NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT ———— “QUESTIONS …Wednesday, the 20th January, 2016 33. Dr. Nafisa Shah: (Deferred on 11-01-2016) ... Mr. Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi: (Deferred

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(28th 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

Wednesday, the 20th January, 2016

33. *Dr. Nafisa Shah: (Deferred on 11-01-2016)

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate the upfront tariff set for the Liquefied Natural Gas Power Plantsalongwith the terms and conditions thereof?

Transferred to Water and Power Division for answer on Next Rota Day.

121. *Ms. Sajida Begum: (Deferred on 11-01-2016)

Will the Minister for Human Rights be pleased to state the steps beingtaken by the Government for imparting trainings to convictedJuvenile prisoners so that they may avoid illegal activities and crimesin future?

Transferred to Interior Division for answer on Next Rota Day.

122. *Ms. Sajida Begum: (Deferred on 11-01-2016)

Will the Minister for Human Rights be pleased to state the steps takenby the Government to educate Juvenile prisoners so that they mayavoid illegal activities/crimes in future?

Transferred to Interior Division for answer on Next Rota Day.

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135. *Mr. Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi: (Deferred on 11-01-2016)

Will the Minister for Human Rights be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of raids made and searches conducted, personsarrested for violations of child labour laws and child labourersrescued therefrom during the last three years till date; and

(b) the other measures taken by the present Government for thecomplete eradication of child labour in the country?

Transferred to Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource DevelopmentDivision for answer on Next Rota Day.

@143. *Shazia Marri: (Deferred on 11-01-2016)

Will the Minister for Law and Justice be pleased to state the number,date and name of Presidential Orders/Ordinances introduced duringthe last three years?

Minister for Law and Justice: The number, date and name of PresidentialOrders / Ordinances promulgated during the last three years are at Annex-A andAnnex-B.

Annex-A

——————————————————————————————@Transferred from Parlimentary Affairs Division.

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Annex-B

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271. *Ms. Sajida Begum:

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state:

(a) the names of the banks in which challans of Motorway Policeare being submitted;

(b) whether it is a fact that said challans are not being submittedby the Pakistan Post (PP);

(c) if so, the time by which the said challans will be allowed tosubmitted by the PP?

Reply not received.

272. *Ms. Sajida Begum:


(a) the roads which are under construction under the NationalHighways Authority in Azad Jammu and Kashmir at present;

(b) the date of commencement of construction work of said roads;

(c) whether it is a fact that the construction work of said roads hasnot been completed; if so, the reasons thereof; and

(d) the time by which the construction work of said roads will becompleted?

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Minister for Communications: (a) Kohala-Muzaffarabad Road (S-2)35 Km long which starts from Kohala Bridge passing through Chattar Kalas,Dulai and terminates at Jinnah Bridge Muzaffarabad is under construction in AJ&K.

(b) Said project is divided into three packages, details are as follows:——————————————————————————————

Section Date of Commencement——————————————————————————————

Section -I (19.3 Km) 05-07-2013

Section-II (14.30 Km) 26-06-2012

Section-III (2* Bridges) 22-05-2013——————————————————————————————

(c)&(d) Construction of section-II & III has been completed since 2014and progress of section I is 85% and expected to be completed by Jaryuary, 2016.

273. *Mrs. Shahida Rehmani:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate whether it is a fact that the oil prices in Pakistan are not beingreduced by the Government in-line with the reduction made ininternational market; if so, the reasons thereof?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid Khaqan

Abbasi): Benefit of the reduction in petroleum prices in international market arebeing passed on to the consumer. However due to reduction in international prices,the Government taxes are also reduced, therefore the benefit of reduction is partlypassed on to consumer or no change in prices is made. Resultantly tax rates areincreased by M/o Finance /FBR to meet the country’s revenue targets approvedin Finance Bill. Sometime the impact of hike in prices are not passed on in order toprovide relief to consumer through reduction in taxes.

274. *Ms. Shamas Un Nisa:

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state thepercentage of work has been completed on the Eastern and Westernroutes of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor so far?

Reply not received.

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275. *Mr. Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi:

Will the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that it is the duty of the Ministry to encouragethe Local Government Institutions in the country;

(b) whether it is also a fact that Article 140A of the constitutionguarantees to devolve political, administrative and financialresponsibility and authority to the elected representatives of thelocal governments;

(c) if the answers to parts (a) and ((b) above are in affirmative,whether Federal Government intends to invoke Article 149 (I)to give directions to provinces to make local Government lawsunder the true spirit of Article 140A; if so, when it will beimplemented; if not, the reasons thereof?

Minister for Parliamentary Affairs: (a) No. Ministry of Parliamentary

has not been allocated with the subject of local government under Rules ofBussiness, 1973 (Annex-I).

(b) Yes, but Article-140A makes it incumbent upon the provinces toestablish, by law, a local government system and devolve political, administrativeand financial responsibility and authority to the elected representatives of the localgovernments;

(c) Article-149(1) is invokable if the executive authority of Federationis impeded or prejudiced by exercising the executive authority of a Province.

Annex-I

26. Parliamentary Affairs Division.

1. Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament), summoning of either House or bothHouses or Joint Sitting of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) andprorogation thereof.

2. Dissolution of the National Assembly.

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3. Liaison between the Divisions and Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) inrespect of official and non-official business; priority of official business.

4. Follow up of the assurances, promises and undertakings given bythe Federal Government on the floor of the House with a view totheir implementation by the Divisions concerned.

5. Submission of Bills passed by Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) or bythe National Assembly to President for his assent.

6. Legislation pertaining to privileges of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)and members of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) salaries andallowances of the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Senate,Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly and membersof Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament).

7. Legislation pertaining to the Leader of the House and the Leader ofthe Opposition, provision of staff and other facilities for the Leaderof the House.

8. Rules of Procedure of either House or Joint Sitting of Majlis-e-Shoora(Parliament).

9. Legislation pertaining to punishment of persons who refuse to giveevidence or produce documents before committees of NationalAssembly or the Senate.

10. Appointment and terms and conditions of Federal ParliamentarySecretaries.

11. Legislative business relating to the Election Commission.

12.2Prime Minister’s Public Affairs and Grievances Wing.

276. *Ms. Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak:

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state whether itis a fact that Toll Tax has been abolished to enter in Islamabad butentry fee of Rs.10.00 is being charged therefor; if so, the reasonsthereof?

Reply not received.

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277. *Ms. Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that the Sui Northern Gas PipelinesLimited discontinue supply of gas to Textile Mills at any time; ifso, the reasons thereof;

(b) the gas consumption of Textile Industry at present; and

(c) the supply of gas in MMCFD to said industry at present?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) On SNGPL’s system, there is a vast gap between demand andsupply of gas which is bridged through load management in different sectors inPunjab including Power, Industry, CNG and Fertilizer in order to cater for highpriority domestic and commercial sectors in accordance with the Natural GasAllocation and Management Policy, 2005 since there is no curtailment in KhyberPakhtunkhwa due to the decision of Peshawar High Court in a writ petition invokingArticle-158 of the constitution.

SNGPL endeavors to ensure maximum supplies to the textile sector evenduring winters, despite suspension of gas supply to all sectors other than domesticand commercial (including non-textile industrial consumers). However, with furtherdecrease in ambient temperature, the demand of domestic sector increased and theCompany was left with no option but to reduce gas supplies to textile sector. However,in realization of the hardships that they may face due to inevitable discontinuation ofsystem gas supplies, GOP and SNGPL explored the possibility of re-gasified LNG(RLNG) supplies to textile sector. Resultantly, w.e.f. December 25, 2015, SNGPLinitiated RLNG supplies to textile sector consumers in Punjab.

(b) Textile sector in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is consuming around23 MMCFD indigenous gas, whereas the textile sector in Punjab is being suppliedRLNG for 4 hours per day only. Textile sector in Punjab requires around 60MMCFD gas to operate @ 4 Hours daily for Textile Captive Power and 17% ofAllocated Load for Textile Processing. However, since all textile sector consumersin Punjab have not yet opted for RLNG supplies, they are currently consumingaround 45-50 MMCFD RLNG.

(c) As stated at part (b) above.

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278. *Rai Hasan Nawaz Khan:

Will the Minister for Science and Technology be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of applications of Engineers received bythe Pakistan Engineering Council for registration since1-9-2015 alongwith the details thereof;

(b) the total number of Engineers out of the above who have beenregistered therefor alongwith the details including the namesthereof; and

(c) whether it is a fact that a number of cases out of those havebeen rejected after raising objections; if so, the nature thereofseparately?

Minister for Science and Technology: (a)——————————————————————————————

S# Month Applications Received——————————————————————————————

1. September 2015 15932. October 2015 12973. November 2015 29664. December 2015 1660

—————————————————————————————— Total: 7516

——————————————————————————————Pending applications up 4248to 31st August, 2015.

—————————————————————————————— Grand Total: 11764

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—————————————————————————————— S# Month No. of Engineers Registered

——————————————————————————————1. September 2015 14022. October 2015 10183. November 2015 67434. December 2015 1149

—————————————————————————————— Total: 10312 ( Annex-A)*

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—————————————————————————————— S# Month No. of Engineers Registered

——————————————————————————————Remaining applications = 1452Applications under process = 1394Rejected applications = 58——————————————————————————————*Complete set comprising of 297 pages has been placed in the library.

(c)——————————————————————————————

S# Months No. of applications——————————————————————————————

1. September 2015 122. October 2015 83. Novennber 2015 94. December 2015 29

—————————————————————————————— Total: 58

——————————————————————————————The details of rejected cases, including reasons thereof, is enclosed as

Annex-B.

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

279. *Ms. Munaza Hassan:

Will the Minister for Defence Production be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of fighter jets bought by Pakistan during thelast five years alongwith the names of the selling countries andkinds of the said aircrafts; and

(b) the details of amount spent on the buying of the same alongwithcountry-wise break-up thereof?

Disallowed on re-consideration.

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280. *Ms. Munaza Hassan:

Will the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the Election Commission of Pakistan(ECP) has no mandate of self-scrutinizing the electionsexpenditure; if so, the reasons thereof; and

(b) whether it is also a fact that the ECP has no system forconducting of enquirers in this regard; if so; the reasons thereof?

Minister for Parliamentary Affairs: (a) Section 49 and 50 of

Representation of Peoples Act (ROPA) 1976 deals with the limits of expenses forcontesting candidates and submission of Return of election expenses and its mannersthereon. However, there is no express provision provided by law for self-scrutinizingof election expenses.

(b) Similarly, violation of expense limit and non-submission of Return by aperson makes him guilty of corrupt practice and illegal practice under Section-78,sub-section 1 of Representation of Peoples Act (ROPA) 1976 and Section-83,sub-section 1(a) of ROPA 1976 respectively.

281. *Ms. Aisha Syed:


(a) the demand of gas required for domestic consumers in the countryat present; and

(b) the province-wise production and supply of gas in the countryat present alongwith the details thereof?


Abbasi): (a) Current demand of domestic consumers in the country is 1350MMCFD.

(b) The province-wise production and consumption of the natural gas inthe country during first quarter of year 2015-16 is as under;

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——————————————————————————————Province Production Consumption

(MMCFD) (MMCFD)——————————————————————————————

Punjab 145 1,122Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 362 293Sindh 2,781 1,870Balochistan 875 405

—————————————————————————————— Total: 4,163 3,690

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282. *Ms. Aisha Syed:


(a) whether it is a fact that Chakdara to Khawaza Khela Road hasbeen approved with the collaboration of UAE; and

(b) whether it is also a fact that funds have been released therefor;if so, the time by which construction work will be startedthereupon?

Minister for Communications: (a) The Road section from Chakdarato Mingora-Fatehpur (82 Kms) is being rehabilitated through financing of SaudiDevolopment Fund (SDF).

(b) The Loan agreement is scheduled to be signed in February, 2016.Therefor no funds are released yet. After Loan agreement the procurement forconstruction will be initiated. The projcet is scheduled to be commence in end of 2016.

283. *Ms. Naeema Kishwar Khan:


(a) whether it is a fact that the major portion of the Silk Route is ina dilapidated condition due to heavy traffic;

(b) if so, the steps being taken by the Government to repair/maintenance of said road?

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Minister for Communications: (a) & (b) The Length of NationalHighway N-35 (KKH), which is also known as Silk route in Pakistan, is 806 kmtraversing between Hasanabdal, Mansehra, Gilgit and Khunjerab Top. About 67%of this road is in fair to good condition and about 33% is in poor condition.

The Measures taken to improve the road condition are as below:———————————————————————————————

AMP Periodic Routine Highway EM/SM TotalMaintenance Maintenance Safety & Others (Rs. Million)

——————————————————————————————2012-13 236.15 57.34 6 193.28 492.779

2013-14 329.32 62.042 - 41.32 432.69

Approved 926.319 58.70 - - 985.01Budget in2014-15

——————————————————————————————Total (Rs. 1,491.789 178.082 6 234.6 1,910.48Million)

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(c) Chinese Grant Project: Thakot Bridge-Raikot (Km 190-470)

Currently, work is in progress on three work packages between Thakotto Raikot section (KM 190-370) of KKH under the Chinese grant project.The cost of this project is about 7.5 billion and project will be completedby January, 2017.

This project comprises of construction of five (5) bridges and rehabilitationof 143 km of road.

Up-Gradation of KKH (N-35) and realignment of Atta-abad Lake Project

KKH has been upgraded from Raikot to Khunjerab (Km 471-806) anda length of 335 KM has been rehabilitated. The work has been substantiallycompleted on 30th November, 2013. Whereas the work is under progresson Realignment of Atta-abad Lake Project and project completion date is25th September, 2015.

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284. *Mr. Lal Chand:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate the total number of domestic, commercial and industrialsui gas connections provided separately by the present Government?


Abbasi): The total number of domestic, commercial and industrial sui gasconnections provided by the present Government are as under:——————————————————————————————

Domestic Commercial Industrial——————————————————————————————

896,458 1,166 93——————————————————————————————

285. *Ms. Asyia Naz Tanoli:


(a) the total number of gas connections provided under urgent gasconnection fee at Rs.25000/-; and

(b) the district-wise total amount collected therefrom alongwith thedetails thereof?


Abbasi): (a) 54,487 gas connections have been provided under urgent gasconnection fee since February, 2014 to 4th January, 2016.

(b) SNGPL maintains data region-wise instead of District wise. Regionwise details of amount collected against Urgent Fee are attached as Annex-I.

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286. *Dr. Shireen Mehrunnisa Mazari:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate whether it is a fact that the schedule of weekly closure of CNGStations in the country is not uniform at present; if so, the reasonsalongwith the region-wise details thereof?


Abbasi): Yes

The schedule for CNG closure is as under:——————————————————————————————

Province Status——————————————————————————————

Punjab & Capital Gas supply suspended sinceNovember 2014.

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——————————————————————————————Province Status

——————————————————————————————Khyber Pakhtunkhwa No curtailment

Sindh Three days alternate gas closurei.e. Monday, Wednesday and Friday

Balochistan No curtailment——————————————————————————————

The prime reason for this non-uniform schedule is huge gap betweendemand and supply of natural gas. Due to meager gas demand, there is nogas load management in Balochistan. The honorable Sindh and PeshawarHigh Courts have directed the Federal Government to adhere to theprovisions of Article 158 of the Constitution therefore gas load managementis mostly restricted to Punjab Province and to some extent to Sindh provinceas per demand and supply position of gas.

287. *Dr. Shireen Mehrunnisa Mazari:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate the names of companies which have shown interest in explorationof oil and gas in the country during the year 2012-13 alongwith thelocations thereof?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): The names of companies who were holding Exploration Licences duringyear 2012-13 alongwith location thereof is placed as Annexure-I

(Annexure has been placed in the National Assembly Library)

288. *Dr. Nafisa Shah:


(a) the name of companies participated in the bidding for theconstruction of Karachi—Lahore Motorway; and

(b) the name of company to whom contract has been awarded forthe construction work of said Motorway?

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Minister for Communications: (a) Karachi-Lahore Motorway wasrenamed Peshawar-Karachi Motorway. Recently two sections of Peshawar—Karachi Motorway were undertaken which are as follow:—

(i) Lahore—Abdul Hakeem Section (230 Km)

(ii) Multan—Sukkur Section (392 Km)

The Companies which were prequalified for Lahore—Abdul HakeemSection are as under:

(i) M/s China Railway Group Limited.

(ii) M/s China Railway 20 Bureau Group Corporation.

(iii) M/s China Communication Construction Company Limited.

(iv) M/s ENKA Construction and Industry Co. Inc.

(v) M/s Metallurigical Corporation of China.

(vi) M/s China State Construction Engineering Corporation Limited.

Out of above Six prequalified Companies following Four Prequalified FirmsSubmitted their technical & financial Bids:

(i) M/s China Railway Group Ltd. i.e. CREC-SKB (JV)

(ii) M/s China Railway 20 Bureau Group Corporation i.e CR20G-ZKBKLM(JV)

(iii) M/s Metallurigical Corporation of China i.e. MCC-Matracon (JV)

(iv) M/s China State Construction Engineering Corporation Ltd. i.e.CSCEC- Sachal (JV)

The Nominated prequalified firms for Multan-Sukkur Section (392 Km)are as under:

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(i) M/s China State Construction Engineering Corporation Limited

(ii) M/s China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation.

(iii) M/s Sinohydro Corporation Ltd.

(b) Lahore—Abdul Hakeem Section (230 Km) was awarded toM/s China Railway 20 Bureau Group Corporation i.e. CR20G-ZKB KLM(JV) while Multan—Sukkur Section (392 Km) was awarded to M/s China StateConstruction Engineering Corporation Limited.

289. *Dr. Nafisa Shah:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate whether agreements has been made with Qatar on LNG; if so,the terms and conditions thereof?


Abbasi): The Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) has not been executed withQatargas so far.

290. *Ms. Nighat Parveen Mir:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate the rates of gas to be available under Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India Gas Pipeline Project?


Abbasi): At prevailing crude oil price i.e. US$ 30/ barrel, TAPI GAS Price atTurkmen-Afghan border translate to 70% in terms of MMBtu.

291. *Ms. Khalida Mansoor:

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state whetherthere is any proposal under consideration of the Government todualize the Chiniot-Faisalabad Road; if so, when it will beimplemented?

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Minister for Communications: The subject road does not fall underthe jurisdiction of National Highway Authority. The concerned department maybe referred accordingly.

292. *Ms. Khalida Mansoor:


(a) whether it is a fact that the construction work of the Lahore-Karachi Motorway has been started; and

(b) the names of the cities through which said Motorway will pass?

Minister for Communications: (a) Construction work of Section-III(Lahore - Multan Motorway (M3 Section) of Peshawar - Karachi Motorway(PKM) has not been started. The signing of Contract Agreement is in process.

(b) The name of Cities / town through which the Karachi - LahoreMotorway will connect/ pass and their distance from Motorway are as under:—

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293. *Ms. Parveen Masood Bhatti:

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state whether itis a fact that the Motorways from Lahore to Karachi is not beinglinked with Bhawalpur; if so, the reasons thereof?

Minister for Communications: Lahore — Karachi Motorway (KLM)is bieng linked with Bahawal pur through Bahawalpur Interchange:————————————————————————————————————————————Chainage Length from Interchange Interchange Name Distance from Main Remarks

to interchange City (KMs)———————————————————————————————————————————687+625 22.43 BWP 43 Via Hateji, Noshera

KhangarhSharif link with N-5

———————————————————————————————————————————Further, two (2) number interchange falls in Bawalpur Division. Detail

as under:—

———————————————————————————————————————————Chainage Length from Interchange Interchange Name Distance from Main Remarks

to interchange City (KMs)———————————————————————————————————————————641+700 26.40 T M P 5 Near N-5 on Uch

Alipur Road665+200 23.5 Uch Sharif 0 KLP Road 25 KM

from TMP———————————————————————————————————————————

294. *Ms. Zahra Wadood Fatemi:


(a) the progress made on project of re-carpeting ofLahore—Islamabad Motorway alongwith the total cost to beincurred thereupon;

(b) whether it is a fact that the expenditures incurred thereupon arebeing met from the revenues generated through the Toll Tax;

(c) if the answer to part (b) above is in negative, whether theGovernment had to met the said expenditures from otherdevelopment heads?

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Minister for Communications: (a) M/s MORE (FWO), the BOTconcessionaire of the project has currently completed 442 KMs of carpetingwhich is 62% of the total length of 714 KMs.

Total cost of the project is Rs. 30.935 Billion (including Toll Plazas, WeighStations & Workshops)

(b) Yes, the expenditures incurred on re-carpeting is made .from therevenue generated through Toll Tax.

(c) As the expenditure is met from the toll tax, therefore no expenditureis made from the other development heads.

295. *Sahibzada Tariq Ullah:


(a) the per barrel international price of oil at present;

(b) the per liter price at which Pakistan purchase oil from theInternational Market alongwith its proportion in our total need/consumption at present; and

(c) the amount of per liter tax being collected by the Government at present?


Abbasi): (a) The average FOB international oil prices published in Platts OilGram for Arab Gulf market during December 2015 are as under:———————————————————————————————

Products US$/BBL——————————————————————————————

Petrol (MS 95 RON) 53.511Diesel (HSD .05%.) 45.607

——————————————————————————————(b) The per litre price effective from 1-1-2016 (based on Arab Gulf

average landed import price of Nov. 27 to Dec. 29, 2015) purchased by PSOfrom the international market along with our total oil consumption at presentare as under:—

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——————————————————————————————Products Rs./litre Monthly average

Consumption M.Tonns——————————————————————————————

Petrol (MS) 44.34 516700Diesel (HSD) 39.38 662400

——————————————————————————————(c) Per litre tax being collected by Government at present is as under:—

——————————————————————————————Product Custom Petroleum GST Total

Duty Levy——————————————————————————————

MS 1.31 9.77 13.23 24.31HSD 3.97 7.99 27.29 39.25

——————————————————————————————296. *Eng. Hamid Ul Haq Khalil:


(a) whether it is a fact that the pipe network and control system inthe country are in a dilapidated condition at present; if so, thesteps being taken by the Government for its cleanliness and toenhance the gas pressure thereby; and

(b) whether it is also a fact that people are compelled for gettingdirect connection due to shortage of gas meters; if so, the stepsbeing taken by the Ministry to provide sui gas meters andconnections in the country?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) No

(b) There is no shortage of gas meters domestic connections are beingprovided on turn/ merit basis.

297. *Eng. Hamid Ul Haq Khalil:


(a) the steps being taken by the National Highways Authority (NHA)to repair Grand Trunk Road and National Highways which arein a dilapidated condition at present;

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(b) whether it is a fact that the employees presently performingduties on M-1 to M-6 are less than the requirements; if so, thesteps taken by the present Government to appoint new personsfor Motorway Police; and

(c) the time by which the appointments will be made on main postsof the Ministry?

Minister for Communications: For maintenance and improvement of

National Highway network, an Annual Maintenance Plan (AMP) is prepared eachyear on actual maintenance Requirement basis. During 15 month tenure of presentGovernment, three annual maintenance plans, namely AMP 2012-13, AMP2013-14 and AMP 2014-15 were launched under which expenditures amountingto Rs. 43, 578 million have been made:————————————————————————————————————————————

Sr. No AMP Expenditures (Rs. Million)———————————————————————————————————————————

1. AMP 2012-13 14,174.17

2. AMP 2013-14 13,623.01

3. AMP 2014-15 15,781.40———————————————————————————————————————————

Total (Rs. Million) 43,578.58———————————————————————————————————————————

Due to implementation of above maintenace plans, condition of roadnetwork improved considerably, as can be appreciated from road condition dataof Year 2014-15 and Year 2015-16:————————————————————————————————————————————

Condition Year 2014-15 Year 2015-16No. of Km %age No. of Km %age

———————————————————————————————————————————Good 164 1.75% 1534 14.87%

Fair 4519 48.17% 5661 54.89%

Poor 3889 41.45% 2847 27.60%

Very Poor 810 8.63% 272 2.64%———————————————————————————————————————————

Total: 9382 10314———————————————————————————————————————————

(b) Currently, following is the sanctioned/present strength of MotorwayZone. The non-sanction strength undue enforcement is also mentioned:—

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———————————————————————————————————————————Detail DIG SSP/SP DSP/CPO IP/SPO SI/PO HC/APO C/JPO Total

———————————————————————————————————————————Sanction 01 03 19 230 400 220 280 1153

Present 01 03 18 262 421 73 233 1011

Exccss/Def 0 0 -01 +32 +21 147 47 142———————————————————————————————————————————

The manpower was sanction only for patrolling duties, however,subsequently, many other additional tasks like briefing at toll plazas, MobileEducation Unit, Road Safety Training Institutes, Guidance Centres etc. havebeen assigned. The manpower and logistics have been internally managedby squeezing resources from other establishments as was the case withFaisalabad-Gojra Section (58 KM) of M-4 inaugurated on 16th March, 2015.

Total area of M-4 Pindi Bhattian—Faisalabad—Multan is 295 kmwhich has been divided in different phases for construction purposes, 03Sections of Motorways i.e. Pindi Bhattian to Faisalabad to Gojra and Khaniwalto Multan have already been operationalized, whereas personnel and logisticresources have been sanctioned for only Pindi Bhattian-Faisalabad section.Accordingly the Ministry of Communications vide this office letterNo. NH&MP-43/Vol-II/73 dated 14th January, 2016 has been requested totake up the matter with quarter concerned which is under process.

Upon commencement of enforcement from existing resources, therequirement of Motorways Zone from M-1 to M-4 has been increased manifoldi.e. 1624 whereas, currently 1153 uniformed posts are sanction. Hence 471posts of uniformed officers are required to be sanctioned to meet the deficiency.

The detailed requirement of Motorways zone is as under:————————————————————————————————————————————

Detail DIG SSP/SP DSP/CPO IP/SPO SI/PO HC/APO C/JPO Total———————————————————————————————————————————

Sanction 02 05 29 324 544 318 372 1624

Present 01 03 19 230 400 220 280 1153

Exccss/Def -01 -02 -10 -94 144 128 -92 -471———————————————————————————————————————————

Similarly, 263 posts of ministerial staff is sanctioned against 380 actualrequirement, hence, there is deficiency of 117 posts which may also be sanctionedto meet the shortage of Motorway Zone.

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(c) Currently, two main executive posts are lying vacant in the Ministryon which appointment is to be made i.e.

Secretary BS-22Deputy Secretary BS-19

Furthermore, it is to inform that the matter of appointment against theseposts pertain to the Establishment Division.

298. *Mr. Ramesh Lal:

Will the Minister for Law and Justice be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJ&K)and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Councils have been kept out of thejurisdiction of the National Accountability Burea (NAB); if so,the reasons thereof; and

(b) the time by which the AJ&K and GB Councils will be broughtunder the jurisdiction of NAB?

Transferred to Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan Division for answer on

Next Rota Day.

299. *Shaikh Rohale Asghar:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate the amount of toll fee to be paid by India annually to Pakistanfor TAPI Gas Pipeline Project?


Abbasi): The Transit fee to be paid by India to Pakistan for TAPI Gas deliveredto India is US$ 0.495/MMBtu.

300. *Malik Ibrar Ahmed:

Will the Minister for Defence be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the population presently residing in Wardsof Cantonment Boards of the country is greater than the UnionCouncils;

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(b) if the answer to part (a) above is in the affirmative, whetherthere is any proposal under consideration of the Government tofurther delimitation of said Wards; if so, the details; if not, thereasons thereof?

Minister for Defence: (a) It can only be ascertained after 6th populationcensus. However, generally speaking the populations of Cantt Board Wards areless than population of Union Councils.

(b) The Wards in Cantonment Boards have not been prepared on thebasis of population but on the basis of classification of the Cantonment Boardsunder Section 13 & 13A of the Cantonment Act, 1924 (Annex-A). Section 13 ofthe Cantt Act, 1924 states as under:

(1) “Cantonments shall be divided into three classes, namely:—

(i) Class 1 Cantonments, in which the civil population is one hundredthousand or more;

(ii) Class II Cantonments, in which the civil population is fifty thousandor more but less than one hundred thousand; and

(iii) Class III Cantonments, in which the civil population is less than fiftythousand.

(2) For the purpose of sub-section (1), the civil population shall be calculatedin accordance with the latest official census, if the Federal Government,by general or special order, so directs, in accordance with a special censustaken for the purpose.”

Therefore, for Class-1 Cantonment there shall be ten Wards, for Class-IIthere shall be five and for Class-III Cantonments there shall be two Wards.

ANNEX-A

EXTRACT FROM SECTION 13 & 13A OF CANTONMENTS ACT,1924.

SECTION-13

13. Classification of Cantonments:

(1) Cantonments shall be divided into three classes, namely:

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(i) Class I Cantonments, in which the civil population is one hundredthousand or more;

(ii) Class II Cantonments, in which the civil population is fifty thousandor more but less than one hundred thousand; and

(iii) Class III Cantonments, in which the civil population is less than fiftythousand.

(2) For the purposes of sub-section (1), the civil population shall be calculatedin accordance with the latest official census, or, if the Federal Government,by general or special order, so directs, in accordance with a special censustaken for the purpose.

13-A. Constitution of Cantonment Boards:

(1) The Board for a Class I Cantonment shall consist of the following members,namely:

(a) the Officer Commanding the station or, if the Federal Governmentso directs in respect of any cantonment, such other military officeras may be nominated by the Competent Authority;

(b) twelve elected members;

(c) the Health Officer;

(d) the Maintenance Engineer;

(e) a Magistrate of the first class nominated by the District Magistrate;and

(f) nine civil or military officers nominated by the Officer Commandingthe station by order in writing.

(2) The Board for a Class II Cantonment shall consist of the following members,namely:-

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(a) the Officer Commanding the station or, if the Federal Governmentso directs in respect of any Cantonment, such other military officeras may be nominated by the Competent Authority;

(b) seven elected members;

(c) the Health Officer;

(d) the Maintenance Engineer;

(e) a Magistrate of the first class nominated by the District Magistrate;and

(f) four military officers nominated by the Officer Commanding the stationby order in writing.

(3) The Board for a Class Ill Cantonment shall consist of the followingmembers, namely:

(a) the Officer Commanding the station or, if the Federal Governmentso directs in respect of any cantonment, such other military officer asmay be nominated by the Competent Authority;

(b) two elected members:

Provided that the Federal Government may, by notification in theofficial Gazette, increase the number of elected members to suchextent not exceeding five as it deems fit:

(c) the Health Officer; and

(d) one military officer nominated by the Officer Commanding the stationby order in writing:

Provided that, if the number of elected members is increased underclause (b), the number of members so nominated be one less thanthe number of elected members so increased.

(4) The Federal Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, reservea number of seats for women peasants, workers and minority communitiesin the Board of a particular cantonment:

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Provided that nothing contained in this Act or the rules made thereunder shall be construed as making a woman, peasant or worker ineligiblefor election to a general seat in any Board.

(5) The name of every elected or nominated member of the Boardshall forthwith be reported to the Federal Government which shallnotify in the official Gazette the name of the person so nominatedor elected.

(6) The Officer Commanding the station may, with the sanction of theCompetent Authority, nominate, in place of a military officer whom he isempowered to nominate under clause (f) of sub-section (1), clause (f) ofsub-section (2) or clause (d) of sub-section (3), any person who is ordinarilyresident in the cantonment or in the vicinity thereof.

ISLAMABAD: ABDUL JABBAR ALI,The 19th January, 2016. Acting Secretary.

PCPPI—0118(2016)NA (S)—19-01-2016—650.

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(28th Session)

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT

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“UNSTARRED QUESTIONS AND THEIR REPLIES”

For Wednesday, the 20th January, 2016

167. Ms. Shaista Pervaiz:(Deferred on 11-01-2016)


(a) the names, qualification and relevant experience of the

Government officers nominated for various Boards of Directorsof companies and organizations working under the Ministryduring the period from 1-3-2008 till date; and

(b) the date-wise details of meetings attended by each one of them

alongwith the remunerations received for each meeting duringthe said period?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) The names, qualification and relevant experience of GovernmentOfficers nominated on various Boards of Directors of Companies and organizationsworking under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources during the periodfrom 01-03-2008 till the date are given in attached Annexures i.e, I-XII.

(b) The number of meetings attended by each one of the said officersalong win the remunerations received by them is enclosed herewith. Details ofdates of the meetings etc. are also annexed as follows:—

(i) PSO (Annex-I).

(ii) SSGCL (Annex-II).

(iii) PPL (Annex-Ill).

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(iv) GHPL (Annex-IV).

(v) HDIP (Annex-V).

(vi) SML (Annex-VI).

(vii) OGDCL (Annex-VII).

(viii) ISGSL (Annex-VIII).

(ix) LCDC (Annex-IX).

(x) SNGPL (Annex-X).

(xi) PMDC (Annex-XI).

(xii) PARCO (Annex-XII).

(Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library). 140. Ms. Sajida Begum:

(Deferred on 11-01-2016)

Will the Minister for Law and Justice be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of cases registered and disposed of in HighCourts and Supreme Court of Pakistan during the presentGovernment; and

(b) the total number of cases in which the parents of aggrievedpersons were declared criminals after the promulgation ofSection 498-B of Pakistan Penal Code 1860 during theyear 2014-15?

Minister for Law and Justice: (a) The requisite information is Annexedwhich has been prepared on the basis of Judicial Statistics of Pakistan publishedby Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan.

(b) No case registered under section 498-B of Pakistan Panel Code1860 during the year 2014-15 within the territorial limit of Government of Punjab,Islamabad Capital Territory and the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhawa. Theinformation from Sindh and Baluchistan is still awaited.

However regarding question at (a) above attention is invited to rule78(1) of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the NationalAssembly, 2007 whereby information already available cannot be asked inthe form of a question.

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ANNEX

A. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES REGISTERED ANDDISPOSED OF IN HIGH COURTS AND SUPREME COURTOF PAKISTAN DURING THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT

——————————————————————————————S. No. Name of Court Cases Registered Cases Disposed off——————————————————————————————

1. Supreme Court of Pakistan 41407 38085

2. Lahore High Court 348567 355345

3. High Court of Sindh 86973 63275

4. Peshawar High Court 50764 49623

5. High Court of Balochistan 10131 9391

6. Islamabad High Court 19474 16119——————————————————————————————11. Ms. Mussarrat Ahmadzeb:


Will the Minister for Human Rights be pleased to state the total numberof Union Councils in District Swat where National Commission forHuman Development is working at present alongwith the details ofoffices thereof?

Reply not received.

94. Sahibzada Muhammad Yaqub:(Deferred on 11-01-2016)

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state theremuneration being paid to a Post Office In-charge and other staff inthe Pakistan Post at present?

Reply not received.

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103. Mir Aijaz Hussain Jakhrani:(Deferred on 11-01-2016)


(a) the names of Acting Managers, General Managers andExecutive Directors presently working in the Oil and GasDevelopment Company Limited (OGDCL) alongwith theireducation, experience, place of domicile and details of assets atthe time of appointments and at present;

(b) whether it is a fact that same officers of OGDCL have dualnationality; if so, the details thereof;

(c) the total number of officers in OGDCL having additional chargealongwith the details of responsibilities thereof; and

(d) the total number of technical officers working in OGDCL’shuman resource department at present?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) There are 16 Acting Managers, 24 General Managers and 02 ExecutiveDirectors working in OGDCL. A list containing name, education, experience, domicileand asset declaration statements are attached at Annex-I & II.

(b) Being a Corporate entity and a listed Company, there is no bar inCompany employment on the basis of nationality. No record is therefore maintainedwith regards to dual nationality.

(c) Additional charge is assigned as per operational requirement for alimited duration. Currently three officers have been assigned additional charge asper list at Annex-III.

(d) Presently five technical officers are working on the following posts inHR Department:

(i) GM I/C (OGTI)

(ii) GM (HR)

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(iii) Manager (HRD)

(iv) DCHRO (Pension)

(v) HRO (A)

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

109. Ms. Parveen Masood Bhatti:(Deferred on 11-01-2016)

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state the detailsof first aid facilities provided on the National Highways in the countryseparately during the last three years?

Reply not Received.

112. Ms. Shagufta Jumani:(Deferred on 11-01-2016)


(a) the total quantity of Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants productsbeing imported annually by the Ministry and its subordinatedepartments/organizations; and

(b) the total quantity of the said products being imported/shippedannually through Pakistani and foreign ships/tankers separately?

Reply not received.

83. Sahibzada Muhammad Yaqub:(Deferred on 11-01-2016)


(a) the names designations and domicile of persons appointed inthe Ministry including SNGPL, SSGPL and OGDCL on regular,contract and daily wages basis during the last two years; and

(b) the name, of persons appointed in the Ministry on deputationbasis during the said period alongwith the salaries, allowancesand other fringe benefits admissible to them?

Reply not Received.

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84. Rai Hasan Nawaz Khan:(Deferred on 11-01-2016)

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state the time bywhich the under construction bridge over the River Ravi at MullFatyana will be completed?

Reply not Received.

85. Mr. Sajid Nawaz:(Deferred on 11-01-2016)


(a) whether it is a fact that the repairing work of Indus Highwayfrom Peshawar to Dera Ismail Khan is not being completed; ifso, the reasons thereof; and

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

Government to re-construct the same; if so, when it will becompleted?

Reply not Received.

86. Mr. Sajid Nawaz:(Deferred on 11-01-2016)


(a) whether it is a fact that the construction work on the NorthernBy-Pass Road is very slow; if so, the reasons thereof; and

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

Reply not Received.

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87. Syed Waseem Hussain:(Deferred on 11-01-2016)


(a) the names and locations of National Highways and Motorways

constructed/repaired during the last five years alongwith theexpenditures incurred thereupon;

(b) the names of contractors thereof separately; and

(c) whether it is a fact that cost of some of the said projects was

revised and increased; if so, the total amount increased thereforseparately?

Reply not Received.

88. Engineer Dawar Khan Kundi:


Will the Minister for Human Rights be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of Steno Typists (BPS-14) working in the HumanRights Wing of the Ministry at present alongwith the name,parentage, qualification, domicile and date of appointmentthereof; and

(b) the quota against which said appointments have been made

separately?

Reply not Received. 89. Mr. Abdul Waseem:



(a) the year-wise details of Mega Projects initiated in Balochistanduring the last two years alongwith the present status thereof;and

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

Reply not Received.

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91. Rai Hasan Nawaz Khan:(Deferred on 11-01-2016)


(a) whether it is a fact that the construction work of Khanewal-Multan Motorway has been completed;

(b) whether it is also a fact that the Ex Prime Minister Syed Yousaf

Raza Gillani had laid the foundation stone of Tatepur-LotharInterchange during initial stage of the project; and

(c) whether it is further a fact that the said Interchange has not

been constructed so far; if so, the reasons thereof?

Reply not received.

125. Sahibzada Muhammad Yaqub:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate whether it is a fact that gas has been supplied to all residents ofLal Qillah and Samarbagh, District Lower Dir; if not, the reasonsthereof?


Abbasi): SNGPL has reported that gas has not been supplied to all residentsof Lal Qillah and Samarbagh District Lower Dir as major supply main/distribution network is required for supply of gas to the above towns. Surveyin this regard is in progress and detailed report/cost estimates will be providedafter completion of survey.

126. Sahibzada Muhammad Yaqub:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate the names of petroleum companies to which licenses were issuedfor exploration of oil and gas in the country during the last five yearsalongwith the total amount earned therefrom?

Reply not received.

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127. Mr. Sajid Nawaz:


(a) the year-wise total number of gas meters installed in the countryduring the last two years till date; and

(b) whether there is any proposal under the consideration of theGovernment to increase the annual quota thereof; if so, when itwill be implemented?

Reply not received.

128. Mr. Sajid Nawaz:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate the steps being taken by the Ministry to supply gas to thosevillages to whom gas has not been supplied so far?

Reply not received.

129. Ms. Nighat Parveen Mir:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate the amount as annual octroi fee will be paid by Pakistan toAfghanistan with regard to Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-IndiaGaspilline?


Abbasi): The transit fee to be paid by Pakistan to Afghanistan is the same as Indiapaid to Pakistan i.e. US$ 0.495/MMBtu.

130. Engineer Dawar Khan Kundi:


(a) whether it is a fact that gas has been provided in the Sector I-14, Islamabad;

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(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to provide gas in the said Sector;

(c) if the answer of part (b) above is in the affirmative, the time bywhich the sui gas will be provided; if not, the reasons thereof?


Abbasi): (a) Yes

(b) The above sector is developed by Capital DevelopmentAuthority (CDA) and so far SNGPL has not received any funds/approvalfor laying of network in sector 1-14 from CDA.

(c) As above.

131. Mr. Ramesh Lal:


(a) the total number of applications submitted for supply of gasconnections by the residents of Mohallah Islamia Town nearPower House, Tehsil Shakargarh, District Narowal since 1-1-2009 alongwith the names thereof;

(b) whether it is a fact that the sui gas connections have not beengiven to the said applicants; if so, the reasons thereof; and

(c) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to provide sui gas connections to those applicantsin the near future; if so, when it will be implemented; if not, thereasons thereof?

Reply not received.

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132. Mr. Jamshed Ahmad Dasti:


(a) whether it is a fact that sui gas has not been supplied to theresidents of Khiyaban Colony No.3, Gali No.2, Faisalabad sofar; if so, the reasons thereof; and

(b) the time by which sui gas will be supplied to the said Colony?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) Yes. Sui gas has not been supplied to the residents of KhyabanColony No. 3 Gali No. 2 Faisalabad because the above locality is privatelydeveloped.

(b) The subject locality is privately developed and presently a ban isimposed by the Government of Pakistan on provision of gas to all new housingschemes. Therefore, SNGPL is not in a position to provide gas connection.

ISLAMABAD: ABDUL JABBAR ALI,The 19th January, 2016. Acting Secretary.

PCPPI—0118 (2016) NA—19-01-2016—650.

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