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(50th Session)

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT

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“QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWERS AND THEIR REPLIES”

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

Thursday, the 28th February, 2013

(Originally Starred Question Nos. 38, 39, 47, 63, 121, 124, 129, 130 and134 were set down for answer during the 49th Session)

@38. *Ms. Nighat Parveen Mir:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning and Developmentbe pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that luxury vehicles are being smuggled inthe country;

(b) if so, the steps taken to control the said smuggling so far?

Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning and Development(Mr. Saleem H. Mandviwalla): (a) Yes, it is a fact that luxury vehicles are beingsmuggled in the country through un-authorized routes and borders with Afghanistanand Iran. This is attributable to long and porous border with Afghanistan.

(b) • Joint Anti Smuggling Teams comprising the staff of MCCs andRegional Directorates of Intelligence & Investigation for impoundingsmuggled vehicles have been constituted by pooling up resources ofCollectorates and Regional Directorates.

• Special Help Desks have been set-up in the Collectorates andRegional Directorates for immediate response on informationpertaining to smuggled vehicles.

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• SMS based Vehicle Verification System has been developed for spotverification of vehicles suspected to be smuggled.

• Criminal proceedings have been initiated against those involved insmuggling of vehicles.

• Country-wide meetings of Joint Task Force constituted by theMinistry of Interior [headed by the Director General (Intelligence &Investigation) and comprising of Zonal Directors FIA, DIGs Trafficof Provincial Police, concerned Collectors of Customs,representatives for FC and Rangers] are held to monitor the progressand co-ordinate the enforcement efforts. The FBR has devised astrategy document sharp focusing on smuggled vehicles in the light ofobservation of honorable Supreme Court of Pakistan (Annex-I).

(Annexure has been placed in the National Assembly Library)

39. *Ms. Shaheen Ishfaq:

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the Government has solved the problemof delay continued for the last few months of the issuance ofnew Computerized National Identity Cards in the country; ifnot, the reasons thereof; and

(b) the period prescribed for issuance of new Computerized NationalIdentity Cards at present?

Minister for Interior (Mr. A. Rehman Malik): (a) There is no delayin issuance of Computerized National Identity Cards (CNICs) to the applicantsand all the identity cards are being issued to the applicants within the prescribedtime frame.

(b) The prescribed time frame for issuance of CNIC is as under:—

Executive/SNIC 09 daysUrgent 23 daysNormal 31 days

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47. *Mr. Himayatullah Mayar:


(a) the year-wise total amount of financial losses suffered to eachprovince including FATA due to war against terrorism duringthe last four years till date alongwith the details thereof; and

(b) the year-wise total amount of funds received by the Ministry tocontrol the said war in each province including FATA during thesaid period alongwith the details thereof?

Reply not received.

63. *Ms. Imrana Saeed Jamil:


(a) whether it is a fact that quackery is rampant in Islamabad;

(b) if so, the reasons thereof?

Minister for Interior (Mr. A. Rehman Malik): (a) Like other parts ofthe country, quackery has also emerged as serious health threat in the FederalCapital, particularly its rural areas. Despite serious efforts by the Health Department,this menace could not be controlled mainly because of the reasons narratedbelow:—

Reasons:

(i) Non-existence of any proper law in the federal capital, which mayprovide for registration/licensing of the health facilities. Currently,establishment of any health facility i.e. hospital, clinic and medicalcenter does not require any permission / license from any authorityand this legal lacuna provides sufficient space to unscrupulous elements

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to play havoc with the lives of the in-nocent people. Legislation onthe pattern of “Punjab Health Care Commission Act, 2010” canplay pivotal role in controlling this major health challenge.

(ii) The existing “Pakistan Medical & Dental Council Act, 2012” isdefective as it only superficially addresses the problem of quackery.This law, except to the extent of registering cases and submittingchallan in the court of the Magistrate 1st Class, does not empowerits authorized/notified officers i.e. District Health Officer to closedown/seal any health facility found violative of the law. The law needsto be amended to this extent so as to empower the notified officersto seal the clinic/hospital being run in absence of the qualified doctorsthus safeguarding the public health.

(iii) Another factor attributable to the spread of quackery is shortage ofqualified doctors in the rural areas thus creating a space for the quacksto successfully penetrate in the health system.

(b) Reasons as explain in Column (i) above.

121. *Ms. Shaheen Ishfaq:

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state the steps taken bythe Government to recover and control the illegal arms in the countryduring the last five years at present?

Minister for Interior (Mr. A. Rehman Malik): (a) Answer may pleasebe seen at Annex-A.

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Gilgit Baltistan

The following steps taken by the Government of Gilgit Baltistan to recoverthe illegal arms during last five years:—

Joint and co-ordinated operations by Police and other LEAs indifferent areas of Gilgit Baltistan.

Increased presence of police in important paces by bringing inpersonnel from District to District in Gilgit Baltistan.

Formation of Special teams of police for arrest of illegal armsmugglers.

Strengthening and equipping the entry/exit point Nakas into the region.

Strengthening the CID and Special Branch for vigilance/timelycollection of important informations.

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124. *Mr. Muhammad Rehan Hashmi:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning andDevelopment be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Rs. 900 million funds allocated undernormal annual development plan during the year 2012-13;

(b) whether it is also a fact that Rs.8791.8019 expended under thesaid plan during the year 2011-12;

(c) if the answers to part (a) and (b) above are in the affirmative,the present status of emergent flood schemes launched underthe said plan during the year 2011-12 till date?

Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning and Development(Mr. Saleem H. Mandviwalla): (a) Yes, an amount of Rs. 900 million is allocatedfor the “Normal Annual Development Programme (Emergent Flood Schemes)”under the development grant of Ministry of Water & Power in Federal PublicSector Development Programme (PSDP 2012-13).

(b) It is not correct. An amount of Rs. 8913.683 [million] has beenreported as accumulated estimated expenditure upto 30th June, 2012 against thesaid programme (since 1978-79).

(c) The details of emergent flood schemes indicating status against eachreceived from Ministry of Water & Power /Federal Flood Commission for MidYear Review of PSDP 2012-13 are placed at Annex-I. Further details may beobtained from Ministry of Water & Power, if required.


129. *Ms. Imrana Saeed Jamil:


(a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to start/promote visa free travel between Pakistanand Afghanistan for diplomats and businessmen;

(b) if so, when it will be implemented alongwith the details thereof?

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Minister for Interior (Mr. A. Rehman Malik): (a), (b) According tothe record of Ministry of Interior, there is no such proposal under consideration ofthe Government to start / promote visa free travel between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

130. Already replied on 25-2-2013 by the States and Frontier Regions Division.

134. *Ms. Khalida Mansoor:


(a) the names of countries with whom Pakistan has madeextradition agreements at present alongwith the details thereof;and

(b) the total number of criminals handed over to foreign countriesunder the said agreements?

Minister for Interior (Mr. A. Rehman Malik): (a) Pakistan has signed30 Extradition Treaties with different Countries Names of the Countries is atAnnex-I.

(b) Muhammad Sharif has been extradited from Pakistan to Saudi Arabia.The accused was involved in theft of a Camel in Saudi Arabia.

Annex-ITHE COUNTRIES HAVING EXTRADITION

TREATY WITH PAKISTAN

1. Argentina2. Belgium3. France4. Greece5. Switzerland6. U.S.A.

7. San Marino

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8. Manaco

9. Netherlands

10. Denmark

11. Austria

12. Yugoslavia

13. Iraq

14. Ecuador

15. Portugal

16. Luxemburg

17. Columbia

18. Cuba

19. Italy

20. Iran

21. Turkey

22. Saudi Arabia

23. Maldives

24. Egypt

25. Australia

26. Uzbekistan

27. Algeria

28. China

29. United Arab Emirates.

30. Libya

26. *Ms. Shireen Arshad Khan:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning and Developmentbe pleased to state the year-wise devaluation registered in the Pak.Rupee as compared to Dollar during the last five years alongwith thereasons thereof?

Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning and Development(Mr. Saleem H. Mandviwalla): (a) The year-wise depreciation of Pak.’Rupeeas compared to dollar during the last five years is as under :—

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End of June Exchange Rate (Inter Bank Rate)

Years Average Apr/Dep

FY 08 68.40 -11.59

FY 09 81.45 -16.02

FY 10 85.51 -4.75

FY 11 85.96 -0.52

FY 12 94.54 -9.08

18-02-2013 98.15 -3.68

The value of Pakistani rupee vis-a-vis other currencies is determinedthrough the market forces of supply and demand both domestic and internationalmarkets. The supply of foreign exchange is dependent on exports, remittances,foreign loans and investment, bilateral and multilateral assistance. The demandemanates from imports, debt repayments, services acquired from foreigners, incometransfers abroad etc. The depreciation in the value of the rupee can be attributedto a host of factors that impact all these elements.

The significant element explaining the depreciation for the period underconsideration has been the rise in the international prices of import items (particularlyoil prices) that increased the import bill extensively. At the same time the decline incotton prices as wel1 as quantum of exports reduced the export receipt significantly.The global economic climate has also affected expected exports & receipts offoreign exchange from Foreign Direct Investment and other multilateral and bilateralflows. These elements, coupled with repayments of credit to international financialinstitutions, particularly IMF, explain the major reasons for the depreciation of therupee.

27. *Mrs. Shagufta Sadiq:

Will the Minister for Climate Change be pleased to state the stepsbeing taken by the Government to control the situation arising fromclimate changes day by day?

Minister for Climate Change (Rana Muhammad Farooq SaeedKhan): Following steps have been taken to control the situation arising from ClimateChange day by day:—

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(1) Ministry of Climate Change has prepared the National ClimateChange Policy and the Cabinet has approved the policy in September2012.

(2) In follow up to the approval of the National climate Change Policy,the Ministry has finalized climate change framework plan of action.

(3) Pakistan secured funding to the tune of US $ 4.1 million from theAdaptation fund for a Glacial Lake outburst Flood (GLOF) projectin Northern Areas which is currently under implementation.

(4) Pakistan has benefited from the Clean Development Mechanism(CDM) under the Kyoto Protocol of UNFCCC. 19 CDM Projectshave been registered till date out of 65 projects that were accordedhost country approval to earn carbon credits. This is resulting inemission reductions over 3.00 million tons of CO2 equivalent peryear.

(5) National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) under theadministrative control of the Ministry of National DisasterManagement is also working to minimize the impacts of climate changethrough adaptive and preparedness measures. With a view to planon a longer term to tackle the disasters (including climate changeinduced disasters in particulars) work on a 10 year National DisasterManagement Plan and National Disaster Risk Reduction Policy is inprogress. As a short term measures, NDMA has taken steps toimprove the weather forecasting capability of Pakistan MeteorologicalDepartment ( PMD) through induction of Flash Flood GuidanceSystem, automatic Weather Station and Integrated Flood AlertSystem.

28. *Ms. Khalida Mansoor:

Will the Minister for Climate Change be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the utilization of plastic and polethenebags has been banned in Islamabad;

(b) if so since when alongwith the bags which will be utilized insteadof the such bags;

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(c) whether there is any proposal under consideration to imposethe said ban all over the country;

(d) if so, when it will be implemented?

Minister for Climate Change (Rana Muhammad Farooq SaeedKhan): (a) Yes, it is a fact that non-degradable plastic products have been bannedin Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT).

(b) The regulations of the Federal Government regarding bin-degradableplastic products will be implementable with effect from 01-04-2013. The oxo-biodegradable bags will be marketed and used instead of non-degradable.

(c) Prohibition of non-degradable plastic products (Manufacturing, Saleand Usages) Regulations, 2013 have been notified under Pakistan EnvironmentalProtection Act, 1997 within limits of ICT. Since the subject of “EnvironmentPollution and Ecology” have been transferred to provinces under the 18thAmendment, therefore, Provincial Governments are responsible to deal with theissue. However, Provincial Governments have been requested to adopt the sameregulations under their respective Acts.

(d) Now, it is the sole discretion of Provincial Governments either theyadopt the regulations of the Federal Government or notify their own legislation.

29. *Mr. Muhammad Riaz Malik:


(a) the scale-wise minimum basic pay of Government employees atpresent; and

(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to increase the basic pay of Government employees;if so, when it will be implemented alongwith the details thereof?

Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning and Development(Mr. Saleem H. Mandviwalla): (a) At present the scale-wise minimum basicpay of Government employees (BPS 1-22) are as under:—

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BPS Mini BPS Mini

1 4800 2 4900

3 5050 4 5200

5 5400 6 5600

7 5800 8 6000

9 6200 10 6400

11 6600 12 7000

13 7500 14 8000

15 8500 16 10000

17 16000 18 20000

19 31000 20 36000

21 40000 22 43000

(b) There is no any proposal under consideration of the Government toincrease the basic pay of Government employees.

30. *Shaikh Rohale Asghar:

Will the Minister for Climate Change be pleased to state:

(a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to introduce the Risk Insurances System in the areasof floods and natural calamities;

(b) if so, when it will be implemented alongwith the details thereof?

Minister for Climate Change (Rana Muhammad Farooq SaeedKhan): (a) As mandated by the National Disaster Risk Management Framework(NDMRF), NDMA has started working on the development of a mechanism forproviding insurance cover to disaster-prone communities.

(b) The Prime Minister was pleased to approve a concept note onDisaster Risk Insurance for Low income communities on March 13, 2012(Annex-I & II). The concept note outlined the general features of a program thatNDMA proposed to install a risk insurance program to protect the low incomecommunities against disaster risk.

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(c) Upon the approval of the concept note NDMA started working onthe development of the disaster risk insurance program.

(d) NDMA is working to develop:

i. Insurance fund design: Design of the insurance fund including thegovernance structures and operational modalities.

ii. Insurance strategy design: Development of an insurance strategy forvulnerable communities including risk and vulnerability mapping forclimate/disaster related risks and design of appropriate insuranceoptions.

The program will be designed in consultation with all the relevantstakeholders. It is expected that the program design will be finalized by end of2013.

(Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library)

31. *Mrs. Nisar Tanveer:

Will the Minister for Economic Affairs and Statistics be pleased tostate:

(a) the ratio of young persons in the total population of the countryat present;

(b) whether it is a fact that the employment opportunities are notsufficient to meet the requirements of un-employed youngpersons;

(c) if so, the steps taken to control the un-employment from thecountry during the last four years till date?

Transferred to Planning and Development Division for answer on NestRota Day.

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32. *Mr. Wasim Akhter Sheikh:

Will the Minister Incharge of the Prime Minister’s Secretariat bepleased to state:

(a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to install new Atomic Power Houses in the country;

(b) if so, when it will be implemented alongwith the locationsthereof?

Minister Incharge of the Prime Minister’s Secretariat: (a) Yes. Theconstruction work is in progress to install 4th & 5th Nuclear Power Plants in thecountry.

(b) The above projects are expected to be completed by 2016 atChashma.

33. *Sheikh Muhammad Tariq Rasheed:


(a) the facilities provided to the farmers after deduction of insurancepremium on the loan granted by the Zarai Taraqiati Bank Ltd.during the financial year, 2011-12 till date; and

(b) the total number of farmers to whom the amount of insurancehas been paid during the said period?

Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning and Development(Mr. Saleem H. Mandviwalla): (a) The premium of subsistence borrowers ispaid upfront by the Bank, which is re-imbursed by the Federal Government on sixmonthly basis. If a calamity is declared in which damage to the crop was due toany of the approved perils, then the claim is paid to the concerned Branch foradjustment of the borrower’s loan account. The benefit to the farmer is extendedto outstanding principal loan which is liquidated by the claim paid by the insurancecompany and he has only to pay accrued markup, thus reducing his financial burden.

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Rs. 357.814 million have been paid by the insurance company on accountof calamities notified during the financial year 2011-12. However, against calamitiesdue to drought July, 2012 and rains/flood beginning August, 2012, the insurerapproved claims of Rs. 304.576 million for 13,361 borrowers which will be paidshortly on completion of re-conciliation exercise.

(b) 10,894 borrowers have been paid insurance claims during the saidperiod.

34. *Rana Mahmood -ul- Hassan:

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state the present status ofissuance of Computerized National Identity Card for OverseasPakistanis by the NADRA offices abroad in order to facilitate OverseasPakistanis?

Minister for Interior (Mr. A. Rehman Malik): (a) NADRARegistration Centers Abroad.

1. 5.83 million NICOP Cards have been issued till date to OverseasPakistanis.

2. To facilitate expatriates, NADRA has established Registration Centresat the locations where a large number of Pakistani reside. In this process applicanthas to report physically in the centre, where in entire all the documentation iscompleted by the NADRA staff. Detail is as under:—

a. United Kingdom

(5) Birmingham

(6) London

(7) Manchester

(8) Bradford

b. United Arab Emirates

(3) Abu Dhabi

(4) Dubai

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c. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

(4) Jeddah

(5) Riyadh

(6) Madina Munawwarah

d. Italy

Milan

e. Qatar

Doha

f. South Africa

Pretoria

g. Future Planning to Open NRCs Abroad:—

(6) USA (Washington DC, New York, Houston)

(7) Toronto (Canada)

(8) Kuwait

(9) Australia (Canbara)

(10) Oman (Muscat)

3. Mobile Registration Operations.—To extend the registrationfacility at the door step of Pakistanis abroad and in order to reach out variouslocations for collection of forms and capturing live interactive data through NRCsetup. Mobile Registration Operation (MRO) has been implemented in UK,wherein teams have been provided with necessary equipment for live dataacquisition of the available applicants at the spot. Manual forms are also collectedin Toronto (Canada), Spain (Madrid), KSA and UAE by the Mobile RegistrationTeams on weekends.

4. Employment of Local based NADRA RepresentativesAbroad.—To facilitate the expatriates residing; in those countries where NADRARegistration Centres are not functioning but large number of Pakistanis communityis residing, NADRA has employed local based Assistants who are facilitatingthe Overseas Pakistanis in completion of forms and processing OF NICOP/POC applications in a smooth manner.

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5. Form Scanning and Tracking System (FSTS) —Manual FormProcessing at Pak Missions Abroad.

a. Currently in various Pak Missions abroad, where large numbers ofPakistanis are residing, Local Based NADRA Assistants are handlingNICOP / POC applications on manual forms. These forms /applications take 30 to 40 days on average basis to reach NADRAHQ, which causes delay in processing of cases, whereas in case ofany rejection clearance again takes similar time. In order to improvethe form receiving / processing mechanism of manual forms processedfrom abroad, an online cum offline solution has been implementedwhich to a great extent has reduced the processing time of NICOP /POC application (10 to 15 working Days). Alongwith this solution,‘Urgent’ processing of NICOP/POC forms have been implemented.In the first phase the system has been installed / launched at thefollowing locations:—

(1) Oslo, Norway

(2) Manama, Bahrain

(3) Canberra, Australia

(4) Singapore

b. Future Planning.—After successful implementation ofaforementioned system, it has been planned that same may also beimplemented at the left over countries abroad.

6. Customer Care Support for Overseas Pakistanis.—To facilitateoverseas Pakistani, International Operations Department of NADRA has launchedweb based tracking system on www.nadra.gov.pk in order to track down current/ despatch status of their NICOP/POCs and the system has also been integratedwith the complaint management system on web to cater / respond all types ofNICOP/POC queries.

35. *Sheikh Salahuddin:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning and Developmentbe pleased to state whether it is a fact that the FBR has failed toachieve tax collection targets during the year 2011-12 till date; if so,the reasons thereof?

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Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning and Development(Mr. Saleem H. Mandviwalla):

(A) FY:2011-12

FBR revenue target for FY: 2011-12 was fixed at Rs.1,952 billion, whereasactual collection realized at the end of the year of 2011-12 was Rs.1,883 billion.The target has been achieved to the extent of 96.4%. General economic slowdown,abolition of SED and downward adjustment of FED rates in respect of beveragesand cement were the main reasons of shortfall in revenue collection viz-a-vizassigned target during 2011-12.

(B) FY:2012-13

FBR revenue target for FY 2012-13 is Rs. 2,193.3 billion. Provisionalrevenue collection upto January, 2013 is Rs.1,022 billion. FBR has launchedmassive campaign against non-filers and expect to generate sufficient revenues toachieve the assigned target at the end of the year 2012-13.

ISLAMABAD: KARAMAT HUSSAIN NIAZI,The 27th February, 2013. Secretary.

PCPPI—2222(13) NA—27-2-2013—700.

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50th Session

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT

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“UNSTARRED QUESTIONS AND THEIR REPLIES”

For Thursday, the 28th February, 2013

(Originally Unstarred Question Nos. 19, 3, 10, 42, 57, 107, 18, 45, 48, 49,50, 53, 55, 125, 126, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 136, 137, 139, 140

and 141 were set down for answer during 49th Session)

19. Mrs. Shagufta Sadiq:


(a) whether it is a fact that token tax and professional tax are beingcharged/collected on new and ten years old vehicles by Exciseand Taxation Office, Islamabad at present; if so, the ratio thereof;and

(b) whether any other tax is also being charged/collected besidesthe above said taxes on those vehicles; if so, the details thereof?

Minister for Interior (Mr. A. Rehman Malik): (a) The token tax isrecovered from private vehicles and commercial vehicles as well under the MotorVehicle Taxation Act 1958 as prescribed in 1st schedule of Motor VehicleOrdinance, 1965.

The rate of tax on all private vehicles is Rs.96/- per seat annum.

The rate of tax on all commercial vehicles are Rs.168/- per seat annum. Itmay be pointed out that professional tax on private vehicle is not charged. However,Rs.100/- per annum is charged as professional tax on commercial vehicles.

(b) Income tax (withholding tax) is also charged /recovered from privatevehicles at the following rate:

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1000 cc = Rs.750/- per year.1001 cc to 1299 cc = Rs.1750/- per year.1300 cc to 1599 cc = Rs.3000/- per year.1600 cc to 1799 cc = Rs.4000/- per year.1800 cc and above = Rs.8000/- per year.

However, Income Tax from goods transport vehicles is charged at therate of Rs.1.00 per killogram per annum. Similarly income tax from passengertransport vehicle is charged at the rate of Rs.100/- per seat per annum excludingdriver. It may be further added that Income tax is not payable on 10 years old andused vehicles in Pakistan either private or commercial vehicle.

3. Ms. Shireen Arshad Khan:


(a) the total number of legal and illegal Kachi Abadies in Islamabadat present; and

(b) the authority that will remove illegal abadies therefrom?

Reply not received.

10. Shaikh Rohale Asghar:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning and Developmentbe pleased to state the total amount of circular debt as on15-3-2008?

Reply not received.

42. Mrs. Shagufta Qadiq:


(a) the criteria and procedure adopted to obtain Pakistani citizenshipby the foreigners; and

(b) the period during which the order is made on the application inthis regard?

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Minister for Interior (Mr. A. Rehman Malik): (a) A brief regardingthe criteria and procedure to obtain Pakistan citizenship by the foreigners is enclosedat Annex- “A”.

(b) The cases for grant of Pakistan citizenship, are referred to HomeDepartment and security agencies for necessary verification of particulars / characterand antecedents of the foreigners. After receipt of clearance from the concernedquarters, the Pakistan citizenship certificate is issued after completing all the codalformalities.


57. Sheikh Salahuddin:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning and Developmentbe pleased to state the total number of posts upgraded during lastfour years till date alongwith the justification thereof?

Reply not received.

107. Mrs. Seema Mohiuddin Jameeli:


(a) the total number of Medical Stores in Islamabad at present; and

(b) the total number of Medical Stores to which licences have beenissued so far?

Reply not received.

@18. Mrs. Munira Shakir:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning and Developmentbe pleased to state the name of the department of the Governmentwhich monitors and ensures that Insurance Companies operating inthe country are implementing terms and conditions made with theirclients in letter and spirit?

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Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning and Development(Mr. Saleem H. Mandviwalla): Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan(SECP) is entrusted with the responsibility to regulate and supervise the insurancecompanies in Pakistan through powers vested to it by Insurance Ordinance, 2000.Moreover, the insurance companies operating in the country are implementingterms and conditions made with their clients in letter and spirit under the supervisionof SECP.

45. Ms. Shaheen Ishfaq:

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state the year-wise totalamount spent by the Ministry to restore law and order situation andcontrol terrorism throughout the country during the last five years?

Reply not received.

48. Mr. Muhammad Rehan Hashmi:


(a) the total number of Pakistani soldiers/security forces died duringthe years 2010-11 and 2011-2012; and

(b) the total number of terrorist died/killed during the said period?

Minister for Interior (Mr. A. Rehman Malik): (a) Detail of soldiers/security forces died during the years 2010-11 and 2011-12 is given below:-——————————————————————————————

Name of CAF Died in 2010-11 Died in 2011-12——————————————————————————————

Frontier Corps KPK 200 160Frontier Corps Balochistan 107 86Pakistan Rangers (Punjab) 5 5Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) 10 08Pakistan Coast Guards 3 7Frontier Constabulary 31 98Gilgit Baltistan Scouts 0 0

—————————————————————————————— Total 356 364

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(b) Detail of terrorists died during the years 2010-11 and 2011-12 isgiven below:———————————————————————————————

Name of CAF Killed in 2010-11 Killed in 2011-12——————————————————————————————

Frontier Corps KPK 1000 715Frontier Corps Balochistan 45 78Pakistan Rangers (Punjab) 0 0Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) 22 15Pakistan Coast Guards 0 0Fntier Constabulary 0 0Gilgit Baltistan Scouts 1 4

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49. Mr. Muhammad Riaz Malik:

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state the names of districtswhere mobile phone service was stopped on 8th, 9th and 10thMoharram 1434 AH in the country?

Reply not received.

50. Mr. Muhammad Riaz Malik:


(a) the province-wise total number of NADRA offices functioningin the country at present alongwith the details thereof;

(b) the province-wise total number of buildings hired for the saidoffices so far;

(c) the province-wise amount paid under the head of rent for thosebuildings during the year 2011-12 till date;

(d) the procedure adopted for the hiring of aforesaid buildings; and

(e) the province-wise total number of buildings out of them ownedby NADRA at present?

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Minister for Interior (Mr. A. Rehman Malik): (a) NADRA Offices

(a) 495 NADRA Registration Centres (NRCs) / Offices are operationalin the country. Province wise break up is given below:———————————————————————————————

Province/Region Number of Office——————————————————————————————

Capital Territory Islamabad 7

Punjab 196

Sindh 120

Balochistan 55

KPK 96

Gilgit Baltistan 9

AJK 12——————————————————————————————

Total 495——————————————————————————————

Buildings Hired by NADRA

(b) The province-wise breakup of those buildings/offices is givenbelow:———————————————————————————————

Province/Region Hired Buildings——————————————————————————————

Capital Territory Islamabad 4Punjab 135Sindh 48Balochistan 26KPK 81Gilgit Baltistan 8AJK 12

—————————————————————————————— Total 314

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314 buildings are hired by NADRA and remaining 181 are gratis buildingsprovided by the Provincial / Local Governments.

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Province-wise Monthly Rent

(c) The province-wise rent paid for those buildings during the year2011-12 is given below:———————————————————————————————

Province/Region Rent /Month (in Rs.)——————————————————————————————

Capital Territory Islamabad 175134

Punjab 4514285

Sindh 3596055

Balochistan 691260

KPK 1834940

Gilgit Baltistan 114476

AJK 195780——————————————————————————————

Total 11,121,930——————————————————————————————

(d) Procedure Adopted for Hiring of Buildings (Offices)

(1) Buildings are hired as per rules on the recommendation of localProvincial / Regional Offices.

(2) To meet the demand of the people of the area within approachabledistance.

(3) Hired building does not hamper the privacy of resident of the area.

(4) Building hired has enough space to deal with both genders separately.

(5) The rent of a building is within NADRA’s limit.

(6) The building locations are in safe area.

NADRA Owned Buildings

(e) At present, NADRA owned 6 buildings. Province wise detail is asunder:—

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——————————————————————————————Province No. of Buildings/Offices

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Islamabad 1

Punjab 3

KPK 1

Sindh 1——————————————————————————————

Total 6——————————————————————————————

53. Mr. Sajid Ahmed:


(a) whether it is a fact that the speed cameras have been installedin Islamabad by Islamabad Traffic Police;

(b) whether it is also a fact that sign boards have not been installedin front of those cameras; if so, the reasons thereof; and

(c) the time by which said sign boards will be installed?

Reply not received.

55. Sheikh Muhammad Tariq Rasheed:


(a) whether it is a fact that Pakistan Rangers illegally occupied thebuilding of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai Library, Old Golimar,Karachi; if so, the reasons thereof; and

(b) the steps being taken to get vacated the said building therefrom?

Reply not received.

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125. Ms. Nighat Parveen Mir:

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state the total number ofpersons punished by Government for Possessing dual ComputerizedNational Identity Cards during the last five years in the countryalongwith the detail of the punishment thereof?

Reply not received.

126. Ms. Nighat Parveen Mir:

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state the fee being chargedby the Government for issuance of passports at present alongwithdetails thereof?

Minister for Interior (Mr. A. Rehman Malik): The fee being chargedby the Government of Pakistan for issuance of passports effective from 1st January,2012 is as under:———————————————————————————————

S. # Description Old Fee Rates Enhanced(In Rs.) Fee Rates (In Rs.)

——————————————————————————————1. 36 Pages Passport 2100 3000

(Ordinary)2. 36 Pages Passport 4000 5000

(Urgent)3. 72 Pages Passport 4500 5500

(Ordinary)4. 72 Pages Passport 8000 9000

(Urgent)5. 100 Pages 5000 6000

Passport(Ordinary)

6. 100 Pages 10000 12000Passport (Urgent)

7. Endorsement 200 400(Ordinary)

8. Endorsement 400 800(Urgent)

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The validity of passport has also been increased from 05 years to 10years w.e.f 1st November 2012 without charging any additional fee.

128. Ms. Tahira Aurangzeb:

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state the names of ex-members of Parliament to whom special passports have been issuedby the present Government during the last four years till date?

Minister for Interior (Mr. A. Rehman Malik): 1. Federal Governmentdecided issuance of Official Gratis passports to Ex-Parliamentarians vide InteriorDivision’s U. O. No. 3/9/2012-Pass I P&C dated 10-07-2012 (copy atAnnex-“A”).

2. The detail of 39 Ex-members of Parliament to whom official / gratispassports have been issued so far in pursuance of above Policy decision, are isenclosed at “Annex-B”.


129. Mrs. Seema Mohiuddin Jameeli:

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state the name of thedepartment which ensure the quality in respect of sale and purchaseof fresh milk in Islamabad at present?

Minister for Interior (Mr. A. Rehman Malik): The followingdepartments are responsible for enforcement of Pakistan Pure Food Act, 1960and to ensure the quality in respect of sale and purchase of food items includingfresh milk in the Islamabad Capital Territory:—

(i) Directorate of Health Services, Capital Development Authority(CDA) in Urban Areas of Islamabad.

(ii) Health Department, Islamabad Capital Territory, the District HealthOffice in Rural Areas of Islamabad Capital Territory.

130. Disallowed on reconsideration.

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Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state the total number ofnew prohibited and non-prohibited arms licences issued by theGovernment in the country during the period from 1st January 2012till date alongwith the names of persons on whose recommendationsthe aforesaid licenses were issued?

Reply not received.



(a) the location-wise Pakistani Embassies in which MachineReadable Passport (MRP) system has been established so far;

(b) the criteria adopted to depute regular and contractual employeesof the Ministry therein; and

(c) whether it is also a fact that short term and contract employeesare being deputed therein by ignoring regular employees of theMinistry; if so, the reasons thereof?

Minister for Interior (Mr. A. Rehman Malik): (a) ) The detail oflocation-wise Pakistani Embassies in which Machine Readable Passport (MRP)system has been established is at Annex- “A”

(b) All foreign postings are made on seniority-cum- fitness basis with

the proper approval of competent authority.

(c) To run the Machine Readable Passport (MRP), Operation, trainedand IT-literate HR is required, Only Data Entry Operators (DEO) are posted toman the public facilitation counters at the Pakistan Missions abroad. Data EntryOperators are recruits in the MRP-Project on contract basis and posted theirseniority and fitness at Pakistan Missions abroad.

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133. Shaikh Rohale Asghar:


(a) the year and head-wise total amount spent for improvement ofsecurity of the Parliament House and Lodges during the lastfive years; and

(b) the results achieved therefrom?

Reply not received.

134. Ms. Imrana Saeed Jamil:


(a) whether it is a fact that the approval has been given to issuearms licences during the year 2012-13;

(b) whether it is also a fact that no licence has been issued duringthe said period;

(c) if the answer to parts (a) and (b) above are in the affirmative,the details thereof alongwith the steps taken to issue those licencesso far?

Minister for Interior (Mr. A. Rehman Malik): (a) Yes. In pursuanceof Sindh High Court, Karachi decision dated 10-01-2013 on a C.P. No. D 3319/2011 dated 10-01-2013, NADRA has restarted issuance of Arms licence w.e.f.23-01-2013.

(b) No arms licence was issued during 25th July, 2012 to 23rd January.2013 due to stay order in C.P. No.D-3319 by Sindh High Court dated 25th July,2012.

(c) NADRA has issued 4,032 token from 23rd January, 2013 to 1stFebruary, 2013, so far.

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136. Ms. Shireen Arshad Khan:

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state the year-wise totalnumber of prisoners handed over to USA during the period from 1stJanuary, 2002 to 15th March, 2008 alongwith the reasons thereof?

Reply not received.

137. Mr. Sajid Ahmed:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning and Developmentbe pleased to state the district-wise total number of persons livingbelow the poverty line in the country at present?

Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning and Development(Mr. Saleem H. Mandviwalla): Poverty is estimated using official methodologyon household data gathered by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). PBS gathershousehold data under Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement Survey(PSLM), which is a sample survey. Size of the PSLM Survey sample varies between70-80 thousand households.

Planning and Development Division estimates poverty head-count figuresfrom PSLM data provided by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. The PSLM data cangive reliable estimates of poverty head-count at national level. However, due tothe design limitations of the Survey, PSLM Survey data cannot generate districtlevel estimates of poverty headcount, and hence, poverty head-count is estimatedat national level only.

As such, the district-wise total number of persons living below the povertyline in the country can only be provided after redesigning the PSLM sample byPBS to make it representative at district level for estimating poverty headcountfigures.

Pakistan experienced dwindling movement of poverty head count ratio.The headcount ratio of 30.6 % in 1998-99, increased to 34.5 % in 2000-01,before declining to 23.9 % and 22.3 % during 2004-05 and 2005-06. Owing tosome technical issues in poverty estimation, the government of Pakistan did notpublish the poverty head count number for 2007-08 and 2010-11. To address theissue, the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission has constituted a TechnicalGroup on Poverty consisting of experts from Pakistan Bureau of Statistics,

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Academia, Research Organizations, P & D Division, ands program implementers.The Technical Group will examine and evaluate the technical aspects of the processof poverty estimation and shall advice the Government to improve the process.Two meetings of the Technical group on Poverty have been held in the P & DDivision.

139. Rana Mahmood -ul- Hassan:


(a) the total number of vehicles for security/petrol and escortpurposes available with Islamabad Police at present; and

(b) the total number of persons residing in Islamabad, declared VIPsand sensitive by the Ministry with whom those vehicles havebeen detailed at present?

Reply not received.

140. Moulvi Asmatullah:

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state the total number ofarms licences (PB) issued to the members of the National Assemblyduring the period from March, 2008 till date separately?

Minister for Interior (Mr. A. Rehman Malik): Details of ProhibitedArms Licences issued on the recommendations of Parliamentarians during theperiod from 2008 to 2012 are as under:———————————————————————————————

S. No. Year PB Weapons——————————————————————————————

1. 2008 11776

2. 2009 27551

3. 2010 5789

4. 2011 8369

5. 2012 15988——————————————————————————————

Total 69473——————————————————————————————

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141. Moulvi Asmatullah:


(a) whether it is a fact that a number of persons of Kallat,Balochistan whose passports have been blocked due to doublefinger print during the last two years; if so, the names thereofalongwith the action taken against the responsible; and

(b) the prescribed procedure to issue passports to such persons?

Minister for Interior (Mr. A. Rehman Malik): (a) Presently there are13 cases of the individuals belonging to Kallat which are processed at RegionPassport Office, Quetta and blocked in AFIS due to multiple passports. Thesecases are blocked in AFIS and no further passport will be issued till cancellationof passport which was obtained on fake particulars. A list containing the names ofSuch individuals is at Annex-“A”.

(b) Ministry of Interior, in order to resolve the issue of Multiple passportsannounced an amnesty with regard to cancellation of one of the multiple passportswhich were valid up-to 15-07-2006. The said policy was lastly extended up-to31-07-2012. These cases are processed and disposed off after verification ofreal identity of the applicants through security agencies and on payment of penalfee Rs. 10000/- (in case of minor change in particulars) and Rs. 25000/- (in caseof complete change of particulars).

At present no multiple case is being processed by this Directorate Generalafter the expiry of cut-off date of amnesty policy i.e 31-07-2012 and only thosecases can be processed wherein prior approval of Ministry of Interior is conveyed.

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21. Ms. Tahira Aurangzeb:


(a) the steps being taken by the Government to evolve registrationprocedure for children of un-identified parents; and

(b) the time by which the process of registration of said childrenwill be started?

Reply not received.

22. Ms. Khalida Mansoor:


(a) the total estimated cost of Bari Imam Complex Islamabadalongwith the period of its completion; and

(b) the name of the company to whom contract awarded for theconstruction of said complex?

Reply not received.

23. Mr. Abdul Majeed Khan Khanan Khail:

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state the total number ofFIRs registered by FIA at FIA Passport Cell, Lahore against thosepersons involved in human smuggling during January, 2013 alongwiththe action taken against the accused separately so far?

Reply not received.

24. Sheikh Salahuddin:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning and Developmentbe pleased to state the year-wise total amount of loans written off bythe banks during the last five years?

Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning and Development(Mr. Saleem H. Mandviwalla): Year-wise total amount of loans written-off bythe banks during the last five years is as under:—

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—————————————————————————————— S. No. Year of Write-Off Amount Written-Off (Rs. in Million)——————————————————————————————

1. 2007 32,322.742. 2008 47,078.593. 2009 27,305.474. 2010 15,174.495. 2011 16,740.96

——————————————————————————————25. Mr. Mohammad Pervaiz Malik:


(a) the names and addresses of persons who applied for theregistration of their cars in Excise and Taxation Office,Islamabad during the period from 15-08-2012 to 15-12-2012;and

(b) the total number of persons out of those to whom registrationbooks/documents have not been returned so far alongwith thereasons thereof?

Reply not received.

26. Mr. Mohammad Afzal Khokhar:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning an Developmentbe pleased to state:

(a) the total number of employees of the National AssemblySecretariat applied for the grant of House Building Advance(HBA) during the period from 1-1-2012 till date alongwith thenames and designations thereof; and

(b) the time by which HBA will be granted to those employees?

Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning and Development(Mr. Saleem H. Mandviwalla): (a) 45. The list of employees containing namesand designation is enclosed at Annex.

(b) The time for the grant of HBA depends upon availability of budget.

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KARAMAT HUSSAIN NIAZI, Secretary.

ISLAMABAD:The 27th February, 2013.

PCPPI—2222 (2013) NA—27-2-2013—700.

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