(6th Session) NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT1 (6th Session) NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT ————— “QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWERS AND THEIR REPLIES” to be asked at a sitting

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(6th Session)

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT

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“QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWERS AND THEIR REPLIES”

to be asked at a sitting of the National Assembly to be held on

Monday, the 4th November, 2013

(Originally Starred Question Nos. 56, 82, 107, 121 and 175, were set downfor answer during 5th Session)

56. *Mohammad Salman Khan Baloch:

Will the Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunicationsbe pleased to state whether it is a fact that the tax was imposed onincoming foreign calls by the previous Government; if so, the stepsbeing taken to withdraw the same?

Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunications :(a) No. Previous government had not imposed any tax on international calls.

(b) Nil in view of facts stated above.

82. *Syed Asif Hasnain:

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state:

(a) the total amount paid to the international Power Plants (I.P.Ps)under the head of circular debt during the year 2012-13 till date;and

(b) the quantity of electricity in M.W, increased therefrom?

Minister for Water and Power (Khawaja Muhammad Asif): (a) Thetotal amount paid to the IPPs is the Rs. 341365 million.

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(b) Increase in Electricity Generation:

i. Thermal: 1724 MW.

ii. Hydel: 844 MW.

Total increase in Generation = 2568 MW.

107. *Rai Hasan Nawaz Khan:

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to refer to StarredQuestion No. 97, replied on 21st August, 2013 and to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that opening date for the new tenders ofGolen Gol Hydro power Project are being repeatedly extended;if so, the reasons thereof;

(b) whether it is also a fact that efforts are being made to revive theold and cancelled tender process; if so, the justification thereof;

(c) whether it is further a fact that cost of the said project has beenescalated due to inordinate delay thereof; if so, whether there isany proposal under consideration of the Government to takeaction against the responsibles; and

(d) the steps being taken to ensure true implementation of relevantrules thereof?

Minister for Water and Power (Khawaja Muhammad Asif): (a) GolenGol project consists of 4 Lots. The work on two lots (Housing colony and powerhouse) is underway with 27% progress. The case in question pertains to Lot 3.2that relates to tendering of Electrical and Mechanical works. Under the previousbidding process, the bids were opened in June, 2011. Later on due to controversiesraised by the competitive bidders and finally on directives of NAB in March,2013 WAPDA annulled the bidding process.

WAPDA also started retendering process. Reportedly, the bids have beenreceived in WAPDA. However, due to a writ petition in the Islamabad High Courtfiled by the lowest evaluated bidder of the previous tendering process, the matteris subjudice in the court. Moreover, WAPDA has also been awaiting concurrence

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of the retendering process from Kuwait Fund. That’s why the opening dates of thebids under retendering have been extended.

(b) Lot 3.2 (E&M Works) retendering is in process and delay in openingof bids is due to writ petition filed by the lowest evaluated bidder of the previoustendering process. WAPDA is simultaneously working on carving out the modalitiesto revive the previous tendering process to save time and any possible increase incost.

(c) Original PC-1 of the project was approved by ECNEC in June,2002 at a cost of Rs.7.2 billion. However, due to non-availability of donor funding,the implementation process got delayed. The project was tendered in stages startingfrom 2008 and after receiving of the bids, the actual cost was estimated at Rs.28billion, revised PC-1 for which is under submission to Planning Commission forapproval by ECNEC. Reportedly there is no deliberate delay on any person’spart.

(d) WAPDA has reported that they are taking all necessary measures tofollow the prevailing rules of PPRA and PEC.

121. *Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho:

Will the Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunicationsbe pleased to state:

(a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to auction 3-G licences;

(b) if so, the steps taken in this regard so far; if not, the reasonsthereof?

Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunications :(a) The Ministry of Information Technology, GoP, has initiated the process for theauction of 3G Spectrum licenses. A policy directive has been issued for the purposeby the Ministry on 7th October 2013. PTA, based on the policy directive, iscurrently in the process of finalizing modalities for completion of the auction process.

(b) Members of PTA, including the chairman have been recentlyappointed to make the Authority fully functional. Policy directive has also beenissued by MoIT, based on which the auction modalities are being determined andfinalized by PTA.

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175. *Farhana Qamar:


(a) the year-wise value in U.S dollars of annual exports of IT servicesduring the last five years alongwith the names of countries whichhave procured such services;

(b) the year-wise targets fixed In U.S dollars for the said exportsfor the next five years; and

(c) the total number of private enterpeses in Pakistan which haveachieved the target of annual exports of IT services for morethan one million U.S dollars during the last five years?

Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunications :(a) The year-wise exports of IT services in U.S. Dollars during the last five yearsbased on State Bank of Pakistan economic data are:——————————————————————————————

Fiscal Year Exports Growth Rate (%)(million US$)

——————————————————————————————2012-13 333.511 21.072011-12 273.814 16.352010-11 235.334 14.932009-10 204.763 1.412008-09 201.903 19.46

——————————————————————————————Total (5 years) 1,249.325 97.34

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According to economic data provided by the State Bank of Pakistan,there are over 100 countries that are presently procuring IT services from Pakistan.USA is the major destination for exports of IT services from Pakistan accountingfor over 40% of the exports. Other major countries procuring IT services fromPakistan in order of exports are UAE, UK, Netherlands, China, Bahrain,Singapore, Canada, Germany, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia,Switzerland, Australia, Denmark, Sweden, Ireland and South Korea.

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(b) The year-wise targets for the exports of IT services for the next fiveyears are:——————————————————————————————

Fiscal Year Exports (US$) Growth Rate (%)——————————————————————————————

2013-14 414.389 252014-15 530.418 282015-16 689.543 302016-17 910.197 322017-18 1,229.738 35

——————————————————————————————Total (5 years) 3,774.285 271

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(c) There are a total number of 17 private enterprises in Pakistan whichhave achieved the target of annual exports of IT services exceeding one millionU.S. Dollars, according to export data reported to Pakistan Software ExportBoard (PSEB) by its member companies.

1. *Dr. Raja Aamer Zaman:

Will the Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunicationsbe pleased to state the steps being taken to attract foreignmanufacturing companies of telecom sector for establishingmanufacturing facilities in the country?

Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunications :Promotion of local manufacturing of telecom equipment is one of the primeobjectives of our Government. In this regard, following steps have been taken byMoIT:

• Provision of local manufacturing is incorporated in the new policydirective issued by Ministry of IT for introduction of Next GenerationMobile Services in Pakistan. The licensees of these services willencourage and facilitate local manufacturing, assembling anddevelopment of telecom equipment, applications, transfer oftechnology and Research & Innovation in Pakistan.

• A provision regarding promotion of local manufacturing of telecomequipment in Pakistan, from part of the revenue generated by

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international incoming traffic, has been included in the policy directiveof International Clearing House (ICH) Exchange.

• MoIT is in process of reviewing the Telecom Policies. During theprocess all options for fostering local telecommunicationmanufacturing in Pakistan will be considered and will be incorporatedin the new Telecom Policy.

2. *Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak:


(a) whether it is a fact that the China Southern Power GridCompany Limited (CSG) offered/sent its power sector expertsto transfer the technical and professional expertise to PakistaniEngineers to enhance the capabilities of National Transmissionand Despatch Company (NTDC);

(b) if so, the time by which said process will be initiated alongwiththe details thereof?

Minister for Water and Power (Khawaja Muhammad Asif): (a) Thedelegation of China Southern Grid Company (CSG) visited NTDC from 23rd to24th September 2013. Detailed presentations were given to the delegation aboutnetwork and system operations of NTDC together with development projects.During these discussions, the matter of training and capacity building of NTDCengineers was also taken-up. CSG agreed to provide assistance in this regardonly in technical and engineering fields. For this purpose CSG informed that theirtraining facilities are now quite advanced and CSG would be pleased to meetNTDC requirements. CSG, however, intimated that it is not possible for them toprovide training in the field of utility management and related fields because theytoo depend on their foreign partners i.e. Hardworld University and US utilitycompanies for this purpose.

(b) Presently NTDC is in the process of assessment of training need ofengineers working in difference departments. After completion of this assessment,a formal request will be made to CSG by December 2013.

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3. *Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho:


(a) the total expenditures on the Gomal Zam Dam incurred so far;and

(b) whether the Water Canal System (irrigation) and FloodProtection System are completed?

Minister for Water and Power (Khawaja Muhammad Asif): (a)Rs.16,299.577 Million has been incurred on construction upto 30 September,2013. Dam & Power House is substantially completed.

(b) The irrigation and Flood Protection Component is 80% completedand expected to be completed by December, 2013.

4. *Dr. Arif Alvi:

Will the Minister for Ports and Shipping be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that land under water of Karachi Port Trusthas been allotted to KPT Officers Housing Society on lowerrates prices; if so, the reasons thereof alongwith the actionbeing taken by the Ministry in this regard; and

(b) whether it is also a fact that the KPT is destroying the protectedmangrove area for the allotment of plots to its officers; if so, thesteps being taken to control it?

Minister for Ports and Shipping (Mr. Kamran Michael): (a) 1. KPTBoard with the approval of Federal Government sanctioned lease of 130 acressea bed (Marshy Land) adjacent to KESC Grid Station to KPT OfficersCooperative Housing Society in three stages as detailed under:—

a. 1989 78 acres

b. 1990 27 acres

c. 1996 25 acres

Total 130 acres

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2. Federal Government sanction was accorded vide Ministry ofCommunication letter dated 3rd July 1996. The land leased out on ground rent of0.10 paisa per sq. yard per annum to KPTOCHS which was sea bed. Theyallotted areas comprised of marshy Sea Bed and was to be developed by thesociety utilizing its own fund.

The lease of land by KPT to its Cooperative Housing Society has beenmade in general public trust, on the anology of other government organizationslike;

• Pakistan Audit and Accounts Service CHS.

• AG Sindh Employees CHS

• Pakistan Railways

• Civil Aviation Authority

• Karachi Development Authority

• Karachi Municipal Administration

• Capital Development Authority

• Defence Officers Housing Society (Now Authority)

• Sindh Bar Association

• High Court Bar Association etc

• Ministry of Defence have developed Defence officers housingsocieties in all major cities of Pakistan to cater the housing needs ofServices personnel.

• In the Civil Service of Pakistan, it is customary for a civil servant tobe officially sanctioned with a plot of land prior to his reaching theage of superannuation.

• Legally there is no bar under land for purposes of house building orresidential accommodation for officers of KPT.

• The Marshy area was leased to be developed by the Society fromthe contribution of its officers members therefore the lease was grantedon concessional rates which is a normal practice for all co-operativesocieties.

(b) There will be no damages or destroying of mangroves by allotmentof Plots to KPT Officers.

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5. *Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi:

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state the stepsbeing taken to adopt improved water management practices toincrease water productivity, reduce water pollution, augment storagecapacity and develop an integrated framework for water managementsystem?

Minister for Water and Power (Khawaja Muhammad Asif):

• WAPDA is responsible for the operation & maintenance of the storagedams in Pakistan. At present WAPDA is perusing storage of waterreservoir 6.5 MAF Diamer Basha Dam. Preliminary works havealready been started. Govt. of Pakistan is making all out efforts toarrange finance for the project.

• Recently Mangla Dam storage capacity has been raised which hasaugmented its capacity further by 2.9 MAF in totaling 14.262 MAF.

• As part of the integrated Water Management, Wapda is operatingTarbela, Mangla & Chashma.

• Improved water management practices to increase water productivity,to reduce water pollution and integrated framework for watermanagement system is being dealt by respective Provincial IrrigationDepartments.

6. *Belum Hasnain:

Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to state:

(a) the names of developmental projects initiated/executed by thePak. PWD during the last two years;

(b) whether those projects have been completed or likely to becompleted within the stipulated period; if not, the reasonsthereof;

(c) the financial impacts on national exchequer due to delay incompletion of those projects; and

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(d) whether those projects have been completed in accordance withthe PCI-standards fixed therefor; if not, the reasons thereof,alongwith the details of procedure adopted to monitor andevaluate the standards thereof?

Minister for Housing and Works: (a) The names of such schemesunder PSDP, PWP-I & PWP-II are given in the list attached.

(b) The status of completed / incomplete schemes year-wise is ashereunder:——————————————————————————————

Development Total Completed OngoingSchemes ———————————————————————————————–

2011-12 2012-13 2011-12 2012-13 2011-12 2012-13————————————————————————————————————————

PSDP 49 67 — 05 49 62PWP-I 1087 689 1056 576 31 113

PWP-II 5679 6501 4893 3897 786 2604

——————————————————————————————(c) Most of the contracts of the said schemes do not have escalation

clause, as such, there is no burden on the national exchequer for delay. However,the schemes shown on-going are in fact are those schemes where the executionwas stopped on the order of Hon’ble Supreme Court of Pakistan. After scrutiny,if any, schemes are found in order and transparent, the payment will be madepromptly but in case of non transparency or having tinted with corruption/embezzlement, requisite recovery will be made from the defaulters. All workshave been under taken as per standard laid down in PPRA Rules and CPWA,CPWD Code. All schemes are being scrutinized on the touchstone of thesestandards.

(d) All works have been undertaken as per scope and standardsprovided/fixed in the approved PC-I and in case any deviation required due toground realities, the same get approved at the competent forum. After approval ofPC-1 at the competent forum i.e. Departmental Development Working Party(DDWP), Central Development Working Party (CDWP), Executive Committeeof National Economic Council (ECNEC), the detailed estimates are preparedand technically sanctioned by Pak. PWD and tenders are invited after completingcodal formalities. Thereafter, the work is under taken by the XEN of Divisionaloffice and is monitored by the Superintending Engineer of Circle Office, while theChief Engineer oversee all the projects falling under his Zone.

(Annexure has been placed in the National Assembly Library)

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7. *Munaza Hassan:

Will the Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony bepleased to state whether it is a fact that huge expenditure has beenincurred on the welfare of Minorities by the Ministry during the lastthree years; if so, the total amount thereof?

Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony (SardarMuhammad Yousaf): Yes. An expenditure of Rs. 235.705/- million has beenincurred on the Welfare of Minorities by this Ministry during the last 3 years.Details are as under:—

a. Development Schemes——————————————————————————————

Year Schemes Amount in Million——————————————————————————————

2010-2011 13 15.41/-2011-2012 Nil Nil (Due to Devolution)2012-2013 30 107.805/-

——————————————————————————————Total: Rs. 123.215 Millions

——————————————————————————————b. Financial Assistance

——————————————————————————————Year Persons Amount in Million

——————————————————————————————2010-2011 14,556 Rs. 61.00/-2011-2012 4491 Rs 21.39/-2012-2013 2838 Rs. 3.37/-

——————————————————————————————Total: Rs. 85.76 Million

——————————————————————————————c. Scholarships for Minority Students.

——————————————————————————————Year Persons Amount in Million

——————————————————————————————2010-2011 Nil Nil2011-2012 Nil Nil2012-2013 3761 Rs. 26.73/-

——————————————————————————————Total: Rs. 26.73/-Million

——————————————————————————————Grant Total: Rs. 235.705/-

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8. *Ms Surriya Jatoi:

Will the Minister for Religious Affairs and inter-faith Harmony bepleased to state the steps taken by the Government for the protectionand maintenance of places of worship in Pakistan?

Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony (SardarMuhammad Yousaf): 1. The Evacuee Trust Property Board has taken thefollowing steps for the protection and maintenance of worship places in Pakistan.

(a) ETP board has established Security Wing in 2009, wherein presently,600 permanent personnel have been deployed on all the religious/worship places all over Pakistan for maintaining the internal security.

(b) Installation of security system at Gurdawara Dera Sahib, Lahore,Gurdawara Panja Sahib, Hassanabdal and Gurdawara Janam Asthan,Nankana including CCTV Cameras, luggage scanners, metaldetectors, balk through gates etc is being undertaken.

(c) Generators at Gurdawara Dera Sahib, Lahore, Gurdawara PanjaSahib, Hassanabadal and Gurdawara Janam Asthan, Nankana Sahibhave been installed.

(d) Close coordination with respective DCOs/DPOs to make ensurefoolproof security arrangements for the Shrines.

(e) Facilities provided to Police of respective Districts for enhancingsecurity like concrete barriers, barbed wires, tentage items, sandbags etc., as per requirements.

(f) Solar System has been installed at Gurdawara Panja Sahib,Hassanabdal in order to avoid large scale load shedding which givena viable security measures.

(g) All the Inspector General’s of the Police in the four provinces havealso been requested to beef up the security arrangements on theGurdawaras and Mandirs all over Pakistan.

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2. Moreover, the ETP Board allocates sufficient funds in its budgetevery year for the repair and maintenance of holy shrines (Gurdawaras and Mandirs)as per provisions of the Section 4(2) (h) (1) of the Act No.XIII of 1975.

3. The details of expenditures incurred during the last five years on therepair, maintenance and restoration of various holy shrines under the control andmanagement of ETP Board is placed as an Annexure-A.

Annexure-A

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURESMANDIRS AND GURDAWARAS FROM 2008-2012

DEVELOPMENT WORKS AT MANDIRS 2008-2012——————————————————————————————

1 Works completed 2008-2009 Rs.0.385 (M)2 Works completed 2009-2010 Rs.0.529 (M)3 Works completed 2010-2011 Rs.0.350 (M)4 Works completed 2011-2012 Rs.6.765 (M)5 Works completed 2012-2013 Rs.15.717 (M)

—————————————————————————————— Total: Rs.23.746 (M)

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DEVELOPMENT WORKS AT GURDAWARAS 2008-2012——————————————————————————————

1 Works completed 2008-2009 Rs.1 18.247 (M)2 Works completed 2009-2010 Rs.85.948 (M)3 Works completed 2010-2011. Rs.46.899 (M)4 Works completed 2011-2010 Rs.76.060 (M)5 Works completed 2012-2013 Rs.107.830 (M)6 Works in hand 2012-2013 Rs.18.540 (M)7 Works planned 2012-2013 Rs.266.054 (M)

—————————————————————————————— Total: Rs.719578 (M)

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Grand Total: Rs.743.324 Million——————————————————————————————

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9. *Shagufta Jumani:

Will the Minister far Water and Power be pleased to state:

(a) the names of Dams on which construction work has been startedduring the years 2008 to 2013;

(b) the total Megawatts of electricity included in national grid duringthe period from 1-1-2009 to 31-12-2012; and

(c) the electricity being generated from Tarbella, Mangla and WarsakDams, respectively, at present?

Minister for Water and Power (Khawaja Muhammad Asif): (a) Theconstruction/preparatory works of the following dams have been started during2008 to 2013:

———————————————————————————————————————————Sr. No. Name of Project Location Status/Start date———————————————————————————————————————————

1. Darawat Dam Jamshoro/Thatha June, 2010

2. Nai Gaj Dam Dadu May, 2012

3. Kurram Tangi Kurram river Land acquisition for in Dam component-INorth Waziristan in progress. USAID funding project onAgency — KP Quick Impact awaited to award Plan (QIP)

through FATA Secretariat. Approval ofrevised PC-1 required. Construction period4 years.

4. Diamer Basha Indus River Near • Under ImplementationDarn Chilas • Land acquisition and preliminary works at

site are in progress.• Financing arrangements for main works

being actively pursued by GoP———————————————————————————————————————————

(b) The detail of Hydropower included in national grid during the periodfrom 1-1-2009 to 31-12-2012 is as under:———————————————————————————————

Sr. No. Name of Station Capacity (MW)———————————————————————————————————————————

1. Khan Khwar Hydropower 72

2. Jinnah Hydropower 36———————————————————————————————————————————

Total 108———————————————————————————————————————————

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(c) The Installed capacity and annual Generation Data of Hydroelectricstations is as under:———————————————————————————————Sr. No. Stations Installed Capacity Generatiton in 2012-13

(MW) (Gwh)———————————————————————————————————————————

1. TARBELA 3478 14755.599

2. MANGLA 1000 4576.548

3. WARSAK 243 1034.443

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10. *Zaib Jaffar:

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state whethercompensation to the persons displaced due to construction of Diamer-Bhasha Dam/Project, has been paid or settled the said persons atsome other place; if not, the reasons thereof?

Minister for Water and Power (Khawaja Muhammad Asif): Up-tillnow 04 awards for Diamer Basha Dam Project (DBDP) have been announcedby Gilgit Baltistan (GB) Administration and 01 by KP Administration for which thepayments were released to the respective District Administrations. Out of theseawards, persons are displaced at Thor Valley only where Project Colony is beingconstructed. 131 units are damaged and 1113 Nos. peoples are displaced whichhave been provided compensation of land in addition they have been also providedshelter cost amounting to Rs. 155,408/- per household. The population is notdisplaced from the remaining areas:——————————————————————————————

PAYMENT MADEDETAIL OF LAND ACQUISITION (UPTO SEPTEMBER-2013)

————————————————————————————————————————GB: 1783 Acres = Rs. 6,523 Million(Through 4 awards (i) Thor Valley (ii) HarpanDas (iii) Khanbari Valley & (iv) EightSettlement in Thor).

KP 162 Acres = Rs. 262 Million(Through 01 award i.e. Bush Das Chat Das)

———————————————————————————————————————— Total = Rs. 6,825 Million

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Wapda have planned three Composite Model Village for Resettlement ofAffectees of DBDP at Thak Das, Harpan Das & Kino Das.

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The award of Composite Model Village at Harpan Das was announcedby the GB Administration and the compensation was made to the Affectees andtwo out of six Nos. Contracts of Civil Works were awarded but due to the disputebetween Batokhel & Soniwal Tribes, works at site have been suspended sinceJune, 2012.

WAPDA is pursuing with GB Administration for resolution of disputes ofHarpan Das and land acquisition for Thak Das & Kino Das.

11. *Dr. Imran Khattak:

Will the Minister for Industries and Production be pleased to state:

(a) the total production capacity of the Pakistan Steel Mills atpresent; and

(b) the steps being taken by the Government to enhance the saidcapacity?

Minister for Industries and Production (Mr. Ghulam Murtaza KhanJatoi): (a) The designed capacity of Pakistan Steel is 1.1 million tons per year(mpty). The production capacity of Pakistan Steel Mills at present (from July2013 to September 2013) remained 10.5 % due to financial crunch as the basicraw material i.e. Coal and Iron ore could not be procured up to the requiredquantity.

(b) The steps taken by the Government to enhance the said capacity areas under:—

(i) The issue regarding Immediate Financial Assistance for PSM toimprove its present capacity was discussed in the meeting of ECCheld on September 07, 2013. After detailed deliberation, followingimmediate Government financing for PSM was approved:—

• Immediate provisioning of an amount of Rs.1.5 billion for twomonths cash salary of June & July 2013 for PSM employeesand meeting working capital deficit.

• Provision of Rs.700 million each for meeting needs of Octoberand November 2013 as working capital deficit.

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(ii) As for as the enhancement of designed capacity is concerned aMemorandum of Understanding (MOU) for reconstruction andexpansion of Pakistan Steel up to 3.0 mpty in two stages was signedbetween the Government of Pakistan and Russian Federation on13th February 2013.

12. *Khalida Mansoor:


(a) the total daily capacity of generating electricity in the countryat present; and

(b) whether the electricity being generated is at par with the saidcapacity in the country; if so, the details; if not, the reasonsthereof?

Minister for Water and Power (Khawaja Muhammad Asif): (a) Thetotal capacity of generating electricity from all sources in the country at presentand the daily electricity being generated at present is given hereunder:———————————————————————————————

Source Present Capacity of Generation Available as onGeneration (MW) 22-10-2013

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Hydel 6689 4559

WAPDA Thermal 3580 1776

IPPs 8381 5850

Wind Power 106 14

Solar Nil Nil————————————————————————————————————————

Total 18756 12199

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(b) The electricity being generated at present is not at par with the installed/ dependable capacity, which attribute to the following factors:

i. Hydel Power depends upon outflow of water from reservoirs andaffiliated with IRSA Indent. Similarly, reservoir’s level play vital rolein hydel generation. The reservoirs level of both Tarbela and Mangladropped by 27ft and 6ft respectively. So, at present we are getting68% generation against installed capacity.

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ii. WAPDA thermal generation has been reduced due to old Powerplants which requires immediate rehabilitation. Some Power plantslike Guddu, Muzaffargarh and Jamshoro are being re-habilitated withthe assistance of USAID.

iii. IPPs plants are also not generating full capacity due to fuel (Oil /Gas) constraints.

13. *Mehboob Alam:

Will the Minister for Industries and Production be pleased to statethe total number of industries closed in the country during the periodfrom 1-1-2012 till date alongwith the reasons thereof?

Minister for Industries and Production (Mr. Ghulam Murtaza KhanJatoi): According to the reports of Industries Department of all ProvincialGovernments and Export Processing Zones Authority, there are total number of2810 industrial units closed w.e.f. 01-01-2012 till date in the country. The province-wise detail is as under:———————————————————————————————S. No. Provinces No. of Industrial Units

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1 Punjab 919

2 Sindh 1198

3 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 478

4 Balochistan 158

5 Gilgit Baltistan Nil——————————————————————————————

SUB-TOTAL 2753——————————————————————————————

EPZA 57——————————————————————————————

TOTAL 2810——————————————————————————————

Reasons for closure of above Industries are as under:—

(vii) Financial Crunch.

(viii) Outstanding dues.

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(ix) High cost of production.

(x) Law & Order situation.

(xi) Electricity and Gas load shedding.

(xii) Partnership disputes.

14. *Dr. Nafisa Shah:

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state the stepsbeing taken by the Government to promote use of solar energyappliances in the country?

Minister for Water and Power (Khawaja Muhammad Asif): TheAlternative Energy Development Board (AEDB), under the administrative controlof Ministry of Water & Power, is actively pursuing promotion and development ofsolar energy in the country. Large scale projects are being pursued through privatesector. LOIs have been issued to 23 IPPs for more than 700 MW Solar PVbased power projects.

The AEDB is also promoting the use of solar energy appliances. It hasfacilitated duty free import of more than 60 MW solar: PV Panels and ancillaryequipments including Charge Controllers, DC LED lights, inverter, solar waterheaters and solar water pumps. Similarly, different programs have been initiated topromote the use of solar PV Panels, solar water heaters and solar water pumps inthe country. Local assembly of solar PV panels has also been initiated by threeprivate companies.

15. *Tahira Aurangzeb:


(a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to construct low-cost houses for homeless peoplein the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof?

Minister for Housing and Works: (a) Yes.

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(b) Government has announced a comprehensive housing scheme toovercome housing shortage for the poor and shelter less people by fixing thefollowing targets:

(a) 3-Marla housing schemes will be developed on government land forthe homeless, to whom plots will be given free of cost;

(b) 1000 Clusters of 500 houses each will be developed for low-incomefamilies through public private partnerships;

(c) To ensure cost-effective access to credit for housing, governmentwill be picking up a portion of the financing cost (over and above8%) on behalf of the borrower. A provision of Rs.3.5 billion is keptin the budget for this purpose;

(d) Housing schemes on the model of Ashiyana Housing Scheme willalso be developed;

16. *Dr. Nikhat Shakeel Khan:

Will the Minister for National Health Service, Regulations andCoordination be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of Polio workers killed during the last twoyears in the country; and

(b) the steps taken by the Government for the protection of Polioworkers in the country?

Minister for National Health Services, Regulations andCoordination: (a) A total of 17 polio workers and 7 escorting personnel of polioteams were killed since 2012 in the country. The attacks on polio workers startedin July 2012 in Gadap Karachi and more intensified since December 2012 inCentral Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, FATA and Quetta Block. The province-wise breakup is given below:

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——————————————————————————————S. No. Province City Polio Escorting Total

Workers personnel———————————————————————————————————————————

1 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Peshawar 4 2 6Charsada 2 — 2Mardan — 2 2Swabi 2 1 3

2 Sindh Karachi 6 — 63 FATA Kurrum 2 —

Bajour — 14 Balochistan Quetta 1 —

Pishin — 1———————————————————————————————————————————

Total 17 7 24

——————————————————————————————Moreover, six polio workers were seriously injured during these attacks.

Please see attached Annexure for more details.

(b) Polio eradication is a priority programme of the country. TheEmergency Operational and Security guidelines were developed by the FederalGovernment for safe conduct of the polio immunization campaigns. The ProvincialGovernments were advised to notify Provincial Security Coordination Committeesat provincial level led by Home Secretaries under the auspices of the ChiefSecretaries and engage police & security forces in District Polio EradicationCommittees to ensure formulation, planning and implementation of fool proofsecurity plans for polio workers.

Provincial Security Coordination Committees are in place and meet beforeevery campaign to review the security plan of security compromised areas andprovide security cover as per agreed plan.

17. *Rai Hasan Nawaz Khan:


(a) whether it is a fact that Competition Commission of Pakistan(CCP) has recently investigated and held persons responsibleregarding the subsidies given by the Government to themanufacturers of fertilizers during the last three years;

(b) whether it is also a fact that the manufacturers of fertilizershave not given benefit of the said subsidies to the farmers duringthe said period;

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(c) whether it is further a fact that the increase made by themanufacturers in the prices of fertilizers during the said periodwas unjustified;

(d) if so, the steps being taken to expedite the findings of CCP atthe earliest and make the responsibles accountable?

Minister for Industries and Production (Mr. Ghulam Murtaza KhanJatoi): (a) Competitive Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has conducted aninvestigation on June 2012 under Section 37 (1) of the Competition Act 2010 inresponse to unprecedented hike in the price of Urea Fertilizer starting December2010 onwards, to enquire while taking into account all relevant factors whetherthe price hike was unreasonable or a result of anticompetitive practices in terms ofSection 3 or Section 4 of the Act. Accordingly CCP imposed a plenty of Rs.3.14billion in case of Engro Fertilizer Limited and Rs. 5.5 billion in case of Fauji FertilizerCompany. Presently this matter is sub-judicious in Sindh high court is hearing thecase subsidies given by the Government to the manufactures of fertilizers duringthe last three years at (Annex-A).

(b) As regard transferring the benefit of subsidy to farmers by themanufacturers, it is to mention that availability of fertilizers at low price in thecountry as compare to international market is due to passing of subsidy by industryto end consumer, however, the effect of subsidy is somewhat eroded due to gascurtailment which resulted in undue price hike and heavy taxation like impositionof GST by Government.

(c) It is a fact that a substantial increase was witnessed in the prices ofurea in the country during the recent years. Urea price increased from Rs. 820 per50 Kg bag in July 2010 to Rs. 1701 on April 2013 by manufactures claiming it tohe consequences of the gas curtailment and loss in production.

(d) Presently this matter is sub-judicious in Sindh high court for hearingthe case. Moreover the prices of fertilizer are deregulated and relevant clause offertilizer policy 2001 is quoted for reference as. “Selling price of fertilizer shallremain deregulated on the understanding that while manufactures will allow freemarket forces to prevail, they will pass benefits in the form of lower piece offertilizer to the farmers. In order in order to ensure this objective is achieved aCommittee will be set up and shall meet as and when required, but at least on aregular quarterly basis and take appropriate steps as necessary. The committeewill be headed by the Ministry of Industries & Production and will include Minister

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for Food & Agriculture. Livestock as well as a senior representative from theMinistry of Finance.”

Annexure-A

SUBSIDY ON UREA——————————————————————————————

Imported Urea——————————————————————————————

Year Quantity (‘000’ Tone) Subsidy (Rs. Billion)——————————————————————————————

2005-06 825 8.02006-07 281 3.42007-08 181 3.12008-09 933 14.32009-10 1525 19.42010-11 635 9.22011-12 1604 50.59

——————————————————————————————*Source: NFDC Planning Commission of Pakistan.

SUBSIDY ON FEED GAS(Rs. Billion)

——————————————————————————————Year Implicit Subsidy on Feedstock Gas for Urea Production

——————————————————————————————2008-09 38.92009-10 47.02010-11 47.52011-12 49.0

——————————————————————————————*Source: NFDC Planning Commission of Pakistan

18. *Rana Muhammad Afzal Khan:


(a) the total amount in US dollars for which the Pakistan Steel Mills,Karachi was sold to a foreign company prior to cancellation ofthe said sale by the Supreme Court of Pakistan;

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(b) the year-wise total amount of loss suffered therefrom till the endof last financial year;

(c) whether it is a fact that there is over employment in PakistanSteel Mills at present; if so, number of employees in excess ofthe required minimum strength; and

(d) the reasons of losses of the Pakistan Steel Mills besides the overemployment at present?

Minister for Industries and Production (Mr. Ghulam Murtaza KhanJatoi): (a) During the year 2005-06, the Privatization Commission sold 75%shares of Pakistan Steel against Rs. 16.80 per share which comes to US $ 348million i.e. Rs 21.68 billion, along with land measuring 4457 acres.

(b) PSM is incurring loss since 2008-09 till date, the details of which areas under:———————————————————————————————

Profit/(Loss) Taxation Profit /(Loss)before Taxation after Taxation

——————————————————————————————2005-06 1,295 (365) 930Audited2006-07 4,576 (1,417) 3,159Audited2007-08 3,249 (1,169) 2,081Audited2008-09 (28,960) 2,434 (26,526)Audited2009-10 (11,561) (5) (11,566)Audited2010-11 (13,140) (706) (12,434)Audited2011-12 (22,273) — (22,273)Audited2012-13 (24,456) — (24,456)Prov.

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(c) The rationalized strength of Pakistan Steel is 15465 while the presentholding is 16005 as on 30-09-2013. It is pertinent to mention here that 4685 dailywages/contract employees were regularized on 15-02-2010 on the directive ofthe Government. Currently, there are 540 employees in excess of the requiredstrength.

(d) PSM sustained losses mainly due to the following reasons:—

o Global recession and crash of steel products prices in internationalmarket which decreased Pakistan Steel sales value and volume.

o Procurement of imported raw material on much higher prices (cost& freight) than the prevailing spot rates because Pakistan Steel wasbound to procure their material through long term supply contracts.

o Devaluation of Pak Rupees from Rs.70 to Rs.99 against the USDollars which increased cost of production.

o Grant of piecemeal, delayed and below requirement bailoutpackages.

o Low capacity utilization (low production)

o Development of projects at stand still (PSDP)

o Liquidity crunch in the country

o Import of identical Iron & Steel Products at low cost

o Closure / Low Production of re-rolling, line pipe & foundries due toload shedding

19. *Lal Chand:

Will the Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony bepleased to state the steps being taken by the Government to promoteInter-faith harmony?

Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony (SardarMuhammad Yousaf): Following steps are being been taken by the Governmentto promote Interfaith Harmony:—

i. Religious festivals/functions of Minorities are celebrated each yearalso at official level (Annex-A).

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ii. A National level Conference on Interfaith Harmony was held on 20-22 February, 2013 under the theme “living together with diversity,Inter-Faith and Inter- Faith and Inter-Cultural Dialogue”. All religiousleaders participated from across Pakistan. An Islamabad Inter-faithdeclaration, 2013 was issued by consensus of all participants(Annex-B).

iii. Federal Government has re-activated National Commission forMinorities with an expanded mandate in light of Islamabad declaration2013. The TOR and composition of members has been approved.The nomination(s) of members for the commission is under process(Annex-C).

iv. The Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony hasproposed a National Conference on the theme “Inter-faith Harmony”on 9th November, 2013 at Convention Centre, Islamabad”.

(Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library)

20. *Shazia Mari:


(a) whether it is a fact that ban has been imposed on U-tube sincelong;

(b) if so, the reasons thereof?

Transferred to Cabinet Division for answer on Next Rota Day.

21. *Mahreen Razaque Bhutto:

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations andCoordination be pleased to state whether the devaluation of rupeeaffected the prices of essential medicines; if so, the details thereof forthe last three months?

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Minister for National Health Services, Regulations andCoordination: Devaluation of Pak.Rupee has affected the cost of manufacturingand imports of essential medicines. However, impact of devaluation and increasein other cost factors in medicines prices is still under evaluation. Any decision inthis matter shall be made after considering all factors so that life saving medicinesare available at affordable prices in the market.

22. *Abdul Majeed Khan:


(a) whether it is a fact that the procurement of foreign white gramhas been approved by the Government for Utility StoresCorporation; and

(b) whether it is also a fact that sufficient quantity of domestic gramis available in the country; if so, the justifications for the saidprocurement?

Minister for Industries and Production (Mr. Ghulam Murtaza KhanJatoi): (a) The Corporation has not received any instructions from Governmentfor procurement of foreign white gram.

(b) Monthly consumption of white gram by the Corporation is 500M.Tons which is being procured by Utility Stores Corporation through open tender.

23. *Syed Naveed Qamar:


(a) whether it is a fact that the Government has changed its priorityregarding the construction of Diamer-Bhasha Dam; if so, thereasons thereof;

(b) the total amount of funds raised and disbursed for the saidproject; and

(c) the revised cost estimated for the said project?

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Minister for Water and Power (Khawaja Muhammad Asif): (a) whereis no change in the stance of GoP w.r.t construction of Diamer Basha Dam Project(DBDP). The fact is that DBDP is top priority ongoing project being implemented.

(b) Govt. of Pakistan has released Rs. 21 billion in the last four years(2009-10 to 2012-13). Whereas in the current financial year allocation is Rs. 25billion. The total expenditure during the period is Rs. 11,401 million upto September,2013.

Islamic Development Bank (IDB) USAID & Asian Development Bank(ADB) has indicated willingness for providing funds for the construction of DBDP;however, GoP is pursuing the case vigorously.

(c) PC-I for Diamer Basha Dam Project was approved by ECNEC on20-08-2009 for an amount of US$ 11.178 billion (Rs. 894.257 billion) withgestation period upto year 2020-21. However, the present cost is estimated atRs. 1,257.74 billion.

24. *Dr. Zulfiqar Ali Bhatti:

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations andCoordination be pleased to state:

(a) the total amount of financial corruption reported in the PakistanMedical and Dental Council (PMDC) during the last two years;

(b) the criteria adopted for appointment of Registrar thereof;

(c) the total annual budget alongwith the detail of expendituresthereof for the last two years; and

(d) the steps being taken by the Government for strengtheninginstitutional capacity of PMDC?

Minister for National Health Services, Regulations andCoordination: (a) A total of 14 cases of financial irregularities were reported inthe auditor report of Auditor General of Pakistan on the request of the Registrar/Administrator PMDC in March-April 2013.

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(b) According to section 175 of Medical and Dental Council(Amendment) Act, 2012, following is the criteria for the initial appointment ofRegistrar, PMDC:—

(i) MBBS/BDS or equivalent qualification recognized/ registered bythe PMDC/ HEC and a postgraduate qualification recognized/registered by the PM &DC/HEC shall be considered as additionalqualification and a diploma related to education shall be preferred.

(ii) Minimum 17 years experience in government, semi Government oran autonomous organization. Persons having experience in healthrelated organizations would be preferred.

(iii) In the Act ibid the post of Registrar is required to be filled by initialappointment. However, section 25 of the Act ibid empowers thePresident of PMDC to take the services of any person ofGovernment/Semi Government /autonomous body on deputation forthree years but shall not exceed five years.

(c) The total annual budget alongwith the details of expenditure thereoffor the last two years is at Annex-A.

(d) The steps being taken are as under:

(i) Information cell in registration section with a computerized cell topromptly reply to doctors’ queries backlog of experience certificatesand registrations approximately 2500 cases has been resolved.

(ii) New database with sophisticated links has been instalied whichprovides quick access to a the data and statistics of faculty.

(iii) Long awaited post graduate student registration has been started ona data base entry system with an advance record and feedback.

(iv) An anti-quackery campaign has been started from beginning andICT is selected as pilot.

(v) Most of the faculty registration work has been completed.

(vi) Refresher course for the foreign graduate has been initiated by PMDCas a preparatory course before appearing in the National ExaminationBoard (NEB).

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Annex-A

PAKISTAN MEDICAL AND DENTAL COUNCILISLAMABAD

MONTH WISE RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF PAKISTANMEDICAL AND DENTAL COUNCIL FOR THE FINANCIAL

YEAR 2011-2012——————————————————————————————S. No. Month Receipts Expenditure Saving/Deficit——————————————————————————————

1. Jul-11 11,057,262 10,144,325 912,937

2. Aug-11 9,919,447 24,514,245 -14,594,798

3. Sep-11 8,352,975 18,714,392 -10,361,417

4. Oct-11 12,329,672 10,540,349 1,789,323

5. Nov-11 11,775,943 18,871,506 -7,095,563

6. Dec-11 21,942,385 12,577,237 9,365,148

7. Jan-12 16,832,200 33,928,623 -17,096,423

8. Feb-12 13,725,866 17,282,283 -3,556,417

9. Mar-12 25,830,210 33,093,588 -7,263,378

10. Apr-12 33,340,113 29,811,292 3,528,821

11. May-12 19,544,218 16,650,131 2,894,087

12 Jun-12 18,516,508 28,882,011 -10,365,503——————————————————————————————

Total 203,166,799 255,009,982 -51,848,183——————————————————————————————

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PAKISTAN MEDICAL AND DENTAL COUNCILISLAMABAD

MONTH WISE RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF PAKISTANMEDICAL AND DENTAL COUNCIL FOR THE FINANCIAL

YEAR 2012-2013

——————————————————————————————S. No. Month Receipts Expenditure Saving/Deficit——————————————————————————————

1. Jul-12 14,006,957 14,345,605 -0,338,648

2. Aug-12 12,200,725 19,029,060 -6,828,335

3. Sep-12 11,389,312 19,488,200 -8,098,888

4. Oct-12 13,517,289 15,146,471 -1,629,182

5. Nov-12 32,373,471 20,657,419 11,716,052

6. Dec-12 13,810,142 17,859,591 -4,049,449

7. Jan-13 23,281,753 20,336,714 2,945,039

8. Feb-13 18,142,909 19,808,100 -1,665,191

9. Mar-13 18,171,936 15,714,881 2,457,055

10. Apr-13 51,763,887 16,825,344 34,938,543

11. May-13 20,859,052 19,196,420 1,662,632

12 Jun-13 11,972,551 36,794,395 -24,821,844——————————————————————————————

Total 241,489,984 235,202,200 6,287,784——————————————————————————————

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25. *Nighat Parveen Mir:

Will the Minister for Industries and Production be pleased to statewhether there is any proposal under consideration of the Governmentto establish a new factory for manucturing economical and smallcars in the country; if so, when it will be implemented?

Minister for Industries and Production (Mr. Ghulam Murtaza KhanJatoi): There is no such proposal under consideration of the Government toestablish a new factory for manufacturing economical and small cars in the countryin near future.

26. *Choudhry Muhammad Shahbaz Babar:


(a) whether it is a fact that ban has been imposed on the import ofmedicines from India except the medicines of Thelesemia, Cancerand Aids; if so, the reasons thereof;

(b) the bottlenecks in the local manufacturing of said medicines;and

(c) whether there is any mechanism to control the prices of thosemedicines; if so, the details thereof?

Minister for National Health Services, Regulations andCoordination: (a) Medicines from India are importable subject to Import PolicyOrder issued by Ministry of Commerce.

As reported by the Ministry of Commerce, there are 49 items ofPharmaceutical Sector in Negative List of Pakistan for trade with India. The listincludes mostly finished products. These finished products have been added in thelist to protect the local manufacturer. Other than these 49 items, the rest of medicinesand raw material are importable from India. The list of 49 items is as under:

List of 49 Item of Pharma Sector in Negative List

There are 49 items of Pharma Sector in Negative List. These includesome finished products and mostly raw material/salts. The finished products such

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as paracetamol, Dextrose and saline infusion solution, Asprin, cough syrup medicinaletc. have been added in this list. Details are given below;———————————————————————————————————————————

S.# PCT CODE DESCRIPTION Custom Duty———————————————————————————————————————————

1 29153600 - - Dinoseb (ISO) acetate 202 29163600 - - Binapacryl (ISO) 103 29163910 - - - Ibuprofen 204 29163990 - - - Other 105 29242910 - - - Paracetamol 256 29334990 - - - Other 57 29349910 - - - Furazolidone 258 29349990 - - - Other 59 29350040 - - - Sulphamethexazole 25

10 29350050 - - - Sulpha-thiazolediazine 25I1 29350060 - - - Sulphanilamide 2512 29394100 - - Ephedrine and its salts 2513 29394200 - - Pseudoephedrine (INN) and its salts 2514 29394300 - - Cathine (INN) and its salts 2015 29394900 - - Other 2016 29396900 - - Other 1017 29411000 -Penicillins and their derivatives with a penicillanic 25

acid structure; salts thereof18 29413000 -Tetracyclines and their derivatives; salts thereof 1019 29414000 -Chloramphenicol and its derivatives salts thereof 1020 29415000 -Erythromycin and its derivatives; salts thereof 1021 29419010 - - - Cephalexin 2022 29419040 - - - Cephradine oral 2023 29419050 - - - Ingredients for pesticides 524 29419060 - - - Cefixime in bulk 1525 29419090 - - - Other 1026 30023000 -Vaccines for veterinary medicine 1027 30029030 - - - Saxitoxin 1028 30029040 - - - Ricin 1029 30031000 -Containing pencillins or derivatives thereof, with a 10

penicillanicacid structure, or streptomycins or their derivatives

30 30032000 -Containing other antibiotics 1031 30034000 -Containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof but not 10

containinghormones or other products of heading 29.37 orantibiotics

32 30041010 - - - Ampicillin, Amoxcillin and Cloxcillin capsules/syrup 2533 30041090 - - - Other 1034 30042000 -Containing other antibiotics 1035 30043100 - - Containing insulin 1036 30043200 - - Containing corticosteroid hormones, their 10

derivatives or structural analogues37 30045090 - - - Other 1038 30049030 - - - Dextrose and saline infusion solution, with 20

infusion set39 30049040 - - - Dextrose and saline infusion solution, without 20

saline infusion set40 30049050 - - - Eye drops 2041 30049060 - - - Ointments, medicinal 2042 30049070 - - - Aspirin, medicinal 1043 30049080 - - - Sulpha drugs 1044 30049091 - - - - Cough syrups medicinal 10

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———————————————————————————————————————————S.# PCT CODE DESCRIPTION Custom Duty

———————————————————————————————————————————45 30049092 - - - - Paracetamol 1046 30051010 - - - Surgical tape in jumbo rolls 2047 30051090 - - - Other 2548 30059010 - - - Acrynol pad 1049 30059090 - - - Other 25

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Once, the list of Negative items is eliminated after approval by the Cabinet.The balance pharmaceutical items will be importable.

(b) There are no bottlenecks for local manufacture of medicines includingThalesemia, Cancer and AIDS. Medicines of Thalesemia, Cancer are also beingmanufactured locally.

(c) Prices of drugs are controlled by the Federal Government undersection 12 of the Drugs Act, 1976. Accordingly, Federal Government has approvedpricing mechanism to fix/ review prices of drugs on the basis of prices of drugs inthe neighbouring countries, competitor prices in the market, cost of production,import prices of the imported drugs & prices of therapeutic equivalents as givenbelow:

(a) NEW CHEMICAL ENTITIES (NCE’s)

I. Prices of an Innovative Brand (IB) will be fixed at an average of theprices prevailing in the SAARC countries. International prices(particularly Australia / UK/ New Zealand) will also be consideredand personal hearings may be provided to the firms in Committeemeetings for negotiating the prices of drugs. In case apple to apple(Brand to Brand) comparison is not available for an NCE, price tofirst brand of an NCE be fixed at 30% above than average of genericprices in neighbouring countries.

II. Prices as mentioned in the proforma invoice for imported drugs andcosting data for locally manufactured drugs will also be consideredfor new chemical entities besides other parameters and MRP becalculated by applying following formulas:

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Imported drugs

MRP=C&F + 40% Markup(Note – The Markup is allowed to cover the expenses/discounts)

Locally manufactured drugs

Non-Sterile Products

MRP=Prime Cost + 75% MarkupSterile Products

MRP=Prime Cost + 90% Markup

III. The members / medical experts in the Committee may discuss pricesof various drugs particularly the expensive preparations keeping inview per day treatment cost of the drug as compared to therapeuticequivalents.

(b) GENERIC BRANDS

Uniform prices will be fixed for generics as summarized below:

i. Minimum 15% less than the brand leader price at the time ofregistration of first generic. In case of cheap and old formulations,price of generics be fixed at par with brand leader and 30% less thanIB in case of expensive NCEs.

ii. Average price of earlier same composition(s) / generic(s) registeredin the country in case Pricing Committee has not yet fixed the priceof a medicine /formulation.

iii. Prices of new strength of medicines will be awarded on pro-rata ofprice of same composition / generic fixed by the Drugs PricingCommittee/PRC/PAC on case to case basis depending upon savings/expenditure in cost and expenses of the new strength and size.

iv. Demanded price will be awarded in case it is less than the abovecriteria or the fixed price.

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27. *Farhana Qamar:

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state the stepstaken by the Government to minimize the damage of crops bymanaging the floods water?

Minister for Water and Power (Khawaja Muhammad Asif):

• To review the pre-flood arrangements the government had held fourhigh level meetings with provinces and other stakeholders. Due tothese preparations, the losses to life and property were minimizedduring Flood Season 2013.

• Federal Government provides funds for execution of emergent floodprotection schemes through PSDP.

• Execution of these schemes is the responsibility of ProvincialGovernments.

• Operation & Maintenance of all flood protection infrastructures andflood fighting is also the responsibility of Provincial Governments.

• The present Government has given due priority to Flood Sector.Rs 1000.00 million have been allocated under PSDP (2013-14) forexecution of emergent nature flood protection schemes throughNormal/Emergent Flood Programme.

• Work on National Flood Protection Plan-IV (2014-2024) oncountrywide basis has been initiated on fast track basis for IntegratedFlood Management.

28. *Dr. Muhammad Azhar Khan Jadoon:


(a) whether it is a fact that the Pakistan medical and Dental Councilhas more than 70 members;

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(b) whether it is also a fact that the said Council is being run withseven individuals for more than one year; if so, the reasonsthereof;

(c) the mandate of the said Council; and

(d) whether the council has been continuously over stepping itsmandate?

Minister for National Health Services, Regulations andCoordination: (a) Yes, at present it is a fact that the PMDC has more than 70members as per Medical & Dental Council (Amendment) Act, 2013.

(b) Yes, it is also a fact that after the promulgation of the Medical &Dental Council Amendment Act, 2012 by the Parliament of Pakistan with theamendments in the PMDC Ordinance, 1962 on 12 August, 2012, the Councilwas being run with seven individuals till 04th August 2013 (Section 36 B)

(c) The mandate of the said council as per Section 36 B of Medical &Dental Council (Amendment) Act, 2012 was as under;

“Upon the commencement of the Medical & Dental Council (Amendment)Act 2012, the incumbent Council Constituted under Section 3 shall standdissolved and the President, Vice President of the Council and ExecutiveCommittee of the Council as exists before the commencement of theaforesaid Act shall stay intact till a new President, Vice President of theCouncil, Executive committee is elected by the Council.

The President, Vice President of the Council and Executive Committee ofthe Council shall have the powers of the Council and shall conduct elections formembership of the Council within one year.

(d) No. The Council had exercised the powers as per Section 36 B ofMedical & Dental Council (Amendment) Act 2012.

29. Disallowed on re-Coonsideration.

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30. *Nasir Khan Khattak:


(a) the year-wise amount of Energy Loss Reduction (ELR) of eachDISCO during the last five years alongwith positive-negativechange occurred during the aforementioned period;

(b) the steps taken by the Government to ensure effective EnergyLoss Reduction by each DISCO during the last five years;

(c) whether it is a fact that DISCOS have failed to achieve targetsof Energy Loss Reduction during the aforementioned period; ifso, the reasons thereof;

(d) the amount, which has been invested under the head of EnergyLoss Reduction by each DISCO during the aforementionedperiod; and

(e) the steps being taken to plan and implement a comprehensiveEnergy Loss Reduction program for each DISCO focusing onreducing technical losses to permissible technical operatinglimits?

Minister for Water and Power (Khawaja Muhammad Asif):(a) Attached as Annexure-I.

(b) DISCOs have taken the following steps for reduction of losses whichare mentioned below:—

(i) Relevant staff is trained time to time to acquire latest version of ELRsoftware.

(ii) Defective energy meters are replaced with healthy meters under headELR to reduce the energy loss.

(iii) Lengthy PVCs are removed through (ELR) LT proposals to improvethe local distribution network and to reduce the distribution loss.

(iv) Constructions of new Grid Stations.

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(v) Augmentation of overloaded Power & Distribution Transformers.

(vi) Up-Gradation/Rehabilitation/Bifurcation of Existing lines besidesconstruction of new lines.

(vii) Replacement of undersize conductors.

(viii) Installation of new and replacement of defective Capacitors Banks.

(ix) Installation of new Digital Energy Meters against old EM TypeMeters.

(x) Replacement of LT bare conductor with Aerial Bundled Cable(ABC).

(c) DISCOs have achieved the targets assigned for reduction of Energylosses by the implementation of effective execution of ELR programs during theaforementioned period.

(d) Attached as Annexure-II.

(e) The different steps adopted for planning and implementation arementioned below:

1. By using conductor of higher cross-sectional area cause the reductionin resistance which results in reduction of technical losses.

2. No. of capacitors were used on HT Line for power factorimprovement which results in a very high rate of return on investment.

3. A huge amount was being spent on replacement of overloadedTransformers which also result in substantial energy loss reduction.

4. The lengthy PVC or overloaded LT lines were replaced by properLT lines and new LT lines were installed for improvement of qualityof supply and reduction in losses.


ISLAMABAD: KARAMAT HUSSAIN NIAZI,The 3rd November, 2013. Secretary.

PCPPI—3447(13) NA—3-11-2013—700.

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6th Session

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT

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“UNSTARRED QUESTIONS AND THEIR REPLIES”

For Monday, the 4th November, 2013

(Originally Unstarred Question Nos. 79, 95, 198, 200, 201, 81, 86, 87, 90,91, 92, 93, 96, 100, 103, 105, 106, 108 and 109 were set down for answer

during the 5th Session)

79. Abdul Waseem:


(a) the total number of Utility Stores in the province of Sindh atpresent;

(b) the income earned by the said stores during the year 2012; and

(c) the total amount of expenditure incurred on the said stores duringthe said period?

Minister for Industries and Production (Mr. Ghulam Murtaza KhanJatoi): (a) There are 1,001 Utility Stores in operation in the province of Sindh.

(b) a. These Stores have achieved sales of Rs. 12,488.718 Million.

b. The Gross profit earned by the Corporation from these stores is Rs. 1,088.912 Million.

(c) Total expenditure incurred by these stores is Rs. 690.034 Million.

95. Sher Akbar Khan:


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(a) the year and head-wise amount and ratio of duty/tax leviedduring the last three fiscal years and at present through electricitybills;

(b) the date by which said duty/tax has been levied along-withjustification thereof;

(c) the head-wise utilization of such amount of duties/taxes along-with present status thereof; and

(d) whether statutory audit of such funds has been conducted; if so,the details thereof?

Reply not received.


Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to state whetherit is a fact that the Estate Office started to computerize the record ofall Government houses in Islamabad, if so, the present status thereofalongwith the time by which said process will be completed?

Minister for Housing and Works: Yes the Ministry of Housing & Worksis in process of Computerization/automation of Estate Office in which the recordof govt. houses is being computerized with the support of Electronic Govt.Directorate (EGD) M/o Information Technology. The present status and expectdate of completion in this regard is as under:———————————————————————————————Module Description Status/Progress Completion———————————————————————————————————————————

Web Portal A Website Portal Web portal is complete 2nd week of(www.estate- and running in testing Nov. 2013.(office.gov.pk) phase. Reactivation ofis constructed for web portal is taken upthe Estate Office with PKNIC (a companywhich includes which launches and hasdetailed information rights of gov.pk web sitesabout Estate Offices, globally.General Waiting List,Complaints, OnlineApplication &Registration etc.

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——————————————————————————————Module Description Status/Progress Completion———————————————————————————————————————————Automation Inventory of Database for all the sub 20 week of

houses Allotment modules has been given to Nov. 2013.process, EGD M/o InformationGeneral Waiting Technology. Final databaseList, structure is in process.Rent Recovery, After its completion theLitigation, process of development ofAdmitting for screens and reports will beallotment and other developed. The data ofprocedures Government houses shall

be placed on website oncompletion of developmentof software.

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200. Sahibzada Tariq Ullah:


(a) whether it is a fact that a number of Housing Schemes launchedduring the last five years for the Federal Government employeesincluding the employees of the National Assembly and SenateSecretariats;

(b) whether those schemes have not been completed so far; if so,the reasons thereof;

(c) whether it is also a fact that huge amounts have been paid bythose employees in such schemes; if so, the details thereofalongwith the utilization thereof;

(d) whether it is further a fact that certain malpractices andembezzlements have been reported in the execution of suchschemes; if so, the details thereof alongwith the action takenagainst the responsibles; and

(e) the steps being taken to execute such schemes in letter and spirit?

Minister for Housing and Works: (a) Ministry of Housing and Worksin pursuance of Government policy is providing affordable housing schemes toboth Federal Government employees and General public. During the last five yearsoverall 07 housing schemes have been launched and its details are mentionedbelow:—

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(I) FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES HOUSINGFOUNDATION.

(a) Housing Scheme at Bhara Kahu, Zone-IV, Islamabad:

This scheme has been recently launched. The project will be completedwithin 30 months. Layout plan was approved by CDA on 05-06-2013 and recentlyNOC has been issued by CDA. Practically scheme stands launched.

(b) Apartments scheme in Sector G-13:

The project of Ground plus 14 storey apartments in Sector G-13,Islamabad will be completed within 48 months after issuance of NOC by CDA.It is also worth mentioning that 4% quota is reserved for employees of ConstitutionalBodies including employees of the National Assembly and Senate Secretariat inall schemes of Housing Foundation under the Membership Drive.

(II) PAKISTAN HOUSING AUTHORITY FOUNDATION.

PHA-F has launched following housing schemes for Federal GovernmentEmployees during last five years which include employees of National Assemblyand Senate Secretariat:—

(a) 268 D-type apartments at Sector G-10/2, Islamabad

(b) 400 E-type apartments at Sector G-11/3, Islamabad

(c) 30 D-type apartments at Wafaqi Colony, Lahore

(d) 30 E-type apartments at Wafaqi Colony, Lahore

(e) 588 houses of three categories at Kurri Road, Islamabad for whichinfrastructure work has been awarded.

(b) Yes, there has been delay in these Housing Schemes and the reasonsthereof are lamented below:—


(a) The scheme of Bhara Kahu Project was affected as the HonorableSupreme Court took Suo-Moto notice in 2009, under SMC No. 04/2011. Later

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after the proceedings continued for almost four years on 27-02-2013, theHonorable Supreme Court directed CDA to issue NOC within 30 days to theHousing Foundation. In the light of Supreme Court order passed on 27-02-2013,CDA approved layout plan of the Bhara kahu Project on 05-06-2013. Currentlythe scheme stands launched.

(b) The project of Ground plus 14 storey apartments in Sector G-13,Islamabad will be completed within 48 months after the NOC is issued by theCDA.

(III) PAKISTAN HOUSING AUTHORITY FOUNDATION.

——————————————————————————————S. No. Project Reasons

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1. 268 D-typeapartments atSector G-10/2,Islamabad

2. 400 E-typeapartments at The works on sites were suspendedSector G-11/3, due to departmental inquiries andIslamabad later on FIA inquiry was held to probe

into the reasons behind cost and time3. 30 D-type overrun of these projects since these

apartments at projects were included in list of sevenWafaqi Colony, stalled projects of PHA-F that wereLahore under investigation due to issues of

time and cost overrun. FIA closed the4. 30 E-type said inquiry.

apartments atWafaqi Colony,Lahore

5. Development The main obstacle in initiating theof Infrastructure works at site was the inquiriesWorks at Kurri conducted by NAB which have nowRoad project, been finalized.Islamabad

PHAF also faced difficulty in gettingthe possession of remaining land fromthe locals of Kurri Village which hasalso been obtained recently andinfrastructure work has been resumed.

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(c) All the Housing Schemes require one time registration fee forentitlement in all future housing schemes. Details of amount submitted by FederalGovernment Employees alongwith their utilization are mentioned as under:—

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Membership Drive was announced on 28th August 2009 with the approvalof the Prime Minister. Membership requires one time registration fee for entitlementin all future housing schemes of FGE Housing Foundation. So far 20521 employeesof various categories have been registered and the total fee received till date amountsto Rs.492 Million.

(II) PAKISTAN HOUSING AUTHORITY FOUNDATION.——————————————————————————————

Amount Amountdeposited by utilized by

S. N Project allottees PHAF(Rs. in Million) (Rs. in Million)

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apartments at 479.74 639.22Sector G-10/2,Islamabad

2 400 E-typeapartments at 547.55 684.35Sector G-11/3,Islamabad

3 30 D-typeapartments forFederalGovernment 44.65 109.8Employees atWafaqi Colony,Lahore

4 30 E-typeapartmentsFederalGovernment 33.25 87.38Employees atWafaqi Colony,Lahore

5 Development ofInfrastructureWorks at Kurri 1,380.45 265.71Road project,Islamabad.

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(d) Yes, certain procedural lapses were found in some of the schemes,details of which are as follows:

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Honorable Supreme Court took Suo-Moto notice of the Bhara KahuHousing Scheme in 2009 under SMC No. 04/2011. The case was subjudice foralmost 4 years and later the Honorable Supreme Court of Pakistan directed CDAon 27-02-2013 for issuance of NOC which has recently been issued by CDA.


After conclusion of inquiries of seven stalled projects certain procedurallapses have been found during planning phase which yielded into incomplete/ faultyplanning. Appropriate administrative actions against all those which are responsibleare under way by the Ministry.

(e) Ministry of Housing and Works has taken various pragmatic stepsincluding taking all the stakeholders on board in order to expedite the respectiveschemes. The details are mentioned below: -


Housing Foundation is trying hard to execute the above schemes in itsbest, alongwith the stakeholders and ensuring the interest of the employees. FGEHousing Foundation’s housing scheme at Bhara Kahu has now been launched.


After completion of the inquiries, the Board of Directors of PHA Foundationin its 9th meeting held on July 31, 2013 has approved to resume the works onproject sites of all 7 stalled projects. Accordingly all the contractors have beenapproached to resume the works at the earliest. The construction activity hasalready taken place.



(a) the names of the government departments and privatecompanies against whom electricity dues are outstanding forthe last five years; and

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(b) the total amount of outstanding dues recovered by IESCO andother distributing companies from government and privatesectors during the said period?

Minister for Water and Power (Khawaja Muhammad Asif): (a) &(b) The requisite information regarding names of Government Department andprivate companies against whom electricity dues are outstanding for last 5-yearsand amounts recovered, is placed company wise as under:——————————————————————————————

Name of Company / Reply is placed asDISCO Annex

——————————————————————————————TESCO Annexpre-APESCO Annexure-BQESCO Annexure-CHESCO Annexure-DSEPCO Annexure-EIESCO Annexure-FMEPCO Annexure-CFESCO Annexure-HGEPCO Annexure-ILESCO Annexure-J

——————————————————————————————(Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library)

81. Salim Rehman:


(a) whether it is a fact that Median Grid Station, Swat was damagedduring flood-2010; and

(b) whether it is also a fact that the said station has not beenreconstructed; if so, the time by which it will be reconstructed?

Minister for Water and Power (Khawaja Muhammad Asif): (a) Yes132 KV Madyan Grid Station was damaged during floods 2010.

(b) The site for new station has been selected by the siting and layoutboard for establishment of the subject Grid Station. The relevant data has been

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sent to Chief Engineer (Design NTDC Lahore for preparation of engineeringdrawing. Execution of work will be stated after preparation of detailed design byNTDC, WAPDA. Lahore

86. Shahzadi Umerzadi Tiwana:

Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to state the ratesof lease lastly fixed for the land owned by the Ministry in Karachi?

Minister for Housing and Works: (a) The rates of Lase lastly fixed forland owned by the Ministry at Karachi is Rs. 50/- per Sq. Yard.

87. Naeema Kishwar Khan:


(a) the ratio of the incidents of theft of transformers in the countryat present;

(b) the province-wise number of cases of theft of transformersregistered at present alongwith the details thereof; and

(c) the number of transformers recovered during the year 2013alongwith the action taken against those involved therein?

Reply not received.

90. Qari Muhammad Yousaf:

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state whetherthere is any proposal under consideration of the Government to setup a grid station in District Batagram; if so, the time by whichconstruction work will be started thereupon?

Minister for Water and Power (Khawaja Muhammad Asif): At presentthere is no proposal under consideration to set up a Grid Station in DistrictBatagram.

91. Raja Muhammad Javed Ikhlas:


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(a) whether it is a fact that Pak PWD has completely excavated aMetalled Road in Tehsil Gujar Khan which lead to village GermotKalan from Sohawa Chakwal road; and

(b) if answer to part(a) above is in the affirmative the time by whichthe department will re-construct the said road?

Minister for Housing and Works: (a) The work regarding constructionof metalled road in tehsil Gujar Khan, leading to village Germot Kalan fromSohawa-Chakwal road was approved under People Works Programme-II throughP.M directive No. 1035 amounting to Rs. 40 Million. However, the work couldnot be tendered due to non-release of funds and thus could not be taken in handfor physical execution. Further work for the legal tenders were stopped by theHon’ble Supreme Court on 19-04-2013 and as per order dated 22-07-2013,said schemes have been abandoned.

(b) Not applicable.

92. Sajid Ahmed:

Will the Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunicationsbe pleased to state the names of new projects to be launched in nearfuture for the promotion of IT in Sindh particularly in Karachi?

Reply not received.

93. Mehar Ishtiaq Ahmad:


(a) the number and grades of employees serving on daily wagesbasis in dispensaries and hospitals under D.Gs WAPDA atpresent; and

(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration theGovernment to give contract or regularize their services; if so,the time by which it will be implemented?

Reply not received.

96. Imran Zafar Leghari:

Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to state the grade-wise total number of employees working in PWD at present?

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Minister for Housing and Works: Statement showing grade-wise totalnumber of employees working in Regular Establishment in Pak. PWD is atAnnexure-A. These employees are civil servant under civil servant Act.1973.

B. Statement showing grade-wise total number of maintenance employeeAnnexed at B. These employees are governed under labour Laws.


100. Mohammad Ayaz Soomro:


(a) whether it is a fact that there is shortage of employees hailingfrom Sindh Rural in the Ministry and its attached/semi attacheddepartments and autonomous bodies; if so, the reasons therefor;and

(b) the steps being taken to meet the said deficiency?

Reply not received.

103. Dr. Raja Aamer Zaman:


(a) the month-wise total number of complaints registered for whitewash of Family Suits in the Inquiry Office, Pak PWD, Gulshan-e-Jinnah, Sector F-5/1, Islamabad during the period from1-1-2013 till date alongwith the details thereof; and

(b) whether it is a fact that no action has been taken on the saidcomplaints so far; if so, the reasons thereof alongwith the timeby which it will be taken thereupon?

Minister for Housing and Works: (a) The month-wise total number ofcomplaints registered for white wash of Family Suites in Gulshan-e-Jinnah duringthe period from 01-01-2013 till date alongwith the details thereof is placed atAnnex-A.

(b) Out of 19-complaints 18-complaints have been attended on provisionof material by the occupants through departmental labour while only one complaintis still pending. The same shall be attended after award of Annual Repair andMaintenance Operation (A/R & M/O) work which is under process.

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105. Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak:


(a) the number of official residences in Islamabad allotted onstandard and ceiling rent basis during the period from January,2011 to June, 2013 alongwith their name and departments; and

(b) the criteria adopted in those allotments?

Minister for Housing and Works: (a) 219 official residences wereallotted on ceiling rent basis for the period from January, 2011 till June, 2013. Listattached.

(b) The allotments were made on compassionate grounds in relaxationof rules under Rule 29-A and in change under Rule 12 of Accommodation AllocationRules-2002.


106. Chudhary Hamid Hameed:


(a) the number of complaints pertaining to repair and maintenancework and removing of seepage registered in the Inquiry Office,Sector I-9/4 Islamabad since, 2008 till date alongwith the namesof allottees and number of flats thereof;

(b) the number of complaints of category-V, flats attended by thesaid Inquiry office alongwith the details thereof; and

(c) the time by which the remaining complaints will be attended bythe said inquiry?

Reply not received.

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108. Dr. Muhammad Azhar Khan Jadoon:


(a) the names of new medicines registered during the period thelast one year alongwith date-wise approval thereof; and

(b) the procedure adopted for the registration of those medicinesalongwith the authority who granted approval therefor?

Minister for National Health Services, Regulations andCoordination (a) A list containing names of the drugs registered w.e.f. 01stOctober, 2012 to 30th September, 2013 is placed at Annex-I.

(b) The Drugs Act, 1976 and Drugs (Licensing Registering andAdvertising) Rules, 1976 provide procedure and authority for registration of drugs(Annex II).


109. Abdul Qahar Khan Wadan:


(a) the number of Housing Schemes launched in Islamabad duringthe last five years;

(b) the procedure prescribed for the allotment of plots therein;

(c) the number of people belonging to Balochistan accommodatedtherein so far; and

(d) the number of such schemes proposed to be launched in future?

Minister for Housing and Works: (a) Ministry of Housing & Worksregularly launches housing schemes for the benefit of both Government employeesand General public. Over all seven (07) housing schemes have been launched inIslamabad during the last five years which are listed below:—

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i. Pakistan Housing Authority Foundation:—

PHA Foundation launched following five (05) housing schemes in Islamabadduring the last five years:

S. No Housing Schemes

1 Construction of 104 D-Type additional apartments at SectorI-11/Islamabad

2 Construction of 368 D-Type apartments at Sector G-10/2,Islamabad

3 Construction of 208 C-type apartments at Sector G-11/3, Islamabad

4 Construction of 400 E-Type apartments at Sector G-11/3

5 Construction of 588 houses of three categories at Kuri Road,Islamabad.

ii. Federal Government Employees Housing Foundation:

FGE Housing Foundation launched following two (02) housing schemesin Islamabad during the last five years:

S. No Housing Schemes

1 Housing Scheme for Federal Government Employees (Phase-VI) atBhara Kahu, Zone-IV, Islamabad

2 G+14 storey apartments scheme (Lifestyle Residency) in SectorG-13, Islamabad.

(b) Federal Government Employees Housing Foundation:

Federal Government Employees Housing Foundation announcedMembership Drive Scheme in 2009 with the approval of the Government ofPakistan on first come first serve basis. Membership requires one time registrationfor entitlement of allotment of plot/apartment in all future schemes. Only the registeredemployees would be entertained for allotment in all future schemes.

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(c) Ministry of Housing & Works does not allot housing unit/plots onthe basis of provincial quota and therefore no specific quota is reserved for peopleof any province.

(d) Three new schemes would be launched by M/o Housing & Worksin near future the details of which is are follows:

(i) Pakistan Housing Authority Foundation:—

Following two (02) housing schemes are at an advanced stage of planningand will be launched in next two months;

S. No. Project

1. Construction of four storey apartments in Sector I-16/3, Islamabad

2. Construction of four storey apartments for Federal Govt. Officers(BS-17 to 19) in Sector I-12, Islamabad.

(ii) Federal Government Employees Housing Foundation:

Federal Government Employees Housing Foundation has invitedexpression of interest on 17-09-2013 to plan future housing / apartment schemeson Joint Venture basis. New scheme will be launched after the fulfillment all legal/codal formalities.

1. Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak:


(a) the names and tenures of Heads/Directors General of the PakistanHousing Authority during the last five years;

(b) the location-wise number of plots allotted to each one of them;and

(c) whether the allotments of said plots were made in accordancewith rules/their entitlement; if so, the details thereof?

Reply not received.

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2. Dr. Raja Aamer Zaman:


(a) whether it is a fact that rooms have been constructed in the

parking area of 21 Family Suites, Gulshan-e-Jinnah, Sector

F-5/1, Islamabad; if so, the justification thereof; and

(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the

Government to take action against the responsibles; if so, when

it will be implemented?

Reply not received.

3. Dr. Arif Alvi:

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and

Coordination be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that regular promotions are being stopped in

the Directorate of Central Health Establishment, Karachi; and

(b) whether it is also a fact that many posts are still lying vacant

therein for the last five years; if so, the reasons thereof?

Minister for National Health Services, Regulations andCoordination (a) Upon transfer of Directorate, Central Health Establishment to

the Ministry in October, 2011, a meeting of Departmental Selection Board was

held in August 2012. No promotion was made in the said meeting due to the

reason that the recruitment rules of CHE were declared invalid by Establishment

Division’s representative and it was pointed out that the rules need to be re-notified

(Annexure-I). In response to observation of Establishment Division, the new rules

of CHE have been prepared and sent to Establishment Division for approval

(Annexure-II). The approval is awaited.

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(b) A total number of 20 posts of Medical Officers are lying vacant inSub-offices under the Directorate of Central Health Establishment which arerequired to be filled 95% by initial appointment and 5% by appointment by transferas proposed in the draft recruitment rules. These posts are required to be filledthrough Federal Public Services Commission (FPSC). A request has been sentto FPSC to arrange the recruitment on the above posts at the earliest(Annexure-III). FPSC is also not in a position to appoint the Medical Officers inthe absence of new recruitment rules which are still awaited.


4. Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi:

Will the Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony bepleased to state whether it is a fact that the Private Tour Operatorshave been allowed to make arrangements for Hajj; if so, the reasonsthereof?

Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony (SardarMuhammad Yousaf): 734 Private Tour Operators have been allocated quota of57,672 for Hajj 2013, for arrangements as per provisions of Hajj Policy 2013.

5. Belum Hasnain:


(a) the year-wise details of appointments made on contract basis inthe Pakistan Housing Authority during the last five yearsalongwith the qualification and experience of employees thereof;

(b) whether those posts were advertised in the newspapers; if not,the reasons thereof; and.

(c) the method adopted for those appointments?

Minister for Housing and Works: (a) The list of year-wise details ofappointments made on contract basis in PHA Foundation during last five yearsalongwith the qualification and experience of employees is enclosed as Annex-A.

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(b) All the posts were advertised in news papers except of those officerswho were appointed for a period of six month on lump-sum pay and those staff/officials who were appointed on need basis. Majority of these employees are notworking in PHA(F) now and rest have been regularized on recommendations ofthe Cabinet Sub-Committee. A list of those employees who were appointed withoutadvertisement is placed at Annex-B.

(c) The vacant posts were advertised in newspapers and interviews werecalled. The candidates who were successful in interview were sent offer letters.


6. Munaza Hassan:


(a) the present status of construction work on Nashpa Mela, PasakhiDeep and Nandipur Power Projects; and

(b) the time by which those projects will be completed separately?

Reply not received.

7. Ramesh Lal:

Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to state the names,domiciles and scales of the employees of various Ministries/Divisions,autonomous and semi autonomous bodies and subordinatedepartments to whom plots have been allotted during the last fiveyears alongwith the criteria adopted therefor?

Reply not received.

8. Shagufta Jumani:


(a) the province-wise total number of officers/officials working underthe Utility Stores Corporation at present;

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(b) the category-wise number of said employees working on contractbasis at present; and

(c) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to regularize the services of said contractualemployees; if so, when it will be implemented?

Minister for Industries and Production (Mr. Ghulam Murtaza KhanJatoi): (a) There are a total of 15227 employees working in USC at present.Province wise detail is as under:———————————————————————————————

Province Regular/ Daily TotalContract Wages

——————————————————————————————Punjab 6324 1704 8028Sindh 2703 410 3113Khyber Pakhtoonkhaw 2159 783 2942Balochistan 334 509 843AJ & K 41 64 105Northern Area 72 95 167FATA 8 21 29

——————————————————————————————TOTAL 11641 3586 15227

——————————————————————————————(b) A total of 4349 employees are serving in USC on contract at present.

Grade wise detail is as under:———————————————————————————————

GRADE No. of Contract Employees——————————————————————————————

BS-20 1BS-17 12BS-16 129BS-14 219BS-11 56BS-9 323BS-8 18BS-7 1283BS-5 1383BS-3 892BS-2 33

——————————————————————————————TOTAL 4349

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(c) Sub Committee of the Cabinet accorded approval for regularizationof 3766 employees presently serving in USC on contract. Necessary scrutiny ofthe concerned employees is being carried out by the committee of the Officers ofthe Corporation in compliance with decision taken by the USC Board of Directorsin their meeting held on 1-7-2013.

9. Zaib Jaffar:


(a) whether it is a fact that the Ministry has distributed the vehicles/rickshaws/motorcycles to various persons during the last fiveyears; if so, the purposes thereof alongwith their names andaddresses;

(b) the total expenditure incurred thereon alongwith the criteriaadopted for distribution thereof;

(c) the name of the authority that gave approval therefor; and

(d) whether any body influenced the said scheme?

Minister for Industries and Production (Mr. Ghulam Murtaza KhanJatoi): (a) Yes, Ministry of Industries & Production has distributed vehicles andrickshaws. The detail is as under:—

1. Sardar Nabeel Ahmed Gabol, MNA (NA-248), Karachi

• 12 Coffin Carrier buses for different NGOs in Karachi.• 200 Rickshaws for the poor people of Lyari, Karachi• 02 Double Cabin ambulances• 06 Hiace vans for different NGOs in Karachi.

2. Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan, NA-111, Sialkot,

• 10 Hino buses for providing transportation facility to the womenfrom rural areas to urban centers at Sialkot.

3. Mr. Jamshed Ahmed Dasti, NA-178, Muzaffargarh

• 02 Hino buses for launching free bus service in DistrictMuzaffargarh.

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4. Syed Aukhanzada Chatan, NA-44, Bajaur Agency

• 04 Hino buses for various colleges in Bajaur Agency.

5. Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, Ex-Prime Minister

• 02 Isuzu Mini Buses and 02 Suzuki Carry Vans for SarwarShaheed Boys College, Gujar Khan.

• 02 Toyota Hiace and 02 Suzuki Carry Vans for Girls College,Gujar Khan.

• 02 Toyota Hiace and 02 Suzuki Carry Vans for Daultala BoysSchool, Gujar Khan.

• 01 Hiace and 01 Ambulance Toyota Hiace for the MadrassaDarbar Bhangali Sharif, Gujar Khan.

• 02 Toyota Hiace (one converted into ambulance) for MadrassaFaiz-ul-Islam, Mandra. (Not yet delivered).

• 05 Suzuki Bolan (Carry Van) for Press Club, Mandra, Sukho,Doltala, Bewal and Gujar Khan. (Not yet delivered).

(b) The total expenditure incurred on purchase of above vehicles isRs.276,002,500/ -.The vehicles were distributed in compliance with the P.M’sDirectives.

(c) All the vehicles were purchased on the directives of the then PrimeMinisters i.e. Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani and Raja Pervaiz Ashraf.

(d) All the vehicles were distributed to different MNAs as illustrated inpara (a) above in pursuance to the directive of the then Prime Minister i.e. SyedYousaf Raza Gillani and Raja Pervaiz Ashraf.

10. Sheikh Salahuddin:

Will the Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunicationsbe pleased to state whether there is any proposal to formulate anational policy regarding Information Technology; if so, the time bywhich it will be formulated?

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Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunications: (a)Ministry of IT is working on the development of IT Policy in order to cater to newtrends in the field of Information Technology. In this regard, the Ministry hasprepared a draft IT Policy document that was shared with all the relevantstakeholders including public/ private organizations, civil society and academia.The draft document was made publicly available through MoIT and attacheddepartment’s websites and all the stakeholders were urged to provide their inputs/feedback fell- further improvements in the draft policy document. A large numberof contributions were received and these have been incorporated to the draft.

The said draft document has almost been finalized and it is envisagedthat it will be approved in the near future and will become the National ITPolicy - 2013.

11. Parveen Masood Bhatti:


(a) the time by which the Bahawalpur Electric Power Company(BEPCO) will be established; and

(b) whether it is a fact that all compulsory legal formalities havebeen completed; if so, the reason for not implementing the same?

Minister for Water and Power (Khawaja Muhammad Asif): (a) Atpresent, there is no proposal under consideration to establish Bahawalpur ElectricPower Company (BEPCO).

(b) Not applicable.

12. Khalida Mansoor:

Will the Minis er for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony bepleased to state the authority competent to approve payment ofcompensation to pilgrims/Tour Operators alongwith the prescribedcriteria thereof?

Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony (SardarMuhammad Yousaf): All payments received from Hajj Tour Operators are spentwith the approval of Principle Accounting Officer of the Ministry. The hajj tour

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operators facilitate Pilgrims in accordance with Service Provider Agreementexecuted with pilgrims. No compensation to any HGO is made. Penalties areimposed in cases of violation of Service Provider agreement (SPA) by the HGO.

13. Mehboob Alam:


(a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to start new residential schemes in the near future;if so, the locations thereof; and

(b) the steps being taken to start such schemes?

Minister for Housing and Works: (a) Ministry of Housing and Worksis committed to provide housing facility to the general public, employees of FederalGovernment and other specified groups.


The Housing Scheme at F-14 Sector, Islamabad has been proposed bythe FGE Housing Foundation.


There are three flats type projects under planning by PHA Foundation tobe launched in near future; their locations are given below:—

Sl. No. Location

1 Sector I-12, Islamabad2 Sector I-16, Islamabad3 Carlton Hotel Plot, Karachi


The Housing Foundation has taken the issue with CDA for allocating SectorF-14 to the Housing Foundation. The Minister of State for M/o H&W & ChiefExecutive, Housing Foundation has conducted series of meetings with CDA

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authorities. Recently, Honorable Supreme Court, upon the petition of SupremeCourt’s bar Association has directed CDA authorities to consider the proposal ofHousing Foundation regarding allocation of Sector F-14 to the Housing Foundationin order to accommodate Federal Government Employees and bar members forallotment of residential plots in the sector. The CDA has principally agreed and itis hoped that the CDA will issue NOC to this effect shortly. Soon after issuance ofNOC by CDA, the Housing Foundation will launch the Scheme.


The steps being taken by PHA Foundation to start above mentionedschemes are given below:———————————————————————————————S. No. Project Status

———————————————————————————————————————————1. Construction of i. CDA has offered 15.60 acres of land at Sector 1-16/3,

apartments at Islamabad.Sector I-16/3,Islamabad. ii. Approximately 1000 four story apartments for low paid

Government Employees (BS 1-16) and GeneralPublic will be constructed.

2. Construction of i CDA has offered 15 acres of land at Sector 1-12, Islamabad.apartments for PHAF has paid 50% of the cost of land to CDA.Federal GovernmentOfficers BPS 17 to 19) ii. Approximately 464 four story apartments for Federalat Sector I-12, Government Officers (BS 17-19) will be constructed.Islamabad

iii. 07 pre-qualified consultants have been asked to submit their technical and financial proposals for design work ofI-12 project by October 21, 2013.

3. Construction of i. Ministry of Housing & Works allotted 3.14 acres of land ofApartments & Pak PWD at Carlton Hotel Plot, Karachi.Shops atCarlton Tower, ii. PHAF is planning to construct a 10 story high rise buildingKarachi (Carlton Tower) on this land. The Carlton Tower will serve

both commercial and residential purpose.

iii. Approximately 250 apartments will be constructed.

iv. A Committee for evaluation of technical and financial bidsof the Consultants has been notified on 28/8/2013 whichincorporates members from Planning & DevelopmentDivision and Architect from Pak PWD. Evaluation oftechnical proposals is in progress.

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14. Kishwer Zehra:

Will the Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony bepleased to state:

(a) the total number of Khuddam-ul-Hujjaj sent for Hajj-2013alongwith the procedure adopted therefor; and

(b) the total number of defence personnel selected therefor?

Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony (SardarMuhammad Yousaf): (a) Nominees of Ministry of Defence, Islamabad CapitalTerritory Police, Provincial Police Departments and Public Sector Organizationswere selected and sent to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the welfare of the PakistaniPilgrims for Hajj 2013 as detailed below:———————————————————————————————

S # Organization Number——————————————————————————————

1. Civil Defence 202. Frontier Constabulary 533. Pakistan Navy 214. Police 1025. Pakistan Boy Scouts Association 396. Public Sector Organizations 65

——————————————————————————————Total: 300

——————————————————————————————• Criteria for selection of staff, as per Hajj Policy 2013, is at Annex ‘A’.

(b) Twenty-one personnel from Pakistan Navy have been selected. Nonominations from the Pakistan Army and the PAF were received.

Criteria for selection of Moavineen-e-Hajjaj for Haji 2013:

A He should be mentally and physically fit to stand the rigors of dutyfor long duration of Hajj season in Saudi Arabia

B Preference would be given to the Arabic speaking personnel as wellas knowing regional languages and having religious bent of mind.

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C Disabled/handicapped persons, who cannot perform proper duty orpersons suffering from contagious disease i.e. Polio etc. may not be recommendedin any case.

2. Duties & Responsibilities of Moavineen-e-Hujjaj in Saudi Arabiaduring Hajj 2013:

(i) To receive pilgrims at Jeddah/Madina Hajj. Terminals and to conductthem to bus station for boarding/dispatch to Makkah Mukarramah/Madina Munawwarah.

(ii) Induction of hujjaj in the building in Makkah Mukarramah and MadinaMunawwarah.

(iii) To render welfare services such as providing guidance/assistance topilgrims who lost their way, family member(s) and luggage etc inKingdom of Saudi Arabia.

(iv) To evacuate ailing pilgrims to Hospitals and arrange burial ofdeceased pilgrims in coordination with concerned authorities in SaudiArabia.

(v) To keep liaison with Saudi Authorities/Makatibs/Directorate Generalof Hajj Jeddah/Makkah Mukarramah/Madina Munawwarah withregard to pilgrims complaints and their welfare.

(vi) To ensure proper supply/provision of buses to transport the pilgrimsfrom Jeddah to Makkah Mukarramah and Madinah Munawarrahand vice versa.

(vii) To visit residences of pilgrims to sort out their problem, if any, at thespot.

(viii) To ensure that all pilgrims are adequately provided residence andaccommodated in the respective Makatib, as per scale laid down bythe Saudi Authorities.

(ix) To be responsible for the establishment of Sector Offices accordingto the buildings hired for pilgrims in consultation with DirectorateGeneral Hajj, Jeddah/Makkah Mukarramah.

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(x) To assist in coordination with the Moassasah South Asia for resolvingany problem related to the welfare of Hujjaj under the direction ofshift incharge.

(xi) To coordinate and facilitate the move to Mina on 8th Zil Hajj.

(xii) To patrol pilgrims route and to provide assistance and direction/guidance where necessary.

(xiii) To maintain the central offices and guide posts under the Hajj moveorder for rapid response, guidance to lost pilgrims in Mashair.

(xiv) To ensure provision of buses on 9th Zilhaj for movement to and fromArafat and to provide any other back up services as directed by DGHajj or any other senior officer-on duty.

(xv) Any other duty assigned by Directorate General of Hajj, Jeddah/Makkah Mukarramah and Medina Munawwarah or DirectorMoavineen-e-Hujjaj from time to time.

3. Term of reference for members of Moavineen-e-Hujjaj for 2013.

(i) Ministry of Religious affairs will arrange air passage for Moavineen-e-Hujjaj from Pakistan to Jeddah and back.

(ii) While on Hajj duty in Saudi Arabia, they will be provided freeaccommodation at modest and functional scale by the Ministry ofReligious Affairs.

(iii) Daily allowance @SR 150/- and SR. 120/- per day to officers inBPS-17 and above staff in BPS 01 to 16 respectively for each dayof duty in Saudi Arabia will be paid, subject to maximum of 70 daysfor Director and 45 days for other members.

(iv) No facilities other than those specified above will be provided by theMinistry of Religious Affairs, Islamabad and Directorate General ofHajj, Jeddah.

(v) While in Saudi Arabia Director, Moavineen-e-Hujjaj will becompletely under the administrative and operational control of

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Director General Hajj, who will be the overall incharge of Hajjoperation.

(vi) A member will be liable for repatiation to Pakistan immediately iffound failing to perform his duties satisfactory, apart from refund ofall expenses incurred by Government of Pakistan on his deputationto Saudi Arabia.

(vii) The Director General Hajj will will send a report to the Ministry ofReligious Affairs on the work and conduct of the Director Muavineenwhich will be placed in his service record through the concernedauthorities.

(viii) During the term of his duty, a member will not associate or affiliatehimself with any social, political or religious group or be involved inany controversy, political, sectarian or otherwise within or outsidePakistan.

(ix) A member will subordinate his personal comfort, convenience andinterest to those of the Hujjaj and observe strict discipline and shallnot do any thing, which may impair the image of Pakistan in generaland that of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Directorate Generalof Hajj Jeddah.

(x) The terminology of ‘Sector Commander’ etc as incharge ofMoavineen force to be deployed in different sectors set up forfacilitation of Hujjaj at Makkah Mukarramah/Madinah Munawwarahwill not be used. The use of said terminology in a foreign country is incontravention of Geneva Convention and against the diplomatic norms/relations between the two countries.

(xi) The photographs on Passports should be in Civil dress and not inuniforms of Pakistan Armed Forces/Police/Rangers etc. That is alsoagainst diplomatic norms between the two countries as the Moavineenare being sent as Welfare staff for the Hujjaj.

(xii) Requests for Change of Booking/change of destination from theindividual member or a group will not be entertained at any costexcept in extreme emergency cases and with the approval of D.G(Hajj), Jeddah.

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(xiii) Director Moavineen-e-Hujjaj will be responsible for placement ofmembers of Moavineen-e-Hujjaj in sector offices established indifferent sectors at Makkah Mukarramah and MadinahMunawwarah ,in Saudi Arabia in consultation with D.G (Hajj), Jeddahand the entire contingent of Moavineen-e-Hujjaj will work under theadministrative control of Director General (Hajj), Jeddah, who willbe the overall in-charge of Hajj operation in Saudi Arabia.

(xiv) The behaviour, of members of Moavineen-e-Hujjaj should be polite,submissive at all costs and quite in consonance with the dignity givenby Allah, the Almighty to the Hujjaj irrespective of any circumstancesor aggressive posture shown by the Hujjaj towards the Moavineen-e-Hujjaj. The rude, rough or apathetic attitude towards the Hujjajand also towards their colleagues will not be tolerated and liable tobe explanation if repatriated.

(xv) A ‘Supervisory Committee’ consisted of the members of the Ministry,of Religious Affairs will keep a watch/monitor the activities of theMoavineen-e-Hujjaj, Seasonal Duty staff and Local Moavineen inKingdom of Saudi Arabia quite unobserved and will submit a reporton their performance after completion of the! Hajj operation to theMinistry. The composition of the Committee will, however, not benotified.

(xvi) The Director Moavineen-e-Hujjaj will submit a PerformanceEvaluation Report covering all relevant areas of operation includingperformance of each member of the contingent to the Ministry ofReligious Affairs, within one month of the conclusion of theHajj 2013.

15. Tahira Aurangzeb:


(a) whether it is a fact that the process of allotment of plots toGovernment employees has been started in Bhara Kaho HousingScheme, Islamabad;

(b) if not, the reasons thereof?

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Minister for Housing and Works: (a) No, the allotment process ofplots to Government employees with regard to Bhara Kahu Housing Scheme hasnot started as yet.

(b) Currently the process of re-checking the seniority of applicants, on“First Come First Served” is being carried out by the Housing Foundation. Afterits completion, the allotment of plots will start.

16. Sufyan Yousuf:

Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to state the namesof projects launched for the construction of houses by Pak PWD inthe country during the year 2012-13 till date alongwith the progressmade thereupon so far?

Minister for Housing and Works: No project has been launched forconstruction of government owned houses by Pak. PWD in the country during theyear 2012-2013 due to the ban imposed by the Cabinet Division on 13-3-1995.

17. Rana Muhammad Afzal Khan:


(a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to replace 66KV with 132 KV Grid Stations;

(b) if so, the advantage to accrue therefrom; and

(c) whether there is any proposal to use the surplus or replaced66KV transformers to increase the capacity of fully loaded 66KV Grid Stations; if so, as to when the 100% loaded Adhikot,Khushab Grid station of FESCO will be provided an additional66 KV transformer in order to improve the power supply to thesaid area?

Minister for Water and Power (Khawaja Muhammad Asif): (a)FESCO has planned to convert all existing 24/No 66/KV Grid Station into 132/KV Grid Stations through its public sector development and Asian DevelopmentBank (ADB) funded programmes. Currently following sub projects are underway.

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i. Conversions of 02 No 66KV G/ Stations namely Pathan Kot &Fazil into 132/KV, through 6th STG 2" revision (Submitted forapproval of ECNEC)

ii. Conversion of 04 No 66/KV G/Stations namely A.P. Sial,/G.M Raja,Kala Bagh and Rakh Dagran through (ADB) Asian DevelopmentBank funded Tranchi- III Programme.

(b) This conversion will make the system more reliable, efficient andstable in addition to reduction in system losses as well as enhancement of voltagelevel.

(c) FESCO has planned to utilize the surplus or replaced 66/KV PowerTransformers during such conversion. FESCO has also scheduled to add another7.5/MVA Power Transformer at 66/KV Kot Grid station in its 6th STG 2ndrevision programme. (Para-A)

18. Lal Chand:

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state whetherthere is any proposal under consideration to construct small Dam atNangar Park Town, District, Tharparkar to store rain water for multipurposes; if so, when it will be implemented alongwith the detailsthereof?

Minister for Water and Power (Khawaja Muhammad Asif): TheSmall Dams Organization Sindh of the Irrigation Department Government of Sindhhas submitted following two Nos PC-Is which are already under the process ofapproval by the CDWP:—

1. Construction of Six Nos Dams namely Rs.897.250 M “Jhinjasar, Chandia, rumalsar, Adhegam,Lakar Khadio & Koowara Dams” inNagarparkar areas(Thar Region)

2. Construction of Six Nos Dams namely Rs.877.488 M“Umeed to Wandio, Ranasar, GhotrawaAbasar, Khani to Wandio & Khetai Damin Nagarparkar area (Thar Region))

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All these Dams are proposed for recharging the aquifers as well as shortage,where stored water can be used for drinking & agriculture purpose. The Damswill be constructed subject to approval of PC-Is from the competent forum andprovision of funds.

19. Shazia Mari:


(a) whether coordination mechanism has been established betweenthe Ministry and Provincial Health Departments separately; ifnot, the reasons thereof; and

(b) the name and location-wise hospitals working under theadministrative control of the Ministry at present?

Minister for National Health Services, Regulations andCoordination: (a) Ministry of National Health Services Regulation &Coordination(NHSR&C) was established on 4th May 2013. One of the important roles assignedto the Ministry is the coordination with international partners and provinces andamong the provinces. In this regard development of mechanism is underway andconsultative workshop with all stakeholders will be held in November, 2013.

(b) There is no hospital working under the administrative control of thisministry.

20. Mahreen Razaque Bhutto:

Will the Minister for Industries and Production be pleased to statethe region-wise names of products being promoted for exports atpresent?

Transferred to the Commerce Division for answer on Next Rota Day.

21. Sahibzada Muhammad Yaqub:


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(a) whether it is a fact that District Dir was severely affected duringflood 2010 due to which schools, roads, water supply schemes,BHUs and agricultural fertile lands were badly damaged;

(b) if so, the steps taken by the Federal Flood Commission in thisregard so far?

Minister for Water and Power (Khawaja Muhammad Asif): (a)

• It is correct that District Dir was badly affected during 2010-Floods.The public as well as private infrastructure was damaged.

• The 2010-Flood Damages Restoration/ Reconstruction works relatedto Irrigation, Drainage & Flood Protection Infrastructure, were carriedout by the Irrigation Department Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwathrough its provincial resources. The Roads, Water Supply & BHUsrestoration works were reportedly carried out by the respectiveProvincial departments.

• The list of 2010-Flood Damages Restoration Works related toIrrigation, Drainage & Flood Protection Infrastructures as receivedfrom Irrigation Department, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwais enclosed

(b) • Federal Flood Commission (FFC), has played coordination role in2010-Flood Damages Restoration works.

• Flood Reconstruction Unit (FRU) was especially established inP& D Division, Islamabad for coordination the 2010-Flood DamagesRestoration Projects at Federal Government level.


22. Dr. Zulfiqar Ali Bhatti:


(a) whether it is a fact that electricity is being supplied to industrialfeeders particularly the Nazir Cotton-II according to thedomestic feeders in Sheikupura; if so, the reasons thereof; and

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(b) the action being taken by the Government against theresponsibies?

Reply not received.

23. Chudhary Hamid Hameed:


(a) the detail of colonies registered with the Ministry at present;

(b) the detail of accommodations allotted to the Government officersby the Ministry throughout the country during the year 2012-13till date;

(c) the number of cases filed/pending in the Courts regardingallotment of Government accommodations at present; and

(d) the number of residential projects to be initiated in near future?

Reply not received.

24. Iftikhar Ud Din:


(a) whether it is a fact that there has been low voltage of electricityin Chitral since long; if so, the reasons thereof; and

(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to improve the said voltage of electricity; if so,when it will be implemented?

Reply not received.

25. Choudhry Muhammad Shahbaz Babar:


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(a) the total number of agreements signed regarding Rental PowerPlants during the last five years till date;

(b) the plant-wise total amount paid by the Government during thesaid period;

(c) the total quantum of electricity generated in MW therefrom;and

(d) the total number of cases of corruption registered in the Ministryduring the said period alongwith the punishment awardedthereabout?

Reply not received.

26. Siraj Muhammad Khan:


(a) the criteria prescribed to allot government accommodation atpresent;

(b) whether it is a fact that a seniority list of government employeesfor the allotment of government accommodation has beencompiled by the Estate Offices;

(c) whether it is also a fact that the online seniority list of governmentemployees is neither being maintained nor implemented in letterand spirit; if so, the steps being taken to ensure transparency inthis regard;

(d) the break-up of allotments made as per seniority list and out ofturn separately during the last 5 years; and

(e) the steps being taken to bring transparency in allotment ofGovernment accommodations?

Reply not received.

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27. Maulana Muhammad Gohar Shah:


(a) the total number of recruitments made in PESCO in differentcategories during the last five years alongwith the detailsthereof; and

(b) the total number of posts lying vacant in PESCO at presentalongwith the procedure to be adopted to fill the said vacantposts?

Minister for Water and Power (Khawaja Muhammad Asif): (a) 1610recruitments were made in PESCO during last 5 year, Detail is at (Annex-I)

(b) There are 591 vacant posts of various categories. Detail of theseposts is at (Annex II)

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28. Aaisha Gulalai:


(a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to provide subsidized and flat-rated electricityconnections to agriculture sector;

(b) whether there is any further proposal under consideration ofthe Government to facilitate the farmers by making someconvenient arrangements for clearance of their outstandingelectricity bills on easy installments basis;

(c) if so, the time by which it will be implemented?

Reply not received.

29. Mrs. Shahida Rehmani:

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state the numberof factories which have been closed down due to loadshedding ofelectricity in the country during current year?

Reply not received.30. Raja Muhammad Javed Ikhlas:


(a) the total number of Tube Wells sanctioned in Tehsil Gujar khanduring the year 2012-13 till date alongwith the expenditure ofeach one and the present status thereof; and

(b) the time by which work will be completed?

Reply not received.

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(a) the number of residents of Union Council Jabar Develi, VillageMealbutt Sub-Division Shankiari, District Mansehra who have applied for

RCO electricity meter connection; and

(b) the time by which their electricity meters will be re-connected;if not, the reasons thereof alongwith the details?

Reply not received.

KARAMAT HUSSAIN NIAZI, Secretary.

ISLAMABAD:The 3rd November, 2013.

PCPPI—3447 (2013) NA—3-11-2013—700.

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