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(52nd Session)

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT

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“QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWERS AND THEIR REPLIES”

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

Wednesday, the 14th February, 2018

30. *Sahibzada Muhammad Yaqub:

Will the Minister for Human Rights be pleased to state whetherthere is any proposal under consideration of the Government tocurb child labour by compensating such children at Governmentlevel; if so, the details thereof?

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

31. *Mr. Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi:

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

(a) whether the Government and Law and Justice Commissionof Pakistan have taken notice that several persons who wereconvicted on different offences were exonerated by the highercourts after several years/decades;

(b) if the answer to part (a) above is in the affirmative,whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to investigate such convictions from lower courtsin order to identify lacunas at the part of executive andjudiciary to hold responsibles in such cases; and

(c) whether the Government is formulating outlines for bringingabout Judicial reforms for speedy, effective and time bounddelivery of justice alongwith transparency in judicial system

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for litigants in order to ensure accountability at every stage;if so, the details thereof?

Minister for Law and Justice (Chudhary Mahmood Bashir Virk):(a) & (b) Ministry of Law and Justice performs Federal Government functionswith regard to Supreme Court, Supreme Judicial Council and High Courtsunder Rules of Business, 1973. None of its functions allows to take notice ofthe persons convicted on different offences and exonerated by the High Courtsafter several years/decades. Moreover, in view of the independence of theJudiciary no such data of these persons is available with Ministry of Law andJustice. However, the matter is being taken up with Ministry of Interior toexamine the situation and if required, to formulate any proposals to investigatesuch convictions from lower courts and exoneration from the higher courts asthe Ministry deal with Prosecution of cases.

(c) Dispensation of justice in the country is one of the top prioritiesof the present Government. The Prime Minister had constituted a Law ReformsCommittee for consideration, inter-alia, of the law reforms for provisions ofexpeditious and inexpensive justice to people. After extensive deliberationsby the Law Reforms Committee, Bills are finalized to help in reducing the timeinvolved in litigation, help to reduce burden on courts and streamline theprocedures for effective administration of justice. So far the following laws inthis regard have been made by the Parliament:–

(a) The Cost of Litigation Act, 2017 (XVII of 2017). Purpose is todiscourage frivolous litigation and unnecessary adjournments.Both Civil and Criminal cases have been covered. It would helpin curtailment of delays and speedy disposal of cases.

(b) The Explosive Substances (Amendment) Act, 2017 (XVI of2017). The procedure for trial and sanction of trial has beensimplified.

(c) The Alternate Dispute Resolution Act, 2017 (XX of 2017). ADRboth in civil and criminal (compoundable offences). The act willhelp in reducing the burden on Courts, reducing backlog andspeedy disposal of cases.

(d) The Land Acquisition (Amendment) Act, 2017 (XXIII of 2017).

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(e) The Illegal Dispossession (Amendment) Act, 2017 (XXVIII of2017). Land grabbing is quite common and in some casesorganized groups are involved.

(f) The Criminal Law (Amendment) (Offences in the Name or on Pretextof Honor) Act, 2016 (XLIII of 2016).

(g) The Criminal Law (Amendment) (Offences relating to Rape) Act,2016 (XLIV of 2016).

(h) The Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 2017.

(i) The Witness Protection, Security and Benefit Act, 2017 (Act No.XXI of 2017) providing for protection, security and benefits ofwitnesses to avoid delay in trial of offences due to security threats;

(j) The Constitution (Twenty-third Amendment) Act, 2017 (Act No.XII of 2017) relating to speedy trial of offences of terrorism, etc;

(k) The Pakistan Army (Amendment) Act, 2017 (Act No. XI of 2017)relating to speedy trial of offences of terrorism, etc;

(l) The Islamabad Subordinate Judiciary Service Tribunal Act, 2016(Act No. V of 2016) to speed up deciding cases of subordinatejudiciary through a special tribunal, for avoiding delay in such casesby the service tribunal;

(m) The Criminal Laws (Amendment) Act, 2016 (Act No. VI of 2016)providing for designation of separate Electricity Utilities Court fortrial of offences relating to electricity;

(n) The Gas (Theft Control and Recovery) Act, 2016 (Act No. XI of2016) providing for Gas Utility Courts for expeditious disposal ofcases;

(o) The Offences in Respect of Banks (Special Courts) (Amendment)Act, 2016. (Act No. XXII of 2016) providing for opportunity toprefer appeal against an order passed by Special Court (Offences inBanks); and.

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The following Bills are pending legislation in the Parliament.

i. Evening Courts Bill, 2017

ii. The Juvenile Justice System Bill, 2017

A comprehensive review of the Pakistan Penal Code and CriminalProcedure Code was also undertaken by the Law Reforms Committee. Therecommendations have been sent to Interior Division for consultation withstakeholders and processing the legislation under the Government Rules of •Business, 1973.

A Bill “The Civilian Victims of Terrorism (Relief and Rehabilitation)Bill, 2017 providing for compensation to Civilian Victim of terrorism (to theextent of ICT) has also been prepared by the Law and Justice Division andhas been forwarded to the concerned Division for further processing.

The Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Bill, 2017 prepared bythe Law and Justice Division and approved by the Law Reforms Committee isalso in the pipeline.

32. *Mr. Junaid Akbar:

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state:

(a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to plant trees at both sides of Highways andMotorways in the country;

(b) if so, when it will be implemented; if not, the reasons thereof?

Minister for Communications (Hafiz Abdul Kareem): (a) It ispertinent to mention that as per NHA approved Policy plantation has beendeclared the integral part of road construction activates.

- A proposal for plantation of 122,877 plants (Approximately)including maintenance for two years has been processed onfollowing locations:-

(a) 3 Sections D.I. Khan Mughal Kot N-50.

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(b) Median of Nowshera-Chitral Road

- Approximately 206,525 Nos. trees to be planted in Punjab onfollowing locations.

(a) N-55 from Kashmore to Dera Ghazi Khan.

(b) N-5 from Lahore to Rawalpindi.

- 70,350 plants will be planted in Sindh Region on the locationmentioned below

(a) Moro - Sakrand N-5.

(b) District Ghotki from Km 525 to 608 of N-5.

- Motorway M-4 (Pindi BhattianMultan section) the tree plantationschemes for five years in the ROW are under procurementprocess. Approximately 110,000 plants will be planted as perBOQ in spring plantation season 2018.

(b) Approximately after 06 months work will be commenced.

33. *Shaikh Rohale Asghar:


(a) whether it is a fact that metal speed breakers fixed onHighways of the country are dangerous for vehicles andtraffic accidents are occurring daily on said Highways dueto bursting of vehicles tyres;

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

Minister for Communications (Hafiz Abdul Kareem): (a) No. Thisis not a fact that metal speed breakers fixed on Highways of the country aredangerous for vehicles and traffic accidents are occurring daily on saidHighways due to bursting of vehicle tyres. The matter of fact is that the metalspeed breaker, termed technically as Cateyes are highway safety instrument.A road is designed in such a way that it is safe to commute on and its operations

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are smooth and secure. For this purpose many road safety devices are usedfor road users for the sole purpose of highway safety. These devices includebut not limited to paint, sign boards (information/guide, regulatory & warningsigns), lane marking, reflectors, speed calming devices etc. In night, road usersare especially facilitated by reflective devices on roads including reflectors onkerb side and cat eyes in the pavement. These cat eyes are approved HighwaySafety item by all the major highway agencies all over the world. Its standardsare approved by American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) andworldwide recognition is imperative. Cat eyes are primarily installed for;

Guidance of drivers to warn them to be in their lanes

Speed calming purposes, where drivers notice the upcoming cateyes from some distance, so that they reduce their speed in timelymanner

Excellent guide for road users during fogy season as it delineatesthe road edge

Then, there are raised type studs which are used to regulate thetraffic, when priority of traffic has to be established for turningtraffic and oncoming traffic is discouraged to change the lane onsuch turning space. These raised studs are not installed on highspeed lanes. These raised type studs are used for regulationpurposes on National Highways only

In conclusion, These devices help saving many lives and therefore thisapprehension that these are dangerous for vehicles is unfounded and againstthe scientific evidence.

(b) These devices i.e. cateyes are good for highway safety purposeand these are used all over the world since 1930’s without any reported accidentdue to these. So there is no action is warranted from Government side.

34. *Ms. Belum Hasnain:

Will the Minister for Human Rights be pleased to state:

(a) the names of international conventions regarding theprotection of rights of children signed/ratified by Pakistan sofar alongwith the details thereof; and

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(b) the names of conventions that were incorporated/adopted indomestic legislation?

Minister for Human Rights (Mr. Mumtaz Ahmed Tarar): (a) TheGovernment of Pakistan has ratified various international conventions forprotection of the rights of the child. The detail is as under:

United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC)ratified in 1990.

SAARC Convention on Preventing, Combating Trafficking inWomen and Children for Prostitution, 2002

SAARC Convention on Regional Arrangements for the Promotionof Child Welfare in South Asia.

(b) The aforesaid international conventions have been incorporatedin the following national and provincial legislation:

Federal

National Commission on the Rights of the Child Act, 2017.

The Criminal Law (Second Amendment) Act, 2016.

The Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2012.

Prevention and Control of Human Trafficking Ordinance, 2002.

Juvenile Justice System Ordinance, 2000.

The Bonded Labor System (Abolition) Act, 1992.

The Employment of Children Act, 1991.

Punjab

The Punjab Restriction on Employment of Children Act, 2016.

The Child Marriage Restraint Act 1929 (Amended, 2015).

Punjab Prohibition of Child Labour at Brick Kilins Ordinance, 2016.

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The Punjab Free and Compulsory Education Ordinance 2014.

Sindh

Sindh Child Protection Authority Act, 2011.

The Sindh Child Marriages Restraint Act, 2013.

The Sindh Right of Children to Free and Compulsory EducationAct, 2013.

Khyber PakhtunKhwa

KPK Child Protection and Welfare Act, 2010 (Amended 2016).

Bonded Labour System Abolition Act, 2015.

The Khyber pakhtunkhwa Prohibition of Employment of ChildrenAct, 2015.

Promotion Protection and Enforcement of Human Rights Act, 2014.

Balochistan

Balochistan Child Protection Act, 2016.

The Balochistan Borstal Institutions Act, 2014.

The Balochistan Compulsory Education Act, 2014.

The Balochistan Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Act,2014.

35. *Mr. Waseem Akhtar Shaikh:

Will the Minister for Energy be pleased to state:

(a) the details of staff working in the Pakistan PetroleumLimited and United Energy Pakistan Limited at present; and

(b) the total number of locals posted therein alongwith the detailsthereof?

Minister of State for Petroleum Division (Mr. Jam Kamal Khan):(a) The details of staff working in Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) and UnitedEnergy Pakistan Limited (UEPL) at present are as follows:—

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——————————————————————————————Sr. Company No of Locals Non-No. Employees Locals

——————————————————————————————1. PPL 2817 1998 8192. UEPL 872 654 218

——————————————————————————————(b) Total number of 1998 locals are working in PPL. Out of which

1727 belongs to specific district whereas 271 belong to other Districts/Citiesof the specific province (Annex-I).

(c) Total number of 654 locals are working in UEPL.

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36. *Ms. Khalida Mansoor:

Will the Minister for Energy be pleased to state the location wherethe Munda Mohmand Dam is being constructed at present?

Transferred to Water Resources Division for answer on Next Rota Day.

37. *Mr. Muhammad Jamal Ud Din:


(a) the total number of villages in South Waziristan Agency (SWA)to which electricity has been supplied so far;

(b) the total expenditures incurred thereon;

(c) the total number of villages in SWA in which the electrificationwork is under process at present; and

(d) the time by which electrification work will be completed?

Minister for Power (Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari): (a)124 Villages have been electrified so far in South Waziristan Agency

(b) Rs 272. 08 Million has been incurred so far

(c) There are 26 villages where electrification work is under process.

(d) The work is expected to be completed by June 2018.

38. *Ms. Suraiya Jatoi:


(a) the province-wise length of operational and underconstruction Motorways in the country at present separately;and

(b) the dates on which the under construction projects ofMotorways will be completed?

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Minister for Communications (Hafiz Abdul Kareem): (a) Thedetail of province wise length of operational and under construction Motorwaysalongwith dates of completion in the country at present are as under:

(b)

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39. *Mrs. Shahida Rehmani:


(a) the details of medical and trauma centres on Highways andMotorways in the country at present; and

(b) whether it is a fact that number of said centres are insufficientto cater needs of people in emergency?

Minister for Communications (Hafiz Abdul Kareem): (a) Thedetail of trauma centers on motorways and highways are as under:—

(b) Yes, these trauma centers are insufficient and there is a dire needto establish Medical and Trauma Centers alongwith side the Highways toprovide prompt medical facilities to the distressed road users.

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40. *Malik Muhammad Amir Dogar:

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

(a) whether it is a fact that number of laboratories for checkingthe sample of clean drinking water have been established inthe country by the Pakistan Council of Research in WaterResources; if so, the total number thereof;

(b) the other facilities available in said laboratories at present;

(c) the performance made by said laboratories during the tenureof the present Government; and

(d) whether it is also a fact that salaries have not been paid toemployees working in said laboratories for the last two years;if so, the reasons thereof?

Minister for Science and Technology (Rana Tanveer Hussain):(a) Yes. Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) haveestablished 24 water quality laboratories in the country including Gilgit Baltistanand AJK (list at Annexure-I).

(b) Out of 24 laboratories the National Water Quality LaboratoryIslamabad have analytical facilities for Physico-Chemical, Waste Water, TraceMetals, Microbiological parameters and Organic analysis of Persistent OrganicPollutants (POPS) in water and waste water and Six Regional Laboratories,(Lahore, Bahawalpur, Peshawar, Quetta, Karachi and TandoJam) haveanalytical facilities for Physico-Chemical analysis, Wastewater, Trace Metalsand Microbiological parameters in water and Wastewater whereas EighteenDistrict Laboratories have analytical facilities for Physico-Chemical.Wastewater, Microbiological parameters in water and waste water(Annexure-II ).

(c) Total number of water quality samples analyzed in the laboratoriesof PCRWR during the tenure, of the present Government are 80686. Serviceswere provided to clients from PHEDs, WASA, Local Govt. Industries, NG0s,ING0s, general public and research students from universities(Annexure-III).

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(d) Regular Employees working in these laboratories are being paidsalaries regularly.

(Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library)

41. *Mr. Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi:


(a) whether there is any mechanism to obtain funds from theGovernment for alignment of electricity lines/wires; if so, thedetails thereof;

(b) whether there is also any mechanism to use funds by theGovernment itself for alignment of electricity lines and wires;if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the reasons not to reserve funds for the alignment of electricitywires/lines by the Government itself particularly to align thoseelectricity wires/lines which have been installed contrary toElectricity Act, 1910?

Minister for Power Division (Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari):(a) At present there is no mechanism to obtain funds from the Government foralignment of electricity lines. Whenever any Government department such asNHA, C & W, City Governments requires re-alignment of electricity lines orremoval of line due to new schemes, then an estimate is prepared according torequirement of the Government department/ sponsor and demand notice forthe work is served to that sponsor/ Government department. On receipt ofrequisite funds, the work is carried accordingly executed.

(b) There is no mechanism to use funds by the Government itself foralignment of electricity lines/wires.

(c) All out efforts are carefully made to lay electricity lines inaccordance with Electricity Act, 1910, so no funds are reserved for re-alignment.

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42. *Mrs. Shahida Rehmani:

Will the Minister for Human Rights be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of male and female children who becamevictim of abuse in the country during the period from 01-01-2013 to 23-01-2018;

(b) the total number of accused persons arrested during the saidperiod; and

(c) the total number of persons to whom punishments havebeen awarded during the said period?

Minister for Human Rights (Mr. Mumtaz Ahmad Tarar): (a) Inthe wake of 18th Constitutional Amendment, the subject of minors/ childrenhas been transferred to the Provinces. Accordingly, the Provincial HomeDepartments were requested to furnish the requisite information, but theirresponse is still awaited. However, Sahil a partner organization of this Ministry,working on child rights and protection has compiled the data on child abuse.The detail is as under:——————————————————————————————

Number of Reported Cases of Child Abuse——————————————————————————————

Year Girls Boys——————————————————————————————

2013 2017 985

2014 2141 1367

2015 1974 1794

2016 2410 1729

2017 2078 1367

——————————————————————————————Total: 10620 7242

——————————————————————————————(b) The detail of total number of FIR registered during the said period

are as under:

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——————————————————————————————FIR Registration

——————————————————————————————Year Total Registered

cases with Police——————————————————————————————

2013 2378

2014 2597

2015 2571

2016 3216

2017 2505——————————————————————————————

Total: 13267——————————————————————————————

(c) The number of persons were sentenced in the cases of child abuse.The detail is as under:——————————————————————————————

Sanction Number of Cases——————————————————————————————

Death Sentence 25

Life Imprisonment 11

50 Years Imprisonment 2










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——————————————————————————————Sanction Number of Cases

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01 Year Imprisonment 1

06 Months Imprisonment 1

——————————————————————————————Total 112

——————————————————————————————43. *Ms. Nighat Parveen Mir:


(a) whether it is a fact that iron speed breakers installed onMotorways in the country are dangerous for vehicles andtraffic accidents are occurring daily on said Motorways dueto bursting of vehicles tyres;

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

Minister for Communications (Hafiz Abdul Kareem): (a) No. Thisis not a fact that metal speed breakers fixed on Motorways of the country aredangerous for vehicles and traffic accidents are occurring daily on saidMotorways due to bursting of vehicle tyres. The matter of fact is that the metalspeed breaker, termed technically as Cateyes are highway safety instrument.A road is designed in such a way that it is safe to commute on and its operationsare smooth and secure. For this purpose many road safety devices are used

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for road users for the sole purpose of highway safety. These devices includebut not limited to paint, sign boards (information/guide, regulatory & warningsigns), lane marking, reflectors, speed calming devices etc. In night, road usersare especially facilitated by reflective devices on roads including reflectors onkerb side and cat eyes in the pavement. These cat eyes are approved HighwaySafety item by all the major highway agencies all over the world. Its standardsare approved by American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) andworldwide recognition is imperative. Cat eyes are primarily installed for;

Guidance of drivers to warn them to be in their lanes

Speed calming purposes, where drivers notice the upcoming cateyes from some distance, so that they reduce their speed in timelymanner

Excellent guide for road users during fogy season as it delineatesthe road edges

In conclusion, These devices help saving many lives and therefore thisapprehension that these are dangerous for vehicles is unfounded and againstthe scientific evidence.

(b) These devices i.e. cateyes are good for highway safety purposeand these are used all over the world since 1930’s without any reported accidentdue to these. So there is no action is warranted from Government side.

44. *Sheikh Salahuddin:


(a) the reasons of pilferage of electricity in the country atpresent;

(b) the areas in the country where more electricity isbeing pilfered at present; and

(c) whether it is a fact that employees of the WAPDA areinvolved in the said pilferage?

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Minister for Power Division (Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari):(a) Prime reasons of pilferage of electricity in the country include feeble law &order situation and attacks on employees/ offices of DISCOs, lack of supportfrom law enforcing agencies in providing security to staff and lodging FIRsagainst culprits, pitiable socio economic condition of people residing in farflung rural areas mostly under jurisdiction of SEPCO, HESCO, QESCO,PESCO & MEPCO etc.,

Apart from this bare LT lines in villages/ narrow streets provides easyaccess for hooking up (Kundas), similarly, the high tariff rate and inclusion ofvarious taxes in electricity bill escalates electricity price from reach of commonman are also some basic reasons of pilferage of electricity.

DISCO-wise reasons of pilferage of electricity is at Annex-X.

(b) DISCO-wise detail of high loss areas is at Annex-X.

(c) No, it is not a fact that all employees of DISCOs are involved inpilferage of electricity. However, if any employee of DISCO is found involvedin such practice, strict action under rules / policy is initiated against the culprits.Annex-A & Annex B display names of such employees against whichdisciplinary actions have been taken in recent past.


45. *Ms. Shamas Un Nisa:


(a) the corruption/malpractices cases registered in the NationalAccountability Bureau (NAB) against the Evacuee TrustProperty Board during the last five years;

(b) whether it is also a fact that Ex-Chairman of the said Boardwas involved in mega corruption; if so, the details thereof;and

(c) the action taken by NAB in this regard?

Minister for Law and Justice (Chudhary Mahmood Bashir Virk):(a) National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has informed that 05 cases were

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registered in the NAB against the Officers / officials of Evacuee Trust PropertyBoard (ETPB) during the last five years.

(b) Ex-Chairman ETPB was involved in the following five cases:

(c) Current status / Action taken by NAB under NAO 1999 in the abovementioned cases against Ex-Chairman ETPB are detailed as:—

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46. *Malik Muhammad Amir Dogar:


(a) whether it is a fact that the construction work of SouthernBypass in Multan has not been completed by the Governmentso far;

(b) if the answer to part (a) above is in the affirmative, whetherthere is any proposal under consideration of the Governmentto construct the remaining portions of said Bypass;

(c) whether it is also a fact that the Northern Bypass in Multanis in a dilapidated condition;

(d) if the answer to part (c) above is in the affirmative, whetherthere is also any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to renovate/repair the same?

Minister for Communications (Hafiz Abdul Kareem): (a) SouthernBypass in Multan does not fall under the domain of National Highway Authority,as the same is constructed and maintained by the (MDA) Multan DevelopmentAuthority

(b) N. A.

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(c) Northern Bypass, Multan is also maintained by MDA. (MultanDevelopment Authority)

(d) N.A.

47. *Ms. Asyia Naz Tanoli:


(a) whether it is a fact the Government has increased the GasInfrastructure Development Cess (GIDC) from 100% to 200%on production of Gas; if so, the justification thereof;

(b) whether it is also a fact that the amount of Gas bill will beincreased thereby; and

(c) the steps taken to control the rates of ordinary usage itemsdue to increase of GIDC?

Minister of State for Petroleum Division (Mr. Jam Kamal Khan):(a) No. The GIDC rates as approved under the GIDC Act. 2015 are unchangedsince May, 2015.

(b) Not applicable.

(c) Not applicable.

48. *Ms. Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak:


(a) whether it is a fact that Pakistan is producing the most costlyelectricity at present as compared to other countries of theregion; if so, the reasons thereof;

(b) if the answer to part (a) above is in the negative, thecomparative analysis of the per unit cost of electricity withat least two countries of the region of Pakistan?

Transferred to Cabinet Division for answer on Next Rota Day.

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49. *Ms. Tahira Aurangzeb:

Will the Minister for Energy be pleased to state whether loadshedding of electricity has not ended up-till now in the country; ifso, the reasons thereof?

Minister for Power Division (Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari):The present generation capacity is sufficient to cater for present power demandin the country. Therefore, no load shedding is being carried out due to lack ofpower generation and Category I feeders throughout the country having lessthan 10% AT&C (Aggregate Technical & Commercial) losses are loadshedding free.

However, due to theft on high loss feeders load management is beingobserved as per following schedule, to save National Exchequer:——————————————————————————————

Category % AT&C Daily LoadLosses Management (Hrs)

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I 0 to 10% 0

II 10 to 20% 2

III 20 to 30% 2

IV 30 to 40% 4

V 40 to 60% 6

VI 60 to 80% 8

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(a) the cost of those projects which were approved to end lowpressure of gas in Gujjar Garhi, Mardan alongwith the datesof approval thereof;

(b) whether low pressure of gas has been controlled in said area;if not, the reasons thereof;

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(c) whether job numbers have been issued for said area; if so,the approved and pending job numbers thereof; and

(d) whether any action has been taken against the RegionalManager, Mardan for not ending the low pressure of gas insaid area; if so, the details thereof?

Minister of State for Petroleum Division (Mr. Jam Kamal Khan):(a) SNGPL has reported that the cost of project (6 inch dia X 2.3 KM MSpipeline) to overcome the low pressure problem of Gujjar Garhi is Rs. 14.1Million approximately. Later on as per request of the union council membersand honorable MNA of NA 327, the pipeline was rerouted and its length wasextended to 2.4 Kms, which was also approved in Aug.-16.

(b) Laying of above pipeline has been completed and shall becommissioned during the current month i.e. Feb.-2018 and low pressureproblem shall be resolved.

(c) No job number is pending regarding addressing of low pressureissue of Gujjar Garhi. However 13 Nos. development job Nos. of 88.98KMs of various dia pipeline with a cost of Rs.177.538 Million for NA-327have been processed. 5 Job Nos. have been approved while remaining 8 JobNos. are in process.

(d) Regional Manager (Mardan) has expedited the process of layingof the said operational phase (6 inch X 2.4 Kms) for addressing the lowpressure issue of the area. Any delay in the project cannot be attributed to himas NOCs were pending with various departments. Similarly, rerouting ofpipeline and budget constraints were the reasons for the delay.

51. *Ms. Surriya Asghar:

Will the Minister for Defence Production be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that there is security threat to the employeesof the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex, Kamra due to non-availability of residential accommodation for them; and

(b) the steps being taken by the Government to provide residentialaccommodation to said employees?

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Minister for Defence Production (Rana Tanveer Hussain): (a)The security threat to the installations and personnel of GovernmentOrganizations exists in the prevailing security environment. PakistanAeronautical Complex (PAC) Karma is not an exception. However, employeesare not under threat due to non-availability of residential accommodation butbeing employees of PAC.

(b) Generally speaking, shortage of accommodation not only existsin PAC Kamra but also in other defence establishments including Army, Navy& PAF etc.

(c) Notwithstanding above, PAC Kamra (and other establishmentsas well) do plan every year construction of additional residentialaccommodation, some steps being taken by PAC Kamra are:-

(i) 115 Flats / Houses are under construction for BPS-17 and above.

(ii) 372 Qtrs. are under construction for BPS-16 and below inFY-2016-17 & 2017-18.

(iii) The construction of accommodation is planned on yearly basisaccording to DP-1 of various projects/ subject to availability offunds.

52. *Sheikh Salahuddin:

Will the Minister for Energy be pleased to state the year-wise totalquantum of electricity generated in the county during the last fouryears?

Minister for Power Division (Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari):The year-wise total quantum of electricity generated in the country during thelast four year is as under:————————————————————————————————————————

Year Total Energy (GWh)————————————————————————————————————————

2016-17 107,932.23

2015-16 101,970.32

2014-15 97,470.63

2013-14 95,264.79————————————————————————————————————————

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53. *Ms. Shakila Luqman:

Will the Minister for Energy be pleased to state whether it is afact that the gas based power stations contributed economicalenergy during the period from 01-01-2012 to 31-12-2016 but theirunits were mostly put on standby mode due to which the energywas procured by CPPA-G from oil based expensive powerstations?

Minister for Power Division (Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari):It is a fact that the gas-based power stations contributed economical energyduring the period from 1-1-2012 to 31-12-2016.

It is not a fact that their units were put on standby mode due to whichthe energy was procured by CPPA-G from oil based expensive power stations,as all the dispatch instruction to power plants are given strictly in accordancewith Economic Merit Order (EMO) and no discrimination is made in this regard.

The Allocation/ Diversion of Gas/RLNG does not fall under the scopeof NPCC/NTDC. Oil-Based Power Plants, being costly are dispatched asper merit in order to meet system demand due to non-availability of gas forsome gas based power stations.

54. *Ms. Shamas Un Nisa:

Will the Minister for Defence be pleased to state the year-wisedetails of Pakistanis injured/killed during the last five years tilldate due to unprovoked firing of Indian forces at Line of Control/working boundaries?

Minister for Defence (Eng. Khurram Dastgir Khan): a. A total of66 x civilians embraced shahadat and 228 x civilians suffered injuries due toCease Fire Violations (CFVs) committed by Indian troops since 1 Jan. 2013.

b. A total of 1394 x Ceasefire Violations along Line of Control havebeen committed by Indian Army since 1 January, 2017.

c. Indian Army is carrying out continuous deliberate targeting ofcivilians along Line of Control (LoC). Pakistan Army is responding in a befittingmanner and is taking all necessary safeguards to protect the life and propertyof our citizens.

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55. *Ms. Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak:


(a) the names/details of petroleum products being purchased andsold in the country at present alongwith rates thereof; and

(b) whether it is a fact that the Government is earning huge profiton the sale of petroleum products; if so, whether there is anyproposal under consideration of the Government to reducethe margin of that profit?

Minister of State for Petroleum Division (Mr. Jam Kamal Khan):(a) Per liter rate at which petroleum products (Petrol, Diesel, Kerosene oiland Light Diesel Oil (LDO) are purchased and sold, effective from 1st February2018 attached at Annex-I.

(b) Government does not earn profit on petroleum products, butimposes taxes to meet country’s budgetary revenue requirements as per detailsattached at Annex-I. The taxes are revised upward/ downward keeping inview to maintain the prices in the country at affordable limit of generalconsumers as well as to meet country’s budgetary targets.

Further, oil prices in Pakistan are at reasonable limit comparing to ourneighboring countries as per details attached at Annex-II.

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56. *Ms. Naeema Kishwar Khan:


(a) the date on which the Regional Office, Mardan was establishedby the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited;

(b) the total funds provided for the infrastructure of said Officealongwith the details and utilization thereof; and

(c) whether it is a fact that large scale embezzlement was madein said funds; if so, the action taken against responsible; ifnot, the reasons thereof?

Minister of State for Petroleum Division (Mr. Jam Kamal Khan):(a) Regional office Mardan was established in January-2017.

(b) SNGPL has reported that an amount of Rs. 52 million wasapproved by the OGRA, vide its decision on Estimated Revenue Requirements(ERR) FY 2016-17 dated 06-10-2016 and subsequently by the Board ofDirectors (BOD), in its approval for Annual Budget FY 2016-17.

Following is the details of budgets approved for establishment of MardanRegional office:

Capital Budget:

Item wise details of sanctioning, amounting Rs. 49.72 million, againstthis budget is enclosed as Annexure-A.

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Revenue Budget:

An amount of Rs. 82 million was approved by Board of Directors inits approval for Annual Budget FY 2016-17, against which actual expenditureof Rs. 24.98 million is appearing in the financial record, brief details of thesame is enclosed as Annexure-B. The expenditure was also approved by theOGRA in its decision on Final Revenue Requirement (FRR) FY 2016-17.

(c) No, it is not a fact that embezzlement was made in said funds. Allthe funds provided for the infrastructure of Regional Office Mardan have beenappropriately utilized since the date of its establishment.

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57. *Ms. Asyia Naz Tanoli:


(a) the names of those areas in the country where gas wasprovided during the year 2014-15; and

(b) the province-wise total number of consumers who got metersfor supply of gas on payment of urgent fees during the year2014-15 and 2015-16 alongwith the details thereof?

Minister of State for Petroleum Division (Mr. Jam Kamal Khan):(a) The detail of those areas of the country where gas was provided during theyear 2014-15 is attached as Annex-I.

(b) The detail of province wise total number of consumers who gotmeters for supply of gas on payment of urgent fees during the year 2014-15and 2015-16 is attached as Annex-II.


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58. *Mr. Asad Umar:


(a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to dualize the Tarnol-Fatehjang Road; if so, thefunds allocated for the said Road; and

(b) the time by which the construction work on said Road will becommenced?

Minister for Communications (Hafiz Abdul Kareem): (a) Currentlythere is no Proposal under consideration for Dualization of Tarnol FatehjangRoad.

(b) Nil.

59. *Ms. Nighat Parveen Mir:

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state whethersome portions of Motorway from Burhan to Mansehra have beencompleted; if so, the locations thereof?

Minister for Communications (Hafiz Abdul Kareem): The firsttwo packages alongwith a portion of package-III of Hassanabdal-Havelian Motorway have been completed and operational for traffic since27th December, 2017. Length of completed section is 45 Km i.e. fromHazara Interchange at M-1 Shah Maqsood Interchange on N-35.

Section of Hazara Motorway from Burhan to Shah Maqsood has beencompleted and open for traffic.

Section from Shah Maqsod upto Mansehra, work is in progress.

ISLAMABAD: TAHIR HUSSAIN,The 13th February, 2018 Secretary.

PCPPI— 336(18) NA—13-2-2018—650.

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(52nd Session)

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT

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“UNSTARRED QUESTIONS AND THEIR REPLIES”

For Wednesday, the 14th February, 2018

47. Dr. Shizra Mansab Ali Khan Kharral:(Deferred during 51st Session)


(a) the details of funds provided by Japan International CooperationAgency, Asian Development Bank and World Bank forimprovement of road infrastructure in the country during thelast three years indicating also the utilization of the same; and

(b) whether any third party audit of the said funds has been carriedout; if so, the details; if not, the reasons thereof?

Reply not received.

6. Dr. Muhammad Azhar Khan Jadoon:

Will the Minister for Energy be pleased to refer to the Un-starredQuestion No. 2 replied on 06-03-2017 and to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the two inch diameter pipeline was laidby Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited in Mohallah KunjQadeem near Bilal Mosque, Tehsil Abbottabad;

(b) whether it is also a fact that the issue of low gas pressure hasbeen resolved in said area; if not, the reasons thereof;

(c) whether it is further a fact that the streets of said area havebeen left as it is after digging; if so, the action taken against theresponsibles thereof; and

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(d) the time by which the rehabilitation work of said streets will becompleted?

Minister of State for Petroleum Division (Mr. Jam Kamal Khan): (a)

Yes. It is a fact that the pipeline has been laid by SNGPL is Mohallah Kunj Qadeem.

(b) Yes. SNGPL has reported that the issue of low gas pressure hasbeen resolved in said area.

(c) The company further reported that the streets of said area have beenproperly back filled after digging. However, completion of PCC patchwork/reinstatement of some sections are required. Apparently some slackness has beennoticed on the part of the contractor and explanation letter to this effect has beenissued and necessary action shall also be taken as per policy of the Company.

(d) Rehabilitation work is almost complete and reinstatement work ofsaid streets shall be completed within a week.

7. Mr. Siraj Muhammad Khan:


(a) whether it is a fact that the pressure per square inch for Nowsherahas dropped by 50% causing extreme public inconvenience;

(b) f so, the measures are being taken to rectify the situation?

Minister of State for Petroleum Division (Mr. Jam Kamal Khan):(a) SNGPL has reported that the gas pressure in district Nowshera has not droppedby 50%, which is evident from the gas input to District Nowshera.——————————————————————————————Month Nov-16 Nov-17 Dec-16 Dec-17——————————————————————————————Gas Input 487 521 555 597(MMCF)——————————————————————————————

Gas supply viz-a-viz domestic consumption to Nowshera has improved incomparison to the previous years. The comparison of domestic gas consumptionin district Nowshera to the previous years is mentioned below:

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——————————————————————————————Month Nov-16 Nov-17 Dec-16 Dec-17——————————————————————————————Domestic 189.363 203.138 257.52 264.1314Consumption (MMCF)——————————————————————————————

(b) To overcome low pressure issues of areas, which falls at the tail endof SNGPL network, extensive rehabilitation work of approximately 7 KMs inNowshera Kalan along with a 4 inch dia operational phase having length of 3.8KMs has been completed and commissioned, after which the low pressureproblems of Nowshera Kalan have been addressed.

8. Mr. Siraj Muhammad Khan:


(a) whether it is a fact that the SNGPL lines laid for domesticconsumers throughout the country were subsequently providedto industries and commercial CNG stations;

(b) whether it is also a fact that this led to low pressure in variouslocalities all over the country;

(c) if answers to part (a) and (b) above are in the affirmative,whether the Government is planning for provision of separatelines for industries/commercial uses in the best public interest?

Minister of State for Petroleum Division (Mr. Jam Kamal Khan):(a) SNGPL is a gas distribution Company, supplying gas to more than 5.78 millionconsumers of domestic, commercial & industrial categories. Gas is supplied to theconsumers on their door step through an integrated distribution network. Allcategories of consumers are fed through same distribution network.

Lines are laid for all categories of consumers not for domestic only.However, adequate pressures and volume of gas is made available in network sothat requirement of all categories is met to their entire satisfaction.

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(b) No. SNGPL always endeavors to supply gas to all its consumers asper their requirement.

(c) No. All categories of consumers are fed through an integrateddistribution network.

9. Mr. Jamshed Ahmad Dasti:


(a) whether the Sacked Employees’ (Reinstatement) Ordinance,2009 protected by Act No.XXII of 2010 or any later Act;

(b) if so, which one out of said is being treated as final; and

(c) whether the Sacked Employees’ (Reinstatement) Ordinance, 2009and all other Sacked Employees Acts to be treated as Null andVoid?

Referred to Cabinet Division for allocation of subject.

10. Mr. Sher Akbar Khan:Will the Minister for Energy be pleased to state:

(a) whether low voltage of electricity is being supplied to villageUpper Shahother, UC Garlat, Tehsil Balakot and DistrictMansehra since long; if so, the reasons and details thereof;

(b) whether any action taken against the responsibles thereof sinceJune, 2013; and

(c) the time by which appropriate voltage of electricity to be suppliedin said area?

Minister for Power Division (Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari):(a) Yes, there was a problem of low voltage in village Shahother union councilGarlat, Tehsil Balakot, District Mansehra due to overloading of the 100- KVAtransformer installed there.

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To overcome the overloading of the said transformer, an ELR proposalwas approved but due to right of way problem the work could not be excecuted.

(b) The said 100-KVA over loaded transformer has already beenaugmented with 200-KVA transformer on 14-12-2017. Therefore, the issue standsresolved \and no action is required.

(c) Appropriate voltage is now being supplied in the said area.

11. Mr. Sher Akbar Khan:


(a) whether it is a fact that a Security Vehicle (Toyota Hilux) of SkyExchange Private Company Limited carrying foreign currenciesamounting to PK Rs. 33,000000/- was looted on 08-01-2018 at06:45 PM on M-I (Motorway) near old Toll Plaza, Islamabad;

(b) whether cameras installed on said Toll Plazas were functionalon said date; if so, whether any footage has been captured;

(c) if the answer to part (a) and (b) above are in the affirmative,whether any action has been taken against responsibles; if so,the details; if not, the reasons thereof?

Reply not received.

12. Ms. Khalida Mansoor:

Will the Minister for Energy be pleased to refer to the Un-starredQuestion No.78 replied on 19-02-2016 and to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that approval has been given for installationof 200 KV Transformer at Qureshi Gali, Mohallah Afzalabad,Haripur;

(b) whether it is also a fact that 200 KV Transformer has not beeninstalled in said area so far; if so, the reasons thereof; and

(c) the time by which transformer will be installed therein?

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Minister for Power Division (Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari):(a) No, it is not a fact that any approval for installation of additional 200 KVAtransformer at Qureshi Gali Mohallah Afzal Abad already exists.

(b) No, it is not a fact that 200 KV transformer has not been installed inthe said area so far. In a fact a 200 KVA transformer already exists in the saidarea and apart from the said 200 KVA transformer, no proposal for installation ofadditional 200 KVA transformer was/is under consideration.

(c) Previously a proposal was prepared for installation of additional 100KVA transformer in addition to the existing 200. KVA transformer which wasturned down due to not being technically feasible.

13. Mr. Junaid Akbar:

Will the Minister for Energy be pleased to state whether it is a factthat the un-scheduled loadshedding of electricity is being made invillage Shahother, UC Garlat, Teshil Balakot, District Mansehra sincelong; if so, the reasons thereof?

Minister for Power Division (Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari):(a) No, it is not a fact that unscheduled load management is being carried out at11-KV Gharri Habibullah Feeder supplying power to village Shahoter, TehsilBalakot.

It is apprised that according to Aggregate Technical and Commercial(AT&C) Loss, there is “NO” load management on the said feeder. However,some times the power supply may disrupt due to fault in the system.

14. Ms. Khalida Mansoor:

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state the lengthof section of Burhan to Havelian Motorway which has been completedso far?

Minister for Communications (Hafiz Abdul Kareem): First twopackages alongwith a portion of package-III of Hassanabdal Havelian Motorwayhave been completed and operationalized for traffic on 27th December, 2017.

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Length of completed section is 45 Km i.e. from Hazara Interchange at M-1 tillShah Maqsood Interchange on N-35.

Length of remaining portion of Burhan Havelian Motorway project is 12Km and construction activities on this portion are in full swing.

15. Ms. Shamas Un Nisa:

Will the Minister for Law and Justice be pleased to state the province-wise total number of judges and registered lawyers in the country atpresent?

Minister for Law and Justice (Chudhary Mahmood Bashir Virk):

Province-wise total number of Judges in Superior Courts at Present

——————————————————————————————S. No. Name of Court Total number

of Judges at present——————————————————————————————

1. Supreme Court of Pakistan 17

2. Federal Shariat Court 05

3. High Court of Balochistan 10

4. Islamabad High Court 06

5. Lahore High Court 49

6. Peshawar High Court 20

7. High Court of Sindh 39——————————————————————————————

Total : 146——————————————————————————————

The number of Judges of the Subordinate Judiciary is the concern of theconcerned Provincial Governments/ High Courts.

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Province-wise total number of registered Lawyers inc1udingPakistan Bar Council

——————————————————————————————S. No. Name of Bar Council No. of

Advocates——————————————————————————————

1. Pakistan Bar Council 4385

2. Balochistan Bar Council 4500

3. Islamabad Bar Council 4580

4. Khyber Pakhtunkhawa Bar Council 15801

5. Punjab Bur Council 98000

6. Sindh Bar Council 33437——————————————————————————————

Total : 160703——————————————————————————————

ISLAMABAD: TAHIR HUSSAIN,The 13th February, 2018. Secretary.

PCPPI—336 (18) NA—13-02-2018—650.

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