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(54th 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

Friday, the 16th March, 2018

171. *Mr. Sher Akbar Khan: (Deferred during 51st Session)

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of dispensaries/hospitals operating in the ruralareas of Islamabad including Tarnol, Koral and Bhara Kahu;

(b) the facilities available in said hospitals at present;

(c) the hospital-wise names of doctors working in said hospitals atpresent; and

(d) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to establish full fledge hospitals for said areas;if so, when it will be established?

Minister for Interior (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal): (a) Dispensaries / Hospitalsoperating in the rural areas of Islamabd are as under:——————————————————————————————

S. No. Description Nos.——————————————————————————————

1. Hospitals Nil

2. Rural Health Center 03

3. Basic Health Units 14

4. Dispensaries 01——————————————————————————————

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(b) Following facilities are available in the same:

Primary Health Care.

Vaccination against ten EPI Target diseases.

Mother & Child Health care services.

Outpatient Department Services.

Free Provision of Medicines.

Medical Lab, Diagnostic Facilities. TB, Control, Dengue Fever prevention, surveillance & response and

others community oriented programme.

(c) Attached as Annexure.

(d) Presently a tertiary care Hospital is under consideration to bebuilt in Tarlai Union Council with the assistance of Saudi Fund for Development.That will be completed within three years i.e. 2020.

Annexure

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191. *Ms. Asyia Naz Tanoli: (Deferred during 51st Session)


(a) the total number of religious organizations in the country atpresent;

(b) the criteria adopted to declare an organization defunct amongstthe said; and

(c) the name of authority who declares such organizations defunct?

Minister for Interior (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal): (a) NA.

(b) NA.

(c) As per powers conferred by section 11-B read with section 11-Eof the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997 (Annex-I). the Federal Government is theauthority to declare any organization as proscribed, List of organizations dulyproscribed by Ministry of Interior is placed at (Annex-II).

(Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library)

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199. *Dr. Mahreen Razaque Bhutto: (Deferred during 51st Session)


(a) the steps taken by the Government during the last four yearsfor the protection of journalists; and

(b) the total number of journalists killed/injured in the countryduring the said period?

Minister for Interior (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal): (a) It is submitted thatunder the directions of the present Government, following steps have beentaken by the ICT Police for the protection of Journalists:—

All the SHOs have been strictly directed to register the case uponreceipt of any complaint by any Journalist without any delay.

They have been directed to further instruct their subordinate staff tocarry out the foot / mobile patrolling in the areas where, the offices ofthe Journalists, Press Clubs and Residences are situated.

They were further directed to monitor the activities of suspiciouspersons loitering in the vicinity of above mentioned areas and takelegal action again such persons for any illegal activities if foundinvolved.

They have also been directed to keep a close liaison with the seniorjournalists and if any information regarding in security has beenconveyed, the high ups may be informed immediately and appropriatemeasures may taken For the protection of lives and properties ofjournalists in order to avoid any unpleasant incident.

(b) During the last 4 years (14-03-2014 to 14-03-2018) total 4 caseshave been registered regarding injury / attack on journalists within FederalCapital. However, no journalist has been killed during the said period. Thedetail of cases is as under:—

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——————————————————————————————S. No. Particulars of Cases Name of Journalist——————————————————————————————

1. Case FIR No. 26 dated 13-01-2016 Attack on ARYU/S 324/427 PPC 8 3/4 EA, P.S News office; F-7,Kohsar, Islamabad.

2. FIR No 315 dated 27-10-2017 U/S Attack on Ahmad148/149/324/341 PPC P.S. Aabpara. Noorani, Senor

Journalist Geo News.

3. Case FIR No. 375 dated 24-09-2017 Attack onU/S 506/341/324/427 PPC PS, Matiullah Jan;Bharakahu, islamabad. Journalist Waqat News.

4. FIR No. 13 dated 10-01-2018 U/S Attack on Talha365/505 (ii) PPC P.S. Koral Siddiqui, Journalist.

——————————————————————————————118. *Mrs. Shahida Rehmani:

(Deferred during 52nd Session)


(a) whether it is a fact that a large number of illegal arms are beingentered/smuggled in the country each year; if so, the estimatedquantity thereof; and

(b) the efforts made by the Ministry to control it since June, 2013?

Minister for Interior (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal): (a) This is not the fact.

(b) The efforts made are as under:—

1. Manning of over 79 x posts all along entire coast line and Pak-Iranborder.

2. Mobile / foot patrolling between the posts to cover/ guard vital gaps.

3. Based on credible intelligence / tip off, carrying out search operationsestablishing additional road checks out along coastal and RCDHighways.

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4. Deployment of intelligence tentacles for information gathering.

5. Deployment of troops all along the International border.

6. Fencing of the International border at selected/vulnerable places.

7. Strict / multilayered checking / inspection mechanism.

8. In addition to existing border posts, number of Roving Nakkasare established daily to check illegal movements across the borderi.e. terrorists, narcotics / smuggling weapons peddlers.

9. Construction of 48 x additional border posts on Pakistan Afghanborder.

10. Increased frequency of Intelligence Based Operations / Searchoperation in border areas to apprehend Terrorists.

11. Enhanced focus on improving existing mechanism at ChamanBorder Crossing Point and strict checking at all Check Postsenroute to Quetta.

12. Enhanced patrolling between the posts surprise nakkas onfrequented/un-frequented routes to strictly check cross bordermovement by unwanted elements/stop smuggling.

13. Further efforts are in hand to block smuggling routes throughadditional deployment of troops and fencing along Pakistan-Afghanistan border.

134. *Ms. Naeema Kishwar Khan: (Deferred during 52nd Session)


(a) as to when the NOC was issued by the Capital DevelopmentAuthority to the Aiwan-e-Sadar Cooperative Housing Society;

(b) whether the notices of development charges have been issuedto the members of the said Society;

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(c) whether allotment letters have been issued to those members ofthe said Society who have deposited the cost of land; and

(d) whether it is a fact that allotment letters have also been issuedto those members of the said Society who have not paid the fullcost of land; if so, the criteria adopted therefor?

Transferred to Capital Administration and Development Divisionfor answer on Next Rota Day.

115. *S.A. Iqbal Quadri:


(a) whether it is a fact that the residents of Orangi Town in particularand residents of other areas of Karachi in general are notattended by the Mega Registration Centres (MRCs) of theNational Database and Registration Authority, Karachi; if so,the reasons thereof;

(b) the steps being taken by the Government to ensure equaltreatment with all residents of Karachi by such MRCs;

(c) the total number of persons belonging to Orangi Town to whomComputerized National Identity Cards (CNICs) have beenissued by said Centres during the last six months; and

(d) the total number of persons belonging to said Town whoseCNICs have been renewed by MRCs during the said period?

Minister for Interior (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal): (a) There is no discriminatorypolicy in NADRA and particularly in Karachi. Individuals can process fromany NADRA Registration Centre across the country as well as in Karachi. Inthis regard, instructions are issued time to time to avoid any such incident.

(b) In this regard, NADRA Regional Head Offices have been issuedinstructions not to deny any citizen for processing. Moreover, if any suchcomplaint is recorded, strict disciplinary action is taken.

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(c) Total 17042 number of persons belonging to Orangi Town to whomComputerized National Identity Cards (CNICs) have been issued by saidCenters during the last six months.

(d) Total number of persons, CNICs have been renewed during thesix months is 39 for the said MRCs to the resident of Orangi Town Karachi.

116. *Ms. Nighat Parveen Mir:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs bepleased to state the location-wise branches of the National Bank ofPakistan established in the country since June, 2013?

Minister of State for Finance and Economic Affairs (RanaMuhammad Afzal Khan): The detail of location-wise branches of NationalBank of Pakistan established since June, 2013 is as under:———————————————————————————————# Province / Conventional Islamic Total

Area Banking BankingBranches Branches

——————————————————————————————1. Sindh 16 8 24

2. Punjab 37 24 61

3. Khyber 17 10 27Pakhtunkhwa

4. Balochistan 14 00 14

5. Gilgit- 13 01 14Baltistan

6. Kashmir 11 01 12

7. Federal Capital 07 02 09——————————————————————————————

Total 115 46 161——————————————————————————————

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117. *Shaikh Rohale Asghar:


(a) the total number of persons to whom Computerized NationalIdentity Cards (CNICs) have been issued in the country so far; and

(b) the number of days required for issuance of a CNIC?

Minister for Interior (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal): (a) Province-wise count ofpersons having Computerized National Identity Cards (CNICs) is attached asAnnex-A.

(b) NADRA is issuing Computerized National Identity Card in followingcategories depending upon the category selected by applicant and after submissionof application:—

Sr. Category Delivery Time(Working Days)

1. Normal 302. Urgent 153. Executive 7

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118. *Ms. Shamas Un Nisa:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs bepleased to state whether there is any Equity Fund to encouragePakistani companies to cater niche markets through acquisitions ofoverseas brands/brand holding companies; if so, the details; if not,the reasons thereof?

Transferred to Commerce Division for answer on Next Rota Day.

119. *Dr. Nafisa Shah:

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

(a) whether it is a fact that the Government has decided to cut/reduce the funds during the year 2017-18 under the Public SectorDevelopment Projects; if so, the reasons alongwith detailsthereof;

(b) the province-wise development projects that will be affectedtherefrom; and

(c) whether it is also a fact that the cost of said projects will beincreased in future thereby?

Minister for Planning, Development and Reform (Mr. AhsanIqbal): (a) The government for the first time in the history of the country hasraised PSDP 2017-18 size to Rs. 1001 million at federal level. TheMinistry of Planning, Development & Reform has been sensitizing the Ministries/Divisions to make best efforts for budgeting in matching efforts for efficientutilization of PSDP 2017-18 allocations. There is no formal plan to cut / reducethe PSDP 2017-18. However, in view of mid-term PSDP review held inM/o Planning, Development & Reform and ground situation, thePrime Minister’s Office has directed as under:

i. PSDP 2017-18 allocations for un-approved projects, other thanprojects of the National Highway Authority and Special Programs,shall he reduced by 60 percent with immediate effect; and

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ii. PSDP 2017-18 allocations for projects in the case of which nofunds have been released, other than projects of the NationalHighway Authority and Special Programs shall he reduced by50 percent with immediate effect.

(b) It would not have any significant impact on projects.

(c) Approved projects will be provided within approved cost as perproject time plan.

120. *Ms. Shahnaz Saleem Malik:

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state whether it is a factthat visas are being issued to foreigners on their arrival in Pakistan?

Minister for Interior (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal): Yes, it is a fact thatbusiness visa on arrival (BVOA) are being issued only to “Businessmen” of68 countries in the business friendly List-BVL (Annex-A) on fulfillment ofcertain pre-conditions as per Visa Policy, 2006.

Business Visa on Arrival (Single Entry, 30 Days) is being issued tobusinessmen corning to Pakistan from Business-Friendly Countries. Sponsoringbusiness organization is required to submit documents to the local Head ofImmigration to get Pre approval of Letter of Invitation as a pre-requisite to fly.

On arrival in Pakistan, one of the following documents is required tobe produced before the designated Visa Officer on arrival alongwith paymentof the Fee:—

1. Pre-approved Letter of invitation from Sponsoring BusinessOrganization in Pakistan (Pre-approved by Local Head ofImmigration) with Letter of Recommendation from Chambers ofCommerce / Trade Association. of Pakistan.

OR

2. Letter OF Recommendation from an Investment Counselor/Commercial Attache in Pakistan’s Mission Abroad.

(Annexure has been placed in the National Assembly Library)

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121. *Ms. Aasiya Nasir:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that worth of Rs.30 billions of sub-standardand unhygienic Tea is being smuggled from India to Pakistanunder the garb of Afghan Transit Trade (ATT) for the last severalmonths;

(b) whether it is also a fact that the Government is charging 18 lacrupees per container from importers of Tea while only eight lacrupees of duty is being charged from the container coming fromIndia under the ATT;

(c) if the answers to part (a) and (b) above are in the affirmative,the time by which the Government will get control on amountevaded under the garb of import of said Tea alongwith the detailsthereof?

Minister In-Charge of the Revenue Division: (a) The data relatedto Indian origin tea imported for onward transit to Afghanistan underAfghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA) has been examined.The analysis depicts no abnormal increasing trend in regards to import ofIndian origin tea in transit to Afghanistan, particularly over the past severalmonths. For reference import data of Indian origin tea, transited to Afghanistanis tabulated below:——————————————————————————————S. No. Period Quantity (MT) ImportValue

(Rs. in millions)

——————————————————————————————1 FY 2016-17 500 99

2 FY 2017-18 315 67(July-Feb.)

——————————————————————————————The above data also shows a consistent import trend in terms of quantity

as average quantity imported in a month during FY 2016-17 is around41 MT/month, and for the first eight months (July-Feb) of FY 2017-18, thesame is recorded as 40 MT/month; registering a marginal decrease. Further,

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all consignments of Indian origin tea imported for onward transit to Afghanistanagainst the data mentioned in the above table have crossed over into Afghanistanand duly acknowledged by Afghan customs online.

(b) Valuation of imported tea for home consumption consignments isbased on evidential prices determined by customs authorities in consultationwith tea associations and market surveys. At present, black tea is being assessedin the range between $ 1.75/kg and $2.75/kg depending upon quality andorigin of import; and green tea is being valued in the range $1.2/kg and $1.5/kg.The incidence of duty/taxes per container carrying tea, on average, on thebasis of these values may hover around Rs. 1.5 to 3 million considering quantity,quality and origin of import.

The tea consignments destined for Afghanistan are also assessed forduty/ taxes against same values as stated above and leviable duty/taxes aresecured through an Insurance Guarantee furnished by the Afghan Importer.The customs authorities release the secured guarantee once the transit processis completed i.e. on confirmation from Afghan customs that goods are dulycrossed over the border.

(c) The data analysis and measures in place as stated above precludeany pilferage/smuggling or short assessment of Indian origin tea imported foronward transit to Afghanistan.

A robust mechanism is, however, in place for online monitoring oftransit goods, including tea, to Afghanistan. Consignments carrying transit goodsare being trekked and monitored enroute live using a trekking device mountedon every vehicle and container through a system based in Custom HouseKarachi. The customs authorities immediately detect and respond to anyirregularity observed during inland transportation of transit goods. Therefore,chances of pilferage of transit goods enroute are almost nil.

Moreover, a random selectivity criteria for Afghan goods is underconsideration, for development, implementation and introduction of a robustand automated risk management system. Presently, five percent of ATTconsignments are randomly selected for examination/inspection for deterrence.Moreover, government being cautious to the menace of tea smuggling, hasbeen constantly pursuing multiple anti-smuggling strategies through the followingmeasures:

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(i) Major entry points/smuggling routes in the country are beingmonitored through check posts and mobile anti-smuggling unitsmanned by Pakistan Customs with the assistance of LawEnforcement Agencies.

(ii) Federal Board of Revenue vide SRO 1090(I)/2010 dated01-12-2010 has also entrusted anti-smuggling powers to PakistanRangers and F.C (Khyber Pakhtunkhaw including FATA) to carryout anti-smuggling operations within 20 kms of the internationalborder.

(iii) The Political Administration of FATA has also been entrustedanti-smuggling powers under the Customs Act, 1969 to checkthe in-flow of smuggled goods in the bordering tribal belt.

iv) The anti-smuggling powers have also been given to PakistanCoast Guards vide SRO No. 42(I)/2014 and Pakistan MaritimeSecurity Agency vide SRO No. 43(I)/2014 dated 20-01-2014to check smuggling in the coastal areas/ high seas.

(v) Moreover, enroute tracking and monitoring of movement ofAfghan Transit containers / vehicles is being carried out.

(vi) These days Government is fencing whole of the border withAfghanistan. This only step, on completion, would play a majorrole in curbing menace of smuggling.

122. *Ms. Aisha Syed:

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state the action taken bythe Ministry to block sectarian, hateful and blasphemous materialon social media as well as against the persons involved therein sinceJune, 2013?

Minister for Interior (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal): It has been observed thatthe blasphemous material against the Holy Personalities was posted andpropagated mainly through internet social media application i.e. Facebook.The best possible efforts have been made to communicate with facebookauthorities based in USA regarding the blockage of such blasphemous materialin Pakistan. Furthermore, it has also been communicated to Facebook

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authorities that publishing of blasphemous material is not allowed on pretextof freedom of speech. Moreover, Facebook has ensured PTA thatobjectionable material will be blocked on request of PTA.

Furthermore, FIR No.07/17 was registered at FIA Cyber Crime CircleRawalpindi dated 19-03-2017 u/s 295-A, 295-B, 295-C. 298, 298-A,298-B, 109 PPC read with Section 11 of PECA 2016 and Section 6(f), 7(b),8 and 9 ATA regarding the propagation of blasphemous contents on socialmedia websites. Four (04) persons have been arrested and they are currentlyin judicial custody. Investigation of the said FIR is under-trail in Anti-TerrorismCourt Islamabad.

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), being the internetregulatory authority, has been requested to take necessary steps to prevent/block the uploading of blasphemous material on the internet.

123. *Sahibzada Tariq Ullah:

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state the actiontaken against the persons responsible for cutting trees in Islamabadsince June, 2013?

Minister for Interior (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal): Environment wing, MCIimposes fine against the persons who are involved in illegal cutting of trees inIslamabad under the Landscape Act-1960. Vehicles involved in illicit cuttingetc. are also confiscated and if required fined as per rules. In serious casesFIR is lodged against the culprits. There are 417 reports of 2029 trees cuttinghave been registered since June, 2013 against which amounting toRs. 27,17,752/- has been received as fine

124. *Sheikh Salahuddin:


(a) the department-wise number of employees who draw theirsalaries from Accountant General Pakistan Revenues whohave been re-employed after their retirement at present; and

(b) the employee-wise date of re-employment thereof?

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Minister of State for Finance and Economic Affairs (RanaMuhammad Afzal Khan): (a) As per available record on System ApplicationProduct (SAP) system, there are total 101 number of employees who areworking on contract basis/ reemployment and drawing salaries from AGPRup to the month of February, 2018. Scale wise detail is at Annex-A.

(b) The employees wise date of re-employment is mentioned inAnnex-A against each name.


125. *Syed Waseem Hussain:


(a) the prescribed procedure for issuance of Card in Sindh underthe Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP); and

(b) whether land has been given in Sindh to the deserving personsunder the BISP; if so, the number of persons thereof?

Minister of State for Finance and Economic Affairs (RanaMuhammad Afzal Khan): (a) The procedure for issuance of Benazir DebitCard (BDC) is as under:

BDC distribution centres were established jointly by BISP,NADRA and partner Banks in all districts. Most of the BDCcentres were established in BISP’s Tehsil offices.

Two counters setup in each BDC site. At the first counter NADRAundertakes biometric verification and forwards the data to theBank. At the second counter, Bank’s staff opens bank account,tags the same with a fresh BDC and handover the same to thebeneficiary.

After issuing BDC card, subsequent Payments are disbursed inbeneficiaries’ accounts after every three months (quarterly basis).One quarterly instalment for the current quarter is credited by thebank in the accounts of beneficiaries.

Beneficiaries on BDC mode can withdraw their amounts throughATMs as well as through Point of Sale (POS) agents.

(b) “Nil”.

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126. *Dr. Nikhat Shakeel Khan:


(a) whether the Government has taken notice of difficultiesbeing faced by the tax filers upon filling of their tax returnsparticularly with reference to complicated nature of form,difficult terminologies and language; if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to make the process of tax filing easier bycategorizing sector-wise tax return forms e.g. separate form forsalaried person, professionals and businessmen; and

(c) whether there is also any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to make the tax return form in Urdu alongwithillustrated method to fill the form of each column; if so, thedetails thereof?

Minister In-Charge of the Revenue Division: (a) FBR iscontinuously striving to simplify the process of return filing and to remove thedifficulties faced by tax payers while filing returns. FBR is making earnestefforts for simplification of

the tax returns, system/ processes to facilitate

taxpayers. Simplification of returns is an ongoing process taken up by theFBR itself as well as in coordination with stakeholders. FBR makes concertedeffort to involve all stakeholders including the business community, CharteredAccountants, Tax Bars etc., However it is also pertinent to mention that dueto the complex nature of tax laws outright simplification is not possible.Nevertheless, instructions on filing of return form as well as ‘help’ feature foron line filing facilitate tax payers in filing their return.

FBR has made efforts in taking facilitative steps to simplify tax returnsfor the taxpayer. Such facilitation measures are enumerated as below:

(1) Since 2014, taxpayers have the facility to file their returnselectronically through Iris, an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)covering all business processes of Income tax.

(2) Iris has a business rule engine covering all provisions of the IncomeTax Ordinance, 2001 and the taxpayer simply has to provide thefigures of his income, receipts and expenses. The system

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automatically calculates the tax liability on the basis of the legalprovisions applicable for the tax year for which the return is being filed.

(3) The system automatically performs all calculations includingtotaling and reconciliation of assets. In case the wealth statementof the taxpayer is not reconciled, the system prompts the taxpayerindicating the exact amount by which the wealth is un-reconciledso that the taxpayer can rectify.

(4) While preparing Wealth Statement the figures of the WealthStatement filed for the previous year are automatically importedso the taxpayer does not have to fill all the columns again. FromTax Year 2017, a similar option of importing last year’s datahas been provided in the Income tax return as well

(5) There is a complete help provided on the main login screen ofIris to guide the taxpayer in filing of return. IT Wing / PRAL is inthe process of developing a more detailed help wherein a taxpayerwill be able to access simple user guide on a ‘?’ sign given at theend of relevant rows. FBR has also launched CustomerRelationship Management software in which queries by taxpayers,lodged either by e-mail phone or website is handled and redressed.

(6) FBR published taxpayers’ facilitation brochures on FBR’s officialwebsite for taxpayers’ education

(7) In addition, an elaborate mechanism of providing assistance /guidelines to taxpayers is available in the form of FBR’s helplineas well as taxpayer facilitation centers located at different stations.In this way FBR makes efforts to make tax laws more simplifiedand easier to understand.

(8) IT Wing/PRAL is also in the process of creating an application/wizard for simplifying the return filing process specially forindividuals. This wizard will guide tax filers by interactively askingquestions from taxpayer and on the basis of the response, guidethe taxpayers to relevant columns required to be filled.

(b) The existing return form has separate parts dealing with differentcategories of tax payers. Tax payers deriving income from salary or any specific

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head of income have to fill only that portion of return which is relevant tothem. However, as an initiative to simplify returns FBR is also in the processof drafting a single page return for Salaried individuals, which will be notifiedfor tax year 2018.

(c) For tax year 2018, FBR is considering to give the option of filingreturn in urdu.

127. *Ms. Parveen Masood Bhatti:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs bepleased to state the names of private banks functioning in the countryat present?

Minister of State for Finance and Economic Affairs (RanaMuhammad Afzal Khan): Presently 25 Private Sector Commercial Banks(including Foreign & Islamic) are operating in the country. Updated List of thesebanks is annexed.

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128. *Dr. Shazia Sobia:


(a) the year-wise growth rate of manufacturing sector for the lastfive years;

(b) whether the growth rate of the sector has been decreasing since2013; if so, the reasons thereof; and

(c) the details of the role of the Government in stimulating growthof the said sector, if any?

Minister of State for Finance and Economic Affairs (RanaMuhammad Afzal Khan): (a) The growth rate of Manufacturing sector duringlast five years is given below in the table:——————————————————————————————

Year wise Break up Manufacturing growth (%)——————————————————————————————

2012-13 4.852013-14 5.652014-15 3.882015-16 3.662016-17 5.27Cumulative 2013-17 4.66

——————————————————————————————(b) The growth rates of the sector remain unstable due to irregular supply

of power on account of shortages. It has been increasing due to continuouslyimproving supply of power.

(c) To stimulate the growth of the sector, the government has undertakenbroad based power sector reforms under the framework of the National PowerPolicy 2013. Long Term Finance Facility (LTFF) mark up rates were reducedfrom 11.4 percent to 6.0 percent and Export Re-finance Facility (ERF) ratesreduced from 8.4 percent to 3.0 percent.

Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) which has a share of 80 percent inmanufacturing sector registered a healthy broad based growth of 5.68 percent in2016-17. The same performance continued in current fiscal year. During Jul.-Dec.

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FY 2018, LSM recorded a growth of 5.55 percent as compared to 4.02 percentduring the same period last year.

129. *Ms. Musarat Rafique Mahesar:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs bepleased to state whether it is a fact that inflation rate isincreasing continuously during the last few months; if so, the reasonsthereof?

Minister of State for Finance and Economic Affairs (RanaMuhammad Afzal Khan): The headline inflation which is measured by ConsumerPrice Index (CPI) during last few months of current fiscal year is given below:———————————————————————————————

Year Inflation rate——————————————————————————————

July 2017 2.9August 2017 3.4September 2017 3.9October 2017 3.8November 2017 4.0December 2017 4.6January 2018 4.4February 2018 3.8Jul.-Feb. FY2018 (average) 3.84

——————————————————————————————Some impetus has been building around inflation during the past few months

following a recovery of global fuel and commodity prices as well as consolidatingdomestic demand. However, on average during Jul-Feb FY 2018, CPI inflationhas been contained at 3.84 percent compared to 3.90 percent of the correspondingperiod last year.

130. *Mrs. Shahida Rehmani:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenu and Economic Affairs be pleasedto state:

(a) the share of provinces and the Federal Government from theFederal Divisible Pool after the Constitution (EighteenthAmendment) Act, 2010; and

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(b) the spending ratio between the Federal Government and thefour provinces during the last five years?

Minister of State for Finance and Economic Affairs (RanaMuhammad Afzal Khan): (a) The share of provinces and the Federal Governmentin the Divisible Pool is as follows:

Vertical Distribution——————————————————————————————

Federal Govt. Provinces Remarks——————————————————————————————

44% 56% For 2010-1142.50% 57.50% For 2011-12 and onwards

——————————————————————————————Horizontal Distribution

——————————————————————————————Punjab Sindh KPK Bal

——————————————————————————————51.74% 24.55% 14.62% 9.09%

——————————————————————————————Note. 1: 1% of net divisible pool is also assigned to KPK for War on Terror——————————————————————————————

2: The share of Balochistan is released on basis of projected figures of Budget Estimates as per 7th NFC Award but not less than 9.09%.

——————————————————————————————(b) The spending ratio between the Federal Government and the four

provinces during the last five years is as follows:

(Ratio in %)——————————————————————————————

FY Federal Punjab Sindh KPK Bal Combined TotalGovt. Provinces

——————————————————————————————2012-13 70 14 8 5 3 30 1002013-14 70 14 8 5 3 30 1002014-15 66 15 9 6 3 34 1002015-16 65 16 10 6 3 35 1002016-17 63 17 11 6 4 37 100——————————————————————————————

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131. *Ms. Shamas Un Nisa:


(a) the total aid received by Pakistan except United States ofAmerica since June, 2013 alongwith the details including thename of aid giving agencies, amount and justification thereof;and

(b) the details of aid not received yet; if any?

Minister of State for Finance and Economic Affairs (RanaMuhammad Afzal Khan): (a) The Government of Pakistan received foreign aid(grants) of US$1,983,05 million (excluding that from United States of America)from 1st June, 2013 to 31st January, 2018. Names of aid giving agencies / donors andamounts disbursed are given in Annex-I.

The objective of the foreign aid (grants) is to supplement the domesticresources required for accelerating the pace of economic development. The granthave been provided for financing of projects, Budgetary / Balance of Paymentsupport, Afghan refugees rehabilitation, earthquake rehabilitation, floods andTemporarily Displaced Persons.

(b) The details of undisbursed balance of committed foreign aid (grants)are given in Annex-II.

Annex-I

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Annex-II

132. *Ms. Naseema Hafeez Panezai:

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state

(a) whether it is a fact that 12597 cases of Computerized NationalIdentity Cards (CNICs) related to Balochistan are underverification; and

(b) the total number of CNICs which have been restored afterverification during the tenure of the present Government?

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Minister for Interior (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal): (a) Yes, a total of 12,597CNICs were under verification, out of which 5,434 CNICs are under verification.

(b) A total of 13,116 CNICs have been restored after verification duringthe tenure of the present Government.

133. *Ms. Shakila Luqman:


(a) whether it is a fact that the foreign exchange reserves of Pakistanare decreasing;

(b) whether it is also a fact that funds will be needed fromInternational Monetary Fund to address the said situation; and

(c) the other options of the Government to control the saiddecreasing situation?

Minister of State for Finance and Economic Affairs (RanaMuhammad Afzal Khan): (a) Since start of FY18, Country’s total liquid foreignexchange reserves witnessed a decrease of US$3.0 billion and stood at US$18.4billion ($12.3 billion from SBP and $6.1 billion from Banks) as on 23rd February2018 compared to US$ 21.4 billion ($16.1 billion from SBP and $5.3 billion fromBanks) as on 30th June 2017 The decline in the country’s FX reserve is primarilyattributed to widening of the external current account deficit.

(b) No plans at present.

(c) Cognizant of emerging risks in the Balance of Payments leading todecrease in foreign exchange reserves, the government has taken various measureswhich include:

GoP issued US$2.5 billion of Pakistan Sovereign Bonds and PakistanInternational Sukuk, the proceeds of which were received onDecember 05, 2017 to boost Foreign Exchange Reserves.

100 percent cash margin requirements was imposed in Feb,2017 onthe import of nonessential consumer items to accommodate the

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growing import of productive goods in the country, and containingtrade deficit at a manageable level.

The government has also maintained custom duties on a large numberof non-essential items in the budget 2017-18 to re-enforce the impactof cash margin requirements. Recently, the government has introducedimport duty on 731 non-essential import items to promote the use ofdomestic products and to reduce the trade deficit.

To facilitate exports, the government has ensured un-interpretedenergy supplies to export sectors, especially to the textiles. Moreover,the government has announced an export package of Rs 180 billion.The exporters are also expected to benefit from reduction in the costof doing business due to LNG based power production.

Government has also strived actively for market access in Russia,China, South Africa, Egypt, Hong Kong and Indonesia besidesMiddle-East countries for meat and meat products. Abolishment of8 year old ban by UAE on Pakistani poultry products is one suchoutcome which provided a huge market to meat exporters ofPakistan.

Recently, EU has extended the GSP Plus status for Pakistan for thenext two years. This development will help in boosting exports, thus,containing current account deficit.

The government initiatives have shown positive results as the negativetrend in exports has bottomed out and exports have increased by3.6% and worker’s remittances by 11.8% during first seven monthsof FY18 as against corresponding period of last year. With thesepositive trends strengthening along with planned official inflows undermultilateral and bilateral arrangements, in coming months the currentaccount deficit may substantially improve and the foreign exchangereserves of the country will continue to be at a healthy level in FY18.

134. *Sahibzada Tariq Ullah:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs bepleased to state the names of the bodies/institutions from which theGovernment intends to further obtain loans alongwith the amountof loans thereof?

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Minister of State for Finance and Economic Affairs (RanaMuhammad Afzal Khan): The names of various bilateral & multilateraldevelopment partners along with the amount of indicative economic assistance /loans to be negotiated during the year 2018 are as under:———————————————————————————————

Sr. Name AmountNo. (US$ Million)

——————————————————————————————1. Asian Development Bank (ADB) 1,824.00

2. World Bank 1,220.00

3. Islamic Development Bank (1DB) 53.39

4 International Islamic Trade Financing Corporation 1 000.00

(ITFC)

5. EXIM Bank, Korea 60.03

6. EXIM Bank, China 827.98

7. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) 1803.00

8. Japan International Cooperation Agency (MICA) 20.71

9. Saudi Development Fund (SDF) 67.60

10. Kuwait Fund 15.00——————————————————————————————135. *Mr. Waseem Akhtar Shaikh:


(a) the total number of registered private institutions which conductexaminations for the appointments in lower and higher postsfor various Government departments at present;

(b) the procedure adopted to register these institutions;

(c) the persons who have their shares in these institutions at present;

(d) whether serving Government employees have also their sharesin said institutions; and

(e) the total number of new institutions to whom the Governmentintends to grant licences in the near future?

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Minister of State for Finance and Economic Affairs (RanaMuhammad Afzal Khan): (a) At present 23 companies are registered with theCommission with the object to provide testing services. List of the companies inthe field of education is at Annex-I.

(b) The Companies Act, 2017 and the incorporation regulations provideonly one unified procedure for registration of companies in Pakistan. No separateprocedure is available in the law for registration of these institutions.

(c) The names of persons holding shares in these institutions are mentionedagainst the names of companies as at Annexure-I above.

(d) No Government employee has been found having shares in theseinstitutions except National Testing Service which is formed by COMSATS.

(e) No such data is available with the SECP.

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136. *Ms. Parveen Masood Bhatti:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs bepleased to state the location-wise total number of new centres/branches of National Savings have been established in the countrysince June, 2013?

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Minister of State for Finance and Economic Affairs (RanaMuhammad Afzal Khan): Two new branches/National Savings Centres havebeen established since June 2013, which are as follows:—

I. NSC-Jalalpur situated at Jalalpurpeerwala, District Multan

II. Model Colony Malir, Karachi

137. *Ms. Shakila Luqman:


(a) the total funds allocated for fiber optic network project in Gilgit-Baltistan under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC);

(b) the total expenditure incurred on said project under the CPEC;

(c) the date of completion of said project; and

(d) the location-wise people to be benefited from said project?

Minister for Planning, Development and Reform (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal):(a) 820 km of Optic Fiber Cable from Khunjerab to Rawalpindi is being laid outunder CPEC at a total cost of USD 44 million.

(b) Expenditure incurred so far is US$28.30 million.

(c) The project completion time is December 2018 but it may becompleted ahead of schedule.

(d) The main alignment of CPEC optical fiber is Rawalpindi, Mansehra,Naran, Babusar top, Chillas, Gilgit, Karimabad, and Khunjerab. The project whileestablishing alternate international connectivity of Pakistan and China with rest ofthe world will particularly play a key role in provision of 3G and 4G services inGilgit Baltistan at parity with the services now available in other parts of the country.

Essentially, the project will provide following benefits:

Major source of revenue

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Facilitate trade, tourism and IT awareness in the region

Employment to locals of the area along deployment route

Generate economic opportunities in GB region

Provide modern telecom facilities on CPEC route

Direct access for Pakistan Middle East for China and China, CentralAsian Republics, Far East & Europe

Strategic communication link

138. *Shaikh Rohale Asghar:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs bepleased to state whether there is any proposal under consideration ofthe Government to increase basic salaries of the Governmentemployees in the coming budget?

Minister of State for Finance and Economic Affairs (RanaMuhammad Afzal Khan): In addition to the annual increments available in allBasic Pay Scales and as per past practice the proposals for increase in salariesand allowances are considered at the time of finalization of budget keeping in viewthe inflation and the availability of resources.

139. *Ms. Naeema Kishwar Khan:


(a) whether illegal speed breakers have been erected in the galis andstreets of Sector G-10/3, Islamabad; if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the said speed breakers are according to the laid outdesign/standard; and

(c) whether the Government intends to make/set up the said illegalspeed breakers according to the laid out design/standard; if so,the time by which it will be set up and the expenditure whichwill be incurred on it; if not, the reasons thereof?

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Minister for Interior (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal): (a) Yes, there are severalspeed breakers in different streets of Sector G-10/3, which can be categorized asunder:—

(i) Authorized / legal speed breakers created by CDA/MCI, on therecommendations of Traffic Engineering Cell, CDA, list attached atAnnex-A.

(ii) Un-authorized / illegal speed breakers erected by residents at theirown. List attached at Annex-B.

(b) The speed breakers mentioned at Sr. No.a (i) have been erected onthe recommendations of Traffic Engineering Cell, CDA & are in conformity to thestandard specification, where as the speed breakers mentioned at Sr. No.a (ii) donot confirm the standards.

(c) Yes, CDA/MCI has recently taken up the field audit of all illegal/un-authorized speed breakers in the Capital City with the coordination of TrafficEngineering Cell, thereafter, unjustified speed breakers will be removed. The taskwill be completed during this fiscal year and activity shall be carried out throughCDA own labor/resources.

Annexure-A

DETAIL OF AUTHORIZED / LEGAL SPEED BREAKER INSECTOR G-10/3, ISLAMABAD

——————————————————————————————S. No. Street / Gali No. of Speed Breakers

——————————————————————————————1. 19 022. 51 013. 52 024. 50 025. 54 026. 55 017. 01 028. 04 049. 49 0110. 02 01

——————————————————————————————Total: 18 Nos

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Annexure-B

DETAIL OF UN-AUTHORIZED / ILLEGAL SPEED BREAKER INSECTOR G-10/3, ISLAMABAD

——————————————————————————————S. No. Street / Gall No. of Speed Breakers

——————————————————————————————1. 49 022. 04 013. Link of Street 01

No.1——————————————————————————————

Total: 04 Nos.——————————————————————————————140. *Ms. Tahira Aurangzeb:

Will the Minister for Privatization be pleased to state whether thePakistan Steel Mills, Karachi is being privatized; if so, the time bywhich it will be privatized alongwith the reasons thereof?

Minister for Privatization (Mr. Daniyal Aziz): The Council of CommonInterest (CCI), vide its decisions dated May, 1997 and August, 2006, had twiceapproved the privatisation of the Pakistan Steel Mills Corporation (PSMC). OnOctober 03, 2013, Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCoP) approved theprivatisation programme for early implementation, which inter alia included theprivatisation of PSMC. Thereafter, PC Board in April 2015, approved theappointment of Financial Advisors (FA), who completed and submitted the draftdue diligence reports to PC in August, 2015.

2. On October 01, 2015, PC Board recommended the divestment ofminimum 75% shares of the PSMC for the consideration and approval of theCCoP. However, CCoP in its meeting held on October 02, 2015, decided thatsince the Government of Sindh (GoS), in the past, had expressed interest to acquirethe PSMC, therefore, the GoS should be offered to acquire PSMC with all itsassets and liabilities.

3. Accordingly, GoS was offered to acquire PSMC with all its assetsand liabilities. However, despite a lapse of considerable time and having beenprovided complete access to PSM’s site and management, no affirmative responsewas received from the GoS. Accordingly, the matter of PSM’s privatisation wastaken to the CCoP and the CCoP, in its meeting held on July 14, 2016, directedPC to resume the privatisation process of PSM.

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4. FA resumed the work and in January 2017 PC Board, afterdeliberating the proposals of the FA, recommended the CCoP to consider theconcession/lease of core assets of PSMC assets for a period of 30 years in lieu ofrevenue sharing and mandatory capital investment required to make the milloperational.

5. The CCOP in its recent meeting held on February 16, 2018, hasdirected PCas follows:

I. The Cabinet Committee on Privatization (CCOP) consideredthe presentation on “Privatization of Pakistan Steel MillsCorporation (PSMC)” made by the Minister for Privatizationand directed the Privatization Commission to start the processfor privatization / restructuring of the Pakistan Steel MillsCorporation (PSMC) and resubmit a comprehensive plan in theform of a summary in the light of discussion held during theCabinet Committee meeting after thorough consultation withall stake holders after carefully following all due process in avery transparent and well considered manner.

II. The CCOP directed Privatization Commission to consult FinanceDivision and Federal Board of Revenue on financial matters,liabilities adjustments and tax issues.

III. The CCOP also directed the utilization of money to be accruedmust be approved by the ECC of the Cabinet.”

6. However, one of the major conditions of the lease/concession modelrequires settlement/restructuring of PSMC liabilities. Accordingly, PC in consultationwith the stakeholders is devising mechanism for the settlement of PSMC majorliabilities.

7. Privatisation of PSMC will be done after thorough consultation withconcerned stakeholders and after following all due procedures, processes andrules, approved by the PC board and CCoP.

141. *Ms. Belum Hasnain:


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(a) whether it is a fact that the number of most wanted humantraffickers has been increased from 89 to 141 during the lastfour years; if so, the factors thereof; and

(b) the present status of implementation of Government’s effortsagainst human traffickers under the Prevention and Control ofHuman Trafficking Ordinance, 2002?

Minister for Interior (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal): (a) It is not a fact that thenumber of most wanted Human Traffickers has increased from 89 to 141. Ratherthere is a considerable decline in last four years due to the utmost efforts of FIA.The following year-wise table explains the factual position on the ground in lastfour years until 31-12-2017.——————————————————————————————

Year MWTs Arrested——————————————————————————————

2014 141 172015 124 192016 105 042017 101 15

——————————————————————————————It is further clarified that in the year 2017 the total number of MWTs is

101, out of which 15 were arrested. However, the remaining figure of MWTs is86. It shows that due to the steps being taken by FIA the number of MWTshas been decreasing over the years.

(b) Cases registered under the prevention and Control of HumanTrafficking Ordinance, 2002 in the year 201 7 are as under:———————————————————————————————

Zone Case registered Arrested——————————————————————————————

Punjab 25 44Sindh - -KPK 22 17Islamabad 01 03Balochistan 01 -

——————————————————————————————Total:- 49 64

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142. *Dr. Nafisa Shah:


(a) whether the Government’s policy to charge different tax ratesfrom filers and non-filers will continue; and

(b) whether said policy has failed to yield considerable results?

Minister In-charge of the Revenue Division: (a) The FBR, since2013, has espoused the policy of introducing higher withholding tax rates for non-filers across a wide spectrum of transactions in a bid to broaden the tax base byincreasing the cost of doing business for non-filers who are noncomplianttaxpayers.

The purpose behind introducing higher withholding tax rates for non-filerswas , firstly, to compel such non-filers to start filing their tax returns to avoid higherincidence of withholding taxes and secondly to procure information regarding non-filers so that efforts could be made to bring them within the fold of the tax net. Itwould also be beneficial to mention that if non-filers opt to file their income taxreturns they can claim the tax withheld (at higher rates) against their tax liability. Inview of the above the FBR shall continue with the policy of charging higher ratesof withholding tax from non-filers so as to fortify the efforts geared towardsbroadening of the tax base.

(b) The introduction of the policy of having higher withholding tax ratesfor non-filers has complemented the efforts of the FBR with respect to broadeningof the tax base. The number of filers of income tax returns have witnessed asuccessive increase since the implementation of this policy as many non-filers,previously out of the tax net, have opted to file their income tax returns to avoidhigher incidence of withholding taxes. The increase in the number of filers since theintroduction of this policy in 2013 is depicted hereunder:——————————————————————————————

Tax Year Return Filers Return FilersDuring the Year Till 26-02-2018

——————————————————————————————2012 726,158 835,6382013 813,350 935,7982014 835,548 1,104,302

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——————————————————————————————Tax Year Return Filers Return Filers

During the Year Till 26-02-2018——————————————————————————————

2015 1,026,413 1,266,5772016 1,185,172 1,396,5012017 1,252,766 1,252,766

——————————————————————————————It is therefore manifest that since the introduction of this policy during

Tax Year 2013 the number of filers of Income Tax returns have witnessed anincrease of 54.03%. Moreover, the increased withholding tax rates for non-filershave contributed positively towards revenue emanating from withholding taxes.

143. *Dr. Shazia Sobia:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs bepleased to state the total amount of tax/duty refunds pending atpresent alongwith the category-wise details thereof?

Minister In-charge of the Revenue Division:

SALES TAX

The total amount of sales tax refund pendency category-wise as on28-02-2018 is tabulated below:—

(Rs. In millions)——————————————————————————————

TEXTILES EXPORTERS ALL

————————————————————————————————————————————CASES AMOUNT CASES AMOUNT CASES AMOUNT

————————————————————————————————————————————DEFFERED 41,631 15,686 50,369 20,630 66,763 41,837FRESH 11,403 20,204 15,057 30,756 23,017 77,772RPO 4,190 9,232 5,250 12,460 6,667 19,247

————————————————————————————————————————————TOTAL 57,224 45,122 70,676 63,846 96,447 138,856

———————————————————————————————————CUSTOMS

As regards customs duty drawback, a total of 489,247 claims, involvingRs.18,706.762 million are pending as on 28-02-2018. Category-wise details areas under:-

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SECTOR-WSIE PENDENCY OF CUSTOMS DUTY DRAWBACKAs on 28-02-2018

(Rs. In Million)——————————————————————————————

S.No. Sector/Category No. of claims pending Amountinvolved

——————————————————————————————1. Textile 251369 9184.2502. Leather 61488 2705.2933. Carpet/Handicraft 14640 227.6704. Sports Goods 15476 391.5645. Surgical/Cutlery Goods 33096 1620.8476. Plastic/Rubber Goods 4077 118.9327. Biscuits/Confectionary 9453 403.1958. Electrical Goods 3746 92.9109. Other Goods 95902 3962.101

——————————————————————————————Total 489,247 18,706.762

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ISLAMABAD: TAHIR HUSSAIN,The 15th March, 2018 Secretary.

PCPPI— 544(18) NA—15-03-2018—650.

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(54th Session)

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT

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“UNSTARRED QUESTIONS AND THEIR REPLIES”

For Friday, the 16th March, 2018

34. Mr. Ramesh Lal:(Deferred during 29th Session)

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state the names and fathernames of those persons to whom licences of beer and wine have beenissued in Islamabad Capital Territory since 01-01-2013 alongwiththe details thereof?

Reply not received.

41. Ms. Shagufta Jumani:(Deferred during 39th Session)

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state whether it is a factthat some seminaries/ madrassas in the country are receiving financialand other support like training of clerics, teachers and curriculumdevelopment from some foreign Islamic countries, if so, the detailsthereof?

Reply not received.

44. Mr. Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi:(Deferred during 40th Session)


(a) whether it is a fact that excessive encroachments have beenmade on Rawat Bazar and adjacent road leading toKallar Syedan, Rawat which comes under the administrativecontrol of the Capital Administration;

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(b) if so, the steps are being taken by authorities concerned toremove said encroachments?

Reply not received.

48. Dr. Fehmida Mirza:(Deferred during 40th Session)


(a) the steps taken by the Interior Division to prepare subject-wiselist of titles of all Laws and Rules made thereunder with referenceto business allocated to the said Division and its AttachedDepartments under the Rules of Business, 1973;

(b) the subject wise list of titles of said Laws/ Rules;

(c) whether it is a fact that the steps have been taken by the saidDivision to consolidate and amend the said Laws and Rules tokeep pace with changes in the society; if so, the details; if not,the reasons thereof;

(d) whether it is also a fact that the steps have been taken by thesaid Division to determine the anomalies, inconsistencies anddifficulties in the administration and implementation of said Lawsand Rules; and

(e) the names of officers/branches appointed/designated therefor?

Reply not received.

59. Ms. Tahira Aurangzeb:(Deferred during 51st Session)


(a) the location-wise total number of defective tube wells inIslamabad at present;

(b) the time by which these will be repaired;

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(c) the total expenditures to be incurred thereon alongwith thedetails thereof;

(d) whether these tube wells have become defective beforecompletion of its tenure; if so, the action taken against thecontractors of those tube-wells which got out of order beforethe stipulated period; and

(e) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to recover the amount of defective tube wells fromthe concerned contractor; if so, when it will be implemented;if not, the reasons thereof?

Minister for Interior (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal): (a) A list showing thelocation of all defective thirty seven (37) tube wells is enclosed at Annex-A.

(b) Out of 37 defective tube wells, 18 are under running defects andwill be repaired within three months after allocation of funds whereas theremaining 19 tube wells, require re-boring for which considerable fund as well astime are required to take the work in hand.

(c) An approximate amount of Rs. 20 million is expected to beincurred to get 18 tube wells repaired and Rs. 110 million are estimated to berequired for reboring / rehabilitation of remaining 19 tube wells.

(d) Most of the defective tube wells are old and none of the newtube wells became defective prior to warranty period, therefore, no action isrequired to be taken against the contractor.

(e) It is not justified to recover the amount of defective tube wellsfrom the contractor.


37. Mr. Siraj Muhammad Khan:(Deferred during 52nd Session)


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(a) the details of the Prime Minister directive issued forthe establishment of 46 new hospitals out of which 14 are dueto be completed within three years; and

(b) the progress made on the said 14 hospitals by the Governmentso far alongwith the locations thereof?

Transferred to National Health, Services Regulations and CoordinationDivision for answer on Next Rota Day.

44. Mr. Waseem Akhtar Shaikh:(Deferred during 52nd Session)

Will the Minister for Statistics be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the Rules and Regulations for thepromotion of non-gazetted employees Act, 1971 and 1977 havebeen amended in 1983, 2011 and 2016 by the Ministry;

(b) whether it is also a fact that the SRO/Gazette Notifications werenot issued after consolidating the said amendments;

(c) whether it is further a fact that the promotion of all the employeeshave stalled due to non-issuance of Gazette Notifications of thesaid Rules and Regulations;

(d) if the answers to part (a), (b) and (c) are in the affirmative, thereasons thereof alongwith the time by which the saidNotifications will be issued?

Minister for Statistics: (a) Yes, Ministry has amended theAppointment, Promotion and Transfer Rules (Non-Gazetted) of 1971, 1977in 1983, 2011 and 2016.

(b) With the concurrence of Establishment Division, SRO/ GazettedNotification were issued as and when any amendment has been made in Rulesof any category. Consolidated SRO/ Notification has not been issued to thiseffect.

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(c) Promotions have not been stalled on any reason. Promotionshave been making according to the criteria/ rules for the post in question since1971 to date despite amendments in the Recruitment Rules.

(d) All Notifications were issued according to their amendment havingconcurrence of Establishment Division. Further amendment in presentRecruitment Rules is pending.

However, in pursuance of General Statistics (Reorganization) Act 2011,consolidated draft Recruitment Rules of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics are underprocess with quarter concerned.

25. Mr. Abdul Waseem

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs bepleased to state the detail of funds released/given to the Members ofthe National Assembly of Pakistan for their Constituencies underthe Public Sector Development Programme since June, 2013?

Reply not received.

26. Mr. Abdul Waseem:


(a) the total number of missing persons in the country at present;

(b) whether it is a fact that hundred of persons are also missing inKarachi;

(c) if the answer to part (b) above is in the affirmative, whether theGovernment will take action to recover the same?

Minister for Interior (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal): (a) In accordance withthe Monthly Progress Report of the Commission of Inquiry on EnforcedDisappearances, the number of Missing Persons in the country as on 28 Feb.2018 is 1640.

(b) According to Monthly Progress Report of the Commission ofInquiry on Enforced Disappearances, the number of Missing Persons pertaining

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to the Province of Sindh as on 28 Feb. 2018 is 142. Majority of the MissingPersons cases relate to Karachi.

(c) Federal Government appointed Mr. Justice ® Dr. GhousMuhammad as Member of the Commission in October, 2014 for Sub Officeof the Commission at Karachi. He is holding regular hearings in the cases ofMissing Persons at Karachi. Subsequently, 1075 out of 1217 cases of MissingPersons of the Province of Sindh have been disposed of by the Commission.At present 142 cases are under investigation.

27. Mr. Siraj Muhammad Khan:

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state whether location forestablishment of a Centre of NADRA in Jahangira, District Nowshera,Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been finalized; if so, the time by which itwill be made functional?

Reply not received.

28. Mr. Siraj Muhammad Khan:


(a) whether it is a fact that the Pakistan Economic Zone, KhyberPakhtunkhwa is being established under the China-PakistanEconomic Corridor; if so, the present status/progress thereof; and

(b) the expected date of completion of said Economic Zone?

Reply not received.

29. Mr. Sher Akbar Khan:


(a) whether it is a fact that the complaint No.175 was registered on06-02-2018 and complaint No.54 was registered on 07-02-2018for supply of water by Tankers in Inquiry Office G-10/4,Islamabad;

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(b) whether it is also a fact that water has not been supplied thereonso far;

(c) whether concerned Director Mr. Nasir Jamil was informed fornon supply of water and requested that water may be arrangedaccording to said complaints;

(d) whether water is being supplied to the close neighbor ofcomplainer without registration of complaints by said inquiryoffice since long;

(e) if the answers to part (a), (b), (c) and (d) above are in theaffirmative, the reasons/justification thereof; and

(f) the time by which water will be supplied accordingly; if not, thereasons thereof?

Withdrawn by the Honourable Member.

30. Sayed Essa Nori:

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

(a) whether it is a fact that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor(CPEC) is a game-changer project and its origin is in Gwadar;

(b) whether it is also a fact that the people of Balochistan are stillunaware of the basic conditions of the CPEC;

(c) the basic conditions of the CPEC; and

(d) the share of Balochistan in the expected income of the CPEC?

Minister for Planning Development and Reform (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal):(a) Yes.

(b) No, CPEC is a widely publicized project. Maximum detail is alsoavailable on website cpec.gov.pk.

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(c) Under CPEC, Pakistan and China have agreed to;

Formulate a Long Term Plan for China-Pakistan EconomicCorridor from present to 2030, defining overall direction, ideasand goals of cooperation

Develop connectivity including roads, railways, fiber optic cableand oil & gas pipelines linking Western China with Gwadar,Pakistan

Explore in agriculture, industrial park construction, manufacturing,traditional and new energy

Strengthen cooperation in education, culture, tourism and mediathrough cultural and local government to government exchanges

Conduct dialogues and research on economic cooperation andfields of mutual interest

(d) CPEC is a framework of 1+4 cooperation; Energy, Developmentof Gwadar Port, Transport & Infrastructure and Industrial cooperation toremove main bottlenecks to Pakistan economic growth. As a result of thesame 2 to 3% growth is forecasted. This will also bring economic prosperityin Balochistan and will support in generating new jobs. The progress made inGwadar is already bringing Socio-economic changes in Gwadar.

The projects initiated under China Pakistan Economic Corridor areaimed at bringing inclusive growth across Pakistan. People of Baluchistan inparticular would be directly and indirectly benefited from a number of projectsin transport infrastructure, energy, port development and industrial cooperationsectors being planned and implemented under CPEC. Development of Gwadarand its Port would help Pakistan make linkages with neighboring countries.The entire nation will be getting benefits out of Gwadar but the first beneficiarieswill be the people of Gwadar and Balochistan. Any income generated by CPECprojects will come into Federal Consolidated Fund for further distributionbetween federation and provinces according to approved mechanisms ofresource distribution.

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31. Mr. Waseem Akhtar Shaikh:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs bepleased to state whether it is a fact that the State Bank of Pakistan isnot making appointments on small scales since long; if so, the reasonsthereof?

Minister of State for Finance and Economic Affairs (RanaMuhammad Afzal Khan): SBP is an independent and autonomous bodygoverned by the SBP Act, 1956 and the general superintendence of SBP restswith its Board of Directors.

SBP initiates all recruitments in SBP, based on organizational needsfor the new resources in accordance with SBP Recruitment Policy dulyapproved by Board of Directors. The said policy prescribes appointment invarious grades starting from OG-1 in the Bank.

Recruitment at SBP is made through an open and competitiveprocess and by observing prescribed quota for merit and various provinces/regions. Generally, recruitment is made at entry level positions i.e. OG-2through three recruitment streams; where the details of hiring of latest batchesis detailed below:——————————————————————————————No. Recruitment Stream Date of Appointment——————————————————————————————

1. State Bank Officers July 5, 2017Training Scheme (SBOTS)

2. Economic Analyst August 29, 2016Training Scheme (EATS)

3. Statistical Officers October 3, 2017Training Scheme (SOTS)

——————————————————————————————In addition to the above, recruitment in various grades is also made on

lateral basis as and when required.

32. Mr. Waseem Akhtar Shaikh:


(a) the names of allottees to whom possession of plots in P-Blockhas been given by the Intelligence Bureau Employees Cooperative

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Housing Society, Islamabad alongwith plot-wise detailsthereof; and

(b) the total amount collected from allottees for allotment of plotsin said Block alongwith the details thereof?

Reply not received.

33. Ms. Khalida Mansoor:

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state whether it is afact that the less quantity of drinking water is being supplied tothe residents of Street No.27, Sector G-6/1-2, Islamabad; if so,the reasons thereof?

Reply not received.

34. Maulana Muhammad Gohar Shah:


(a) whether it is a fact that residents of Margalla Town, Phase-I,Islamabad are used to drain up filthy water of their housesthrough pipes in the streets; if so, the action taken/to be takenagainst responsibles thereof; and

(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to check the said houses and make it sure that thedrainage of water of courtyards of the houses is being wasted insewerage manholes; if so, when it will be implemented alongwiththe details; if not, the reasons thereof?

Reply not received.

35. Ms. Shahida Akhtar Ali:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs bepleased to state the table-wise re-fixation pay scale chart ofthe officers of the National Assembly Secretariat at present?

Admissibility is being reconsidered.

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36. Ms. Khalida Mansoor:


(a) whether it is a fact that water is not being supplied to theresidents of Sector G-6/1, Islamabad on daily basis; if so, thereasons thereof; and

(b) the time by which water will be supplied to the residents of saidSector twice a day?

Reply not received.

ISLAMABAD: TAHIR HUSSAIN,The 15th March, 2018. Secretary.

PCPPI—544 (18) NA—15-03-2018—650.

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