Daily Times

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly was informed on Tuesday that measures were being taken against adulteration of milk.

To a call attention notice moved by Khalida Mansoor and others regarding supply of toxic milk in Islamabad, the minister said 202 samples were taken while over 21,000 litres of adulterated milk was wasted. He said the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Food Safety Act was also being introduced in Islamabad to ensure provision of quality food to the residents.

He said a food authority was also being established in Islamabad on the pattern of the Punjab Food Authority to check the sale of substandard food.

Meanwhile, the House referred eight private member bills to committees while rejecting the motions for leave to introduce seven other bills.

The MQM, PML-N, JUI-F and JI lawmakers introduced the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2017, the Compulsory Solid Waste Management and Recycling Bill, 2017, the Health Insurance Scheme for Disabled Persons Bill, 2017, the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2017 (Amendment in Article 37), the Poisons (Amendment) Bill, 2017, the Indus River System Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2017, the Pakistan Penal Code (Amendment) Bill, 2017 and the Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils (Amendment) Bill, 2017. The House referred these eight bills to relevant standing committees.

The House rejected the motions for leave to introduce the National Database and Registration Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2017, the Capital Development Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2017, the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2017 (Amendment in Article 156), the Pakistan Penal Code (Amendment) Bill, 2017, the Prohibition of Smoking and Protection of Non-Smokers Health (Amendment) Bill, 2017, the National Commission for Child Rights Bill, 2017 and the Pakistan Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2017.

The House deferred the introduction of the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2017 (Amendment in Article 37) and the Trade Organizations (Amendment) Bill, 2017. The House could not take up the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues (Amendment) Bill, 2017, the Compulsory Sewage Water Management and Reprocessing Bill, 2017, and the Political Parties Order (Amendment) Bill, 2013 due to the absence of the movers.

The House deferred the consideration of the Compulsory Blood Test of the Relatives of Thalassemia Patient Bill, 2014 till next Private Members’ day.

The Standing Committee on Law and Justice chairman presented the reports of the committee on the Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Bill, 2015, the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2016 (Amendment in Article 92), the Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Bill, 2015, the Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Bill, 2015, the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2016, (Amendment in Article 11) and the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2015], (Amendment in Article 175). The House condoned the delay in presentation of these reports.

A member of the Standing Committee on Human Rights presented a report of the committee on the National Commission on the Status of Women (Amendment) Bill, 2016. The House condoned the delay in presentation of the report. The House deferred Amendment in Rule 224 of the Rules of Procedure.

Moved by Law Minister Zahid Hamid, the House approved a motion allowing the treasury to transact government business on private members day. Following the motion, the Standing Committee on Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatisation chairman presented the report of the committee on the Companies Bill, 2016.