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(28th Session)

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT

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“QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWERS AND THEIR REPLIES”

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

Monday, the 18th January, 2016

11. *Ms. Munaza Hassan: (Deferred on 08-01-2016)

Will the Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourceDevelopment be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Overseas Pakistanis are facing issues

regarding the verification of documents especially with respectto educational documents;

(b) if so, the steps taken by the Government to solve the said issues?

Transferred to Foreign Affairs Division for answer on Next Rota Day.

15. *Sahibzada Tariq Ullah: (Deferred on 08-01-2016)


(a) whether it is a fact that a large number of Pakistanis deported

from foreign countries were sent by agents since 2013; if so, thenames of agents thereof; and

(b) the actions taken against agents so far?

Transferred to Interior Division for answer on Next Rota Day.

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(a) whether it is a fact that Pakistan is amongst the top ten

cotton producing countries by using forced child labour;

(b) whether it is also a fact that use of the pesticides is causing lifethreatening harms to the said children;

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

the steps taken by the Government to address the said issue?


158. *Mr. Ali Muhammad Khan: (Deferred on 08-01-2016)


(a) the mechanism being adopted to check and ensure 100%

implementation on minimum wage payment announced by theGovernment for the labourers of registered and un-documentedindustries or other work places; and

(b) whether Government conducted any survey to obtain exact

figure/data thereof during its tenure; if so, the details alongwiththe action taken against violators thereof?


96. *Ms. Musarat Rafique Mahesar: (Deferred on 08-01-2016)

Will the Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourceDevelopment be pleased to state the country-wise total number ofPakistani labourers/workers/professionals sent abroad foremployments during the tenure of the present Government?

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Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourceDevelopment (Pir Syed Sadaruddin Shah Rashidi): During the tenure ofpresent Government since June 2013 to December, 2015, 2,028,920 Pakistanisof various categories/professionals got employment abroad.

97. *Ms. Shamas Un Nisa: (Deferred on 08-01-2016)

Will the Minister for States and Frontier Regions be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of Afghans entered in Pakistan daily at present;and

(b) whether there is any mechanism to check their activities; if so,

the details thereof?


101. *Ms. Suraiya Jatoi: (Deferred on 08-01-2016)


(a) whether it is a fact that Pakistan has the National Policy on

Labour Migration;

(b) if so, the details; if not, the reasons thereof?

Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourceDevelopment (Pir Syed Sadaruddin Shah Rashidi): (a) At present, there isno National Policy on Labour Migration.

(b) The National Migration policy was drafted in 2008. However it couldnot be finalized due to devolution of the then Ministry of Labour and Manpower.However, the Emigration Ordinance 1979 and rules made there-under provide alegal framework for ensuring orderly and regular migration from the country.

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102. *Sahibzada Muhammad Yaqub: (Deferred on 08-01-2016)


(a) the names of projects and schemes launched for the welfare of

workers out of the Workers Welfare Fund (WWF) during thelast three years;

(b) the total number of beneficiaries of said projects/schemes

separately; and

(c) the steps being taken by the Government for proper utilizationof WWF?

Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourceDevelopment (Pir Syed Sadaruddin Shah Rashidi): (a) The names ofprojects and schemes launched for the welfare of workers out of the WorkersWelfare Fund (WWF) during the last three years are at Annex-I.

(b) The numbers of beneficiaries of each of project/scheme are atAnnex-II.

(c) The following steps have been taken by Government for properutilization of WWF:—

(i) Federal Government notified the Procedure for making allocation ofmoney from the Fund to the Provincial Workers Welfare Boardsand Federal Workers Welfare Fund on 20th February, 2008;

(ii) The Governing Body of WWF constituted Technical Committee,Finance and Accounts and Audit Committee for the purpose ofscrutiny of development projects and schemes, annual allocation ofbudget and audit the sanctioned expenditure out of WWF money;

(iii) Establishment of WWF Regional offices at Lahore, Karachi,Peshawar and Quetta for monitoring and evaluation of the completedand on-going development projects which are being executed bythe Provincial Workers Welfare Boards accounts of exon any agencyof the Federal Government and 2008;

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(iv) The external audit of Provincial Workers Welfare Boards andWorkers Welfare Fund is conducted by the office of Auditor Generalof Pakistan annually in order to ensure proper utilization of moneyout of WWF; and

(v) Proposal for development of integrated web-based data base forthe efficient and transparent service delivery relating to death grants,marriage grants and scholarships cases etc. is under consideration.

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104. *Dr. Fozia Hameed: (Deferred on 08-01-2016)

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Pakistan is a part of 34-member allianceof Islamic countries against terrorism; if so, the aims andobjectives of said alliance; and

(b) whether role has been assigned to Pakistan by said alliance; if

so, the details thereof?

Reply not received.

108. *Dr. Shazia Sobia: (Deferred on 08-01-2016)

Will the Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourceDevelopment be pleased to state the total number of Pakistanismigrated to foreign countries during the last five years alongwithyear and country-wise break-up thereof?

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Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourceDevelopment (Pir Syed Sadaruddin Shah Rashidi): During the last five years(2011-2015), 3,417,231 Pakistanis have proceeded abroad for employmentthrough Bureau of Emigration and Overseas Employment. The year cum-countrywise break up is at annex-I.

Annex-I

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(a) the details of fields at international labour market in which

Pakistani workers are employed at present; and

(b) the steps taken by the Government in order to provide technical/vocational skills based trainings to our work-farce that meetsthe international standards?

Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourceDevelopment (Pir Syed Sadaruddin Shah Rashidi): (a) Since 1971, 8.77million Pakistanis got employment in different countries. The detail of fields whichPakistani workers are employed at present is at Annex-I.

(b) The Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourceDevelopment (OPs & HRD) is making best efforts to match the technical/vocationalskills of Pakistani intending emigrants according to the international standards andrequirements of the foreign employers with the collaboration of National VocationalTechnical Training Commission (NVTTC) at Federal level and Technical Educationand Vocational Training Authorities (TEVTA) at provincial level. In this regardseveral meetings have been held in the Ministry with the representatives of above-mentioned organizations under the Chairmanship of Minister and Secretary forOPs & HRD. A sub-committee has also been established in the Ministry to evolvemechanism for active coordination among the vocational/technical training authoritiesand Overseas Employment Promoters to match the skills of Pakistani overseasjob seekers in accordance with international standards.

(Annexure has been placed in the National Assembly Library).

112. *Ms. Aisha Syed: (Deferred on 08-01-2016)

Will the Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourceDevelopment be pleased to state whether it is a fact that a Sector inZone-V, Islamabad established for Overseas Pakistanis; if so, thepresent status thereof?

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Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourceDevelopment (Pir Syed Sadaruddin Shah Rashidi): During the year 1995,OPF launched a housing scheme in Zone-V, Islamabad spread over an area of5000 kanals for allotment of plots to overseas Pakistanis. The scheme encompasses2246 residential plots and 100 kanals commercial area, out of which 1943residential plots have been allotted. The infrastructure development i.e Roads,Water Supply, sewerage and drainage network including four underground andfour overhead reservoirs have substantially been completed. The work of watertransmission line is in progress. Electrification works of the scheme are in progressat site by Electric Supply Company (IESCO). OPF has also made arrangementsfor interim supply of electricity to dwellers, if colonization takes place during theperiod. The possession of plots to the allottees is likely to be handed over byJune 2016. An agreement with Intelligence Bureau Employees Co-OperativeHousing Society (IBECHS) has been signed for sharing of access road to OPFscheme through Islamabad highway.

120. *Ms. Shakila Luqman: (Deferred on 08-01-2016)

Will the Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourceDevelopment be pleased to state the steps being taken by theGovernment to send maximum number of Pakistanis abroad?

Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourceDevelopment (Pir Syed Sadaruddin Shah Rashidi): In the light of the policyguidelines of the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis andHuman Resource Development is making their best efforts to maximize the exportof manpower from Pakistan to different countries of the world. In this regardPakistan has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with four GulfCooperation Council Members i.e. Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and UAE in the fieldof export of manpower. The Secretary, Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and HumanResource Development visited Bahrain in November, 2015 to persuade theGovernment of Bahrain to include Pakistan in the list of countries from whichBahrain recruits manpower. The Government of Bahrain has agreed to includePakistan in manpower importing countries of Bahrain.

The Community Welfare Attaches present in all GCC countries makeefforts to procure manpower demands and find new markets.

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@165. *Ms. Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak:


(a) whether it is a fact that there is no independent legislation onoccupational safety and health issues in Pakistan;

(b) if so, the steps taken by the Government for promotion of safety,health and better work environment in the industries andbusiness?

Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourceDevelopment (Pir Syed Sadaruddin Shah Rashidi): (a) At present, there isno independent legislation on occupational safety and health issues in Pakistan.

(b) After the 18th Constitutional Amendment, the subject of labour standsdevolved to the provinces. Jurisdiction to the extent of Islamabad Capital Territorylies with ICT Administration (M/o Interior). Under Rules of Business, 1973, Ministryof OP&HRD is mandated to keep a watch on labour legislation from internationalperspective.

In Human Rights Case No. 16143-P of 2014, the Honourable SupremeCourt has directed the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan (LJCP) to consultand coordinate with respective provincial and ICT labour departments to obtainconsensus on a draft Occupational Safety and Health bill that will be subsequentlysubmitted to provincial and federal (to the extent of ICT) governments for reviewand enactment.

241. *Ms. Sajida Begum

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state the totalnumber of Pakistanis imprisoned in Korea, Vietnam, China and Yemenat present alongwith the charges levelled against them?

Reply not received.

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242. *Ms. Sajida Begum

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state:

(a) whether any plan has been made for trade delegations goingabroad and coming therefrom respectively; and

(b) the steps being taken by the Ministry to arrange the tradeexhibitions and conferences abroad?

Minister for Commerce (Engr. Khurram Dastgir Khan): (a) Trade

Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP), Ministry of Commerce has madeInternational event calendar 2015-16. TDAP planned to provide opportunity toPakistani business community to participate in International Exhibitions/Events.

(b) A detailed list of Exhibitions/Events is enclosed at Annex-A.


243. *Ms. Musarat Rafique Mahesar

Will the Minister for In-Provincial Coordination be pleased to state:

(a) the budget allocated for the Pakistan Hockey Federation forthe year 2015; and

(b) the steps taken by the Government for the revival of Hockey?

Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination (Mr. Riaz HussainPrizada): (a) The budget allocated for the Pakistan Hockey Federation duringCFY 2016-16 is Rs. 3,500,000/-

(b) Pakistan Hockey Federation is affiliated with Pakistan Sports Board(PSB) for promotion and development of hockey in the country. The grant-in-aidis extended to the federation in the shape of annual and special grants. The annualgrant is released for organization of mandatory national championships and tomeet its day to day expenses and the special grants for participation in internationalevents at home and abroad. For instance, Special Grant-in-Aid/ Funds werereleased to Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), for the said purpose during 2015,with the details given as under:—

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——————————————————————————————i. For participation in Fintro Hockey World Rs.11,269,540/-

League Semi Finals (Olympic QualificationRound) at Antwerp, Belgium from 20th Juneto 6th July 2015.

ii. For participation of Pakistan Junior Rs.10,000,000/-Hockey Team in the 5th Sultan of JohorJunior Cup (Men’s Junior) invitational HockeyTournament at Johor, Bahru, Malaysia from11th to 18th October 2015.

iii. Financial assistance to Pakistan Hockey Rs.70,000,000/-Federation under the head “Prime Minister’sDirective” out of CFY’s budget 2015-16.

iv. For Master Plan for promotion of Hockey Rs. 2,500,000/-in Pakistan.

——————————————————————————————The above said funds were released in addition to the Annual Budget

allocation referred to above at ‘a’.

Further steps taken by the Government / PSB for promotion of the Hockeyare summarized as under:—

i. There is no dearth of talent of hockey in the country but all that isneeded to impart systematic and scientific training on modern linesto the young players having potential of playing the games of hockey.

ii. The PHF Management decided to expand the base of Hockey allover Pakistan and catch the talent in its prime and through regularsports academics. The PHF Executive Board and PHF Congressappreciated the steps taken by the new Management for therejuvenation of the game and approved the following Projects:—

(a) that PHF has established Hockey Academies. According tothe details outlined in the Master Plan, each Academy will have30-33 players selected by the Selection Committee nominatedby the PHF. For their selection, the players shall report at theground /venue, which will be notified in press.

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(b) that the selected players will be of school going age and studyingin 8th, 9th and 10th classes. Every year, when the players of10th class have vacated, as a regular system, those of the playersof 9th class would be promoted to next cadre and similarlystudents of 8th to next cadre. For the vacancy created in8th class, next batch of 11 players would be selected and everyyear the rotation will carry on.

(c) that the selected players of the Academy are living in their ownhomes and are reporting at the Coaching Centers daily, forcoaching.

(d) under the prevailing socio-economic conditions, it wasconsidered appropriate that the players should be impartedcoaching instructions in their home towns and they would bestaying at their homes.

(e) Talent hunt with the help of academies at various locations ofPakistan, where abundant talent is available, has been plannedin cities namely Karachi, Hyderabad, Lahore, Peshawar,Quetta, Faisalabad, Gojra, Bahawalpur, Bannu, Abbottabad,Sialkot, Sargodha, Mandi Bahauddin, Sheikhupura, Vehari andMultan.

244. *Ms. Musarat Rafique Mahesar

Will the Minister for Inter-Provincial coordination be pleased to state:

(a) the prescribed procedure for awarding the Cultural ExchangeScholarship to Ph.D students; and

(b) the total number of scholarships awarded during the tenure ofthe present Government therefor?

Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination (Mr. Riaz HussainPrizada): (a) Prescribed eligibility criteria / terms and conditions for awarding thecultural exchange scholarship is as under:—

i. The candidate must have completed 16 years education that isMA/M.Sc or must hold four (04) years B.Sc/BS (Hons) in anysubject, B.Sc (Engg) and MBBS/BDS.

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ii. Candidate having more than one-second division in their academiccareer is not eligible.

iii. Only those candidates are eligible to apply who have completedrequired qualification before the closing date for receipt of ApplicationForms.

iv. The Scholarships are awarded on the basis of merit, determined byscore in NTS score, observing Provincial/Regional quota.

v. The Maximum age limit is 35 years on the closing date of applicationsfor the cultural exchange programme

(b) The detail of scholarships awarded during the tenure of the presentGovernment is as under:———————————————————————————————

Sr.No Year Name Number of Number ofof the Scholarships scholarship

Country offered awarded——————————————————————————————

1. 2014 China 121 1212. 2014 Korea 05 053. 2015 China 117 117

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Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state the number oftrade agreements made between Pakistan and India during the lastthree years alongwith the volume of trade thereof?

Minister for Commerce (Engr. Khurram Dastgir Khan): Pakistan

has not signed any trade agreement with India in last three years.

During the meeting of Minister for Commerce of Pakistan by India inJanuary, 2014, sides reaffirmed the commitment of their Governments toexpeditiously establish normal trading relations and in this context to provide Non-Discriminatory Market Access (NDMA), on a reciprocal basis. The implementationof the decision depends upon resumption of composite dialogue.

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The volume of trade between Pak-India for the last three years is asfollow:—

Million US$————————————————————————

Years Exports Imports————————————————————————

2012-13 327.496 1809.8672013-14 408.365 2049.3822014-15 358.29 1699.60

————————————————————————Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics

246. *Ms. Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak

Will the Minister for Textile Industry be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Pakistan has no plant for producingspecialized man made fiber; if so, the reasons thereof; and

(b) whether it is also a fact that textile producing countries havebeen using man made fiber in large quantity; if so, the stepstaken by the Government to establish such plants in the country?

Minister for Textile Industry: (a) There are four polyester plants in

Pakistan namely, Ibrahim Fibers, ICI, Rupali and Pakistan Synthetic Limited. Theoverall capacity is around 600,000 tons per annum. These plants have the capacityto manufacture various types of polyester fibers.

(b) Yes it is fact that other textile producing countires are using manmadeFiber in large quantities and mmf share global consumption is more than 65%.

Pakistan textile industry is based on our cotton value chain however, thefibre consumption mix is slightly changing. In 2013 Ibrahim Fiber Limited increasedits production from 220,000 tons per annum to 390,000 tons per annum.

To increase the usage of MMf and to provide predictable tariff regime theNational Tariff Commission carry out the study of entire Polyester value chain andprovide protection to polyester.

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Further, the manmade fiber was also placed in Technology Up-gradationFund (TUF) Support Scheme under Textiles Policy 2009-14 and will also beplaced in new Technology Up-gradation Fund (TUF) Support Scheme underTextiles Policy 2014-19.

Further, under SRO 809 the manmade fiber machinery also attracts zeroduty.

Moreover, the products manufactured from imported polyester staple fiberhas been provided with drawback under SRO 209 and recently it is extended togarments utilizing domestic polyester as well to encourge utilization of polyester.

247. *Ms. Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak

Will the Minister for States and Frontier Regions be pleased to state thetotal number of NOCs issued for the import of vehicles by UNAgencies, NGOs and others through the office of ChiefCommissionerate for Afghan Refugees during the last three yearsalongwith the details and purposes thereof?

Minister for States and Frontier Regions [Lt. Gen (Retd) Abdul

Qadir Baloch]: No NOC has been issued for the import of vehicles by UNAgencies, NGOs and others through the office of Chief Commissionerate forAfghan Refugees.

248. *Ms. Munaza Hassan


(a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to merge FATA in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa or todeclare it a separate province; if so, the time by which it will beimplemented;

(b) if not, the reasons thereof?

Minister for States and Frontier Regions [Lt. Gen (Retd) AbdulQadir Baloch]: (a) On 8th November, 2015 Prime Minister of Pakistan orderedconstitution of the following Committee to finalize recommendations for Reformsin FATA:—

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i. Mr. Sartaj Aziz,Advisor to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs. = In Chair.

ii. Lt.Gen (Retd) Abdul Quadir Baloch,Minister SAFRON. = Member.

iii. Lt.Gen (Retd) Nasir Khan Janjua,Adviser to the Prime Minister on National Security. = Member.

iv. Mr.Zahid Hamid, MNA. = Member.

v. Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan,Governor, KPK. = Member.

(b) 2 Since, 08th November, 2015 three meetings of the FATA ReformsCommittee were held in Islamabad and a visit of Bajaur and Mohmand Agencieswas conducted to obtain viewpoint of Tribes. The consultation process with thestakeholders continues, and the recommendations have not yet been finalized.

@249. *Ms. Munaza Hassan


(a) whether it is a fact that Bangladesh has extended the ban onthe export of jute to Pakistan;

(b) whether it is also a fact that the jute industry of Pakistan isbeing highly affected therefrom;

(c) if the answers to parts (a) and (b) above are in the affirmative,the details of problems being faced by the said industry ofPakistan therefrom; and

(d) the steps taken by the Government to control the said problems?

Minister for Commerce (Engr.Khurram Dastgir Khan): (a) Toencourage the use of jute within Bangladesh and to discourage the use of plasticbags under the Packaging Act, Bangladesh imposed a ban on export of Jute on1st November, 2015 for one month. On 2nd December, 2015, the ban wasindefinitely extended.

@Transferred from Textile Industry Division.

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(b) The jute industry of Pakistan may be affected because Bangladesh isPakistan’s major supplier of jute. Trade figures for import of jute from Bangladeshare given in supplementary material.

(c) Due to this ban, there may be problems of availability of raw materialfor the jute industry of Pakistan.

(d) Ministry of Commerce and the relevant Pakistani Associationsapproached the Bangladeshi authorities to relax the ban. As a result, on 7th January,2016, the ban was partially lifted to allow the L / Cs already opened to be honoured.This has brought some relief to the Pakistani industry. Ministry of Commerce iscontinuing its efforts to have the ban lifted completely.

250. *Ms. Aisha Syed

Will the Minister for States and Frontier Regions be pleased tostate the total development funds allocated for the FederallyAdministered Tribal areas during budget 2015-16 alongwith theutilization thereof?

Minister for States and Frontier Regions [Lt.Gen. (Retd.) AbdulQadir Baloch]: The development budget of Federally Administered tribal Areasis reflected as one liner in the Federal PSDP. During 2015-46 Rs. 18626.720million (local component) has been allocatd.

Releases are made by the Federal Government on quarterly basis. In 1stquarter of the current FY 2015-16 Rs. 3725.344 million (20% of the allocatedfund) have been released on 31-08-2015. From the releases Rs. 2777.122 millionhave been utilized on different schemes of various sectors (Annex-I).

The 2nd quarter releases which is amounting to Rs. 3725.00 million(20% of the total allocation) has recently been made by the Federal Governmenton 31-12-2015. The sectors wise release is under process.

Annexure I

Sector-wise Utilization against 1st Quarter Releases of FATA ADP 2015-16 (BlockAllocation):

(Rs. in million)——————————————————————————————

S. Sector Allocation Ist Quarter UtilizationNo. Releases against Release——————————————————————————————

1 Education 3967.803 659.254 517.2072 Health 1508.279 356.794 289.5093 Public Health Engineering 1337.148 155.039 127.513——————————————————————————————

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——————————————————————————————S. Sector Allocation Ist Quarter Utilization

No. Releases against Release——————————————————————————————

4 Communication 3463.955 542.335 452.9325 Housing 650.771 350.813 223.9316 Power 249.817 0.000 0.0007 Agriculture 377.333 148.561 130.3038 Livestock & Dairy Dev: 453.150 47.544 31.0309 Forests 568.513 124.269 91.25310 Fisheries 13.367 2.522 2.52211 Rural Development 496.975 89.030 29.10712 Regional Development 1708.553 329.862 172.97813 Irrigation 1014.845 181.803 129.37014 Minerals, Inds & Tech: Educ: 239.799 57.736 30.31615 Social Walfare 25.295 10.464 2.53516 Sports, Culture & Youth Affairs 129.397 17.318 7.976

——————————————————————————————Total FATA ADP 2015-16 16205.000 3073.344 2238.517

——————————————————————————————17 FDA+Akhuwat program 2422.000 652.000 538.605

—————————————————————————————— Grand Total: 18627.000 3725.344 2277.122

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251. *Ms. Asyia Naz Tanoli

Will the Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination be pleased to statethe steps taken by the Government to encourage the players of BlindCricket Team since 1-7-2013?

Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination (Mr. Riaz Hussain

Pirzada): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has taken upon itself to assist thepromotion and development of Blind Cricket Team in the country. In this regard,a budget is allocated on annual basis to fund various cricket activities of BlindCricket Team.

The following cricket activities have been organized since 2013, all fundedby PCB to encourage Blind Cricket Team.

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——————————————————————————————Domestic Events Month/Year

——————————————————————————————PBCC Challenge Cup, Faisalabad December, 2015

Agha Shoukat Ali Memorial Trophy, Karachi October, 2015

Agha Shoukat Ali Memorial Trophy, Abbottabad June, 2015

Blind Cricket T-20 Trophy, Bahawalpur March,2015

Blind Cricket T-20 Trophy, Islamabad and Peshawar April, 2014

PBCC Agha Shaukat Ali Memorial Trophy, Bahawalpur December, 2013——————————————————————————————International Events Month/Year

——————————————————————————————Asia T-20 Blind Cricket Cup, India January, 2016

ODI World Cricket of the Blind, South Africa December, 2014

Annual General Meeting of World December, 2014Blind Cricket Council, South Africa

PBCC Home Series vs India February, 2014

Annual General Meeting of World Blind November,2013Cricket Council, Islamabad

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252. *Dr. Shireen Mehrunnisa Mazari


(a) the authority who granted the approval of Pakistan’scommitment to the plan of Saudi Arabia for a Muslim StatesMilitary Alliance against terrorism since the Ministry was not inthe loop; and

(b) whether it is a fact that the said Military alliance is a SunniAlliance as the US has referred to it?

Reply not Received.

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253. *Dr. Nafisa Shah

Will the Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination be pleased tostate the Constitutional requirements for convening the meeting of theCouncil of Common Interest?

Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination (Mr. Riaz HussainPirzada): In accordance with Article 154 (3) of the Constitution, the Council shallmeet at least once in ninety days.

254. *Dr. Nafisa Shah

Will the Minister for States and Frontier Regions be pleased to statethe progress made by the Committee on FATA Reforms so far?

Minister for States and Frontier Regions[Lt.Gen. (Retd.) Abdul

Qadir Baloch]: On 8th November, 2015 Prime Minister of Pakistan orderedconstitution of the following Committee to finalize recommendations for Reformsin FATA:—

(i) Mr. Sartaj Aziz, Advisor to the PrimeMinister on Foreign Affairs. = In Chair.

(ii) Lt.Gen (Retd) Abdul Quadir Baloch,Minister SAFRON. = Member.

(iii) Lt.Gen (Retd) Nasir Khan Janjua, Adviserto the Prime Minister on National Security. = Member.

(iv) Mr.Zahid Hamid, MNA. = Member.

(v) Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan ,Governor, KP. = Member.

(2) Since, 08th November, 2015 three meetings of the FATA ReformsCommittee were held in Islamabad and a visit of Bajaur and Mohmand Agencieswas conducted to obtain viewpoint of Tribes. The consultation process with thestakeholders continues, and the recommendations have not yet been finalized.

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255. *Ms. Shakila Luqman

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to refer to Starred QuestionNo.2 replied on 7-12-2015 and to state the ratio of trade of the countryincreased due to the steps taken by the Government to promotetrade and set up Pakistani Trade Centres abroad?

Minister for Commerce (Engr.Khurram Dastgir Khan): As a result

of concessions under GSP + Pakistan’s exports to EU have increased fromUS$ 6.21 billion in 2013 to US$ 7.54 billion in 2014 registering an increase ofUS$ 1.32 billion (21%). Exports of Textiles, Footwear and Leather showed agrowth of 23%, 30% and 10% respectively.

An effort to increaee exports to US are progressing and are expected toincrease positive results in corning years, in 2014-15 Pakistan has successfullyretained its exports levels in American market as in 2013- 14.

Efforts to enhance trade with Thailand have shown positive results. Our(exports rose from US$ 112 million in 2013-14 to US$ l25 million in 2014-15.

The signing of PTA with Indonesia has also borne fruits as exports toIndonesia increased from LISS 123 million in 2013-14 to US$143 in 2014-15.

Pakistan continues to maintain export levels in Malaysia. There has been aslight decline of US$ 10 million in 2014

,-15 as compared to the previous year,

which can be attributed to increasing competition with ASEAN partners.

Since 2011 Pakistan’s exports to Australia have hovered aroundUS$ 160 -170 million. There was a sharp increase in 2013 to the tune ofUS$ 261 million as a result of unprecedented rise in exports of home textileproducts during the same year. However, competition from India andASEAN has again reversed this trend and exports declined to US$160million in 2014-15. Nonetheless, efforts under the Pak.- Australia JointTrade Commission, has led to exports of mangoes successfully. The issueof export of dates and kirmow is also being pursued actively at the JTClevel.

Details of percentage increase in the bilateral trade of the relevant countriesin response to steps taken by the Government to promote trade is at Annex-I.

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The government has not set up any trade centers abroad.

The reply sent earlier to Starred Question Nol is at Annex-II.

(Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library)

256. *Ms. Shakila Luqman

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state the steps beingtaken by the Government to increase the trade relations with SouthAfrica?

Minister for Commerce (Engr.Khurram Dastgir Khan): South Africa

is the largest trading partner of Pakistan on the African continent and is thesecond largest economy of Africa after Nigeria. The bilateral trade betweenboth countries is around US$ 746 million (Exports US$ 259.704 million, importsUS$ 486.564 million) (2014-15). Government of Pakistan has taken followingsteps to enhance the bilateral trade:—

Pakistan is pursuing an aggressive market strategy to gain greatermarket share through participation in larger number of exhibitions.Till 2012, TDAP was only participating in two exhibitions, while in2015, TDAP participated in five exhibitions in South Africa.

TDAP sponsored / subsidized several trade visits to South Africa in 2015,which included visits of Cutlery Association (February and April), LahoreChamber, Fan Association and Footwear Association to provide exposureand knowledge of the market to Pakistani businessmen.

TDAP has regularly been sponsoring South African businessmen for theirparticipation in Expo, Pakistan, which has greatly helped in enhancingPakistani exports.

Minister for Defense Production visited South Africa in April, 2015 andheld meetings with the South African businessmen to encourage them toinvest in Pakistan and to import from Pakistan. The Minister also chaireda seminar on ‘doing business with Pakistan’.

Pakistan mainly imports coal from South Africa. The coal based powerplants being established in Pakistan will further cement bilateral traderelations once they become operational.

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257. *Ms. Nighat Parveen Mir

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state the steps beingtaken by the Government to increase trade relations with the UnitedArab Emirates?

Minister for Commerce (Engr.Khurram Dastgir Khan): The followingsteps are being taken to increase trade relations with the United Arab Emirates:—

A. Promotional activities

More than 41 trade events including International TradeExhibitions and Fairs, Fashion Shows, Product Promos andInvestment Road Shows were organized in the UAE from March2013 to December 2015. Another 13 events are planned forJanuary-June 2016.

A 13 member business delegation from UAE visited ExpoPakistan 2015.

Efforts are being made to reactivate Pak-UAE Joint BusinessCouncil, which will enhance business-to-business interaction betweenthe two countries.

B. Market Access Initiatives

The number of accredited Pakistani slaughter houses have beenincreased by 50% since 2013. Currently, 12 Pakistani MeatProcessing / Slaughter houses eligible to export to UAE have beenapproved by the UAE authorities. Export of beef increased by 24%to US$ 43.61 in million 2014-15 from US$ 35.1 million for thefinancial year 2012-13.

Due to persistent efforts of the Pakistan Government, ban on exportof Pakistani poultry to UAE will be lifted shortly. Health ClearanceCertificate on behalf of Ministry of National Food Security andResearch, Government of Pakistan, has been submitted to the UAEauthorities concerned.

Efforts are also being made to increase export of rice to UAE bystrengthening linkages with leading rice importers based in UAE.

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258. *Ms. Nighat Parveen Mir

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state the steps beingtaken by the Government to promote trade relations with Canada?

Minister for Commerce (Engr. Khurram Dastgir Khan): (1)TradeDevelopment Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) is making efforts to regularlyparticipate in major fairs being held in Canada.

(2) TDAP participated in SIAL Canada, food and beverage trade Show,held in 2015. Regular participation in SIAL show is expected tofoster stronger trade links between the two partners.

(3) Commercial Section Vancouver, Canada is successfully running itsBusiness Liaison Program, which is the main part of export strategy.The purpose is to facilitate the exporters utilizing the services of theagents for acting as representatives of the potential export units inPakistan.

259. *Ms. Khalida Mansoor

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state the steps beingtaken by the Government to increase/promote trade relationswith China?

Minister for Commerce (Engr. Khurram Dastgir Khan): Thefollowing steps have been taken / are being taken to improve bilateral tradevolume:—

1. China-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) on trade ingoods was signed on 24th November, 2006 and implementedfrom 1st July 2007. FTA on Trade in Services was signed on21st February 2009 and is operational from 10th October 2009.

2. Pakistan and China have already started negotiations for the secondphase of Pak-China FTA since 2011. So far six meetings have beenheld in this regard. Next meeting is scheduled to be held in Islamabad,in February, 2016.

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3. To enhance trade and cooperation between the countries, Pakistanis hosting a Pak-China Business Opportunities Conference over 4days across Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi. A 100 member businessdelegation from China is expected to attend. They will meet seniorofficials and business entrepreneurs from Pakistan.

260. *Ms. Khalida Mansoor


(a) the total number of Pakistanis imprisoned in Spain at presentwho have not been released so far despite completing period ofimprisonment; and

(b) the steps being taken by the Government for their release?

Reply not Received.

261. *Dr. Mahreen Razaque Bhutto


(a) whether it is a fact that the Special Economic Zone Act hasbeen extended to FATA;

(b) if so, the benefits to be accrued to local industries therefrom?

Minister for States and Frontier Regions [Lt.Gen. (Retd.) AbdulQadir Baloch]: (a) Yes. The Act Special Economic Zone Act has been extendedto FATA vide SRO No. 156 (1) /2015 dated 20th February, 2015.

(b) FATA is rich in minerals and certain areas (for e.g. Wana in SWA)have significant agro-based potential. However, businesses in FATAare prone to very high transaction costs for various reasons andneed special incentives to flourish.

If nurtured through a conductive policy, FATAs rich mineral andagro potential could be exploited through high value exports.

Investment in the industrial activity in FATA is likely to be encouragedas the SEZ Act 2012 provides for certain incentives such asexemption form custom duties and taxes on capital goods as wellas in connection of SEZ enterprises for a period of 10 years.

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262. *Ms. Aliya Kamran


(a) whether it is a fact that Jeep track is available till Afghan BorderWakhan via Gilgit to Gazar;

(b) whether it is a fact that 20 km wide Afghan line is available tolink the other countries of the Central Asia by which link wouldbe developed with in few minutes from Tajikistan;

(c) if the answers of parts (a) and (b) above are in affirmative thelocation located for the construction of Gilgit Industrial Zonealongwith the details of technical work has been completedtherefor so far?

Transferred to Communication Division for answer on Next Rota Day.

263. *Ms. Parveen Masood Bhatti

Will the Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the construction work of SportsComplex, Bahawalpur has not been completed so far; if so, thepresent status thereof; and

(b) the time by which the construction work of said Complex willbe completed?


Pirzada): (a) Pakistan Sports Board initiated a scheme viz. “Construction ofMultipurpose Sports Hall at Bahawalpur” in 2006. in accordance with theinstructions contained in the Cabinet Division’s Notification No.4-9/2011-Min-Idated 29th June, 2011, ongoing sports development projects located in PunjabProvince were transferred to the Government of Punjab vide Ministry of Sports’Notification No.1-24/2010-C&C dated 30th June, 2011 for further execution/completion. At present, work is stopped.

(b) The Projects have already been devolved to the Government ofPunjab for further execution/completion. It is now for the Provincial Governmentto complete the project.

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264. *Ms. Zahra Wadood Fatemi

Will the Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the Board of Control for Cricket inIndia (BCC) is not interested to arrange a bilateral cricket serieswith the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB);

(b) whether the PCB is continuously approaching to the BCCI toarrange/hodl a cricket series between Pakistan and IndianCricket Teams;

(c) if the answers to parts (a) and (b) above are in the affirmative,the reasons thereof; and

(d) the future course has been envisaged by the PCB till the bilateralseries will not take place?


Prizada): (a) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has been informed that theBoard of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had sought approval from itsgovernment for playing bilateral cricket with Pakistan but no response fromGovernment of India has been received.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Board of Control for Cricket inIndia (BCCI) have had various discussions on bilateral series but as informed bythe Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the series could only materializeif the same was approved by the Government of India.

(b) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Board of Control for Cricketin India (BCCI) signed an agreement in 2014 under which Pakistan was scheduledto host India in December 2015. The PCB has only been reminding BCCI tohonour the commitment it had made in 2014.

(c) As at part (a) above.

(d) A suitable window is being sought to host future bilateral cricketbetween Pakistan and India.

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265. * Sahibzada Tariq Ullah


(a) the time by which the Welfare Fund for the Overseas Pakistaniswas established alongwith the purposes thereof;

(b) the total amount collected by the OPF during the tenure of thepresent Government alongwith the profit earned therefrom; and

(c) the head-wise utilization of the said fund?

Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourceDevelopment (Pir Syed Sadaruddin Shah Rashidi): (a)

ESTABLISHMENT OF WELFARE FUND:

Welfare Fund was established in the year 1979 under the EmigrationOrdinance 1979.

PURPOSE OF WELFARE FUND:

To advance social welfare of Overseas Pakistanis and their familes byidentifying their problems and by contributing to their soultions.

Establishment of Vocational Training Institutes.

Establishment of Housing Colonies, Townships for Overseas workers andtheir familes.

To give scholorships, stipend or grants to the childern of OverseasPakistanis for study in the fields of technology, science, arts andmanagtemen; in Pakistan and Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK).

Establishment of Education/Religeous institutions for Overseas Pakistanisif Pakistan & AJK. To give grants to Overseas Pakistanis, societies,associations, community centers etc.

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To open Offices and branches for conducting the operations of theFoundation in any part of Pakistan & AJK.

To establish or manage or to invest in commerical, industrial or serviceEnterprises.

(b) DETAIL OF WELFARE FUND COLLECTED AND UTILISEDDURING THE REGIM OF PRESENT GOVERNMENT

Provisional/Un-Audited DataAmount Rs. In Million

——————————————————————————————Welfare Fund Collected Since May-2013 To December-2015 4,153.89Interest Earned 222.97——————————————————————————————

Total Funds: 4,376.86——————————————————————————————

(c) HEAD WISE UTILISATION——————————————————————————————Welfare Activities 566.91Training Activities 41.10Educational Activities 1,841.22Yaran-E-Watan (Publicity & Marketing) 24.89Administrative Expenditures (net of other income) 553.40——————————————————————————————

Total Expenses: 3,027.52——————————————————————————————Excess of Welfare Fund Over Welfare Activities 1,349.34——————————————————————————————266. *S.A. Iqbal Qadri


(a) whether any amount was charged from 29 dignitaries of Gulfcountries to whom Government issued permission for huntingof Houbara Bustard during the year 2014-15;

(b) if so, the name of those dignitaries alongwith the date ofpermission thereof?

Minister for Foreign Affairs: (a) & (b) Ministry of Foreign Affairsonly issues allocations of hunting areas to Gulf dignitaries after dueprocess, without charging any fee. Subsequently, hunting permits areissued by Provincial Governments in accordance with their local rulesand regulations.

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267. *Mr. Muhammad Moeen Wattoo


(a) the total number of Embassies of Pakistan abroad at present;

(b) the total expenditures incurred thereupon separately during thelast two years till date alongwith the details thereof; and

(c) the counry-wise services rendered/achievements made by saidEmbassies during the said period alongwith the details thereof?

Reply not Received.

268. *Mr. Ramesh Lal

Will the Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan be pleasedto state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan Councils are exempted from audit; if so, the reasonsthereof; and

(b) the time by which the special audit of the said Councils will becarried out?

Reply not Received.

269. *Ms. Shahjehan Munir Mangerio


(a) the total funds received by the Government from foreignGovernments for the welfare of the persons belonging to theFederally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) during the tenureof the present Government;

(b) the agency-wise utilization of said funds in FATA; and

(c) whether audit of the said funds was conducted; if so, the details;if not, the reasons thereof?

Minister for States and Frontier Regions [Lt. Gen (Retd) AbdulQadir Baloch]: (a), (b) & (c)

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270. *Mr. Siraj Muhammad Khan


(a) whether it is a fact that Pakistan has access to markets of Japan;

(b) whether it is also a fact that Pakistan requires 1.4% concessionon various duties where as average 5.3% tariff has been imposedon Pakistani imports; and

(c) the time by which technical assistance of JAIKA will be initiatedfor value addition on Pakistani Textile alongwith the detailsthereof?

Minister for Commerce (Engr. Khurram Dastgir Khan): (a) BothPakistan and Japan are member of World Trade Organization and has accordedMost Favoured Nation (MFN) treatment to each other. Due to this MFN treatment,Pakistan has market access to Japan like other member countries of WTO. Incalendar year, 2014, Pakistan exports to Japan were US$ 193.92 million. Pakistanmajor exports include cotton yarn, woven fabrics, copper waste and scrap, bedlinen and leather goods.

(b) Japan already has a number of bilateral and multilateral agreementswith our competitor countries which has put Pakistan at a disadvantageous position.

Japan Free Trade Agreements with counties——————————————————————————————

Country Dates——————————————————————————————

Singapore 30 November, 2002

Mexico lst April, 2005

Malaysia 13th July, 2006

Thailand 1st November, 2007

Indonesia 1st July, 2008——————————————————————————————

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——————————————————————————————Country Dates

——————————————————————————————ASEAN (Malaysia, Philippine, Thailand, 1st December, 2008Vietnam, Indonesia, Myanmar, Lao Peoplea Democratic Republic Cambodia, Brunei)

Philippines 11th December, 2008

Switzerland 1st September, 2009

Vietnam 1st October, 2009

India 1st August, 2011——————————————————————————————

Indian and Bangladeshi (being LDC) textiles and clothing exportsincluding countries mentioned above are already zero rated due to their tradeagreements and LDC status, whereas a number of Pakistani products areattracting a high duty of 13.4% as well. Although Pakistan has GSP status andis getting on average 1.4% lesser duties than developed countries but isattracting 5.36% more than India/Bangladesh on average. The issue of a levelplaying field for our exports was raised with Japanese side in a recent G2Gdialogue. Both sides agreed to conduct a joint study on an Early HarvestProgram between the two countries.

(c) Economic Affairs Division identified priority areas for JapaneseGrant/Technical cooperation for Japanese FY 2015 as specified by theGovernment of Japan/JICA. Ministry of Textile Industry submitted projectproposal titled “Project for Skills Development and Market Diversification(PSDMD) Garment Industry of Pakistan”. Economic Affairs Division hasinformed that project submitted by the Ministry of Textile Industry has beenapproved by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) subject toclearance by the Fact Finding Mission.

A Fact finding mission visited Pakistan and a call meeting was heldon 15-06-2015 between JICA team and Secretary, MinTex, further JICA teammet with concerned department needs namely Pakistan Readymade GarmentTechnical Training Institute (PRGTTI) and Pakistan Knitwear Training Institute(PKTI) situated in Lahore under the administrative control of Ministry of Textile

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Industry and managed by the Pakistan Readymade Garment Manufactures andExporters Association (PRGMEA) and Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturer.Association (PHMA), and record of discussion was signed on 30-06-2015. Inlight of record of discussion a draft MoU was provided recently by JICA andconcurrence of this Ministry has been communicated and reply is awaited.

The project approved has three components, a Japanese internationalmarketing consultant, familiar with international marketing practices along withthe compliance requirement, marketing and product diversification to facilitatethe textile sector specially SME, would be placed in Ministry of Textile Industry.The Ministry would only be providing office space for the JICA expert alongwith arranging training seminars. The second component pertains capacity buildingof two EDF funded institutes namely Pakistan Readymade Garment TechnicalTraining Institute (PRGTTI) and Pakistan knitwear Training Institute (PKTI)situated in Lahore under the administrative control of Ministry of Textile Industryand managed by the Pakistan Readymade Garment Manufacturers and ExportersAssociation (PRGMEA) and Pakistan. Hosiery Manufacturer Association(PHMA), respectively. The associations have to provide office space for JICAexpert and carry out trainings. Third component relates to training institute atFaisalabad Garment City, the responsibility in this case is to establish the trainingcenter, carry out the trainings and provide office space for JICA expert.

ISLAMABAD: ABDUL JABBAR ALI,The 17th January, 2016. Acting Secretary.

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“UNSTARRED QUESTIONS AND THEIR REPLIES”

For Monday, the 18th January, 2016

90. Ms. Shagufta Jumani:(Deferred on 08-01-2016)

Will the Minister for Textile Industry be pleased to state:

(a) the percentage of Pakistan’s cotton crop being sown with BT cottonseed; and

(b) the steps taken by the Government to certify the said seed?

Reply not received.

66. Ms. Shamas Un Nisa:(Deferred on 08-01-2016)


(a) the names and designation of the employees working in PakistanEmbassy/Missions in USA at present; and

(b) the names and designations of the said employees against whomcomplaints have been registered during their present postingsalongwith the actions taken thereupon separately?

Minister for Foreign Affairs: (a) The requisite information is as follows:

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(b) No public complaint has so far been received in the Ministry againstany Officer/staff member presently posted in Pakistan Missions in the US.

68. Sahibzada Muhammad Yaqub:(Deferred on 08-01-2016)

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state the totalnumber of persons appointed in the Ministry and its attacheddepartments during the last three years alongwith the names, father’snames, designations, district of domiciles, qualifications andexperiences thereof?

Minister for Foreign Affairs: The total number of persons appointed inthe Ministry and its attached department during the last three years alongwith thenames, father’s names, designations, district of domicile, qualifications andexperiences is attached at Annex-A.


69. Sahibzada Muhammad Yaqub:(Deferred on 08-01-2016)

Will the Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourceDevelopment be pleased to state the country-wise total number ofPakistanis working abroad at present?

Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourceDevelopment (Pir Syed Sadaruddin Shah Rashidi): Bureau of Emigration &

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Overseas Employment an attached Department of this Ministry has sent 8.7 millionPakistanis from 1971 to November, 2015. Country-wise statement is annexed.

Annexure-A

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72. Shazia Marri:(Deferred on 08-01-2016)

Will the Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourceDevelopment be pleased to state the total number of labourer studentsand permanent nationality seekers migrated to foreign countries duringthe last five years?

Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourceDevelopment (Pir Syed Sadaruddin Shah Rashidi): During the last five years(2011-2015), 3,417,231 Pakistanis got employment in foreign countries. The casesof students and permanent nationality seekers proceeding abroad other than theemigrant workers are not dealt with, by this Ministry.

73. Ms. Aasiya Nasir:(Deferred on 08-01-2016)


(a) the total number of international conferences and events relatingto women issues attended by the Prime Minister so far; and

(b) the details of Memorandum of Understandings signed and

commitments made on said issues alongwith the follow-up ofthose covenants?

Reply not received.

77. Mr. Abdul Waseem:(Deferred on 08-01-2016)


(a) whether officers and labourers have been sent abroad during

the last two years; if so, the province-wise details thereof; and

(b) the names of countries with whom the agreements have beensigned in this regard?

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Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourceDevelopment (Pir Syed Sadaruddin Shah Rashidi): (a) During the last twoyears (2014- 2015)1,699,037 Pakistanis have proceeded abroad for the purposeof employment. Province-wise detail is at annex-I.

(b) The Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourceDevelopment has signed the MoUs with Republic of Korea, Kuwait, BahrainLibya, Qatar, Malaysia, UAE and Jordan.

Annex-I

WORKERS REGISTERED FOR OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT BYBUREAU OF EMIGRATION & OVERSEAS -EMPLOYMENT

DURING THE PERIOD 2014-2015PROVINCE WISE

——————————————————————————————Year Federal Punjab Sindh K.Pakhtunkawan Balochistan Azad N/Area Tribal Total

Kashmir Area——————————————————————————————2014 8943 383533 89703 167424 7258 52120 2073 41412 752466

2015 9028 478646 116935 220993 7686 64586 2899 45798 946571——————————————————————————————Total: 17971 862179 206638 388417 14944 116706 4972 87210 1699037——————————————————————————————

123. Sahibzada Muhammad Yaqub


(a) the total amount available under Workers Welfare Fund atpresent; and

(b) the year and head-wise details utilization of the said fund duringthe last three years?

Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource

Development (Pir Syed Sadaruddin Shah Rashidi): (a) At present,Rs.150.622 billion is available in WWF Trust Fund Account maintained in AGPRby Ministry of Finance.

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(b) The year and head-wise details utilization of the said fund during thelast three years is at Annex-I

124. Ms. Shagufta Jumani

Will the Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourceDevelopment be pleased to state the location-wise name of the skilldevelopment institutions working in the country at present?

Transferred to Federal Education and Professional Trainning Division foranswer on next Rota Day.

ISLAMABAD: ABDUL JABBAR ALI,The 17th January, 2016. Acting Secretary.

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