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(28th Session)

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT

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“QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWERS AND THEIR REPLIES”

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

Thursday, the 21st January, 2016

99. *Ms. Nighat Parveen Mir: (Deferred on 13-01-2016)

Will the Minister for National Food Security and Research be pleasedto state the steps being taken by the Government to control theadulteration in fresh/unpacked milk and unhygienic injections beinginjected to Cows and Buffaloes to increase production of milktherefrom in Islamabad?

Transferred to Interior Division for answer on Next Rota Day.

50. *Ms. Sajida Begum: (Deferred on 13-01-2016)

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

(a) whether it is a fact that for medical check up, the Doctors ofprivate hospitals/clinics in Islamabad charge more than Rs.1000as fee at present; and

(b) whether it is also a fact that the Doctors mostly do not sit inGovernment Hospitals resultantly people are compelled to visitsaid clinics/hospitals; if so, the steps taken by the Governmentto bound such Doctors to serve full time in the GovernmentHospitals?

Transferred to Capital Administration and Development Division for answeron Next Rota Day.

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1. *Ms. Sajida Begum: (Deferred on 13-01-2016)

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

(a) the total number of seeds analyzed and experiments made bythe Pakistan Agricultural Research Council during the year 2015;

(b) the total expenditure incurred thereupon and achievements madetherefrom;

(c) whether it is a fact that cultivation is being made in Multan bysaid experiments; and

(d) the areas for which said seeds are suitable alongwith the detailsthereof?

Minister for National Food Security and Research (Mr. SikandarHayat Khan Bosan): (a) PARC acquired and distributed germplasm of wheat(196) pulses (1155), rice (23640), Maize (5194) and fodder (549) to variousagricultural research institutes for evaluation and varietal development. Candidateline of wheat (40), rice (16), maize (93) oilseed crops (80), pulses (64), sugarcane(12) and fodder (67) were tested in NUYT. In adaptability trials, rice hybrids(50), maize (104), S.S hybrids (10) and millet hybrids (6) were tested. PARCproduced certified seed of canola (15 tons), soybean (90 tons), wheat (20 tons)and mungbean (30 tons) during 2015.

(b) Total expenditure of Rs.6.65 million was incurred on the activities.

(c) It is not fact that these seeds are planted in Multan.

(d) The seed of Wheat, Canola, Soybean and Mughbean are suitablefor major production areas of these crops. However, these varieties are mostsuitable for Pothwar region.

21. *Dr. Fozia Hameed: (Deferred on 13-01-2016)

Will the Minister for National Food Security and Research be pleasedto state the steps taken by the Government to control sale of haram/unhygienic meat in Islamabad?


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28. *Ms. Munaza Hassan: (Deferred on 13-01-2016)

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

(a) the steps taken by the present Government to stop foodadulteration in Islamabad; and

(b) whether it is a fact that a number of persons have been arrestedin such cases during the last three years; ifso, the details thereof?


160. *Mr. Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi: (Deferred on 13-01-2016)

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state:

(a) the breakup of average production of hydel electricity inmegawatts being produced against overall potential of hydelin the country at present;

(b) whether it is a fact that Pakistan has failed to utilize full potentialof hydel electricity; if so, the reasons thereof; and

(c) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to utilize full potential of hydel electricity of thecountry?

Minister for Water and Power (Khawaja Muhammad Asif): (a)WAPDA has identified a hydropower potential of 60,158 MW in the country. It ispresently operating 20 Hydel Power Stations having total instant capacity of6,919 MW, details as under:———————————————————————————————

Installed AverageSr. No. Station Capacity (MW) Production (MW)——————————————————————————————

1. Tarbela 34782. Ghazi Barotha 14503. Mangla 1000

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——————————————————————————————Installed Average

Sr. No. Station Capacity (MW) Production (MW)——————————————————————————————

4. Warsak 2435. Chashma 1846. Khan Khwar 727. Rasul 228. Dargai 209. Nandipur 14

10. Shahdiwal 1411. Chichoki 13 431912. Kurram Garhi 413. Renala 114. Chitral (Hydel) 115. Jinnah HPP 9616. Duber Khwar HPP 13017. Allai Khwar HPP 12118. Jabban HPP 2219. Gomal Zam Dam 1720. Satpara Dam 17.3 *——————————————————————————————*Not attached with National Grid

In addition, one hydropower project has been developed by PPIB in theprivate sector, given as under:———————————————————————————————

Sr. No. Project Installed Capacity (MW)——————————————————————————————

New Bong EscapeHyderopwer Project

1. 7.5 km Downstream 84Mangla Dam, AzadJammu and Kashmir

——————————————————————————————(b) Full potential of hydroelectric power has not been developed in the

country due to huge requirement of funds for these Projects. However, with thesupport of Federal Government and donor agencies, several Projects are at differentstages of development.

(detail is attached as Annex-A).

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(c) To utilize available potential, WAPDA has prepared a master plan toconstruct new hydropower projects in the country. The list of projects underconstruction, ready for construction and under planning, is attached as Annex-A.

(Annexure has been placed in the National Assembly Library)

@226. *Ms. Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak:


(a) whether it is a fact that Pakistan is among those three countriesof the world where polio is still exist; if so, the steps taken by theGovernment to make our country polio free; and

(b) whether it is also a fact that a large quantity of vaccines arebeing disposed of/wasted by the drug mafia; if so, the actiontaken by the Government against responsibles therefor?

Minister for National Health Services, Regulations andCoordination: (a) Unfortunately, Pakistan is one of the few countries in the worldwith endemic Polio virus. Government of Pakistan is committed to Polio Endgame strategy and implementing full measures to eradicate this virus from thecountry.

Various steps taken by the Government of Pakistan are as following:

The National Emergency Action Plan 2015-16 endorsed by the PrimeMinister of Pakistan is being implemented all across.

There is highest level political commitment.

Formulation of National Task Force headed by the Prime Minister.

Formulation of Prime Minister’s Focus Group on Polio Eradicationcomprising of senior high level administrators.

Constitution of Cabinet Committee (Ministers Interior, Defense andNational Health Services) to ensure security for the polio workers.

@Transferred from Prime Minister Office.

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Inter-Ministerial committee headed by the Minister of State, NationalHealth Services spearheads generation of resources and also ensuringtransparency.

Formulation of Provincial Task Forces chaired by the ChiefSecretaries and District Polio Eradication Committees headed bythe Deputy Commissioners.

National Islamic Advisory Group has been constituted to work withlocal level religious leaders.

Establishment of Emergency Operation Cell (EOC) at Federal level.

Conduction of Special National Immunization Days (SNIDs).

Under International Health Regulations (IHR) sanction, all internationalpassengers are administered Polio vaccines.

Approval of 2nd PC-1 (2016-18).

(b) After 18th Amendment, implementation of vertical programs restswith provinces. Federal EPI procures vaccines for the whole country and thendelivers them to provinces.

So far, no province/area has filed any complaint about disposal/wastageof vaccines by any drug mafia.

301. *Ms. Sajida Begum:

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

(a) whether it is a fact that production of Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM),Karachi has been stoped due to the non supply of gas from morethan five months;

(b) whether it is also a fact that eighteen billion rupees under the

head of gas bill and surcharge have been accounted therefor;

(c) whether it is further a fact that the production of PSMwas increased by the monetary package of Rs.18.50 billions;

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(d) whether it is further a fact that the request has been made tothe Government for the support of Rs. 9.30 billions for the supplyof raw material to PSM;

(e) if the answers to parts (a), (b) are in the affirmative, the steps

taken by the Government for provision of gas, electricity andmonetary support to run the said Mills again?

Minister for Industries and Production (Mr. Ghulam Murtaza Khan

Jatoi): (a) Yes, it is a fact that Pakistan Steel Mills has been stopped due to thenon supply of gas from more than Seven months.

(b) Detail of SSGC natural gas outstanding balance as on November2015 is as under:—

Principal amount = Rs. 19.1 billionLate payment surcharge = Rs. 20.8 billion

Natural gas bill for the month of December 2015 is Rs.72 million, whereasthe payment surcharge Rs.799 million will be charged after due date i.e 21-01-2016.

(c) Yes, it is a fact that the production of PSM was increased by thepackage of Rs.18.50 billions. The plant was running at 6% in FY 2013-14 and1% in April, 2014 when a bailout of Rs.18.5 billion provided to revive the mill,PSM had been lifted from 1% CAPU of April 2014 to 41% in March, 2015(65% on 10th March, 2015 when gas pressure reduced and affected monthlycapacity). The capacities achieved since May 2014 (Post Bailout) are as under:——————————————————————————————

CAPU CAPUMONTH ACHIEVED MONTH ACHIEVED

——————————————————————————————May.-14 7.2% Dec.-14 27.2%Jun.-14 7.7% Jan.-15 23.6%@Ju1.-14 7.4%+ Feb.-15 20%Aug.-14 11.8% Mar.-15 41%Sep.-14 21.5% Apr.-15 32%Oct.-14 2.0% May.-15 *23%Nov.-14 17.8% Jun.-15 **8%

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(d) Yes it is fact the PSM has demanded Rs. 9.30 billions for the supplyof raw material.

(e) The answer to part (a) and (b) is in affirmative and the steps takenby the Government is as under:—

A high level ministerial meeting with the Minister for P&NR was alsoheld by Chairman Privatization Commission, Chairman SSGC andCFO Pakistan Steel on 1st July, 2015 in Islamabad, and decisiontaken for restoration of gas supply to PSM which will henceforthpay current bill. The decision was not implemented by SSGC.

302. *Ms. Sajida Begum:


(a) whether it is a fact that the construction work on the MundaDam has been started;

(b) if so, the percentage of work completed thereupon so far?

Minister for Water and Power (Khawaja Muhammad Asif): (a) & (b)

Construction work on Mohmand (Munda) Dam has not yet been started.

Mohmand (Munda) Dam is in “Study Phase” and its Detailed EngineeringDesign, Preparation of PC-I and Tender Documents are in progress. Progressachieved upto date is 67%.

Construction will be started after the completion of Detailed EngineeringDesign and approval of PC-I.

303. *Mrs. Shahida Rehmani:

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

(a) the total land in possession of the Export Processing ZoneAuthority (EPZA), Gawadar at present; and

(b) the time by which the said EPZA will become operational?

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Minister for Industries and Production (Mr. Ghulam Murtaza KhanJatoi): (a) The total land in possession of the Export Processing Zone Authority(EPZA), Gawadar at present is 1000 Acres at Mouza Karwat 42 kms away fromthe sea port.

(b) Export Processing Zone (EPZA), Gawadar will be completed byend of 2019 and likely to be operational on its completion.

304. *Mrs. Shahida Rehmani:

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations andCoordination be pleased to state the annual death rate in Pakistandue to Hepatitis since 2008?

Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and

Coordination: There is no National or Provincial data on deaths due to variouscauses including hepatitis.

World over, it is estimated that almost 5% cases suffering for hepatitis Cwill die due to liver failure or cancer.

In Pakistan there are about 8 million (80 lac) cases suffering from hepatitisC, therefore almost 80,000 (0.8 lac) will die each year due to liver disease.

These deaths are due to very advanced liver disease called liver failure.Usually these patients develop liver failure after having disease for over 20-30years during which time they do not take appropriate treatment or the treatmentfails or they develop liver cancer.

In Pakistan, the death certificate does not disclose the cause of death, sochecking death certificate to identify the cause of death is useless.

Only hospital case files of patients who die in a hospital have the informationon the cause of death while their death certificate does not identify the underlyingdisease. The death certificate of those who die at home due to known illness isalso without such information.

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305. *Ms. Musarat Rafique Mahesar:


(a) the present status of the Dasu Dam Project;

(b) the expected expenditure to be incurred thereupon; and

(c) the sources of its funding?

Minister for Water and Power (Khawaja Muhammad Asif): (a) Thepresent status of the project is as under:—

CONTRACTS AWARDED

i. Construction of Right Bank Access Road (Dasu-RAR-01).

ii. Relocation of Karakorum Highway (Dasu-KKH-01).

iii. Construction of 132 kilo watt (KV) Transmission Line from Dubairto Dasu (Dasu-TL-01).

iv. Project Colony and Infrastructure (Dasu-PCI-01R).

v. Resettlement of Village Chuchang and Construction of Open AirShatial Museum (Dasu-RV).

PROCUREMENT OF CONTRACTS UNDER PROCESS

i. Construction of KKH-02 and RAR-02.

ii. Resettlement of Villages on Left & Right Banks (Dasu-LBRV-10 & 11and Dasu-RBRV-10 & 11).

iii. Construction of RAR-03

iv. Main Works (MW-01 & MW-02)

v. Electrical and Mechanical Works (EM-01)

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(b) Rs. 486,093.30 Million (as per approved PC-I dated March 28,2014) are expected to be incurred on Stage-I of Dasu Hydropower Project.

(c)The World Bank approved the financing of Stage-I of DasuHydropower Project with an International Development Agency(IDA) Credit of US$ 588.4 Million and an IDA Partial CreditGuarantee (PCG) of US$ 460 Million on June 10, 2014 as first(IDA) Credit. Loan Agreement signed on August 25, 2014, whichhas been effective from November 20, 2014.

To bridge the financing gap between Project cost and available WorldBank IDA Credit, Local and International financial institutions/commercial banks were approached. In this regard, negotiations withLocal and International Banks for Rs.1.44 Billion and US$ 800 Millionrespectively, are underway.

306. *Mr. Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi:


(a) whether it is a fact that budget has been allocated by theGovernment to repair electric transformers;

(b) whether it is also a fact that in case transformers are burnt in

cities particularly in rural areas are repaired after collectingcontribution from the local people of those areas;

(c) whether it is further a fact that the serving and retired employees

of power transmission departments give electricity connectionprivately through illegal means; if so, whether the said practiceis called power pilferage;

(d) if so, the steps being taken by the Government to curb

said practice?

Minister for Water and Power (Khawaja Muhammad Asif): (a) Repairand maintenance of transformers is being made out of Distribution margin ofDISCOs allowed by NEPRA. Therefore Government is not allocating separatefunds for the same.

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(b) No contribution is being collected from consumers of General Duty/Public Transformers. However, the cost for replacement/repair of independent/dedicated connections is recovered through Demand Notice/Bank Challan.

(c) It is not a fact that serving and retired employees give electricityconnections privately through illegal means.

(d) Not applicable.

307. *Ms. Suraiya Jatoi:

Will the Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony bepleased to state the amount charged from each pilgrim who performedHajj under the Private Hajj Tour Operators during Hajj 2014 and2015?

Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony (Sardar

Muhammad Yousaf): Every HGO is bound to execute an agreement with eachpilgrim by indicating amount of the package and detail of facilities i.eaccommodation. Transport, food etc. to be provided. The packages are preparedby the HGOs including all facilities and pilgrims accept and sign the agreements.Every HGO offer different packages and there is no specific amount. The packagesis offered on the basis of “offer and acceptance” between HGO and pilgrimsthemselves. In case of any deviation from the Services Provided Agreement (SPA)and individual agreement, severe punishment like fine, cut in their quota or suspensionof quota are awarded to them.

308. *Ms. Suraiya Jatoi:

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

(a) the details of complaints registered against employees of theEstate Office, Islamabad during the last three yearsalongwith the names thereof;

(b) the action taken against the said complaints; and

(c) the steps taken by the Government to control the corruption in

the said Estate Office during the said period?

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Minister for Housing and Works (Mr. Akram Khan Durrani): (a)Detail of complaints received against the officials of the Estate Office, Islamabadduring last three years is at Annex-A.

(b) Action taken against the said complaints is under the column No.5of above Annex.

(c) The steps taken to make said office corruption free are enclosed asAnnex-B.

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

309. *Ms. Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak:


(a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the

Government to establish regulatory mechanism in IslamabadCapital Territory (ICT) in order to control and regulate the foodindustry/business; if so, the details thereof; and

(b) the name of departments in ICT which are controlling and

regulating the said business at present?


310. *Ms. Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak:

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

(a) the details of complaints registered in the Ministry against Private

Hajj and Umrah Operators during the year 2015; and

(b) the action taken by the Government in this regard?

Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony (SardarMuhammad Yousaf): (a) A total of 172 complaints were received, in KSA. Outof 172 complaints, 162 minor complaints about Hajj were decided thereon and

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an amount of Rs. 6.14 million was given to 270 hujjaj of 30 HGOs. 34 complaintsin Pakistan and 10 in KSA were received in 2015 against 44 tour operators in thisMinistry regarding non provision of facilities to the Hujjaj.

(b) A Complaint Disposal Committee (CDC) was constituted in thisregard for redressal of complaints of Hujjaj. The Committee visited the concernedDirectorates of Hajj in all Provinces. Both complainant and HGO were givenopportunity of personal hearing. Decisions are awaited. Decision of ComplaintDisposal Committee (CDC) can be challenged in the Appellate Forum created inthe Ministry.

311. *Ms. Munaza Hassan:

Will the Minister for Ports and Shipping be pleased to state:

(a) the steps taken by the Gwadar Port Authority (GPA) to developthe unprivileged area of Gwadar;

(b) the steps taken by the GPA to develop the unprivileged area of

Balochistan at present; and

(c) the total amount incurred for the said purposes during the lastthree years?

Minister for Ports and Shipping (Mr. Kamran Michael): (a) Despite

the fact that currently there is not much port operations in Gwadar Port and asmall revenue is earned, hopefully it will increase in future. Gwadar Port Authorityhas taken following steps to contribute in the development of unprivileged areas/people of Gwadar:

(i) During 2014, the Gwadar Port Authority Board approved a SocialSector Development Fund. Annually an amount of upto Rs.1.000million is spent on different social sector programs.

(ii) GPA adopted a primary school in one of the poorest locality/incomegroups of Gwadar Town, renovated the school building, providedelectrical Items, furniture, uniform and restored the source of cleandrinking water facility.

(iii) GPA annually provides three scholarships to toppers of Primary,Middle and Matric examinations studying in government schools inGwadar District.

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(iv) GPA encourages IT literacy in the very poor localities of Gwadarand so far has provided three computers to IT centers functioning insuch areas.

(v) GPA has also provided books to best students belonging to poorfamilies.

(vi) With the efforts of GPA and Ministry of Ports and Shipping, theChinese Government is providing solar electric systems and goods(LED bulbs, tube lights and Solar Power Generation systems) topoor families in Gwadar. Total amount of this grant is RMB 20.00Million Yuan (equal to about Rs.320.000 million). These goods arescheduled to arrive Gwadar in March/April 2016.

(vii) The Port Operator (M/s China Overseas Port Holding Company)donated three School buses as part of Social Sector Responsibilitythrough GPA to Education Department Gwadar.

(viii) The Chinese Company has also created an Education Support FundsRs. 500,000/= annually).

(ix) GPA has also encouraged investors and Chinese Embassy to providegrants to poor schools and health institutions for medicine. On twodifferent occasions, the Chinese Embassy provided grants and giftsto students, teachers, schools, and hospitals.

(x) GPA, with Chinese Government grant, has planned to start buildinga Vocational Training Institute in its Free Zone so that the local peopleof the region are trained in port and free zone related skills and trades.Construction work on this institute is scheduled during 2016.

(b) The details are mentioned above.

(c) GPA has incurred Rs.1.0 Million on the above projects. This amountexcludes the amount spent by the Chinese Company and the Chinese Government.

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312. *Ms. Munaza Hassan:


(a) the present status of development work of new Gwadar Citywhich was launched by the Gwadar Development Authority(GDA); and

(b) the present status of development work of the old Gwadar City

which was also launched by the GDA?

Disallowed on re-consideration.

313. *Shazia Marri:

Will the Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony bepleased to state the total number of programe conducted for impartingtraining/education to Ulama and Khateebs by the Ministry duringthe last three years?

Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony

(Sardar Muhammad Yousaf): Training of Imams is an institutional job and DawahAcademy, International Islamic University Islamabad has conducted ten coursesfor training of Imams in last three years.

314. *Shazia Marri:


(a) whether it is admissible to register two different medicines under

the same name;

(b) if not, the action taken by the Ministry during the tenure of thepresent Government to control the said practice?


Coordination: (a) It is not admissible to register two different medicine under thesame brand name.

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(b) 1. Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan, Ministry of National HealthServices Regulation and Coordination is cognizant and as soon assuch an information is received/reported corrective action is taken.The Registration Board has changed the brand names of 106products since 2013 till date to avoid any similarity / resemblancein brand name of drugs available in the market to prevent any healthhazard. The Registration Board takes up such cases on top priorityin the light of following decision taken in its 242nd meeting dated24-25th February, 2014:

i. Brand names of already registered drugs will be changeddue to resemblance with another brand name.

ii. Change of brand names of both manufacturers / importersdue to grant of No Objection Certificate will be processedsimultaneously. However, for those cases in which brandname for one manufacturer / importer has already beenchanged then brand name of another registration holderwill be decided on priority.

iii. If brand names of two products resemble, then laterregistration holder is bound to propose alternate namesfor approval as one of condition of registration. But insome cases, later registration holder do not proposealternate names. The Board decided that in such casesDRAP will issue one reminder with 15 days time periodand then manufacturing of the product will be stoppedafter approval of Chairman, Registration Board.Stoppage of manufacturing will be till approval of newbrand name.

iv. If packing material of two products resemble, then laterregistration holder is bound to change packing material /design as one of condition of registration. But in somecases, later registration holder avoids to change packingdesign. Thus Board decided that in such cases DRAPwill advise the manufacturer / importer to change the packdesign with one reminder with 15 days time period andthen manufacturing of the product will be stopped afterapproval of Chairman, Registration Board. Stoppage ofmanufacturing will be till approval of new pack design.

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2. Recently further improvement are being made under adviseby Minister NHRS&C to avoid following resemblance in thebrand names of registered drugs.

(i) Sound alike

(ii) Look alike

The same has also been considered by the Registration Boardin its 255th meeting to prevent in the similarity in the brandname among the registered products.

315. *Ms. Naeema Kishwar Khan:


(a) the total quantity of vaccines of deadly diseases which have been

rendered un-useable due to lack of proper storage facilities since1-1-2015 alongwith the details and reasons thereof;

(b) the total number of viles of polio rendered un-useable alongwith

the value and reasons thereof; and

(c) the action taken against the responsibles therefor?

Minister for National Health Services, Regulations andCoordination: (a)

In an incident 1.3 million doses of pentavalent vaccine were wastedwhich in the cold room no 13 which was placed in cold room no 13installed in NIH and, was reported in February 2015.

The pentavalent vaccine were received in 2013 and is heat stablevaccine which takes months if treated with undesired highertemperature (Required temperature is 02-08°C.

Since then i.e. February, 2015 no vaccine including polio vaccineare wasted as federal EPI is following the international standards for

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the storing of vaccines and has been ISO 2001—2008 certified inJanuary 2016.

(b) The Oral Polio vaccine in the year 2014-15 was wasted due to thedate expiry not because of the VVM stage change. Total quantity of expiredvaccine was 7,615 vials.

(c) Steps taken by the Government;

An Inquiry committee was constituted to investigate the matter andfixed responsibility to the alleged.

All the responsible officers/officials were either terminated (WHOStaff) or repatriated to their parent departments. Also the FIA arrestedthe five officers/officials for being responsible, who are now on bail.

The Government has taken following steps for the improvement ofvaccine storage in Federal EPI;

Constitution of two committees for physical reverification andTORs for the disposal of wasted vaccines.

Rearrangement of vaccine as per international.

Vaccine Logistic Management Information System (vLMIS) aweb based system is implemented for all stock of vaccine andcold chain maintenance at federal level.

First Expiry First Out (FEFO) principal is strictly followed.

27 CCTV cameras are installed in ware house for 24/7monitoring of ware house.

Digital data logger have been installed for the cold rooms thatrecord the history of temperature of cold rooms upto 60 days.

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316. *Ms. Naeema Kishwar Khan:


(a) the details of the financial irregularities indicated in the AuditRepot of Pakistan Housing Authority in respect of the financialyear 2013-14 alongwith names and designations of responsiblesthereof;

(b) whether action has been taken against the responsibles therefor;

if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the steps being taken by the Government to control suchirregularities in future?

Minister for Housing and Works (Mr. Akram Khan Durrani): (a) The details of irregularities pointed out in the financial year 2013-14 and audit

year 2014-15 are given below:

i. Unauthentic expenditure due to non-recording of detailedmeasurement in Measurement Books-Rs. 487.56 million.

ii. Irregular payment of Mobilization Advance-Rs. 80.00 million

iii. Irregular award of Consultancy contract without competition-Rs. 6.44 million.

iv. Payment of price adjustment in violation of standard procedure-Rs. 109.51 million.

v. Undue payment of price escalation without provision in the appendix-Cof the contract agreement – Rs. 45.96 million.

vi. Unjustified payment of contractor’s claim-Rs. 16.90 million.

vii. Undue benefit to the Contractor through change of item- Rs. 5.95million.

viii. Overpayment of price escalation on unconsumed material-Rs. 2.88million.

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• In order to resolve / handle the above mentioned irregularities, para-wise compliance report on actions taken by PHAF is enclosed asAnnex-A.

(b) DAC has been held on the Audit Paras as mentioned above on29-01-2015. The directives of DAC are being followed in letter and spirit andactions have been taken accordingly which have already been mentioned as Annex-A.

(c) To control these kind of irregularities in future following steps arebeing adopted by the management of PHA Foundation:

i. In order to improve the internal control, each and every claim ofvendor is Pre-Audited strictly prior to sanction of expenditure andrelease of payment.

ii. Project accounting has been initiated to minimize the chances of anyfinancial irregularities in future.

iii. Every single payment of stalled project is being made with the approvalof PHA Board.

iv. A system of measurement book has been adopted in PHA-Foundationas the same is being followed by Pak PWD and CDA. No projectexpenditure is made without project measurement book.

v. Prior to Audit year 2013-14, the Audit of PHA Foundation wasconducted by Commercial Auditor, now the same is being conductedby Director-General, (Audit) Works to improve the internal checksin PHA Foundation. Furthermore, irregularities in this audit reporthave been reduced due strict financial control/ parameters.

(Annexure has been placed in the National Assembly Library)

317. *Mr. Lal Chand:

Will the Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony bepleased to state whether there is any proposal/plan underconsideration of the Government to provide facilities to minoritiesto perform their Pilgrim in India; if so, the details; if not, the reasonsthereof?

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Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony(Sardar Muhammad Yousaf): The visits of minorities to perform their pilgrim inIndia, is neither mandate nor it falls within the domain of Ministry of ReligiousAffairs and Interfaith Harmony.

318. *Dr. Shireen Mehrunnisa Mazari:


(a) the number of hours for which load shedding of electricity isbeing carried out in District Rajanpur at present alongwith thereasons thereof;

(b) whether it is a fact that un-scheduled load shedding is being

observed in the said area; and

(c) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to give a schedule of load shedding of electricityfor the said area; if so, when it will be implemented alongwiththe details thereof?

Minister for Water and Power (Khawaja Muhammad Asif): (a)

MEPCO like other power distribution companies depends on NTDC through forallocation of power to meet with demand and load shedding is implemented as perschedule conveyed by National Power Control Centre (NPCC).

Following Load Management Schedule of NPCC, NTDC Islamabadconveyed to Distribution Companies on 23-9-2015 is being strictly followed byMEPCO:

(i) Urban Feeders Hrs. : 06 Average

(ii) Rural/Tubewell Hrs. : 08 Average

(iii) Mixed Industry : Nil Hrs.

(iv) Independent Industry : Nil Hrs.

(b) No un scheduled load shedding is being observed in Rajanpur,MEPCO. The factual position is as under:—

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District Rajanpur involved 6 Grid Stations and 32 Feeders.

10 feeders are Urban and load shedding is 06 Hrs.

. 04 feeders are Rural/Tubewell and load shedding is 08 Hrs.

03 feeders are industrial dominated and load shedding is nil.

15 feeders are High loss/High Theft and load shedding is 12 Hrs.

(c) Due to the installation of AMR meters on all Grid Stations and LoadData Improvement Project of USAID, the demand and drawl of power is shownin MEPCO Power Control Centre (MPCC). Power allocation quota is beingallotted by NPCC and load management schedule conveyed to MPCC is beingimplemented accordingly.

319. *Dr. Nafisa Shah:


(a) the rate on which electricity is being purchased from theQuaid-e-Azam Solar Power Plant; and

(b) the comparison of said rate with the tariffs of Wind, Furnace

Oil and LNG?

Minister for Water and Power (Mr. Khawaja Muhammad Asif):(a) The rate on which electricity is being purchased from the Quaid-e-AzamSolar Power Plant is Rs.14.8591/kWh. However the rates of Upfront SolarPower Plants has been reduced to Cents 11.3560/kWh (North) and Cents10.725l/kWh. (South).

(b) The comparison of current said rate with the respective tariffs ofWind. Furnace Oil and LNG is as under:—

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(Rs/KWh)——————————————————————————————

Wind F.O. RLNG Solar——————————————————————————————

Rs./kWh Rs./kWh Rs./kWh Cents./kWh——————————————————————————————

Foreign 10.6048 9.8244 9.0045 CurrentLoan North South

Local Loan 12.706411.3560 10.7251

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(a) the total number of Hepatitis cases registered in the country at

present; and

(b) the medicines allowed by the Drug Regulatory Authority ofPakistan for prevention and treatment of Hepatitis B, C and Dalongwith terms and conditions thereof?


Coordination: (a) According to 2008 survey, Pakistan has approximately 8 millionpeople suffering from HCV. Every year 500,000 new HCV cases are added inthe population. Therefore by 2015, there would be around 11.5 million cases.

(b) As Hepatitis B is a vaccine preventable disease, therefore its vaccineis given as pentavalent vaccine through EPI. Each year, 4 million children arevaccinated.

For the treatment of Hepatitis B, tablet Entacavir and Tenofovir areregistered and available in Pakistan.

For Hepatitis C, there is no vaccine available world over, however onceinfected, patients have to be treated. For Hepatitis C, DRAP has allowed use ofinterferon injection and last year allowed new oral drug SOVOLDI.

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Hepatitis D can only infect someone who has Hepatitis B, therefore it has tobe prevented through hepatitis B vaccination. There is no treatment for Hepatitis D

321. *Ms. Shakila Luqman:


(a) whether projects have been made to save and store water fromrains and flood that falls into sea during the tenure of the presentGovernment; and

(b) the annual wastage of water in the said way?

Minister for Water and Power (Khawaja Muhammad Asif): (a) During

the tenure of the present Government following projects have been constructed tosave and store water from rains and flood that falls into sea:———————————————————————————————

LiveSr. No. Project Name Location Storage Status

(MAF)——————————————————————————————

1. Darawat Dam Nai Baran 0.087 Substantially completedRiver in Thatta in August 2014.

Irrigation componentunder final stage ofcompletion.

2. Gomal Zam On Gomal River 0.892 Dam and Power HouseDam in South Waziristan substantially completed

Agency, West of in September 2013.Tank and D.I.KhanDistricts of Khyber Work on Waran CanalPakhtunkhwa under progress.

Irrigation component is in progress.

——————————————————————————————(b) Presently, an annual average (1976-2015) of 29 million acre feet

(MAF) fresh water is escaped downstream of Kotri Barrage to sea against thebasic annual requirement of 8.6 MAP determined by the International Panel ofExperts (IPOE) in 2005 to check sea intrusion as well as protection againstenvironmental hazards. Thus almost MAF fresh water annually is escaped belowKotri to sea unutilized. 20.4

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322. *Ms. Shakila Luqman:

Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to state the totalnumber of low cast housing schemes launched so far by the presentGovernment for low paid persons?

Minister for Housing and Works (Mr. Akram Khan Durrani): No

low cost housing schemes so far has been launched during the present government.However, government has taken following steps to overcome the deficiency ofhousing units in the country and has announced a comprehensive HousingProgramme which includes construction of 1000 Clusters of 500 houses each forlow- income families all over the country. Ministry has since completed initialPlanning work and housing designs and the Provinces are allocating land for thispurpose free of cost or on very nominal rates.

323. *Ms. Nighat Parveen Mir:

Will the Minister for National Food Security and Research be pleasedto state the steps taken by the Government to make the country selfsufficient in all the agriculture commodities during the last threeyears?

Minister for National Food Security and Research (Mr. Sikandar

Hayat Khan Bosan):

Food self sufficiency is the prime goal of the Ministry of NationalFood Security & Research. The Ministry formulates policies andimplements development schemes to enhance food productivity forits self sufficiency.

For improvement of financial access to food, the government hasalready started initiatives like Benazir Income Support Programme,Bait-ul Mal and many other initiatives.

Research for development of high yielding crops.

Development of crop varieties to mitigate the effects of climate change.

Research is also being conducted for development of:

More productive varieties

Development of hybrids

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Disease resistant varieties

Drought resistant varieties

Frost resistant varieties

Amendments in Seed Amendment Act, 2015 and promulgation ofPlant Breeder’s Rights Bill, 2016 to attract investment in the seedbusiness.

324. *Ms. Khalida Mansoor:


(a) the total number of new Dams constructed in FATA during thetenure of the present Government; and

(b) the electricity and water accrued therefrom?

Minister for Water and Power (Khawaja Muhammad Asif): (a) Gomal

Zam Dam has been completed during the tenure of the present government in FATA.

(b) The detail of electricity and water accrued is as under:

Electricity (installed capacity) 17.4 MW

Water (live storage) 0.892 MAF

325. *Dr. Mahreen Razaque Bhutto:


(a) the year-wise profit earned by the Karachi Port Trust (KPT)during the last three years; and

(b) the year-wise performance made by the KPT during the said

period?

Minister for Ports and Shipping (Mr. Kamran Michael): (a) Yearwise profit earned by KPT during last 03 years is as under:—

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(Rs. In Thousand)——————————————————————————————

S. No. Year Profit——————————————————————————————

1. 2011-2012 Rs. 6,553,200/-

2. 2012-2013 Rs. 7,740,362/-

3. 2013-2014 Rs. 4,778,172/-——————————————————————————————

(b) The year wise performance / cargo handling & ship movement madeby KPT during last three (03) fiscal years is placed at Annex-A.

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326. *Dr. Mahreen Razaque Bhutto:

Will the Minister for Ports and Shipping be pleased to state the roleplayed by the Gwadar Port in the development of Pakistan duringthe last three years?

Minister for Ports and Shipping (Mr. Kamran Michael): GwadarPort is the deepest

‘Port of Pakistan with a depth of 14.5 meters. First phase of

Gwadar Port was completed in 2006, which consists of a multipurpose terminal(with three berths, one Roll-Off/Roll-On facility and one service berth) and allrequired equipment and machinery. But due to lack of rail & road connectivity,deficiency & unavailability of water, power, and gas resources and un-unavailabilityof required commercial and industrial facilities in Gwadar have hampered to fullyutilize prospects of greater trade and economic development of Pakistan.

Under the Concession Agreement dated 16th May, 2013, the ConcessionHolder & Port Operator M/s China Overseas Ports Holding Company Limited(COPHCL) has been rehabilitating the unused and out-dated port equipment,machinery & facilities, finalization of the Port Development Plan and infrastructureand superstructures (port machinery & equipment) are being improved to enhanceport operations.

Under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), plan is to constructGwadar East Bay Expressway, with Chinese assistance to connect Gwadar Portwith the under-construction M-8 & N-85. Thus Gwadar shall have its direct linkto Rathodero/Sukkur, and Quetta through Turbat, Panjgoor, and Soorab. Similarly,in order to address water, electricity, and gas, Early Harvest Projects have beenapproved under CPEC. These projects will be completed within 3-5 years.

During the last 2-1/2 years besides handling limited government subsidizedimports of Urea, for the first time, Gwadar Port started containerized export from12 May 2015. So far 6 ships have discharged 35 numbers of empty 40 feetcontainers and exported 25 loaded 40 feet containers carrying 675 tons of frozenfish to the international market. Currently, Chinese shipping company M/S COSCOis doing the containerized shipment on subsidized basis to encourage other shippingcompanies to use Gwadar Port.

For the last three years, 40 ships called at Gwadar Port and discharged1.6053 Million tons urea.

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GPA has signed Sister-Port Relationship MoUs with (i) Qingdao Port(China); (ii) Zhuhai Port (China); and (iii) Chahbahar Port (Iran).

The Port Operator is finalizing Free Zone Master Plan. The first project ofthe Free Zone (Commercial Logistic Zone) is expected to start during March/April 2016.

A number of delegations from China comprising businessmen, industrialist/investors and government officials visited Gwadar district evincing keen interest inthe development of Gwadar Port and Free Zone.

It is expected that the year 2016 shall be the takeoff year for CPEC andGwadar Port. GPA and COPHCL have set targets with a 100% increase in cargo-handling during 2016, and start of the Free Zone.

Thus efforts are being made to make Gwadar Port and its Free Zone asimportant areas for attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) for Pakistan.

327. *Ms. Aliya Kamran:

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

(a) the total number of family members of personal staff of Minister

for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony sent for seasonalHajj duties during Hajj-2015;

(b) the number of officers of BS-17 to 22 of the Ministry sent to

Saudi Arabia for the arrangements of Hajj duties for said Hajj;

(c) the total number of officers of the Ministry whose wives travelledwith them; and

(d) the details of expenditure incurred thereupon?

Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony

(Sardar Muhammad Yousaf): (a) No

(b) 44 officers of BS-17 to 22 of the Ministry of Religious Affairs andInterfaith Harmony proceeded to KSA for Hajj duty-2015.

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(c) One spouse of the officer of the Ministry of Religious Affairsproceeded to KSA for Hajj duty during Hajj-2015.

(d) Since the candidature of the spouse was withdrawn later on, therefore,the recovery of Hajj expenses is underway.

328. *Sahibzada Tariq Ullah:


(a) whether it is a fact that the number of persons effected from

dengue has increased at alarming extent in various districts ofthe country in particular Rawalpindi Division despite ofexaggerated claims made by the Government;

(b) if so, the steps taken by the Ministry to control the said situation?


Coordination: (a) The year-wise summary of the Dengue Fever cases in thecountry is given in the table below:————————————————————————————————————————————

Dengue———————————————————————————————————————————

Year Cases Deaths———————————————————————————————————————————

2013 20,710 1042014 01,991 0182015 09,899 007

———————————————————————————————————————————

Total: 32,600 129———————————————————————————————————————————

(b) The province wise details of Suspected, Confirmed, and Deaths dueto Dengue Fever including the number of cases reported from Rawalpindi are asunder:—

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* Information provided in the above table is compiled at FieldEpidemiology and Diseases Surveillance Division (FEDSD),NIH and is based on the data collected from the Provincial HealthDepartments and Public Health Laboratories Division NIH

It is pertinent to mention that Dengue cases are being reported formover 100 countries across the globe. If the epidemiological patternsare observed, it is evident that the Dengue virus infection affectsdifferent geographical areas in waves with a period of dormance.During 2015, most of the Dengue Fever cases were reported fromAugust to October and a total 1,470 cases have been reported inRawalpindi. Graphical representation is as under:—

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After 18th amendment, health is now a devolved subject and theresponsibility of province. However, the M/o NHSRC is observing thesituation and has taken the following steps for the prevention and controlof Dengue fever are as below;

(i) Health professionals and authorities throughout the country areregularly sensitized through Seasonal Awareness and Alert Letters(SAAL) being issued by the National Institute of Health (NIH),Islamabad thrice a year since 2004.

(ii) Advisory regarding dengue has been issued to all concerned in August2015.

(iii) The updated version of National Guidelines on Dengue Fever isavailable at NIH website for ready reference.

(iv) Provision of free of cost diagnostics and genotyping facilities forDengue Fever at NIH

(v) Training on Rapid Response Teams for the provincial public healthstaff has been conducted.

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Steps taken by the Government specially for Rawalpindi Division:

(i) A special seminar on Dengue was conducted by expertepidemiologists from Center for Disease Control (CDC), Atlanta,USA at NIH in October 2015 for the Rawalpindi health teams andrepresentatives from allied departments.

(ii) An Epidemiologist from Field Epidemiology & Laboratory TrainingProgram (FELTP) Pakistan, NIH, was deputed to evaluate the riskfactors for Dengue fever at Rawalpindi.

(iii) An Epidemiologist from FELTP Pakistan posted at DCO officeRawalpindi was assigned special duty to coordinate preventive andcontrol activities in the district.

(iv) Joint meetings of FELTP, NIH and District Health Management wereconducted at NIH. The recommendations were provided toprovincial health departments for the control of Dengue with specialemphasis on vector control.

329. *Eng. Hamid Ul Haq Khalil:


(a) whether it is a fact that the power generation has been decreaseddue to silt filled in Warsak Dam; if so, the steps being taken bythe WAPDA in this regard; and

(b) the steps being taken by the Ministry for the up gradation of

Grid Stations and Fedders being run from several decades andtripped due to over load?

Minister for Water and Power (Khawaja Muhammad Asif): (a) Yes,the silt accumulated in the Warsak Dam has de-rated its original capacity of 243MW and the existing capability of the power station is 193 MW at rated head anddischarge.

WAPDA has undertaken the 2nd rehabilitation of Warsak HydroelectricPower Station, which will help to regain capacity of 243 MW.

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(b) Up-gradation/augmentation, rehabilitation & extension of GridStation, besides transmission lines/feeders of DISCOs is a continuous process asper growing need/load & due to aging of equipments with the passage of time.This improvement process of electricity infrastructure helps in smooth disposal ofpower to consumers & reduction of line losses.

330. *Mr. Muhammad Moeen Wattoo:


(a) the total quantity of electricity in Mega Watts added to theproduction of electricity during the last two years till date;

(b) the progress made on the Mega Projects started for increase in

production of electricity during the said period; and

(c) the percentage of work carried out in respect of the underconstruction projects during the said period?

Minister for Water and Power (Khawaja Muhammad Asif): (a) Thequantity of electricity added to the production of electricity from 2013 till dateis 2,149 Mega Watts (MW).

(b) The progress made on the projects started for increase in productionof electricity during the said period is as under:—

Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)

The progress made on the hydel projects started/under implementationby WAPDA is attached at Annex-I.

Private Power Infrastructure Board (PPIB)

The details of the progress made on the IPPs projects being handled byPPIB is at Annex-II.

Generation Companies (GENCOs)

The progress made on the Thermal power projects being handled byGENCOs is at Annex-III.

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Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB)

AEDB is pursuing the development of renewable energy projects (wind,solar, biomass) through private sector IPPs under RE Policy 2006. Theprogress on projects made during the last two years is as follows:

——————————————————————————————————Sr. # Action Projects Capacity (MW)

——————————————————————————————————1. Letter of Intent (LOI) Issued 36 9352. Agreements (EPA/IA) signed 19 1091.93. Financial Closing achieved 18 1076.9

——————————————————————————————————(c) The percentage of work carried out in respect of under construction

projects during the said period is at Annex-IV.

(Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library)

ISLAMABAD: ABDUL JABBAR ALI,The 20th January, 2016 Acting Secretary.

PCPPI—0130(2016) NA—20-1-2016—650.

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(28th Session)

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT

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“UNSTARRED QUESTIONS AND THEIR REPLIES”

For Thursday, the 21st January, 2016

7. Mr. Sher Akbar Khan:(Deferred on 13-01-2016)


(a) whether it is a fact that there are no Government hospitals in

the rural area of Islamabad Capital Territory including Tarnoland Bhara-kahu;

(b) if so, the steps being taken by the Government to establish

hospitals in the said areas?


39. Ms. Khalida Mansoor:(Deferred on 13-01-2016)


(a) the steps taken by the Ministry to prepare subject-wise list oftitles of all laws and rules made there under with reference tobusiness allocated to it and its attached departments under theRules of Business, 1973;

(b) the subject-wise details thereof;

(c) whether steps have been taken by the Ministry to consolidate

and amend the said laws and rules to keep pace with changes inthe society, if so, the details; if not, the reasons thereof;

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(d) the steps taken by the Ministry to determine the anomalies,inconsistencies and difficulties in the administration of said lawsand rules; and

(e) the details of Officers/Branches designated therefor?

Reply not Received.

31. Mr. Aijaz Hussain Jakhrani:(Deferred on 13-01-2016)


(a) the total number of Flour Mills in Islamabad at present;

(b) whether monthly quotas have been prescribed by the Government

for the said Flour Mills; if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the month-wise quota received by said Mills separately duringthe years 2010 to 2015?


4. Sahibzada Muhammad Yaqub:(Deferred on 13-01-2016)


(a) whether it is a fact that new projects for power generation werelaunched during the last five years in the country;

(b) if so, the capacity alongwith the locations thereof?

Reply not Received.

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11. Dr. Shazia Sobia:(Deferred on 13-01-2016)

Will the Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony bepleased to state the year-wise total number of persons performedUmrah since 2008?

Transferred to Capital Administration and Development Division for answeron Next Rota Day.

19. Mr. Ramesh Lal:(Deferred on 13-01-2016)


(a) whether it is a fact that electricity has been supplied to DeraMaster Rashid Ahmed, Village Pela Gujrian, TehsilShakargarh without erecting proper poles; if so, the reasonsthereof;

(b) the time by which the existing service cable will be replaced

with silver cable in the said village; and

(c) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to replace the improper electric poles overthere; ifso, the time by which it will be replaced?

Reply not Received.

20. Mr. Ramesh Lal:(Deferred on 13-01-2016)


(a) whether it is a fact that the Meter Readers of electricity do notvisit physically for taking readings in Village Rambari, TehsilZafarwal, District Narowal;

(b) whether it is also a fact that the estimated/wrong bills are being

sent in the said village;

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(c) if the answers to parts (a) and (b) above are in the affirmative,the steps being taken by the Government to send transparentelectricity bills after taking actual readings in the said village?

Reply not Received.

22. Ms. Shaista Pervaiz:(Deferred on 13-01-2016)

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to refer toUn-Starred Question No.36 replied on 25-11-2015 and to state:

(a) the role of Government for allocation of funds for allignment ofLT and aerial electricity wires, transformers and other works;and

(b) the steps being taken by the Government to do the said work byitself instead of relying on sponsoring agencies/functionaries?

Reply not Received.

93. Ms. Mussarrat Ahmadzab(Deferred on 13-01-2016)

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to statewhether it is a fact that the Ioadshedding schedule for electricityin Swat has been fixed; if so, the details thereof?

Reply not Received.

95. Sahibzada Muhammad Yaqub(Deferred on 13-01-2016)

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state thesteps being taken by the Ministry for the implementation on thecomprehensive strategy formulated to handle the problems ofthe provision of energy and its prices, ineffective recoveries,governance and regulatory faults and lower capacity indistribution departments?

Reply not Received.

98. Ms. Munaza Hassan(Deferred on 13-01-2016)


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(a) whether it is a fact that in order to solve the accommodationproblems of Government servants they are being allottedtemporary/provisional accommodations in Government Hostelsand Lodges;

(b) if so, the total number of employees/persons who have beenaccommodated in said Hostels/Lodges during the last threeyears?

Minister for Housing and Works (Mr. Akram Khan Durrani): (a)Yes, it is a fect.

(b) About 217 officers have been given temporary allotments in theHostel/Lodges in the last 3 years.

133. Sahibzada Muhammad Yaqub:


(a) the prescribed criteria for the registration of the Private MedicalCollege; and

(b) the total number of Colleges registered with the Pakistan Medicaland Dental Council since 1-1-2008 alongwith the procedure/criteria adopted therefor?

Minister for National Health Services, Regulations andCoordination: (a) Prescribed criteria for registration of public/private medicalcolleges is attached at Annex-1.

(b) 71 medical/dental colleges have been recognized by PM&DC since1-1-2008. Procedure/criteria adopted is attached at Annex-2.

(Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library)

ISLAMABAD: ABDUL JABBAR ALI,The 20th January, 2016. Acting Secretary.

PCPPI—0130(2016) NA—20-01-2016—650.