THE PROCEEDINGS

Monday, June 16, 2008

(Started at 12:30pm)

Background

The 7th session of the Punjab Assembly was summoned by the Governor Punjab for presentation of annual and supplementary budget.

 

Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan, Speaker, assumed the Chair and proceedings commenced with the recitation from the Holy Qur’an and its Urdu translation followed by Naat-e-Rasool-e-Maqbool (P.B.U.H.) by Qari Syed Sadaqat Ali.

 

Panel of Chairmen

The Secretary Assembly announced the Panel of Chairmen for the instant session, as envisaged in Rule 13 of the Rules of Procedure of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab 1997. The names of the Panel, in order of precedence, are as under:−

 

(1) Dr Asad Ashraf, MPA (PP-138), (2) Ch Muhammad Ayyaz, MPA (PP-09), (3) Dr Asad Muazzam, MPA (PP-67) and (4) Syeda Bushra Nawaz Gardezi, MPA (W-352).

 

Since the Opposition had announced boycott of the proceedings of the budget session over the issue of nomination of Leader of the Opposition, therefore, Mr Speaker sent some treasury members to the Opposition to convince them to attend the session, but the Opposition declined to do so.

 

On the request of Mr Kamran Michael, Minister for Human Rights & Minorities, one minute silence was observed by the House for the departed soul of Mr M P Bhandara, ex-MNA.

 

Presentation of Annual Budget Statement for the Year 2008-09

Mr Tanvir Ashraf Kaira, Minister for Finance delivered his budget speech and presented the Annual Budget Statement for the Year 2008-09.

 

Presentation of the Supplementary Budget Statement for the Year 2007-08

The Minister for Finance presented the Supplementary Budget Statement for the year 2007-08.

 

Introduction of the Punjab Finance Bill, 2008

The Minister for Finance introduced the Punjab Finance Bill, 2008.

 

As per schedule issued by the Assembly Secretariat, four days were fixed for general discussion on the budget to commence from June 19, 2008, therefore, on completion of the business of the day, the House was adjourned to meet on June 19, 2008 at 11:00 a.m.

Resolutions Passed

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