NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT - Parliament … (16th Session) NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT ————— “QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWERS AND THEIR REPLIES” to be asked at a sitting

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(16th 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

Thursday, the 27th November, 2014

93. *Rai Hasan Nawaz Khan:

(Deferred during 11th Session)

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to

state:

(a) the total amount paid by the Government to each province and

agencies concerned to counter terrorism during the last fiveyears;

(b) whether it is a fact that massive irregularities have been foundin the utilization of said fund;

(c) if so, whether investigations have been initiated for thoseirregularities; if so, the present status thereof; and

(d) the time by which it will be finalized?

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Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nasir Ali Khan):(a)

In Million————————————————————————————————————————Provinces 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 Total (Amount)————————————————————————————————————————Khyber 4659 11555 Nil Nil Nil 16214*Pakhtunkhwa————————————————————————————————————————CAF 22922 36611 41540 47547 54320 202940**————————————————————————————————————————FATA 850 0 0 0 554 1404————————————————————————————————————————Azad Jammu The total amount paid by the Government is 45and Kashmir 45.00 Million ***————————————————————————————————————————

Total 28431 48166 41540 47547 54919 220603————————————————————————————————————————

(b) Irregularities in the utilization of funds provided to KhyberPakhtunkhwa Police under Prime Minister Package were pointed out by NABand the cases are presently subjudice in NAB court.

(c) NAB is investigating into the matter.

(d) Case is subjudice and no time fram can be given.

20. *Choudhry Muhammad Shahbaz Babar:(Deferred during 13th Session)

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased tostate the steps taken by the Government to control the corruption inFederal Government departments during the last one year?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nasir Ali Khan):The present government has taken following steps to control corruption in theFederal Government departments during the last one year:

i. Role of various institutions including Public Account Committee, AuditGeneral of Pakistan, National Accountability Bureau, FederalInvestigation Agency and Principal Accounting Officers to implementeffective Anti Corruption policies at all levels of governmentfunctionaries has been made more effective.

*Funds provided to KPK Police undeer Prime Minister Package.**Annual total allocation made for CAF.***Rs. 45 x Million paid to AJK is added in year 2013-14.

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ii. Comprehensive revamping of FIA on the orders of the Minister forInterior that includes the establishment of Internal Investigation Unit(IAU). This unit has transferred the officers having bad reputationand is probing various cases for further legal action.

iii. FIA has also carried out successful investigation of mega corruptioncases i.e EOBI, ETPB, TDAP, NICL, Hajj Scam, Arms License,NPF, Pak PWD & CDA etc. In these cases millions of rupees havebeen recovered and a number of accused arrested.

iv. FIA has arrested following high profile officials involved in variouscorrupt practices during the last 10 months:

1. Farkhand lqbal, Chairman CDA.2. Wahid Khurshid, DG,Investment, EOBI.3. Shakeel Ahmad Rao, DG Hajj.4. Aftab ul Islam Raja, JS M/O Religious Affairs.5. Ayaz Khan Niazi, Ex-MD, NICL.6. Tariq lqbal Puri, Chairman TDAP.7. Javed Anwar, Director General TDAP.8. Abdul Karim Daud Pota, DG, TDAP etc.

v. In July, 2013 Federal Government also entrusted offences of electric& oil & gas theft to FIA all over the country except FATA. Duringthis period 732 cases were registered and 698 accused personswere arrested. Theft of more than Rs. 5 million value was detectedby FIA.

vi. As a major step to make Federal Government institutions corruptionfree the Government has announced that posting to all institutionswill be made on merit & in a transparent manner. Similarly variousFederal Ministries and departments have introduced transparency inbidding and awarding of contracts.

134. *Sheikh Salahuddin:(Deferred during 14th Session)

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statisticsand Privatization be pleased to state the estimated loss suffered by

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the Government in the war against terrorism during the financialyear 2013-14?

Trasnferred toInterior Division for answeer on next Rota Day.

180. *Dr. Arif Alvi:(Deferred during 15th Session)

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue Economic Affairs, Statisticsand Privatization be pleased to state whether used cooking oil isbeing imported under the cover of “soap raw material” and marketedafter bleaching and de-odorising the same; if so, the justificationthereof and steps being taken in this regard?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): According to Sr. No. 13,Appendix-A of Import Policy Order, 2013 (Annex-A) the import of used vegetableghee and cooking oil is banned, therefore no import of this item is taking place inthe country. However, there were complaints in recent weeks that used cookingoil was being imported under the garb of raw materials of soap like Mixture orFatty Acids and Residue of Fatty Acids. In order to thwart any such attempt, theboard placed these soap raw materials under Red Channel in WeBoc (AutomatedCustoms Clearance Software). Moreover, a special template was developed toget a comprehensive laboratory report to categorically confirm actual nature ofimported soap raw materials. Resultantly all consignments of these soap rawmaterials are being cleared after thorough physical examination and laboratorytests to rule out any possibility of mis-declaration of used cooking oil as soap rawmaterials.

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79. *Sahibzada Tariq Ullah:(Deferred during 15th Session)

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statisticsand Privatization be pleased to state:

(a) names of Government/Semi-Government/non-Governmentcompanies/ firms/institutions received loan from the Governmentduring the financial year 2013-14; and

(b) terms and conditions of total amount and nature of all suchloans transacted in favour of such organizations?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) & (b) Government has notextended loans to Non-Government companies / firms / institutions during FY2013-14. However, during FY 2013-14, Government has provided loans/fundsto Government institutions/Body. Detail is as under:—

(i) Development Loans and Advances under PSDP for development ofthe projects on the authorization of Planning & Development DivisionRs. 95,352,026,000.

(ii) Other loans & Advances by the Federal GovernmentRs. 11,713,653,760.

(iii) GOP paid interest Rs. 855,252,236 on bank loan obtained by PIA/NIP / PASDEC. (The amount of interest paid by the GOP is treatedas GOP equity in the entities.

LOAN UNDER PSDP

(a) National High Way Authority Rs. 52,280.968 million (includingRs. 25,500.000 million for Lahore, Karachi Motorway.

Fund has been granted to National High Way Authority (NHA) forcompletion of various projects.

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The terms and conditions of the loan is as under:—

• This loan will be recoverable in 20 years with five years grace periodfor interest and ten years for repayment of principal loan amount.

• The interest will be chargeable at the prevailing rate announced bythe government for respective years.

• Total loan granted to NHA under PSDP for various project isRs. 393,943.572 million (FY 1990-91 to 2013-14). For the FY2013-14 an amount of Rs. 52,280.968 million released to NHA.

(b) Loan to Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) Rs. 162.204million

Fund has been granted to Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) forcompletion of various projeects.


• This loan will be recoverable in 20 years along with a graceperiod of 5 years for recovery of principal amount.

• The interest will be chargeable at the prevailing rate for therespective year.

• Total loan granted to PBC under PSDP for various project isRs. 2,633.920 million (FY 1972-73 to 2013-14). For the FYan amount of Rs.162.204 million released to PBC.

(c) Loan to WAPDA (Power Wing) Rs. 42,107.624 million(including Rs. 24,500.000 million for Neelum Jhelum HydroPower Project and Daimer Basha Dam Project)

Fund has been granted WAPDA (Power Wing) for completion of variousprojects.

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• This Loan will be recoverable in 20 years alongwith interestwith a grace period of five years for recovery of principalamount.

• The interest will be chargeable at the prevailing rate for therespective year.

(d) Loan to WAPDA (Water Wing) Rs. 801.230 million

Fund has been granted WAPDA (Water Wing) for completion of twoprojects.

(i) Lower Indus Right Bank Irrigation & Drainage Project (RBOD-I)

(ii) Baluchistan Effluent Disposal into RBOD-III


• This Loan will be recoverable in 20 years alongwith interest with agrace period of five years for recovery of principal amount.

• The interest will be chargeable at the prevailing rate for the respectiveyear.

OTHER LOAN

(e) Loan to Privatization Commission on account of Transfer ofProperties to PTCL

Loans of Rs. 383.654 million provided to Privatization Commission asinterest free loan for transfer of properties to PTCL. The said loan is repayable toGOP from Privatization’s proceeds.

PTCL was privatized in the year, 2006 transferring 26 percent of classshares at a cost of US $ 2.598 billion alonwith management control to EtisalatInternational Pakistan (EIP). M/s. Etisalat paid US $ 1.4 billion upfront and balanceamount US $ 1.198 billion was to be paid in 9 equal bi-annual installments. At

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present an amount of approximately US $ 800 million is outstanding against thesaid foreign investor. M/s Etisalat has linked release of this amount to theimplementation of clear title transfer of properties listed in the Share PurchaseAgreement (SPA) in the name of PTCL.

The issue of transfer of title of properties in the name of PTCL is about six(6) years old and at present 96% properties have been transferred in the name ofPTCL while PTCL has withheld the whole amount of US $ 800 million since2007.

(f) Loan to Pakistan Steel Mills Rs. 11.330 billion

ECC decision dated 25-04-2014 approved a restructuring plan ofRs. 18.5 billion for PSM as the entity is in serious financial crisis. Finance Divisionreleased fund to Pakistan Steel Mills for salary, utility charges, and procurement ofraw material etc.

Finance Division release Rs. 11.330 billion during FY 2013-14 out ofwhich Rs. 4.58 billion for salaries and other liabilities of PMS and Rs. 6.75 billionreleased for restructuring / rehabilitation purpose.

Pakistan Steel Mills is in the process of privatization which will be completedby June, 2015, the terms and conditions will be settled at the time of privatizationof defray PSM loan.

GOP Equity

(g) GOP paid markup on TFC / Sukuk in respect of PIA

GOP approved a financial package for revival of PIA and in this connectionthey also approved that the interest on TFC / Sukuk will be picked up by theGOP. Accordingly, GOP has paid interest on TFC / Sukuk which is treated asGOP equity in the PIA. An amount of Rs. 645.034 million released in FY2013-14 as a interest on TFC/Sukuk and the total amount of Rs. 44,636.122,million has been released since 2001-02 to 2013-14 in this regard.

(h) GOP paid markup on loan borrowed by NIP

GOP has paid markup of Rs. 183.970 million in FY 2013-14 against theloan liability of NIP backed by GOP guarantee. Prime Minister in September,

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2005 approved that NIP may arrange a loan of Rs. 2.00 billion from banks atmarket rate backed by GOP guarantee and pay the loan in seven years withmarkup @ 1% while the GOP will pickup the balance markup, which will betreated as GOP equity in the capital of the Company. The total amount ofRs. 1,504.835 million has been released from 2008-09 to 2013-14.

(i) GOP paid markup on loan borrowed by PASDEC

ECC of the Cabinet approved that PASDEC may arrange a loan ofRs. 400 million from Banks at market rate with GOP guarantee and repay the loanin seven years @ 1% interest, while the GOP picks up the balance interest amount.The amount of interest paid by the GOP will then be converted into GOP equity inPASDEC. GOP has paid mark up of Rs. 26.248 million in FY 2013-14, and thetotal amount of Rs. 122.355 million has been released from 2011-12 to 2013-14in this regard.

96. *Sahibzada Tariq Ullah:(Deferred during 15th Session)

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statisticsand Privatization be pleased to state:(a) the number and category of vehicles imported during the last

two years;

(b) the names of countries wherefrom those vehicles were importedduring the said period; and

(c) the names, occupation and company with detail of the individualsin whose name such vehicles have been imported?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) The number and category ofvehicles imported during the last two years is as under:—

——————————————————————————————Category of Number of Vehicles

Vehicles Imported

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——————————————————————————————FY 2012-13 FY 2013-14

Agricultural 02 02TractorsBuses 2530 506Coaches/ VansCars/Jeeps 46156 32068Trucks 334 420Special Purpose 235 1422vehiclesMotorcycles 103 83

——————————————————————————————TOTAL: 49360 34501

——————————————————————————————(b) 9 countries (i.e., Japan, UAE, UK, USA, Australia, Germany, China,

Thailand, South Africa and Indonesia).

(c) Information relating to profession and / or company of importer isnot mandatory for clearance of goods by customs under the law. However, namesof individual importers along with their addresses and details of vehicles importedby them are given at Annexure.

(Annexure has been placed in the National Assembly Library)

@22. *S.A. Iqbal Qadri:(Deferred during 15th Session)


(a) whether it is a fact that the Government has constituted thegoverning council under the General Statictics (Reorganization)Act, 2011.

(b) if so, the names and qualifications of members thereof;

(c) if not the reasons thereof?

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Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) Under Section (5) of GeneralStatistics (Reorganization) Act-2011 the Federal Government constituted theGoverning Council.

(b) List of Governing Council Members is attached (Annex-A).

(c) No Comments.

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31. *Ms. Belum Hasnain:


(a) whether it is a fact that the Government is increasing its reservesup to four billion dollars according to the IMF Programme duringthe current fiscal year;

(b) whether it is also a fact that the Government has made anagreement with the consortium of seven domestic andinternational banks to borrow loan thereof; if so, the details ofthe amount of loan borrowed therefrom so far; and

(c) the steps taken by the Government to increase its foreignexchange reserves?

@Transferred from Cabinet Division.

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) Yes. IMF staff report issued inJuly 2014 projected SBP’s foreign exchange reserves at US $13.3 billion at theend of current financial year, 2014-15 showing an increase of about US $ 4 billionin the foreign exchange reserves.

(b) No. Government has not made any agreement with consortium ofseven domestic and international banks to borrow foreign funds. However during2013-14 the following two credit transactions were finalized:

A credit agreement for US $ 100 million with a consortium of bankscomprising (i) /credit Suisse AG Singapore branch, (ii) Standard Chartered Bank(iii) United Bank Limited (iv) Mashreq Bank PSC (v) Allied Bank Limited,wholesale Banking Unit, Bahrain (vi) London Forfaiting Company Limited(vii) Atlantic Forfaitierungs AG was signed on 26-11-2013. Subsequently on27-11-2013 the amount was increased to US $ 172.5 million

Another credit agreement for US $ 150 million was signed on 3-3-2014with a consortium of Bank comprising (i) Credit Suisse (ii) United Bank Limited,(iii) Allied Bank Limited and (iv) Bank Al Habib.

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(c) The Government is taking measures to attract substantial amount ofofficial external inflows that are expected to help in building up of foreign exchangereserves, besides financing current account deficit and repayment of external debt.The detail of the expected major inflows during 2014-15 is given below:

—————————————————————————————————————Source Amount (Million USD)

—————————————————————————————————————Multilateral and Bilateral 9,329

Inflows

Euro/Sukuk Bond 1,000

CSF 1,400

Others 1,750

(includes privatization and 3G licences)

Net receipts from IMF 934

—————————————————————————————————————32. *Ms. Belum Hasnain:

Will the Minister for Planning, Development and Reform be pleasedto state:

(a) the details of foreign funded programmes/projects in the countrylaunched by foreign donors during the year 2013-14;

(b) whether the PC-I/PC-II of the said projects have been approvedby competent forum; if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether any development projects would be launched inbackward areas of Pakistan; if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the present status of execution of the said projects?Minister for Planning , Development and Reform (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal):

(a) The details of foreign funded programmes / projects in the country launchedwith assistance from donor agencies under federal PSDP 2013-14 are attached atAnnex-I.

(b) No project can be implemented unless approved by the competentforum i.e. CDWP / ECNEC as the case may be. All donor funded projects areapproved by the concerned forum before execution.

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(c) The development projects are conceived, prepared and proposedfor funding under the federal PSDP by the line Ministries / Divisions keeping inview the sectoral / regional priorities given in the short / medium / long term planapproved by the National Economic Council. A list of new projects located inbackward areas of the country under PSDP 2014-15 is attached at Annex-II

(d) The execution / implementation of these projects would be initiatedafter fulfilling all codal formalities.

(Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library)

33. *Dr. Nafisa Shah:


(a) whether it is a fact that the position of Chairman SECP is lyingvacant since long; if so, the reasons thereof; and

(b) the time by which said post will be filled up?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) Yes. However, the said positionhas been filled up on acting charge basis w.e.f. April 26, 2013 as stop gaparrangement in order to ensure smooth functioning of the SECP. The reason fornon appointment of Chairman, SECP is that the process of appointment was stayedby the Hon’ble Islamabad High Court. The Supreme Court of Pakistan has nowallowed the Government to fill in the vacant positions in all the organizations includingSECP.

(b) The process of appointment of Commissioners, SECP is underway.After appointment of Commissioners, one of them will be appointed as Chairman,SECP under Section 5 & 6 of SECP Act, 1997 (Annex-I). The whole processwill be completed very shortly.

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34. *Dr. Nafisa Shah:

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased tostate the steps taken by the NACTA to prevent the making and use ofImprovised Explosive Device (lED) in Pakistan so far?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):The subject case is dealt by Civil Defence Department, Ministry of Interior. NACTAis extending all possible assistance and support to Civil Defence Department andProvinces in Capacity building.

To counter IED attacks the following steps have been taken by Ministryof Interior (Civil Defence Department) to counter IEDs:

1. UK and USA Bomb Disposal Response Vehicles (BDRVs)

Ministry of interior has arranged 40 Bomb Disposal Response Vehicles(BDRVs) with relevant equipments from UK (15) and USA (50) out of which 25are yet to be received.

a. 05 BDVRs along with C-IED equipment have already been handedover one each to ICT, Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa andBalochistan.

b. Remaining are in the process of allocation in all the provinces includingICT and FATA.

c. The operational deployment of BDRVs will significantly enhance thecapability of provinces to effectively Counter IED attacks includingpreservation of crime scene and investigation.

2. C-IED Training

• In order to develop the professional skills and capacity 14 shortcourses have been organized in collaboration with Army EngineeringCollege, Risalpur.

• Approximately 397 persons of Civil Defence and Special Branchfrom all provinces have been trained between May 2013 till date.

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• Areas of training are

Bomb disposalAdvance IEDX-raysPreservation of crime scene

As per reports the incidents of deaths during Bomb disposal havesignificantly reduced as a result of training of personnel and provision of equipment.

35. *Ms. Shazia Mari:

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleasedto state the present status of National Internal Security Policy(NISP) which was laid in the National Assembly?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):

• Internal security environment in the country is dominated by non-traditional threat of Extremism, Sectarianism, Terrorism and Militancysince 2001.

• The internal security apparatus is inadequately equipped to tacklethese threats.

• The present democratic govt. has formulated the first ever nationalsecurity policy to protect national interest, to established writ of thestate, to protect life and property of people from all internal threatsby addressing critical security issues.

• In order to combat the menace of extremism NACTA was establishedvide NACTA Act no. XIX of 2013.

• National Internal Security Policy has been approved by the Cabinet.The effective implementation of the policy is being accorded highestpriority.

• Following actions have been finalized.

• Promulgation of Protection of Pakistan Act 2014 (POPA), AntiTerrorism Act 1997 (ATA), Money Laundering Act, Fair Trial Act(FTA).

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• Intelligence sharing are being maintained with all the provinces andIntelligence Agencies.

• Rapid Response Force (RRF) has been established in ICT.

• Capacity building of FIA and LEAs which is ongoing process is inprogress with assistance of donors.

• A special project to handle the issue of Border Management hasbeen evolved.

• Following initiative are in process in coordination with provinces foreffective implementation of National Internal Security Policy (NISP).

• Establishment of Counter Terrorism Departments in the provinces.

• Establishment of Directorate of Intelligence Sharing (DIS).

• Improving prosecution system and Capacity building of prosecutorsin all provinces.

• Modernization of Torkham and Chaman including developing a roadmap to regulate travelers from Afghanistan to check cross bordermovement of terrorists.

36. *Ms. Zahra Wadood Fatemi:

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that the use of mobile phones while drivinghas become a hazard for commuters in Islamabad;

(b) if so, the steps being taken by the Government to createawareness amongst the drivers and prevent this practice and toensure imposition of penalties on the use of mobile phones whiledriving?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):(a) It is fact that during driving use of mobile phone creates problems and theattention of driver is diverted, which may cause road accidents.

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(b) Following steps have been taken by the traffic police for awarenessof drivers as well as general public to discourage use of mobile phone duringdriving:

i. Islamabad Traffic Police launched education campaigns for theawareness of general public and road users.

ii. A new section of law i.e. 48.ii has been added in the Motor VehicleOrdinance 1965 for taking legal action against the use of mobilephone while driving.

iii. A special squad has been established to control the use of mobilephone while driving. During the period from 01-01-2014 to31-10-2014, 22492 violation tickets have been issued under section48.ii of Motor Vehicle Ordinance, 1965 and fine of Rs.67,47,600/-has been imposed on violators.

37. *Ms. Zahra Wadood Fatemi:

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased tostate whether it is a fact that despite ban the Gulf Royals huntedHoubara Bustards in Chaghi, Balochistan; if so, the reasons thereof?

Trasnferred to Foreign Affairs Division for answeer on next Rota Day.38. *Mr. Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affair, Statisticsand Privatization be pleased to state:

(a) the total quantum of taxes collected from Karachi during thelast five years alongwith details thereof; and

(b) the total amount of share of Karachi being given to Karachiduring the current financial year?

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Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) Federal taxes are collectedthrough FBR’s field offices in Karachi because of taxation at import stage andlocation of head offices of many companies in Karachi. Therefore, these may, ormay not, pertain to taxes generated at Karachi. Since economic activities arecarried out all over the country, it is not possible to determine the exact amount oftaxes generated at a particular collection point or city.

The federal tax revenue collected by field formations of FBR located atKarachi during the last five years is as under:

Rs. in billion——————————————————————————————Head 2013-14 2012-13 2011-12 2010-11 2009-10——————————————————————————————Customs 193 184 174 147 128Sales Tax 570 491 478 377 300Fed.Excise 52 45 51 64 58Direct Taxes 383 348 324 267 239—————————————————————————————— Total 1,198 1,068 1,027 855 725——————————————————————————————

(b) Federal Government disburses funds to the provinces in accordancewith the NFC Award and not to the regions/districts in a province. Rs. 89.8 billionhave been transferred to Government of Sindh from July-October, 2014, inaccordance with NFC Award. Further disbursement/ distribution amongst theregions/ districts is the mandate of the provincial government/ assembly.

In addition to above, Rs. 80 million has been released to Government ofSindh for the Karachi specific Project “Lyari Expressway Resettlement Project”,a project co funded by the Federal/ provincial governments.39. *Mr. Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs,Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state:

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(a) the figures of GDP growth, inflation rate, poverty rate,unemployment etc. meant to put forward to IMF by theGovernment of Pakistan in view of the latest agreement of loanbetween Government of Pakistan and IMF;

(b) whether it is a fact that IMF did not accept the above said figureswhich brought disgrace to the country and mistrust between theGovernment of Pakistan and the International FinancialInstitutions;

(c) if the answer to part (b) above is in the affirmative, whethergovernment of Pakistan took notice of such situation in orderto make the responsible accountable; and

(d) the steps being taken by the Government to ensure transparencyto determine the true statistics of the above-mentioned figures?

Reply nor received.

40. *Mrs. Shahida Rehmani:


(a) whether it is a fact that the Government has withdraw thesubsidy on the items of daily use at Utility Stores;

(b) if so, the reasons therefor?

Transferred to Industries and Production Division for answer on NextRota Day.

41. *Mrs. Shahida Rehmani:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statisticsand Privatization be pleased to state the amount collected throughGas Infrastructure Development Cess since commencement thereof?

Transferred to Petroleum and Natural Resources Division for answer onNext Rota Day.

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42. *Sheikh Salahuddin:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs,Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state whether any studyhas been conducted to determine loss suffered by the country’seconomy due to sit-ins in Islamabad?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): There is no such study conductedto determine the losses suffered by the country’s economy due to sit-ins inIslamabad by Finance Division.

43. *Ms. Nighat Parveen Mir:


(a) the number of the officers in the FBR who have been givenGovernment vehicles under agriculture monitization scheme;and

(b) the procedure and criterion adopted therefor?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) 128 officers of FBR (HQ) andfield offices across the country have been given Government Vehicles underTransport Monetization Policy.

(b) The procedure and criteria was adopted as laid down in the policy forMonetization of Transport Facility for civil servants of BS-20 to BS-22.

44. *Ms. Nighat Parveen Mir:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs,Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state the details ofsalaries, allowance and other benefits of the Governor StateBank and the President National Bank of Pakistan at present?

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Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): The details of salaries, allowancesand other benefits of the Governor, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and the President,National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) are as under:—

i. Governor, State Bank of PakistanMonetized salary: Rs. 1,200,000 per monthOther perks and facilities: (Annex-I).

ii. President, National Bank of Pakistan

The salary package of President, National Bank of Pakistan will be finalizedshortly. However, he is being paid fixed gross amount of Rs. 2,000,000/- (Rupeestwo million only) as an advance against salary through payroll (deducting incometax as per applicable rates) on monthly basis.

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45. *Ms. Khalida Mansoor:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statisticsand Privatization be pleased to state the steps being taken by theGovernment to control the rate of inflation?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): The government is taking followingmeasures to control the rate of inflation:

i. Monetary Policy control inflation through policy rate. Recently thepolicy rate has been kept at 10 percent.

ii. The government has focused on prudent expenditure management.

iii. The ECC reviews inflationary trend/ prices and supply of essentialcommodities in its meetings on regular basis.

iv. National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) chaired by theFederal Finance Minister also monitor the prices and supply positionof essential commodities in consultation with provincial governmentsand concerned federal ministries/ divisions and organization on monthlybasis.

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v. The provincial governments have also activated their District PriceControl Committees to check and maintain the prices and establishmore Sasta Bazars for the consumers where they can get essentialfood items at reasonable rates.

vi. The government is also working on revival of Executive MagistracySystem, which will help to ensure price stability through better pricecheck.

46. *Ms. Parveen Masood Bhatti:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs,Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state whether theimplementation on “Death Package” has been started for theemployees of Federal Government; if so, the details thereof?

Trasnferred to Establishment Division for answeer on Next Rota Day.

47. *Ms. Parveen Masood Bhatti:


(a) whether it is a fact that Death Package has been announced bythe Government for the Government employees;

(b) if so, the details thereof?

Trasnferred to Establishment Division for answeer on Next Rota Day.

48. *Ms. Shahjehan Munir Mangerio:


(a) whether it is a fact that employees of Kissan Support Services(Pvt) Limited (KSSL) which is a subsidiary of ZTBL are not givenequal opportunities of appointment, promotion and salariespackages, as extended to the employees of ZTBL;

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(b) whether it is also a fact that employees of KSSL are notauthorized to draw conveyance allowance, house rent,contribution fund and pension on their retirement;

(c) whether it is a further a fact that employees of KSSL are paidless than Rs. 10,000/- per month which is less than minimumsalary for an employee, announced by Government during thebudget 2013-14;

(d) if the answers to part (a), (b) and (c) are in the affirmative, thesteps being taken by the Government to address and removethe grievances of the employees of KSSL?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) Kissan Support Services (Pvt.)Limited (KSSL), being a separate legal entity, carries on business in accordancewith its Memorandum and Articles of Association and its Service Rules 2006.KSSL works within its own ambit and provides manpower and support servicesto the bank as per requirement of the Bank. Hence, the appointment, promotionand Salary package of KSSL has no relevance with ZTBL.

(b) Allowances/remunerations mentioned in the question which arenormally allowed to the government servants are not allowed to the employees ofKSSL which is purely a private limited company.

However, KSSL has its own pay packages and pay the monetized salaryto its employees. Further, KSSL pays Medical Allowance, House Hold Allowanceto ladies and various allowances according to employees’ job description, wherenecessary. KSSL pays gratuity to its regular employees equivalent to one monthsalary for each completed year of service.

(c) Minimum salary in KSSL is Rs.12,000 per month.

(d) KSSL continuously strives for the welfare and prosperity of itsemployees. KSSL Employees are entitled to Medical Facilities and are also paidLife Insurance. Improvement in Service Structure of KSSL is a continuous processand whenever necessary, additional steps are taken for the welfare of the employeesof the company in line with the available resources.

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49. *Ms. Shahjehan Munir Mangerio:


(a) whether it is a fact that the socio-economic conditions of lessdeveloped areas of the country have not improved during thelast five years; if so, the reasons thereof;

(b) the area-wise details of programmes being implemented by theGovernment for the socio economic development of the aforesaidareas and the funds allocated/released and utilized vis-a-vistargets fixed and achievements made thereunder during the saidperiod;

(c) whether it is also a fact that the benefits of the said schemesmeant for the less developed areas have not passed on to theintended beneficiaries; if so, the reasons thereof; and

(d) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to makemechanism for effective implementation of said programmesfor socio-economic development in the said areas? _

Minister for Planning , Development and Reform (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal):(a) The socio economic conditions of the less developed areas of the countryhave improved significantly during the last five years. The comparison of the socioeconomic indicators shows that majority of the indicators have improved whereasthe performance in some of the sectors remained stagnant.

Improvement in socio-economic conditions of the people is result ofeffective implementation of schemes/initiatives emanated from plans/ policies ofthe Government in various sectors of the economy including implementation ofdevelopment projects/ schemes under Federal Public Sector DevelopmentProgramme (PSDP).

Socio-economic indicators thus can be gauged through perusal ofpublications such as Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement Surveyconducted by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Pakistan Economic Survey launchedby Ministry of Finance and Annual Plan launched by Planning Commissionvis-a-vis Targets set under these plans and policies during the said period.

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During 2010-14, annual average GDP growth stood at 3.8% against 3.6%during 2007-10. Per Capita Income increased from (mp) US$ 1072 in 2009-10to (mp) US$ 1386 in 2013-14. Similarly, inflation (CPI) was also contained fromannual average at 12% during 2007-16 to animal average at 10% during2011-14.

(b) During 2010-14 period, an amount of Rs. 1900 billion wasearmarked under Federal PSDP. The sector/year-wise phasing of PSDP isattached at Annex-I.

(c) Development of less developed areas is the priority of the presentGovernment. As the consequence of 18th amendment, approval of 7th NFCAward and cancellation of concurrent list, the development of less developedareas is a devolved subject and it fall under the domain of Provincial Governments,the federal government supplements the provincial government’s efforts to improveliving standard of the poor.

(d) To ensure effective execution and timely completion of PSDP fundeddevelopment projects, Projects Wing of the Planning Commission has beenstrengthened to undertake periodic monitoring of development projects to identifyany bottlenecks faced by the executing agencies and suggest remedial measures.Besides, mechanism for early approval of projects and timely releases ofdevelopment funds is being ensured in the Ministry of Planning, Development &Reform.

However, basic responsibility rests with sponsoring Ministries to ensureimplementation of the projects in a timely and cost efficient manner.

Annex-I

PSDP Allocations 2010-11 to 2014-15(Rupees Billion)

——————————————————————————————Year Infrastructure Social Others Total

——————————————————————————————2010-11 147.7 69.8 72.5 290.12011-12 170.6 61.0 68.4 300.12012-13 210.6 78.8 70.5 359.92013-14 283.0 83.0 59.0 425.02014-15 331.0 101.0 93.0 525.0

——————————————————————————————Total: 1143.0 393.6 363.5 1900.0

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——————————————————————————————50. *Ms. Shahnaz Saleem Malik:


(a) the rate of monthly or annual profit on fixed deposit certificatesfor the period of one, three and five years by the NationalSavings; and

(b) whether it is a fact that retired employees are showing less interestin the purchases of saving schemes; if so, the steps being takenby the Government in this regard alongwith the detail thereof?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) The rate of profit on one year,three years and five years fixed deposit certificates of national savings schemesare as under:——————————————————————————————

Deposit Maturity Profit Profit RateCertificates (Year) Payment (w.e.f. 1-10-2014)

——————————————————————————————Short TermSavings Certificate 1 On maturity 9.55% p.a(STSC)

1st five profits:11.60%Special Savings 3 Bi-Annually p.aCertificate (SSC) 6th profit: 13.40% p.a

Average: 11.90% p.a

Regular Income 5 Monthly 12.30% p.aCertificate (RIC)——————————————————————————————

(b) Pensioners’ Benefit Account (PBA) is a ten years maturity productwhich is exclusively designed for retired employees of public sector. Investment inPBA for last three fiscal years is tabulated below:———————————————————————————————

S.No. Fiscal Year Investment % Increase(Rs. in million)

——————————————————————————————1. 2011-12 34,367.102. 2012-13 36,808.39 7.1%3. 2013-14 41,150.50 11.8%

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——————————————————————————————This indicates increasing trend of investment in PBA which does not support

the view that retired employees are showing less interest in National Savings Scheme(NSS). The government is paying higher rate of return to retired employees inaddition to exemption of Withholding Tax and Zakat.

Moreover, any subsequent enhancement in rate of profit notified by theGovernment shall be applicable to existing account holders of PBA, whereasdownward revision shall apply to fresh investment only. Existing rate of profit onthis scheme is 14.04% p.a.

51. *Ms. Aisha Syed:

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased tostate the number of Government and Non-Governmental institutionsset up in the country for the treatment of drug edicts alongwith theannual number of beneficiaries therefrom separately?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):The number of institutions set up by the government for treatment of drug addictsin the country are as follows:

1. MATRC, Islamabad2. MATRC, Quetta3. MATRC, Karachi*4. Adiala Jail Hospital Rawalpindi (supervision of MATRC)

The detail of the facilities provided by the above MATRCs are placed atAnnex-A.

The details of annual number of beneficiaries, year wise are place atAnnex-B.

* MATRC, Karachi is public property, land and building has been donated bySindh Government and different donors including UNODC, INL-US Government,Pak Petroleum, Sindh Government and other philanthropist donate for runningthis centre.

Annex-A(1) MATRC Islamabad. A 45 Bedded Model Addiction Treatment &Rehabilitation Center was established at Thanda Pani, opposite Soldier CNG

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Lehtrar Road Islamabad. This center is working since 2005 with the capacity totreat around 360 drug addicts per year.

(2) MATRC Quetta. A 45 Bedded Model Addiction Treatment &Rehabilitation Center was established at H.No.83-A, Chaman Housing Scheme,Airport Road Quetta. This center is working since 2005 with the capacity toprovide free of cost medical treatment and rehabilitation to treat around 360 drugaddicts per year.

(3) MATRC Karachi. A 55 bedded Model Addiction Treatment &Rehabilitation Center was established in May 2010. This center is situated at Kalri(Lyari), Karachi. The center is working with a capacity to provide free of costmedical treatment and rehabilitation to around 440 drug addicts per year.

(4) Rawalpindi (Adiala Jail). A 10 bedded detoxification ward has beenestablished in the month of March 2010, under the supervision of MATRCIslamabad, in the existing building of Adiala Jail Hospital at Rawalpindi on thedirective of Ex-Prime Minister of Pakistan. In this ward, volunteer drug addictprisoners are provided detoxification facility.

Annex-B

NUMBER OF PATIENTS TREATED(Year wise)

————————————————————————————————Year Islamabad Quetta Karachi Adyala Jail Total

————————————————————————————————2005-2006 363 391 - - 7542006-2007 341 574 - - 9152007-2008 388 513 - - 9012008-2009 378 487 - - 8652009-2010 484 621 79 97 12812010-2011 465 384 687 200 17362011-2012 491 495 469 430 18852012-2013 437 552 493 493 19752013-14 523 553 628 774 2478

Till 9th Nov 2014————————————————————————————————Total : 3870 4570 2356 1994 12790————————————————————————————————

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52. *S.A. Iqbal Qadri:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statisticsand Privatization be pleased to state whether there is any proposalunder consideration of the Government to hold census in the countryin near future; if so, when it will be implemented?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): Pakistan Bureau of Statistics hascompleted all the preparation for conduct of 6th Population & Housing Census inthe country. The matter is under consideration by Council of Common Interests(CCI). The issue was also placed on the agenda of CCI meeting scheduled for 1stOctober, 2014 which was postponed. As and when Government decide, PBSwill conduct the Census in the Country.

53. *S.A. Iqbal Qadri:


(a) the number of terrorists arrested by the Anti Terrorism Squadduring the period from 01-10-2013 to 31-10-2014 in Islamabad;and

(b) the action taken by the Government against them?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):(a)1. A Rapid Response Force RRF has been established on 24th May 2014.RRF comprises of 459 troops of Punjab Rangers and Giligit-Baltistan scouts and354 Police officers/ officials in Islamabad Capital territory in order to prevent andcontrol the commission of terrorist acts.

2. Details of suspects arrested by RRF from 27th May 2014 to 12 Oct2014 is as following.

Case: 89Apprehended : 319

The details of the action initiated is apprehended at annex-A.

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(b) They are under investigation by Law Enforcement Agencies and arebeing prosecuted.


54. *Dr. Nikhat Shakeel Khan:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statisticsand Privatization be pleased to state the rough estimate of the losscaused to the Government due to the sit-in protest by the two politicalparties from August 2014 till date?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): The Government has suffered bothimplicit and explicit losses due to sit-in protest by the two political parties fromAugust, 2014. Some losses are measurable in numerical terms and some are not.Major losses incurred due to sit-in includes:

i. Investor’s confidence both local and foreign was shattered

ii. Additional supplementary grant of Rs. 645.5 million had to beprovided to law enforcement agencies for the security of dharnas.

iii. Foreign reserves which targeted to reach around $ 15 billion by endof September 2014 delayed on account of late inflows of US $ 2.4billion from different donors and launching of sukuk bond.

iv. Sale/offloading of OGDCL’s shares had to be deferred due to offeringof lower price of the share in the Stock Market on account of dharnas.From the sale,of shares, $800 million was expected.

v. Capital loss on foreign liabilities due to rupee depreciation of aroundRs. 200 billion.

vi. The Karachi Stock Exchange initially crashed down to 27,000 level(KSE 100 Index) that was earlier at 30,000 level. However, it hasbeen recovered now. vii. Slower growth in exports asimporters of Pakistani products were reluctant to make new orders.

viii. Due to unsatisfactory performance in export and less foreign inflowsthere was pressure on exchange rate which rose to Rs. 103/$ fromRs.98/$.

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ix. Foreign investment posted a negative growth of 8.2 percent duringJuly-September, 2014 on account of uncertainty prevailing due todharnas.

x. Delay in implementation of ongoing government development projectsespecially power projects.

55. *Mr. Sufyan Yousuf:


(a) the district-wise number of persons who have been given loansunder the Prime Minister’s Youth Loans Scheme so far; and

(b) the criteria prescribed therefor?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) District-wise details of personswho have been given loans under the Prime Minister’s Youth Loans Scheme is at(Annex-I).

(b) All men/women holding CNIC, age between 21 & 45 years withentrepreneurial potential to apply from designated branches mapped with arearesidence/business. Detailed eligibility criteria is at Annex-II.


56. *Ms. Naeema Kishwar Khan:


(a) the country-wise number of scanners planned to import duringthe tenure of previous Government for scanning vehiclesalongwith cost thereof;

(b) the total number of scanners amongst the said delivered toPakistan alongwith the amount incurred thereupon and locationof installation thereof; and

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(c) the performance produced by the said scanners and the numberof such scanners proved useful alongwith the present conditionthereof in detail?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. NisarAli Khan):(a)A commercial contract was signed between Government of Pakistan (MOI) andNUCTECH Company (China) in June, 2009 for procurement of 24 scanners.Exim Bank, China agreed to finance this project through soft loan of US $ 72.166million (equivalent to Rs.5845.4663 million @ 1 US $ = Rs.81) at 2% interest perannum on the principal, with a maturity period of 20 years, including 5 years asgrace period.

(b) Two scanners and two handheld detectors were imported in 2009and hand over to ICT police for installation at Islamabad. Later, one of the scannerswas shifted to Sindh rangers Karachi for installation at Karachi. While two scannersand three handheld explosives detectors arrived at Islamabad on 23rd July 2014.After testing, commissioning and imparting necessary training to the operators bythe Chinese it will be handed over to ICT police for installation at Islamabad. Totalcost of the 04 scanners and 05 handheld explosives detectors is Rs.1000.340million including FEC of Rs. 960 million.

(c) According to ICT police report submitted on 15-07-2013 thesescanners do not fulfill their requirement as explosive detectors and it can be usedto scan vehicles to identify material on the basis of organic and inorganic shapes.They proposed that these scanners may be handed over to customs or excisedepartments for proper utilization as it have no utility for police force.

57. *Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statisticsand Privatization be pleased to state whether it is a fact that AsianDevelopment Bank loan is to be utilized for project of reforms forpower sector and privatization; if so, the amount of the said loan?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): Yes, a loan of US$ 20 million isincluded in the ADB pipeline for 2014 for State Owned Enterprises Reforms tosupport Privatization and Power Sector reforms.

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58. *Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statisticsand Privatization be pleased to state;

(a) the total amount received as Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)during the last year;

(b) the total amount repaid to the foreign countries during the saidperiod?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) ( An amount of $2640.9 millionwere received as Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) during the last year (2013-14).

(b) An amount of $1009.6 million were repaid to the foreign countriesduring the said period.

59. *Mr. Imran Zafar Leghari:

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased tostate whether there is a proposal under consideration of theGovernment to take technical assistance, consultancy, facilitation,funding or advice from international organizations/donor agenciesto reform National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA); if so, thedetails thereof?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):Notechnical assistance, consultancy, facilitation, funding or advice has been providedby any international organizations/ donor agencies in formulating the NACTA Actor National Internal Security Policy.

60. *Sahibzada Muhammad Yaqub:


(a) whether it is a fact that the un-realized amount of Rs.79,769.685millions against privatization is still recoverable by theGovernment; and

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(b) the present status of recovery and detail of court cases thereof?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) 26% shares of PTCL weresold to M/S Etisalat for US$ 2,598,960,000. The amount paid by the companyso far is US$ 1,799,653,313.31. The total outstanding amount against Etisalatis US$ 799,306,686.62.

As per the Share Purchase Agreement, the payment of the balance amount wascontingent upon transfer of clean and clear titles of 3248 properties by January2008. Etisalat International Pakistan (EIP), the purchaser of PTCL is delayingfurther payments on the ground that all properties included in the Share PurchaseAgreement have not been transferred in the name of PTCL.

(b) Till date, out of a total of 3248 properties, 3217 (99%) have beentransferred while the remaining 31 (1%) properties cannot be transferred due tovarious reasons, including, legal impediments. Pursuant to the Share PurchaseAgreement (SPA), the 31 non-transferred properties have been forwarded toM/s Etisalat as “Second Shortfall” for resolution of the matter as per the SPA.

The court cases are being handled by PTCL itself.

ISLAMABAD: MOHAMMAD RIAZ,The 26th November, 2014. Secretary.

PCPPI—1341(14) NA—26-11-2014—650.

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(16th Session)

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT

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“UNSTARRED QUESTIONS AND THEIR REPLIES”

For Thursday, the 27th November, 2014

99. Ms. Maiza Hameed:(Deferred during 9th Session)


(a) the time by which the ban will be imposed on child trafficking inthe country;

(b) the mechanisms to protect those children whose parents are injails at present;

(c) the total amount of budget allocated to provide free legal aid toneedy and poor children under the Juvenile Justice SystemOrdinance 2000;

(d) the number of children to whom legal aid has been provided bythe Ministry during the period from January to June, 2013;

(e) the steps taken by the Ministry for the implementation of thesaid Ordinance in ICT alongwith the total number of Juvenileswho are on probation in Islamabad at present; and

(f) whether it is a fact that the funds have been allocated by theMinistry for the promotion and protection of child rights duringthe year 2013-14; if so, the total amount thereof?

Reply not received.

ARSHAD—1341(14) NA (US) PC-9

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151. Sahibzada Muhammad Yaqub:(Deferred during 10th Session)


(a) the names of corporations working under the administrativecontrol of the Ministry alongwith the names of each Director/Chairman thereof; and

(b) the names, educational Qualifications and date of appointmentof the Directors/Chairmen appointed in the said corporationsduring the last five years?

Reply not received.

34. Ms. Asyia Naz Tanoli:(Deferred during 11th Session)

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleasedto state the steps being taken by the Ministry against quackdoctors in Islamabad?

Reply not received.

92. Ms. Parveen Masood Bhatti:(Deferred during 11th Session)


(a) the province-wise total number of foreingers arrested duringthe period from 1-1-2008 to 30-6-2012 alongwith theirnationalities; and

(b) the total number of foreigners who have been deported by theMinistry during the said period alongwith nationalities thereof?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):(a) In total 10486 foreign nationals have been arrested during the period from01-01-2008 to 30-06-2012. Province-wise detail along with nationalities is givenas under:—

3——————————————————————————————Nationality Province Wise Detail of Arrested Foreigners——————————————————————————————

Sindh Punjab Baluchistan KPK——————————————————————————————Indian 82 49 15 02Bangladeshi 44 57 281 25Turkish — 07 - 01Nigeria — 124 07 39USA — 11 01 01UK — 04 - 01Russia — 03 19 -Germany — 02 - -Zambia — 06 - 02Iran — 05 79 -Syberia — 01 - -Afghani — 747 - 8632Myanmar — 02 - -China — 06 - -Romania — 01 -Ghana — 08 - 01Sudan — 01 - -Nepal — 03 - 15Yamani — 04 14 02Tajikistan — 01 03 -Iraq — 04 - -Somalia — 02 13 -South Africa — 01 - 01North Africa — 13 - -Indonesia — 01 - -Australian — 01 - 01Thailand — 01 - -Philippine — 04 - 01Italy — 01 - -Tanzanian — 89 11 01Belgium — 01 - -____________________________________________________________


Sindh Punjab Baluchistan KPK——————————————————————————————Kenya — 05 - -Azerbaijan — 02 02 -Guinea — 01 01 -Palestinian — 01 - -Ireland — — 01 -Arabian — — 01 -Libyan — — 02 -African — — 01 -Chechnya — — 01 -Jorgen — — 05 -Holland — — 01 -France — — — 01Malaysian — — — 01Korean — — — 04Algeria — — — 01England — — 01 -——————————————————————————————Total: 126 1169 459 8732——————————————————————————————

( b) Total (11511) foreigners have been deported during the said period.Province-wise detail in respect of Sindh, Punjab and KPK is given as under,whereas requisite information about deportation has not been provided byBalochistan Government so far. On receipt the same will be submitted accordingly.——————————————————————————————Nationality Province Wise Detail of Arrested Foreigners——————————————————————————————

Sindh Punjab Baluchistan KPK——————————————————————————————Indian 1348 61 — 02Bangladesh 111 32 — 25Turkish 03 06 — 01____________________________________________________________


Sindh Punjab Baluchistan KPK——————————————————————————————Nigeria 195 07 — 39USA 01 — — 01UK — — — 01Russia 08 — — -Zambia 27 — — 02Iran 13 03 — -Siberia — 01 — -Afghani 598 173 — 8632Myanmar — 02 — -PLO 01 — — -China 02 02 — -Romania — 01 — -Ghana 05 01 — 01Sudan — 01 — -Nepal 39 03 — 15Yamani 02 04 — 02Tajikistan 01 01 — -Iraq 01 03 — -Somalia 10 02 — -South Africa 27 — — 01Indonesia — 01 — —Australian — — — 01Thailand 06 — — —Philippine 09 01 — 01Tanzanian 27 05 — 01Kenya 04 — — —Guinea 02 — — —Palestinian — 01 — —____________________________________________________________


Sindh Punjab Baluchistan KPK——————————————————————————————Holland 02 — — --France — — — 01Malaysian 09 — — 01Korean — — — 04Algeria — — — 01Canada 01 — — -Kazakhstan 02 — — -Spanish 02 — — -Singapore 01 — — -Vietnam 01 — — -West Indies 01 — — -Senegal 02 — — -Cost Abi Jan 01 — — -Niger 01 — — -Uganda 02 — — -Mozambican 02 — — -Germany 01 01 — -——————————————————————————————Total 2468 311 — 8732——————————————————————————————

105. Ms. Naeema Kishwar Khan:(Deferred during 11th Session)


(a) whether it is a fact that cost was estimated for installation ofcyber net fountains project in various areas of Islamabad duringthe year 2008; if so, the details thereof; alongwith the date ofapproval and completion of the PC-I thereof;

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(b) the details of the construction work carried on up till now andthe time by which the said project will be completed;

(c) the total expenditures to be incurred thereupon alongwith theamount spent so far;

(d) whether Public Procurement Rules, 2004 were followed therefor;and

(e) whether irregularities have been found in the said project; if so,the action taken against the responsibles?

Reply not received.

2. Ms. Asyia Naz Tanoli:(Deferred during 13th Session)

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased tostate whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to allocate a site for a library at the time of approval ofa new housing society in Islamabad; if so, when it will be implemented?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):There is no such proposal under consideration since “Site for library” in a newHousing Society is covered under Sec-5 of “Modalities and procedures framedunder I.C.T.(Zoning) Regulation 1992”, (Bye-Laws/Layout Plan of CDA),.wherein, it is laid down that not less than 4% area of a housing scheme must bespecified for Public Amenities like school, mosque, dispensary, hospital, communitycentre, post office etc.


16. Shaikh Rohale Asghar:(Deferred during 13th Session)


(a) the year and province-wise details of persons who have beenkilled in terrorists attacks during the period from 1-1-2008 tilldate;

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(b) the total number of cases of said persons registered during thesaid period; and

(c) the total number of persons who have been convicted in saidcases so far?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):

THE NUMBER OF PERSONS KILLED / INJURED IN THE ATTACKSPunjab

——————————————————————————————Year Killed Injured

——————————————————————————————2008 211 6172009 316 9292010 267 9332011 99 3862012 81 1962013 45 1962014 24 96

——————————————————————————————Total:- 1043 3353

——————————————————————————————Sindh


——————————————————————————————2008 40 1582009 79 2672010 65 2932011 85 2402012 66 3892013 224 8682014 122 344

——————————————————————————————Total:- 681 2559

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KPK——————————————————————————————

Year Killed Injured——————————————————————————————

2008 603 14272009 1024 34332010 526 15482011 737 13042012 346 10092013 702 16682014 266 522

——————————————————————————————Total:- 4204 10911

——————————————————————————————Balochistan


——————————————————————————————2008 188 5622009 174 9992010 182 8622011 251 5592012 329 7882013 491 15502014 144 409

——————————————————————————————Total:- 1759 5729

——————————————————————————————FATA


——————————————————————————————2008 1551 19642009 659 16332010 812 16652011 383 11462012 363 9072013 412 10612014 166 268

——————————————————————————————Total:- 4346 8644

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Azad Jammu and Kashmir——————————————————————————————

Year Killed Injured——————————————————————————————

2008 0 02009 10 372010 04 302011 0 02012 0 02013 01 22014 0 0

——————————————————————————————Total:- 15 69

——————————————————————————————ICT


——————————————————————————————2008 85 2472009 31 682010 9 122011 3 72012 0 02013 1 32014 36 145

——————————————————————————————Total:- 165 482

——————————————————————————————Gilgit Baltistan


——————————————————————————————2008 0 02009 17 142010 9 92011 0 92012 34 522013 6 32014 1 5

——————————————————————————————Total:- 67 92

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(b) TOTAL NUMBER OF ATA CASES REGISTERED DURINGTHE SAID PERIOD——————————————————————————————

Provinces/ Federal Cases RegisteredTerritories

——————————————————————————————Punjab 4267Sindh 6554KPK 3080Balochistan 2350ICT 34G.B 627AJ&K 04

——————————————————————————————Total 16916

——————————————————————————————(c) TOTAL NUMBER OF CONVICTED PERSONS

——————————————————————————————Provinces/ Federal Convicted PersonsTerritories

——————————————————————————————Punjab 895Sindh 590Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 97Balochistan 51Gilgit-baltistan 219Azad Jammu And Kashmir NilICT Nil

——————————————————————————————Total 1852

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19. Mr. Sher Akbar Khan:(Deferred during 13th Session)


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(a) the total number of complaints registered in the Ministry by thepublic during the year 2013-14; and

(b) the steps taken and criteria adopted by the Government forspeedy redressal of those complaints?

Minister for Planning, Development and Reform (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal):(a) One complaint is received in the Ministry during the year 2013-14 from Mr.Saeed Hassan Resident of Lahore against Mr. Muhammad Mustansar Khan(Retired Chief / DG).

(b) On receipt of complaint, Mr. Muhammad Shahid Chaudhry, Member(Implementation & Monitoring), Planning Commission has been nominated as aninquiry officer to probe the issue and submit his report within one month.

100. Mr. Siraj Muhammad Khan:(Deferred during 14th Session)


(a) whether the persistent delay in payment of public dues by thepublic entities is putting a strain on financial resources of theGovernment; and

(b) the steps being taken by the Government to ensure recovery ofsuch dues/arrears and timely payments thereof in the largerpublic interest?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) Yes. Persistent delays in paymentof public dues by public entities such as electricity, gas, taxes etc, directly affecttheir cash flows initially and ultimately put strain on financial position of GoP, asgovernment has to pick up their liabilities to keep these entities functional.

(b) The present government, being conscious of this, has taken followingsteps to ensure timely payment of dues and arrears of the public dues by publicsector entities:—

• Settlement of power sector circular debt of Rs. 480 billion.

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• The Federal Government has started at source adjustment of 25%payables of current bills from Provincial Governments through FederalAdjuster as per decision of the CCI.

• To curtail distribution losses of the DISCOs vigorous campaign againsttheft and default has been initiated.

• Amendment in Electricity Act 1910 to provide required punishmentfor electricity theft is in the process of legislation with the Parliament.Sooner the new law is passed it would be instrumental in curbing thepower sector theft and increasing the revenue of power sectordistribution companies.

• Timely payment of Tariff Differential Subsidy is being made by thegovernment to distribution companies.

• FBR is working vigorously to maximize recovery of tax dues frompublic sector entities.

106. Ms. Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak:(Deferred during 14th Session)

Will the Minister for interior and Narcotics Control be pleased tostate:

(a) the names, designations, grades and educational qualificationsof employees working against the technical and non technicalposts in the Ministry and its attached departments other thandeputationists indicating also the required qualification for eachsuch post; and

(b) the names, designations, grades and educational qualificationsof employees working against the technical and non-technicalposts on deputation basis in the said Ministry and its attacheddepartments indicating also the required qualification for eachsuch post and period of deputation in each case?

Reply not received.

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111. Ms. Sajida Begum:(Deferred during 14th Session)


(a) whether it is a fact that a number of private housing societiesare functioning in Islamabad Capital Territory;

(b) whether it is also a fact that said societies are not following bylaws of CDA; if so, the action taken against the responsibleduring the year, 2013-14; alongwith their names, owner names,office bearers and official addresses; and

(c) the steps being taken by the Government for enforcing said by-laws?

Reply not received.

113. Ms. Belum Hasnain:(Deferred during 14th Session)


(a) the total number of official delegations sent abroad by theMinistry and its attached departments during the last four yearsalongwith the names of the countries thereof;

(b) the total expenditure incurred on those visits; and

(c) the impacts/benefits of those visits accrued to the country?Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and

Privatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) Official delegations from FinanceDivisior (Main) proceeded abroad to attend the obligatory meetings are givenhereunder: Detail of other departments etc. is at Annex I to Annex-V.

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——————————————————————————————Sl. No. Date of Visit Venue

——————————————————————————————i. October, 2010 Washington DCii. April, 2011 Washington DCiii. October, 2011 Washington DCiv. April, 2012 Washington DCv. October, 2012 Japanvi. April, 2013 Washington DCvii. October, 2013 Washington DCviii. April, 2014 Washington DC

——————————————————————————————Sl. No. Date of Visit Venue

——————————————————————————————i. August 2010 Washington DCii. May, 2011 Dubaiiii. February, 2014 Dubaiiv. May, 2014 Dubai

——————————————————————————————(b) Total Expenditure Incurred on the visits of delegations of Finance

Division (Main) is given below.

Annual Meeting of World Bank/IMF twice in a year——————————————————————————————

S.No. Date of Visit Venue Expenditure(Rs)

——————————————————————————————1. October, 2010 Washington DC 1,716,725/

2. April, 2011 Washington DC 342.764/

3. October, 2011 Washington DC 413,102/

4. April, 2012 Washington DC 819,550/-

5. October, 2012 Japan 521,120/

6. April, 2013 Washington DC 749,170/

7. October, 2013 Washington DC 798,118/

8. April, 2014 Washington DC 860,672/-——————————————————————————————

Total 6,221,248/-——————————————————————————————

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IMF review meeting Dubai & Washington——————————————————————————————

1. August, 2010 Washington DC 3,238,648/-

2. May, 2011 Dubai 1,287,181/-

3. February, 2014 Dubai 2,704,000/-

4. May, 2014 Dubai 2,322,624/-——————————————————————————————

Total (B) 9,552,453/——————————————————————————————

Grand Total: 15,773,701/-——————————————————————————————Note: As far as the Annual Meetings of the World Bank and IMF are concernedWorld Bank reimburses airfare for its Governors and Alternate Governors whoare Finance Minister and Secretary EAD respectively. IMF does not reimburseairfare to its Governor and Alternate Governors who are Governor SBP andSecretary Finance respectively and both World Bank and IMF give Per Diem forthree days to its Governor and Alternate Governors. However in case of SpringMeetings the entire expenditure is borne by the Government of Pakistan.

(c) The visits of Annual meetings and spring meetings are obligatory asPakistan is a member Country of IMF and the World Bank. These visits providean opportunity to exchange views with dignitaries of the world reputed financialinstitutions on important economic issues. The review meetings under IMFprograms (Stand by arrangement and. Extended Fund Facility) are also compulsorysince the government has to undergo quarterly reviews for release of installmentsof the approved programme.


116. Mr. Asad Umar:(Deferred during 14th Session)


(a) the number of cases of corruption and irregularities againstemployees of Pakistan State Oil (PSO) which are underinvestigation of FIA at present; and

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(b) whether it is a fact that nine employees of PSO have been placedon ECL; if so, whether those employees have been removedfrom their official positions; if not, the reasons thereof?

Reply not received.

18. Sheikh Salahuddin:(Deferred during 15th Session)

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased torefer to Un-Starred Question No.23 replied on 6th June, 2014 and tostate whether the Islamabad Traffic Police intends to stop the Motorbike riders from using the overhead bridges constructed forpedestrians at 7th Avenue, Islamabad?

Reply not received.

20. Mr. Jamshed Ahmad Dasti:(Deferred during 15th Session)

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased torefer to Un-starred Question No.161 replied on 2nd July, 2014 and tostate:

(a) the time by which Station Headquarters Rawalpindi has been collectingadda/parking fee on the Kallar Syedan Road, Rawat; and

(b) the present status of the resolution proceedings with regard todemarcation of the Army Camping Ground, Rawat?

Reply not received.

24. Mr. Waseem Akhtar Shaikh:(Deferred during 15th Session)


(a) whether it is a fact that Awan Town Sohan, Islamabad is deprivedof the facility of sewerage system; due to which the inhabitantsof said town are suffering badly;

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(b) whether it is also a fact that no action has been taken on theletter No. 2-1/09-SO (LG) dated 17th June, 2009 issued by LocalGovernment in this regard so far;

(c) if the answer to part (a) and (b) is in the affirmative, the steps tobe taken in this regard?

Reply not received.

10. Mrs. Shahida Rehmani:


(a) the prescribed criteria for the privatization of GovernmentInstitutions; and

(b) whether it is a fact that OGDCL a profit earning institution isbeing privatized by the Government; if so, the reasons thereof?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) There are various criterionsfor the privatisation of Government Institutions, which are followed on case tocase basis depending upon the entity being privatised. Following modes ofprivatisation are being followed:—

(i) sale of assets and business;

(ii) sale of shares through public auction or tender;

(iii) public offering of shares through a stock exchange;

(iv) management or employee buyouts by management or employees ofa SOE

(v) lease, management or concession contracts;

(vi) public offering of shares other than through a stock exchange;

(vii) sale of shares, assets, business and property to a person that has apre-emptive right to acquire the same (or any part thereof) subjectto fulfilment of conditions attached to such rights.

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(viii) negotiated sale

(ix) transfer of Property to a trust for the employees of an enterpriseowned or controlled, wholly or partially, directly or indirectly, by theFederal Government on such terms and conditions as may beapproved by the Federal Government.

(x) any other method as may be prescribed.

a. divestment of management control;

b. restructuring followed by privatisation.

(b) OGDCL is not being privatized. Only 10% GOP shares are beingdivested. Post divestment, government will still be major shareholder of thecompany and there will be no change in the management or employment status ofany employee of the company.

The main objective of Privatisation Policy is to put national resources andassets to optimal use, particularly to unleash the productive potential inherent inPakistan’s State Owned Enterprises (SOEs). The policy of Privatisation specificallyaims at enhancing the value of Government shareholding, maximization of profits,modernization and up-gradation of State Owned Enterprises; exploration andcreation of new assets; management and technological transfer benefit, increasinginvestments in the SOEs by identifying business benchmarks and outputs, remedialmeasures, and generation of employment. Government would continue to ensurethat divestment does not result in alienation of national assets and reduction inquality of production and service detrimental to its people.

11. Ms. Khalida Mansoor:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statisticsand Privatization be pleased to state the value of currency notes andcoins separately in circulation in the country at present alongwithtotal value thereof?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar):The total value of currency notesin circulation in the country as on 13th November 2014 is Rs. 2,519 billion.

The total value of Re 1 and above coins in circulation in the country as on14th November 2014 is Rs.7.7 billion.

The total value of currency notes and coins is Rs.2526.7 billion.

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12. Ms. Khalida Mansoor:

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased tostate the district wise total number of passport offices functioning inthe country at present?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):The district wise total number of passport offices functioning in the country at presentis eighty two (82). The list of these passport offices is attached at Annex-A.


13. Ms. Shahjehan Munir Mangerio:

Will the Minister In-charge of the Prime Minister’s Office be pleasedto refer to Un-Starred Question No.28 replied on 23-8-2013 and tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that the construction work of the building ofthe High School Mohri Farman Shah, Tehsil Rawalakot, AJKdamaged during earthquake of 8th October, 2005 has not beenstarted so far; if so, the reasons thereof; and

(b) the time by which the construction work of said school will bestarted alongwith the total amount of funds allocated therefor?

Minister In-Charge of the Prime Minister’s Office: (a) No it is not afact. The construction work of the building was started on 7th July, 2010. Thephysical progress of the work was 5% as the excavation was completed. Thework was stopped due to non adherence to schedule of work by the contractorand the contract was terminated in October, 2011.

(b) In Feb. 2012 the said facility was re-tendered, however, the lowestbidder failed to fulfill the bid requirements. It has already been decided during the13th ERRA Council meeting that the projects having progress of more than 50%be given priority. As the project in question with 5% progress does not fall underthe approved policy, work could not be started.

14. S.A. Iqbal Qadri:


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(a) the number of beggars arrested from the traffic signals inIslamabad during the period from 01-01-2013 to 31-10-2014;and

(b) the action taken against them?

Reply not received.

15. Ms. Shagufta Jumani:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Statistics, Economic Affairsand Privatization be pleased to state:

(a) the utilization of loans obtained from IMF during the last sixmonths;

(b) the amount of loan obtained from World Bank and AsianDevelopment Bank during the last six months alongwithutilization thereof?

Reply not received.

16. Ms. Laila Khan:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Statistics, Economic Affairsand Privatization be pleased to state the number of organizationsprivatized during the previous Government?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): There has been no privatisationduring the tenure of previous Government.

17. Syed Asif Hasnain:


(a) the total number of persons appointed in Grade-1 to Grade-17in all departments of the Ministry of Finance during the lastfive years;

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(b) the detail of province-wise quota/merit alongwith itsimplementation?

Reply not received.

18. Syed Asif Hasnain:

Will the Minister for Planning, Development and Reform be pleasedto state:(a) the total number of persons recruited in the Ministry and its

attached departments during the last five years; and

(b) whether the province-wise quota and merit was observed?

Minister for Planning, Development and Reform (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal):(a) One Hundred and Ninety Six (196) regular appointments in different categorieshave been made in the Ministry and its attached departments during the last fiveyears

(b) Yes, the province-wise quota and merit as applicable was strictlyobserved.

19. Mr. Sher Akbar Khan:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statisticsand Privatization be pleased to state the names, parentage,designation, educational qualifications and place of domicile of thepersons with disabilities appointed in BPS-1 to 20 on regular, contractand daily wages basis in said Division during the period from1st January, 2008 to 1st May 2012, alongwith the details of presentjob status of each employee thereof?

Reply not received.

20. Mr. Sher Akbar Khan:

Will the Minister for Planning, Development and Reform be pleasedto state the names, parentage, designation, educational qualificationsand place of domicile of the persons with disabilities appointed inBPS-1 to 20 on regular, contract and daily wages basis in said Division

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during the period from 1st January, 2008 to 1st May, 2012 alongwiththe details of present job status of each employee thereof?

Minister for Planning, Development and Reform (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal):Details are at Annexure-I.

Annexure-I————————————————————————————————————————————

S.# Name & Parentage Designation Qualification Place of Disabilities PresentDomicile Job Status

————————————————————————————————————————————1. Mr. Sajjad Hussain U.D.C F.A Sindh (R) Disabled In Job

S/o Muhammad Hussain Larik (Regular) with rightupper limband right

lower limb.

2. Mr. Liaqat Ali Naib Qasid Primary Punjab Congenital -doS/o Muhammad Yacioob (Regular) absence of

three digitsof left hand.

3. Hafiz Ayaz Farash Primary Islamabad Visually -doS/o Malik Muhammad Hanif (Regular) Impaired.

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21. Sahibzada Tariq Ullah:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statisticsand Privatization be pleased to state the names, parentage,designation, educational qualifications and place of domicile of thepersons with disabilities appointed in BPS-1 to 20 on regular, contractand daily wages basis in said Division during the period from1st January, 2008 to 1st May 2012, alongwith the details of presentjob status of each employee thereof?

Reply not received.

ISLAMABAD: MOHAMMAD RIAZ,The 26th November, 2014. Secretary.

PCPPI—1341(2014) NA(US)—26-11-2014—650.

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