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(52nd Session)

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT

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“QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWERS AND THEIR REPLIES”

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

Monday, the 19th February, 2018

@171. *Dr. Shazia Sobia: (Deferred during 50th Session)

Will the Minister for Statistics be pleased to state the reasons behindthe high prices of consumer goods of daily use despite of steep fall ininflation as claimed by the Government?

Minister for Statistics (Mr. Kamran Michael): Since no specificconsumer goods have been mentioned in the question by the honorableMember, it is hard to ascertain the level at which their prices have movedagainst the combined basket representing the Consumer Price Index (CPI)which is used to measure inflation rate in the country. Having said that, it isimportant to mention here that the general inflation level in the country exhibitedmixed response during the last couple of years, i.e. it decreased from 4.56%to 2.86% during the year 2015-16, then rose to 4.15% during 2016-17 andagain demonstrated decreasing trend during the first five months of the currentfinancial year.

The General and Core inflation rates as well as inflation for Foodand Non-Food items for the years 2014-15 to 2017-18 are shown in thebelow table. Further details are provided in the annexure.——————————————————————————————

Period Inflation Food Non-Food Core *Rates (%) Inflation Inflation Inflation

(%) (%) (%)——————————————————————————————

2014-15 4.56 3.52 5.31 6.582015-16 2.86 2.10 3.41 4.17

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——————————————————————————————Period Inflation Food Non-Food Core *

Rates (%) Inflation Inflation Inflation(%) (%) (%)

——————————————————————————————2016-17 4.15 3.82 4.38 5.182017-18 3.59 1.64 4.99 5.47(Jul.-Nov.)

——————————————————————————————* Core Inflation excludes food items and energy products.

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111. *Sheikh Salahuddin: (Deferred during 51st Session)

Will the Minister In-charge of the Prime Minister Office be pleased tostate the steps taken by the Government since June, 2013 to bringPakistani investors back from abroad and success gained therefrom?

Minister In-charge of the Prime Minister Office: The investmentregime of the Pakistan is business friendly and has following guiding principles:

a. Reducing the cost of doing business

b. Reducing the processes of doing business

c. Ease of doing business with creation of industrial clusters andSpecial Economic Zones,

d. Linkages of trade, industrial and monetary policies for greaterconvergence.

The Government has taken following key steps since June, 2013 toimprove the investment climate and encouraging Pakistani investors to investin the country:

i. Initiated an ease of doing business initiative in consultation withFederal and Provincial Governments to reduce the cost of doingbusiness and enhance competitiveness of local industry. The PrimeMinister has recently constituted a steering committee under hisleadership to steer and monitor the progress of reforms. Underthe umbrella of steering committee, an action plan has been initiatedto improve the investment climate and ease of doing business inthe country. Due to these interventions a lot of improvement hasbeen made in various steps involved in the business cycleparticularly for SMEs in terms of registering firm, gettingconstruction permit, land registration, paying taxes, trading acrossborders, access to credit, getting electricity and contractenforcement. These measures have reduced time taken, costinvolved, and number of procedures.

ii. Pakistan is widely recognized to offer extremely liberal foreigninvestment regime in the region. It is home to rapidly growing

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private sector leading fast paced market-oriented economy. Thepotential growth sectors such as infrastructure, power and naturalresource are open to large scale investment.

iii. liberal investment policy has been introduced which includes,100% equity ownership, full repatriation of capital, tax breaks,customs duty concessions on import of plant and machinery andraw materials.

iv. Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Act has been promulgated topromote industrial clusters and to provide one window facility toall local/ foreign investors. So far seven SEZs have been notifiedand some are in planning phase. Notified SEZs are Bin QasimSEZ, Karachi, Korangi Creek SEZ-Karachi, Khairpur SEZ,Hattar Industrial Estate-KP, Quaid-e-Azam Apparel Park-Sheikhupura, M3 Industrial City-Faisalabad, and Value AdditionCity-Faisalabad. Industries are being set up in these zones.

v. Initiated Public Private Dialogue for seeking input of private sectorin the policy formulation for development of priority sectors. Underthis initiative, four Sector Advisory Board (SABs) has beenconstituted:

Mining & Minerals;

Agriculture including Livestock & Fisheries;

I.T. and Telecom; and

Industry (Light Engineering including Chemical Sector).

vi. Taken initiatives to improve the energy shortfall. During last yearrecord power of 18,900 MW was achieved. Provision of requiredenergy is facilitating local industry.

vii. For improving security and countering terrorism, the Governmenthas carried out law enforcement operations Zarb-e-Azab andRad-e-Fasad. This would boost confidence of Pakistani as wellas foreign investors to invest in Pakistan.

viii. Reduced the interest rate to 6% which is lowest in the forty yearsof Pakistan’s history.

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ix. Government has announced new Auto Development. Policy in2016. The new policy is focusing on enhancing thecompetitiveness. This policy has open vistas of local and foreigninvestment. As a result of this policy a very encouraging responsehas been received (14 applications) which is unprecedented inthe history of Pakistan.

x. The Government is working vigorously on the industrialcooperation under umbrella of CPEC. Under this initiative variouspriority SEZs are being planned for development and to spurindustrialization into the country.

xi. The establishment of EXIM Bank will give a boost to exportfocused SME’s in the country by offering businessmen access toexport credit and providing insurance of export receivables.

xii. Up-gradation of the Karachi Stock Exchange to Emerging MarketIndex by Morgan Stanley Capital Internationa1 (MSCI) is animportant development.

xiii. Amongst Asian markets Pakistan remained on top in 2016. Italso remained number 1 in MSCI Frontier Markets. Accordingto Bloomberg, Pakistan market posted 5th highest return in theworld.

xiv. After sale of 40% strategic stake in Pakistan Stock Exchange toChinese Consortium valuing the exchange at $215 million.Investors now hope of new products and better governance.

xv. The merger of Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad stock exchanges,that was pending for the past 15 years, was completed on 11thJanuary 2016. It is expected that in the near future Pakistan’sstock exchange will be part of the emerging markets.

xvi. According to World Bank’s Doing Business 2017 report, Pakistanhas moved up four places in the ease of doing business rankingsand is also one of the top ten global improvers.

xvii. Investment in Pakistan is protected by the law. Apart from PrivateInvestment Protection Act 1976, Economic Reforms Act 1992,

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Commercial Arbitration Act 2011 and Recognition & EnforcementAct 2011 have been promulgated.

Details of key initiatives is given at Annex-I.

Due to these initiatives economic activity has gone up and the industryhas benefitted a lot from ongoing infrastructure and energy related CPECprojects which has spill over impact on agriculture, industry, textile and othersectors.

The success and gains from above mentioned efforts is reflected in thetotal investment statistics since 2013. The total investment of Rs.15,730.35billion made during 2013-17 which is 55.87% higher than the amount ofcorresponding period 2009-13 (Rs.10,091.70 billion). Consequently, growthrate of the economy has picked up substantially and there is a visible increasein the exports too.

(Source: SBP & Economic Survey 2016-17)

(Annexure has been placed in the National Assembly Library)

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

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state:

(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?

Referred to Cabinet Division for allocation of Subject.

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


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(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 country duringthe said period?

Reply not received.

200. *Ms. Saman Sultana Jaffri: (Deferred during 51st Session)

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state the total number ofsectarian/faith related incidents against whom responsibility claimedby banned organizations since June, 2013?

Minister for Interior (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal): The Provincial authoritieshave reported as follow:

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118. *Mrs. Shahida Rehmani:


(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?

Reply not received.

119. *Dr. Shazia Sobia:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economics Affairs bepleased to state whether it is a fact that the salaries and perks of theGovernment servants are at par with their regional counterparts atpresent; if so, the details thereof?

Minister of State for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs(Rana Muhammad Afzal Khan): The salary structure of the Regionalcounterparts are not taken into consideration/ compared while fixing the salariesof Government employees. It is regulated through a uniform Basic Pay ScalesScheme which prescribes the scope of pay scales in the form of initial rate ofpay, rate of usual annual increment and the maximum rate of pay alongwithusual allowances, compensatory allowances and fringe benefits, includingpension. For this purpose Pay and Pension Committees/ Commissions areconstituted from time to time which consider proposals on the subject andformulate their recommendation keeping in view the price indices vis-a-visfinancial resource position of the Government. The pay scales recentlyintroduced by the Federal Government are attached as per Annexure “A”.


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120. *Shaikh Rohale Asghar:

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state the total number ofPakistanis who have blue passports at present?

Minister for Interior (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal): At present 63,052 Paksitanishold Official / Gratis (blue) valid passports.

121. *Sahibzada Muhammad Yaqub:


(a) whether it is a fact that Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) is imposingheavy fines on minor violations; and

(b) the amount received by the ITP under the head of fines since01-01-2017?

Minister for Interior (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal): (a) The Islamabad TrafficPolice is striving to maintain smooth flow of traffic in the capital througheducation of the road users as well as enforcement of traffic laws under section116-A of MVO 1965 and fines envisaged in 12th schedule. It is mentioned tonote that the fines of 12th schedule were decided by the parliament of Pakistanin 2001 and the rates of fines are very low as compared to other Provinces ofPakistan and National Highways & Motorway Police. Therefore, it is not factthat Islamabad. Traffic Police is imposing heavy fines on traffic violations. It isalso added that as per 12th schedule there is no concept of major or minorviolations. Copy of 12th schedule is attached for ready reference.

(b) It is to clarify that Islamabad Traffic Police is not receiving thefines as the all sort of fines being deposited by the traffic violators in Govt.Exchequer under head CO2638 (Fines & Penalties). During the year in questioni.e. 01-01-2017 to 31-122017 a sum of Rs. 183,728,300/- has beendeposited in Govt. Exchequer.


122. *Ms. Naeema Kishwar Khan:


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(a) whether it is a fact that the administration of the SenateSecretariat Employees Cooperative Housing Society has receivedthe cost of land and development charges from its members;

(b) if the answer to part (a) above is in the affirmative, the time bywhich the development work will be started by the Societyalongwith the details thereof;

(c) the reasons for delay in carrying out the development work ofthe said Society;

(d) the action taken by the Government against the personsresponsible for delay in development work of said Society; and

(e) whether it is also a fact that the possession of plots has not beenhanded over by the Society to its members; if so, the detailsthereof?

Minister for Interior (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal): (a) Partially correct thatAdministration of Senate (Sectt.) Employees Cooperative Housing Society,Islamabad has received cost of land from 638 members out of 3790 membersand only 10 members have paid full development charges.

(b) As per law, the Society will be able to start development workafter issuance of NOC from CDA, Islamabad and clearance of default by themembers of the Society.

(c) The reasons for delay in carrying out in development work is thenon issuance of NOC from CDA and default on the part of most of membersof the Society.

(d) Action has been taken against the concerned persons by filing acase against them under Section 50-A of the Cooperative Societies Act, 1925for recovery of embezzled amount of Rs. 328 million in the court of the RegistrarCooperative Societies, ICT, Islamabad, which is at final stage.

(e) Possession of plots has not been handed over due to the reasonsthat the development work has not been carried out in the scheme of theSociety due to non issuance of NOC from CDA and default of members ofthe Society.

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123. *Ms. Shakila Luqman:

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

(a) the country and institution-wise total amount of financialassistance provided for the flood and rain affectees of thecountry since June, 2013 alongwith the nature thereof; and

(b) the utilization of said assistance?

Minister of State for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs(Rana Muhammad Afzal Khan): (a) Country-wise financial assistanceprovided for the flood and rain affectees of the country since June, 2013 isgiven as under:—

(i) Turkey:–

Turkey has provided an amount of US$ 5.00 million in November,2017 for the flood and rain affectees of the country.

(ii) China:–

The Government of China has provide4 US$ 12.33 millionfinancial assistance in the shape of grant. Detail is given as under:-

Cash Grant of US$ 1.5 million for the purpose of flood relief2013.

Cash Grant of US$ 1 million for flood relief 2014 (AJK &Punjab).

Emergency Relief. Goods for flood affectees worth RMB60.00 million (US$ 9.83 million) under the Agreement onTechnical and Economic Cooperation 2015.

(b) Country-wise utilization status of said amount is as under:-

(i) Turkey:–

Modalities for disbursement of the said amount to flood affecteesand TDPS of FATA are being finalized by EA D.

(ii) China:–

Utilization of said assistance is available with NDMA.

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124. *Mr. Junaid Akbar:

Will the Minister for Planning, Development and Reform be pleasedto state the details of projects launched under the China-PakistanEconomic Corridor in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa alongwith the presentstatus thereof?

Minister for Planning, Development and Reform (Mr. AhsanIqbal): List of the projects alongwith the present status at annex-1.

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125. *Ms. Nighat Parveen Mir:

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state the Pakistanis whopossess diplomatic passports at present?

Minister for Interior (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal): At present 1,906

Pakistanis hold Diplomatic valid passports.

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126. *Ms. Mussarrat Ahmadzeb:

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

(a) whether it is a fact that China will get 91% share of incomegenerated from Gwadar Port; and

(b) whether it is also a fact that an agreement has been made inabove respect with China under the China-Pakistan EconomicCorridor; if so, the details thereof?

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

127. *Ms. Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak:

Will the Minister In-charge of the Prime Minister’s Office be pleasedto state:

(a) the total funds collected from domestic and foreign donors duringthe year 2005 for earthquake affectees; and

(b) the name of the collecting authority thereof?

Minister In-charge of the Prime Minister’s Office: (a) The totalamount disbursed by foreign donors from Financial Year 2005-2006 to FY2017-18 for the earthquake 2005 affectees comes to US $2,223.85 Millionwhereas no fund was collected from the domestic donors. (Details of foreigndisbursement are placed at Annex-A).

(b) Finance Division, EAD/ERRA.

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128. *Mr. Muhammad Jamal Ud Din:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs bepleased to state the total number of beneficiaries of the BenazirIncome Support Programme at present?

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Minister of State for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs(Rana Muhammad Afzal Khan): Total number of beneficiaries of BenazirIncome Support Programme at present are given as under;

Number of eligiblebeneficiaries with valid CNIC = 5.78 Million

129. *Ms. Parveen Masood Bhatti:

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state the total number ofPakistanis whose Passports have been made so far?

Minister for Interior (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal): So far 20,308,339 Pakistanishold Ordinary valid passports.

130. *Ms. Nighat Parveen Mir:


(a) whether Passport Offices have not been established in all districtsof the country; if so, the reasons thereof; and

(b) the time by which the same will be established?

Minister for Interior (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal): (a) The Government hasestablished Regional Passport Offices in all Districts of Pakistan except newlyestablished Districts Korangi (Sindh) and Kharmang (GB). It is„worthmentioning that the PC-I of MRP Project (Phase-Ill) duly approved by theCDWP of the Planning Commission caters for the opening of the 73 Districtwise Regional Passport Offices within Pakistan. However. Korangi andKharmang, being newly established Districts, were not included in the saidlist.

(b) No such proposal is under consideration at present forestablishment of RPOs at Korangi and Kharmang

131. *Ms. Belum Hasnain:


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(a) whether the Government has decided to obtain new loans inorder to pay off previous local loans; and

(b) the total amount of previous local loans indicating also theamount of interest payable on them so far?

Minister of State for Finance, Revenue and Economics Affairs(Rana Muhammad Afzal Khan): (a) The Government during the currencyof fiscal year takes domestic loans for budgetary support as well as to pay offprevious loans.

(b) The total amount of outstanding domestic debt at the close offiscal year 2016-17 was Rs. 14,844.3 billion. Based on this stock, the interestpayable during 2017-18 has been worked out at Rs.1231 billion.

132. *Ms. Musarat Rafique Mahesar:

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state whether it is a factthat a number of employees have been terminated from the NationalDatabase and Registration Authority during the last three years; ifso, the details alongwith the reasons thereof?

Minister for Interior (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal): The detail of employeesterminated during last three years (i.e. 2015 till date) is as under:———————————————————————————————

Reason No. of Employees——————————————————————————————

Dismissal from service (Fake Degree/ 408Illegal processing of CNICs) / Discipline

Removal from service on account of 345SOP violation

Separation from service 34——————————————————————————————

G. Total 787——————————————————————————————

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133. *Ms. Khalida Mansoor:

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state whether it is a factthat a new police force has been established in Islamabad for dealingwith sit-ins/protests; if so, the strength of employees/ force thereof?

Minister for Interior (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal): Creation of a new forcei.e. Anti Riot Force is under process for the said purpose.

134. *Ms. Naeema Kishwar Khan:


(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;

(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?

Reply not received.

135. *Ms. Parveen Masood Bhatti:


(a) whether there is any plan to start Metro Bus Service fromFaizabad to Rawat;

(b) if so, the time by which the same will be started?

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Minister for Planning, Development and Reform (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal):(a) No, there is no such plan at present to start Metro Bus Service on proposedroute.

(b) Not applicable.

136. *Ms. Asyia Naz Tanoli:


(a) the number of players of Pakistan Cricket Team included in thetax net;

(b) the number of players of said Team to be included in the tax netin the near future;

(c) the total revenue collected under the head of tax during theyear 2015-16;

(d) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to make simple the tax collecting procedure; if so,the details thereof; and

(e) whether there is also any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to include new players in tax net; if so, the detailsthereof?

Minister of State for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs(Rana Muhammad Afzal Khan): (a) Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)withholds tax on payments made to players/ officials of Pakistan Cricket Team.According to withholding statements filed by the PCB, 127 players/officialsare liable to file Income Tax return. Of these, 83 are already registered/ filersand 44 are unregistered/ non-filers.

(b) There are 44 unregistered players/officials who have been issuednotice under section 1 14(4) for filing of Income Tax return for 2015-16.

(c) Total revenue collected from these players was approximately94.1 (M) in Financial Year 2015-16.

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(d) Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has simplified the tax collectingprocedure which is available to all taxpayers including the players. Taxpayerscan pay their taxes through online system or normal banking channel.

(e) FBR has special unit for broadening of tax base (BTB), whichidentifies unregistered taxpayers/ non-filers, including the players, for bringingthem into the tax net. Notices to unregistered players/ officials have beenissued as mentioned in part (b) above.

137. *Mr. Junaid Akbar:

Will the Minister for Privatization be pleased to state whether thereis any proposal under consideration of the Government to privatizeeducation and health sectors for making the same at par withthe international standards; if so, when it will be implemented; if not,the reasons thereof?

Minister for Privatization (Mr. Daniyal Aziz): The FederalGovernment has no proposal under consideration to privatise education andhealth sectors.

138. *Shazia Marri:


(a) whether it is a fact that a number of persons have notgot renewal of prohibited and non-prohibited arms licences forthe last few years;

(b) if the answer to part (a) above is in the affirmative, whetherthere is any proposal under consideration of the Government towrite off the fine on said arms licences for its renewal?

Minister for Interior (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal): (a) Total 265,734computerized arms licenses have been processed to date. Out of which138,527 have been renewed and remaining 127,207 are yet to be renewed.

(b) There is no proposal under consideration of the Government towrite off the fine on said arms licenses for their renewal.

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139. *Mr. Waseem Akhtar Shaikh:


(a) whether it is a fact that there is a difference between the familypension being paid by the State Bank Branch (SBB), Karachiand family pension being paid by other Branches of the StateBank of Pakistan to family members of deceased employees atpresent; if so, the justification thereof;

(b) the names and addresses of widows of deceased employees whoare receiving pension from the SBB, Karachi at present alongwiththe amount thereof;

(c) the percentage of the pension amount being paid monthly to thefamily members of deceased employees from actual amount ofpension by the SBB, Karachi at present; and

(d) the steps being taken by the Government to remove the saiddifference?

Minister of State for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs(Rana Muhammad Afzal Khan): (a) Pension Scheme at SBP and SBP-BSC is governed under Pension-Cum-Gratuity Regulations, 1980,as approvedand amended from time to time by their respective Board of Directors. It maybe noted that the policy for payment and disbursement of pension is uniformfor all the offices, however the calculation of pension for actual disbursementmay vary depending upon the entitlement of each eligible employee.

(b) The list containing the names, addresses and pension amountsbeing paid/disbursed to the widow pensioners of deceased employees fromSBP-BSC Karachi Office is Annexed.

(c) In terms of applicable rules, widows of all employees (who dieduring service) are paid actual pension as admissible for deceased employees.However, widows of all employees who die after retirement from service arepaid half of the actual pension of employees, as per rules. All increments inpension are also applied on the family pension amounts as and when announced.

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(d) Both SBP and SBP-BSC follow policies approved by therespective Board of Directors. As explained above, the calculation of pensionfor actual disbursement may vary depending upon the entitlement of each eligibleemployee.


140. *Ms. Mussarrat Ahmadzeb:

Will the Minister Interior be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that that thousands of trees were cut downduring the extension project of Islamabad Metro Bus to Airport;

(b) whether it is also a fact that more than 250 trees were choppedoff during extension project of the Embassy Road, Islamabad;

(c) if the answers to part (a) and (b) above are in the affirmative,the steps being taken by the Ministry in this regard?

Minister for Interior (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal): (a) The route of new Metro

Bus from Peshawar More to Airport falls in right of way Kashmir Highway.No planned plantation had been conducted there. Only natural vegetationincluding Paper Mulberry, Phulai etc. were coming in the alignment of MetroBus route along the Kashmir Highway. NHA had started the work of MetroBus Project from Peshawar More to Airport and 240 numbers of trees comingin the alignment of Metro Bus Project were uprooted by NHA. CDA hadcollected all, the uprooted trees i.e. 249 numbers through a private contractorand these trees were auctioned which generated revenue of approximatelyRs. 1.3 Million.

(b) As far as cutting of trees on Embassy Road (Dualization of AttaTurk Avenue) is concerned, it is clarified that in order to improve traffic flowand reduce congestions at the existing carriageway (two way traffic) theDualization of Atta Turk Avenue (West) from Khayaban-e-Suhrawardy to AghaKhan Road (Ayub Chowk) was planned as per the provision of approvedmaster plan of Islamabad.

(c) It is submitted that cutting of trees is totally banned. However, onthe complaints of citizens where trees pose some threat to the property andlives are addressed after completing all codal formalities.

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141. *Mr. Waseem Akhtar Shaikh:


(a) the time by which new cards of the Benazir Income SupportProgramme (BISP) will be issued under the survey of saidprogramme made during the tenure of the present Government;

(b) the names of urban and rural areas in the country except VillageShahmeer Brohi, Malook Kalhoro, Mirwah and Ali Bakhsh Brohiof Tehsil Mehar, District Dadu in which new survey has not beenconducted under the BISP so far alongwith the province-wisedetails thereof; and

(c) the time by which this survey will be completed in the country?

Minister of State for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs(Rana Muhammad Afzal Khan): (a) BISP collects data on the basis of aPSC (Poverty Score card) and then a PMT (Proxy Means Test) is run on thecollected data to identify beneficiaries. The data collected after conductingfresh survey (National Rollout) is to be verified by NADRA, consequent towhich PMT will be executed on the same. This process of National Rollout isexpected to be accomplished by 30 June 2018 after which enrollment will bestarted for new beneficiaries.

(b) BISP is conducting a nation-wide survey in order to update theNational Socio Economic Registry which was earlier created through a surveyin 2010-11. As pilot phase, the survey was launched in a total of thirteen(13) selected districts of the country, as tabled below:——————————————————————————————Sr. No. Province District——————————————————————————————

1 Layyah

2 Punjab Faisalabad

3 Chakwal

4 Bahawalpur——————————————————————————————

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——————————————————————————————Sr. No. Province District——————————————————————————————

5 Jacobabad6 Sindh Thatta & Sajawal7 Sukkur

8 Killa Saifullah9 Baluchistan Kech10 Naseerabad

11 KPK Lakki Marwat12 Charsadda

13 FATA Mohmand Agency——————————————————————————————

Remaining districts will be covered in the National rollout i.e.phase – II. No area will be left out when both the phases are complete.

(c) Efforts are underway to complete the phase-II by June 2018subject to the completion of procedural/ codal formalities in time.

142. *Ms. Suraiya Jatoi:


(a) whether it is a fact that the National Database and RegistrationAuthority is reviving money transfer accord with Mastercard; ifso, the details and objectives thereof; and

(b) the total cost of the said accord?

Minister for Interior (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal): (a) NADRA and Mastercard got into discussions in order to ensure transparent and convenientInternational remittance for the citizens of Pakistan. It was a feasibility studyand as yet no collaboration as such has been made till date.

(b) During this discussion no cost has been involved.

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143. *Ms. Tahira Aurangzeb:


(a) whether it is a fact that 922 posts of various cadres havebeen created for the National Savings; if so, the detail thereof;

(b) whether it is also a fact that said posts have been upgraded;

(c) whether it is further a fact that no post of Assistant PrivateSecretary (BPS-16) and Lower Division Clerk (BPS-9) wascreated for the National Savings so far; if so, the reasons thereof;

(d) whether it is also further a fact that there is no avenue for thepromotion of Stenotypists (BPS-14) who are working inthe National Savings since 1984; if so, the reasons thereof; and

(e) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to create 12 posts of Assistant Private Secretaries(BPS-16) in order to promote Stenotypists (BPS-14) for the nextgrade; if not, the reasons thereof?

Minister of State for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs(Rana Muhammad Afzal Khan): (a) It is correct that 922 posts of variouscadres were created for the National Savings vide Finance Division’s sanctionedletter No.F.1(2)GS-II/08-210 dated April, 2012. The detail is given below;——————————————————————————————

S. Name of Post BPS No. ofNo. Posts——————————————————————————————

1. Director 19 082. Joint Director 18 043. Assistant Director 17 204. Assistant National Savings Officer 14 2005. Junior National Savings Officer 11 1306. Gunman 02 560

——————————————————————————————Total 922

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(b) Yes, out of these 922 posts, the posts of Director, Joint Directorand Assistant Director had been upgraded to next higher grade.

(c) It is correct that no post of Assistant Private Secretary (BPS-16)and Lower Division Clerk (BPS-9) was created for the National Savings sofar.These 922 posts were created as a result of study conducted by MS Wingfor the field offices of National Savings. The request for creation of new postsof Assistant Private Secretary and LDC will be considered as per need /requirement of these posts in the department at an appropriate time.

(d) It is not correct that there is no venue of promotion of Stenotypistto next post / grade. The promotion cases are placed before the PromotionCommittee as and when a post(s) of Assistant Private Secretary falls vacantagainst the promotion quota. Recently a DPC was held in February, 2017.Three (03) Stenotypists (BS-14) were promoted to Assistant Private Secretary(BS-16) on the basis of seniority cum fitness.

(e) At present no such proposal is under consideration. However, itis added that the posts of Director have been up-graded from (BS-19) to(BS-20). The promotion cases of Joint Director (BS-19) to the post of Director(BS-20) have been considered in the Central Selection Board (CSB) heldfrom 09th to 12th January, 2018. Upon promotion of these officers thedepartment will be in a better position to promote Stenotypists (BS-14).

144. *Ms. Naseema Hafeez Panezai:

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

(a) the prescribed criteria to select a district/area for survey forissuance of new cards under the Benazir Income SupportProgramme (BISP); and

(b) the district-wise total number of beneficiaries of the BISP atpresent?

Minister of State for Finance, Revenue and Economics Affairs(Rana Muhammad Afzal Khan): (a) BISP has started the process of updatingits data base (National Socio Economic Registry –NSER) by conducting anew Survey in the Four Provinces and FATA. The fresh survey has beenplanned in two phases i.e. pilot and National Rollout.

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In pilot phase 13 Districts were selected on the following criteria:-

Density of population

Urbanization

Poverty &

Accessibility/ Terrain——————————————————————————————Sr. No. Province District——————————————————————————————

1 Layyah2 Punjab Faisalabad3 Chakwal4 Bahawalpur





The remaining districts across Pakistan will be covered in NationalRollout.

(b) The number of district-wise beneficiaries in the country as persurvey of 2010-11 is provided at Annex-A.


145. *Ms. Surriya Asghar:

Will the Minister for Privatization be pleased to state whether priorityfor the privatization of entities/ Units/Institutions/Bodies has beendetermined by the Privatization Commission; if so, the names thereof?

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Minister for Privatization (Mr. Daniyal Aziz): The Cabinet Committeeon Privatisation (CCoP) on October 03, 2013 approved a broad-basedprivatisation programme of 68 Public Sector Entities (PSEs), of which 42have been earmarked for Early Implementation (Annex-A). Out the said list,Privatisation Commission is currently working on the following privatisationtransactions:

(1) SME Bank Limited.

(2) Mari Petroleum Co. Ltd.

(3) Pakistan Steel Mills Corp.

(4) Pakistan International Airlines.


146. *Ms. Shakila Luqman:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs bepleased to state the total amount of domestic debt taken by the presentGovernment through the State Bank of Pakistan and CommercialBanks during the current fiscal year alongwith the bank-wise break-up thereof?

Minister of State for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs(Rana Muhammad Afzal Khan): Total domestic debt taken by the presentGovernment through the State Bank of Pakistan and Commercial Banks duringthe current fiscal year 2017-18 (July, 2017 to December, 2017) is Rs.508.0billion. The bank-wise breakup is as under:

(Rupees in Billion)——————————————————————————————

Bank Government Borrowing——————————————————————————————

State Bank of Pakistan 83.2

Commercial Banks 424.8——————————————————————————————

Total: 508.0——————————————————————————————

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The domestic debt is raised by selling government securities i.e. MarketTreasury Bills, Pakistan Investment Bonds and Government Ijara Sukuk to PrimaryDealers. All other banks and non- Banks can buy these securities from PrimaryDealers. The ownership of these securities, therefore, keeps on changing on dailybasis.

147. *Mr. Muhammad Jamal Ud Din:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs bepleased to refer to the Starred Question No. 35 replied on 08-12-2017and to state:

(a) the reasons of such low number of beneficiaries of the BenazirIncome Support Program belonging to the South WaziristanAgency (SWA) at present; and

(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to conduct re-survey in the SWA?

Minister of State for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs(Rana Muhammad Afzal Khan): (a) BISP’s first survey took place in2010-11 in the entire country. A few areas, however, could not be coveredincluding South Waziristan Agency owing to security conditions/militaryoperation there.

(b) Yes. BISP is planning to conduct a nation-wide survey in orderto update the National Socio Economic Registry which was earlier createdthrough a survey in 2010-11. As pilot phase, the survey was launched in atotal of thirteen (13) selected districts of the country, as tabled below:——————————————————————————————Sr. No. Province District——————————————————————————————

1 Layyah2 Punjab Faisalabad3 Chakwal4 Bahawalpur


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——————————————————————————————Sr. No. Province District——————————————————————————————




The survey of the remaining districts, which will also include SouthWaziristan; is planned to be launched shortly. The survey, once completed,will be used to identify all the deserving beneficiaries from the said district.

ISLAMABAD: TAHIR HUSSAIN,The 18th February, 2018 Secretary.

PCPPI— 371(18) NA—18-2-2018—650.

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(52nd Session)

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT

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“UNSTARRED QUESTIONS AND THEIR REPLIES”

For Monday, the 19th February, 2018

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

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state the names andfather names of those persons to whom licences of beer and winehave been issued in Islamabad Capital Territory since 01-01-2013alongwith the 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 afact that some seminaries/madrassas in the country are receivingfinancial and other support like training of clerics, teachers andcurriculum development from some foreign Islamic countries, ifso, the details thereof?

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 to KallarSyedan, Rawat which comes under the administrative controlof 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-wise list of titles of all Laws and Rules made thereunder withreference to business allocated to the said Division and itsAttached Departments 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 Rulesto keep pace with changes in the society; if so, the details; ifnot, 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 saidLaws and Rules; and

(e) the names of officers/branches appointed/designatedtherefor?

Reply not received.

@37. Ms. Tahira Aurangzeb:(Deferred during 46th Session)


(a) whether it is a fact that Pakistanis have to face difficultiesas a result of un-necessary delay by the staff posted at

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Pakistan Iran Border at Taftan resultantly remained strandedfor several days in Iran; if so, whether the Government intendsto impart further trainings to concerned staff thereof; and

(b) the steps being taken by the Government of Pakistan toaddress the difficulties of Pakistanis being faced on theirway back from Iran?

Minister for Interior (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal): (a) Many Government

Departments are regulating movement of Pakistanis crossing the Pak-Iranborder at Taftan. Though every effort is undertaken to help Pakistan in quickand expeditious crossing, safety and security of the visitors, due to theprecarious law and order situation in Balochistan, cannot be ignored. Securityof human lives is therefore supreme over all other considerations.

Training of the concerned staff posted at the border is a continuousprocess.

(b) Steps taken are as under:—

i. FIA immigration has extended / increased its immigration countersfrom 5 (five) to 13 (thirteen).

ii. Additional immigration staff has been given immigration trainingand posted at Taftan immigration check post for swift immigrationclearance of passengers without and delay.

iii. Infrastructure of FIA building has been improved. Additionalpiping /channels line for streamlining has resulted in the rapidmovement of passengers.

iv. PC-I amounting to Rs. 58.783 million has been approved forestablishing of FIA Complex at Taftan border and an amount ofRs. 25 million initially has also been sanctioned in September,2017 for the purpose. The project includes increase in the numberof immigration counters, separate arrival and departure loungeand waiting hall for passengers with all available basic facilities.The project will bring remarkable changes and improvement inimmigration process in line with international standards.

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v. ProvincialGovernment has recently constructed a building atTaftan namely “Pakistan House” for accommodation of Zaireenduring their stay after reaching Taftan border. Pakistan Househas the capacity to accommodate 3000 persons at a time.

57. Ms. Nighat Parveen Mir:(Deferred during 51st Session)


(a) the total number of officers of BPS-20 of the Governmentand Constitution Bodies who have been drawing salary fromthe Accountant General of Pakistan Revenue (AGPR),Islamabad since November, 2017 alongwith the detailsthereof separately;

(b) the date-wise notifications of promotion of said officersreceived by the AGPR;

(c) the date-wise pay slips issued to said officers by the AGPR;

(d) the details of officers out of them to whom pay slips havenot been issued by the AGPR separately so far alongwith theresponsibles thereof;

(e) whether any action has been taken against responsible; ifnot, the reasons thereof;

(f) the steps taken to avoid delay in such cases in future; and

(g) the prescribed formula for issuing pay slip to an officer ofBPS-20 at present?

Minister of State for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs(Rana Muhammad Afzal Khan): (a) 586 officers of BPS-20 of theGovernment and Constitutional Bodies, are drawing salary from AGPR,Islamabad since November, 2017. The detail is at Annex-A.

(b) During November and December, 2017, office of AGPR receivedsix cases. Date-wise detail of those officers is at Annex-B.

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(c) Detail at Annex-B.

(d) No case for issuance of pay slip of any BPS-20 officer is pendingin office of AGPR.

(e) No case/ pay slip is delayed, therefore no action is required.

(f) Office of AGPR have a strong mechanism for issuance of payslip to any officer. At present there are no instances of delay noticed in thisregard.

(g) For issuance of pay slips, the Ministry/ Division/ Departmentsforward Notification of promotion of officer to the post of BS-20 alongwithcharge-assumption report for fixation of pay with effect from the date ofassumption of charge. Office of AGPR, after scrutinizing the documents, issuespay slips without any delay.

(Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library)

58. Ms. Nighat Parveen Mir:(Deferred during 51st Session)


(a) whether it is a fact that Islamabad Police releases personsarrested from Sheesha Centres after imposing fine;

(b) whether it is also a fact that the released persons have openedSheesha Centres again;

(c) if the answers to the part (a) and (b) above are in theaffirmative, the reasons for not taking legal action againstthe said persons;

(d) the steps being taken for permanent closure of the Cafes andSheesha Centres in Islamabad which started providingSheesha again after imposition of fine; and

(e) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to make new legislation in this regard; if not,the reasons thereof?

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Minister for Interior (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal): (a) It is submitted that theICT Police released the arrested accused involved in selling/smoking sheesha.The factual position is that during the year 2017 total 153 accused were arrestedand produced before the concerned court of Assistant Commissioner, ICT,Islamabad. The concerned courts convicted the accused after imposing finesto the accused persons. After depositing fine money the accused were released.

Moreover, the relevant law is re-produced as under:—

The use of Sheesha (Huqqa) is prohibited u/s 5 of Prohibition ofsmoking and protection of non-smokers health Ordinance, 2002 andis non cognizable. Smoking Sheesha (Huqqa) comes under thedefinition of smoking that is defined under sub-clause (g) of Section-2of above said Ordinance. Same is reproduced as under:—

“smoking” means smoking of tobacco in any form whether inthe form of cigarette, cigar or otherwise with the aid of a pipe,wrapper or any other instrument”

Moreover, the Penal Section is 11 which is reproduced as under:—

“any person, who contravenes the provision of

(a) Section 5, 6 or 10 shall be punishable with fine which may extendto one thousand rupees and in case of second or subsequentoffence, shall be punishable with a fine which shall not be lessthan one thousand rupees and may extend to one hundredthousand rupees and

(b) Section 7, 8 or 9 shall be punishable with fine which may extendto five thousand rupees and in case of second or subsequentoffence, shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extendto three months or with a fine which shall not be less than onehundred thousand rupees or with both.

(b) It is incorrect. It is submitted that after police action, 153 accusedpersons were arrested and sent to judicial custody involved in business ofSheesha Huqqa or its consumption. At present, no Sheesha Huqqa Cafes/Centers is reportedly operational within Islamabad. However, upon receipt ofinformation regarding working of any sheesha huqqa cafe/centre, promptaction is being taken by police against the violators.

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(c) As explained above.

(d) At present, no Sheesha Cafe/Centre is working within Islamabadand upon receipt of any complaint; prompt action is being taken against theviolators. However, the ICT Police has taken following steps to control theuse of Sheesha (Huqqa) amongst the Youth:—

All the SDPOs/SHOs have been strictly directed to launchawareness programmes amongst the youth within their areas toinvite their attention towards the harm effects of Sheesha (Huqqa)smoking.

All the SDPOs/SHOs have been strictly directed to ensure thatno person shall sell smoking substance to any minor who is belowthe age of 18 years as per section 9 of the above said Ordinance.

All the SDPOs/SHOs have been strictly directed to ensure thatno person shall smoke or use tobacco substance in other form inany place of public work or use as per section 6 of above saidOrdinance.

All the SDPOs/SHOs have been strictly directed to ensure thatno person shall sell any smoking substance or product near anyschool, college or education institutions as per section 9 of theabove said Ordinance.

They were strictly directed to take stern action against the violatorsunder the above said ordinance.

(e) It relates to Law and Justice Division, Islamabad, please. 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 wellsfrom the concerned contractor; if so, when it will beimplemented; if not, the reasons thereof?

Reply not received.

60. Ms. Naeema Kishwar Khan:(Deferred during 51st Session)

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to refer to the StarredQuestion No.61 replied on 08-12-2017 and to state:

(a) the total number of meetings held for launching E-Ticketingsystem/E-Challan system in the Islamabad CapitalTerritory alongwith the details thereof separately;

(b) the names of officers who attended these meetings alongwiththe details thereof; and

(c) the stage of the process at present alongwith the detailsthereof?

Minister for Interior (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal): (a) A proposal was

submitted by the National Bank of Pakistan on 07-08-2015. Series of meetingswere held at different levels. Detail of 15 meetings which proved successfulalongwith participants of each meeting is Annexed. In addition, legal contractbetween ICT Police and NBP, subject to overall regulations of SBP has beenfinalized.

(b) The project is at final stage to inaugurate the E-Ticketing /E-Challaning System in Islamabad and the National Bank of Pakistan is

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arranging Mobile Androids Phones and application / software. Installation onthe said Androids Phones is under process. As soon as, gadgets / widgets arereceived from NBP, the system will be launched immediately.


34. Mr. Waseem Akhtar Shaikh:


(a) whether it is a fact that the State Bank of Pakistan hasannounced dearness allowance @17% to its employees duringthe year 2006; and

(b) whether the said increase was later made part of monetizedsalary of an employee of the bank; if so, the details; if not,the reasons thereof?

Minister of State for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs

(Rana Muhammad Afzal Khan): (a) Yes. In 2006, a dearness allowanceof 17% of monetized salary was given to the SBP employees as decided bythe Board of Directors.

(b) Yes. In 2007, the Board while taking a decision on revision ofcompensation structure discontinued this allowance with effect from June 1,2007 and its amount was made part of monetized salary.

35. Mr. Siraj Muhammad Khan:


(a) whether it is a fact that a package/loan of 825 million dollarshas been approved by the World Bank for Power, Health andEducation Sectors; if so, the details and terms and conditionsthereof; and

(b) whether it is also a fact that the plan for repayment of saidloan has been made; if so, the detail thereof?

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Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs (RanaMuhammad Afzal Khan): (a) No individual package/loan of US$ 825.0million has been approved by the World Bank for Power, Health and EducationSector in Pakistan.

It is, however, mentioned that a number of World Bank funded projectsin Power, Health and Education Sectors are going on in Pakistan. However,no individual loan/package of US$ 825.0 million has been approved by theWorld Bank nor any such loan has been signed with the World Bank.

(b) Nil.

36. Mr. Ghous Bux Khan Mahar:


(a) whether there is any proposal under consideration ofthe Government to cancel the Computerized Prohibited ArmsLicenses;

(b) whether there is also any proposal under consideration ofthe Government to convert prohibited arm license into SemiAutomatic;

(c) whether it is a fact that terrorism/crimes are occurring in thecountry by Computerized Arms/Weapons Licences?

Minister for Interior (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal): (a) & (b) Cabinet hasdecided on 05-12-2017 to suspend all the arms licenses of automatic weaponswithin prohibited category with directions to all such licensees to:—

(i) Get their weapons converted into non-automatic weapons fromauthorized armourers/arms manufacturers/arms dealers and getit verified by office of concerned District Police Officer (DPO)/Deputy Commissioner/District Coordination Officer/DistrictMagistrate/Political Agent.

The licensees may, thereafter approach NADRA for issuance ofnew Non-prohibited bore licenses for the converted weapons inlieu of Prohibited bore licenses by 31-01-018 OR

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Deposit their automatic weapons with respective DeputyCommissioner / District Coordination Officer/District Magistrate/Political Agent at a compensation price of Rs.50,000/- (fiftythousand only) per automatic rifle and Rs. 20,000/- (twentythousand only) per automatic pistol /handgun.

(ii) Failure to comply with above directions will entail cancellation ofthe arms licenses.

(c) No such incident has been reported to Ministry of Interior wherea licensed prohibited bore weapon was used in terrorism.

37. Mr. Siraj Muhammad Khan:


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

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

Reply not received.

38. Ms. Surriya Asghar:


(a) the names of the training institutions/academies workingunder the Economic Affairs Division for capacity building ofits employees at present;

(b) the details of teaching faculty of said institutions alongwiththeir qualifications and experiences;

(c) the syllabus being taught in the said institutions at present;

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(d) the institution and post-wise number of employees trainedduring the financial year 2015-16;

(e) the institution-wise total expenditure incurred thereon; and

(f) the steps being taken by the Government to improve theinstitutional capacity of said institutions/academies?


(Rana Muhammad Afzal Khan): (a) Economic Affairs Division (EAD) isperforming functions assigned to it under Rules of Business, 1973. No furtherlaws and rules relating to business allocated to EAD under the said Rules ofBusiness have been framed or required to be framed. Moreover, EAD has noattached department.

(b) In view of (a) above, not required.

(c) In view of (a) above, not required.

(d) In view of (a) above, not required.

(e) In view of (a) above, not required.

39. Ms. Surriya Asghar:

Will the Minister for Narcotics Control be pleased to state:

(a) the names of the training institutions/academies workingunder the Narcotics Control Division for capacity buildingof its employees at present;

(b) the details of teaching faculty of said institutions alongwiththeir qualifications and experiences;

(c) the syllabus being taught in the said institutions at present;

(d) the institution and post-wise number of employees trainedduring the financial year 2015-16;

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(e) the institutions-wise total expenditure incurred thereon; and

(f) the steps being taken by the Government to improve theinstitutional capacity of said institutions/academies?

Minister for Narcotics Control [Lt. Gen. (R) Salahuddin Tirmizi]:

(a) Anti Narcotics Force Academy, Plot No. 126, Sector H-11/1, Islamabad.

(b) The reply is attached as Annex-A.

(c) The reply is attached as Annex-B.

(d) The reply is attached as Annex-C.

(e) Approx annual expenditure of ANF Academy is Rs. 69.3 Million.

(f) The reply is attached as Annex-D.

(Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library)

40. Mr. Sher Akbar Khan:


(a) whether difference amount of Motor Car Advance has beenenhanced by the Government; if so, the details thereof; and

(b) whether difference of revised amount will also be granted tosuch employees who have received amount of said advance atprevious ceiling during the last one year?

Minister of State for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs(Rana Muhammad Afzal Khan): (a) The Federal Government vide OMNo. 8(2)R-7/87-698 dated 9th January, 2018 (Annex-I) has enhanced amountof Motor Car Advance from Rs. 450,000/- to Rs.1,000,000/-.

(b) The matter is under consideration and a decision will be conveyedto all concerned as and when approved by the competent authority.


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41. Mr. Sher Akbar Khan:


(a) whether it is a fact that Motor Car Advance is not beingreleased under initial waiting serial number upto 003656; ifso, the reasons alongwith the details thereof; and

(b) the time by which the Motor Car Advance will be releasedupto said serial number?


(Rana Muhammad Afzal Khan): (a) Motor Car advance or any long termadvance is being granted as per General Waiting List maintained in SystemApplication Product (SAP).

(b) The time duration for grant of advance can not be specified. Itwill be granted on availability of funds during a financial year.

42. Ms. Asyia Naz Tanoli:


(a) whether it is a fact that a medical store in Islamabad has beenfound involved in tax evasion of more than Rs.70 Million; ifso, the name and address thereof;

(b) the action taken against it; and

(c) whether said case has not been referred to the NationalAccountability Bureau (NAB) for investigation; if so, thereasons thereof?


(Rana Muhammad Afzal Khan): (a) As the honorable MNA has notprovided tax idenntifier (CNIC or NTN) of the medical store, it is not possibleto trace-out the case.

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Notwithstanding the above, sub-section (2) of Section 216 of theIncome Tax Ordinance, 2001 (copy enclosed) being over-riding section, placesbar on sharing of information related to any specific taxpayer.

(b) N.A. in view of the reply to part (a) above.

(c) N.A. in view of the reply to part (a) above.


43. Ms. Naeema Kishwar Khan:


(a) the total number of officers of the National AssemblySecretariat who are drawing salaries from the AGPR atpresent alongwith the scale wise details thereof;

(b) whether the salaries of said officers have been fixed at the timeof their appointment and promotion under Office MemorandumNo.F.3(2)/Gaz-Imp-I/75, dated 14-10-1975 and LetterNo.F4(5)R/4/98, dated 23-05-2001; if so, the details thereof;

(c) if the answer to part (b) above is negative, whether there isany proposal under consideration of the Government to adjusttheir pay slips; if so, the details thereof?

Minister of State for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs(Rana Muhammad Afzal Khan): (a) As per System Application Product(SAP), there are 321 total number of officers of the National AssemblySecretariat who are drawing salaries from the AGPR. The scale-wise detailsare enclosed as Annex-A.

(b) Yes, the basic pay has been fixed on their appointment/ promotionto higher pay scale by AGPR in the light of Finance Division (RegulationsWing)’s letter No.F.4(5)R/4/98 dated 23-05-2001. To give details of officerswhose pay was fixed is not possible as the time period involved is spread over18 years. However, if any specific case is identified, the detail will be provided.

(c) As per reply to the part (b) above.


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44. Mr. Waseem Akhtar Shaikh:

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 1977have been amended in 1983, 2011 and 2016 by the Ministry;

(b) whether it is also a fact that the SRO/Gazette Notificationswere not issued after consolidating the said amendments;

(c) whether it is further a fact that the promotion of all theemployees have stalled due to non-issuance of GazetteNotifications of the said Rules and Regulations;

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

Reply not received.

ISLAMABAD: TAHIR HUSSAIN,The 18th February, 2018. Secretary.

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