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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 14th November, 2019

17. *Mr. Riaz Fatyana: (Deferred during the 14th Session)

Will the Minister for Water Resources be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that there is a Rest House of WAPDA atNaran, Khyber Pakhtunkhaw;

(b) if the answer to part (a) above is in affirmative, how manyaccommodation/rooms/suits are available there for reservation;

(c) what is the criteria/procedure for reservation of rooms at thesaid Rest House; and

(d) the details of reservation/names of occupants of rooms in themonth of July, 2019 alongwith designations and their completeoffices details?

Minister for Water Resources (Mr. Muhammad Faisal Vawda):(a) Yes, it is fact that WAPDA has a Rest House in Naran, KhyberPakhtunkhwa.

(b) WAPDA Rest House Naran has 6 Rooms.

(c) The reservation of rooms is made on first come first serve basis.The requests are received through online portal in WAPDA Website i.e.wapda.gov.ok.com/quick link/rest House Reservation. Parliamentarians/ PublicRepresentatives, Officers of MP Scales, All WAPDA, PEPCO, NTDC,

(16th Session)

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Federal and Provincial Government officers, their families, guests, officers ofAutonomous bodies as well as retired WAPDA Employees and their familiescan avail the facility subject to availability of rooms.

(d) The daily booking sheets for the month of July, 2019 are attachedas Annex-A.

(Annexure has been placed in the National Assembly Library)

30. *Ms. Shamim Ara Panhwar: (Deferred during the 14th Session)


(a) the number of units of Mangla Dam which are dysfunctional since1st January, 2019 and reasons thereof;

(b) the shortfall of electricity, faced by the country, due to nonfunctioning of the said units; and

(c) the time by which these units will be restored?

Minister for Water Resources (Mr. Muhammad Faisal Vawda):(a) Presently, following six units of Mangla Power Station are under shutdown:

Unit 5 & 6 of Mangla Power Station are under shutdown due toMangla Refurbishment Project.

Units No. 1 & 2 and 9 & 10 are shut down due entrance ofheavy sediment load in the relative Tunnels (1 & 5), resultingfrom the recent earthquake on 24092019.

(b) Unit 5&6 are under planned shutdown and there is no shortfall ofelectricity due to these units. Moreover the other units were stopped inemergency due to earthquake incident and will restore shortly after necessaryinspections/maintenance.

(c) Units 5&6 will be available upto July, 2020.Units 1&2 will be available by the end of October, 2019Units 9&10 will be available by the end of November, 2019

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34. *Mr. Sher Akbar Khan: (Deferred during the 14th Session)

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

(a) whether it is a fact that allotments of Governmentaccommodation have been made in hardships and change ofaccommodation cases;

(b) if so, the details of the allotments made in aforesaid cases duringthe last five years?

Minister for Housing and Works (Chaudhary Tariq BashirCheema): (a) No. It is not a fact that allotment of Government accommodationhas been made on hardship basis. However allotments in change ofaccommodation have been made.

(b) 1157 allotments under rule 12 of AAR2002 were issued duringlast five years. Details may be pursued at AnnexI.


35. *Ms. Munawara Bibi Baloch: (Deferred during the 14th Session)

Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to statethe eligibility criteria for allotment of houses being constructedunder the Prime Minister’s Housing Scheme?

Minister for Housing and Works (Chaudhary Tariq BashirCheema): The criteria for allotment of plot in forthcoming projects of FGEHA ofapartments under Naya Pakistan Housing Programme approved by the ExecutiveBoard in its 1st meeting held on 09082019 is as under:—

The prospective registered members of Membership DriveI(first come first serve basis) and registered members ofMembership DriveII (on age wise seniority basis) who havedeposited down payments and did not get refund shall be entitled toopt for the apartment projects stated above.

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(50%) registered members of DriveI (first come first serve

basis) and (50%) registered members of DriveII (on age wise

seniority basis) may be offered the apartments, equally.

All those allottees shall forego the right of any further allotment

against the instant membership, who opt for allotment of

apartment.

In case of no option given by the member of DriveI and

DriveII for flat, their instant membership will remain intact for

allotment of plot on prospective schemes of FGE Housing

Authority.

If any member wants to get plot in addition to above option, he

may apply again for new membership, as every employee is entitled

for one plot and one apartment as per decision of 133rd Executive

Committee meeting.

It is further stated that detailed terms & conditions of the schemes/projects

will be given in the brochures, which are under preparation.

36. *Ms. Shahida Rehmani:

(Deferred during the 14th Session)


(a) whether it is a fact that there is a plan to construct 9 dams in

Gilgit Baltistan;

(b) whether it is also a fact that these dams are ready for

construction;

(c) if the answers to part (a) and (b) above are in affirmative, the

details thereof and why these dams are pending since long?

Reply not received.

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69. *Syed Imran Ahmad Shah: (Deferred during the 14th Session)


(a) is Government of Pakistan aware of the fact that the country isto face the risk of another flood during the monsoons seasondue to change in pattern of rains caused by climatic impact,likely to be accentuated by the snow melting in the northernareas, expectedly, resulting into more than average rains;

(b) if so, how is Government planning to face the situation; and

(c) what steps are being taken to devise flood-protection projectsespecially in the highly flood insecure areas with the collaborationof provincial Governments, and other stakeholders onwar-footing in order to minimize the flood related damages?

Minister for Water Resources (Mr. Muhammad Faisal Vawda):(a) The flood season and the monsoon period stand over since 30092019wherein the floods in the rivers do not exceed from low to medium range.Federal Flood Commission (FFC) is one of attached departments of Ministryof Water Resburces, which primarily plays coordination role among theProvincial as well as Federal Government Organizations dealing with the floodmanagement activities in the country. In this regard, necessary precautionarymeasures were taken in consultation with all concerned organizations at Federaland Provincial level for better flood management during monsoon season 2019.There had been issues of urban/ drainage floods in cities, in particular in Karachiand Lahore.

(b) In order to ensure proper premonsoon season arrangements aswell as flood fighting arrangements during monsoon season, preemptivemeasures were chalked out based on exhaustic consultative process andcirculated among all concerned Federal & Provincial organizations besidesPakistan Army for better flood management during 2019Monsoon Seasonbased on respective federal and provincial contingency and flood fightins plans.In this regard Annual (54th) meeting was organized on 26th June 2019, underthe Chairmanship of Federal Minister for Water Resources to review the statusof preparedness of the Provinces and Federal Line Agencies and necessarydirections were issued to all federal and provincial departments including

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GilgitBaltistan, AJ&K, Merged Area, WAPDA, PCIW and PMD besides allconcerned local/ district administrations for undertaking and ensuring effectiveflood management measures both prior, during and after any flood eventuality.

(c) Floods in Pakistan are recurring phenomena. After the devastatingfloods in 2010, Federal Flood Commission formulated National Flood ProtectionPlanIV (Ten years plan) at cost of Rs. 332.246 billion based on thoroughconsultation with all Provinces and Federal Line Agencies. The plan standsapproved by CCI in its 31st meeting held on 2nd May 2017. Umbrella PCI(Rs. 332.246 billion) approved by all four provinces was submitted to Ministryof Planning, Development & Reforms in January 2019 for approval by CDWP/ECNEC. However, Planning, Development & Reforms Division returned thePCI for rationalization of overall scope of work/ investment keeping in mindfinancial resources. Work on the same is in progress for a revised cost of Rs. 80billion, as Flood Protection Sector Project (FPSPIII) agreed between the provincesand federal line agencies dated 20th August 2019. Breakup of Rs. 80 billion isattached as Appendix-II. An important aspect relating to all the implementationof FPSPIII is availability of finances, for which at present no financing window isavailable.

Appendix-II

PROPOSED INVESTMENT PLAN OF FLOOD PROTECTIONSECTOR PROJECT (FPSP-III)

——————————————————————————————Sr. Province/ Federal Line Agency Proposed AllocationNo. (Rs. in million)——————————————————————————————

1. Punjab 23,500

2. Sindh 16,500

3. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 6,000

4. Balochistan 4,000

5. FFC (PIU, Technical Studies & Construction 6,504Supervision)

6. FATA (Merged Area) 6,000

7. GilgitBaltistan 6,996——————————————————————————————

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——————————————————————————————Sr. Province/ Federal Line Agency Proposed AllocationNo. (Rs. in million)——————————————————————————————

8. AJ&K 4,500

9. Ministry of Climate Change 30

10. NDMA 970

11. PMD 3,000

12. WAPDA (H&WM Directorate) 2,000——————————————————————————————

Total: 80,000——————————————————————————————85. *Syed Naveed Qamar:

Will the Minister for Maritime Affairs be pleased to state:

(a) whether Pakistan, being members-state of the InternationalMaritime Organization (IMO) shall participate in MinisterialConference scheduled to be held at Torremolinos, Spain inOctober 2019 on ratification of Cap Town Agreement (CTA);

(b) if so, Pakistan’s stance on signing Torremolinos Declaration andratification of the CTA;

(c) if not, the obstacles to ratification; and

(d) whether there is also any plan under consideration of theGovernment to ratify Port State Measure Agreement andInternational Labour Organization’s Convention No.188?

Minister for Maritime Affairs (Syed Ali Haider Zaidi): (a) FisheriesDelegation)Development Commissioner (Member of the meeting.

(b) The 2012 Cape Town Agreement (CIA). adopted by theInternational Maritime Organization (IMO), outlines fishing vessel standardsand includes other regulations designed to protect the safety of crews andobservers. The Agreement will enter into force once 22 States with a combined

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3,600 eligible fishing vessels ratify or accede. Taking this step will bring fishingvessel operators into the same compliance as other maritime vessels and willend practices that place crews at risk. Until the CTA enters into force, thereare no mandatory global safety regulations for fishing vessels. Till now 48states have signed a public declaration to indicate their determination to ratifythe 2012 Cape Town Agreement on fishing vessel safety. The MinisterialConference was held in Torremolinos. Spain. The Torremolinos Declarationaims to ensure that the 2012 Cape Town Agreement will enter into force bythe 10th anniversary of its adoption (October 11, 2022).

The Cape Town Agreement relates to combat the Illegal Unregulatedand Unreported fishing and saves life of fishermen. The agreement applies tocommercial fishing vessels of 24 meters in length and above or equivalent ingross tons or the vessel is operating beyond the Exclusive Economic Zone.

Pakistan has the fishing fleet of less than 24 m in length or equivalent.However. Pakistani fishing vessels are operating beyond EEZ of Pakistan.The current agreement requires all the fishing vessels to get registered firstwith Marine Mercantile Department and then with International MaritimeOrganization (IMO). The current requirement will be very helpful in gettingthe traceability of products, which is the need of the hour. It will increase thecountry’s revenue by increasing the worth of fish and fishery products.

For that purpose consultation and harmony is required among thestakeholders before adopting this agreement.

(c) As above

(d) Port State Measure Agreement (PSMA)

IUU fishing is a major problem in capture fisheries and to poses aserious threat to the effective conservation and management of many fishstocks. The implementation of the PSMA should incur a number of benefits,including that it:

Enhances flag States control over vessels as it requires the flag Stateto take certain actions, at the request of the port State.

Requires better and more effective cooperation and informationexchange among coastal State, flag States and Regional FisheriesManagement Organization and Arrangements (RFMOs).

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Seeks to prevent the occurrence of socalled ports of noncompliance (formerly known as ports of convenience).

Is a costeffective tool in ensuring compliance with national lawand regional conservation and management measures adoptedby RFMOs,

Contributes to strengthened fisheries management and governanceat all levels.

Implementing port state measures through national legislation willgive an incentive to establish coordinated procedures and facilitateintraagency cooperation.

Has a positive influence on fisheries conservation and managementby contributing to more accurate and comprehensive datacollection, enhancing vessel reporting to national administrationsand RFMOs.

Can prevent IUU fishing activities from reaching national andinternational markets.

Its objective is to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing by preventingvessels engaged in IUU fishing from using ports and landing their catches.

In this way, the PSMA reduces the incentive of such vessels to continueto operate while it also blocks fishery products derived from IUU fishing fromreaching national and international markets.

Ministry of Maritime Affairs Government of Pakistan is considering toratify the said agreement after the consultation with all stakeholders i.e.Provincial Govts. of Sindh and Baluchistan, Ministry of Law and Justice,Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Defence.

International Labour Organization’s Convention No. 188

Convention 188 came into force on 16th November 2017 after beingratified by ten ILO member states. It’s applicable to all types of commercialfishing and establishes minimum standards that protect fishermen in all aspectsof their work.

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Broadly, it sets international standards for:

safety on board fishing vessels

food, accommodation and medical care at sea

employment practices, insurance and liability

The convention aims to ensure that fishers:

Have improved occupational safety and health and medical care at

sea, and that sick or injured fishers receive care ashore

Receive sufficient rest for their health and safety

Have the protection of a written work agreement

Have the same social security protection as other workers

It also aims to ensure that fishing vessels are constructed and

maintained so that fishermen have decent living conditions on board.

Ministry of Maritime Affairs Government of Pakistan is considering toratify the said agreement after the consultation with all stakeholders.

86. *Mr. Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry:

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Government has claimed to makesubstantial increase in the revenue of the Pakistan Railways;

(b) whether such revenue has increased with proportion of itsexpenditure;

(c) if so, whether the accounts of Pakistan Railways for financialyear 2018-19 have been audited by the independent auditors; ifso, the details thereof;

(d) if not, how does Government claims such figures without anyindependent audit?

Minister for Railways (Sheikh Rashid Ahmed): (a) The revenueof Pakistan Railways has been increased by 9.96% in the Financial Year 201819as compared to corresponding period 201718. Detail of which is given:

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————————————————————————————————Description 2017-2018 2018-19 Difference Percentage

(Audited) (un audited)————————————————————————————————

Revenue 49,513.925 54,513.925 4938.256 9.97%————————————————————————————————

(b) An increase of 1.26% has been observed in expenditure for FinancialYear 201819 as compared to corresponding period 201718. Detail of which isgiven below:————————————————————————————————

Description 2017-2018 2018-19 Difference Percentage(Audited) (Un Audited)

————————————————————————————————Expenditure 86,197.719 87,283.210 1,085.491 1.26%

————————————————————————————————(c) The Account of Pakistan Railways are audited by the Auditor General

of Pakistan every year which is an independent institution. The figures of 201718were Audited but the figures of 201819 are under audit process.

(d) Same as ‘c’ portion.

87. *Mr. Sher Akbar Khan:

Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to refer to theStarred Question No.260 replied on 08-05-2019 and to state as towhether the sated Firm is registered with the Pakistan EngineeringCouncil; if so, the number and date of Registration, Category of theFirm, Renewal, names of the Engineers, their CNIC numbers; if not,registered reasons thereof?

Minister for Housing and Works (Chaudhary Tariq BashirCheema): The PEC certificate of M/s Green Tree (Pvt.) Ltd. Valid upto 30thJune, 2020 is attached Annex-A.


88. *Mr. Muhammad Aslam Khan:


(a) whether it is a fact that Pakistan is facing the issue of waterscarcity;

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(b) if so, the steps taken by the Government to resolve the issue, tostore water and for desalination of the sea water etc. so far?

Minister for Water Resources (Mr. Muhammad Faisal Vawda):(a) & (b) Per Capita water availability in Pakistan was 5,260 cubic meter perannum in 1951 and has been reduced to 908 cubic meters per annum in 2018due to ever increasing trend of population which is a stage of water scarcity.With the same trend, the projected estimate of water indicates that wateravailability will further reduce to 800 cubic meter per annum by 2025, whichwill be the situation of severe shortage of water having serious impacts onsocioeconomic life of people of Pakistan.

Uptil now, a storage capacity of 4.965 MAF of existing reservoirs hasbeen lost due to sedimentation. Studies shows that an additional 0.75 MAFwill be lost due to sedimentation by 2025, hence further reducing per capitawater availability.

There is acute shortage of water in lean season and flooding duringhigh flow seasons. Additional reservoirs are required for inter season and interyear transfer of water.

Climate change impacts will further compound the water issues in thecountry. This all needs to be addressed through adequate investments in watersector with integrated development of water storage reservoir.

Steps taken by the Government to resolve the issue to storewater

Federal Government is financing for construction of various small andmedium dams/reservoirs in the country through Federal Public SectorDevelopment Program. These projects aim at to provide water for irrigationand drinking purposes. Besides, in Balochistan delay action and recharge damprojects are also being financed from the Federal PSDP.

Besides the small and medium dams, Diamer Basha Dam Project witha live storage of 6.4 maf and Mohamnd Dam Project having a live capacity of0.676 maf have also been approved by the ECNEC. The approvals of thesedams comprise a hybrid financing model of providing funds for construction ofdam from the Federal PSDP and the power generating facility throughcommercial financing. This model aims at reducing the burden over the PSDP

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and at the same time ensuring the availability of requisite funds to complete theprojects in a timely manner without any hindrance.

In order to start the construction, Rs. 16000.00 million has been allocatedin PSDP 201920. Similarly, Rs 15000.00 million have also been allocated forstarting construction of Mohmand Dam Hydropower Project. Beside waterreservoirs, the small and medium dams play a positive role in water conservation.In order to expedite the construction of such dams, it is essential to ensureavailability of requisite funds according to the approved financial phasing/requirements approved by the competent forum CDWP/ECNEC.

List of various small and medium dams along with water reservoirs beingsponsored by the Federal Government and executed by WAPDA and provincialIrrigation Departments in the country under the PSDP is given at Annexure A.Cumulative capacity of small/medium/large dams is as below:——————————————————————————————Sr. No. Small / Medium / Large Dams——————————————————————————————

1. Execution stage 8.8 maf2. Planning stage 21.4 maf

—————————————————————————————— Total 30.2 maf

——————————————————————————————However, the desalination of sea water pertains to the provincial

governments and the Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources, therefore,doesn’t fall within the ambit of this Ministry.

89. *Mr. Sher Akbar Khan:


(a) whether it is a fact that Bhara Kahu Housing Scheme andHousing Enclave Park Road Scheme were jointly launched; ifso, as to why and when these were separated alongwith thereasons;

(b) the reasons of not making allotments in Housing Enclave ParkRoad so far and the number of applications which are processeddaily and the time by which allotments will be issued; and

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(c) the reasons for not including membership fee in developmentcharges of Bhara Kahu Housing Scheme?

Minister for Housing and Works (Chaudhary Tariq BashirCheema): (a) The Bhara Kahu housing scheme and Park Road housing schemewere not jointly launched. The Bhara Kahu scheme is for registered members ofMembership Dirve1 (on first come first serve basis) launched in 2009. Whereas,the Park Road housing scheme is for members of Membership DriveII (on agewiseseniority) launched in 2015.

(b) Presently due to ongoing litigation in Supreme Court of Pakistanregarding acquisition of land in Sector F14/15 and Park Road Scheme, the processof allotment is withheld.

(c) The amount of Membership fee is adjusted with the last installmentof cost of plot.

90. Lapsed under Rule 247(3). 91. *Syed Agha Rafiullah:

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to the state:

(a) the maximum speed of trains in the country at present; and

(b) whether it is being increased upto 160 KM per hour; if so, when?

Minister for Railways (Sheikh Rashid Ahmed): (a) At present, themaximum speed of the trains on mainlineI is 100 km/hour.

On ML2 and ML3, train run at the speed of 80 km/h.

(b) Under CPEC, MLI will be upgraded after which the speed ofpassenger trains will be increased to 160 km/hour.

92. *Mr. James Iqbal:

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

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(a) the names of medicines prices whereof have been increased sofar by the present Government; and

(b) the percentage of increase made therein alongwith reasonsthereof?

Deferred for answer on Next Rota Day.

93. *Jam Abdul Karim Bijar:


(a) the per month income and expenditure of Pakistan Railways inthe year 2018-19;

(b) whether it is a fact that Pakistan Railways had faced losses inthe financial year 2019-20 and such losses have increased ascompare to preceding year; if so, the details and justificationthereof;

(c) whether concerned authorities have conducted studies beforelaunching new trains, particularly with reference to their financialfeasibility; if so, the details thereof; and

(d) per month expenditure and income of each of the trains, whichwere launched since August, 2018?

Minister for Railways (Sheikh Rashid Ahmed): (a) The average permonth income and expenditure of Pakistan Railways in the year 20182019 wereRs. 4.542 billion and 7.274 billion respectively. The deficit of Pakistan Railwayswas decreased by Rs. 4 billion during 20182019 as compared to the last financialyear (20172018). Pakistan Railways started 22 new passenger trains andincreased average freight trains from 08 to 13 trains per day. The targets wereachieved, despite increase of Rs. 4 billion in the expenditure on account of fuelprices as well as salary. However, the Ministry of Finance provided subsidy of Rs.3.083 billion each month on account of pay and pension

(b) In the financial year 20192020 up to October 2019, the revenuehas increased to Rs.17.741 Billion as compared to 16.9 Billion of corresponding

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period of 201819 and the budget target of Rs. 16.5 Billion. The expenditure is32 Billion (20192020) as compared to 27 Billion (201819).

This increase is on account of increase in fuel prices and salaries. The netrevenue and expenditure can only be compared by the close of this financial year.The revenue is already above the Budget targets for the first quarter of this financialyear.

(c) Yes. All the feasibility was taken into account. Such as;

Public demand and supply The road and rail network connectivity on ignored sections The expected volume of passengers and revenue

(d) The average monthwise income of these newly launched trains sinceAugust, 2018 is Rs. 358.918 Million/Month vs an expenditure of Rs. 317.98Million/Month. The net Difference is +41 Million per Month. The Moen Jo DaroPassenger, Shah Latif, Rrohi Passenger and Sindh Express are in some loss onlydue to providing facilities to poor people as a relief. Their fares are quite low;however, Pakistan Railway is going to increase their fares on no profit and lossbasis.

Earning and Expenditure at (Annexure —A).

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94. *Moulana Abdul Akbar Chitrali:

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

(a) whether it is a fact that in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, there is onlyone Biometric Verification Centre at Peshawar for Hujjaj andUmra pilgrims; if so;

(b) whether the Government intends to set up these Centres atDivisional level?

Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony(Mr. Noor-ul-Haq Qadri): (a) There are seven BioMetric Centers in KhyberPakhtunkhawa for Hajj and Umrah pilgrims. In order to facilitate Hajj pilgrimsspecial mobile units were arranged by ETIMAD all over the Pakistan and fourmobile centers in KPK, details as under:——————————————————————————————Sr. No. District Address——————————————————————————————

Etimad Centers for Hajj and Umrah——————————————————————————————

1 D.I. Khan Rose Hotel, Topanwala Circular, RoadD I Khan.

2 Kohat Noor Arcade, Main Commercial Market,Sector#9, KDA, Kohat.

3 Mardan Haji Gul Plaza, Mill Road, A Block, Mardan.

4 Manshera Hanif Khan Arcade, Chinnar Rd, Mansehra

5 Peshawar 3rd Al Hajj Tower, Main University Rd, Peshawar.

6 Swabi Afghan Market, Topi Rd,Gulu Dheri, Swabi.

7 Swat River Palace Hotel, By Pass Rd Mingora, Swat.——————————————————————————————

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Sr. No. District Address

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Special Mobile Unit for Hajj

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1. Bannu ETIMAD Unit, Ziad Akram Durrani Sports

Complex, Bannu

2. Hangu ETIMAD Unit, Hangu Commerce College, Thall

Road, Hangu

3. Chitral ETIMAD Unit, DHDC office sarvent coloney

Danin chitral

4. Upper Dir ETIMAD Unit, District Assembly Hall, Upper Dir

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(b) Setup of Etimad Centre in Pakistan does not come in the preview of

this Ministry. Ministry of Foreign Affairs may be requested to take up the matter

with Saudi Authorities for the setup of Etimad Centre’s at Divisional level.

95. *Ms. Uzma Riaz:

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

(a) detail of province-wise new Industrial Zones established by the

Government;

(b) whether any quota has been allocated in such zones for women

entrepreneurs; and

(c) growth rate of the industrial sector in the country during the

last three years with year wise breakup?

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Minister for Industries and Production:

96. *Jam Abdul Karim Bijar:


(a) whether it is a fact that several medicines have been recalledrecently from market and their manufacturers have been askedto stop manufacturing thereof; if so ,the details thereof;

(b) has there been any inquiry conducted to ascertain malpractice,if any, at the part of DRAP, manufacturers and distributors whilegranting approval of such medicine by the regulatory authority,adulteration in manufacturing and matters ancillary thereto; ifso, the details thereof; and

(c) what steps are being taken to refrain from any such situation infuture?


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97. *Moulana Abdul Akbar Chitrali:

Will the Minister for Water Resources be pleased to state whether it isa fact that there are 25 employees in the Golan Gol Hydel PowerProject and 90 posts are lying vacant; if so, as to when these vacantposts are to be filled?

Minister for Water Resources (Mr. Muhammad Faisal Vawda): Atpresent, Unit No. 2 & 3 are under operation and 74 employees working in GolenGol Hydel Power Station against total sanctioned posts of 131. The appointment/posting of required staff as per sanctioned strength will be made in near futurewhen Unit No. 1 will become operational.

98. *Mr. Muhammad Afzal Khokhar:


(a) the reforms being introduced in Federal Government Hospitals;

(b) as to when the same will be fully implemented; and

(c) steps being taken by the Government to avert frequent strikesby the doctors and para medics in these hospitals?


99. *Dr. Nafisa Shah:


(a) number of patients travel to India for liver transplant and theamount that is transferred there for this surgery; and

(b) facilities which are available in Pakistan for liver transplantalongwith cost thereof?


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100. *Ms. Naureen Farooq Ibrahim:


(a) the steps being taken by the Government to restore thedilapidated Railway track in Balochistan;

(b) whether it is a fact that there are sub-standard and healthinjurious food at Rohri Station Canteen; if so, the steps beingtaken in this regard; and

(c) the steps being taken to ensure the provision of clean drinkingwater at stations?

Minister for Railways (Sheikh Rashid Ahmed): (a) Work ofrehabilitation/restoration of track on SIBIKHOST Section having length of132.50 KMs of track is in progress under RFD (PSDP Project) through M/sNLC, where 95% work of Rehabilitation of Bridges, Railway Stations andShort Embankments have been completed and laying of track is in progress.Feasibility study of RohriQuettaTaftan is in progress by Consortium M/sSiayuan (China) and M/s Spectra Pvt Limited (Pakistan).

(b) There is only one restaurant (Canteen) functioning at Rohri Station,where hygienic quality of food/eatables is provided to travelling passengers.In order to ensure standard quality, random/ surprise checking is carried outby DCO and ACOs and found that oil of authorized company (Pakwan) bread,rice, flour and soft drinks were being used. Further, wherever any discrepancyis noticed, the contractor is fined suitably.

(c) The following steps are being taken to provide clean drinkingwater at the Railway stations:

Water Filtration Plants / R.O. plants have been installed at 12 No.Stations i.e. Okara, Raiwind, Gujranwala, Multan, Rahim Yar Khan,Sadiqabad, Mirpur Mathelo, Ghotki, Jhelum, Lahore, Rohri &Sukkur.

Water Filtration Plants / R.O. plants on 6 other stations i.e. Gujrat,Sialkot, Faisalabad, Nankana Sahib, Hassan Abdal & Bahawalpurwill be provided shortly. Moreover, water supply facilities will be

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further upgraded at Rohri, Sukkur, Karachi and other importantstations.

Pakistan Railways has installed its own water treatment plants atKotri & Rohri for treatment of raw water to make it fit for drinking.

Regular cleaning of water tanks is being carried out to ensure cleandrinking water at station.

101. *Mr. Muhammad Afzal Khokhar:


(a) the total number of officers of National Assembly Secretariatwho have applied in Bhara Kahu Housing Scheme;

(b) the number of officers out of said to whom plots have beenallotted alongwith their names and designations; and

(c) the time by which the plots will be allotted to remainingofficers and the reasons for not allotting them plots so far?

Minister for Housing and Works (Chaudhary Tariq BashirCheema): (a) The number of officers of National Assembly (NA) Secretariatwho have applied in Bhara Kahu Housing Scheme are as under:———————————————————————————————

Category No. of officers of NA——————————————————————————————

I 11

II 61

III 106——————————————————————————————

Total 178——————————————————————————————

(b) The number of officers out of said to whom plots have been allottedare as under and their names and designations are at Annex-A.

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——————————————————————————————Category No of officers of NA to whom

plots have been allotted.

——————————————————————————————I 0II 5III 10

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——————————————————————————————(c) Four new Housing Projects/Housing Schemes & appartments are

under process. Accordingly, the Executive Board of FGE Housing Authorityin its 1st meeting held on 09082019 has decided to accommodate suchmembers who have made down payment in forthcoming housing schemes forallotment on priority. It is, therefore, hope that members will be accommodatedin near future.

Annex-A

List of Officers to whm plots have been alloted in Bhara Kahu HousingScheme (Green Enclave-I)

——————————————————————————————S.NO NAME DESGINAT1ON

——————————————————————————————CATEGORY-II

——————————————————————————————1. MUHAMMAD YAQUB SIUDIQUI DY. SECRETARY

2 NASEER AHMAD INTERPRETER

3 SAID AFSAR SO

4 MOHAMMAD FURQUAN CHIEF REPORTER ENGLISH

5 TARIQ PARVEZ BHATTI DIRECTOR

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List of Officers to whm plots have been alloted in Bhara Kahu HousingScheme (Green Enclave-I)

——————————————————————————————S. NO NAME DESGINATION

——————————————————————————————CATEGORY-III

——————————————————————————————1 NISAR AHMED NOT AVAILABLE

2 KHUDA DAD AD

3 HUSEEN ELAHI DATA PROCESSINGSUPERVISOR

4 FAZAL KARIM SUPT.

5 ALTAF HUSSAIN SUPT.

6 MUHAMMAD KHURSHEED NOT AVAILABLEANWAR

7 MUHAMMAD ILYAS SUBENGG.

8 MUHAMMAD ASLAM NOT AVAILABLE

9 LAHRASAF KHAN ABBASI NOT AVAILABLE

10 MUHAMMAD RASHID NOT AVAILABLE

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(a) the progress update on the Government NAYA Pakistan HousingScheme;

(b) the amount allocated for the said purpose;

(c) mechanism of allotting contracts for this project and

(d) selection criterion of the recipients of these houses?

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Minister for Housing and Works (Chaudhary Tariq BashirCheema): (a) Naya Pakistan Housing Program at the level of FederalGovernment is being implemented by the following organizations:

i. Naya Pakistan Housing & Development Authority under CabinetDivision.

ii. Federal Government Employees Housing Authority (FGEHA).

iii. Pakistan Housing Authority Foundation (PHAF).

2. So far Ministry of Housing & Works has put in place legalframework as per following:

i. Foreclosure Laws with the title of Recovery of MortgageBackedSecurity Ordinance has been enacted on 18072019.

ii. Draft Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Ordinance, 2019is under submission to Cabinet Committee on Disposal ofLegislative Cases (CCLC), Cabinet Division and will be finalizedshortly.

iii. Federal Government Employees Housing Authority Ordinance,2019 has also been promulgated.

3. In addition, an allocation of Rs. 5 billion as interest free loan hasbeen made during the financial years 20192020 which will be disbursedthrough Service Provider Organization (SPO) i.e. M/s Akhuwat. This will beutilized for lowcost housing.

4. Moreover, work on a number of housing projects is underwayand a brief regarding schemes under Naya Pakistan Housing Programmerelated to FGEHA & PHAF is at Annex-A.

(b) FGE Housing Authority and PHAF are selffinance organizationsand not receiving any financial patronage from the Federal exchequer.

(c) The schemes under Naya Pakistan Housing Programme (NPHP)are Joint Venture schemes which are being launched under Joint Venture policyof FGE Housing Authority duly approved by the Federal Cabinet and JV

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Schemes of PHAF. The contracts of the projects on FGEHA owned land andPHAF will be awarded as per (prescribed PPRA rules, 2004 throughcompetitive bidding.

(d) The Federal Government employees and others specified groupsregistered with FGE Housing Authority and PHAF will be accommodated in theseschemes as per criteria approved by Executive Boards. In addition, Kuchlak RoadProject, Quetta the criteria is “first come first serve” basis whereas FishermanResidencia Gwadar Project is meant for Fishermen Community of Gwadar.


103. *Ms. Maryam Aurangzaib:


(a) details of the total amount collected in Dam fund since August2018;

(b) implementation status of the Basha and Mohmand Dam; and

(c) provide statement of account of said fund from the date ofopening till date?

Minister for Water Resources (Mr. Muhammad Faisal Vawda):(a) The account is not being operated by Ministry of Water Resources or WAPDA.The information collected from Supreme Court of Pakistan’s website is attachedat Annex-I.

(b) Implementation status of Diamer Basha and Mohmand Dam Projectsare as under:

Diamer Basha Dam

PCI (Dam Part) including Tangir Hydropower Project (15 MW)amounting to Rs. 479.686 Billion has been approved by ECNECon 14112018.

32,139 acres of land has been acquired out of total required land of37,419 acres (86%).

Procurement process of Consultancy services for Main Dam isunder process.

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The preliminary works including Colony and Resettlement worksare underway.

Bids for the Main Works (Contract MWI) have been receivedon 21082019 and evaluation is in process.

Mohmand Dam

The PCI amounting to Rs. 309.558 Billion was approved byECNEC on 26042018.

818.27 acres priority land has been transferred in the name ofWAPDA on 25022019 while 49 acres land for Right & LeftAccess roads in Mohmand District has been transferred toWAPDA in July, 2019. Section 4 under Land Acquisition Act1894 issued by DC, Charsada for 12 acres land falling in DistrictCharsada. While 21 acres of KP Govt. land has also been undertaken by DC Charsadda for transfer to WAPDA accordingly.

Consultancy Services Agreement (CSA) was signed on 20052019 with M/s Mohmand Dam Consultants Group, JV of sixmembers and seven associates firms, led by NESPAK andConsultancy Services have been commenced w.e.f. 27052019.

Contract Agreement for Main Works with the Contractor M/sCGGCDESCON JV was signed on 26032019. Contractorstarted Mobilizing at site w.e.f. 04042019.

Machinery & Equipment’s required for construction of accessroads and Diversion tunnel has been shifted to site.

2 No. concrete batching plants, laboratory, diesel depot, Prefabricated living blocks and container offices completed at site.

Excavation of both Right & Left Bank Access roads and ColonyRoad are in progress. Temporary roads to O&M WAPDA colonyhave been completed.

Widening of access road to diversion tunnels inlet portal is inprogress.

(c) Detail of dams fund is available with Supreme Court of Pakistan.


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104. *Ms. Shams Un Nisa:

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations andCoordination be pleased to state how much the Government has tospend to provide ample quantity of life-saving drugs for dengue andmalaria in hospitals?


105. *Mr. Riaz Ul Haq:


(a) the names of automobile manufacturing companies in Pakistanindicating also the details of vehicles being manufactured byeach of them; and

(b) the percentage of increase in prices of vehicles made by the saidcompanies during the last one year?

Minister for Industries and Production: (a) The names of automobilecompanies working in Pakistan indicating also the details of vehicles beingmanufactured by each of them is at Annex-A.

(b) The available information regarding percentage of increase made bythe said companies in the prices of their vehicles during the last one year is atAnnexure-B.

(Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library)

106. *Mr. Mohsin Nawaz Ranjha:

Will the Minister for National Food Security and Research be pleasedto state detail of measures adopted regarding capacity building ofthe citrus growers in Pakistan?

Minister for National Food Security and Research (SahibzadaMuhammad Mehboob Sultan): Ministry of National Food Security, andResearch through PARC, under ACIAR project entitled “Enhancement ofCitrus Value Chain Production in Pakistan and Australia through

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Improved Orchard Management Practices” during 20112015, trained2756 stakeholders (Growers and Extension workers including Researchers)on different aspects of Citrus.

107. *Mr. Saad Waseem:


(a) the month-wise income and expenditure of each of the trainstarted by the present Government since its respectiveinauguration;

(b) whether it is a fact that numbers of aforesaid trains have beenrunning in losses and some of them have already been stopped;if so, the details and reasons thereof alongwith per-month deficitof each train;

(c) whether it is also a fact that running of aforesaid trains in lossesis tantamount to poor planning and execution at the part of theauthorities of Railways;

(d) if so, is there any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to investigate such poor planning and makeresponsible accountable; if so, the details thereof; if not, thereasons thereof?

Minister for Railways (Sheikh Rashid Ahmed): (a) The averagemonthwise income and expenditure of the trains started by the present governmentis attached as (Annexure —A).

(b) The expenditure of 11 trains is 317.98 Million / Month and revenueis 371 Million per Month. The net difference is +41 Million per Month. TheMoen Jo Daro Passenger , Shah Latif , Rrohi passenger and Sindh Expressare in some loss only due to providing facilities to poor people as a relief theirfares are quite low, however, we are going to increase their fares on no profitand loss basis.

(c) No.

(d) No.

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108. *Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah:


(a) whether it is a fact that Government of Saudi Arabia has bannedadvance hotel bookings for Umra Zaireen;

(b) if so, whether Pakistan House Makkah, Pakistan House Medinaand Ministry of Hajj, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have beenregistered for the said purpose for the year 1441 AH; if so, thedetails; if not, the reasons and the time by which these will beregistered?

Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony(Mr. Noor-ul-Haq Qadri): (a) The Ministry of RA&IH is not the regulator ofUmrah, This Ministry only attests contract / agreement made between Ministry ofHajj & Umrah KSA and Tour Operators in Pakistan. However Director at Jeddah,has informed that advance booking has not been banned, only Umrah Zireenrestricted for e booking of hotel rooms.

(b) do

109. *Dr. Nafisa Shah:

Will the Minister for National Food Security and Research be pleasedto state the status of cotton crop this year as compare to last year?

Minister for National Food Security and Research (SahibzadaMuhammad Mehboob Sultan): In 201819 cotton production was 9.86million bales. Though the cotton crop has not completely arrived yet, however,according to estimates of Federal Committee on Agriculture (FCA) the cropvolume would be 10.8 million bales. Pakistan Cotton Ginners Associationreported the cotton arrival on 1112019 was 6.097 million bales comparingto 7.706 million bales last year.

Heat waves coupled with rains induced humid condition, which favoredthe pests and diseases. Whitefly and Pink Bollworm caused severe losses inSindh and Punjab. Untimely rains also affected the cotton quality. Additionallywater shortage in Sindh resulted in fruit drop and lint quality issue. Above all,lower market prices in the months of July, August and September refrainedthe grower from taking any management measures.

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110. *Ms. Tahira Aurangzeb:

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations andCoordination be pleased to state whether project for extension ofFederal Government Polyclinic, Islamabad has been dropped?


111. *Mr. Murtaza Javed Abbasi:

Will the Minister for National Food Security and Research be pleasedto state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the use of hybrid seeds has been bannedin various countries of the world;

(b) whether it is also a fact that the agricultural crops cultivatedthrough hybrid seeds are injurious to human health; and

(c) whether the Pakistan Agriculture Research Council has carriedout any research on the positive and negative effects of the hybridseeds; if so, the details thereof?

Minister for National Food Security and Research (SahibzadaMuhammad Mehboob Sultan): (a) No.

(b) There is not any report for any harmful effect to human health whileconsuming hybrids.

(c) PARC regularly conduct Varietal Evaluation Committee meetingsunder the section 22 (J) of Seed Act, 1976, (XXIX of 1976), constituted videSRO issued on May 24, 2016 for impartial evaluation of candidate hybrids/varietiesof public and private seed sector across the country through National CoordinatedTrials.

The only disadvantage of hybrid seeds is that it doesn’t “reproduce true”in the second generation (F2), so the farmers need to purchase the hybrid seedsagain for planting year after year.

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112. *Mr. Attaullah:


(a) the steps taken for export of potato and the countries with whom agreements signed; and

(b) whether it is a fact that the potato growers are facing a loss ofRs. 25000/- per acre; if so, whether there is any proposal underconsideration to give subsidy to poor farmers?

Minister for National Food Security and Research (SahibzadaMuhammad Mehboob Sultan): (a) To further increase the export of fresh potatofrom Pakistan to various countries, M/o National Food Security and Research,has taken all out efforts to comply the phytosanitary import requirements of theimporting country.

o Currently Pakistan has been exporting fresh table potato to 35countries.

o Due to continue efforts of the M/o National Food Security andResearch and its department of Plant Protection (DPP) this yearPakistan exports for fresh potato have jumped to 324690 Metrictons from 156890.34 Metric tons last year (2018).

o During potato season, M/o National Food Security and Research,DPP set up temporary office at Okara to facilitate export of potatoto various countries.

o M/o National Food Security and Research and DPP has registered27 potato processing and packing houses for pests and diseasesfree export of potato to Russian Federation and other sensitivecountries.

o M/o National Food Security and Research, DPP has registered 87potato exporters to export pests and diseases free potato export toRussian Federation and other sensitive countries.

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o With the collaboration of Punjab Government, Dipalpur, DistrictOkara, Punjab has been declared pests free area.

Market Access

To further enhance export of potato to other countries, M/o NationalFood Security and Research, DPP has requested market access from the followingcountries.

i. Thailandii. Vietnamiii. Chinaiv. Indonesiav. Turkeyvi. Philippines.

Pest Risk Analysis (PRA) has been initiated with these countries for exportof fresh table potatoes and after completion and finalization of PRA with thesecountries; Pakistan will start exporting potato to these countries too.

(b) Yes. This is true that farmers sold the previous potato crop with loss.However, current price of fresh potatoes (summer crop which is harvested inAugustOctober, 2019) is Rs. 46/kg and price of stored potatoes is Rs. 27/kg.Last year 201819 cost of production was Rs. 11.00/kg.

There is no any proposal under consideration to give any subsidy forpotato growers.

ISLAMABAD: TAHIR HUSSAIN,The 13th November, 2019 Secretary.

PCPPI—4669(2019) NA—13112019—600.

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(16th Session)

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT

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“UNSTARRED QUESTIONS AND THEIR REPLIES”

For Thursday, the 14th November, 2019

7. Ms. Shams Un Nisa:(Deferred during the 8th Session)

Will the Minister for Water Resources be pleased to state whetherthe Government has any plan for recharging water aquifers forgroundwater management and to develop the economical andsustainable technology for aquifer recharging to cope with watercrises?

Reply not received.

101. Ms. Nusrat Wahid:(Deferred during the 9th Session)

Will the Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony bepleased to state the steps being taken by the Government to preventpublications of provocative sectarian literature in the country?

Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony(Mr. Noor-ul-Haq Qadri): (1) According to National Plan NACTA wasassigned the task to prevent publication of sectarian hate literature. During thefollow up meetings on implementation of NAP the Ministry of Religious Affairssuggested that Ulema Boards may be established in all Provinces and ICT on theanalogy of Mutahida Ulema Board Punjab for the purpose. NACTA was giventhe mandate to constitute Ulema Board at ICT. The Ministry of Religious Affairshas also drafted National Ulema and Mashaikh Council Bill for adopting a uniformstrategy for monitoring and prevention of sectarian hate literature and forwarded itto the Provinces for comments and concurrence so that country wide legislation inthis regard may be made through the Parliament.

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(2) Web Evaluation Cell has been established in the Ministry of ReligiousAffairs and Interfaith Harmony for monitoring onine content of provocative nature.The content is reported to PTA for blocking.

(3) National Ulema and Mashaikh Council has been established inMinistry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony to deal with issues of sectariannature. TORs of the council are (i) to develop a policy to contain fanatical sectarianattitudes and prejudices And (ii) to suggest a code of ethics for Ulema, Scholarsand leaders of politico-religious parties to avert possible threats to inter sectarianharmony and national solidarity. The Curriculum Committee established under thecouncil has specifically been tasked to identify any sectarian hate content incurriculum of madaris and make recommendations for removal of such content.So far, curriculum of all madaris has been reviewed and recommendations madethereof have been forwarded to the quarters concerned for necessary action.

16. Pir Syed Fazal Ali Shah Jillani:(Deferred during the 14th Session)

Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to state the dateof repair and whitewash of the Category-IV Flats situated in I-8/1Islamabad?

Minister for Housing and Works (Chaudhary Tariq BashirCheema): It is a fact that the white washed / repaired of all Category-IV-flats hasnot been carried out since long. Some emergency nature repairing work andrepainting work have been carried Out by this office to meet the expenditure in theregular budget (Detail attached) Annex-A.

The Enquiry Office efficiently attended the complaints as and when-received, however the paint work is carried out periodically on the basis ofavailability of funds. All these Residences / Buildings are maintained by Pak. PWDEnquiry Office efficiently and complaints are being attended within the budgetaryprovisions beside the fact that for the last few years the allocation of funds aregradually, decreasing by each year by accumulating the maintenance problems,which are becoming out of the reach of the department in such critical position ofacute shortage of funds.

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Annex-A

17. Mr. Ramesh Lal:(Deferred during the 14th Session)

Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to state the timeby which PHA Flats, constructed in Sector I-16, Islamabad will behanded over to the allottees?

Minister for Housing and Works (Chaudhary Tariq BashirCheema): Package wise details of PHA Flats constructed in Sector I-16,Islamabad are annexed-A.

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19. Ch. Muhammad Barjees Tahir:(Deferred during the 14th Session)


(a) whether estimates were made for renovation and repairingworks of House No.8, Category-II, Street No.49, Sector G-10/3,Islamabad; if so, the item wise details thereof;

(b) whether such estimates have been prepared at a number oftimes; if so, the justification thereof; and

(c) the time by which said works will be started and completedalongwith the details thereof?

Minister for Housing and Works (Chaudhary Tariq BashirCheema): (a) The estimate made for renovation work of House No. 8, StreetNo. 49, Category-II, Sector G-10/3, Islamabad. The copy of estimate showingitem wise detail is at Annex-I.

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(b) One time estimate has been prepared on demand of the allottee

(c) The work will be completed within one month after receipt of funds.


30. Lapsed under Rule 247 (3). 31. Mr. Muhammad Moeen Wattoo:


(a) the total quantum of wheat grain in the country at present;

(b) whether it is sufficient for domestic needs;

(c) whether it is over and above than our needs; if so, then

(d) whether it is a fact that the Government has fixed the prices ofwheat and paying Rs.1300 per 40 KG to the farmers for thepast several years, despite manifold increase in the cost ofcultivation/production etc during the said period;

(e) if so, whether the Government intends to increase the price ofwheat keeping in view the increase in its cost of cultivation/production etc?

Minister for National Food Security and Research (SahibzadaMuhammad Mehboob Sultan): (a) Total availability of wheat was estimatedat 28.256 million tons, including production of 24.479 million tons and leftoverstock of 3.778 million tons as compared to the national requirement of 26.91million tons (including 10% stock on account of strategic reserves, seed andfeed purposes).

(b) Yes.

(c) Yes.

(d) Yes.

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(e) The process of consultation is underway with ProvincialGovernments at appropriate level.

32. Mr. Muhammad Moeen Wattoo:


(a) the total amount collected/received up-till now by the FederalGovernment Employees Housing Authority (FGEHA) Islamabadin respect of Bhara Kahu Scheme-II;

(b) the profit earned on collected amount by the FGEHA,Islamabad; and

(c) the heads under which the above said profit has been used?

Reply not received.

33. Dr. Mahreen Razzaq Bhutto:

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations andCoordination be pleased to state the steps being taken by the FederalGovernment for prevention and control of dengue virus in Islamabadand the provinces?


34. Ms. Shunila Ruth:


(a) whether it is a fact act that in an advertisement published in theDaily Express, Lahore dated 22-09-2019 for vacancies underthe projects ”Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) ICTand “Health System strenghening of ICT Health DepartmentPrevent/Control Emerging Communicable Diseases inIslamabad” applications for 155 and 99 posts were soughtwherein 5% minority quota was not observed; if so, reasonsthereof;

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(b) whether these posts will be re-advertised and 5% minorityquota will be observed and action will be taken against theofficers/officials involved in such a grave negligence; if not,reasons thereof?


35. Dr. Mahreen Razzaq Bhutto:

Will the Minister for Maritime Affairs be pleased to state:

(a) the details of total strength of Officers of Grade 17 to 21 workingin the Port Qasim Authority alongwith their names and province-wise break-up of quota; and

(b) whether there is deficiency in any of the quota; if so, reasonsthereof?

Minister for Maritime Affairs (Syed Ali Haider Zaidi): (a) List ofofficers in BPS-17 to 21 working in the Port Qasim Authority is attached atannex-A. How ever province wise break-up is as under:———————————————————————————————

BS Punjab Sindh Sindh Balochistan KPK Grand(R) (U) Total

——————————————————————————————21 - - - - - -

20 1 6 5 - - 12

19 9 12 15 4 2 42

18 3 19 20 1 - 43

17 7 35 29 - - 71——————————————————————————————

Total 20 72 69 5 2 168——————————————————————————————

(b) PQA recruitment rules has been approved by the FederalGovemmmt in March. 2011 and notified vide SRO No. 43(KE)/2011, dated05-03-2011. published in Gazette of Pakistan on 09-04-2011, thereafter

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appointments are made in PQA in accordance with the recruitment rulesprocedure and observance of provisional / regional quota.


36. Ms. Shunila Ruth:


(a) the action plan and strategy devised by the Ministry under EhsasProgram for the people living in poverty stricken areas throughout Pakistan;

(b) whether any quota has been reserved for Christian and non-Muslim Community under Ehsas Programme;

(c) if not, the action plan and strategy adopted for the Welfare ofthe people of poverty stricken Christian and other non-MuslimCommunity?


37. Mr. Saad Waseem:


(a) whether there is any proposal under consideration to establisha regulatory body to regularize the test laboratories; if so, whenthe same will be established alongwith the details thereof; and

(b) whether it is also a fact that different fees are being charged forsame tests in different laboratories; if so, the steps being takento fix the tests fee and as to when it will be done?


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38. Agha Hassan Baloch:


(a) the number of employees in the Ministry having Balochistandomicile alongwith their names, father’s name, grade , districtof domicile and dates of issuance of domicile; and

(b) whether the said domiciles have been verified from the concernedDistricts of Balochistan; if not, as to when these will be verified?

Minister for Industries and Production: (a) The detail of theemployees of this Ministry having Balochistan Domicile is placed atAnnex-A.

(b) Domicile in respect of one officer is verified. However, the restof employees having domicile of Balochistan region, have been directed to gettheir domicile verified from the concerned district authorities within three weeksvide this Ministry’s Memorandum dated 18th October, 2019.

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39. Agha Hassan Baloch:


(a) the names and designations of the officers and staff of theMinistry and the testing agency whose involvement in the recentillegal recruitments of Steno Typist in the Ministry of Industriesand production was confirmed as a result of the inquiry conductedby the Ministry;

(b) whether action has been taken against them who connived inthe illegal recruitments; if not, the reasons thereof;

(c) whether the Ministry again held test and interview of theemployees who were recruited illegally in which all of the recruitedemployees failed;

(d) whether the illegally recruited employees have been sacked orthey are still working in the Ministry;

(e) if they are in service, whether any legal action has been takenagainst them; if not, the reasons thereof?

Reply not received.

40. Mr. Saad Waseem:


(a) whether it is a fact that the 10% increase in salaries was notgiven to employees of the Utility Stores Corporation asannounced during the Financial Years, 2017-18, 2018-19 and2019-20 from the dates upon which it was approved by theGovernment;

(b) whether it is further a fact that arrears of previous year of suchincrease rest with the Department; if so, the details thereof; and

(c) what steps are being taken to pay such arrears to employees?

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Minister for Industries and Production: (a) The Government ofPakistan had announced 10% increase in salaries of employees each for financialyear 2017-18 and 2018-19. The USC had not incorporated these increases inthe salaries of its employees. The USC BOD on 1st November 2018 approvedthese increase in the salaries of USC employees for the said years. Accordingly,salaries of USC employees were fixed by incorporating 10% increase for2017-18 and another 10% increase for 2018-19. But the arrears of the aboveperiod were not paid to the employees.

In financial year 2019-20 the Government of Pakistan announced 10%raise in salaries up-to BS-16 and 5% increase for officers from BS-17 onwards.This increase has not yet been incorporated in salaries of USC personals but it isbeing placed before meeting of USC BOD scheduled to be held on 13th November2019.

(b) It has been decided that the arrears from 1st July 2017 to 31stOctober 2018 would be paid in monthly installment once the cash flow position ofthe organization is improved.

(c) The arrears will be paid upon improvement of financial healthof USC.

41. Moulana Abdul Akbar Chitrali:

Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to state whetherthere is any proposal under consideration to adjust the officersof Constitutional Bodies in Housing Enclave who applied forCategory-I plots of F-14 and F-15, Islamabad and could not get plots;if so, the details thereof; if not, the reasons thereof?

Minister for Housing and Works (Chaudhary Tariq BashirCheema): The registered members of Membership Drive, Phase-II, whosecases were matured as per criteria have been issued Consent letters of Cat-I,Cat-II and Cat-III under Constitutional Quota (Total 3.5% out of which 2.5%for serving, 0.5% for retired and 0.5% for Widows of employees ofConstitutional bodies) in Sector F-14/15 housing scheme. The remainingmembers of Drive-II under Cat-I and Cat-II of the Constitution quota wouldbe accommodated in Park Road housing scheme as per criteria and availabilityof plots in the scheme. It is pertinent to mention here that plots of only twocategories i.e. Cat-I & II are available in Park Road housing scheme.

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Presently, due to ongoing litigation in Supreme Court of Pakistan regardingacquisition of land in Sector F-14/15 and Park Road Scheme, the process ofallotment is withheld.

42. Moulana Abdul Akbar Chitrali:


(a) the number of Hujjaj died during Hajj-2019;

(b) the number of complaints received with regard to thearrangements during Hajj and afterwards; and

(c) the steps under consideration to improve Hajj arrangements?

Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony (Mr. Noor-ul-Haq Qadri): (a) Total death cases during Hajj, 2019 were 99 (68 Govt. 29Private & 02 Mujamla).

(b) A total of 2,552 complaints were received during Hajj, 2019. Detailis annexed.

(c) The following septs are under consideration for improvement of HajjOperation:—

o Long term Hajj Policy (upto 3-Years).

o Procurement of buildings / Catering / Transport on long termbasis i.e. upto three years to ensure best possible facilities oncomparatively lower rates.

o Selection of Hujjaj on long term basis i.e. upto three years to ensurecertainty & transparency.

o Establishment of Hajj Funds on Malaysian Model to extend its scopefrom accumulation to investment. The profit accrued from the fundswill cover the extra expenses / inflation.

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o Extension of ‘Road to Makkah’ project to the airports of all 04provincial capital.

o Improving of Hajj Operation to ensure best possible service of Hujjajparticularly in Mashaa’ir.

o Moalimeen / Moavineen of religious background will be selectedfrom Pakistani universities.

o Media Cell will be strengthened to educate the Hujjaj, show truepicture of Hajj Operation to general public and counter negativepropaganda

o Access of Moavineen to Hujjaj in Mina Makatib.

o The ratio of compensation to Hujjaj under Hujjaj Muhafiz Schemeto be increased upto 50%.

o City check-in needs to be introduced by the airlines to prevent hustleat the time of deportation at the airports of KSA.

o Pre cooked food in Mashaa’ir will be discontinued and replacedwith fresh cooked food. Moreover, the menu will also be improved.

o Up model buses will be provided for transportation.

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43. Ch. Muhammad Barjees Tahir:


(a) the number of officers of BS-20 of the Constitutional Bodieswho have applied for allotment of plots in Housing Enclave,Park Road, Islamabad; and

(b) whether it is a fact that allotments have not been made by theFederal Government Employees Housing Foundation,Islamabad, so far; if so, the reasons thereof?

Minister for Housing and Works (Chaudhary Tariq BashirCheema): (a) There is no specific membership for Housing Scheme at ParkRoad, Islamabad. However, those employees of Constitutional Bodies whoare registered under membership Drive-II will be accommodated on age-wise seniority basis. As per record, there are 54 Serving officers of BS-20 ofConstitutional Bodies who are registered under Membership Drive-II forallotment of plots in Constitutional serving quota (2.5%).

(b) Yes, because the matter is subjudice in the Apex- Court (SupremeCourt of Pakistan) regarding acquisition of land by FGE Housing Authoritythrough Land Acquisition Collector (LAC) under Land Acquisition Act, 1894or otherwise.

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44. Ch. Muhammad Barjees Tahir:

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations andCoordination be pleased to refer to the Starred Question No.15 repliedon 02-08-2019 and to state as to when the facility of Dispensary wouldbe established in the densely populated sector G-11, Islamabad?


45. Mr. Muhammad Afzal Khokhar:


(a) detail of the pay scales of the employees of Federal GovernmentEmployees Housing Foundation (FGEHF) including payand allowances and perquisites; and

(b) whether it is also a fact that the biometric attendance systemhas not been installed in the FGEHF as yet; if so, as to when itwould be installed?

Minister for Housing and Works (Chaudhary Tariq BashirCheema): (a) The FGE Housing Authority adopted the pay scales of FederalGovernment. Any special allowance, like other Government departments, isapproved by the Executive Board of Federal Government Employees HousingAuthority. The detail of employees pay, allowances and prerequisites scalewise is at ANNEX-A.

(b) A biometric attendance system has been installed in the FGEHousing Authority in order to observe attendance of employees since 2011.


46. Mr. Muhammad Afzal Khokhar:


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(a) total number of tests performed in pathology lab of FederalGovernment Polyclinic, Islamabad every day;

(b) the number of employees who perform their duties on reportdelivery counters in morning and evening shifts;

(c) whether separate counters for male and female have beenestablished for collection of reports; and

(d) reasons for not establishing separate reports collection counterfor Government officers and senior citizens and as towhen separate counters will be established?


47. Syed Imran Ahmad Shah:


(a) whether it is a fact that rule 15(2)(b) of the AccommodationAllocation Rules, 2002 has been amended and a married sonhas been excluded for allottment of a Governmentaccommodation of his parent to him; if so, the justificationthereof;

(b) when was such rule amended and the authority, which approvedsuch amendment; and

(c) is there any proposal under consideration to revisit suchamendment; if so, when?

Minister for Housing and Works (Chaudhary Tariq BashirCheema): (a)Yes, it is a fact that the rule 15(2) (b) has been amended with theapproval of competent authority i.e. Prime Minister’s Office, Islamabad.According to the amendment only serving unmarried children living practicallywith the FGS shall avail this benefit. Also FGS is being safeguarded againstinstant dislodging from the accommodation in question by his spouse or children.

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(b) The rule was amended on 15-5-2019 with the approval of PrimeMinister.

(c) Yes. The amended rule 15(2) (b) is already under review in thisMinistry. The Ministry is already in the process of further amendments in“Allocation Accommodation Rules, 2002”. Proposal is being finalized to restorethe rule 15 (2)(b) to its original status.

ISLAMABAD: TAHIR HUSSAIN,The 13th November, 2019. Secretary.

PCPPI—4669(2019) NA—13-11-2019—600.

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