Syed Asif Hasnain urged the government to conduct population census and hold local government elections on priority basis. He said that five years of the previous PPP government and one and half year of PML-N have passed but local bodies' elections were not held. He said that despite the ongoing targeted operation in Karachi, incidents of target killings, kidnapping and extortions were on the rise. He also criticised the performance of Sindh Government.
He said that people were protesting against over-billing and urged the government to renationalise K-Electric. Abdul Sattar Bachani said that PPP invited MQM to join Sindh government in 2008 despite having comfortable majority in the assembly. He appreciated the speech of President to the Parliament. He said that the opposition was supporting the government for the cause of democracy. He advised MQM to talk in the interest of the country instead of criticising the Sindh government.
Later, Parliamentary Secretary for Housing and Works, Syed Sajid Mehdi told the House that Estate Office Islamabad was making all out efforts to vacate government's residential accommodations from unauthorised occupants. Responding to a calling attention notice moved by Aasiya Naz Tanoli, the Parliamentary Secretary said stay orders by the courts were major hurdles in this regard. He said the government accommodations were being allotted strictly on the basis of seniority.
The House resumed discussion on the President's address to both the Houses of Parliament on June 2 this year. Muhammad Jamaluddin highlighted the sufferings of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and demanded that they should be allowed to go back to their homes in the areas cleared of the terrorists. Shah Jee Gul Afridi said IDPs rendered great sacrifices for the country by leaving their homes.
Ejaz Jakhrani on a point of order told the House that legal way will be adopted to hand over the 33 girls to their families, who were recovered from a house in Karachi. He said there should be no politics on the issue. Shahabuddin on a point of order urged the Sindh government to hand over the girls to their families at the earliest. He also staged a token walkout against the attitude of Sindh government in this regard. The chair directed Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Sheikh Aftab Ahmed to look into the matter.