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(13th 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

Wednesday, the 2nd July, 2014

81. *Dr. Mahreen Razaque Bhutto:(Deferred during 9th Session)

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statisticsand Privatization be pleased to state:

(a) the estimated expenditure of the Government incurred on thewar against terror during the last five years till date; and

(b) the year-wise total amount allocated therefor during the saidperiod alongwith the sources thereof?

Reply not received

93. *Rai Hasan Nawaz Khan:(Deferred during 9th Session)


(a) the total amount paid by the Government to each province andagencies concerned to counter terrorism during the last fiveyears;

(b) whether it is a fact that massive irregularities have been foundin the utilization of said fund;

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(c) if so, whether investigations have been Initiated for thoseirregularities; If so, the present status thereof; and

(d) the time by which it will be finalized?

Reply not received

94. *Rai Hasan Nawaz Khan:(Deferred during 11th Session)

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statisticsand Privatization be pleased to state the details of agreements madewith IMF relating to PIA and Pakistan Steel Mills for the next threefinancial years alongwith impacts thereof?

Reply not received.

97. *Ms. Belum Hasnain:(Deferred during 11th Session)


(a) the date of the establishment of Pakistan Development Fund(PDF); and

(b) the objectives of the establishment of PDF?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) An amount of USD 1.5 billionwas provided by a friendly Muslim country in two tranches of $ 750 million eachon 19th February, 2014 and on 7th March, 2014 respectively. The total amountwas deposited in Pakistan Development Fund (PDF) Account opened with StateBank of Pakistan on 19th February, 2014.

(b) The objective of the establishment of PDF is to finance differentDevelopment projects in various sectors viz. Energy, Infrastructure, Railways,Communication and Transportation.

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105. *Mr. Khalil George:(Deferred during 11th Session)

Will the Minister for Planning, Development and Reform be pleasedto state whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to start Metro Bus Project in Quetta during the nextfour years; if so, the details thereof?

Minister for Planning, Development and Reform (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal):There is currently no such proposal to start Metro Bus Project in Quetta underconsideration by the Federal Government as Provincial Governments are primarilyresponsible to prepare, finance and implement such a proposal.

113. *Mr. Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi:(Deferred during 11th Session)

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

(a) whether it is a fact that a project to install Water FiltrationPlants at Union Council level under Clean Drinking Water forAll was initiated by the previous Government;

(b) whether the said subject has been transferred to PlanningDivision after the Constitution Eighteenth Amendment;

(c) whether it is also a fact that the Ministry has failed to makeideal coordination with provinces to execute the said project inletter and spirit and consequently the project is suspended atpresent; and

(d) if the answers to part (a), (b) and (c) above are in affirmative,the budget earmarked/released and utilized for the said projectduring the last six years by the Government;

(e) the steps being taken to streamline the said project by making abetter coordination among the Government and provinces?

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Minister for Planning, Development and Reform (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal):(a) The Project “Clean Drinking Water for All” was initiated in 2006 by the thenGovernment and not by the previous Government.

(b) In December, 2010 the Project was transferred to Planning.Development and Reform Division after Eighteenth Constitutional Amendment forclosure and transfer to the provinces before 30th June, 2011 by the previousGovernment.

(c) In pursuance of the Council of Common lnterestis (CCI) decision ofApril 26, 2011, the project was transferred to the provincial governments by theDevolution Cell established in the Cabinet Division for this purpose. There was nofailure or the part of Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform.

(d) Total releases and expenditure:——————————————————————————————

PSDP Funds Utilization by(Rs. Million) Released up Provinces/Regions

to 30th June2011.

——————————————————————————————Total 7,215.204 7,068.204

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(e) As stated in response to “c” above, the project was transferred tothe provinces for implementation from June, 2011 onward. Now the FederalGovernment has no role in implementation of projects devolved to the provincesincluding “Clean Drinking Water for All” project.

134. * Begum Tahira Bukhari:(Deferred during 11th Session)

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased tostate the total number of prisoners repatriated to and from India,USA, Iran and Afghanistan during the period from 2008 to 2013?

Minister for Interior and Norcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):Detail regarding total number of Pakistani / Indian prisoners repatriated

by Pakistan and India from 2008 to 2013 is as under:

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Release of Pakistani Prisoners by India——————————————————————————————Year Civil Fishermen Total——————————————————————————————2008 098 014 1122009 003 _ 0032010 117 109 2262011 117 122 2392012 50 80 1302013 38 28 66——————————————————————————————Total 423 353 776——————————————————————————————Release of Indian Prisoners by Pakistan——————————————————————————————Year Civil Fishermen Total——————————————————————————————2008 11 329 3402009 _ 100 1002010 19 454 4732011 23 104 1272012 25 677 7022013 11 415 426——————————————————————————————Total 89 2079 2186——————————————————————————————

The Government of Pakistan has not handed over any prisoner to USAduring the period from 01-01-2008 to 31-12-2013.

During the year 2013-14 the total number of prisoners taken over fromAfghanistan are as under:

——————————————————————————————Taken over Handover

——————————————————————————————06 Nil

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204. *Dr. Shireen Mehrunnisa Mazari:(Deferred during 11th Session)

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue Economic Affairs, Statisticsand Privatization be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Cartels exist in various industries of thecountry at present; if so, the name of industries thereof; and

(b) whether there is any law that regulates/deals with such Cartels;if so, the details thereof?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) During the period from April,2008 to April, 2013 the names of industries/sectors of the economy in whichcartels have been found in the country are Banking, Accountancy, Print Media,Stock Exchange, Cement, Sugar, Telecom, Jute Bags, Poultry, Power Equipment,Ghee and Shipping.

(a-i) Cartelization is a civil offence in Pakistan. The existence of cartelscan only be proved on basis of evidence after an inquiry is conducted under theCompetition Act, 2010. Cartelization may be suspected due to some indicators.

(b) Yes. There is a Competition Act, 2010 which provides for freecompetition in all spheres of commercial and economic activity to enhance economicefficiency and to protect consumers from anti competitive behavior.

(b-i) Section 4 of the Competition Act 2010, inter alia, prohibitscartelization by competitors. This section is generally enforced ex post facto byCompetition Commission of Pakistan (CCP). Cartelization is a civil offence in Pakistanand carries a maximum penalty of up to Rs. 75 million or ten percent of the annualturnover of the undertaking under Section 38 of the Competition Act, 2010.

1. * Ms. Shakila Luqman:


(a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to provide Rs. 10,000 as stipend to those

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un-employed M.Phil and Ph.D degree holders on monthly basiswho got 3.00 and more CGPA, till they get the required jobs forencouraging the Higher Education in the country;

(b) if so, when it will be implemented; if not, the reasons thereof?

Reply not received

2. * Ms. Tahira Aurangzeb:


(a) the total amount of remittances made by Overseas Pakistanisthrough National Bank of Pakistan during the year 2013-14;and

(b) the terms and conditions of agreement made by the said bankwith the Arab National Bank thereof?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): The total amount of remittancesmade by Overseas Pakistanis through National Bank of Pakistan during the year2013-14 is as under:—

(USD in Million)——————————————————————————————

Period Amount——————————————————————————————

January- December, 2013 1,433January-May, 2014 601

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(b) Main features of terms and conditions of agreement reached betweenNational Bank of Pakistan and Arab National Bank are as under:—

1. Agreement is executed on pricing mechanism. For all transactionsequivalent to USD 100 or greater; NBP shall give Arab NationalBank (ANB) Saudi Arabia Riyal (SAR) 15 out of the SAR 25 rebatereceived from SBP. NBP’s share shall be SAR 10.

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2. ANB’s obligations include obtaining all necessary approvals, consentsand licenses for service operation from competent authorities in theKingdom of Saudi Arabia. ANB shall meet all expenses incurred forimplementation of signed agreement in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

3. ANB shall open a Non-Resident Rupee (NRR) account with NBP.Home remittance arrangement between NBA and ANB is executedon secured basis where ANB shall pre fund their aforementionedNRR account for disbursement of remittance payments tobeneficiaries in Pakistan. Overdraft in the account shall not be allowed.

4. ANB shall transmit home remittance transactions on mutually agreedelectronic file format from ANB’s secured website. Access detailsshall be provided by NBP upon commencement of services. Termsand conditions are defined on the website for secured processing.

5. ANB shall market and promote Telemoney service in the Saudi Arabiaby way of brochures, leaflets, posters, advertisements etc.

6. NBP’s obligations include obtaining all necessary permits andapprovals from competent authorities with respect to businessoperations.

7. NBP shall opena Non-Resident Rupees account on ANB’s requestfor disbursement of home remittance payments. Providing all thenecessary account statements and transaction actively feedback.

8. NBP & ANB agree comply with Anti Money Laundry (AML) rulesand regulations of respective Central Bank / Regulator as applicablefrom time to time. Both parties shall submit to the other, the necessarydocumentation pertaining to AML & Know Your Customers (KYC)monitoring.

9. Agreement shall be valid for a term of one (1) year from the date ofsigning and shall automatically be renewed on the same terms &conditions as agreed by ANB and NBP.

3. * Ms. Tahira Aurangzeb:


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(a) the total Gold received under Cash and Gold Scheme so far;and

(b) the total amount paid to the consumers/clients by the NationalBank of Pakistan under the said scheme so far?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) The total Gold received underCash and Gold Scheme (including agriculture finance against gold) is approximately23,000 K.G.

(b) The total financing under Cash and Gold scheme (including agriculturefinance against gold) upto May 31,2014 is as under:———————————————————————————————

No. of Customers Amount in Million (Rs.)——————————————————————————————

380384 75,172.998——————————————————————————————

4. *Ms. Aisha Syed:


(a) the formula under which the share of provinces in NFC Awardwas determined; and

(b) whether the whole amount of the share of the KhyberPakhtunkhwa has been paid under the said formula; if not, thereasons thereof?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) The formula under which theshare of provinces was determined in the NFC Award, is based on multiple indicatorsas follows:-

(i) Population 82%

(ii) Poverty or backwardness 10.3%

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(iii) Revenue Collection or generation 5.0%

(iv) Inverse Population density2.7%

Accordingly, percentage shares of the Provinces were determined in theAward as under:———————————————————————————————

Punjab Sindh Khyber Balochistan TotalPakhtunkhwa

——————————————————————————————51.74% 24.55% 14.62% 9.09% 100%

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(b) Whole share as per collection reported by FBR has been releasedto Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In this regard detail of releases upto17-05-2014 is enclosed at Annex-I.

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5. *Ms. Aisha Syed:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statisticsand Privatization be pleased to state whether it is a fact that a taxhas been imposed on educational equipments during the year 2013-14;if so, the reasons alongwith the rate thereof?

Reply not received

6. * Ms. Asyia Naz Tanoli:


(a) the total amount collected by FBR under the head of taxes duringthe period from 1-7-2013 to 30-4-2014;

(b) the increase made therein as compared to the last fiscal year;and

(c) the target of amount to be collected during the last quarter ofthe current fiscal year?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) FBR has collected total Rs.1,745 billion under the head of taxes during July-April, 2013-14.

(b) The increase made therein as compared to the last fiscal year hasbeen 16% or Rs. 239.4 billion in absolute term during the period.

(c) Target of the amount to be collected during the last quarter of currentfiscal year is Rs. 700 billion.

7. * Ms. Asyia Naz Tanoli:


(a) the year-wise ratio of Pakistani Rupee devalued during the periodfrom 2008 to 2013;

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(b) the steps taken by the Government to increase value thereofduring the said period; and

(c) whether it is a fact that the said currency was devalued manytimes during the said period; if so, the reasons thereof?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) Year-wise depreciation ofPakistani rupee against US dollar during the period from 2008 to 2013 is asunder:—

Pak Rupee Depreciation against US Dollar——————————————————————————————

Year %age Change——————————————————————————————

FY08 -11.7%FY09 -16.0%FY10 -4.7%FY11 -0.5%FY12 -9.1%FY13 -5.1%

——————————————————————————————Note: +ve (-ve) change shows appreciation (depreciation) of PKR

(b) Depreciation of PKR during the period under consideration wasprimarily a reflection of weak overall balance of payment position. Themacroeconomic situation deteriorated significantly in FY08 and the first four monthsof FY09 owing primarily to large exogenous price shocks (oil and food) in theinternational markets, global financial turmoil, adverse security developments, andpolicy delays during the political transition to the new government.

The external current account deficit widened to about $13.9 billion oraround 8.2 percent of GDP in FY08. With the surplus in the financial account ofthe balance of payments declining to $8.3 billion, from $10.3 billion in FY07, thisled to a decline in the gross international reserves of the State Bank of Pakistan(SBP) of $4.8 billion, to $8.6 billion at end-June 2008. Reserves dwindled furtherto $3.5 billion as of end-October 2008. These factors kept the PKR under pressurethat depreciated by 11.7% during FY08 and 16% during first four months ofFY09.

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Government entered into the IMF (SBA) program in November 2008,which gradually improved the reserves level and eased the depreciation on PKRsignificantly. During FY11, SBP’s foreign exchange reserves touched the highestlevel of US$14.8 billion and PKR depreciated against US$ by 0.5 percent only.

While the deficit in the external current account remained low, capital andfinancial accounts continued to decline after FY10. These capital and financialinflows proved insufficient even to finance the small current account deficits inFY12 and FY13. This along with large repayment of IMF (SBA) loans, startedsince FY12, led to pressures on SBP’s foreign exchange reserves and furtherfueled the negative sentiments reflecting on depreciation of the exchange rate duringFY12 and FY13.

To address the difficult situation prevailing during the initial months of currentfiscal year. Government has taken a number of steps. These steps include enteringinto an IMF program, effort to realize official inflows from different sources,including CSF money, 3G license fee, receipts of Euro bonds and inflows frommultilateral and bilateral sources as planned in the budget.

In addition to significant inflows from multilateral and bilateral sources,$1998 million has been received from Euro bonds, $1,500 million as capital grant,$1,406 million from World Bank & ADB and $1050 million from CSF. As on27th June 2014, total foreign exchange reserves of the country stood at $13.990billion, after touching the low of $7.578 billion as on 10th February 2014.

Aforementioned measures have already started yielding positive results;capital and financial flows from multilateral, bilateral and other official sourceshave started realizing, which are reflected in calming of market sentiments andrecent strengthening of PKR to around Rs. 98.33 per US Dollar in the interbankmarket.

(c) The depreciation of PKR against US dollar has primarily beendetermined by reflection of weak overall balance of payment position and worseningof sentiments of the market. The stressed external position was mainly on account ofweak capital and financial inflows that were insufficient to finance even low externalcurrent account deficit. This alongwith, large debt repayments predominantly thoserelated into a drain in the foreign exchange reserves and has further fueled the negativesentiments reflection on depreciation of the exchange rate. This situation also led tobreed some speculative tendencies putting further pressure on the value of Rupee.

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8. * Dr. Nisar Ahmad Jatt:


(a) the impacts of SRO issued by Establishment Division on 10thFebruary, 2014 regarding the performance of the Customs andExcise and Income Tax Groups; and

(b) whether the Ministry was consulted before issuance of said SROif so, the details of recommendations forwarded therefor if not,the reasons thereof?

Transfered to Establishment Division for answer on Next Rota Day.

9. *Dr. Nisar Ahmad Jatt:

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased tostate:

(a) the year-wise total number of police personnel and rangers ofthe Ministry deployed in Karachi during the last five years; and

(b) the estimated expenditures incurred thereupon separately duringthe said period?

Reply not received

10. *Mrs. Shahida Rehmani:


(a) whether 90 thousands Computerized National Identity Cardshave allegedly been issued to Afghan Refugees; if so, thejustifications thereof; and

(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to take action against the responsibles thereof; ifso, when it will be implemented?

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Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):(a) Computerized National Cards (CNICs) are not issued to Afghan Refugees.As per NADRA policy, CNICs are issued to only genuine Pakistani citizens onthe basis of valid documents i.e Parent’s CNICs, Birth Certificate, Naturalization/Citizenship certificates etc. If any fraudulently alien/unregistered Afghanrefugee has succeeded in obtaining CNIC and is reported by any authorized sourceor found alien during investigation the card is blocked in NADRA database.

(b) Inquiries are conducted and if any NADRA employee found isinvolved in facilitating aliens, necessary action is taken.

11. *Mrs. Shahida Rehmani:


(a) the country-wise Passport Offices established abroad by theGovernment so far; and

(b) the total number of employees working in said offices at presentalongwith the criteria adopted therefor?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan): (a) Toresolve the problems of overseas Pakistanis regarding issuance of Passport andVisas, the Government has installed Machine Readable Passports (MRP) Systemat 33 Foreign Missions (Annex A). Besides, MRP System at 04 Foreign Missionsis in the process of deployment /installation and will be completed by30-06-2014. Currently, the Government is providing MRP facilities to over 80%of Pakistani Community residing abroad. The government has also planned todeploy MRP at 50 Foreign Missions in the financial year 2014-15 and 22 inFinancial Year 2015-2016 in a phased manner.

(b) Total Number of Directorate General Immigration & Passports(IMPASS) employees posted at Pakistan Missions are 52. List is attached at(Annex B).

The criteria adopted for posting of IMPASS staff at Pakistan Missions isas under:—

i. A Committee comprising of 03 to 05 officers of the Ministry of Interiorand IMPASS finalizes the selection of IMPASS officers/officials forposting at Pakistan Missions.

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ii. The performance of the IMPASS staff is evaluated on the basis offitness cum seniority. Professional qualification and experience areprimary factors in selection of employees.

iii. The recommendations of the Committee are submitted to theCompetent Authority i.e. the Secretary, Ministry of Interior forsoliciting approval.

(iv) After approval, the matter is further taken up with the quartersconcerned i.e. Intelligence Bureau and Ministry of Foreign Affairsbefore joining of the officers/ officials posted abroad.

(Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library)

12. *Dr. Mahreen Razaque Bhutto:

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased tostate the steps taken by the Government to control human traffickingcases in the country?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):The following steps have been taken by the Government to control humantraffickingcases in the country:—

Establishment of Integrated Border Management System (IBMS) &PISECS at all the entry/exit immigration points.

Installation of Forgery Detection Machines at major airports.

Establishment of Facilitation/Complaint Centers at major airports.

Affixation of banners at all immigration counters displaying FIA websitefor registering complaints by public.

Identification of Major Routes of Human Trafficking.

• Pakistan Iran Oman UAE.• Pakistan Iran Turkey Greece• Pakistan Middle East West Africa Spain

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Establishment of Immigration Liaison Officer in Oman.

Coordination with destination countries through Immigration LiaisonOfficers (ILOs) Police Liaison Officers (PLOs).

Establishment of VeriSys to check CNICs of Passport holders if required.

Scrutiny of Airline passengers manifest to reconcile data with lBMS;

Public awareness campaign in collaboration with International GovernmentOrganization (IGOs) Non Government Organization (NGOs).

Establishment of Immigration Vigilance Unit (IVU) and InternalAccountability Unit (IAU) to identify the staffs who connive with HumanTraffickers and to proceed against them if incriminating evidence is available.

Publication of Red Book 2013-2014 containing the names of Most WantedHuman Traffickers.Constitution of Inter Agency Task Force (IATF) to intercept illegelmigration, with the following composition:

1. FIA2. ISI3. IB4. Pakistan Coast Guards5. Maritime Security Agency (MSA)6. Frontier Corps Balochistan7. Frontier Corps NWFP8. Pakistan Rangers9. Military Intelligence

PROVINCIAL DEPARTMENTS

1. Balochistan Police2. Sindh Police3. Punjab Police4. KPK Police

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OTHER DEPARTMENTS

1. DG Middle East Ministry of Foreign Affairs2. Bureau of immigration & Overseas Ernployment3. DO Immigration and Passport.4. NADRA5. NARA

Establishment of Anti Trafficking Unit (ATUs) at Provincial PoliceHeadquarters and at FIA Zonal level;

Compilation of ECL and Black List by Ministry of Interior and Directorateof Immigration and Passports and their entry in IBMS;

Accountability and zero tolerance policy of FIA staff in general andimmigration staff in particular, who are found involved in assisting illegalmigration or human trafficking.

Establishment of Helpline (051-9261104) and www. Fia.gov.pk for publicto give information pertaining to agents who are involved in WomenTrafficking.

13. *Dr. Mahreen Razaque Bhutto:


(a) the details of loans taken by the Government since July, 2013till date; and

(b) the total amount of loans repaid during the said period alongwiththe details thereof?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) The details of the loans takenby the government since July 2013 till April 2014 are as follows:

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Domestic Debt (Receipt in Rs. billion)——————————————————————————————Domestic Debt 4,173——————————————————————————————

External Debt (Disbursements in US$ million)——————————————————————————————Multilateral 3,352ADB 748IDB 557IBRD 101IDA 268IFAD 6OPEC FUND 18IMF 1,654Bilateral 540China 308France 14Germany 10Italy 13Japan 125Korea 4Kuwait 11Saudi Arabia 55Commercial Loans andSovereign Bonds 2,323Commercial Loans 323Pakistan Sovereign Bonds 2,000——————————————————————————————Total External Debt 6,215——————————————————————————————

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(b) The details for the total amount of loans repaid by the governmentsince July 2013 till April 2014 are as follows:

Domestic Debt (Repayments in Rs. billion)——————————————————————————————Domestic Debt 2,794——————————————————————————————

External Debt (Repayments in US$ million)——————————————————————————————Multilateral 4,003ADB 582IDB 423IBRD 165IDA 196IFAD 4OPEC FUND 3IMF 2,626Others 4Bilateral 313China 118France 28Germany 7Italy 0,4Japan 46Korea 8Kuwait 6Saudi Arabia 71Others 29Commercial Loans and Sovereign BondsCommercial LoansPakistan Sovereign Bonds—————————————————————————————— Total External Debt 4,316——————————————————————————————

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Net increase in Domestic debt Rs. in billion 1,379 Net increase in External debtUS$ in million 1,899

Note:Public debt stock is compiled with at least one month lag on monthly basis. Hence,the above questions are answered in light of latest available information i.e. July -April, 2013-14.

14. *Mr. Sufyan Yousuf:


(a) the name of projects started in Karachi under PSDP during thelast three years alongwith the expenditures incurred on thoseprojects so far; and

(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to launch new projects under said programmeduring the year 2013-14?

Minister for Planning, Development and Reform (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal):(a) During last three years, 20 projects were started under PSDP in Karachi. Anamount of Rs 10.6 billion has been incurred on these projects so far (List attached).

(b) The current fiscal year 2013-14 is nearing to close; therefore, nonew project can be launched in Karachi, at this stage. However, 15 new projectslocated in Karachi costing about Rs. 18 billion have been budgeted in PSDP2014-15 approved by National Economic Council (NEC) on 29-05-2014. Theprojects such as Greater Karachi Water Supply (K-IV), Revival of Karachi CircularRailway (KCR), Greater Karachi Sewerage Plant (S-III), Lyari Expresswayincluding Resettlement, etc. have also been budgeted in PSDP 2014-15.

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(b) if so, the steps taken against the responsibles therefor; if not,the reasons thereof;

(c) the details of funds allocated for rehabilitation of effectees ofearthquake 2005; and

(d) whether it is a fact that a number of projects therefor have notbeen completed so far; if so, the reasons thereof?

Minister In-Charge of the Prime Minister’s Office: (a) It is not afact. No massive corruption has ever been pointed out by any Government ornon-government agencies.

(b) In order to preempt any corrupt practices in the Organization, astrong Internal Audit and Control mechanism has been placed on ground. In additionfor implementing the financial discipline, ERRA Financial Rules have beenpromulgated. It may be of interest to point out that accounts of ERRA are annuallyaudited by the Auditor General of Pakistan, besides third party audit, internationalauditing and verification are regularly carried out. The ERRA is also holding ISOcertification for the transparency of functioning and systems.

(c) The funds allocated by the Government of Pakistan since 2005 areRs.98.24 Billion, whereas Rs.59.48 Billion were spent by the Foreign donors’ /sponsors on their projects where ERRA facilitated and monitored their completion.It may be of interest to mention that donors / sponsors directly release paymentsto contractors and consultants. In Rural Housing Program international consortiumprovided Rs.76 Billion for the reconstruction of about 600,000 houses. The fundsutilization was under their supervision, auditing and validation regime. The successof the Program was recognized by UN through award of prestigious SasakawaAward.

(d) ERRA has completed 600,000 houses and about 9,700 projectsout of 14,513 projects planned. Currently over 3,100 projects are under variousstages of construction, whereas about 1700 projects have not yet been launcheddue to shortage of funds. It has been decided that projects having progress ofmore than 50% should be assigned priority

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16. *Sahibzada Muhammad Yaqub:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue Economic Affairs Statisticsand Privatization be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of tax payers in the country at present; and

(b) the steps being taken by the FBR to bring more people in the taxnet?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) Total number of Income TaxReturn Filers for Tax Year 2013: 845,760

(b)

I. Broadening of Tax Base through budgetary measures:The non-reporting and under-reporting of income is a matter of grave policyconcern. The budgetary measures proposed in Finance Bill 2014 strive to bringmore people in the tax net by:

1. Increasing the cost of non-compliance with tax laws, by requiringthe non-complaint to pay adjustable advance income tax at a higherrate forcing them to either file returns and subject their income to taxor bear a higher rate of tax as a cost of non-compliance, in respectof following transactions:

• Income from Dividend

• Income from profit on debt above Rs.500,000

• Purchase of International First Class air tickets

• Purchase (above Rs.3. Mn) and sale of immovable property

• Purchase, transfer or renewal of registration of motor vehicle

2. Bringing huge personal expenses on assets and personal expenditureinto the tax net through adjustable advance income tax, providingincentive to persons out of tax net to file returns and subject theirincome to tax or to bear a higher tax a cost of non-compliance.

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3. Withdrawal of exemption from Income Tax bringing a number ofexempt areas including foreign news agencies, suppliers to largetrading houses, recipients of bonus shares, and foreign institutionalinvestors in to tax net.

II. Broadening of Tax Base through administrative efforts:

(i) In addition, FBR is collecting data regarding person purchasing realestate property in posh areas, expensive motor vehicles, incurringheavy utility bills and school fees and engaging in taxable businessactivities.

(ii) So far notices requiring filing of return have been issued to 98,000potential taxpayers during current financial year. In response to theseNotices more than 13,000 persons have filed returns. Provisionalassessments in cases where the person did not respond to the noticehave been framed in more than 19,500 cases. A tax demand of Rs.7,100 Mn has been raised in such cases.

(iii) The government aims to bring 100,000 potential taxpayers in the netduring the current financial year and an additional 100,000 in each ofthe following years.

(iv) The efforts of the government to create a deterrent against non-payment of tax has resulted in increase in number of persons filingreturns of Income Tax for Tax Year 2013 by more than 100,000 ascompared to preceding year.

17. *Sahibzada Tariq Ullah:


(a) the minimum pension fixed by the Government at present;

(b) the formula under which pension is paid to the pensioners ofvarious scales of Government and semi-Government at present;

(c) if the answer to part (b) above is negative the reasons thereof?

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Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) Government has fixedminimum pension as Rs. 5000/- p.m and minimum family pension as Rs. 3750/-p.m. to all the civil pensioners of the Federal Government including civilian paidfrom Defence Estimates as well as to Armed Forces Personnel with effect from1st July, 2013.

(b) Under section 19 of Civil Servants Act. 1973, a Civil Servant onretirement from service, shall be entitled to receive such pension/gratuity as maybe prescribed. Pension is computed on the basis of length of qualifying service andemoluments drawn at the time of retirement. Gross Pension of the retiringGovernment employees is calculated @ 70% of the pensionable emoluments drawnby them at the time of retirement provided they have completed 30 years qualifyingservice. In case of early retirement, proportionate reduction is made. Autonomous/Semi Autonomous Bodies/Corporation adopt their own pension rules/formulaewith the approval of Finance Division keeping in view their financial constraints/resources.

(c) As above.

18. *Syed Naveed Qamar:


(a) the total outstanding amount of domestic debt in rupees as on1st May, 2014;

(b) the net increase made in the said debt during the last elevenmonths;

(c) the total amount of foreign debt in US Dollars as on 1st May,2014; and

(d) the net total amount of foreign debt in US Dollars increased inthe last eleven months?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) As per the latest availabledata, total outstanding amount of domestic public debt as on March 31, 2014* isRs. 10, 823 billion.

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(b) the net increase made in the domestic public debt since June 30,2013 to March 2014 is Rs. 1,306 billion.

(c) the total amount of foreign public debt in US Dollars as on March31, 2014* is US$ 47.8 billion.

(d) the net amount of foreign public debt decreased by US$ 0.846 billionsince June 30, 2013

* It is pertinent to note that the debt stock is compiled with at least onemonth lag on monthly basis as per the information provided by SBP, CentralDirectorate of National Savings and Economic Affairs Division. Hence, the abovequestions are answered in the light of latest available information.

19. *Choudhry Muhammad Shahbaz Babar:


(a) the names of those projects for which the present Governmenthas given approval for completion during the next few years;and

(b) the steps taken by the Government to complete the said projectswithin the approved amount and stipulated period?

Reply not received

20. *Choudhry Muhammad Shahbaz Babar:

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased tostate the steps taken by the Government to control the corruption inFederal Government departments during the last one year?

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

21. *Shaikh Rohale Asghar:

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased tostate whether making and keeping of Computerized National Identity

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Card without biometric fingerprint and picture is allowed in thecountry at present; if so, the reasons thereof?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):It is mandatory to provide biometric fingerprint since 2005 for issuance ofComputerized National Identity Cards (CNICs). However, in certain cases ofamputation or flat fingers, CNICs were issued after special verification procedure.Similarly, picture is mandatory for male applicants in CNIC. However, in SmartNational Identity Card (SNIC) picture is mandatory for all applicants irrespectiveof gender. NADRA is contemplating the provision of picture for female applicantsto be made mandatory.

CNIC issued prior to 2005 on manual forms are also valid and biometricfingerprints/photographs where missing will be obtained at the time of renewal ofthese cards.

22. *Shaikh Rohale Asghar:

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased tostate the type of support being provided by the Federal Governmentto the Provincial Governments to control law and order situation inthe country alongwith details thereof?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):Although, Law and Order is a provincial subject, however Government of Pakistanis doing everything to assist Provincial Governments. In this context the followingsteps have been taken for monitoring/ controlling and improving Law and Ordersituation in the country :-

• Enhanced intelligence Sharing. 456x Threat Alerts and 165x InformationReports have been issued since January 01, 2014.

• 60 organization have been proscribed, 03 under watch.

• Promulgation of Protection of Pakistan Ordinance, since passed by theNational Assembly.

• Ordinance No. VII and VIII for amendments to Anti-Terrorism Act 1997,to empower law enforcement agencies and effective checks on terroristfinancing.

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• Oversight of Karachi operation lunched since September 2013.

The Government has prepared a new policy for strengthening internalsecurity and to improve law and order in the country. Implementation of the policyis in hand. Directorate of Internal Security (DIS) under NACTA is being establishedwhere thirty three civilian and military intelligence and operational agencies shall berepresented having clear articulation of command and control by integrating all gridsof tactical, operational and strategic intelligence, civil and military, under one roof.

Directorate of Research and Coordination will work on national narrative,rehabilitation, reconstruction, integration, mosques and madrassa mapping, legalreforms and policies related to internal security.

Collection, analysis and dissemination through integrated qualitativeintelligence gathering efforts having direct bearing on Internal Security to developoperational capability of conducting ‘Intelligence Based Operations’ to containpre-empt and eliminate terrorism and other threats to public safety.

In addition to above, the following steps have also been taken to improvethe law and order situation in the country:-

• Pakistan Automated Fingerprints Identification System (PAFIS) hascollected more than 1.9 million fingerprints of suspects.

• 6.32 million Un-verified SIMs has been blocked. Cellular Mobile Operators(CMOs) have initiated Biometric Verification. System according to agreedtime lines.

• Ban has been imposed on issuance of arms licenses.

• More than 500 Million Fingerprints and 116.5 Million Facial Images havebeen collected by NADRA and 95.2 Million Identity Cards Issued.NADRA is assisting in providing identification services in matters of CounterTerrorism and crime which is helpful for maintaining law and order in thecountry.

23. *Molana Qamar Ud Din:


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(a) the total population required to justify opening of NADRA Officein the country at present; and

(b) the steps being taken by the Ministry to establish such an officefor such area where a large number of people could not getthemselves registered so far?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):(a) Following aspects are considered for the establishment of NADRA offices:

i. Population statistics of District & Tehsil (Total Population/Registeredpopulation and un-registered/eligible population).

ii. DAUs operating in respective District & Tehsil

iii. Distance from the nearest NADRA Centre/accessibility to theresidents of the area.

iv. Availability of allied facilities. like Bank, Electricity, Telephone etc.

(b) NADRA has established 552 NADRA Registration Centers (NRCs)all over the country. In addition, where NRCs are not available the population ofthat area is covered by Semi Mobile Registration units (SMRUs). Currently, 238Mobile Registration Vans (MRVs) and 60 SMRUs are deployed across the countryin this regard.

24. *Rai Hasan Nawaz Khan:


(a) whether it is a fact that a comprehensive mechanism does notexist to ensure equal distribution of development funds acrossthe country; if so, the reasons thereof;

(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to conduct a comprehensive study to identify theareas which were ignored for development during the recentyears;

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(c) if so, the steps being taken by the Government to formulate acomprehensive plan, to ensure equal distribution of funds forequal development of all areas of the country?

Minister for Planning, Development and Reform (Mr. AhsanIqbal):(a) Development funds under federal PSDP, unlike NFC award, are notdistributed but allocated for implementation of development projects approvedby the competent forums such as CDWP / ECNEC according to sectoral / regionalpriorities for welfare of the country as a whole. The above approving forums haverepresentation from all Provinces and Special Areas.

(b) Development Plans are prepared in the light of available data /information in consultation with all stakeholders to determine sectoral / regionalpriorities. These plans are then considered and approved by the national competentforums like Annual Plan Coordination Committee (APCC) and National EconomicCouncil which are properly represented by the Provinces and Special Areas.

National level major projects yield benefits to people irrespective of theirphysical location such as dams, transmission lines & highway.

Resources are allocated to development projects / programmes underfederal PSDP accordingly to achieve development objectives envisaged in theplans.

(c) Reply as in “a” & “b” above.

25. *Ms. Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak:


(a) whether it is a fact that the Coordination Offices have beenestablished in the Gulf Countries to control the human trafficking;if so, the name of the countries thereof;

(b) the performances made by the said offices during the year2013-14; and

(c) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to establish such offices in the Western Countries;If so, when it will be implemented alongwith the details thereof?

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Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):(a) Yes. FIA has established its Link Office in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman in theyear 2008. Later on, the matters related to UAE were accredited in the year2009.

(b) performance of this Link Office during the year 2013-14 remainedas under:

• The following cases of illegal Pakistani Immigrants detained in Sultanateof Oman were interviewed and their nationalities were ascertained on therequest of Omani authorities. On the basis of the aforesaid confirmation ofnationality, the Embassy of Pakistan was able to issue Out Passes/Emergency Passports to these illegal immigrants:

——————————————————————————————Years 2013 2014

——————————————————————————————Total Cases 3977 765

——————————————————————————————• The following Pakistani illegal immigrants were deported to Pakistan during

the said period:——————————————————————————————

Years 2013 2014——————————————————————————————

Total Deportation 5018 1938——————————————————————————————

(c) Proposal for establishing Link Offices in the following countries wasconsidered in 2005, which was later on dropped due to heavy financial implications:

I. UK.

II. Iran.

III. Greece.

IV. Turkey.

However, proposal to establish link office at Ankara, Turkey is in thepipeline.

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26. *Ms. Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak:


(a) the details of foreign loans obtained by the Government duringthe last two years alongwith the names of countries/creditorsthereof separately;

(b) the domestic loans obtained by the Government during the saidperiod alongwith the sources thereof;

(c) the present status of external and internal loans outstandingagainst the government; and

(d) the steps taken by the Government to pay the said loans?

Reply not received

27. *Sheikh Salahuddin:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statisticsand Privatization be pleased to state the achievements made by theGovernment to reduce budget deficit through austerity measuresduring the financial year 2013-14?

Transferred to Establishment Division for answer on Next Rota Day.

28. *Sheikh Salahuddin:


(a) whether it is a fact that the Population Census has not beenconducted since long;

(b) if so, the time by which next Population Census will be conductedin the country?

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Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar):(a) The last Population Censuswas conducted in 1998.

(b) Pakistan Bureau of Statistics has completed preparations and is readyto conduct 6th Population and Housing Census with a notice of ten months. Asummary for holding of Population and Housing Census in the country wassubmitted to the Council of Common Interests (CCI) for decision. As soon as adecision of the CCI is conveyed, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics will conduct 6thPopulation and Housing Census in the country.

29. *Muhammad Afzal Khokhar:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economics Affairs, Statisticsand Privatization be pleased to state the steps being taken by theGovernment to broaden the tax base by imposing direct tax insteadof indirect taxation?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar):Broadening of Tax Base and increase in share of Direct taxes throughbudgetary measures:

i. It has been a priority of the government to increase the share ofdirect taxes in the tax revenues of the country and to bring personsliable to pay taxes in to the tax net and make them compliant to thetax laws in order to make the tax laws and revenue collection moreprogressive and equitable.

ii. Several measures were taken in this regard in the Finance Act 2013.In Finance Bill 2014 the focus is even sharper. Two-third of thebudgetary measures proposed relates to direct taxes and, if approved,this will increase the share of direct taxes in total tax revenues byabout one and a half percentage point.

iii. The budgetary measures proposed increase the revenue from directtaxes and broaden the tax base by:

a. Increasing the cost of non-compliance with tax laws by requiringthe non-complaint to pay adjustable advance income tax at a higher

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rate forcing them to either file returns and subject their income to taxor bear a higher rate of tax as a cost of non-compliance, in respectof following transactions:

• Income from Dividend

• Income from profit on debt above Rs.500,000

• Purchase of International First Class tickets

• Purchase (above Rs.3. Mn) and sale of immovable property

• Purchase, transfer or renewal of registration of motor vehicle

b. Bringing huge personal expenses on assets and personal expenditureinto the tax net through adjustable advance income tax, providingincentive to persons out of tax net to file returns and subject theirincome to tax or to bear a higher tax a cost of non-compliance.

c. Withdrawal of exemption from Income Tax: bringing a number ofexempt areas including foreign news agencies, suppliers to largetrading houses, recipients of bonus shares, and foreign institutionalinvestors in to tax net

Broadening of Tax Base through administrative efforts:

i. In addition, FBR is collecting data regarding person purchasing real estateproperty in posh areas, expensive motor vehicles, incurring heavy utilitybills and school fees and engaging in taxable business activities.

ii. So far notices requiring filing of return have been issued to 98,000 potentialtaxpayers during current financial year. In response to these Notices morethan 13,000 persons have filed returns. Provisional assessments in caseswhere the person did not respond to the notice have been framed in morethan 19,500 cases. A tax demand of Rs. 7.100 Mn has been raised insuch cases.

iii. The government aims to bring 100.000 potential taxpayers in the net duringthe current financial year and an additional 100,000 in each of the followingyears.

iv. The efforts of the government to create a deterrent against non-payment oftax has resulted in increase in number of persons filing returns of Income Taxfor Tax Year 2013 by more than 100,000 as compared to preceding year.

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30. *Muhammad Afzal Khokhar:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economics Affairs, Statistiecsand Privatiozation be pleased to state:

(a) the year-wise total amount deposited by mobile phone companieson account of GST during the last five years separately; and

(b) whether any tax evasion was reported during said period; if so,the action taken against the responsibles?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) Following is the detail of GSTdeposited by the mobile phone companies during last five years:

(Rs. in Million)——————————————————————————————

Tax Year GST Deposited——————————————————————————————

2009 26,3062010 29,8862011 43,2022012 42,3262013 16,9302014 3,499

(upto April, 2014)——————————————————————————————

(b) No case of tax evasion surfaced during the period mentioned aboveexcept the case of alleged evasion of tax on inter connect charges. The matter ispending before the Supreme Court.

MUHAMMAD RIAZ, Secretary.

ISLAMABAD:The 1st July, 2014.

PCPPI—903(14)NA—01-07-2014—650.

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(13th Session)

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT

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“UNSTARRED QUESTIONS AND THEIR REPLIES”

For Wednesday, the 2nd July, 2014

5. Ms. Sabiha Nazir:(Deferred during 5th Session)

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased tostate the year-wise total number of persons appointed in the FIA,NADRA, Immigration and Passports departments during the periodfrom 1-1-2008 to 30-1-2013?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):The details of year-wise total number of person appointed in NADRA, FIA &Directorate General of Immigration & Passport (DG l&P) from 01-01-2008 to30-01-2013 are as under:—

(i) NADRA 13040(Annexure “A”)

(ii) FIA 1465(Annexure “B”)

(iii) DG I&P 257(Annexure “C”)


10. Munaza Hassan:(Deferred during 7th Session)

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased torefer to Starred Question No.24 replied on 16-9-2013 and to state:

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(a) the name of those automatic arms in which 20% to 75% increasehas been made during the year 2013-14; and

(b) the persons/authorities/agencies which will use the said arms?

Reply not received.

260. Ms. Zaib Jaffar:(Deferred during 7th Session)


(a) whether it is a fact that there is a great scarcity of potable waterin the neighbouring villages of Islamabad;

(b) the steps being taken to overcome the said problem; and

(c) the measures taken by the Government during the last five yearsin this regard?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):(a) This is a fact that there is a shortage of potable water in the rural Area of ICT,Islamabad.

(b) At present, there are 133 villages (having population about 700,00)administratively consisting of 12 Union Councils, in rural area of ICT Islamabad:—

1. Total number of Villages/Towns = 61having Water SupplySchemes in Rural Area of ICT.

2. Total villages where Water = 49Supply Schemes are functional.

3. Total number of Water Supply = 65Schemes in Rural Area of ICT.

Out of the above mentioned 65 Water Supply Schemes, 55 schemes arefunctional whereas 10 Water Supply Schemes are non functional.

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Details are available at Annexure-A.

(c) During the last five years, 05 new water supply schemes have beenimplemented whereas 08 existing water supply schemes were up-graded/rehabilitated at the total cost of Rs.439.974 million. In addition, small water supplyprojects i.e. installation of hand pumps and motorized pump boring, have alsobeen implemented during the said period, in scattered/isolated dhokes/villages ofICT. Detail of these schemes is attached as Annexure-“B”.

Future Plans

During the current financial year 2013-14, 07 number of new water supplyschemes will be launched and 02 on-going schemes will also be implemented.Besides, 03 number of existing schemes will be Upgraded / Rehabilitated. For thispurpose funds amounting to Rs.276.421 million have been allocated in the PSDP2013-14 to be released on quarterly basis. A list of the schemes to be launched /upgraded is at Annexure- “C”.

The proposal for construction / completion of new water supply schemesas well as up-gradation / rehabilitation of the existing schemes in future has alsobeen prepared. The said proposal will cost Rs.1012.974 million. Detail of theseschemes is at Annexure- “D”.


123. Ms. Aisha Syed:(Deferred during 8th Session)


(a) the names and addresses of the persons convicted for womentrafficking during the last five years indicating also thepunishments awarded to them; and

(b) the steps being taken by the Government to prevent the saidcrime?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):(a) 07 persons have been convicted for women trafficking, during the last 05

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years. The detail showing names, addresses of the persons convicted for womentrafficking and punishment awarded to them is annexed.

(b) Steps taken by FIA to prevent the crime relating to trafficking ofwomen are as under:

Establishment of Integrated Border Management System (IBMS)& PISECS at all the entry/exit immigration points.



Affixation of banners at all immigration counters displaying FIAwebsite for registering complaints by public.


Pakistan Iran Oman UAE.

Pakistan Iran Turkey Greece

Pakistan Middle East West Africa Spain


Coordination with destination countries through Immigration LiaisonOfficers (ILOs), Police Liaison Officers (PLOs).

Public awareness campaign in collaboration with InternationalGovernment Organization (IGOs) Non Government Organization(NGOs).

Establishment of Immigration Vigilance Unit (IVU) and InternalAccountability Unit (IAU) to identify the staffs who connive withHuman Traffickers and to proceed against them if incriminatingevidence is available.

Publication of Red Book 2013-2014, containing the names of MostWanted Human Traffickers.

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Constitution of Inter Agency Task Force (IATF) to intercept illegalmigration, with the following composition:



1. Balochistan Police

2. Sindh Police

3. Punjab Police

4. KPK Police

OTHER DEPARTMENTS

1. DG Middle East Ministry of Foreign Affairs2. Bureau of Immigration & Overseas Employment3. DG Immigration and Passport.4. NADRA5. NARA

Establishment of Anti Trafficking Unit (ATUs) at Provincial PoliceHeadquarters and at FIA Zonal level.

Establishment of Helpline (051-9261104) and www. Fia.gov.pk forpublic to give information pertaining to agents who are involved inWomen Trafficking.

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99. Ms. Maiza Hameed:(Deferred during 9th Session)


(a) the time by which the ban will be imposed on child trafficking inthe country;

(b) the mechanisms to protect those children whose parents are injails at present;

(c) the total amount of budget allocated to provide free legal aid toneedy and poor children under the Juvenile Justice SystemOrdinance 2000;

(d) the number of children to whom legal aid has been provided bythe Ministry during the period from January to June, 2013;

(e) the steps taken by the Ministry for the implementation of thesaid Ordinance in ICT alongwith the total number of Juvenileswho are on probation in Islamabad at present; and

(f) whether it is a fact that the funds have been allocated by theMinistry for the promotion and protection of child rights duringthe year 2013-14; if so, the total amount thereof?

Reply not received.

100. Ms Surriya Jatoi:(Deferred during 9th Session)

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of illegal immigrants presently detained in jails;and

(b) the total number of women immigrants arrested during the lasttwo years?

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Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):(a) The issue of illegal immigrants detained in Jails mainly pertains to ProvincialHome Departments. However, as per information collected from FIA Zonal Offices,424 No. of illegal immigrants are presently detained in Jails.

(b) In total, 118 illegal women immigrants have been arrested during thelast two years.

21. Begum Tahira Bukhari:(Deferred during 10th Session)

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased tostate the prescribed procedure to register private security companiesin Islamabad at present?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) refers documents ofproposed private security companies to the Ministry of Interior for NOC. Thesedocuments are forwarded to Intelligence Agencies (ISI, Ministry of Defence (MI),IB & Special Branch of Police) for necessary security clearance. After clearancefrom all agencies, the case is placed before a Committee for recommendation tothe Secretary Interior for approval/issuance of NOC to SECP. The case is rejectedin case of non-recommendation of any one of the four agencies.

(b) After incorporation with SECP, the company applies for license tothe provincial governments/ICT Administration for operation in their respectivejurisdiction.


Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased tostate the total number of private security companies functioning inIslamabad at present alongwith the names thereof?

Reply not received.

151. Sahibzada Muhammad Yaqub:(Deferred during 10th Session)


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(a) the names of corporations working under the administrativecontrol of the Ministry alongwith the names of each Director/Chairman thereof; and

(b) the names, educational Qualifications and date of appointmentof the Directors/Chairmen appointed in the said corporationsduring the last five years?

Reply not received.

153. Mr. Sher Akbar Khan:(Deferred during 10th Session)


(a) the names of less developed districts throughout the country atpresent alongwith the details thereof; and

(b) the steps taken by the Government to bring them at par withdeveloped districts?

Minister for Planning, Development and Reform (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal):(a) The names of less developed districts as communicated by the ProvincialGovernments are given at Annex-I

(b) The development of less developed Areas is primary responsibilityof respective Provincial Governments. However. development projects of nationalimportance are located all over the country including the areas identified inannex-I.

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157. Sahibzada Tariq Ullah:(Deferred during 10th Session)


(a) the amount allocated in the annual budget for completing thepending development projects in under-developed areas ofDistricts Dir, Swat, Bunair and Chitral;

(b) the nature alongwith amount allocated for each project thereof;

(c) the district-wise details of the work completed thereon so far;

(d) the steps taken by the Government, so far, to increase the paceof the work on pending development projects in the said areas;

(e) whether any new projects have been announced, so far, by thepresent Government for said districts;

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(f) if answer to part (e) above is in the affirmative, the details; ifnot, the reasons thereof?

Minister for Planning, Development and Reform (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal):(a) Under the PSDP 2013-14, 21 development projects are under implementationin these areas at a total cost of Rs. 71.779 billion with an allocation of Rs. 9.016billion during 2013-14. As per information provided by executing. agencies/Ministries /Divisions. Rs. 20.077 billion were spent upto 30th June 2013 on theseprojects. Details may be seen as annexed. Physical progress on each scheme isbeing obtained from the executing agencies and would be placed before NationalAssembly subsequently.

(b) No development project/scheme of federal subject is pending.However. to increase the pace of work on on-going development projects quarterlyreviews, are conducted to solve implementation issues, if any.

(c) The new projects for these areas would be considered at the time offinalization of next year’s budget.

(d) Not applicable

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161. Mr. Waseem Akhtar Shaikh:(Deferred during 10th Session)

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to refer toUn-Starred Question No.124 replied on 6th February, 2014 and to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the Kellar Syedan Road, Rawat hasbeen excluded as per advertisement made in newspaper duringrecent years with regard to charge of adda/parking fee; if so,the justification to charge such fee therefrom;

(b) whether it is also a fact that public transport is being charged anew parking fee under the name of Army Champing Ground atthe same place;

(c) if so, the reasons thereof; and

(d) the steps being taken by the Government to stop the chargingof parking fee and take actions against those who has imposedsuch fee?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):(a) The contract for the main Lari Adda Rawat has been advertised excluding theKallar Syedan Road because this Road has been in possession of the StationHeadquarter Rawalpindi for the past many years. The Adda Fee , / Toll Fee ischarged as per Section 64 of Local Government ordinance 1979, read withSchedule II clause 13 of the 1979 Ordinance.

(b) It is a fact that the public transport is being charged a new parkingfee under the name of Army Camping Ground on the Kallar Syedan Road Adda.The fees is being charged by the Contractor on behalf of the Station HeadquarterRawalpindi. Besides, the Contractor is charging higher rate of fee from all types ofpublic transport and has entered into a three years contract with the StationHeadquarters Rawalpindi.

(c) Union Council Rawat, Islamabad is collecting Adda Fee/Parking feeof main Larri Adda Rawat, Islamabad as per Section 64 of Local GovernmentOrdinance 1979, read with Schedule-II, clause 13 of the Local Government hasbeen taken up with the Station Headquarter Rawalpindi to ascertain the actualownership of the same after demarcating the subject land.

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(d) The residents of Rawat and the public transporters have brought theissue of increased Adda Fees being charged at the Kallar Syedan Road and thesame has been taken up with the competent Authority at the Station HeadquarterRawalpindi. FIR No.219/13 dated 29-9-2013 was also registered against theContractor. Currently, the Contractor is collecting Toll Fees at Kallar SyedanRoad Rawat, Islamabad.

Consequently, Administrator Union Council Rawat had requestedAdditional Deputy Commissioner (Revenue), ICT to demarcate the Army CampingGround Rawat and its adjoining land to ascertain the true ownership and to resolvethe dispute with the Station Headquarter Rawalpindi. The resolution proceedingsare in process.

91. Ms. Parveen Masood Bhatti:(Deferred during 11th Session)

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased tostate the step being taken by the Government to make the prescribedprocedure easy for issuance and delivery of Computerized NationalIdentity Cards in the country?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):NADRA is taking all possible steps to provide ease and convenience to the citizensin obtaining CNICs without compromising on adherence to rules & regulations inthe same pursuit. In this regard, following measures have been taken to facilitategeneral public:—

a. Formulation’of easy/customer friendly SOPs/procedures alongwith

ensuring the aspect of authenticityof applicant.

b. Issuance of free of cost CNICs to the general public (Fresh CNICs).

c. 857 Data Acquisition Units (DAUs) are operating nationwide to offerregistration services to the citizens.

d. Evening shifts at 53 NADRA Registration Centres (NRCs) areinitiated which draw in large crowds.

e. Covering left over population who is residing in suburban, rural andremote areas through a network of Mobile Registration Vans (MRVs)and Semi Mobile Registration Units (SMRUs).

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f. 7 NRCs and 15 MRVs exclusively for females.

g. Provision of separate counter for ladies at NRCs.

h. One day in a week has been earmarked as Female Day at NADRAOffices whereby only females are entertained,

i. Provision of waiting / sitting arrangements in / outside of NRCs.

j. NADRA Offices has been instructed to give attention with utmostcare to disable/special persons on priority. Wheelchairs at all NADRAcenters have been provided. Disability insignia is also printed on theCNICs for such persons.

k. installation of air-conditions/cold drinking water and sunshades at allNADRA offices for public convenience.

l. Lifetime validity of CNICs for senior citizens on attaining the age of55 years.

m. Separate Fast Track NRCs are established where applicants don’thave to wait in the queue and their applications are processedinstantly.

n. Timely delivery of CNICs through Mobile Delivery Van.

o. Call centers are operating round the clock to provide guidance andinformation to the citizens.

p. NADRA Facilitation Cells (NFC) have been established at allRegional Head offices and in HQ NADRA with automated ticketingsystem for efficient applicant’s complaints / resolution.

q. SMS service for guidance/instant update of application to SmartNational Identity Card applicants.

92. Ms. Parveen Masood Bhatti:(Deferred during 11th Session)


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(a) the province-wise total number of foreingers arrested duringthe period from 1-1-2008 to 30-6-2012 alongwith theirnationalities; and

(b) the total number of foreigners who have been deported by theMinistry during the said period alongwith nationalities thereof?

Reply not received.

94. Ms. Khalida Mansoor:(Deferred during 11th Session)

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased tostate the total amount of fee being charged by NADRA for the issuanceof Computerized National “B” Form and Identity Card, separately?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):The fee being charged by NADRA for issuance of Child Registration Certificate(CRC) or “B” Form and Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) / SmartNational Identity Card (SNIC) is as under:—

a. CRC FeeNormal category Rs. 50/-Executive category Rs. -500/-

b. CNIC FeeFresh category FreeNormal category Rs. 200/-Urgent category Rs. 300/-Executive category Rs. 1000/-

c. SNICSmart Card Rs. 1500/-

95. Mr. Amjid Ali Khan(Deferred during 11th Session)


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(a) whether it is a fact that the rent of the building of PassportOffice in District Mianwali is being paid for the last two yearsand office furniture is also available therein; and

(b) whether it is also a fact that the staff has not been deputed sofar therefor; if so, the reasons thereof?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):(a) Yes. The Department of Immigration & Passports hired the building for openingof Regional Passport Office at Mianwali about two years ago. Payment of rent ofbuilding of Regional Passport Office, Mianwali is being disbursed after fulfillmentof codal formalities. Necessary equipment and furniture has been installed in thehired building for opening of Regional Passport Office, Mianwali.

(b) As far as posting of staff at Regional Passport Office Mianwali isconcerned, the department has not posted staff due to acute shortage of humanresources. It merits mentioning that the Department is currently working at 70% ofthe approved strength. Since the ban on recruitment has been lifted quite recently,necessary process of recruitment is being initiated to complete the same on fasttrack. However, three (03) officials Mr. Muhammad lmran, DEO, Ms. ShaguftaKanwal, DEO and Mr. Abdul Rahim, LDC have been posted at Regional PassportOffice, Mianwali on 6th May, 2014.



(a) the total number of employees of BPS-19 who have applied forGP Funds without interest during the period from 1-4-2013 tilldate alongwith names, departments and designations thereof;

(b) whether it is a fact that the approval has been given therefor; ifnot, the reasons thereof; and

(c) whether it is also a fact that the pay slips of said employeeshave been up dated therefor; if so, the details thereof?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) List of officers of BS-19 who

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applied for conversion of their GP Fund into interest free during the period from01-04-2013 till date is attached.

(b) Yes.

(c) Requests (as shown in the enclosed statement) from Sr. No. 1 to 23have been updated and reflected on pay slips. Remaining requests have beenapproved for updation. Interest free option will be reflected on pay slips of officersat Sr. No. 24 to 43 with effect from 01-07-2014 as their requests were receivedafter 01-07-2013 and there is no provision in the system to reflect it on pay slipduring the financial year.

(Annexure has been placed in the National Assembly Library)

100. Ms. Farhana Qamar:(Deferred during 11th Session)


(a) whether it is a fact that the Government, has started theimplementation of its plan for the automation of ICT Policeadministration; and

(b) if so, the time by which it will be completed?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):(a) ICT Police started its automation under the project titled “E-Enablement ofIslamabad Police” in 2006. The project was conceived by ICT Police andsponsored by Ministry of IT & telecom. The scope of project was automation ofPolice Stations, registers and to process under PROMIS (Police Record andOffice Management Information System) applications and automation of backoffice processes under ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning). Computerization ofdriving license is also a part of it. Establishment of centralized data centre, localarea networking and inter connectivity of remote offices within main data centrewere also included in the scope. Total 22 offices: (out of those 14 are PoliceStations) are covered in the scope. Historical record of FIRs and issued DrivingLicenses have been transferred. Detail of scope of automation viz-a-viz its statu

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alongwith list of Offices Police Stations is at Annexure-I.

(b) Still 04 newly established Police Stations, Security Division and fewother offices need to be automated, as well as establishment of Disaster Recovery

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site is required on immediate basis. To cater this requirement a PC-I as beenapproved by Islamabad Development Working Party (IDWP) with the completionperiod of 24-months. After allocation of funds execution work will be started bynext Fiscal Year.


102. Ms. Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak:(Deferred during 11th Session)


(a) the present status of the Infrastructural projects initiated withPublic Private Partnership and on Built-Operate-Transfer andBuilt-Own-Operate basis under the Public Sector DevelopmentProgramme during the year 2013-14;

(b) the details of funds allocated under PSDP 2013-14 for saidprojects; and

(c) whether any feasibility study of said projects has been conductedunder PSDP to make the cost-benefit analysis in this regard; ifso, the details thereof?

Minister for Planning, Development and Reform (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal):(a) Currently, there is no project initiated unde Public Private Partnership and onBuilt Operate-Transfer and Built-Own-Operate basis under the Public SectorDevelopment Programme for the year 2013-14.

(b) Reply as in (a) above.

(c) Reply as in (a) above.

103. Ms. Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak:(Deferred during 11th Session)


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(a) the details of present structure/mandate of Planning Commissionof Pakistan;

(b) the name of the Chief Economists, the number of professionalsand experts including senior members presently working in thesaid Commission; and

(c) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to introduce reforms in the said Commission; if so,when it will be implemented?

Minister for Planning, Development and Reform (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal):(a) The requisite mandate alongwith organogram of Planning Commission is atAnnex-I.

·(b) , (c)

The post of Chief Economist is lying vacant. Presently, posts of

Member, Planning Commission are filled. Remaining vacant posts of Member,Planning Commission including the post of Chief Economist were advertised inboth print and Electronic Media on 29-03-2014. The recruitment process will becompleted soon.

• Yes. As a part of reform in Planning Commission, the Governmentissued revised Resolution dated 30th Oct. 2013 supersedingResolution 2006. The revised role embedded in the Resolution ispart of the reform of the Planning Commission. The Governmentincreased the posts of Members. Planning Commission from 09 to12 to enable it to coordinate and under take reforms.

• Reform is an ongoing process. The new direction for the PlanningCommission has been determined and in due course of time reformswill be implemented in the light of revised resolution after due diligenceand consultation.


105. Ms. Naeema Kishwar Khan(Deferred during 11th Session)


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(a) whether it is a fact that cost was estimated for installation ofcyber net fountains project in various areas of Islamabad duringthe year 2008; if so, the details thereof; alongwith the date ofapproval and completion of the PC-I thereof;

(b) the details of the construction work carried on up till now andthe time by which the said project will be completed;

(c) the total expenditures to be incurred thereupon alongwith theamount spent so far;

(d) whether Public Procurement Rules, 2004 were followed therefor;and

(e) whether irregularities have been found in the said project; if so,the action taken against the responsibles?

Reply not received.

109. Mr. Junaid Akbar:(Deferred during 11th Session)

Will the Minister for Planning, Development and Reform be pleasedto state the total amount of funds have been allocated for MalakandNA-35 and Narowal-111 NA-117 under Public Sector DevelopmentFund during the year 2013-14; and 2014-15 separately?

Minister for Planning, Development and Reform (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal):Funds are allocated to projects sponsored by the Federal Ministries / Divisionsand approved by the development forums depending on the cost of such projectssuch as CDWP /ECNEC. Allocations are not made district / constituency wiseunder the federal PSDP but based on demands by the Federal Ministries / Divisions.

The Federal PSDP 2014-15 is under formulation which is yet to beconsidered by Annual Plan Coordination Committee (APCC) and NationalEconomic Council (NEC) and approved by Parliament alongwith Finance Bill2014-15.

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111. Ms. Aasiya Nasir:(Deferred during 11th Session)

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased tostate the steps being taken by the FIA to control the illegal migrationabroad of Pakistani citizens?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):The following steps have been taken by the FIA to control the illegal migrationabroad of Pakistani citizens:

Establishment of Integrated Border Management System (IBMS)& PISECS at all the entry/exit immigration points.



Affixation of banners at all immigration counters displaying FIAwebsite for registering complaints by public.


Pakistan Iran Oman UAE.

Pakistan Iran Turkey Greece

Pakistan Middle East West Africa Spain


Coordination with destination countries through Immigration LiaisonOfficers (ILOs), Police Liaison Officers (PLOs).

Establishment of VeriSys to check CNICs of Passport holders ifrequired;

Scrutiny of Airline passengers manifest to reconcile data with IBMS;

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Public awareness campaign in collaboration with InternationalGovernment Organization (IGOs) Non Government Organization(NGOs).

Establishment of Immigration Vigilance Unit (IVU) and InternalAccountability Unit (IAU) to identify the staffs who connive withHuman Traffickers and to proceed against them if incriminatingevidence is available.

Publication of Red Book 2013-2014, containing the names of MostWanted Human Traffickers.

Constitution of Inter Agency Task Force (IATF) to intercept illegalmigration, with the following composition:



1. Balochistan Police

2. Sindh Police

3. Punjab Police

4. KPK Police

OTHER DEPARTMENTS

1. DG Middle East Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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2. Bureau of Immigration & Overseas Employment3. DG Immigration and Passport.4. NADRA5. NARA

Establishment of Anti Trafficking Unit (ATUs) at Provincial PoliceHeadquarters and at FIA Zonal level;

Compilation of ECL and Black List by Ministry of Interior andDirectorate of Immigration and Passports and their entry in IBMS;

Accountability and zero tolerance policy of FIA staff in general andimmigration staff in particular, who are found involved in assistingillegal migration or human trafficking.

Establishment of Helpline (051-9261104) and www. Fia.gov.pk forpublic to give information pertaining to agents who are involved inWomen Trafficking.

112. Ms. Aasiya Nasir:(Deferred during 11th Session)

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotic s Control be pleased to)state:

(a) the steps taken by the Ministry to provide security to the Churchesand Mandirs in Islamabad; and

(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Ministryto provide special relaxation to issue arms licenses to the religiousleaders/incharge of those worship places; if so, when it will beimplemented?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):(a) There are 43 churches within Islamabad whereas, no Mandir is located in theterritory of Islamabad.

In view of current security scenario and suicide bomb attacks adequatesecurity arrangements are made by the ICT Police at the Churches during Sunday

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services. For this purpose a weekly security order is being issued by the SSP,Islamabad. As per the said security order 140 Police officers/officials i.e. 04Superintendents of Police, 06 Asp/Dsp, 07 Inspectors, 15 Upper Subordinatesand 108 Lower Subordinates have been deployed.

Moreover, following steps have been taken by the ICT Police to ensuresanctity of Churches, Safety and security of Christian Community:—

The security at the Churches located within Islamabad has beenbeefed up and commando vehicles have also been deployed at allimportant places to tackle any untoward situation.

To provide security to the worship places i.e. churches and otherreligious places, meetings are held at Police Station level with therepresentatives of all the Sects/ Minorities to discuss the securityissues in the light of present security scenario / threats.

Religious Scholars of various sects are being strictly advised to adhereto an acceptable code of conduct and renounce such practicesincluding distribution of hate material from their respective religiousplaces against the Christians and other Minorities.

They have further been directed not to criticize Christians and otherMinorities during Khutba’s and disassociate themselves against anysuch activity and bring harmony amongst the Sects.

During current year, 2014 with the blessing of Almighty Allah, no untowardincident took place in any Church at Islamabad.

(b) No.

113. Dr. Nafisa Shah:(Deferred during 11th Session)


(a) the total number of personnel of police and rangers who havebeen killed in war on terror up till now; and

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(b) whether Government recognized their sacrifices?

Reply not received.

143. Maulana Muhammad Gohar Shah:(Deferred during 11th Session)


(a) the details of the rebate granted on the export of cement duringthe years 2012 and 2013;

(b) the customs duties and taxes paid during the said period; and

(c) the number of fake exports detected during the year 2013-14?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) Duty drawback on export ofcement is allowed to the extent of packing materials @ Rs.31.35 per metric tonunder Schedule XIX of SRO 212(I)/2009 dated 05-03-2009. During 2011-12and 2012-13, amount of duty drawback paid was Rs.98.465 million andRs.139.240 million respectively.

(b) There is no customs duties and taxes paid during the said period.

(c) No case of payment of the said rebate on fake export of cement hassurfaced so far.

1. Ms. Shakila Luqman:


(a) whether it is a fact that the road between the Awami Markazand HBL Sector F-5/1, Islamabad has been closed since long;

(b) whether it is also a fact that due to closure of said road theresidents of Gulshan-e-Jinnah are facing difficulties;

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(c) whether it is further a fact that the persons/vehicles are beingtwice checked before reaching the Gulshan-e-Jinnah ;

(d) if the answers to part (a), (b) and (c) above are in the affirmativewhether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to open the said road; if so, when it will beimplemented?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):(a) The road between the Awami Markaz and HBL Sector has been closed sincelong due to security reasons.

(b) No complaint has been received form any of the citizens residing inthe Gulshan-e-Jinnah Colony due to closure of the road.

(c) The checking of vehicles and persons is carried out for security inorder to avoid any unpleasant incident. In 2008, an unfortunate incident (MarriotHotel Bomb Blast Case FIR No.127 dated 20-09-2008 u/s 302/324/436/427/109 PCC, 7 ATA and 3/4 EA of the P.S. Secretariat) occurred causing loss toprecious lives / property of citizens of federal capital. Moreover, trained staff ofIslamabad Police has been deployed at different Nakas for checking. An SOP hasbeen issued by the department for performance of duty in the said area and everyone deployed for duty are strictly bound to follow the standing operating procedureand remain polite with the public.

(d) No such proposal is under consideration from Islamabad Police.

2. Ms. Asyia Naz Tanoli:

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased tostate whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to allocate a site for a library at the time of approval ofa new housing society in Islamabad; if so, when it will be implemented?

Reply not received.

3. Dr. Nisar Ahmad Jatt:

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

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(a) the name ot development projects of Textile Industry Divisionapproved by Ministry since the establishment of said Division;

(b) the project wise funds allocated/released therefor alongwith theutilization thereof;

(c) whether the PC-IV reports in respect of each of the aboveprojects have been completed; if so, the details therec of;

(d) whether said projects have been extended; if so, the justificationthereof;

(e) the names , designations and present postings of the membersof the CDWP/DDWP who approved such extensions;

(f) the names of development projects of Rs.1000 million and belowwhere Project Directors (PDs) have been appointed/posted bythe Ministry so far; and

(g) whether actions have been taken by the Ministry to recoveroverpayments made to the said PDs; if so, the details thereof?

Reply not received.

4. Dr. Nisar Ahmad Jatt:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statisticsand Privatization be pleased to refer to Starred Question No. 83 repliedon 28-2-2014 and to state:

(a) the names of experts consultants/officers who carried out thestudy to determine cost of exemptions under SROs alongwiththe payments made therefor separately;

(b) the other direct and indirect expenditures incurred thereupon;

(c) the names of sectors for which no exemptions are available atpresent; and

(d) the total direct and indirect taxes collected from industrial sectorduring last five years?

Reply not received.

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5. Mrs. Shahida Rehmani:

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased tostate whether it is a fact that the Chairman of NADRA has not beenappointed so far; if so, the reasons thereof?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):For the first time Ministry of Interior has advertised the post of Chairman NADRAto be filled through open merit. In this regard advertisement for inviting applicationsin national and international press/media is at Annex-A. The last date for submissionof the application is 10th June, 2014.


6. Mrs. Shahida Rehmani:


(a) whether it is a fact that the K-4 Project has not been completedso far; if so, the reasons thereof; and

(b) the total funds allocated therefor during the year 2013-14?

Minister for Planning, Development and Reform (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal):(a) *The project titled “Greater Karachi Water Supply Scheme K-IV Phase-I 260 MGD” was considered by CDWP in its meeting held on 15-8-2012 andrecommended to the ECNEC at a rationalized cost of Rs 25,551.77 million. Itwas inter alia also decided that the cost of land would be borne by the Govt. ofSindh. However, the remaining cost would be co-shared on 33:33:33 cost sharingbasis by Federal Govt., Govt of Sindh and City District Govt. Karachi.

Subsequently Govt. of Sindh submitted modified PC-I in June 2013on 50:50 cost sharing basis between Govt. of Pakistan and Govt. ofSindh.

As the modified PC-I was not inconformity with the CDWP decisionof 15-08-2012, therefore, the PC-I was returned by the PlanningCommission in September 2013 with the direction that a case maybe submitted afresh to the M/o. Planning, Development and Reformfor the consideration of CDWP / ECNEC.

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(b) Being an un-approved project, no funds were allocated during FY2013-14.

7. Mr. Sufyan Yousuf:


(a) whether it is a fact that the account of the Ministry and itsattached departments have been audited during the last threefinancial years; if so, the details of irregularities pointed out insaid audit reports; and

(b) the names and designations of the persons involved in thoseirregularities alongwith the action taken against them so far?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):(a) As per the law, all the paras relating to the irregularities will be sent to the PACwhich after consideration will present it to the National Assembly. Yes. The accountsof the Ministry and its attached departments have been audited by the AuditorGeneral of Pakistan during the last three years i.e. 2010-11, 2011-12 & 2012-13respectively.

(b) Irregularities have been pointed out by the Auditor General ofPakistan, no irregularity with special reference to any name or designation. Theseparas are to be considered in the Departmental Accounts Committee/SpecialDepartmental Accounts Committee meeting where appropriate action will be taken.

8. Mr. Sufyan Yousuf:

Will the Minister In-charge of the Prime Minister’s Office be pleasedto state the details of machineries and equipments purchased forKarachi Institute of Radiology and Nuclear Hospital, Karachi duringthe last three years?

Minister Incharge of the Prime Minister’s Office: The details ofmachineries and equipments purchased for Karachi Institute of Radiotherapy andNuclear Medicine (KIRAN) Karachi, during the last 03 years is as under:—

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——————————————————————————————————————————— S. Equipment Cost Year Source of FundingNo. (Million Rs.)———————————————————————————————————————————

1. Real time PCR 2.6 2013-14 From balance of PSDP

2. CR system for 5.5 2013-14 KIRAN Project Phase-IIradiotherapy Fund

3. Haematology 0.7 2013-14Analyzer

4. 16 Slice CT 64 2013-14 On installments 10 millionScanner already paid rest to be paid

from generated income byKIRAN.

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Note:—No machinery and equipment was purchased in the year 2011-12 and2012-13. Only the above mentioned equipment purchased in year 2013-14.

9. Sahibzada Muhammad Yaqub:

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased tostate whether it is a fact that the Female Staff in Passport Office,Lower Dir has not been appointed so far; if so, the reasons thereof?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):It is submitted that Directorate General of Immigration and Passports is trying itsbest to provide maximum facilitation to passport applicants at Regional PassportOffice, Lower Dir, The office is fitted with latest equipment and relevant facilitiesfor facilitation of the general public.

However, due to shortage of staff, female staff has not been posted at thisstation. However, Regional Passport Office, Lower Dir will be provided femalestaff after recruitment for which process will be initiated soon.

10. Sahibzada Muhammad Yaqub:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statisticsand Privatization be pleased to state the ratio of inflation decreasedand increased during the last two years?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): The rate of inflation during the lasttwo year is as follow:—

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—————————————————————————————— Year Inflation rate decrease/ increased over

(percent) last year——————————————————————————————2011-12 11.0 (-) 2.7 points

2012-13 7.4 (-) 3.6 points——————————————————————————————

11. Sahibzada Tariq Ullah:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statisticsand Privatization be pleased to state the total number of tax defaultersin the country at present alongwith the category and income-wisedetails thereof?

Reply not received.

12. Mr. Ramesh Lal:


(a) whether it is a fact that the Establishment Division directed videletter No. 1/174/2011-LIT-II dated 17-05-2012 to upgrade thepost of telephone operator according to the decision of the FST;

(b) whether it is also a fact that said post has not been upgraded sofar; if so, the reasons thereof; and

(c) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Ministryto upgrade the said post; if so, when it will be implemented?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) No. Establishment Divisionvide their O.M. No.8/54/2007-R-I, dt-14-05- 2014 recommended up-gradationof the post of Telephone Operator from BS-07 to BS-09 in all Ministries/ Divisions/Departments (Annex-I).

(b) No. The post stands up-graded vide Finance Division’s O.M. No.1(24)R-1/ 2012-191/2014 dated 29th May, 2014 (Annex-II).

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(c) As stated at (a) and (b) above.


13. Mr. Ramesh Lal:


(a) whether it is fact that the branch of Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited(ZTBL) has not been established in Tehsil Zafarwal, DistrictNarowal so far; if so, the reasons thereof; and

(b) the time by which the branch of the said bank will be establishedin the said Tehsil?

Reply not received.

14. Mr. Shafqat Mehmood:


(a) the prescribed procedure for renewal of all Pakistan armslicences;

(b) the total number of prohibited and non prohibited bore armslicences renewed by NADRA since July, 2013 separately; and

(c) the total number of arms licences cancelled since July, 2013 tilldate?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):(a) In order to renew the issued arms license, an applicant has to visit designatedNADRA centre along with original expired arms license and computerized nationalidentity card. Renewal arms license is delivered to the applicant and old expiredlicense in retained by NADRA. Fee structure is as under:

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——————————————————————————————Category Total fee PB Total fee NPB——————————————————————————————New arms licence for 5 years Rs.10,530 Rs.6,530

Renewal Fee for 5 years Rs.8,030 Rs.4,030

Duplicate Fee Rs.4,030 Rs.2,530

Modification Fee Rs.3,030 Rs.1,530

Transfer Fee Inheritance cases Rs.5,530 Rs.4,030

Revalidation of manual licenses Rs.1,130 Rs.630——————————————————————————————

(b) 18,413 arms licenses have been processed by NADRA underrenewal category since July 2013 till date. Details is as under:—

NPB 11513PB 6,900

(c) No arms licence has been cancelled by NADRA.

15. Choudhry Muhammad Shahbaz Babar:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economics Affairs, Statisticsand Privatization be pleased to state:

(a) the number of beneficiaries of Money Laundering Scheme; and

(b) the total amount transferred to Pakistan under the said Scheme?

Reply not received.

16. Shaikh Rohale Asghar:


(a) the year and province-wise details of persons who have beenkilled in terrorists attacks during the period from 1-1-2008 till date;

(b) the total number of cases of said persons registered during thesaid period; and

(c) the total number of persons who have been convicted in saidcases so far?

Reply not received.

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17. Shaikh Rohale Asghar:


(a) the steps being taken by the Government against those personswho are involved in Cyber Crimes (Internet/on line frauds); and

(b) the total number of persons who have been arrested for the saidcrimes during the last five years alongwith the punishmentsawarded to them?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):(a) The following steps have been taken by the Government against the personsinvolved in cyber crimes:

i. Establishment of National Response Centre for Cyber Crimes(NR3C) under FIA in 2007, with five zonal offices at the provincialcapitals and Rawalpindi having jurisdiction all over Pakistan;

ii. NR3C deals with technology based law enforcement, digitalforensics, assistance to other departments and police. Research &Development and cyber crime awareness for governmentdepartments, judicial officers and academia;

iii. It is state of the art expertise and capabilities for investigation of Hi-tech crimes including those committed through the use of Computer,Internet. Mobile Phone, VOIP and many more. Digital Forensic,Information, Security Audits, Database Audits & Recovery are otherspecialties of NR3C.

iv. FIA is regularly conducting awareness workshops and seminars foracademia and government departments.

(b) During the last five years 370 persons have been arrested for thesaid crimes and 55 persons have been convicted and awarded punishment as perdetails at Annex-I and Annex-II.


18. Ms. Nafeesa 1nayatullah Khan Khattak:

Will the Minister for Planning, Development and Reform be pleasedto state the details of projects launched by the Government for poor

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and deserving people living in the country during the year 2013- 14alongwith the locations thereof?

Minister for Planning, Development and Reform (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal):After devolution the responsibility of poverty alleviation mainly rests with Provinces.However, the Federal Government is also helping to achieve the poverty reductiongoals through implementing development Projects under Federal PSDP in energy,transport and communication sectors, etc. which are generating employmentopportunities for poor. Moreover, Federal Govt is also striving for povertyreductions through direct interventions such as Benazir Income SupportProgramme, Pakistan Baitul Mal, Micro-finance Programmes, Skill DevelopmentProgrammes, etc.

19. Mr. Sher Akbar Khan:


(a) the total number of complaints registered in the Ministry by thepublic during the year 2013-14; and

(b) the steps taken and criteria adopted by the Government forspeedy redressal of those complaints?

Reply not received.

20. Mr. Sher Akbar Khan:


(a) the total number of complaints registered in the Revenue Divisionby the public during the year 2013-14; and


Reply not received.

21. Ms. Aisha Syed:


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(a) the total number of complaints registered in the Ministry by thepublic during the year 2013-14; and


Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):(a) 720 complaints have been received since July, 2013 to-date. Out of 720, 220complaints are related to MOI and its attached departments (Annex-A).

(b) Complaint received in Ministry of Interior are forwarded to concerneddepartment for speedy redressal under intimation to the complainant and Ministryof Interior.

22. Dr. Muhammad Azhar Khan Jadoon:


(a) whether it is a fact that low paid employees of the of NationalCrisis Management Cell have been terminated from serviceduring the year 2014; if so, the reasons thereof;

(b) whether it is also a fact that the salaries have not been paid tosaid employees for the last nine months; and

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(c) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Ministryto reinstate the said employees; if so, the time by which it will beimplemented; if not, the reasons thereof?

Reply not received.

23. Mr. Junaid Akbar:


(a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to upgrade the posts of LDC from PBS-7 to 11,UDC from BPS-9 to 14, Assistant from BPS-14 to 16 andSuperintendent from BPS-16 to 17; if so, when it will beimplemented; and

(b) whether there is also any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to grant unified pay scales to the employees of theFederal Government Departments; if so, when it will beimplemented?

Reply not received.

ISLAMABAD:The 1st July, 2014. MUHAMMAD RIAZ,

Secretary.

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