and causing grave concern among the employees;...

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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 14th December, 2017

@10. *Ms. Naeema Kishwar Khan:

Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the construction works of roads of thesub sectors of Sector G-13, Islamabad have not been completedso far; if so, the reasons alongwith the action taken againstresponsibles thereof;

(b) the time by which the construction works of said roads will becompleted; and

(c) the steps taken by the concerned departments to avoid suchdelay in futures?.

Minister for Housing and Works (Mr. Akram Khan Durrani): (a)After the decision of the Honourable Wafaqi Mohtasib that all the infra-structuredevelopment work and maintenance work shall be carried out by the HousingFoundation itself. The Housing Foundation took initiatives for the completion ofthe infra-structure development and maintenance work. In this regards, PC-Iamounting to Rs. 1763.560 (M) has been approved for development andrehabilitation work of Sector G-13, Islamabad by DWP and Executive Committeeof the Housing Foundation.

A contract for the rehabilitation has been awarded to M/s Zafar & Co. forRs. 946.518 (m). The contractor has started work in September, 2016 and shall

@ Transferred from Capital Administration and Development Division.

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complete it in September, 2018. The work is being done by contractor smoothlyand there is no delay on the part of Housing Foundation or contractor.

(b) The construction work shall be completed in September, 2018.

(c) 65% work has been completed. The work is in progress and there isno delay in this respect.

108. *Mr. Waseem Akhtar Shaikh:


(a) whether it is a fact that installments have been received by theMinistry from the Government employees for providing themplots in the Bhara Kahu Housing Society/Scheme on the firstcome first serve basis;

(b) whether it is also a fact that the said Scheme is being delayedand causing grave concern among the employees; and

(c) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to allot plots to the said employees before thecompletion of its tenure?

Minister for Housing and Works (Mr. Akram Khan Durrani): (a)The FGE Housing Foundation has issued consent and Provisional offer letters toprospective allottees of Green Enclave-I, Bara Kahu Housing Scheme (Phase-I)along with payment schedule and they are depositing installments towards cost ofland as per schedule (Annex-A).

(b) The Membership Drive-I for registration of FG Employees forallotment was launched in 2009, whereas process of issuance of Consent Letterswas commenced in April, 2015. The said project was delayed due to followingreasons:

The Honorable Supreme Court of Pakistan took Suo-Moto Noticeon purchase of land in June 2009 and the case was disposed on2702-2013. The Supreme Court order that no escalation in theproject cost on any ground be allowed.

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M/s Green Tree did not honor its obligation as per agreement anddid not undertake preliminary development work of the area. Insteadit took stay order from Islamabad High Court and the matter remainedsubjudice in Islamabad High Court since 2014.

The issue of payment to M/s Green Tree has also been resolved withthe help of NAB and Housing Foundation has made payment of Rs.680 million to NAB in order to pay M/s Green Tree to start thedevelopment work.

With the intervention of NAB Authority, an addendum is being finalizedwith M/s Green Tree. Therefore, it is expected that development work will bestarted soon.

(c) The prospective allotees of Bara Kahu Housing Scheme have alreadybeen issued consent and Provisional Offer letters alongwith Payment schedule.However, Final allotment letters with plot numbers will be issued after ballotingwhich will be carried out on the receipt of approved layout plan from the CDA.As per agreement, the development work will be completed within 2 years fromthe date of commencement.

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109. *Ms. Surriya Asghar:


(a) the authority/provision of rules, which empower the FederalGovernment Employees Housing Foundation (FGEHF) to utilizethe amount of interest for its administrative expenditures;

(b) whether the Security and Exchange Commission of Pakistan’srules also allow for utilization of the amount of interest foradministrative expenditures to the FGEHF; and

(c) whether it is a fact that practice of utilization of the amount ofinterest for administrative expenditures by the FGEHF is againstthe norms of profit/loss concept; if so, the steps being taken inthis regard and to utilize the said amount for beneficiaries ofthe Housing Scheme?

Minister for Housing and Works (Mr. Akram Khan Durrani): (a)

The Memorandum and Articles of Association of FGE Housing Foundationempowers the Housing Foundation to utilize the amount of interest for itsadministrative expenditure. (Memorandum of Association clause No. IV as wellas Articles of Association clause No. XI and Article No. XVII ( iii ,iv ) (Annex-A)

(b) The Federal Government Employees Housing Foundation wasestablished as a cell in Ministry of Housing & Works in 1989 and registered withthe Security and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) in 1990 as a PublicCompany limited by guarantee under section 42, sub section (I) of companies’ordinance, 1984. The Memorandum and Articles of Association of FGE HousingFoundation duly approved by the Security and Exchange Commission of Pakistan(formerly Corporate Law Authority) also allow for utilization of the amount ofinterest for administrative expenditure.

(c) The Housing Foundation is a nonprofit organization and doesn’t takeany fund from Government exchequer. However, the Memorandum and Article ofAssociation clearly empowers Housing Foundation to utilize its money, propertyor income, directly by way of dividend, bonus or profit for its expenditures. As amatter of fact that the Housing Foundation does not utilize even a single penny ofallottees receipts for its administrative expenditures.

(Annexure has been placed in the National Assembly Library)

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110. *Dr. Nikhat Shakeel Khan:

Will the Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony bepleased to state:

(a) the criteria adopted to hire buildings for Hajj-2017;

(b) whether bids were invited before hiring of said buildings; if so,the location-wise details of buildings which were put forwardfor selection by the competitors;

(c) the benchmarks upon which such buildings were hired;

(d) whether prior and post physical inspections and evaluations weremade for said buildings; if so, the authority/persons/officers whomade inspections and evaluations alongwith the details thereof;and

(e) whether residential buildings hired for the same Hajj were farfrom Masjid-al-Haram; if so, the steps being taken by the Ministryto hire state of the art buildings near Masjid-al-Haram for theHajj-2018?

Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony (SardarMuhammad Yousaf): (a) The criteria adopted to hire buildings is as under;

(i) Original tasreeh for year 1438H/2017;

(ii) A Vakala Sharia from the owner / mustajir indicating that the persondepositing the application is empowered to do so specifically forHajj season 1438 H.

(iii) A personal affidavit stating the following that:

1. The general condition of the building is excellent and is safe forthe accommodation of Hujjaj;

2. The building is free of any encumbrance (e.g. ownership / legaldisputes);

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3. The building has an equal number of rooms and bathrooms orin case this is not the position, the owner is willing to dispensewith any rooms and their accommodation capacity in excess ofthe number of bathrooms.

4. The building has at least two lifts.

5. The building has a proper dining area along with chairs andtables to accommodate atleast 1/3 of the guests as per tashreehcapacity at any given time.

6. All requirements, excluding Tasreeh which is to be provided asper term above, facilities /amenities etc., specified in SaudiTaleemat are available

7. The building shall be made available to OPAP for at least 30working days from the date of registration or until the inspectionwhichever is later.

8. Additional space, if available over and above the tasreehcapacity is used by the Hajj Office for the welfare of hujjaj likesector offices, dispensary etc. without any additional payment.

9. The buildings should be in a cluster, isolated building is nothired.

(b) Every year the bids for the buildings are invited once the procurementcommittee is announced and notified. The advertisement is floated in thenewspapers both English and Arabic and on the PPRA and MoRA websites.Pakistan Hajj Mission from 2011 onwards is hiring buildings in Azizia, Sheshaetcand in 2014 Batha Quresh area was also included. The bidders know the areaswhere the Pakistan hajj Mission buildings are located and offer buildings in theseareas only. As mentioned in (a) above isolated buildings offered in other areas arenot hired due to logistical issues. The list of buildings offered for hiring is attachedas Annex-A.

(c) Already explained in (a) above.

(d) Upon receiving the tasreehs for the buildings from the Saudi owners,the procurement committee inspects the buildings as per the criteria laid above in

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response to question (a) above. Evaluation on the condition of the building is doneby the procurement committee. Before the arrival of the hujjaj the Moavineen/sector incharge make multiple visits to these buildings and ensure the provision ofthe facilities as per contract.

(e) The residential buildings hired for the Pakistani hujjaj from 2011onwards are in Azizia district of Makkah which is about 5-7 Kms away fromHaram. 24/7 Salawat transport is provided by the Pakistan hajj Mission as perpolicy. The old buildings around Haram have since been demolished by the SaudiGovernment due to Haram extension project and new high rise hotels have beenerected that charge exorbitant rates. To reduce the hajj package and procurenewer buildings this decision was taken by the Ministry in 2011. With the presenthajj package, moving near Haram is not practicable.


111. *Malik Muhammad Amir Dogar:


(a) whether allottees of the Government flats/houses/quarters areasked to submit relevant papers of their allotments time andagain by the Estate Office (E.O), Islamabad;

(b) if the answer to part (a) above is in the affirmative, whether itis tantamount to failure on the part of E.O. to maintain therecord of allottees in letter and spirit by its own;

(c) whether the failure of said Office to maintain the record ofallottees, is one of the reasons to issue false allotments; if so,the steps being taken to compile complete data of each allottee;

(d) the sector and category-wise total number of Government flats/houses/quarters in Islamabad at present alongwith the detailsincluding name of allottees, grades and departments thereof;and

(e) the present status of said flats/houses/quarters separately?

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Minister for Housing and Works (Mr. Akram Khan Durrani): (a)The allottees of flats/houses/quarters were asked twice by Estate Office, Islamabadto submit relevant papers of their allotments in the year 2007 and 2014 as therecord of Estate Office, Islamabad was burnt in the fire incidents.

(b) As above.

(c) Yes it is a fact that rarely the allotments are issued of some non-available accommodations to the Federal Government Servants due to nonavailability of up-dated record. In order to up date the data of allottees, EstateOffice has conducted a survey of Government accommodations at Islamabad andrecord so far received has been feeded in the computer programme and scanningof all files is being carried out to avoid any inconvenience to the allottees in future.

(d) At present 17496 Government accommodations of variouscategories exist in different sectors of Islamabad which are on the pool of EstateOffice, Islamabad. The details including name of allottee, grade and departmentthereof are placed at Annex-I.

(e) The present status of said flats/ houses/ quarters is placed separatelyat Annex-II.

(Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library)

112. *Mr. Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi:

Will the Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony bepleased to refer to the Starred Question No.61 replied on 6-11-2017and to state:

(a) the prescribed criteria to select moavineen by the Ministry itselfand by the concerned department separately;

(b) whether the aforesaid criteria was adopted by the Ministry forHajj-2017 in letter and spirit; if so, the details; if not, the reasonsthereof; and

(c) the basic features of the selection criteria/policy of the moavineen,which was approved by the Federal Cabinet alongwith the dateof approval thereof?

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Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony (SardarMuhammad Yousaf): (a) Criteria for selection of Moavineen-e-Hujjaj for Hajj2017 was at Annex-I.

Seasonal duty staff of Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmonyis deputed with the approval of the competent authority for performing variousduties in KSA. Their Criteria is at Annex-II.

(b) The criteria was adopted by this Ministry for Hajj-2017 in letter andspirit. However, Selection Criteria was relaxed by the competent authority i.e.Federal Minister for (RA&IH) as per request of Director Moavineen wherebyshortage of manpower in KSA was mentioned, therefore owing to paucity of timeand to 2 fulfill the demand of Director Moavineen. Ministry was constrained topick more suitable candidates from the available nominations recommended fromdifferent corners as per Annex-III.

(c) The selection criteria/policy of the Moavineen was approved by theFederal Cabinet. Part-IV, para-25 of the Hajj policy-2017 inter-alia stipulateprudent guidelines for welfare services through Moavineen with following salientfeatures duly approved by the Cabinet:

Deployment of personal welfare staff,(i.e. Medical, Moavineen both fromPakistan and local Saudi KSA based) Annex-IV.

I. Strength of welfare staff would be subject to actual requirement.

II. Welfare staff would not be allowed beyond 45 days stay at KSA.

III. No welfare staff member other then Govt. employee would bedeployed in KSA except KSA based welfare staff.

IV. Family members of welfare staff would not be allowed to accompanyfor performance of Hajj.

(Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library)

113. *Ms. Naseema Hafeez Panezai:

Will the Minister for Industries and Production be pleased to state:

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(a) the Utility Store-wise total appointments made in district Pasheensince June, 2013;

(b) whether it is a fact that new Utility Stores are not being opened indistrict Pasheen, Qilla Abdullah, Chaman and other Pakhtundistricts of Balochistan; if so, the reasons thereof; and

(c) whether it is also a fact that edible items are not available in theStores of said districts at present; if so, the steps being taken bythe Ministry in this regard?

Minister for Industries and Production (Mr. Ghulam Murtaza KhanJatoi): (a) No appointments of Regular and contractual staff have been made inUSC Pishin Region since June 2013, however daily wagers having domicile ofDistrict Pishin have been engaged in USC Pishin Region since June 2013 as perdetail given below, please:———————————————————————————————

Name/father Date of Deployment atName Appointment store/Warehouse/ Office

——————————————————————————————1. Sibghatullah 30-6-2014 Inventory Assistant in

S/O Abdul Qayyum Warehouse Pishin Region

2. Sajid Iqbal 24-10-2014 Assistant in WarehouseS/O Iqbal Akhtar Pishin Region

3. Abdul Samad 01-09-2015 Terminated from dailyS/O Abdullah wages service on

24-10-2017

4. Syed Rafi Ullah 01-10-2016 Assistant in Admn SectionS/O Syed Haji Pishin RegionMohammad

5. Asmatullah 02-12-2016 Assistant in AccountS/O Ghulam Rasool Section Pishin Region

6. Muhammad Idrees 02-12-2016 Assistant in Admn SectionS/O Hakeemullah Pishin Region

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——————————————————————————————7. Muhammad Ramzan 02-12-2016 Incharge Utility Store Killi

S/O Salah Ud Din Kamalzai

8. Nazam Ud Din 02-12-2016 Assistant in WarehouseS/O Mohammad Din Pishin Region

9. Salah Ud Din 02-12-2016 Assistant in WarehouseS/O Allaouddin Pishin Region

——————————————————————————————(b) Details of Utility Stores operating in District Pishin Qilla Abdullah

and Ziarat (Tehsil Chaman) are as under:——————————————————————————————

S# Name of Stores Stores RemarksDistrict Operating to be opened

——————————————————————————————01 Pishin 23 01 ----

02 Killa Abdullah 05 0 I closed

03 Ziarat 05 0 I closed(Tehsil Chaman)

——————————————————————————————01 store was closed due to vacation notice from the landlord. ZM USC

Quetta has been asked to open stores in lieu thereof.

Utility Stores Corporation could not open stores at other places due tonon-availability of feasible location.

(c) Presently sufficient quantity of Branded edible items is available inthe stores of said districts to meet the requirements; however, whenever demand/requirement will arise USC would accordingly supply stocks.

Presently following stock of commodity items (Rice/Pulses) is lying atdifferent USC Regional Warehouses of Balochistan Province:——————————————————————————————

Items Qty Lying at Warehouses (M/Tons)——————————————————————————————

Super Basmati Rice 53Tota Rice 52Sella Super Rice 11

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——————————————————————————————Items Qty Lying at Warehouses (M/Tons)

——————————————————————————————Dal Chana 58Moong Washed 27Mash Washed 07Dal Masoor 03White Gram 03

——————————————————————————————Besides the above, sufficient stocks also available at Store points. To

meet the deficiency, Purchase Order for supply of Pulses have also been issuedagainst tender for purchase of Pulses opened on 11-10-2017 against therequirement / demand of Balochistan Province. To meet further requirement /demand of Balochistan Province, tender for purchase of Pulses has been floatedin the press which will be opened on 14-11-2017.

USC is providing Utility brand Spices and Iodized Salt to all USC Regionsaccording to their demands. At present, there is no shortage of any item of UtilitySpices and Iodized Salt.

114. *Ms. Tahira Aurangzeb:

Will the Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony bepleased to state the step being taken by the Government to reducethe expenditures/charges under the Government Hajj Scheme forHajj-2018?

Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony (SardarMuhammad Yousaf): The Hajj package includes four types of payments as perdetail given below:

Accommodation charges Air fare Compulsory Hajj Dues.

Service charges

The accommodation is being hired by the Pakistan Hajj Mission. Themission has been directed to hire good condition buildings with the minimum cost.The intending pilgrim will require to pay accommodation charges along with theirapplications which will be charged on actual rate of the building where he/ she willbe accommodated. The balance amount if any will be refunded in Pak Rupees tothe pilgrims before their departure.

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The airfare is paid directly to the airlines and Ministry is in process ofnegotiation with airlines for minimum possible rate.

Compulsory Hajj Dues are paid to respective Saudi Authorities in SaudiRiyals.

A nominal amount will be charged from each pilgrim on account of servicecharges which includes vaccination, training, awareness and provision of services/staff to facilitate their stay in KSA.

The Government always try to keep the expenditure on hajj as low aspossible and would continue the same in Hajj-2018.

115. *Sahibzada Muhammad Yaqub:

Will the Minister for Water Resources be pleased to state whether it isa fact that electricity projects are not being completed in the country;if so, the details alongwith the reasons thereof?

Minister for Water Resources (Syed Javed Ali Shah): Ministry ofWater Resources is fully committed to ensure completion of all on-going publicsector hydroelectric power generation projects being executed by WAPDAwithin the scheduled time frame. The details of on-going electricity projects isattached at Annex-A.


116. *Ms. Surriya Asghar:


(a) whether the biddings were called for hiring a firm for purchase ofland and development of the Bhara Kahu Housing Scheme which was launched by the Federal Government Employees HousingFoundation during the year 2009; if so, the details thereof;

(b) the authority/committee which finally awarded a contract toGreen Tree Company alongwith the members thereof; and

(c) the dispute upon which the said Company is in litigation atpresent?

Minister for Housing and Works (Mr. Akram Khan Durrani): (a)Applications were invited through Expression of Interest for Joint Venture on07-02-2009. The details of parties are at Annex-A.

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(b) 105th meeting of Executive Committee was held on 17-03-2009,which directed the Housing Foundation to go ahead with the scheme of M/SGreen Trees (Pvt.) Ltd. at Bhara Kahu, Islamabad. The members of the saidCommittee are as under:

1. Mr. G.M Sikander, Secretary, M/o Housing & Works, Islamabad.

2. Mr. Muhammad Zafeer Abbasi, Additional Secretary, Ministry ofInterior, Islamabad.

3. Mr. Ali Akbar Sheikh, Director General, Pak PWD, Islamabad.

4. Mr. Mehmood Akhtar, Financial Advisor (Works), Islamabad.

5. Mr. Fakhar Zaman, Joint Secretary, M/o Housing & Works.Islamabad

6. Mr. Ali Abid, Joint Secretary(Cabinet), Cabinet Division, Islamabad.

7. Syed Tanveer Hussain Bukhari, Member Planning, CDA, Islamabad.

8. Mr. Muzaffar Hussain Manjai, Joint Engineering Advisor, M/o H&W,Islamabad.

9. Muhammad Zaheer Khan, DS (Admin), M/o H&W, Islamabad.

(c) 1. The Housing Foundation executed an agreement with M/s GreenTree Pvt. Ltd. on 0104-2009 for the purchase of 3000 kanals private land atBhara Kahu Islamabad for FG Employees. The total Land measuring 3153 kanals07 marlas has been transferred in the name of FGE Housing Foundation so far.

2. Honourable Supreme Court of Pakistan on a newspaper report,that land was purchased on high price, took Suo-Moto notice in June, 2009. Thecase was disposed of on 27-02-2013. The Supreme Court ordered that “noescalation in the project cost on any ground” will be allowed.

3. At present dispute with land provider is to exchange land objectedby NESPAK measuring 680 Kanal of land and provision of access to site. NABhas taken cognizance on this issue.

4. Due to reluctant to honour its obligation by M/S Green Tree, litigationstarted and the matter is still subjudice in the Civil Court Islamabad.

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117. *Ms. Tahira Aurangzeb:

Will the Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony bepleased to state the location-wise buildings purchased by the Ministryin Saudi Arabia?

Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony (SardarMuhammad Yousaf): As per law/rules of Saudi Government, No foreigner couldbe owner of property/purchase any property. Therefore no property has beenpurchased by this Ministry in Saudi Arabia.

118. *Ms. Saman Sultana Jaffri:

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations andCoordination be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Shifa International Hospital wasconstructed on a charity land and was supposed to function asa charity Hospital;

(b) if so, the details of medical treatment provided by the saidHospital under the charity cases since June, 2013; and

(c) whether there is any regulatory body to oversee these charitycases; if so, the details thereof?

Admisibility is being reconsidered.

119. *Sheikh Salahuddin:


(a) the year-wise total number of recommendations presented bythe Council of Islamic Ideology to the Ministry during the lastfive years; and

(b) the number of said recommendations which have beenimplemented by the Government in letter and spirit so far?

Transferred to the Law and Justice Division for anwer on Next Rota Day.

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120. *Sahibzada Muhammad Yaqub:


(a) the total number of persons benefited from the Prime Minister’sNational Health Programme; and

(b) the details of the said programme?

Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination(Mrs. Saira Afzal Tarar): (a) Prime Minister’s National Health Program(PMNHP) has been launched by the Honorable Prime Minister of Pakistan on31st December 2015.

(a) As of 6th December 2017 a total of 1.47 million poor families havebeen enrolled in PMNHP in 26 districts across Pakistan while 48,316enroll family members have availed free of cost indoor hospital servicesfrom empaneled hospitals through the program. Details of districtsalong with its enrolment and services status are present in Annex A.

(b) Prime Minister’s National Health Program is going to enroll additional1.4 million families in 14 new districts by the end of current fiscal year.

(c) Ministry of National Health Services Regulations and Coordination isworking to expand PMNHP in all districts of Pakistan to enroll 13 millionfamilies. For the purpose a new PC-1 is in the process of approval.

(b) Salient features of Prime Minister’s National Health Program areattached in annex B.

(Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library).

121. *Ms. Naseema Hafeez Panezai:


(a) whether it is a fact that the Shaheed Benazir Bhutto HousingScheme was launched in Quetta during the tenure of the lastGovernment;

Waleed — 4727 (2017) NA (S) PC-15

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(b) whether it is also a fact that construction works of said Schemehave been stopped;

(c) if the answer to part (b) above is in the affirmative, the stepsbeing taken by the Government to complete the said HousingScheme?

Minister for Housing and Works (Mr. Akram Khan Durrani): (a),(b), & (c) No, no Housing Scheme in the name of Shaheed Mohtarma BenazirBhutto Housing Scheme was launched in Quetta by the last Government.

122. *Shazia Marri:


(a) whether it is a fact that all the Umrah pilgrims from Pakistanwill be registered by the biometric devices before proceeding forthe Holy Journey; and

(b) whether it is also a fact that fee will be charged from said pilgrimsfor the said process; if so, the justification thereof?

Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony (Sardar

Muhammad Yousaf): (a) The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia on the instructionsfrom Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, activated Bio-matricRegistration for all visas including those being issued for Hajj & Umrah with effectfrom 23-10-2017 (Annexure-I). The company engaged for this purpose had notthe capacity as well as capability to deal large number of Umrah pilgrims. Ministryof Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, Islamabad took note of it andapproached to Royal Embassy of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Islamabad throughMinistry of Foreign Affairs to with draw activation of Biomatric till sufficientarrangements were made by nominated company (Annexure-II). Royal Embassyof Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Islamabad has relaxed Bio-matric Registration till4th December, 2017, as well Pilgrims above age of 45years would not requireBio-matric verification. This system is being introduced to reduce processing timeat immigration counters in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as well to facilitate pilgrimsduring their stay at Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. (Annexure-III).

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(b) Royal Embassy of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Islamabad is notcollecting any fee, however, the nominated company “Itimad” Private Limited ischarging Rs. 590/- per head.


123. *Ms. Khalida Mansoor:

Will the Minister for National Food Security and Research be pleasedto state

(a) whether it is a fact that the wheat production target has beenfixed by the Government for the current year; and

(b) whether said target can be achieved?

Minister for National Food Security and Research (Mr. SikandarHayat Khan Bosan): (a) Yes.

Federal Committee on Agriculture (FCA) in its meeting held on 11-10-2017fixed the wheat production target as per details given below:——————————————————————————————

Targets 2017-18 Fixed by FCA————————————————————

Province Area Production Yield(000 ha) (000 tons) (Kg/ha)

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Punjab 6637.0 20000.0 3013.4

Sindh 1150.0 4200.0 3652.2

Khyber 757.6 1363.6 1800.0

Pakhtunkhwa

Balochistan 400.0 900.0 2250.0

——————————————————————————————G. Total 8944.6 26463.6 2958.6

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(b) Yes. Insha Allah.

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124. *Mr. Junaid Akbar:

Will the Minister for Water Resources be pleased to state

(a) the present status of the Naulong Dam;

(b) the initial cost of the said Dam at present;

(c) the steps being taken to complete the said Dam;

(d) the reasons for not completing the said Dam in-time; and

(e) the action taken by the Government against the persons responsiblefor not completing the construction work of the said Dam?

Minister for Water Resources (Syed Javed Ali Shah): (a) The 2nd

Revised PC-I of Naulong - Dam. Project amounting to Rs. 26.547 Billion basedon Market Rates of 2015 and WAPDA Composite Schedule of Rates 2013 wassubmitted to Planning -Commission on 10-12-2015 for consideration. It wasdiscussed in CDWP meeting held on 14-01-2016, wherein the Concept of the -Project was cleared with the direction to arrange-funds outside PSDP

In pursuance of above mentioned directions of CDWP, the matter wastaken up with various donor agencies for financing of the project through EconomicAffairs Division. Asian Development Bank showed willingness to provide.US$ 300 million for this project. However, due to non provision of necessary assuranceby Government of Balochistan regarding ownership of the project and responsibilityin its cost sharing, the opportunity of financing from ADB is not yet-matured.

During the PAC meeting held on 14th November, 2017, the PublicAccounts Committee directed for Naulong Dam Project as under:

“The Committee directed the Secretary, Water Resources to preparea technically sound/feasible PC-I of the project in consultation with P&Dand all other relevant stakeholders and initiate the project without any furtherdelay. It was also noted that the proposal of Asian Development Bank’s fundingwill be causing delay, The Secretary P&D will be responsible to provide therequisite funds. The Secretary P&D also assured of arranging the funds forsaid Project. Secretary Irrigation Balochistan was directed to give firmcommitment to the Project and provide assurance for complete responsibilityof the Project”.

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The PC-I of the Project is being updated accordingly in consultation withall the stakeholder and it will be submitted up to April 2018.

(b) Original PC-I of this project was approved by ECNEC on03-09-2009 at a cost of Rs. 11,669 million. The 1st revised PC-I was approvedby the same forum on 16-8-2012 at a cost of Rs. 18,027.091 million. WAPDAcalled bid of the project on 20-01-2015. As the bid price was higher than theapproved cost, accordingly WAPDA submitted 2nd revised PC-I amounting toRs. 26,546.662 million. However the working on the cost of the project at presentrates is under process.

(c) In follow up of CDWP decision as mentioned in reply of Para (a),Ministry of Water & Power through EAD approached various InternationalFinancial Institutions i.e. Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development, EuropeanInvestment Bank and ADB.

Asian Development Bank showed willingness to provide US$ 300 millionfor this project and desired that WAPDA through sitting Consultants may updatethe already carried out studies, carry out new studies, prepare bidding documentsand update the PC-I as per ADB guidelines. Accordingly, updation of the studiesand the PC-I is under process.

(d) The lst Bidding process 2010-12 was successfully completed, whereinM/s DESCON-ZarghoonJv) declared lowest bidder to whom. Letter ofAcceptance (LOA) was issued after two (02) years due to funds constraint. M/sDescon-Zargoon JV requested for enhancement of the rates of BOQ Items dueto delay in award of the contract, WAPDA Authority however did not accept therequest of M/s Descon-Zargoon JV and annulled the Bidding Process.

The bids for construction were again called and 2nd Bidding process wascompleted in 2014, wherein M/s DESCON Engineering Pvt. Ltd Lahore declaredqualified Bidder having Bid cost of Rs.28.211 Billion. The Bid cost was howevermuch higher than the approved PC-I cost, therefore WAPDA on the advice ofPD&R Division Islamabad again annulled Bidding Process.

Similarly bids were called for third time and the process was completed in2015, wherein M/s DESCON Engineering Pvt. Limited Lahore having Bid Costof Rs. 19.941 Billion, again declared lowest bidder, accordingly Letter ofAcceptance was issued to M/s Descon but contract could not be signed again dueto funds constraints.

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Meanwhile the 2nd revised PC-I for Rs. 26.547 Billion was submitted forconsideration of competent forum wherein the CDWP in its meeting held on14-01-2016 considered the project and issued the directions to arrange the fundfor the Project outside PSDP.

In the wake of directions of CDWP, Economic Affairs Division soughtwillingness from Asian Development Bank to finance the project- Asian DevelopmentBank inter-alia required to carry out the bidding afresh according to the Bank’sguidelines. WAPDA therefore again annulled the previous Bidding. The biddingprocess will be started now after approval of PC-I and availability of funds.

In addition to the above, WAPDA through the sitting Consultants hasinitiated updation of already carried out studies & new studies, preparation ofpadding documents and updating PC-I of the Project as per ADB guidelines.

(e) From the above narration, it is evident that the Naulong Dam Projectcould not be commenced due to funds constraints and receipt of high bids as comparedto cost of works in the approved PC-Is of the Project; therefore, delay in commencingthe Project was due to the situation occurred as mentioned in Para (d) - above.

125. *Shaikh Rohale Asghar:

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations andCoordination be pleased to state the steps taken by the presentGovernment for the treatment of the patients of thalassemia in thecountry?

Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination

(Mrs. Saira Afzal Tarar): The present government is providing free of costtreatment to the Thalassemia patients through many public sector hospitals acrossthe county.

126. *Mr. Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi:


(a) whether several people could not get success in Hajj-2017;

(b) whether said people have been applying for Hajj under theGovernment Hajj Scheme for the last three years;

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(c) if the answers to part (a) and (b) above are in the affirmative,whether the Ministry has taken notice thereon; and

(d) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to accommodate said people for Hajj-2018; if so,the details; if not, the reasons thereof?

Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony (SardarMuhammad Yousaf): (a) A total of 338,696 applied for Hajj - 2017 out ofwhich 107,401 were able to perform Hajj.

(b) A total of 22,241 have been applying for Hajj under the GovernmentHajj Scheme for the last three year.

(c) Yes.

(d) In the draft Hajj Policy & Plan-2018 which is to be presented to theCabinet for approval it has been proposed that “The applicants who remainedunsuccessful continuously for the last three or more times in the previousyears will be selected through separate balloting and their number will berestricted to 5,000 only. The left over applicants will be included in thegeneral balloting also.”

127. *Ms. Saman Sultana Jaffri:


(a) the total number of persons who were declared successful in theballot held for Hajj-2017;

(b) the total number of persons who actually performed saidHajj under the Government Scheme;

(c) the total number of persons who were sent for said Hajj on therecommendations of Parliamentarians under the hardshipscheme or as replacement in drop out cases indicating thenumber of persons and the name of Parliamentarians whorecommended them in each case;

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(d) the criteria adopted for selection of applicants under hardshipscheme or as replacements in drop out cases; and

(e) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to adopt a uniform policy to accommodate therecommendations of the Parliamentarians under the hardshipscheme and drop out cases; if so, the details; if not, the reasonsthereof?

Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony (SardarMuhammad Yousaf): (a) A total of 107,526 quota was alloted under GovernmentHajj Scheme. 105,177 were declared successful in ballot. 198 hujjaj of 90 yearsof age and above were declared successful without ballot. 2,151 seats werereserved for hardship quota.

(b) A total of 107,401 persons performed Hajj under the GovernmentScheme.

(c) As per Hajj Policy-2017 approved by the Federal Cabinet, there isno provision of quota reserved for parliamentarians. However, keeping in viewthe general public pressure, some applicants were accommodated on therecommendations of the parliamentarian against available vacant seats underhardship quota. Detail is at Annex-A

(d) Hardship Quota is basically meant for cases of special nature likebroken families, mahram, infants and applicants of far flung areas. However, generalpublic is also accommodated against available vacant seats. (Criteria is at Annex-B)

(e) Yes, there is a proposal under consideration in the Ministry. However,this proposal shall be placed before Hajj Policy Formulation Committee constitutedby the Hon’able Supreme Court of Pakistan for finalization.

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

128. *Shaikh Rohale Asghar:

Will the Minister for Water Resources be pleased to state the electricityand water to be accrued from the construction of Mohmand Dam inthe Federally Administered Tribal Areas?

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Minister for Water Resources (Syed Javed Ali Shah): MohmandDam Hydropower Project has an installed capacity of 800 MW and uponcompletion; 2.862 Billion units (2,862 GWh) of electricity will be produced annually,which will be added to National grid via 30 km long transmission line. It will befurther distributed to provinces including FATA as per their demand.

The project will have the capacity to store 0.676 MAF (Live storage) ofWater and will irrigate 16,737 acre of land on both banks (left side 9,017 & rightside 7,720 acres) including 7,720 acre of FATA.

In addition to this, the project will provide 13.32 cumec of drinking waterto Peshawar. The project will also play an important role in mitigating the floods.

129. *Ms. Aisha Syed:

Will the Minister for National Food Security and Research be pleasedto state:

(a) the prescribed procedure of verification and test of pesticidesbeing sprayed on the crops in the country; and

(b) the steps taken by the Ministry to control the diseases beingspread due to said pesticides and to enhance the agriculturalproduction since June, 2013?

Minister for National Food Security and Research (Mr. SikandarHayat Khan Bosan): (a) The following procedure for verification and test ofpesticides being sprayed on the crops as provided under APO 1971, Rules 1973is in practice in the country.

(i) Pesticides to be imported in Pakistan are first inspected in the countryof origin before shipment by Pre-shipment Inspection Agency enlistedwith the Department of Plant Protection and analyzed byinternationally accredited laboratory, as provided under Rule 9(6) ofAPR 1973 & after confirmation by the PSIA that the quantity ofproduct to be imported to Pakistan is in accordance with theregistered specifications, loading is allowed.

(ii) Upon arrival of the shipment at Karachi sea port or any other dryport or airport/ the shipping documents are scrutinized by the

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authorized officer of Department of Plant Protection and randomsampling is done to ensure that the imported pesticide product is inaccordance with the registered specifications & from the registeredmanufacturer. Quality analysis of the sample is performed by FederalPesticide Testing & Reference laboratory, Department of PlantProtection Karachi. If the analysis report show that the product meetthe registered specifications then the PSI report is endorsed underRule 9(6) of APR 1973 and costumes’ department releases theshipment after completion of all other codal formalities.

(iii) When the product reaches in the ware-houses of importers eitherfor formulation or refilling / repacking, the federal notified inspectorsdraw the samples randomly and send to the notified labs for analysisand after analysis report, action is taken against culprits as per law.

(iv) When the product is gold tip distributors and dealers, then provincialnotified inspectors visit the stores of distributors and dealers anddraw the samples and send to the notified labs for analysis & in case,any substandard or adulterated pesticide is found, FIR is registeredagainst the culprits as provided under section 21(a),(b) of APO 1971,Rules 1973.

(b) It is against the facts that diseases are being spread due to pesticides.Pesticide means any substance or mixture of substances used or represented asmeans for preventing, destroying, repelling, mitigating or controlling, directly orindirectly, any insect, fungus, bacterial, organisms, nematodes, virus, weeds, rodent,or other plant or animal pests; but does not include a substance which is a ‘drug’within the meaning of the Drugs Act, 1940 (XXIII of 1940); Thus, it is evidentfrom the definition that pesticides are used as a control measure against pests andnot as a facilitator of pests. Furthermore, the pesticides standardization, import,registration, distribution, use and monitoring is being carried out under APO 1971& Rules 1973.

According to the WHO toxicity classification, the pesticides registeredfor use in Pakistan are moderately to slightly hazardous and easily degradable. NoPesticide other than internationally recommended for use on crops is registered inPakistan.

The Pesticides are registered for use as per recommended dosage andmethod of application. Department of Plant Protection has taken following stepsto enhance the agricultural production in Pakistan.

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1. Department of Plant Protection has registered 11100 pesticides foruse against pests to control the damage caused by pests & enhancethe productivity.

2. Introduced new chemistry pesticides to ensure the control of pests,to enhance the per acre yield.

3. Ensured on time availability of quality pesticide for the farmer.

4. Checked the entry of exotic pests & diseases to save the cropsgrown enhanced the productivity, of crops.

130. *Ms. Khalida Mansoor:


(a) whether it is a fact that Pakistan has become the 5th most TBaffected country;

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

Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination(Mrs. Saira Afzal Tarar): (a) Yes Pakistan ranks 5th amongst the 30 high burdenTB countries.

(b) STEPS TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT TO ERADICATETB FROM COUNTRY

i. Drug Sensitive TB: Country wide network of more than 1360 BasicManagement Units are providing Free TB diagnosis and treatmentservices.

ii. Programmatic Management of Drug Resistant TB: Free of costdiagnosis and treatment services for MDR TB patients in 34 PMDTsites. 120 Xpert machines have been installed for rapid diagnosis ofMDR-TB cases. NIP plan to increase the number to 412 by end ofyear 2018. Laboratory network of 15 culture and 07 DrugSusceptibility Testing labs in the country.

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iii. TB management Information system (DHIS-2) has been introducedand under piloting with the support of WHO Global TB Program Geneva

iv. National strategic Plan for TB (2017-2020) has been developedand aligned with WHO End TB strategy

v. Private sector involvement under PPM (Public Private Mix) initiativehas been ensured. More than 3,000 GPs and 450 Pvt Labs arediagnosing and treating TB as per the national Guidelines for TB. In2016, 28% of national TB notification was contributed by PPM

vi. TB/HIV: 26 TB-HIV sentinel sites are working in the country. Thenumber will increase to 40 sites by the mid next year.

vii. TB Legislation: Mandatory TB Notification bill has been passed bythree Provincial assemblies and bylaws are under development

viii. Research in TB: Capacity building in research through SORT—ITworkshops organized by TB control program. TB publications innational and international journals.

ix. Active Case finding through Chest Camps, Mobile Vans with X-Rays,Factory worker Screening and Zero TB Cities has been introduced.

x. Involvement of Lady Health Workers has been ensured.

131. *Dr. Nikhat Shakeel Khan:


(a) the seat-wise Airlines were hired for Hajj-2017;

(b) whether Hujjaj were accommodated in said airlines accordingto the economy class;

(c) whether the business and business plus seats in said Airlineswere not given to Hujjaj of said Hajj; and

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(d) whether the Ministry had borne extra expenditure and hired moreflights to send and take back Hujjaj; and

(e) if the answers to part (c) and (d) above are in the affirmative,the justification to not accommodate Hujjaj according to fullcapacity of the said Airlines; and

(f) the remedial steps being taken by the Ministry in this regard?

Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony (SardarMuhammad Yousaf): (a) Detail of Airlines were hired for Hajj-2017 is as under:-——————————————————————————————

1. Saudi Airlines 16,6742. Shaheen Air 35,4273. Airblue 16,8534. PIA 39,589

——————————————————————————————(b) Yes.

(c) Yes.

(d) No.

(e) No.

(f) No.

132. *Shazia Marri:


(a) the criteria adopted for the selection of Moavineen for Hajj-2017; and

(b) the name of persons/Moavineen who were selected for said Hajjby relaxing the said criteria?

Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony (SardarMuhammad Yousaf): (a) Criteria for selection of Moavineen-e-Hujjaj 2017 isat Annex-I.

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(b) The criteria was adopted by this Ministry for Hajj-2017 in letter andspirit. However, Selection Criteria was relaxed by the competent authority i.e.Federal Minister for (RA&IH) as per request of Director Moavineen wherebyshortage of manpower in KSA was mentioned, therefore owing to paucity of timeand to fulfill the demand of Director Moavineen. Ministry was constrained to pickmore suitable candidates from the available nominations recommended formdifferent corners as per Annex-II.


133. *Sheikh Salahuddin:

Will the Minister for Industries and Production be pleased to state:

(a) the percentage of spare parts being manufactured by each carmanufacturing company in Pakistan at present; and

(b) the company-wise percentage of spare parts imported duringthe last three years till date?

Minister for Industries and Production (Mr. Ghulam Murtaza Khan Jatoi):

(a) Details of product specifications, percentage of spare parts being manufacturedlocally by OEM’s Pak Suzuki, Indus Motors and Honda Atlas cars is attached atAnnex-I.

(b) The company-wise percentage of spare parts being imported byeach OEM is attached at Annex-II.

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134. *Ms. Aisha Syed:

Will the Minister for Maritime Affairs be pleased to state:

(a) the details of income earned from the ports of the country sinceJune, 2013; and

(b) the steps being taken by the Government to improve theperformance of Ports and Shipping?

Minister for Maritime Affairs (Mir Hasil Khan Bizenjo): (a)

Karachi Port Trust (KPT):-

RS in Million——————————————————————————————

June 2013 2014- 2015- 2016- July 2017to June 2015 2016 2017 to Nov2014 (13 2017Months) (05Months)

——————————————————————————————Rwevenue:Cargo 5,373 5,700 6,332 7,352 3,216Handling

Cargo 3,573 1,892 1,498 1,650 722Storage

Ship 4,720 4,750 5,250 6,250 2,800movement &Services

Property 1,050 1,300 1,450 1.650 722Management

——————————————————————————————Total 14,716 13,642 14,530 16,902 7,460

——————————————————————————————Port Qasim Authority (PQA):-

The figures of Financial Performance of June-2013 to Oct-2017 are shownbelow:

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Rs in million——————————————————————————————Description Jun-2013 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017 Total

(Jul-Oct)——————————————————————————————Operational 378 5,164 6,136 9,556 10,483 3,657 35,373RevenueIndustrial 57 777 1,211 1,005 2,447 699 6,197RevenueOther 123 1,357 1,612 1,435 1,231 330 6,088Revenue——————————————————————————————Total 558 7,298 8,959 11,996 14,161 4,686 47,658Revenue——————————————————————————————

Gwadar Port Authority (GPA):-——————————————————————————————Description 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017 Total (RS)

(Jul-Nov)——————————————————————————————9% Share 19,394,254 10,180,938 3,954,660 2,751,906 2,156,142RevenueEarnedfrom Port 38,437,900Operator

——————————————————————————————Total 19,394,254 10,180,938 3,954,660 2,751,906 2,156,142

——————————————————————————————(b) To improve the performance of Ports and Shipping, following steps

have been taken:

(1) Infrastructure of the ports is being upgraded and improved throughdevelopment projects.

(2) Crafts and equipments have been purchased to improve the serviceson ports.

(3) Terminals are being built on BOT (Built Operate & Transfer) basis.The details are placed as Annex-I.

Port Qasim Authority (PQA):-

Steps taken by Port Qasim Authority to improve the performance are as follow:

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• Commencement of two LNG terminals to handle LNG.

• Commencement of Coal jetty for Port Qasim Electric Power Co.(PQEPTL)

• Commencement of Pakistan International Bulk Terminal (PIBT) forhandling of coal and cement.

• Commencement of Huaneng Fuyun Port & Shipping (HFP&SL)Coal terminal at MW berth 3 and 4.

Gwadar Port Authority (GPA):-

Since May 2013, M/S China Overseas Port Holding Company Limited(COPHCL) has taken over concession rights of Gwadar Port operations.Gwadar Port is operated on the basis of “Landlord Model” through aConcession Agreement and port operator is working on improving portfacilities, surrounding environment and port business.

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ISLAMABAD: TAHIR HUSSAIN,The 13th December, 2017 Secretary.

PCPPI—4727(2017) NA—13-12-2017—650.

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(50th Session)

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT

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“UNSTARRED QUESTIONS AND THEIR REPLIES”

For Thursday, the 14th December, 2017

11. Syed Waseem Hussain:(Deffered during 46th Sesion)


(a) the location-wise land of the Ministry/Auqaf department in thecountry at present; and

(b) whether the said land has been given on lease during the lastfive years till date; if so, the names of persons alongwith detailsthereof?

Reply not received.

41. Mr. Siraj Muhammad Khan:


(a) whether any progress has been made with regard to two hospitalsconsisting 500 beds and three hospitals consisting 250 bedshospitals as proposed by the ex-Prime Minister for the KhyberPakhtunkhwa; if so, the locations thereof; and

(b) whether the authorization of PC-II has been received from theMinistry of Planning, Development and Reform?

Reply not received.

Shoaib.M 1st Rota Day (2017) NA (US) PC-9

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42. Ms. Surriya Asghar:

Will the Minister for National Food Security and Research be pleasedto state:

(a) the names of the training institutions/academies working underthe Ministry for capacity building of its employees at present;

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

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

(d) the institution and post-wise number of employees trained duringthe financial year 2015-2016;

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

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

Minister for National Food Security and Research (Mr. SikandarHayat Khan Bosan): (a) Two institutes of Pakistan Agricultural Research Council(PARC) are engaged in capacity building of scientists, Extension workers, FarmManagers & farmers. These are:

1. PARC Institute of Advanced Studies in Agriculture (PIASA) (Degreeawarding Institute affiliated with “The University of Agriculture,Peshawar”).

2. Agriculture Poly-technique Institute (A.P.I), NARC, Islamabad.

(b)

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(c)

(d)

(e)

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43. Ms. Surriya Asghar:


(a) the names of the training institutions/academies working underthe Ministry for capacity building of its employees at present;

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

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

(d) the institution and post-wise number of employees trained duringthe financial year 2015-2016;

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

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

(f)

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Minister for National Health Services, Regulations andCoordination (Mrs. Saira Afzal Tarar): (a) There is no institution which iscarrying out such capacity building exclusively for Ministry employees at present.However Health Service Academy, an autonomous institution with the Ministry, isdeveloping this capacity under a PC-I project, for further contribution. At thispoint in time Secretariat training institute offers different training for employees,capacity building according to grade and requirement.

(b) Nil.

(c) Nil.

(d) Nil.

(e) Nil.

(f) Nil.

44. Dr. Nikhat Shakeel Khan:


(a) whether it is a fact that the reconstruction/maintenance worksof Houses of Category-I, Sector G-10/3, Islamabad are not beingdone by the Ministry since long; if so, the reasons thereof;

(b) whether it is also a fact that only estimates are being preparedtherefor; if so, the details alongwith the justification thereof;and

(c) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to repair/reconstruct the said Houses within twomonths; if so, the details; if not, the reasons thereof?

Minister for Housing and Works (Mr. Akram Khan Durrani): (a)The repair maintenance of Cat-I houses are always carried out on need basis. TheA/R (Annual Report) and special repair of following houses have been carriedout, out of 16 houses.

1. House No. 12, Cat-I2. House No. 07, Cat-I

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3. House No. 06, Cat-I4. House No. 14, Cat-I5. House No. 15, Cat-I6. House No. 01, Cat-I7. House No. 05, Cat-I

However, maintenance / repair on daily basis, as and when required bythe allottee is being attended.

(b) Due to meager allotment of funds during current financial year, theestimates are prepared for getting approval of competent authority and arrangementof funds from Finance Division.

(c) No such proposal is under consideration to re-construct the saidhouses within two months. However, as clarified above, the funds are arranged onneed basis from time to time, by preparing estimates, from Finance Division sinceinsufficient funds are available with the department.

45. Dr. Nikhat Shakeel Khan:

Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to refer to theStarred Question No.23 replied on 06-10-2017 and to state themember-wise amount deposited by employees in Phase-VI, GreenEnclave, Bharakahu, Islamabad under the head of down-paymentand installments as on October 10, 2017?

Minister for Housing and Works (Mr. Akram Khan Durrani):Annex-A & B.

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46. Ms. Nighat Parveen Mir:

Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to refer to theUn-Starred Question No.4 replied on 6-10-2017 and to state:

(a) the reasons for not implementing upon the letter written by theDG, Pakistan Public Works Department on 02-04-2009 for whitewash of House No.24, Cat.No.II, Street No.52, Sector G-10/3,Islamabad;

(b) the time by which funds will be released for the said work;

(c) the reasons for not releasing the funds therefor; and

(d) whether action has been taken against the responsibles thereof;if so, the detail; if not, the reasons thereof and the time by which action will be taken thereon?

Reply not received.

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47. Sheikh Salahuddin:


(a) the category-wise details of applicants in the General WaitingList at present; and

(b) the total number of houses/flats under illegal and non-entiledoccupants in Islamabad separately at present alongwith theirnames, designations and dates of occupation thereof?

Reply not received.

48. Ms. Nighat Parveen Mir:

Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to refer to theUn-Starred Question No.14 replied on 06-10-2017 and to state:

(a) the time by which the maintenance works except whitewash ofHouse No.24, Category-II, Street 52, Sector G-10/3,Islamabad will be started;

(b) whether any action is being taken against responsible for delayof said works; if not, the reasons thereof;

(c) the stage at which the process in respect of maintenance worksof said House are pending at present; and

(d) the time by which said works will be completed?

Reply not received.

ISLAMABAD: TAHIR HUSSAIN,The 13th December, 2017. Secretary.

PCPPI—4727(2017) NA—13-12-2017—650.

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