NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT … (10th Session) NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT ————— “QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWERS AND THEIR REPLIES” to be asked at a sitting of the National

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(10th 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 24th March, 2014

(Originally Starred Question Nos. 51, 65, 66, 70, 77, 150 and 165 were setdown for answer during the 9th Session)

51. *Dr. Mahreen Razaque Bhutto:

Will the Minister for Education, Trainings and Standards in HigherEducation be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the Ministry has database of all thestudents going abroad for higher studies; if not, the reasonsthereof;

(b) if so, the year-wise total number of students returned from abroadduring the last five years?

Minister for Education, Trainings and Standards in HigherEducation: (a) Yes, Higher Education Commission (HEC) is maintaining the properdatabase of all the scholars sent abroad by HEC for higher studies.

(b) The year-wise total number of students returned from aboard duringthe last five years are as under:

Year Students Returned2009 5812010 6422011 6862012 4682013 3222014 17Total 2716

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65. *Sheikh Salahuddin:

Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased tostate:

(a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to reduce certain categories of employees of thepublic sector through the process of attrition; if so, the detailsthereof; and

(b) whether it is a fact that a benchmark has been fixed for suchreduction of employees; if so, the details thereof?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) At the moment noproposal for reduction of certain categories of employees of the FederalGovernment’s Ministries/Divisions/ Departments, offices, etc., through the processof attrition, has been assigned to the Establishment Division by the Government.

(b) Therefore, fixing of benchmarks in connection with the above is notunder consideration by the Establishment Division.

66. *Mrs. Shahida Rehmani:


(a) the steps being taken by the Government for improvement ofhigher education;

(b) the number of scholarships granted for higher education duringthe current year alongwith the criteria adopted therefor; and

(c) the year-wise number of students sent abroad for educationduring the last three years till date?

Minister for Education, Trainings and Standards in HigherEducation: (a) The critical steps taken by the Government of Pakistan for theimprovement of higher education are attached at Annex-A.

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(b) A total of one thousand and thirty two (1032) scholarship (419Overseas and 613 local scholarships) were awarded by the Higher EducationCommission during the current financial year. The criteria of the selection is attachedat Annex-B.

(c) The year-wise number of students sent abroad for during the lastthree years till date are as under:

Year Number of scholars2013-14 419

2012-13 646

2011-12 483

Total 1548

(Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library)

70. *Dr. Nafisa Shah:


(a) the present status of the National Internship Programme; and

(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment for promoting youth employment?

Minister for Education, Trainings and Standards in HigherEducation: (a) National Internship Program (NIP) was started in February 2007for the benefit of unemployed educated youth all over the country. Consequent tothe devolution exercise, National Internship Programme has been restricted toFederal Regions only w.e.f. 1st, July 2011 (i.e. ICT, FATA, AJK and GilgitBaltistan). Placement of interns under the NIP-2012 (Phase-V) has beencompleted. In all more than 3000 eligible applicants have been placed in the federalregions by 31st December, 2013. The NIP 2013 (Phase-VI) is currently on holdas it was considered to be merged with PM’s Youth Training Programme announcedin the budget speech for financial year 2013-14. The formal approval for PM’sYouth Training Programme is awaited. The future of NIP is thus on hold being partof PM’s Youth Training Programme.

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(b) The current government has announced six programmes for promotingyouth employment:

1. PM’s Youth Business Loans Scheme.

2. PM’s Interest Free Loans.

3. PM’s Fee re-imbursement Scheme.

4. PM’s Lap Top Scheme

5. PM’s Youth Skills Development.

6. PM’s Youth Training Programme.

77. *Sahibzada Muhammad Yaqub:

Will the Minister for Education, Training and Standards in HigherEducation be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the Allama lqbal Open University wasone of the top 20 Universities in the HEC ranking till 2010;

(b) whether it is also a fact that the said University has been excludedtherefrom; if so, the reasons thereof; and

(c) whether it is further a fact that the number of students of thesaid University has decreased; if so the reasons thereof?

Minister for Education, Trainings and Standards in HigherEducation: (a) Higher Education Commission (HEC) has not published anyUniversity Ranking List of Universities prior to 2010, therefore, it cannot be saidthat Allama Iqbal Open University was one of the top 20 universities till 2010.

(b) Yes, Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Islamabad has beenexcluded from the University Ranking List HEC published in 2010, as universitiesimparting distance learning education were excluded from the aforementionedranking.

(c) No, the number of students of AIOU has not been decreased ratherit has been increasing in each semester.

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150. *Shaikh Rohale Asghar:


(a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to construct new airports in the country;

(b) if so, when it will be implemented alongwith the locationsthereof?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) & (b) Proposal forthe construction of new airports in the country is not under consideration of theGovernment.

165. *Mian Javid Latif:


(a) whether it is a fact that the powers of contempt of Court havenot been conferred upon the Federal Service Tribunal; if so, thereasons thereof; and

(b) the time by which the said powers will be conferred upon thesaid Tribunal?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) The ServiceTribunals Act, 1973, does not contain such provision.

(b) A Bill titled “The Service Tribunals (Amendment) Act, 2013” hasbeen laid in the National Assembly on 30th August, 2013. Besides otheramendments, an amendment in Section 5 of Service Tribunals Act. 1973 has beensuggested by insertion of a new sub-section (3), which is as follows:

“(3) A Tribunal shall have the power to execute its decision as maybe prescribed.”

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1. *Begum Tahira Bukhari:

Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased tostate whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to construct new Airport Terminal Buildings in thecountry in the near future; if so, when it will be implementedalongwith the locations thereof?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: New Terminal Buildingshave been planned for construction at the following location:—

(a) Multan International Airport (completed).(b) Islamabad International Airport Fateh Jhang (under construction).(c) Gwadar International Airport (Planned).(d) Thar Airport (Methi) (Planned).(e) Peshawar & Quetta being planned subject to avail of fund and land.

@2. *Begum Tahira Bukhari:

Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased tostate whether there any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to unblock the Youtube in the country; if so, when i willbe implemented?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: • Blasphemous movie“Innocence of Muslims” was uploaded on Youtube in September 2012, theGovernment of Pakistan (GoP) has taken stringent measures to demand its removaland limit its access on the internet in Pakistan.

• The videos stirred violent protests and public outcry in Pakistan andacross the world. Ministry of IT approached management of Google and Facebookon 13 Sep 2012. In response Google refused to block the blasphemous movielinks/ URLs in the absence of Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty. However,management of Facebook agreed to block secured website links.——————————————————————————————

@ Transferred from Information Technology and Telecommunications Division.

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• The Honorable Supreme Court ordered in constitution Petition No104 of 2012 to block offending material on YouTube website or any other website.

• However, there is no technical solution which can block 100%objectionable material on the internet.

• PTA has taken a number of steps to proactively search forobjectionable material.

• So far, 31,819 objectionable links have been blocked.

3. *Ms. Nighat Parveen Mir:

Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased tostate whether it is a fact that the financial assistance is being providedto small businessmen in the country under the financial rehabilitationprogramme of the Pakistan Bait-ul-Mall; if so, the details thereof?

Reply not received.

4. *Ms. Khalida Mansoor:


(a) the number of private airlines operating in the country at present;and

(b) whether the Government is satisfied with the performance ofsaid airlines; if not, the reasons thereof?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) There are three(03) private airlines operating in the country, namely, Airblue, Shaheen AirInternational and Air Indus.

(b) The performance of the above airlines has remained satisfactory sofar, as no serious complaint has been reported either by the passengers or anyother agency.

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5. *Ms. Khalida Mansoor:

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state whether it is a factthat the Pakistan Railways has sold its scrap during the last fiveyears till date; if so, the quantity and rates thereof?

Minister for Railways (Khawaja Saad Rafique) : The year-wiseposition of scrap material sold by Pakistan Railways during the last five years tilldate are as under:———————————————————————————————

Year Quantity Sold Amount/Rates(Metric Ton) (Rs. In million)

——————————————————————————————2008-09 5447.700 167.332009-10 13787.000 626.8622010-11 8787.987 426.4152011-12 4869.350 219.7342012-13 6970.000 318.801*2013-14 10855.672 452.889(till date)

—————————————————————————————— Total: 50717.709 2212.031

——————————————————————————————* The sale orders of amount Rs.452.889 million were initiated in previous

years and recovered in the year 2013-14.

6. *Ms. Shakila Luqman:

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that China has offered to provide locomotivesto Pakistan Railways;

(b) if so, the rates thereof alongwith the time by which thoselocomotives will be provided?

Minister for Railways (Khawaja Saad Rafique) : (a) No fresh offerhas been received from China for provision of Locomotives.

(b) Not applicable.

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7. *Ms. Shakila Luqman:


(a) the year wise deficit of the Pakistan Railways increased duringthe last three years till date; and

(b) the steps taken by the Government to control the said deficit?

Minister for Railways (Khawaja Saad Rafique) : (a) The year-wisedeficit of Pakistan Railways during the last three year is provided in the followingtable:

(Rs. in Billion)——————————————————————————————

Year Gross Expenditure Deficit Increase inEarnings Deficit

——————————————————————————————2009-10 21.889 42.042 20.153 —2010-11 18.613 45.56 26.947 6.7942011-12 15.449 44.798 29.349 2.4022012-13 18.078 48.582 30.504 1.1552013-14 Not(till Feb-28) 15.524 32.812 17.288 Applicable

as yet——————————————————————————————

The increase in deficit during the current financial year (2013-14) will beworked out after closing of accounts on June 30, 2014.

(b) Ministry of Railways is taking following steps to control the saiddeficit.

i. Right mix of passenger and freight services is the key. Passengerservice has been caped at 96 trains a day and most of the resourcesare being allocated to freight sector, which has produced encouragingresults.

ii. Improve availability of locomotives through special repair of existinglocomotives and procurement of new locomotives. (From 8 to 25locomotive per day only for freight thereby resulting in increase ofdaily freight train from almost nil to three trains ex-Karachi).

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iii. HSD Oil reserve was limited for two days, which has been enhancedto 12 days to streamline the train operation.

iv. A comprehensive policy for advertising and branding on PakistanRailways network is being formulated.

v. Encouraging public-private partnership.

vi. All these measures have resulted in improved punctuality of passengertrains (from 10% to 55%), and reliability of service besides increasedrevenues. The revenue streams have registered significant increaseduring the tenure of present government. From 10th June 2013 to28th February 2014, Pakistan Railways managed to earn Rs.15967.139 million as against Rs.11497.220 million when comparedwith the same period of corresponding year. Thus registered anincrease of Rs. 4469.919 million (39%).

8. *Mr. Asad Umar:


(a) the progress made for implementation of the notification issuedon 5-11-2012 by the Higher Education Commission to establishthe National Technology Council (NTC);

(b) whether it is a fact that the posts of said notified council arelying vacant; if so, the reasons thereof alongwith the time bywhich the said council will be made functional; and

(c) the steps taken by the Government to secure the future of morethan 15 lac students due to non, implementation of notificationthereof?

Minister for Education, Trainings and Standards in HigherEducation: (a) The Commission has approved the Establishment of NationalTechnology Council (NTC) in its 27th meeting held on August 27, 2012.Accordingly the notification for establishment of the NTC was issued on November5, 2012. Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) had raised certain observations onthe Byelaws of NTC. A meeting of PEC with HEC was held on August 31, 2012to discussed the observation raised by PEC; subsequently it was decided to amendthe Byelaws in the light of discussion of said meeting (Minutes attached).

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The proposed amendments in the Byelaws were presented for theconsideration of Commission in its 28th meeting held on April 9, 2013 and theCommission made following decision “The Commission deferred the items anddesired that the proposed amendments in the Byelaws of the National TechnologyCouncil may be discussed with all concerned while emphasizing that the term“engineering” may be used carefully and in the manner to maintain focus on“technologies” rather than “engineering” besides providing for inclusion of all accredittechnologies within its scope”.

As per directive of Commission a meeting of HEC with Ministry of Scienceand Technology and Pakistan Engineering Council was held on January 17, 2014in which it was decided that as per Commission’s decision the scope of the Councilshould be enhanced while emphasizing on technologies rather than engineering(Minutes attached).

The case will now be presented in the forthcoming meeting of Commissionfor consideration.

(b) The positions, as per the Byelaws of NTC are still vacant as theByelaws are not being approved by the Commission. The said Council will bemade functional after the approval from the Commission.

(c) HEC recognizes all the qualifications offered in the domain ofengineering technologies i.e.

B. Tech (Pass) is equivalent to 14 years schoolingB. Tech (Hons) is equivalent to 16 years schoolingBSc. Technology is equivalent to 16 years schooling

Furthermore HEC encourages the engineering Technology graduates topursue their academic carrier in their field of interest.

(Annexure has been placed in the National Assembly Library)

9. *Mr. Asad Umar:

Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased tostate the steps being taken by the Government to deal with increasingshortage of water supply in Islamabad?

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Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: Following steps arebeing taken to deal with increasing shortage of water supply in Islamabad:—

(i) Installation of new Tube Wells.

(ii) Construction of Chirah Dam.

(iii) Conduction of water from Indus River system of Tarbela Dam.

10. *Ms. Belum Hasnain:


(a) the post-wise quota reserved for disabled persons in variousFederal Government Ministries/Divisions/Departments atpresent;

(b) whether it is a fact that the appointments were not made inaccordance with the allocated quota for disabled persons duringthe last five years;

(c) if so, the steps being taken by the Government to implement thesaid quota?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) Under Section 10of the Disabled Persons (Employment & Rehabilitation) Ordinance, 1981; “Notless than 2% of the total number of persons employed by an establishment at anytime shall be disabled persons”.

The disabled persons employed against any post shall be entitled to theterms and condition which are not less favorable then those of the other personsemployed by the establishment against similar post.

When calculating the percentage of the posts in an establishment for thepurposes of employment of disable persons, the fraction of 0.5 and above shallcount as a whole number.

(b) Instead of the repeated requests to the Ministries/ Divisions by theCA&DD, the Disability quota is not fully implemented by the Ministries/ Divisions.

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(c) After 18th Constitutional Amendments, CA&DD approached allMinistries / Divisions for the implementation of the disability quota on the totalnumber of their employees since 13th April, 2012, the data provided by theMinistries / Divisions along with its shortfall till date is as under;

———————————————————————————————————————————Number of Ministries/ Total Total Actually ShortDivision Working Share Employed Fall

———————————————————————————————————————————40 357,040 7,141 2,926 4,215Percentage — 2% 0.82% 1.18%

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11. *Ms. Belum Hasnain:


(a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the CDAto operate all the street lights in Islamabad with Solar Energy;if so, when it will be implemented; and

(b) whether it is a fact that the work on the said project has beenstarted; if so, the details thereof?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) There is no proposalunder consideration in the CDA to operate all the street lights in Islamabad withSolar Energy as yet.

(b) No work has been started on the said project.

12. *Ms. Naeema Kishwar Khan:


(a) the total number of houses being used for commercial activitiesin the residential sectors of Islamabad at present;

(b) the total number of houses where in beauty parlours, guesthouses, furniture shops, clinics restaurants, gyms, schools, officesof NGOs and such other commercial offices are openedalongwith thi details thereof; and

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(c) whether these commercial activities are against the building bye-laws; if so, the action taken by the Government so far againstthe responsibles thereof?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) 2080 number ofhouses are being used for commercial activities in the residential sectors ofIslamabad.

(b) Total number of houses being used as

Beauty. Parlour; 77Guest Houses; 175Shops; 219Clinics; 83Restaurants 16Gyms; 04Schools 339Offices 747NGO’s 06Miscellaneous; 414

(c) Such commercial activities in the residential premises are against thebuilding by-laws. Action against the responsible ones has been taken in accordancewith provisions of Building Regulation-2005. The action Included issuance ofnotices, referring such violations of the Court of Deputy Commissioner CDA foreviction i.e. imposition of fine, evacuation from property and cancellation ofallotments.

13. *Ms. Naeema Kishwar Khan:


(a) the total amount outstanding against the public subsidiaries ofthe Pakistan Railways at present; and

(b) the steps being taken by the Ministry to recover the said amount,improve the overall condition of the Pakistan Railways includingvacation of land and Godowns worth billions of rupees fromillegal occupants and cancellation of lease agreements thereof?

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Minister for Railways (Khawaja Saad Rafique) : (a) The total amountoutstanding against public subsidiaries of the Pakistan Railways at present is 784million.

(b) (i) Most of the Godowns were leased out to Provincial FoodDepartments during 1960-70 in the Flood emergencies in order toensure the Food security in the country. Efforts were made in thepast and resultantly some outstanding was cleared by FoodDepartment, Punjab but still a huge amount is pending against otherProvinces.

(ii) During the present regime, the issue was taken up by the Minister forRailways with the Chief Ministers of all the provinces through officialcommunication and as well as by personal contacts. Only theGovernment of Punjab responded, whereas other provinces did notrespond. Reconciliation of accounts were made with the District FoodControllers of Punjab and an amount of Rs. 787 million was recoveredfrom Food Department, Punjab and now there is nothing outstandingagainst the Food Department, Punjab.

(iii) In the similar way, accounts are being reconciled with FoodDepartments of other provinces, and it is expected that all outstandingamount will be recovered during the current financial year.The presentposition of recovered and outstanding amount from Food Godownsis as under:—

——————————————————————————————S. Province Amount Outstanding

No. Recovered amount(Rs. in million) (Rs. in million)

——————————————————————————————1. Punjab 787.00 —2. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa — 292.6763. Balochistan — 23.6064. Sindh — 664.372

—————————————————————————————— Total 787.00 980.654

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(iv) In addition to above, an amount of Rs.531.617 million has also beenrecovered on account of short term leasing form the individuals.

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(v) In order to retrieve the encroached railway land, an anti-encroachmentcampaign was lodged in February 2012. A survey of encroachedland was conducted and 5663 acres land was found encroached.

(vi) In the first phase, from February 2012 to May 2013, land measuring2537 acres was retrieved from encroachers. 2nd phase of thecampaign was started in June 2013 and 426 acres land has beenretrieved from encroacher up till now. Efforts are underway to retrievethe remaining railway land.

14. *Rai Hasan Nawaz Khan:


(a) the steps being taken to make PIA profitable during the periodfrom 1st June, 2013 till date;

(b) the total loss suffered by PIA till 31st May, 2013 alongwith theaverage annual increase made therein; and

(c) the total income earned and expenditures incurred by the PIAduring the first six months of current financial year alongwiththe total amount of loss suffered by PIA during the said period?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) Present Governmenthas taken numerous steps to revive the PIA. Salients are as under:—

(i) A cash injection of PKR 16 (billion) for debt servicing and to acquireaircraft on lease.

(ii) Development of a viable Business Development Plan.

(iii) Acquisition of four narrow body aircraft on wet lease from Turkeyand Czech Republic for 03 months.

(iv) Govt. financing for acquisition of 5 narrow body aircraft (A-320-200) on dry lease approved. These aircraft will start to join PIAfrom April, 2014 to Oct., 2014.

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(v) ECC allowed PIA to acquire additional 5 narrow body aircraft ondry lease for which funding will be provided.

(vi) ECC approved sovereign guarantees to GE Company for overhaulingof 777 engines.

(vii) Rationalization of domestic/international manpower/offices.

(viii) Cost cutting measures in every sector amounting to billions of rupees.

(ix) Fuel rationalization.

(x) Route rationalization.

(xi) Plan to divest 26% share of PIAC to a strategic partner with completemanagement within one year through the Privatization Commissionto stop recurring bleeding of resources.

(b) The loss sustained by PIA during five month period ending May,2013 is PKR 15,906 million.

(c) Revenue, expenditure and losses during first six months of fiscal year:

Revenue : Rs. 47,672 (million)Expenditure : Rs. 66,055 (million)Loss : Rs. 18,383 (million)

15. *Rai Hasan Nawaz Khan:


(a) the base lines of present Government for re-structuring thePakistan Railways alognwith the stage-wise details thereof; and

(b) the total amount incurred thereupon alongwith the source ofamount thereof?

Minister for Railways (Khawaja Saad Rafique) : (a) The presentGovernment is making sustained efforts to revitalize Pakistan Railways. Followingare some of important initiative in this regards:

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1. Performance benchmarking and development of Key PerformanceIndicators (KPIs) for Pakistan Railways has been launched. It wouldhelp management to target right areas for improving service delivery,business processes and financials.

2. Revival of Railways Board is being actively pursued as part of overallreform agenda.

3. Tariff is being regularly rationalized based on the market dynamicsmainly to improve occupancy and increase revenue of PakistanRailways.

4. Right mix of passenger and freight services is the key. Passengerservice has been caped at 96 trains a day and most of the resourcesare being allocated to freight sector, which has produced encouragingresults.

5. Improve availability of locomotives through special repair of existinglocomotives and procurement of new locomotives. (From 8 to 25locomotive per day only for freight thereby resulting in increase ofdaily freight train from almost nil to three trains ex-Karachi)

6. HSD Oil reserve was limited for two days, which has been enhancedto 12 days to streamline the train operation.

7. Improved land management as more than 426 acres of land hasbeen retrieved during the tenure of present government, the value ofwhich is approximately 1623 million.

8. To eliminate the ghost pensioners, Automation System for pensionpayment has been introduced as a pilot project in Lahore and will beexpanded to the entire railway system.

9. Procurements in railways including PSDP portfolio used to becontractor driven and the contractors determined its priority. Nowthe PSDP projects are executed according to the priority of PakistanRailways in the best national interest.

10. A comprehensive policy for advertising and branding on PakistanRailways network is being formulated.

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11. Encouraging public-private partnership.

12. A comprehensive policy for disposal of surplus scrap has beenintroduced with the aim to improve financials through an open, fairand transparent process.

13. Improved human resource management by placing right person forthe right job through a merit based placement policy.

14. To put in place effective accountability mechanism, several caseshave been referred to National Accountability Bureau (NAB).

15. Investment planning through a system approach rather thanfunctioning in isolation is being pursued. Under this approach,investment in all the components of railways system includinginfrastructure development, rolling stock availability, businessdevelopment and governance is being made. The strategy is expectedto bring significant improvement in near future.

16. Rationalization of projects by giving priority to implementable projectshaving visible impact on the performance of Pakistan Railways.

17. Economic Corridor development and regional connectivity areimportant initiatives, which are expected to play vital role in nationaleconomic growth. Upgradation of Mainline-1 (ML1) and constructionof dry port and cargo handling facility have been included, as EarlyHarvest Projects (EHP) under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor(CPEC) and preparatory work on these projects has been initiated.

18. All these measures have resulted in improved punctuality of passengertrains (from 10% to 55%), and reliability of service besides increasedrevenues. The revenue streams have registered significant increaseduring the tenure of present government. From 10th June 2013 to28th February 2014, Pakistan Railways managed to earnRs. 15967.139 million as against Rs.11497.220 million whencompared with the same period of corresponding year. Thusregistered an increase of Rs. 4469.919 million (39%).

(b) There are only policy decisions and no expenditure involved in therestructuring.

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16. *Dr. Arif Alvi:

Will the Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritagebe pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that part two of the report has been submittedin the Supreme Court by the Media Commission;

(b) whether it is also a fact that the PEMRA has mentioned on page103 in the said report that some Media Groups are receivingforeign funds;

(c) if the answers to part (a) and (b) above are in the affirmative,the steps taken by the Ministry to investigate those allegations;and

(d) whether it is further a fact that the Media Houses received foreignfunds for their programmes; if so, the total amount receivedduring the last three years till date alongwith the purposesthereof?

Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage(Mr. Pervaiz Rashid): (a) Yes. The part two of the Report has been submitted inthe Supreme Court of Pakistan vide letters of June 3, & June 10, 2013 respectivelyof the Media commission.

(b) PEMRA had not leveled any allegations against any media group.

(c) In view of the position explained in parts (a) & (b) above, the Ministryis not required to initiate action in this regard.

(d) PEMRA does not have any information that media houses havereceived foreign funds for their programmes. However, some TV channels wereinvolved in airing of programme of Voice of America (VOA) illegally. The channelwas issued show cause notice not to air the programme. The show cause noticewas challenged in the Honorable Sindh High Court. Subsequently the programmewas off aired.

Moreover, some FM Radio Stations were involved in airing BBCProgrammes/News Bulletin. However, the same has also been stopped on theinstructions of PEMRA.

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17. *Mr. Mehboob Alam:

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

(a) the total number of telephone connections of NTC which arefunctional in the country at present; and

(b) the total number of internet connections given by the Ministryduring the last five years till date?

Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunications: (a)At present, 117,122 telephone connections of NTC are functional in the country.

(b) NTC has installed 49,553 internet connections since FY 2008-09.



(a) the present status of the Civil Service Reforms in Pakistan; and

(b) whether there is any proposal/plan under consideration of theGovernment to reform the Civil Service of Pakistan; if so, whenit will be implemented?

Transferred to Prime Minister’s Office for answer on Next Rota Day.



(a) the total amount of expenditures incurred on advertisements ofthe Government given on electronic media during the periodfrom 1-6-2013 till date; and

(b) whether it is a fact that the amount of advertisements has beenpaid to channels concerned; if so, the names thereof?

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Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage(Mr. Pervaiz Rashid):

Press Information Department (PID)

(a) The total expenditure incurred on the Government advertisementson electronic media/channels during the period from 01-06-2013 is amounting toRs. 159,603,942/-. The list showing the above expenditure alongwith the name ofchannels may be seen at “Annexure-I”.

(b) Press Information Department only verifies the electronic media billand has no record of payments made by the concerned clients to the advertisingagencies.

Annexure-I

STATEMENT OF ELECTRONIC MEDIA TELECAST DURINGFINANCIAL YEAR 2013-14

——————————————————————————————Name of Channel Amount

——————————————————————————————A Plus 81,900Aaj News 6,463,118Ab Tak 2,915,526ARY TV 13,130,893Ary Zauq 73,710ATV 5,583,801AVT Khyber 2,774,682Awaz TV 965,034Buniness Plus 910,924Capital TV 7,771,418Channel-5 2,484,528City 42 446,600CNBC News 1,059,476Dawn News 16,697,252Din News 122,850Dunya News 13,670,690Express News 21,259,048Geo News 24,125,597Hum TV 438,165Jaag TV 514,500Khyber News 2,490,555KTN News 6,135,305

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——————————————————————————————Name of Channel Amount

——————————————————————————————Masala TV 87,633Mehran TV 2,135,735News One 122,850PTV Home 2,460,615QTV 73,710Rohi TV 372,708Poyal News 1,620,554Roze news 612,255Sama TV 10,168,194Sindh TV 2,092,083Sohni Dharti 175,266TV One 122,850Uruj TV 81,900Wash TV 3,611,607Waqt News 5,750,410

——————————————————————————————Grand Total 159,603,942

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20. *Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho:


(a) the total number of scholarships for Ph.Ds given by the HigherEducation Commission (HEC) during the last six months; and

(b) the total number of students of Ph.Ds studying abroad at presentalongwith the country-wise details thereof?

Minister for Education, Trainings and Standards in HigherEducation: (a) A total of nine hundred and seventy seven (977) scholars havebeen given Ph.D. Scholarships by Higher Education Commission (HEC) duringthe last six months as per the following detail:

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——————————————————————————————Category Number of Scholarships

——————————————————————————————Local Ph.D. Scholarships 718Foreign Ph.D. Scholarshps 259

—————————————————————————————— Total 977

——————————————————————————————(b) A total of two thousand seven hundred and forty four (2744) scholars

are pursuing their PhD. Program in 31 countries. The Country wise list is attachedat Annex-I.

Annex-I——————————————————————————————

Ph.Ds Studing Abroad——————————————————————————————

No. of Scholars—————————————————————

Sr. Through No. Country Directly By HEC Universities Total

——————————————————————————————1 Australia 22 67 892 Austria 68 3 713 Bangkok 0 1 14 Belgium 4 5 95 Canada 8 60 686 China 67 53 1207 Czech Republic 0 2 28 Denmark 0 17 179 Finland 0 10 10

10 France 152 11 16311 Germany 259 75 33412 Hong Kong 14 5 1913 Ireland 0 1 114 Italy 100 4 10415 Japan 0 5 516 Malaysia 3 95 9817 Netherland 56 20 7618 Newzeland 89 24 113

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——————————————————————————————Ph.Ds Studing Abroad

——————————————————————————————No. of Scholars

—————————————————————Sr. Through

No. Country Directly By HEC Universities Total——————————————————————————————

19 Norway 24 3 2720 Oman 0 2 221 Portgal 0 1 122 Sapain 0 1 123 Scottland 0 3 324 Singapore 0 1 125 South Korea 164 14 17826 Sweden 82 50 13227 Switzerland 0 1 128 Thailand 43 29 7229 Turkey 72 1 7330 United Kingdom 87 567 65431 USA 203 96 299

——————————————————————————————Total 1517 1227 2744

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21. *Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho:

Will the Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunicationsbe pleased to state the steps being taken to, promote InformationTechnology in the country?

Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunications:

STEPS TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN TOPROMOTE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN THE COUNTRY

The following summarizes the efforts carried out by the Government ofPakistan to promote Information Technology in the Country:

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• Establishment of state of the art IT Park in Islamabad, as Pilot Project,in collaboration with World Bank.

• Establishment of National Information Technology Board (NITB)by merging Pakistan Computer Bureau (PCB) and ElectronicGovernment Directorate (EGD).

• Implementation of E-Government system through the implementationof common E-Government Application named “E-office Suite” forthe automation of core businesses of the government.

• Spectrum Auction, in line with Government priorities.

• Establishment of Universal Telecentres.

• Review and Integration of Telecom Sector policies.

• Finalization of draft “Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill”.

• 12 Software Technology Parks have been set up in major cities ofPakistan.

• Establishment of Network to connect Ministries/Divisions throughFiber Optic Ring (about 72 km).

• Promoted entrepreneurial culture in Pakistan by launching new ITstartup companies.

• Provided Internships to IT Graduates in IT companies.

• Assistance provided to 11 Software companies for Certification ofISO 27001 (IT Security Standard) and to 23 companies forCertification on CMMI level 2 and above.

• Provision of IT Training to 8600 Govt. Employees.

• Setup of Virtual University of Pakistan which is providing modernDistance Learning through internet and TV. Currently, more than100,000 students are enrolled with VU.

• Due to Government efforts, Export Figures for Software has reachedto US $ 331 million as recorded by the State Bank of Pakistan.

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22. *Ms. Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak:


(a) whether it is a fact that after devolution of the Ministry ofEducation to the provinces, the provinces have committed toimplement the National Education Policy 2009 in letter andspirit;

(b) if so, the steps taken by the Federal Government for establishingan effective forum for coordination, policy making andimplementation thereof at Federal level?

Minister for Education, Trainings and Standards in HigherEducation: (a) The National Education Policy was approved by the Cabinet in2009. However, the complete implementation of the NEP 2009 was stalled dueto the abolition of the concurrent list under 18th Constitutional Amendment in2010. A high level meeting on education was held on 16th September, 2011 underthe chairmanship of the Prime Minister of Pakistan. The Chief Ministers of all theProvinces and the Prime Minister of AJ&K attended the meeting. A JointDeclaration on Education was signed between the Government of Pakistan andthe Provincial/Area Governments .Article II of the Joint Declaration states as under:

“National Education Policy 2009, subject to such adaptations as arenecessitated in view of the 18th Constitutional Amendment, shall continue to bejointly owned national document”.

(b) The Ministry is developing a coordinating mechanism throughInterprovincial Education Ministers Conference (IPEMC) to undertake review ofNational Education Policy 2009. In this regard the first meeting on IPEMC washeld on 11thFeburary,2014. The matter will be discussed in detail in the nextIPEMC meeting.

23. *Ms. Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak:

Will the Minister for Education, Trainings and Standard in HigherEducation be pleased to state:

(a) the total estimated public sector financial requirement to meetEducation For All (EFA) targets in the three themes i.e. primaryeducation, adult literacy and early childhood education inPakistan by 2015 separately;

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(b) the total actual/current amount spent in each of the said areasduring financial year, 2013-14;

(c) the year-wise funds allocated for education during the last fiveyears till date; and

(d) the steps taken by the Government to achieve 86% literacy ratesin education till 2015?

Minister for Education, Trainings and Standards in HigherEducation: (a) As yet, no study is available to determine the financial requirementsto meet EFA targets by 2015. Moreover, after the devolution of the subject of‘education’ under 18th constitutional amendment, the Provincial Governments areundertaking plans and policies to improve the status of education in their respectiveprovinces and achieve the EFA targets. The Ministry of Education, Trainings andStandards in Higher Education has prepared a National Plan of Action to acceleratethe NER in Primary Education from 68% in 2011-12 to 91% in 2015-16 throughvarious targeted interventions. Approximately Rs. 188 billion are needed toimplement this Plan.

(b) We have requested the Provincial Governments for the relevantinformation and their reply is still awaited.

(c) During 2011-12, Rs. 132.15 billion, and in 2012-13 Rs. 178.25billion were spent in Primary Education in the country, according to PRSPSecretariat’s Expenditure Table.

(d) The following steps have been taken by National Commission forHuman Development(NCHD):

(a) Established 21,639 feeder schools to provide schooling for the un-served population.

(b) Provision of 13,606 additional teachers in existing governmentschools, where the enhanced enrollment adversely affected the teacherstudent ratio.

(c) NCHD in collaboration with different district education departmentsre-opened 3300 schools through provision of additional teachers(feeder teachers); these schools were closed due to non-availabilityof teachers.

(d) BCES project established 13,000 community schools for unnervedchildren.

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24. *Mr. Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi:


(a) whether it is a fact that many flights are diverted during everywinter season from one airport to another due to zero visibilityand thick fog;

(b) whether it is also a fact that the loss of billions of rupees hasbeen suffered by PIA every year therefrom;

(c) if so, the year-wise loss suffered by PIA under the said headduring the last five years till date; and

(d) the steps being taken to install ILS Cat.III (C) system that allowsaircraft to land at zero visibility at major airports of the country?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) Yes, it is fact thatmany flights are diverted due to fog in the winter.

(b) Yes, PIA suffers huge losses every year due to such diversions.

(c) Year-wise loss suffered by PIA under the said head during the lastfive years is a huge data and its collection is underway. The comprehensive,consolidated response will be furnished in due course of time, upon completion ofthe same.

(d) So far the survey work has been carried out for installation of the AirFiled Lighting System and ILS CAT-Ill (C) at Lahore and Islamabad airports.

25. *Mr. Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi:


(a) the total number of aeroplanes acquired by the PIA on lease,except from Turkey during the year 2013-14 alongwith the periodof lease thereof; and

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(b) whether it is a fact that the food items being served on board topassengers during flights have been curtailed; if so, the reasonsthereof?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) PIA had inductedtwo Czech Republic registered Boeing 737-800 aircraft from Travel Services and02 from Corendon Airline on wet lease. These aircraft were inducted in PIA fleetduring end of November, 2013 initially for a period of two months (extendable).Subsequently, the wet leased agreement for the two (02) aircraft has been extendedup-to May, 2014.

(b) PIAC Board has taken a policy decision to replace major meals(Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner) with snack box services to cut down expenditure.


Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state the name of thosecountries with whom Pakistan Railways has cargo and passengerstrain connection/links at present?

Minister for Railways (Khawaja Saad Rafique) : The names ofcountries with whom Pakistan Railways has cargo and passenger train connectionsare:

a. India

b. Iran

c. Turkey (cargo only)



(a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to start Metro Bus Service from Islamabad toRawalpindi;

(b) if so, the time by which the Metro Bus Service will be started?

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Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) Yes, there is aproposal under consideration of the Government to start Metro Bus Service fromIslamabad to Rawalpindi.

(b) Metro Bus Service will be started by earlier 2015.

28. *Mr. Abdul Qahar Khan Wadan:


(a) whether it is a fact that the Hernai-Sibi Railway Section hasbeen closed since February, 2006; if so, the reasons thereof;and

(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to re-open/repair/re-construct the said railwaysection; if so, the time by which the work will be startedthereupon?

Minister for Railways (Khawaja Saad Rafique) : (a) Yes, The Sibi-Hernai Section of Pakistan Railways has been closed since February -2006 whenseven major bridges were damaged by bomb blasts/rocket attacks by the terrorists,causing suspension of train operations. After that another three bridges were alsobadly damaged due to severe flash floods.

(b) In order to assess viability of re-opening of the closed section,feasibility study was assigned to M/s PRACS (Consultant). The condition surveyhas been received from the consultant. However tasks could not accomplish dueto law & order situation in the Province.

According to the recommendations of consultant, the bridges needs re-construction/rehabilitation by replacing damaged girders and construction of piers.The re-construction/rehabilitation of damaged bridges is not possible under thecurrent law & order situation of the Province.

Pakistan Railways will undertake reconstruction/rehabilitation work at sitesubject to security clearance and assistance by concerned law enforcing agencies.

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29. *Syed Waseem Hussain:


(a) whether it is a fact that the Managing Director alongwith twoofficials of PIA were sent to Turkey during September, 2013;and

(b) whether it is also a fact that the lucrative routes of PIA arebeing sold to Turkish Airlines; if so, the reasons thereof?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) Yes, because ofPrime Minister’s visit.

(b) No, there is no such proposal under consideration.

30. *Ms. Shahjehan Munir Mangerio:


(a) the total land of the Pakistan Railways in Karachi sold andpurchased by the Ministry during the year 2013-14; and

(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to recover the land of Pakistan Railways from illegaloccupants; if so, when it will be implemented alongwith the stepstaken in this regard so far?

Minister for Railways (Khawaja Saad Rafique) : (a) No land hasbeen sold or purchased by Pakistan Railways during the year 2013-14 in Karachi.

(b) Pakistan Railway has retrieved 2964 acres railway land from illegaloccupants from February 2012 to February 2014 out of total encroached land of5663 acres. This includes 427 acres land retrieved during the tenure of presentGovernment. Efforts are underway to retrieve the balance encroached land. Detailis enclosed as Annexure-A.

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Annexure-A

The Division-wise detail of retrieved land in the 1st phase (Feb: 2012 toMay 2013) is as under:——————————————————————————————

Area (in acres)S. Division ———————————————————

No. Encroached land as on Retrieved land in the first01-12-2011 phase

——————————————————————————————1. Peshawar 395.152 103.293

2. Rawalpindi. 145.601 41.130

3. Lahore 2631.88 1757.431

4. Moghalpura/Workshop 43.72 1.249

5. Multan. 686.127 374.698

6. Sukkur. 750.49 80.185

7. Karachi. 370.87 158.691

8. Quetta. 638.727 20.489——————————————————————————————

Total 5662.667 2537.166——————————————————————————————

Say = 5663 acres Say = 2537 acres——————————————————————————————

The Division-wise detail of retrieved land in the 2nd phase (June 2013-Feburary 2014) is as under:—

——————————————————————————————Area (in acres)

S. Division ———————————————————No. Encroachments as on Retrieved land in the

as were existing 2nd phaseon 23-06-2013

——————————————————————————————1. Peshawar 291.859 11.2912. Rawalpindi. 104.471 9.834

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——————————————————————————————Area (in acres)

S. Division ———————————————————No. Encroachments as on Retrieved land in the

as were existing 2nd phaseon 23-06-2013

——————————————————————————————3. Lahore 874.449 8.2964. Moghalpura/Workshop 42.471 1.0855. Multan. 311.429 305.8776. Sukkur. 670.305 17.9487. Karachi. 212.279 69.4528. Quetta. 618.238 3.606

——————————————————————————————Total 3125.501 427.389

——————————————————————————————Say = 427 acres

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Total land retrieved up till now = 2537+427 =2964 acres.Balance encroached Railway land = 2699 acres

ISLAMABAD: KARAMAT HUSSAIN NIAZI,The 23th March, 2014. Secretary.

PCPPI—395(14) NA—23-3-2014—650.

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(10th Session)

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT

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“UNSTARRED QUESTIONS AND THEIR REPLIES”

For Monday, the 24th March, 2014

(Originally Unstarred Question Nos. 114, 117, 267, 270, 320, 145, 48, 49,50, 51, 52, 54, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 69, 72, 73 and 79 were set down for

answer during the 9th Session)

114. Mr. Najaf Abbas Sial:

Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased tostate the number of Consultants hired by the PIA from 1-1-2008 to30-03-2013 alongwith their salary packages?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat:PIAC hired/appointedfollowing consultants during the period 2008 to 2013:

(i). M/s A.F Ferguson and Company for Tax Consultancy (2010-2011).

(ii). Consultancy services of M/s M.G Associates for MarketingConsultancy.

(iii). Mr. Saleem Sayani, Deputy Managing Director.

(iv). Mr.Christopher Richard Julyan Bate, Director Special Projects.

Amount paid to the said Consultants is as under:-

(i). M/s A.F Ferguson and Company Rs.4,500,000 per annum.

(ii). M/s M.G Associates for marketing consultancy fee Rs.900,000 permonth.

(iii). Mr. Saleem Sayani, DMD was drawing salary US$ 20,000/- permonth with annual increment by 7%. He was paid an amount of PK

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Rs.46.218 million by PIAC. Other details regarding his lucrative,pay, perks and privileges is attached as Annexure-A.

(vi). Mr. Christopher Richard Julyan Bate, Director Special Projects wasdrawing salary US$ 20,000/- per month. Other details regarding hislucrative, pay, perks and privileges is attached as Annexure-B.


117. Mr. Abdul Waseem:


(a) the number of consultants hired by PIA during the period from1-4-2013 to 31-12-2013; and

(b) the salary package admissible to the said consultants at present?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) PIAC hired/appointed following consultants during the period 2008 to 2013:

(i). M/s A.F Ferguson and Company for Tax Consultancy(2010-2011).

(ii). Consultancy services of M/s M.G Associates for MarketingConsultancy.

(iii). Mr. Saleem Sayani, Deputy Managing Director.

(iv). Mr.Christopher Richard Julyan Bate, Director Special Projects.

( b). Amount paid to the said Consultants is as under:-

(i). M/s A.F Ferguson and Company Rs.4,500,000 per annum.

(ii). M/s M.G Associates for marketing consultancy fee Rs.900 000 permonth.

(iii). Mr. Saleem Sayani, DMD was drawing salary US$ 20,000/- permonth with annual increment by 7%. He was paid an amount of PK

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Rs.46.218 million by PIAC. Other details regarding his lucrative,pay, perks and privileges is attached as Annexure-A.

(vi). Mr. Christopher Richard Julyan Bate, Director Special Projects wasdrawing salary US$ 20,000/- per month. Other details regarding hislucrative, pay, perks and privileges is attached as Annexure-B.


267. Ms. Khalida Mansoor:

Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased tostate whether the verification of educational certificates of all Doctorsand other staff of PIMS, Islamabad has been completed; if so, thedetails thereof?

Reply not received.

270. Ms. Kishwar Zehra:


(a) the aircrafts purchased and got on lease by the PIA during thelast five years alongwith the description, mode of payment andname of country/company thereof; and

(b) the amount of profit earned by the PIA therefrom?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) PIAC has notpurchased any aircraft during the last five years. Details of aircraft acquired onlease are as follows:-____________________________________________________________S. No. Description Name of the Name of the Mode of

Company Country Payment____________________________________________________________

1. 2 x B-747-200 aircraft M/s. Hellenic Greece Rental paymentswet leased in 2011 for Imperial deposited wereHajj Operation Airways through Swift

Wire Transfer

2. 2 x B-737-800 aircraft M/s. Corendon Turkey - dofor domestic schedule Airlines.flights as stop gaparrangement till

____________________________________________________________

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___________________________________________________________S. No. Description Name of the Name of the Mode of

Company Country Payment____________________________________________________________

leasing of five (05)narrow body (A-320)aircraft on dry lease.

3. 2 x B-737-800 aircraft M/s. Travel Czech - dofor domestic schedule Services Republicflights as stop gaparrangement tillleasing of five (05)narrow body (A-320)aircraft on dry lease.

____________________________________________________________

(b) Profit on direct operating cost of flights operated on wet lease B737-800 aircraft for the month of November, 2013 is PKR 4.303 million.

320. Sahibzada Tariq Ullah:


(a) whether it is a fact that the sewerage/polluted water is beingused for cultivation at several places particularly at Khannaand Tarlai in Islamabad;

(b) if so, the steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) Khana and Tarlaiare out of jurisdiction of CDA and fall in rural area of ICT.

(b) -do-

145. Mr. Sher Akbar Khan:

Will the Minister for Education Training and Standard and HigherEducation be pleased to state:

(a) the steps being taken by the Government for Human ResourceDevelopment in the country; and

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(b) the year-wise amount allocated for the said purpose during thelast three years alongwith the head-wise utilization thereof?

Minister for Education, Trainings and Standards in HigherEducation: (a) National Vocational and Technical Training Commission(NAVTTC).

(i) National Vocational & Technical Training Commission is proficientlyinvolved in policy making strategy formulation, regulation & revamping ofTVET system. Inline with its provided mandate, NAVTTC alwaysacknowledged the worth of skilled Human Resource Development in thecountry and successfully executed 02 Training programs from PSDP fundin country as mentioned below;

• Prime Minister’s Hunar-mand program & President’s FanniMaharat Program, through these programs NAVTTC equipped153,640 individuals upto December 2013 since its inception.

• NAVTTC’s steps to reform TVET in country envisage thecapacity building of Human Resource, providing adequateaccess to sustainable employment, alleviation of poverty andmarginalization, ensuring region’s economic development,

• Apart from PSDP funded training programs NAVTTCsuccessfully attained following steps for human ResourceDevelopment in country in collaboration with TVET ReformSupport Program;

Successful promulgation and execution of National Skills Strategy(2009-13) to address the TVET challenges in the country.

Accreditation of 23 TVET institutes to assure / improve the qualityof TVET institutes and Human resource concerned.

Development of 169 competency based Curricula for unified trainingmechanism all over country.

Development of “National Vocational Qualification Framework” toprovide vertical & horizontal progression to the Human resourceunder training.

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Review of Apprenticeship Ordinance 1962 is under process incollaboration with public/private stakeholders to address the latesttraining challenges of employees/employers.

NAVTTC developed Code of Conduct and professional ethics forTEVT institutes in year 2011, which describes principles establishedto guide the Technical & Vocational Training (TVT) institutes to createtheir identity ad institutional brand.

NAVTTC, developed a framework “National Qualification Systemfor Teachers (NQST)” in consultation with stakeholders tostandardize the qualifications and pays of TVET teachers.

NAVTTC established a dynamic system of National Skill InformationSystem on modern lines which will be helpful for vocational guidanceof skilled human resource.

Establishment of 08 sector specific centers of excellence to play apivotal role in promoting innovation and excellence in training.

National Commission for Human Development (NCHD)

(i) In the year 2009-12, 35986 Adult Literacy Centers were establishedwhere 882,551 illiterate learners are made literate.

10937 Feeder teachers provided multigame teaching service to300,000 children.

NCHD helped Districts and provincial governments to enroll 2.2million children in primary schools.

National Training Bureau (NTB)

(i) National Training Bureau (NTB) is the attached department ofMinistry of Education, Trainings and Standards in Higher Educationestablished in 1976 with the objective to assess existing and futuretraining needs, provide training to youth, impart training to Instructorsand to conduct trade tests for certification of institutional as well asskilled workers of the private sector.

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The synopsis of manpower trained during the last five year is summarizedas follows:—

- Training of Trainers 951

- Training of Youth 7815

- Trade Testing and Certification 46207

(b) NAVTTC

(ii) Year-wise amount allocated through PSDP fund and respectiveutilization to run the above mentioned training programs for last threeyears is as tabulated below:—

——————————————————————————————Year Amount Allocated Human Resource Trained

——————————————————————————————2010-11 300- 15,0852011-12 300- 15,4052012-13 240- 13,2272013-14 350- Under progress

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The aforementioned fund utilized on following heads.

Remuneration of Instructional & Non-instructional staff, purchase oftraining material, over-heads, testing and certification tool kits andstipend for trainees

NCHD

(ii) Budget allocation in the last three years:——————————————————————————————

Year Allocation Release——————————————————————————————

2009-10 2339 m 1400 m

2010-11 3296 m 1488 m

2011-12 2513 m 1385 m——————————————————————————————

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NTB (Rs. In million)——————————————————————————————

Year Allocation Expenditure——————————————————————————————

ii. 2010-11-Other 0.382 0.382(Training material).-Repair of Machinery & 0.098 0.098Equipment

2011-12-Other(Training material). 0.462 0.105-Repair of Machinery & 0.100 0.030Equipment.

2012-13-Other(Training material). 0.696 0.696-Repair of Machinery & 0.200 0.200Equipment.

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48. Dr. Mahreen Razaque Bhutto:


(a) whether it is a fact that a statue of Shaheed Mohtrama BenazirBhutto has been removed from the Lok Virsa Museum,Islamabad;

(b) if so the reasons thereof?

Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage(Mr. Pervaiz Rashid): (a) The statue of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhuttowas temporarily shifted to the Museum Conservation Laboratory for maintenance,which has been re-displayed at the allocated space.

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(b) The day-to-day maintenance and upkeep of the three-dimensionalcultural displays at Pakistan National Museum of Ethnology, popularly known asHeritage Museum, is an on-going feature at Lok virsa.

@49. Dr. Mahreen Razaque Bhutto:

Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased tostate the total amount allocated for Education in Islamabad duringthe year 2013-14?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: Total amount allocatedfor Education in Islamabad during the year, 2013-14 is Rs.7408.611 million asper Annex-A.


50. Mr. Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi:


(a) the details of non-teaching staff appointed on regular andcontractual basis in Federal Urdu University, Islamabad duringthe period from 2008 to 2013; and

(b) the details of contractual employees who have been regularizedduring the said period?

Minister for Education, Trainings and Standards in HigherEducation: (a) A total of one hundred and seventy six (176) non-teaching staffappointed on regular and contractual basis in Federal Urdu University, Islamabadduring the period of 2008-13. The detail is attached at Annexure-I.

(b) A total of one hundred and twenty six (126) contractual employeeshave been regularized in Federal Urdu University, Islamabad during the said period.The detail is attached at Annexure-II.

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

@Transferred from Education, Trainings and Standards in Higher Education Divsion.

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51. Mr. Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi:

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

(a) the year-wise total number of new connections given by PTCLduring the period from 2009-2013;

(b) the province-wise total income earned therefrom during the saidperiod alongwith the details thereof; and

(c) the details of Internet connections given by PTCL during thesaid period?

Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunications: (a)(a) Year-wise new PSTN (Telephone) connections by PTCL are as follows:

482,114 (2009), 444,944 (2010), 531,088 (2011), 491,102 (2012),678,349 (2013)

(b) (Amount in Millions)——————————————————————————————

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013———————————————————————————————————————————

FEDERAL 2,856 3,279 3,673 4,069 4,700

Baluchistan 878 899 1,029 1,114 1,246

KPK 2,908 3,274 3,752 4,172 4,802

PUNJAB 25,609 26,952 30,203 33,248 38,489

SINDH 8,605 8,936 9,628 10,050 10,825

———————————————————————————————————————————Total 37,122 39,163 43,583 47,470 54,117

——————————————————————————————(c) Year-wise new DSL (Internet) connections by PTCL are as follows:

335,020 (2009), 437,802 (2010), 515,974 (2011), 523,050 (2012),679,275 (2013)

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52. Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho:

Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased tostate the airlines-wise total amount of parking fee collected duringthe last five years till date?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: Requisite detail isplaced at Annexure-A.


54. Mr. Abdul Waseem:

Will the Minister for Information Broadcasting and National Heritagebe pleased to state:

(a) the year wise total amount collected in the country under thehead of the PTV licences during the last three years till date;and

(b) the number of officers and employees working in the PTV atpresent alongwith the province wise details thereof?

Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage(Mr. Pervaiz Rashid): (a) The total amount collected in the country under theHead of PTV Licence fee during the last three years is as under:

(Rs. in Million)——————————————————————————————

Year Amount——————————————————————————————

2010-11 4,637.5162011-12 4,908.5622012-13 5,526.4422013-14(upto January 2014) 3,314.209

——————————————————————————————(b) Province/group wise details of officers and employees working in

PTVC are attached at Annexure- “A”.

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60. Mrs. Shahida Rehmani:


(a) the total number of male and female students whom educationand skill development has been provided by the NationalCommission for Human Development (NCHD) during the lastfive years till date; and

(b) the total number of institutions/departments working in thecountry under NCHD at present?

Minister for Education, Trainings and Standards in HigherEducation: (a), (b) I. In the year 2009-13, 35,986 Adult Literacy Centersestablished where 882,551 illiterate learners were made. literate 90 % of whomare female.

II. 10937 Feeder Teachers provided multigrade teaching services to300,000 children, in which 135000 are Male students and 165000are Female students.

III. NCHD helped 14,050 people in provision of skill developmenttrainings (300 in Khyber Agency and 13,750 in Sindh Province)

IV. In the country 5883 Feeder Schools are operational where 6451Feeder teachers are placed and providing multigrade teaching tostudents.

61. Ms. Naeema Kishwar Khan:


(a) the number of persons recruited on ad-hoc and contract basis inthe Swabi University during the year 2013-14 alongwith thedetails thereof;

(b) the procedure adopted for the said recruitment; and

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(c) whether it is a fact that the merit lists were prepared for saidappointments; if so, the details thereof?

Minister for Education, Trainings and Standards in HigherEducation: (a) A total of fourteen (14) persons were recruited on contract basisinitially for a period of six months w.e.f. January 30, 2014 in University of Swabiduring the year 2013-14. A consolidated list containing the name and designationalongwith details is attached at Annex-A. No person was recruited on adhocbasis.

(b) The procedure was adopted for the recruitment in the University ofSwabi is attached at Annex-B.

(c) Yes, proper merit lists were prepared by the Committee whoscrutinized and evaluated the applications forms. The Committee after scrutinyand evaluation recommended 10 candidates per vacancy for each category inBPS-16, 17 and 18. A list of Scrutiny Committee and Category-wise merit listsare attached at Annex-C.




(a) the name of controlling authority of Chatter Park, Islamabadat present;

(b) the name of present contractor thereof and the date on whichthe said contract was awarded alongwith the amount of saidcontract;

(c) whether it is a fact that the said park is a healthy source ofrecreation; if so, the present status thereof;

(d) whether it is also a fact that the said park is in a dilapidatedcondition at present; if so, the steps being taken by theGovernment to improve the said recreational and health resort;

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(e) whether the legal procedures was adopted while awarding thesaid contract; and

(f) the number of said contracts awarded during the last five yearsalongwith the income earned by the Government therefrom?

Transferred to Interior Division for answer on Next Rota Day.

64. Ms. Maiza Hameed:


(a) the measures taken by the Government to implement the Article25-A of the Constitution;

(b) the total funds allocated for the up gradation of existing facilitiestherefor;

(c) the time by which the Government will notify rules for the ICTand FATA under Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act,2012;

(d) the funds allocated for the implementation of the said Act;

(e) the steps taken by the Government to protect children frommaltreatment and corporal punishment in schools andmadreassas?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) Since in postdevolution scenario, education in ICT is being regulated by Capital Administrationand Development Division, hence, for Implementation of Article 25-A, an Acttitled “Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2012” specifically forIslamabad Capital Territory, has been enacted. The following measures have sofar been taken regarding implementation of Act:

CA&D Division launched admission campaigns for enrollment ofOut of School Children at the start of Academic Session and onliteracy day (September 9-11, 2013). About 16000 new studentshave been enrolled in Federal Public Sector educational institutions.

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All existing funds being charged from students particularly the studentfunds, are abolished.

Free Textbooks to the students up to Secondary level are provided.

Uniform syllabi and English as medium of instructions in all FederalPublic Sector educational institutions has been introduced.

The by-laws on Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2012 arebeing drafted and would be notified after vetting from Ministry ofLaw and Justice.

(b) An additional demand for budget of approximate 400 Million (Rs)as per provisions of Act, has been proposed for the coming fiscal year 2014-15for ICT public Sector Institutions.

(c) To frame by-laws/rules for implementation of Act in true letter andspirit, series of consultative meetings were held with all the stakeholders to developconsensus. The by-laws so drafted, are in pipe line/process to be vetted by LawDivision for further notification/ implementation. This Act is meant for ICT onlyand education related matters of FATA do not fall under the purview of CADD.

(d) There is no allocation of funds so far approved for the fiscal year2013-14. However, additional demand for budget of approximate 400 Million(Rs) as per provisions of Act, has been proposed for the coming fiscal year 2014-15 for ICT public Sector Institutions.

(e) Corporal punishment is strictly prohibited in the public sectorinstitutions of ICT under FDE. In this regard, several circulars/notification havebeen issued to the institutions. Moreover. Deeni Madrassas are not administrativelygoverned by CADD.

65. Sahibzada Muhammad Yaqub:

Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased tostate the time by which elections will be held after restoration ofstudents unions in the educational institutions in Islamabad?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: There is no concept ofStudent Union in the educational institutions under the administrative control ofFDE. However, Students councils are functioning in female institutions. The studentselect their representatives on yearly basis.

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69. Choudhry Muhammad Shahbaz Babar:


(a) whether it is a fact that the CDA in collaboration with IslamabadChamber of Commerce and Industry has made a plan to setupIndustrial sector in Sector I-17, Islamabad;

(b) whether it is also a fact that the CDA has failed to acquirerequired land and land acquired so far therefor has been occupiedby the land grabbers; and

(c) whether it is further a fact that sufficient time is required toshift factories causing environmental pollution from sector I-9,to Sector I-17, Islamabad; if so, the reasons therefor?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) CDA has notprepared any plan with Islamabad Chamber of Commerce &, Industry to setupIndustrial Sector I-17, Islamabad as the land has not been acquired as yet. Planning& Development of Sector I-17 is possible only after land acquisition of the area.

(b) The land for development of Sector I-17 was acquired throughDy. Commissioner, CDA award announced on 15-01-2009 under the provisionsgiven in CDA Ordinance 1960. The owners / affectees of the area were not willingfor Land Sharing Basis acquisition. The award was announced @Rs. 8,30,000per Kanal. The mozas falling in Sector I-17 are Noon, Kot Kolian, Bajnial, Narhala,Lakhu, Sheikhpur, Bhadana Kalan Jhangi Syedan.

Payment status of Sector I-17:

• Total area: 7971 K - 14 M• Rate per kanal: Rs. 8,30,000/-• Total Amount: Rs. 6,61,65,11,000/-• Paid Amount: Rs. 1,12,30,34,565 /-• To be paid: Rs. 5,49,34,76,435/-

Currently there is a pending liability of Rs. 11.698 Billion on account ofacquisition of land in Sector I-17 & H-16 acquired by CDA. Because of currentfinancial crunch faced by CDA, it is not possible for the department to immediately

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discharge its full liability. On the directions of the Honorable High Court an exercisewas made to make a payment schedule, accordingly a list was prepared for paymentof land falling in category of 1, 2, 5, 10 Kanals and above holding.

The Honorable Islamabad High Court directed vide order dated27-02-2014 to discharge the liability to small land owners upto 2 Kanals holdingby 30-04- 2014. CD A accordingly has made the payment schedule in accordancewith the direction of Islamabad High Court and the possession will be taken assoon as possible. It is also submitted that the delay has also occurred due to thefact that affectees were no cooperating with CDA for survey of Built Up Properties.

(c) Maximum efforts are being under taken by CDA to clear theoutstanding payment and survey of BUP so that BUP award be announced and totake over the possession after disbursement of Rehabilitation benefits to theaffectecs. When the possession is taken over from affectees, the industrial Sectorwill be opened in Sector I-17.

Recently, there is no plan of CDA for shifting of factories from SectorI-9 Sector I-17, Islamabad. However, to control the environmental pollution,CDA is taking following suitable measures alongwith Pakistan EnvironmentalProtection Agency (EPA) : —

i. Change of trade from Negative List, to permissible trade is allowedwithout payment of any fee and change of trade, to a trade, exceptthose mentioned in Negative List, is allowed subject to payment ofprescribed fee.

ii. All industrialists shall have to take appropriate measures to bring thehazardous emissions according to Pakistan Environmental ProtectionAgency standards. In case they fail to do so, action under the lawwould be taken by PAK EPA.

iii. Pak EPA advises the industrialists regarding installation of devicesfor pollution control, specifying the time period needed for theinstallation of same.

iv. CDA has also established Environment Protection Cell (EPC) underthe control of Directorate General (Environment ) manned by aDirector which is responsible to liaise with controlling agencies andtake necessary measures for the protection of environment ofIslamabad.

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72. Shaikh Rohale Asghar:

Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased tostate the number of Doctors and other staff working at the BurnCentre in PIMS, Islamabad at present alongwith the qualificationand experience thereof?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: 145 persons includingdoctors, nurses and other staff are appointed at the Burn Care Centre (BCC) inPakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad. List along with the qualificationand experience is at Annex-A.


73. Shaikh Rohale Asghar:


(a) the date of establishment of the Burn Centre in PIMS, Islamabad;and

(b) whether it is a fact that the said centre is 100% functional atpresent; if not, the reasons thereof?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) Burn Care Centre,RIMS was inaugurated by the Honorable President of Pakistan on 6th December,2007.

(b) Burn Care Centre, PIMS is 100% functional since its inaugurationand bed occupancy is 100%.

79. Mr. Junaid Akbar:


(a) the year-wise number of FATA students who got admission inM. Sc Chemistry in the Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabadduring the last three years alongwith their names, father namesand registration numbers; and

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(b) the year-wise number of FATA students who got admission inM. A. History in the University of Peshawar during the last fiveyears alongwith their names, father names and registrationnumbers?

Minister for Education, Trainings and Standards in HigherEducation: (a) A consolidated list containing the year-wise number of FATAstudents who got admission in M.Sc. Chemistry in the Quaid-e-Azam University,Islamabad during the last three years alongwith their names, father’s names andregistration number is attached at Annex-A.

(b) A consolidated list containing the year-wise number of FATA studentswho got admission in M.A. History in The University of Peshawar, during the lastfive years alongwith their names, father’s names and registration number is attachedat Annex-B.

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1. Begum Tahira Bukhari:

Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased tostate

(a) the date by which the construction work of Bari Imam Complex,Islamabad was started; and

(b) the name of firm constructing the same alongwith the ratesthereof?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) Date of start14-02-2008.

(b) M/s United Engineers & Contractors Pvt. Ltd. Rates, approved are49% above 2004 Market Rates.

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2. Begum Tahira Bukhari:


(a) the total land of Lake View Park, Islamabad at present; and

(b) the facilities available for the public in the said park at present?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) The total area ofthe said park Acres (Phase-I= 60 Acres and Phase-II = 100 Acres.)

(b) There are many facilities available for the general public in the saidpark. These are as follows:—

Phase-I:-

(i) Drinking water Filtration plant alongwith water fountains/water coolersat different places.

(ii) First Aid Centre.(iii) Loss and Found Centre.(iv) Public Address System.(v) Gazebos/Sitting areas.(vi) Beautiful Soil/Hard landscaping.(vii) Water decks(viii) Walk in Aviary.(ix) Kids Play Area.(x) Golf Carts(xi) Wheel Chairs.(xii) Bar B.Q. Area.(xiii) Fishing/angling facilities(xiv) Provision of adequate lights for visitors.(xv) Street Performers (Vocalist, Flute Players etc)(xvi) Provision of adequate No. of kiosks/carts of eatables/ drinkable.

Phase-II:-

(i) Horse riding, Camel and Ponny Ridding.(ii) Rock-climbing.(iii) Family fun house.

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(iv) Kids activities area with play structure, swings, sliders etc.(v) Concerts festivals and exhibitions areas.(vi) Youth gaming zone, Arts and Cuisines, heritage and fashion related

activities.(vii) Quad Bikes/Dirt bike and off road gaming activities.(viii) Day & Night Golf driving range.(ix) Formula-I racing for adults and kids.(x) Polo grounds.(xi) Paint ball and shooting range.(xii) Music amphitheater.

3. Ms. Nighat Parveen Mir:

Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased tostate whether it is a fact that the Pakistan Bait-ul-Mall has plannedany scheme of financial assistance for women to start small businessin the country; if so, the details thereof?

Reply not received.


Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state whether it is a factthat arrangements have been made for the maintenance oflocomotives/bogies in the country; if so, the locations thereof?

Minister for Railways (Khawaja Saad Rafique) :

Locomotives

Yes it is fact that Pakistan Railways has a vast network of maintenancefacilities both for major overhauling and running maintenance for DE Locomotivesis as under:—

a. Back Workshops for major overhauling.

(i) Central Diesel Locomotive Workshop, Rawalpindi (for majoroverhauling of locomotives).

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(ii) Loco Workshop/Mughalpura (for major overhauling of locomotives).

(iii) Diesel Shop/Karachi (for major overhauling of locomotives).

(iv) New establishment for maintenance/operations of newly inducted58 Locos at Lahore ET Shed has been approved under the controlof SME/DME-III by posting staff from closed ET Shed detail as perAnnex-A.

b. Major Maintenance Sheds in Divisions

(i) Loco Shed, Kundian (Peshawar Division).

(ii) Loco Shed, Rawalpindi (Rawalpindi Division).

(iii) Diesel Shed, Lahore (Lahore Division).

(iv) Loco Shed, Khanewal (Multan Division).

(v) Loco Shed, Multan (Multan Division).

(vi) Loco Shed, SAMASATA (Multan Division).

(vii) Loco Shed, Sukkur (Sukkar Division).

(viii) Diesel Shed, Karachi ( Karachi Division).

(ix) Loco Shed, Kotri (Karachi Division).

(x) Loco Shed, Quetta (Quetta Division).

(xi) Loco Shed, Sibi (Quetta Division).

(xii) Loco Shed, Dalbadin (Quetta Divison).

Carriages & Wagons

Pakistan Railways is quite capable to handle the maintenance of passengercoaches/bogies, Pakistan Railways have two carriage & wagon (C&W)maintenance workshops at Moghalpura and Hyderabad. Similarly, PakistanRailways have C&W maintenance depots (washing lines/sicklines) all over thePakistan Railways network which are located at:—

Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Multan, Sukkur, Karachi and Quetta.


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Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased tostate whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to declare model villages in Islamabad Capital Territoryin the near future; i so, when it will be implemented alongwith thenames of said villages?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: As present there is nosuch proposal to declare new model villages in Islamabad.

6. Ms. Parveen Masood Bhatti:

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state the location-wisetotal number of more than one kanal area’s houses of PakistanRailways at present alongwith the names of occupants/allotteesthereof?

Minister for Railways (Khawaja Saad Rafique): The detail ofresidential accommodations having area more than one kanal is as under:——————————————————————————————Railways Division Number of accommodations——————————————————————————————Peshawar Division 47

Rawalpindi Division 156

Lahore Division 221

Workshop Moghulpura Division 138

Headquarter Division 79

Multan Division 145

Sukkur Division 76

Quetta Division 25

Karachi Division 31——————————————————————————————

Total 918——————————————————————————————

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The location-wise detail indicating the names of occupants is enclosed asannexure-A.


7. Mr. Khalil George:


(a) whether it is a fact that five percent quota has been fixed forminorities for appointments in each department of theGovernment;

(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to increase the said quota;

(c) if so, when it will be implemented?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) Yes.

(b) No.

(c) No further action in view of (b) above.

8. Mr. Asad Umar:


(a) the action taken against the violations of environmental laws inSector D-12, Islamabad during the year 2013-14;

(b) whether it is a fact that the Government authorized the CDA toestablish a dumping site in residential area of the said sector;

(c) the steps being taken by the Government to setup a permanentsanitary landfill in Islamabad; and

(d) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to establish a waste to energy project in Islamabad;if so, when it will be implemented?

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Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) No action has beentaken so far.

(b) As per decision of the Authority dumping site at D-12 was establishedpurely on temporary basis. The said site was closed on 30-11-2013 fir disposal ofall kind of wastage and site has also been treated properly.

(c) For setting up of permanent landfill site in Islamabad following threesites have been indentified ;

(i) Sector H-17 south of Motorway Toll Plaza, Zone-I.

(ii) Mouza Tummair, Zone-IV

(iii) Monza Kirpa, Zone-V

Environment Wing has been requested to check the suitability of this sitein the light of environmental parameters. After section of suitable of Suitable site,Member Estate will be requested to initiate process of acquisition and possessionof land.

(d) Subject to finalization of permanent land fill site, the following stepswill be proposed to be adopted for proper disposal of garbage and its bestutilization.

(i) proposals from experts firms will be sought through press/media withinspecific time with regards to final disposal of 550 - 600 metric tons of garbage/municipal solid waste on daily basis i.e. compositing recycling, bio-gas, refusederiver fuel (RDF) etc.

(ii) Said proposals will be evaluated, by the team of experts (selected/formulated by the Authority).

(iii) Accordingly, in the light of expert opinion, one of the viable proposalswill be decided later on as per rules / policy.

9. Ms. Belum Hasnain:


(a) the names and designation of those employees presently workingin National Disaster Management Authority who have recently

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been granted honorarium alongwith the per head amountthereof;

(b) the head of account from which the said honorarium has beengranted; and

(c) the criteria adopted for granting the honorarium therefor?

Reply not received

10. Ms. Belum Hasnain:

Will the Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritagebe pleased to state the sites of Pakistan included in internationalarchaeological list at present?

Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage(Mr. Pervaiz Rashid):There are six Archaeological sites/monuments of Pakistanincluded in the International Archaeological List i.e. World Heritage List ofUNESCO. The names of these Archaeological Sites are as under:-____________________________________________________________Sl. No. Name——————————————————————————————

(g) Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro

(h) Archaeological Ruins at Taxila

(i) Buddhist Ruins at Takht-e-Bahi and neighboring city atSehr-e-Behlol, Mardan

(j) Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta

(k) Fort and Shalamar Garden, Lahore

(l) Rohtas Fort, Jhelum——————————————————————————————



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(a) the post-wise names of persons appointed on permanent basisin Sawabi University during the year 2013-14 alongwith theprocedure adopted therefor;

(b) the names of newspapers in which advertisements were givenfor the said appointments alongwith the details thereof;

(c) the date on which the tests and interviews were conducted forsaid recruitments alongwith the locations thereof; and

(d) whether it is a fact that the merit lists were compiled therefor; ifso, the details thereof?

Minister for Education, Trainings and Standards in HigherEducation: (a) So far, no recruitment have been made on permanent basis in theSwabi University during the year 2013-14. However, permanent recruitment is inprocess and will be finalized after constitution of Selection Board.

(b) The advertisement was published in The Daily Mashriq, The Daily Aajand The Daily News on 2nd May 2013. A copy of the advertisement is attachedat ANNEX-I.

(c) The test was conducted on 8th October 2013, and the interviews arestill awaited.

(d) Merit list will be finalized after the interviews.



Will the Minister Incharge Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state:

(a) the location-wise plots allotted by CDA in Islamabad which areunder illegal occupation of residents of Kachi Abadies at present;and

(b) whether it is a fact that the said abadies have occupied the greenbelts in Islamabad; if so, the details thereof?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) 487 plots allottedby the CDA in Sector 1-11/1 are under the illegal occupation of residents ofKatchi Abadi.

(b) Yes, green belts of the said Sector are being occupied by illegaloccupants of Katchi Abadies.

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The Afgan Refugees are continuing to stay in and multiplying in numbers inthe green belts of H-12 & I-12 and H-10 & I-10. They were allowed temporarystay on the condition that they will shift to Government designated camps like KotChandana.

13. Rai Hasan Nawaz Khan:


(a) whether it is a fact that the son/dependent children quota forappointment is in vogue in all Federal Government Departments;

(b) whether it is also a fact that the said quota for the State Bank ofPakistan has been abolished; if so, the reasons thereof; and

(c) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to restore the said quota; if so, when it will beimplemented?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) No

(b) Relates to Finance Division.

(c) Relates to Finance Division.

14. Ms. Tahira Aurangzeb:

Will the Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritagebe pleased to state:(a) whether it is a fact that the Government has called back ‘Press

Attaches from various countries;

(b) if so, the names of the countries thereof?

Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage(Mr. Pervaiz Rashid): (a) The Ministry has recalled Press Attaches and staffmembers from three Missions. The decision was taken by the Special committeeconstituted by the Prime Minister to review the posts in Foreign Missions underchairmanship of Finance Minister, Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar. The Committeehad decided to close down the Information Sections at Kuwait, Jakarta and

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Kuala Lumpur under austerity drive in consultation with M/o I,B&NH. Similarly,the post of Press Attaché, PAHIC London has also been abolished. The committeehas agreed that Press Attaché will continue to work till Minister Press takes chargeagainst presently vacant post.

Meanwhile, Press Attaché, Kuala Lumpur, Mr Hamid Raza Khan hasreported back to headquarter. The following officers have requested for extensiontill the completion of their children’s academic year;

• Kuwait: Mr.Kashif Zaman, Press Attaché upto 23-06-2014

• Jakarta: Ms.Ayesha Tasuddiq, Press Attaché up to 30-06-2014

• London: Finance Division has allowed Mr. .Munir Ahmed to worktill the joining of Minister (Press)

Final decision is yet to be taken on the request of the above mentionedofficers.

(b) The names of the countries wherein information section /post havebeen abolished are as follows:

• Kuwait

• Jakarta (Indonesia)

• Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)

• London , UK, wherein post of press Attaché has been abolished.

15. Dr. Arif Alvi:


(a) whether it is a fact that the Chairman of Higher EducationCommission has not been appointed so far; if so, the reasonsthereof;

(b) whether it is also a fact the names proposed by the three memberssearch committee for the said appointment have been rejected;if so, the reasons thereof; and

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(c) whether it is further a fact that the said committee has beendisbanded and a new five members committee constitutedinstead; if so, the reasons thereof?

Minister for Education, Trainings and Standards in HigherEducation: (a) Yes. The case of appointment of Chairman Higher EducationCommission is under process and will be finalized within short period of time.

(b) Yes. The Prime Minister has rejected the proposed names andapproved constitution of a new Search Committee. The Prime Minister of Pakistanbeing controlling Authority has a discretion to accept or regret any proposal.

(c) Yes. The Prime Minister of Pakistan in place of three members “SearchCommittee” has constituted six(06) members new “Search Committee” and beingcontrolling authority, he has a right to constitute, abolish or re-constitute anycommittee.

16. Mr. Mehboob Alam:

Will the Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritagebe pleased to state the grade-wise total number of persons appointedin the Ministry during the years 2012-13 and 2013-14?

Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage(Mr. Pervaiz Rashid):—————————————————————————————————————S. No. Total No. of Total No. of Remarks

persons/officers persons/officersappointed in appointed inBS-17 during BS-17 during2012-13 2013-14

—————————————————————————————————————1 2 3 4

—————————————————————————————————————1 7 11 According to Recruitment Rules of

Information Group, 75% posts inBS-17 are filled in through AnnualCompetitive (CSS) Examinationconducted by FPSC and remaining25% by promotion. Allocation ofcandidates to Information Group ismade by Establishment Division/FPSC. All posts in BS-18 and aboveare filled in by promotion.

—————————————————————————————————————

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• It is stated that E.I Section is dealing with the administrative matters ofofficials from BS-7 TO BS-16 and officers from BS-16 to BS-22personnel, excluding Information Group Officers. Due to imposing of banon recruitment by the Government, no recruitment has been made duringthe year 2012-2013 till date by E.I Section except of Mst. Asia Bibi whowas appointed as Assistant on contract basis w.e.f. 17-12-2012 under“Assistance Package for families of Government Employees who die inService”.

• The requisite information in respect of appointment of Employees fromBS-01 to BS-04 of GA Section during financial year 2012-2013 & 2013-2014 may please be treated as “Nil.”

17. Mr. Mehboob Alam:

Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased tostate the technical staff appointed in PIA during the year 2013-14alongwith the details thereof?

Reply not received

18. Dr. Nafisa Shah:

Will the Minister for Education, Trainings and Standards in higherEducation be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the Higher Education Commission (HEC)is without a Chairperson; if so, since when; and

(b) whether it is also a fact that the Prime Minister has directed forreconstitution of the HEC Chairman Search Committee for thethird time; if so, the reasons thereof?

Minister for Education, Trainings and Standards in HigherEducation: (a) The post of, Chairman, Higher Education Commission (HEC) isvacant since 26th August, 2013. However, the Prime Minister in his capacity asthe Controlling Authority of the HEC, assigned the charge to Eng. Syed ImtiazHussain Gilani to act as Chairman (HEC) under 8(3) of the HEC’s OrdinanceNo.LIII of 2002 which provides “In the case of vacancy occurring in the office ofthe, Chairperson, the Controlling Authority may nominate any Member of theCommission to act as Chairperson for a maximum period of three months duringwhich period the Controlling Authority shall fill in the vacancy by appointing regularchairperson”

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(b) The Prime Minister of Pakistan has approved re-constitution of theSearch Committee for the first time initially constituted Search Committee wascomprising of three members. Whereas now Search Committee is comprising ofsix members.

19. Dr. Nafisa Shah:

Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased tostate the total number of contractual employees of various Divisionsof the Government who have been terminated from services duringthe last nine months alongwith the criteria adopted therefor?

Reply not received

20. Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho:

Will the Minister for Education, Trainings and Standards in HigherEducation be pleased to state the semester-wise fee charged by theFederal Government Universities separately during the year 2012-13 till date?

Reply not received

KARAMAT HUSSAIN NIAZI, Secretary.

ISLAMABAD:The 23rd March 2014.

PCPPI—395 (2014) NA—23-3-2014—650.

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