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(15th 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 23rd October, 2014
8.
*Dr. Nisar Ahmad Jatt:
(Deferred during 13th Session)
Will the Minister In-charge of the Establishment Division be pleased
to state:
(a) the impacts of SRO issued by Establishment Division on 10th
February, 2014 regarding the performance of the Customs and
Excise and Income Tax Groups; and
(b) whether the Ministry was consulted before issuance of said SRO
if so, the details of recommendations forwarded therefor if not,
the reasons thereof?
Minister In-Charge of the Establishment Division : (a) The Civil
Service of Pakistan (Composition & Cadre) Rules 1954 have been amended
vide SRO dated 10-02-2014. Rule 6 (2) whereof, inter alia, envisages that the
posts excluded under Sub-Rule 1 thereof under the Federal responsibility shall be
apportioned amongst other services. In view thereof, some excluded posts are
likely to come in the share of Custom and Excise and Income Tax Group, alongwith
other Services/Occupational Groups.
(b) No. As SRO dated 10-02-2014 was issued to amend the Civil
Service of Pakistan (Composition & Cadre) Ruled 1954, Ministry of Finance,
Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization Division was, therefore,
not consulted prior to its issuance.
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33.
*Dr. Nisar Ahmad Jatt:
(Deferred during 14th Session)
Will the Minister In-charge of the Establishment Division be pleased
to state:
(a) the impacts of SRO issued by Establishment Division on 10th
February, 2014 regarding the performance/work of the Postal
Service of Pakistan; and
(b)
whether the Ministry was consulted before issuance of said SRO;
if so, the recommendations forwarded by the Ministry; if not,
the reasons thereof?
Minister In-Charge of the Establishment Division : (a) The Civil
Service of Pakistan (Composition & Cadre) Rules 1954 have been amended
vide SRO dated 10-02-2014. Rule 6 (2) whereof, inter alia, envisages that the
posts excluded under Sub-Rule 1 thereof under the Federal responsibility shall be
apportioned amongst other services. In view thereof, some excluded posts are
likely to come in the share of Postal Services of Pakistan, alongwith other Services/
Occupational Groups.
(b) No. As SRO dated 10-02-2014 was issued to amend the Civil
Service of Pakistan (Composition & Cadre) Rules 1954, Communication Division
was, therefore, not consulted prior to its issuance.
106.
*Ms. Parveen Masood Bhatti:
(Deferred during 14th Session)
Will the Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state
whether residential sectors will be developed by the CDA in Islamabad
in the near future; if so, when it will be implemented?
Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Division : Yes, the sectors E-12,
C-14, C-15, C-16, I-12, & I-15 are planned for development by the CDA in
near future in Islamabad. Implementation is expected in the current financial year
2014-15 after fulfillment of codal formalities which are under process.
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109.
*Ms. Sajida Begum:
(Deferred during 14th Session)
Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state:
(a)
the station-wise cargo offices functioning in the country at
present;
(b)
the year-wise income earned therefrom during the last five years;
and
(c)
the steps being taken by the Government for betterment of those
cargo offices?
Minister for Railways (Khawaja Saad Rafique) : (a) Total cargo
offices functioning in the country are 263. Division wise list is attached as
Annex ‘A’.
(b) The year wise earning is as below:
Year wise cargo earnings in Rs. Millions
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Division
20092010201120122013
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
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Peshawar
28.736
27.252
21.220
18.012
16.821
Rawalpindi
50.276
0.470
42.543
48.564
0.504
Lahore
175.279
185.590
201.440 175.578
169.552
Multan
15.443
11.009
10.748
11.864
11 .566
Sukkur
16.623
11.873
12.063
8.515
9.284
Quetta
29.948
21.031
38.608
28.685
48.505
Karachi
170.942
144.285
158.643 168.528
99.282
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(c) At present, all out efforts are being made to revive cargo service.
However, the following steps are being taken for facilitation of customers:
1.
Cargo Express which was discontinued previously now has been
restored between Karachi Bandar - Badami Bagh w.e.f. 01-09-2014.
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2.
Container Service from Karachi to up country has been started.
3.
The clearance of cargo is ensured in time.
4.
Delivery at destination point in safe condition is ensured.
5.
Cargo offices telephonically inform the customer for delivery of
consignment.
6.
The parcel cargo services on some train have been privatized.
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110.
*Ms. Sajida Begum:
(Deferred during 14th Session)
Will the Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to
state:
(a)
whether it is a fact that there is an acute shortage of car-parking
in all the commercial centers in Islamabad;
(b)
if so, the steps being taken by the CDA to overcome said problem
alongwith the estimated time for completion of car-parking
plazas in Islamabad?
Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Division : (a) Yes.
(b) To overcome the problem, CDA has decided to improve the car
parking in Marakiz by constructing multi level under ground car parking. As pilot
project two lots in Markaz F-7 have been selected. Tenders opened and under
approval. Estimated time of completion is six to nine months after award of work.
115.
*Mr. Asad Umar:
(Deferred during 14th Session)
Will the Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to
state;
(a) the steps taken by the Government to increase the life span of
the Rawal Dam; and
(b)
whether any work for de-silting and improving the catchments
is being done by the CDA; if so, the details thereof?
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Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Division : (a) & (b) Rawal Dam is
under the administrative control of Small Dam organization which is a Government
of Punjab’s Department. CDA has no role in any issue pertains to Rawal Dam.
118.
*Sahibzada Tariq Ullah:
(Deferred during 14th Session)
Will the Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state:
(a)
whether at is a fact that Capital Development Authority (CDA)
has collected amount under the head of various Residential
Housing Schemes during the period from 2008 till date;
(b) whether the said amount has been invested by the CDA in the
Stock Exchange; if so, the legal status thereof; and
(c) the prescribed criteria under which the approval for the same
was given?
Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Division : (a) Yes.
CDA collects scrutiny fee from private approval/Scrutiny of Layout plans,
which is just Rs. 2000 per kanal.
Scrutiny fee of lop.
Infrastructure scrutiny fee.
Monitoring & Inspection fee.
=
=
=
Rs. 1210/Rs. 300/
Rs. 500/
Rs. 2010/
(b) No.
The said amount is deposited in the CDA’s main account.
(c) N.A.
163.
*Chaudry Armaghan Subhani:
(Deferred during 14th Session)
Will the Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state:
(a) the year-wise total number of foreign tourists who visited
Pakistan during the period from 1-1-2008 till date;
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(b) the year-wise income earned therefrom during the said period;
and
(c)
the steps taken by the Government for development of tourism
in the country
Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Division : (a) The year-wise detail
of total number of foreign visitors who visited from year 1st January, 2008 till 1st
June, 2014 as per data provided by IBMS, FIA is at Annex- I & II and year wise
foreign exchange earned as per data provided by the State Bank of Pakistan
Annex-III is as under:—
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Year
Total
Foreign
Total
Foreign
visitors on
Receipts
Visitors
Tourist
(US$ in
Visa
million
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2008
822,800
*
243.50
2009
854,900
*
240.60
2010
906,800
*
305.90
2011
718,832
3160
351.34
2012
663,829
6629
369.03
2013
565,212
9278
298.48
2014 till
198,201
2928
285.46
June
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*The State Bank is unable to provide information for receipts from Visitors who
traveled on tourist visa.
(c) After 18th Constitutional Amendment, the development of tourism
has been assigned to provincial governments. However, detail of steps taken by
PTDC for promotion of tourism is attached at Annex-IV
(Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library)
42.
*Ms. Shahjehan Munir Mangerio:
Will the Minister In-charge of the Aviation Division for be pleased to
state:
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(a)
whether there is any proposal under consideration of the
Government to restructure the Pakistan International Airline
(PIA); if so, the time by which it will be implemented alongwith
the steps being taken by the Government in this regard; and
(b)
the time by which PIA will be made a profitable entity of the
Government?
Minister In-charge of the Aviation Division: (a) Yes, there is a proposal
under consideration of the Government to restructure the Pakistan International
Airlines (PIA) through strategic partnership. The Privatization Commission has
been tasked to carry forward the process of privatization of core activities of
National Airline by divesting 26% of its share with complete management. The
Privatization Commission has selected a Financial Adviser to set the ball soling.
This endeavor is being done by the Government to offset the airline from recurring
losses and to improve its service for the traveling passengers. The process will be
completed in due course of time. Besides above, the Government has also taken
following steps to minimize the loses of PIA:—
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Organizational/HR rationalization: - Officers of good reputation,
service record and relevant experience have been posted on important
posts. Similarly, many departments have been merged to improve
horizontal coordination of the organization.
¾
Domestic / Foreign Stations Rationalization: - Various less
economical or loss making domestic and foreign stations of PIAC
have been closed. The surplus staff has been posted to other
departments according to their experience in order to get better
advantage of their services and area of expertise.
¾
Route Rationalization: - Flights on various loss making routes
have been suspended. Now PIAC is not operating on routes such
as Amsterdam, Frankfurt Hong Kong & Bangkok etc. At domestic
level direct flight routes were adopted to curtail cost.
¾
Fuel Rationalization: - Measures to control fuel cost is the focal
point of cost control drive. Presently, renewals of fleet and route
rationalization are the two basic steps taken so far to reduce fuel
consumption. A comprehensive fuel cost control strategy has been
devised based on best industrial practices.
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Fleet Modernization: - The airline has been facing shortage of
aircraft due to aging fleet, which is not only increasing maintenance
cost but also consuming high amount of fuel. In order to minimize the
costs, PIAC is in process of acquiring fuel efficient narrow body
aircraft on lease. Detail of fleet is Annexed.
(b) PIAC is in process of formulating its Business Development Plan
and after finalization of the same the time-line may be given.
43.
*Ms. Shahjehan Munir Mangerio:
Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be
pleased to state:
(a)
the year-wise number of students sent abroad on scholarship
during the last five years alongwith the total expenditure incurred
thereupon;
(b) whether it is a fact that a large number of said students did not
come back to Pakistan;
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(c) if the answer to part (b) above is in the affirmative, whether
there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to
take action against the responsibles; if so, the steps taken/being
taken by the Government in this regard?
Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training : (a) 2492
scholars have been sent abroad by Higher Education Commission, during last five
years. Year wise detail and total expenditures incurred thereof are as under;
(Rs. In million)
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Fiscal Year
No. of
Total
Scholars
Expenditure
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2009-10
547
1950.43
2010-11
302
1380.15
2011-12
483
1117.86
2012-13
644
1422.33
2013-14
516
1199.75
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Total
2,492
7070.52
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(b) Very few scholars have not returned back after completion of studies.
7399 scholarships were awarded under different projects. 3965 have completed
their studies and returned whereas 280 scholars have defaulted and 101 cases are
in different courts while 179 cases are in process.
(c) An effective mechanism is in place to monitor the progress of scholars.
All scholars are bound to submit legal bond/ surety to return to Pakistan. The
quarterly and annual performance is assessed through partner agencies. In case of
breach of agreement defaulters and their guarantors are pursued to return back or
return the actual amount incurred on studies along with penalty up to maximum of
25% for breach of agreement.
44.
*Sheikh Salahuddin:
Will the Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage
be pleased to state the steps being taken by the Government to
formulate a code of conduct for print, electronic and social media?
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Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage
(Mr. Pervaiz Rashid):
Press Information Department (PID)
The present government believes in freedom of press as the government
has always supported free flow of information to masses and encouraged positive
criticism in the country. As per the Article 19 of constitution 1973; “Every citizen
shall have the right to freedom of speech and expression, and there shall be freedom
of the press, subject to any reasonable restrictions imposed by law in the interest
of the glory of Islam or the integrity, security or defense of Pakistan or any part
thereof, friendly relations with foreign States, public order, decency or morality, or
in relation to contempt of court”.
After coming into power, the government is moving ahead to legislate
“Right to Information Bill”. The proposed legislation will recognize and realize the
right to information as a fundamental constitutional right and will make information
available to the public in order to promote good and transparent governance. This
is an effort to make all public and private bodies falling within its ambit increasingly
accountable to citizens.
The government is pursuing a policy of complete freedom of expression
and expects that the media would also follow the norms and ethics of the profession.
The duty of the journalist is to further those ends by seeking truth and providing a
fair and comprehensive account of events and issues. Conscientious journalists
from all media and specialties strive to serve the public with thoroughness and
honesty. Professional integrity is the cornerstone of a journalist’s credibility.
Furthermore, the media should abide by the code of ethic which should apply
across all platforms, including social media.
Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA)
Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) was established
on 1st March, 2002 through an Ordinance to facilitate the growth of Electronic
Media and to regulate its operations. PEMRA has devised Code of Conduct for
programmes and advertisements for broadcast media and distribution services
through PRMEA Rules 2002 and which is part of PEMRA Rules 2009 [Clause
2(1) (f) and 15(1)1 (Copy of Code of Conduct is annexed at Annex-1). The same
has been incorporated in the terms and conditions of the license. This Code of
Conduct is duly signed by all the licensees of PEMRA. For a mutually accepted
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Code of Conduct federal government constituted a Committee of neutral and
eminent experts in 2009 headed by Justice (R) Fakharuddin G Ibrahim. The
Committee was assigned the task to assist the government to formulate a mutually
accepted voluntary Code of Conduct/ethics based on the principle of self regulation
for the electronic media in Pakistan. The Committee on the basis of draft Code of
Conduct of PBA and after taking input from all stakeholders furnished its findings/
draft to the government which was circulated amongst the stakeholders for review
& comments. However, Pakistan Broadcasters Association did not respond to
the draft prepared by the Committee.
Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage on
08-05-2014 constituted another Committee on the directions of the Prime Minister
of Pakistan to remove ambiguities in the Code of Conduct for the electronic media.
The Committee is headed by Mr. Irfan Siddiqui, Special Assistant to the Prime
Minister while President All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), President
Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA), President Council of Pakistan
Newspaper Editors (CPNE), Secretary, Law and Justice and Human Rights
Division, and Additional Secretary , Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and
National Heritage are its members.
The Committee convened various meetings with stakeholders
and thoroughly deliberated upon the provisions of Code of Conduct set out in
Schedule-A of the PEMRA Rules, 2009, Code of Conduct devised by the
Committee headed by Justice (R) Fakharuddin G Ibrahim, Self Regulatory Code
of Conduct of PBA, and PEMRA (Content Regulations) 2012 (set aside by
Supreme Court). The Committee has formulated draft Code of Conduct after
removing the ambiguities in existing Code of Conduct for effective implementation
mechanism of PEMRA laws.
Annex-I
Schedule – A of PEMRA Rules 2009
[see rules 2(1) (f) and 15(1)]
Code of Conduct for Media Broadcasters or Cable TV Operators
Programmes:—
(1) No programme shall be aired which:
(a) Passes derogatory remarks about any religion or sect or
community or uses visuals or words contemptuous of religious
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sects and ethnic groups or which promotes communal and
sectarian attitudes or disharmony;
(b) contains anything pornographic, obscene or indecent or is likely
to deprave, corrupt or injure the public morality;
(c) contains an abusive comment that, when taken in context, tends
to or is likely to expose an individual or a group or class of
individuals to hatred or contempt on the basis of race or caste,
national, ethnic or linguistic origin, colour or religion or sect,
sex, sexual orientation, age or mental or physical disability;
(d) contains anything defamatory or knowingly false;
(e) is likely to encourage and incite violence or contains anything
against maintenance of law and order or which promotes antinational or anti-state attitudes;
(f)
contains anything amounting to contempt of court;
(g) contains aspersions against the Judiciary and integrity of the
Armed Forces of Pakistan;
(h) maligns or slanders any individual in person or certain groups,
segments of social, public and moral life of the country;
(i)
is against basic cultural values, morality and good manners;
(j)
brings into contempt Pakistan or its people or tends to
undermine its integrity or solidarity as an independent and
sovereign country.
(k) promotes, aids or abets any offence which is cognizable under
the Pakistan Penal Code;
(l)
denigrates men or women through the depiction in any manner
of the figure, in such a way as to have the effect of being indecent
or derogatory;
(m) denigrates children;
(n) contains anything which tends to glorify crime or criminals;
(o) contains material which may be detrimental to Pakistan’s
relations with friendly countries; or
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(p) contains material which is against ideology of Pakistan or Islamic
values.
(2) Particular care should be taken to ensure that programmes meant
for children do not contain objectionable language or are disrespectful
to their parents or elders.
(3) Programmes must not be directed against the sanctity of home, family
and marital harmony.
(4) While reporting the proceedings of the Parliament or the Provincial
Assemblies, such portion of the proceedings as the Chairman or the
Speaker may have ordered to be expunged, shall not be broadcast
or distributed and every effort shall be made to release a fair account
of the proceedings of the Parliament or the Provincial Assemblies.
Advertisements:
(1) Advertisements aired or distributed by a broadcast or cable TV
station shall be designed in such a manner that it conforms to the
laws of the country and is not offensive to morality, decency and
religious sects of the people of Pakistan.
(2) No Advertisement shall be permitted which:
(a) promotes or supports sedition, anarchy or violence in country;
(b) is against any provisions of the Constitution of Pakistan or any
other law for the time being in force;
(c) tends to incite people to crime, cause disorder or violence or
breach of law or glorifies violence or obscenity in any way;
(d) glorifies adultery, lustful passions or alcoholic drinks or the nonIslamic Values;
(e) distorts historical facts, traditions of Pakistan or the person or
personality of a national leader or a state dignitary;
(f)
fans racial, sectarian, parochial, regional or class hatred;
(g) promotes social inequality, militates against concepts of human
dignity and dignity of labour.
(h) is directed against sanctity or home, family and marriage;
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(i)
is wholly or mainly of a religious of political nature.
(j)
contains references that are likely to lead the public to infer that
the product advertised or any of its ingredients has some special
property or quality which is incapable of being established;
(k) contains indecent, vulgar, or offensive themes or treatment; or
(l)
contains material which is repugnant to ideology of Pakistan or
Islamic values;
(3) The goods or services advertised shall not suffer from any defects
which are harmful to human health. Misleading claims about the goods
shall not be made.
(4) No advertisement which is likely to be seen by children in large
numbers should urge children directly to purchase goods of a
particular brand or ask their parents to do so.
(5) All advertisements must be clearly distinguishable as such and be
separate from the programmes and should not in any manner take
the form of news or documentary.
45.
*Sheikh Salahuddin:
Will the Minister In-charge of the Capital Administration and
Development Division be pleased to state the steps being taken by
the Government to improve standard of Education in the Government
Educational Institutions in Islamabad?
Minister In-Charge of the Capital Administration and Development
Division : FDE endeavors to impart quality education to the residents of Islamabad
through its educational institutions. The steps taken to improve the standard of
Education in the educational institutions are placed at Annex-A.
(Annexure has been placed in the National Assembly Library)
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46.
*Ms. Naseema:
Will the Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state:
(a) the district-wise total number of families in Balochistan to whom
financial assistance is being provided by the Benazir Income
Support Programme at present;
(b)
whether it is a fact that the financial assistance is not being
provided by the said programme to a large number of persons
of the said province who are presently living below the poverty
line; if so, the steps being taken by the Government in this regard;
and
(c) the prescribed criteria to provide financial aid in Balochistan
under the said programme?
Minister In-Charge of the Cabinet Division: (a) The list of beneficiaries
is attached at Annex-A.
(b) BISP initiated the roll out survey in Balochistan and contracted
Population Census Organization (PCO) for the task. PCO completed the Poverty
Scorecard survey, at the door step of households within a period of six (6) months
major areas of Balochistan. However, the survey could not be completed due to
unfavorable law & order situation in following areas of Balochistan.
i.
ii.
Basima and Naag tehsils of Washuk District.
Tehsil Mach of Kachi/Bolan district.
iii.
Kohan tehsil of Kohlu district
iv.
Lohi Patwar Circle of Lasbella district.
It is a fact that a large number of eligible/ identified families from Balochistan
are not getting benefit from BISP because of unavailability of their important data
e.g. CNIC, family status etc. Following steps have been taken to outreach these
pending beneficiaries.
·
Honorable MNA(s) have been approached for outreach of these
beneficiaries.
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·
BISP Regional office Balochistan and its Divisional offices have been
assigned to trace out these pending beneficiaries.
·
Local level campaigns through national and local media have been
conducted.
·
Notables of the areas were approached through BISP field offices.
BISP is trying its best to trace out the pending beneficiaries through its
available resources.
(c) The criteria for selection of beneficiaries is same as across the country.
The same is described as below:
At the start of the Program in July 2008, no reliable data were available
for the identification of the underprivileged and vulnerable persons in the country.
The task of identification of the potential beneficiaries of BISP was, therefore,
entrusted to the Parliamentarians in Phase –I of Targeting. Application Forms
were distributed among the Parliamentarians in equal number (8000 forms to each
member of the National Assembly and Senate and 1000 forms to each member of
the Provincial Assemblies), irrespective of party affiliation. The forms received
were verified through NADRA database and out of 4.2 million received forms,
2.2 million families were found eligible for cash transfers.
Later, a transition in terms of objective and scientific mode of targeting i.e.
Poverty Scorecard (Phase-II) was launched. The nationwide Poverty Scorecard
Survey enables BISP to identify eligible households through the application of a
Proxy Means Test (PMT) that determines the welfare status of the household on
a scale between 0- 100. Based on available fiscal space, the eligibility criteria is
set at less than or equal to 16.17.
Annex-A
Federal government has enhanced the monthly financial assistance of BISP
beneficiaries from Rs.1200 to Rs.1500 during the FY 2014-15 Budget. BISP
pays quarterly installment to its beneficiaries and 159,702 beneficiaries from
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Baluchistan have been paid during the July-September 2014 Quarter @ RS 4500
per bneficiary.
District wise list of BISP beneficiary families in Balochistan is placed at attached
below
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47.
*Ms. Naseema:
Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that the Quetta Express plying between Quetta
and Rawalpindi was discontinued since long; if so, the reasons
thereof; and
(b)
whether there is any proposal under consideration of the
Government to restore said train service; if so, when it will be
implemented; if not, the reasons thereof?
Minister for Railways (Khawaja Saad Rafique) : (a) 23-UP/24Dn
(Quetta Express) running between Quetta and Rawalpindi was suspended on
22-03-2012 due to resource constraints i.e acute shortage of locomotives and
rolling stock.
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(b) However, 23-Up/24-Dn (Quetta Express) was renamed as Akbar
Express and restored w.e.f 01-05-2013. The Train has been plying between
Lahore – Quetta since 01-05-2013.
48.
*Ms. Shaista Pervaiz:
Will the Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunications
be pleased to state:
(a)
whether the threat of occurrence of fatal diseases like cancer is
rising due to installation of mobile towers in the big cities of the
country;
(b) if the answer to part (a) above is in the affirmative, whether the
Government has fixed any time limit for removing those towers;
if so, the details thereof;
(c)
whether there is any proposal under consideration of the
Government to remove mobile towers which have been installed
in all premises of schools and hospitals the country; if so, when
it will be implemented; if not, the reasons thereof; and
(d)
the steps taken by the Government in this regard so far?
Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication : (a)
No conclusive evidence of hazards to human health has been established for the
exposure levels possible with the current arrangement of cellular phone towers.
All operators comply with the MoIT issued Policy Guidelines under PTA
regulations.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) Currently, no such proposal is under consideration.
(d) Not Applicable
49.
*Ms. Aisha Syed:
Will the Minister for Capital Administration and Development be
pleased to state the steps being taken by the Government to establish
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separate Primary Schools for Girls in the Islamabad Capital Territory
during the current financial year?
Minister In-charge of the Capital Administration and Development
Division : At present there are 144 separate Primary Schools for Girls and 60
primary schools with co-education out of total 315 primary schools in Islamabad
Capital Territory. The existing schools are adequately meeting the needs for
education of girl’s students. Therefore, at present there is no proposal to establish
additional separate primary schools for girls in ICT during current financial year.
50.
*Ms. Aisha Syed:
Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state:
(a) the total number of Railways Engines which were repairable in
2013;.
(b)
the number of said engines which have now become functional;
and
(c) the total amount incurred thereupon?
Minister for Railways (Khawaja Saad Rafique) : (a) A total of 225
diesel-electric locomotives were ineffective and repairable on 30-06-2013.
(b) A total of 152 diesel-electric locomotives have been repaired from
July-2013 up till now.
(c) Rs. 3252.000 Million was incurred on repair of these diesel-electric
locomotives.
51.
*Mr. Waseem Akhtar Shaikh:
Will the Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunications
be pleased to refer to Starred Question No. 170 replied on 2-4-2014
and to state:
(a)
the kind of facilitations, which have been extended by Pakistan
Software Export Board (PSEB) for promotion of Pakistan IT
industry internationally since 15-3-2008;
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(b) the details of IT Parks, which have been established so far and
planned to be established in future;
(c) the details of budget allocated/released and utilized vis-a-vis
target fixed and achievements made there under during each of
the last five years till date by PSEB;
(d)
whether it is a fact that the PSEB has failed to perform its due
role to promote Pakistan IT industry internationally;
(e) if so, the steps being taken by the Government in this regard?
Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication: (a)
PSEB’s mandate is to develop, facilitate and promote the IT industry of Pakistan
with the aim to further enhance the IT and IT enabled Services (ITeS) exports of
the country. In order to effectively foster the growth of the Pakistan’s IT industry,
PSEB’s initiatives encompass international marketing, domestic facilitation,
development of software technology parks (STPs), human capital development,
quality certifications of IT companies, and research/studies in areas of relevance
to the IT industry as well as IT policy recommendations.
Since 15th March 2008, PSEB has facilitated the promotion of Pakistan’s
IT industry internationally by organizing and participating in a number of international
events as well as marketing activities as follows:
I.
Marketing Activities & Promotional Events:
•
Organized/participated in following marketing activities & promotional
events
o
Networking events in four (04) countries to promote IT and
ITeS exports (e.g., GITEX in Dubai, GDC in Los Angeles,
CeBit in Germany, and Kenya.
o
Twenty (20) major international exhibitions and conferences
within Pakistan to promote IT investment.
o
Five (05) major conferences and seminars to promote local IT
Software industry.
o
Sponsored thirty five (35) IT events to promote ICT sector.
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International Exhibition Participation
—————————————————————————————————————
Events
Participating
Years
Organized
Events
Companies
—————————————————————————————————————
CeBIT Hanover
2008
3
Single Country Exhibition –
40
Kenya
GITEX Dubai
2009
1
GITEX Dubai
19
2010
-
-
-
2011
3
Gamer Developer Conference
USA
LA Gaming Conference USA
GITEX Dubai
7
2012
1
GITEX Dubai
3
2013
1
Gamer Developer Conference
USA
1
2014
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Total
9
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Outbound Delegations
•
PSEB mini events in USA -TEXAS, CALIFORNIA & CHICAGO
(2008)
•
Delegation to Canada (2008)
•
Delegation to Malaysia (2009)
Inbound Delegations
•
Visit of US delegation (2008)
•
Visit of Indian Delegation (2012)
PSEB has also launched an Online IT industry portal (www.it.org.pk) to
promote local IT companies in international market.
In addition, progress in areas of Accreditation and Certification, human
capital development, international standards certifications, and research studies is
as follows:
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II.
Accreditation and Certification:
•
PSEB is in process of achieving the status of an Accredited
Certification body under ISO17021 standard. This will enable PSEB
to offer certifications on ISO9001 & ISO27001 standards at
subsidized rates to the IT companies in Pakistan. Obtaining an ISO
certification will help Pakistani IT companies to improve their
processes and services as well as to establish credibility in the global
IT market.
III.
Human Capital Development:
IV.
V.
•
Deployed 2,400 IT graduates/final year students as interns in the IT
industry.
•
Collaborated with the Higher Education Commission (HEC) to
increase influx of quality IT graduates to further support the HR needs
of the IT industry.
•
Trained 243 IT professionals in areas such as Business-to-Business
(B2B) Sales, scalable web services, Project Management
Professional (PMP), networking & systems security, software
architecture, Rational Rose, Gaming and Animation, Android
Application Development, Phone programming & Agile based mobile
application development.
•
Held a total of 20 workshops & seminars to promote adoption of
Open Source technologies.
International Standards Certifications:
•
Assisted and supported 5 companies in achieving CMMi ratings.
•
Assisted and supported 7 companies in achieving ISO 27001
certification.
Research Studies and Policy Recommendations:
PSEB also conducted research studies and reports regarding Pakistan’s
IT industry. These studies provide valuable insights for strategic policy and decisionmaking to Government and other stakeholders in the IT industry.
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(b) At present, there are a total of 12 Software Technology Parks (STPs)
across Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad/Rawalpindi providing over 800,000 sq.ft.
of IT enabled office space. PSEB is also providing bandwidth and technical support
to IT companies in these STPs.
Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) has leased 47.7 acres of land
from Capital Development Authority (CDA) in Chak Shahzad, Islamabad for
development of a state of the art Information Technology Park. The concept of
ICT Parks has been approved by the Planning Commission of Pakistan and MoIT.
In this regard, the proposal for foreign financial assistance is being pursued with
international financial institutions by the ministry through EAD.
Moreover, PSEB is also in the process of establishing similar technology
parks at Lahore and Karachi. In this regards, PSEB has acquired land in both
cities for the said purpose.
(c) The detail of Non-Development & PSDP Development Budget finally
allocated & released by the government and utilized during each of the last five
years till date by PSEB is as follows:
1.
Non-Development Budget
(Rs. In million)
——————————————————————————————
Year
Final
Releases
Utilization
Allocation
——————————————————————————————
2009-10
46.707
46.707
46.707
2010-11
46.707
46.707
46.707
2011-12
49.070
49.070
49.070
2012-13
49.167
49.167
44.711
2013-14
55.577
55.577
55.577
2014-15
62.000
12.400
11.650
(1st Quarter)
——————————————————————————————
Total
309.228
259.628
254.422
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2.
PSDP Development Budget
(Rs. In million)
——————————————————————————————
Year
Final
Releases
Utilization
Allocation
——————————————————————————————
2009-10
86.792
60.600
57.750
2010-11
23.364
19.602
17.745
2011-12
37.346
29.425
20.801
2012-13
9.270
2.000
2.000
2013-14
11.000
2014-15
50.000
(1st Quarter)
——————————————————————————————
Total
217.772
111.627
98.296
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Target increase in IT exports by 10% every year was exceeded during
each of these years except for the FY 2009-10 due to impact of global economic
recession at that time. IT export details based on economic data from the State
Bank of Pakistan for the last 5 years are as follows:
——————————————————————————————
Year
IT Export Revenue
Growth Rate
——————————————————————————————
2008-09
201.903
19.46%
2009-10
204.763
1.41%
2010-11
235.334
14.93%
2011-12
273.814
16.35%
2012-13
331.511
21.07%
2013-14
370.025
12.00%
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(d) According to the State Bank of Pakistan's economic data, Annual
IT Export revenue has increased from $169 million in FY2007-8 to $370 million
in FY2013-2014 showing growth of 119% in 6 years. Also, the number of IT and
IT enabled Services (ITeS) companies registered with PSEB has increased
significantly from 789 in July 2008 to 1,127 in August 2014, a growth of 43%.
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Hence, PSEB has delivered results in promoting Pakistan's IT industry
internationally which can be seen through the consistent growth in IT export revenue
year after year.
(e) No appointment of Regular Managing Director at PSEB has had an
adverse impact on PSEB's performance during the previous government's tenure.
Regular Managing Director was appointed on 14 July 2014. An IT
professional with 20 years of experience and the Board of Directors has approved
strategy and budget to increase the global footprint of Pakistan's IT industry and
to improve IT export earnings of Pakistan. It will also require better funding of
PSEB for its international marketing activities and for development of new IT
parks. Current government is giving priority to Pakistan's IT industry's promotion
and stability for the propose IT Policy is also being finalized and international and
domestic markets are being tapped to fully utilize the human resource capital of
Pakistan.
52.
Withdrawn by the Honourable Member.
53.
*Ms. Shakila Luqman:
Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state:
(a) the names of trains/goods trains privatized by the Pakistan
Railways, so far; and
(b) the train wise total income earned by Pakistan Railways during
last two years?
Minister for Railways (Khawaja Saad Rafique) : (a) No Train has
been privatized by Pakistan Railways. However, the commercial Management of
following trains has been entrusted to private parties.
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No. & Name of
Commercial
Plying Between
Train
Management handing over
from date
——————————————————————————————
1. Pakistan
04-02-2012
Lahore- Karachi
Business Express
303-Up/404Dn
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2. Shalimar
Express 27-28/Dn
26-02-2012
Lahore- Karachi
3. Night Coach
43-Up/44Dn
15-01-2013
Lahore- Karachi
4. Chaman
11-11-2011
Quetta – Chaman
Passenger
349-Up/350/Dn
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(b) The two years earning of Pakistan Railways from these trains is as
under:—
(1) Pak Business Express
Rs.1,49,69,46,141
(2) Shalimar Express
Rs. 94,77,61,810
(3) Night Coach
Rs.1,01,97,81,275
(4) Chaman Passenger
Rs.8,34,79,000
@54. *Mr. Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi:
Will the Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state:
(a)
whether it is a fact that auctions of 3 and 4 G technology were
made in several rounds; if so, the total number of rounds thereof;
(b)
whether it is also a fact that bidders did not enhance the prices
during auction to cartelise the same;
(c) if the answers to part (a) and (b) above are in the affirmative,
whether the Government has taken note of such practices of
the bidders, to investigate it; if so, the details thereof; and
(d)
the steps being taken in this regard to streamline the affairs of
said auction?
Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Division: (a) Yes. The auction was
concluded in a total of 08 rounds, which normally happens in auctions.
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(b) No. The bidders did increase the Bids during auction. The auction
was conducted as per defined rules and no cartelization was observed during the
whole process.
(c) The answers to part (a) and (b) are negative. It is added that the
auction was carried out in a very transparent manner publically in Marriott Hotel,
Islamabad, which was participated and witnessed by a broad spectrum of senior
officials from Government, telecom sector, bankers etc. including journalists and
media personnel. It was acknowledged and appreciated by all including telecom
sector stakeholders, auction supervisory committee and the Prime Minister of
Pakistan to be a successful auction conducted by PTA in the most transparent and
open manner. Additionally, a number of hearings were attended on the issue in the
Supreme Court and High Courts. They also appreciated the transparency of the
process.
(d) The overall auction was successful and sufficient steps were already
defined to smoothly conclude the process. The auction was conducted by very
renowned and experienced consultants Value Partners Consulting Ltd, UK who
were appointed through a competitive and transparent process in accordance
with PPRA rules. PTA adopted Simultaneous Multiple Round Ascending (SMRA)
auction to assign the spectrum rights. SMRA is the most preferred auctioning
mechanism and is widely used in modern day auctions worldwide.
@55. *Mr. Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi:
Will the Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that Warid Telecom was authorized to start
Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology, which is equal to 3 and
4 G; if so, the justification thereof;
(b) whether Government will charge fee to Warid Telecom for
authorization of LTE technology; if so, the detail thereof; and
(c) whether such authorization to Warid Telecom does not
tantamount to discriminate other cellular companies; if so, the
remedial steps being taken in this regard?
Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Division: (a) Warid Telecom has
approached PTA with the request that they are planning to launch LTE based
services in their allocated 1800 MHz spectrum. Their request is being evaluated at
PTA in the light of current statutory provisions.
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(b) The license awarded to Warid Telecom pursuant to Mobile Cellular
Policy 2004 is technology neutral and they can use any technology in their already
assigned spectrum for provision of licensed services to their consumers.
(c) The Mobile Cellular licenses awarded to all CMO's are technology
neutral under which they can deploy any technology for provision of services to
their consumers by fulfilling the existing statutory provisions.
56.
*Sahibzada Tariq Ullah:
Will the Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state:
(a)
(b)
(c)
the details of new Departments, Divisions and Organizations
established for specific jobs during the period from 1-1-2013 till
date;
whether any study was undertaken to critically evaluate viability
and need assessment thereof; and
the main objectives/purposes behind the establishment of such
Departments, Divisions and Organizations?
Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Division: (a) The names of Divisions,
Departments, and Organizations along with date of creation established from
1-1-2013 till date are as under:Divisions
1.
2.
Aviation Division
dated 11-06-2013
National Security Division dated 01-01-2014
Departments / Organizations
1.
Shaheed ZAB Medical University, Islamabad dated 21-03-2013
(b) The evaluation / review of Organizations, functions and procedures
of the Divisions, Attached Departments, all other Federal Government Offices
and Departments, Autonomous Organization and taken over Industries with the
objective of improving their efficiency is a continuous process. Establishment
Division and the National Commission for Government Reforms have the mandate
to carry out such review / evaluation of government offices.
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(c) The Divisions and Departments are created as self contained
administrative units responsible for the conduct of business of the Federal
Government in a distinct and specified sphere and declared as such by the Federal
Government.
57.
*Sahibzada Tariq Ullah:
Will the Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state
the names of officers of different Ministries who went abroad on
official visit during the period from June, 2013 to July, 2014 indicating
also the purpose of visit and total amount spent on each visit thereof?
Reply not Received.
58.
*Mrs. Shahida Rehmani:
Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that four out of twelve locomotives were
purchased from China have become out of order; if so, the
reasons thereof; and
(b)
whether it is also a fact that Dung Feng Company is a black
listed company of China?
Minister for Railways (Khawaja Saad Rafique) : (a) All forty-three
(43) locomotives received under the contract agreement for purchase of 58 dieselelectric locomotives from M/s. CSR Ziyang Co., China so far are working on
passenger/freight trains satisfactorily except one diesel-electric locomotive of 2000
horse power which met with an accident as it struck up with road truck on
16-09-2014 and is under repair.
(b) Yes, M/s. Dognfang Electric Corporation, China had been blacklisted
by Pakistan Railways on 26-03-2013, as they failed to fulfill contractual obligations
against the contract agreement for procurement/manufacture of 69 (3000/2000
hp) diesel-electric locomotives.
59.
*Mrs. Shahida Rehmani:
Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state:
(a) the time by which the project of Karachi Circular Railways will
be launched;
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(b) whether it is a fact that people of Karachi are facing grave
difficulties due to increasing population and traffic problems at
present;
(c)
if so, when projects like Metro Train and Metro bus will be
launched in Karachi?
Minister for Railways (Khawaja Saad Rafique) : (a) The project
titled Revival of Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) is a foreign funded project
sponsored by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The launching
of the project is subject to the signing of loan agreement and disbursement of the
loan amount.
Most of the pre-requisites laid down by JICA for signing of loan agreement
have been fulfilled. However, one of the main pre-requisite by JICA for launching
the project was the clearance of Right of Way of the KCR route from encroachers
and shifting of 6km PR track, which is yet to be undertaken.
A domestic plan was proposed by the Government of Pakistan envisaging
that the Federal and Sindh Governments may provide cash compensation to
Affected Households (encroachers), in addition to shifting of 6 km PR Track, and
construction of Boundary Wall from the area vacated by encroachers. JICA was
requested to give a letter of comfort for signing of loan agreement so that work on
domestic plan could initiate.
The letter of comfort for signing the loan agreement and consent of JICA
to the domestic plan is awaited as yet.
(b) People of Karachi are indeed facing grave difficulties due to increasing
population and traffic problems at present.
(c) Metro Bus project does not fall under the purview of the Ministry of
Railways and relates to the Government of Sindh.
60.
*Dr. Mahreen Razaque Bhutto:
Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be
pleased to state:
(a) the number of foreign students studying in Pakistani educational
institutions at present alongwith institution and country-wise
break-up thereof; and
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(b)
the number of Pakistani students studying abroad at present
alongwith country-wise break-up thereof?
Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training (a) A total
of six thousand nine hundred and five (6905) foreign students are studying in
Pakistani Universities/ Degree Awarding Institutions (DAIs). The university and
country-wise break-up is attached at ANNEX-A & B respectively.
(b) The information regarding Pakistani students studying abroad does
not pertains to Higher Education Commission (HEC).
(Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library)
61.
*Dr. Mahreen Razaque Bhutto:
Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be
pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that Higher Education Commissions are being
constituted at provincial level; and
(b) whether it will be beneficial for the promotion of higher
education; if so, the details thereof?
Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training (a) Yes,
Higher Education Commission's are being constituted at provincial level.
i.
The Sindh Assembly had passed a law on Feb 21, 2013 vide Sindh
Bill No. 3 of 2013 viz. “The Sindh Higher Education Commission
Bill 2013” to set up its own Higher Education Commission at the
provincial level.
ii.
Similarly, the Governor Punjab has promulgated an Ordinance XV
of 2014 for establishment of the Punjab Higher Education
Commission- on October 02, 2014.
iii.
Whereas, the Government of KhyberPakhtunkhwa and the
Government of Balochistan may also be deliberating the issue.
(b) No, if undertaken in an unplanned manner (as being done currently)
and without the consultation of all the primary stakeholders, it will certainly effect
performance of higher education sector in the country, and negatively impact the
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process of national growth by limiting quality of human resource development,
research and its commercialization, observance of national higher education
standards and quality assurance, governance and regulatory arrangement.
Moreover, it may harm the national integration process unless carried out in a
clear and coordinated way.
@62. *Mian Muhammad Farooq:
Will the Minister for Incharge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to
state:
(a)
the names of mobile companies having 3G technology after the
auction of licence thereof; and
(b) whether the users of 3G are lodging complaints; if so, the steps
being taken by the companies to redress the said complaints?
Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Division: (a) The name of the mobile
companies having 3G technology are as under:
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S. No.
Company’s Name
——————————————————————————————
1
CMPak (Zong)
2
PMCL (Mobilink)
3
PTML (Ufone)
4
Telenor
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(b) PTA has received 15 complaints on 3G related issues from June 01
-October 10, 2014 (M/s Mobilink, M/s Ufone, M/s CMPaK and M/s Telenor
commercially launched 3G Services from June 2014). The nature of grievances
varied from Quality of Service to billing issues. The same were pursued with the
concerned operator and resolved accordingly to the satisfaction of complainants.
All the mobile companies have dedicated call centre/ complaint system established
by them to address the complaints received at their end.
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63.
*Mian Muhammad Farooq:
Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state:
(a)
whether there is any proposal under consideration of the
Government to restore the Railway stations abolished/cancelled
between Wazirabad and Faisalabad;
(b)
if so, the time by which it will be implemented; if not, the reasons
thereof?
Minister for Railways (Khawaja Saad Rafique) : (a) Out of eighteen
(18) stations between Wazirabad and Faisalabad Railways section only Gajar
Gola has been closed and there is no proposal under consideration to restore the
station.
(b) The station was for operational purpose to shorten the block section.
As there is only one passenger carrying train 45-Up/46-Dn (Pakistan Express) in
the section, hence there is no operational need to restore the station.
64.
*Sahibzada Muhammad Yaqub:
Will the Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state:
(a) the performance of Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal during the year
2013-14; and
(b)
the arrangements made by Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal during the said
period for individual financial assistance and medical treatment
alongwith names thereof?
Reply not received.
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65.
*Sahibzada Muhammad Yaqub:
Will the Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state:
(a)
the sector-wise total number of commercial plots auctioned in
Islamabad by CDA during the last four years alongwith price
thereof; and
(b)
the procedure adopted to allot the plots to the employees of CDA
during the said period?
Reply not received.
MOHAMMAD RIAZ,
Secretary.
ISLAMABAD:
The 22nd October, 2014.
PCPPI—1190(2014)NA(S)—22-10-2014—650.
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(15th Session)
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT
————
“UNSTARRED QUESTIONS AND THEIR REPLIES”
For Thursday, the 23rd October, 2014
267.
Ms. Khalida Mansoor:
(Deferred during 6th Session)
Will the Minister In-charge of the Capital Administration and
Development Division be pleased to state whether the verification of
educational certificates of all Doctors and other staff of PIMS,
Islamabad has been completed; if so, the details thereof?
Reply not received.
76.
Mrs. Shahida Rehmani
(Deferred during 11th Session)
Will the Minister In-charge of the Capital Administration and
Development Division be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that garbage and waste is being dumped in
the premises of PIMS, Islamabad;
(b) if so, the steps being taken by the Government in this regard?
Reply not received.
1.
Ms. Shakila Luqman:
(Deferred during 12th Session)
Will the Minister In-charge of the Capital Administration and
Development Division be pleased to state:
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(a) whether it is a fact that a number of temporary/contingent and
daily wages teachers have been working in Schools/Colleges of
the Government in Islamabad for the last five years till date; if
so, the school-wise details alongwith the justification thereof; and
(b)
whether there is any proposal under consideration of the
Government to appoint regular teachers on the said posts; if so,
when it will be implemented; if not, the reasons thereof?
Minister In-Charge of the Capital Administration and Development
Division: (a) Yes 581-teachers on daily wages are working in educational
institutions under FIDE for the last 5-years. The school-wise detail is placed at
Annex-A. These teachers are being engaged on need basis due to insufficient
sanctioned posts and shortage of teaching staff.
(b) Fresh recruitment has not been made due to ban which resulted in
shortage of staff. Ban has been lifted recently and the vacant posts will be filled
soon through recruitment after due process.
(Annexure has been placed in the National Assembly Library)
*3.
Ms. Tahira Aurangzeb:
(Deferred during 12th Session)
Will the Minister In-charge of the Climate Change Division be pleased
to state:
(a)
whether it is a fact that action has been taken by the Government
against the smoke emitting factories in Islamabad during the
year 2013-14;
(b)
if so, the details thereof?
Minister In-Charge of the Climate Change Division: (a) Yes, Pakistan
Environmental Protection Agency has taken action against smoke emitting factories
in Islamabad during the year 2013-14 under Pakistan Environmental Protection
Act 1997.
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(b)
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Action Taken by
Name of
Located
Pak-EPA
Industry
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(i)
Environmental
(a) Ittehad Foundry
I-9
Protection
(Annex I)
Islamabad
Order has
been issued.
(b) Pak Iron steel
(Annex II)
(c) S. H steel mill
(Annex III)
(d) Al-hadeed
Industries
(Annex IV)
(e) Zia Steel
(Annex V)
(ii)
Notice issued
Chawla
Alumunium,
Illegal factory
(Annex VI)
I-9
Islamabad
(iii)
Cases were
filed in the
Environmental
Protection
Tribunal (EPT),
Islamabad
which imposed
fine to the tune of
Rs. 50,000/-each,
which was deposited
in treasury.
Modern Steel and
Potohar Steel
(Annex VII)
I-9
Islamabad
(iv)
Notice issued.
Utensil paper Mill
Kahuta Road,
(Annex VIII)
Islamabad
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19.
Ms. Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak:
(Deferred during 14th Session)
Will the Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state:
(a) the steps being taken by the Government for promotion of tourism
in the country;
(b)
the location-wise hotels under the administrative control of the
Ministry at present;
(c)
the year-wise income earned through tourism and expenditure
incurred thereupon during the last five years till date; and
(d)
the total amount allocated for promotion of tourism during the
year 2014-15?
Reply not received.
39.
Dr. Nisar Ahmad Jatt:
(Deferred during 14th Session)
Will the Minister In-charge of the Establishment Division be pleased
to state:
(a)
whether it is a fact that the repealed Civil Service of Pakistan
(Composition and Cadre) Rules 1954 have been restored through
SROs issued by the Establishment Division during the year 2014;
(b)
whether the provisions of said SROs are in accordance with the
Constitution;
(c)
the present status of the Civil Servants Act, 1973 alongwith the
rules made there under, after the issuance of said SROs; and
(d) whether any stay order has been granted by the Court against
the said SROs; if so, the details thereof?
Minister In-Charge of the Establishment Division: (a) The Rules in
question have been amended vide SRO No.88(I) dated. 10-02-2014.
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(b) Yes.
(c) The Rules in question do not override the Civil Servants Act, 1973,
and Rules made under Section 25 of the Act, as it is the special law governing
terms and conditions of the Civil Servants.
(d) Stay was granted by Islamabad High Court, Islamabad but it stands
vacated.
65.
Ms. Tahira Aurangzeb:
(Deferred during 14th Session)
Will the Minister In-charge of the Capital Administration and
Development Division be pleased to state:
(a)
whether there is any proposal under consideration of the
Government to provide suitable jobs instead of retiring those
employees who become disabled/handicapped during their
services;
(b)
if so, when it will be implemented?
Minister In-Charge of the Capital Administration and Development
Division: (a) Government of Pakistan has fixed 2% Recruitment Quota for disabled
persons in the Federal Ministries/Divisions/ Departments (Annex-A). However
there is no such proposal for re-employment of the employees who become
disabled/ handicapped as re-employment is regulated under Section 14 of Civil
Servant Act of 1973. The said Act does not provide re-employment of Civil Servants
(Annex-B).
(b) However, those employees who are declared invalid by the Central
Medical Board established in the Central Health Establishment, Karachi under the
Ministry of National Health Services and Regulation Coordination, Islamabad are
entitled to get invalid pension and monthly grant from the Federal Employees
Benevolent Fund & Group Insurance Funds.
(Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library)
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68.
Dr. Nisar Ahmad Jatt:
(Deferred during 14th Session)
Will the Minister In-charge of the Establishment Division be pleased
to state:
(a) the details of SROs issued by the Establishment Division during
the year 2013-14 alongwith the rules/law thereof;
(b)
whether it is a fact that the issuance of such SROs is being
discourged/eliminated/reduced by the Government as per policy;
and
(c)
whether it is also a fact that the relaxation has been allowed for
recruitments during the ban by the said Division; if so, the details
alongwith the reasons thereof?
Minister In-Charge of the Establishment Division: (a) SRO
No. 785(I)/2013 dated 23-07-2013 has been issued in exercise of the powers
conferred by Sub-rule (2) of rule (3) of the Civil Servants (Appointment, Promotion
and Transfer) Rules 1973. The SRO deals with the up-gradation / re-designation
of the post of Stenographer (BS-15) in the Federal Government as Assistant
Private Secretary (BS-16)(Annex-I).
(b) According to the business allocated to the Establishment Division
under Sr. No. 10 of Schedule-II of Rules of Business, 1973, regulation of all
matters of general applicability to civil posts in connection with affairs of the
Federation is the prime responsibility of Establishment Division. Rules, regulation
formulated in this regard are notified through SRO, in Gazette of Pakistan.
(c) The prevailing ban was imposed by this Division on the direction of
Prime Minister’s Office w.e.f. 20-06-2013. Hence, Prime Minister is the competent
authority to relax the ban. However, this Division analyzes the proposals move by
the respective Ministries / Divisions and forward the same for approval of the
Prime Minister. So far, one hundred fifty two (152) summaries of different Ministries
/ Divisions have been Processed.
(Annexure has been placed in the National Assembly Library)
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69.
Mrs. Shahida Rehmani:
(Deferred during 14th Session)
Will the Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunications
be pleased to state whether it is a fact that discussions were held on
mutual cooperation for the establishment of research centre and
promotion of Information Technology in Pakistan during the meeting
of the Prime Minister with the Vice President of Huawei Company
during his visit to China; if so, the progress made in this regard so far?
Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunications: No
specific proposal with Huawei is under consideration at the moment in Ministry of
Information Technology.
70.
Mrs. Shahida Rehmani:
(Deferred during 14th Session)
Will the Minister In-charge of the Aviation Division be pleased to
state:
(a)
whether it is a fact that the construction work of the building of
the new Islamabad Airport has not been completed so far;
(b) if so, the time by which it will be completed?
Minister Incharge of the Aviation Division: (a) The construction
work at the New Islamabad Airport Project (IIAP) is in full swing. The present
physical progress is at 77%. Construction of Airside Infrastructure including
Runways, Taxiways and Aprons has been substantially completed. The work
on Landside Infrastructure including Departure Level Bridge, Underpasses and
Internal Road Network etc is in advanced stage of completion. Structural works
of Passenger Terminal Building have also been completed. Architectural and
MEP works are in progress.
(b) The planned date of completion / operationalization of IIAP is
October, 2016 as per revised master schedule.
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79.
Mr. Siraj Muhammad Khan:
(Deferred during 14th Session)
Will the Minister In-charge of the Capital Administration and
Development Division be pleased to state the progress made for the
expansion project of Federal Government Polyclinic Hospital,
Islamabad?
Minister In-charge of the Capital Administration and Development
Division: In March, 2010, the Prime Minsiter of Islamic Republic of Pakistan
approved the allocation of additional piece of land of 2.54 acres of Argentina
Park for extension of Federal Government Polyclinic, Islamabad. Later on the
Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat in its meeting held on 05-62014 directed Chairman, Capital Development Authority (CDA) to hand over
the possession of land to Federal Government Polyclinic (FGPC). An amount
of Rs.55.321 million (cost of land) has been allocated in the PSDP of current
financial year 2014-15 and the payment will be made after handing over the
land by CDA.
However due to legal requirements and to allow the conversion of the
Park land for hospital use the CDA has moved a Summary for the Prime Minister
to allow the change in the Master Plan to use the Park land for the said purpose.
On this Summary the Prime Minister Office has advised the CA&D Division to
move a Summary for the approval of Cabinet. Accordingly the Summary for Cabinet
is under submission.
82.
Mr. Sher Akbar Khan:
(Deferred during 14th Session)
Will the Minister In-charge of the Capital Administration and
Development Division be pleased to state:
(a)
the total number of complaints registered in the Capital
Administration and Development Division by the public during
the year 2013-14; and
(b)
the steps taken and criteria adopted by the Government for
speedy redressal of those complaints?
Minister In-Charge of the Capital Administration and Development
Division: (a) The detail of complaints registered in Capital Administration &
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Development Division and in its Subordinate departments/institutions during the
year 2013-14 is as under:(i)
Federal Government Polyclinic Islamabad.
17 complaints
(ii) Department of Tourists Services (DTS), Islamabad.
21 complaints
(iii) Federal Directorate of Education (FDE), Islamabad
1311 complaints
(b) Criteria for redressal of complaints of each department is as under:-
Federal Government Polyclinic, Islamabad
The Polyclinic has a proper complaint cell for receiving complaints and
formulated following 04 Committees comprising of senior doctors to deal
such issues under E&D Rules and redress them through inquiry.
o
o
o
o
Ethical Committee
Vigilance Committee
Complaint Committee
Death Review Committee
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Department of Tourist Services(DTS)
On the receipt of complaints from Tourist or general public, the department
has taken immediate action as provided under the Rules. In the first step,
show cause notices were served to registered establishments. After the
inquiry keeping in review the facts of case, the authorized officer determines
whether the claim is genuine or otherwise. In the first instance, the
respondents are directed to settle the claims within 15-days failing which
the payments are made from the Bank Guarantees.
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Federal Directorate of Education (FDE).
As a policy FDE process the complaints immediately in order to redress
the issues in minimum possible time. As a first step facts of the case are
collected from the concerned institutions and examined in their light on
merit. Conclusions are made with the approval of competent authority
and the complainants are informed accordingly. A Complaint Cell is being
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established in FDF on permanent basis for immediate redressal of the
complaints. Admission Cell is already working in FDE for complaints/
issues regarding admission of students in schools/colleges.
86.
Ms. Aisha Syed:
(Deferred during 14th Session)
Will the Minister In-charge of the Aviation Division be pleased to
state:
(a)
the total number of complaints registered in the Aviation Division
by the public during the year, 2013-14; and
(b)
the steps taken and criteria adopted by the Government for
speedy redressal of those complaints?
Minister In-Charge of the Aviation Division: (a) There are following
four organizations under the administration control of Aviation Division.
i.
Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)
ii.
Pakistan Metrological Department (PMD)
iii.
Airport Security Force (ASF)
iv.
Pakistan International Airlines Corporation (PIAC)
Aviation Division is a newly created Division and mostly receive complaints
pertaining to above said organizations. During the period July 2013 - June 2014,
a total of 51 complaints has been received in Aviation Division, breakup of which
is as under:——————————————————————————————
S.No.
Department
No. of Complaints
——————————————————————————————
1.
CAA
12
2.
PMD
07
3.
ASF
17
4.
PIAC
15
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Total
51
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(b) All the complaints received in Aviation Division were forwarded to
respective organizations where redressal is done on the merits of the case.
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88.
Mr. Jamshed Ahmad Dasti:
(Deferred during 14th Session)
Will the Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state:
(a)
whether it is fact that the number of dengue mosquitoes are
increasing in Islamabad; and
(b)
whether there is any proposal under consideration of the CDA
to make hygienic arrangements to kill the said mosquitoes
through spray of pesticides in the residential areas of Islamabad?
Minister In-Charge of the Cabinet Division: (a) No
•
First ordinary mosquitoe that is harmless appeared in Islamabad
(culex) in April, 2014.
•
First Dengue mosquitoes (Aedes) appeared in 22nd and 23rd weeks
2014.
•
From 24th week onwards, samples do not show larvae of dengue
mosquitoes
•
That is why till date no suspected, probable or confirmed case of
Dengue Fever has yet been reported from major tertiary care hospital
of Islamabad like FGSH, PIMS and CDA Hospital.
•
It is important to share that when thousand of cases were reported
from Lahore in 2011 and above 1700 cases from Rawalpindi in
2013, Islamabad had only 520-90 cases which again show that DHS
(Directorate of Health Services), CDA works proactively on war
footing basis prior to occurrence of an accident.
(b) Detailed DHS Dengue Control Plan based on Punjab Government
Dengue Control Initiative and WHO Integrated Vector Management approach
being implemented.
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90.
Mian Muhammad Farooq:
(Deferred during 14th Session)
Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state:
(a) the names, designations, educational qualification, experience,
place of posting, pay and facilities of those persons who have
been recruited in Pakistan Railways during the last five years;
and
(b) whether provincial quota has been observed for those
recruitments; if not, the reasons thereof?
Minister for Railways (Khawaja Saad Rafique): (a) During the last
five years, 4164 persons have been recruited in Pakistan Railways as per details
attached as Annex- “A” & Annex- “B”.
(b) The provincial quota has been observed.
(Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library)
92.
Ms. Munaza Hassan:
(Deferred during 14th Session)
Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state:
(a)
whether it is a fact that due to the corrupt practices of clerical
staff, the Pakistan Railways is suffering from huge financial
losses; and
(b)
whether any inquiry has been conducted to investigate the said
cases of embezzlement during the year 2013-14; if so, the details
thereof?
Minister for Railways (Khawaja Saad Rafique): (a) Pakistan Railways
has suffered losses on various accounts comprising lack of attention by the
successive governments, exorbitant rise in salaries, aging assets, inadequate
locomotives, hike in prices of fuel and utilities also including corrupt practices of
the clerical staff. Since the inception of the present Government, efforts have been
made to overcome its operational and financial health while mitigating its losses
and formulating a way forward strategy to revitalize Pakistan Railways.
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(b) By strengthening internal controls, vigilance and anti-corruption
mechanisms, efforts have been made to implement transparent and merit-based
system. Simultaneously all the pending corrupt cases are being properly investigated
as per rules and those who are held responsible, are taken up as per gravity of the
offence. Detail appended.
(Annexure has been placed in the National Assembly Library)
94.
Ms. Asyia Naz Tanoli:
(Deferred during 14th Session)
Will the Minister In-charge of the Capital Administration and
Development be pleased to state:
(a) the total strength of the technical and non-technical staff of
BPS 1 to 18 presently working in Gynaecology OPD and Ward in
PIMS, Islamabad alongwith their names, father names, domiciles,
grades and the tenure of posting on the existing post; and
(b)
the total sanctioned strength of the said posts?
Reply not received.
95.
Ms. Parveen Masood Bhatti:
(Deferred during 14th Session)
Will the Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state
the names of firms blacklisted by the CDA during the year 2013-14
alongwith the reasons thereof?
Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Division: Only M/s M. Siddique
Bhatti & Co. is blacklisted during the questioned year 2013-14 as per DAC/PAC
directives against printed Para No. 6.17 (1999-2000) on account of non recovery
of risk cost amount Rs.0.606 million.
132.
Sheikh Salahuddin:
(Deferred during 14th Session)
Will the Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state:
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(a)
whether it is a fact that employees of Pakistan Tourism
Development Corporation (PTDC) working in earthquake
affected areas of Balakot have been transferred to other Districts
without any complaints/justification during the period from
1-3-2014 till date; if so, the reasons thereof; and
(b)
whether there is any proposal under consideration of the
Government to cancel such orders; if so, when it will be
implemented?
Reply not recived.
7.
Ms. Naseema:
Will the Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunications
be pleased to state:
(a)
the procedure adopted to disburse and utilize the universal service
fund amongst the provinces during the year 2013-14;
(b)
the year-wise total amount allocated, released and utilized from
the said fund for each province during the last five years till
date; and
(c)
whether it is also a fact that the said fund was not spent in letter
and spirit, in Balochistan during the said period; if so, the steps
being taken in this regard?
Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunications: (a)
Complete procedure for disbursement of USF fund/subsidy is prescribed in USF
Rules 2006 and enforced since its publication (Annex-I). The same procedure
was adopted during year 2013-14 for all USF projects.
Mechanism for utilization of Fund specified in USF Rule 6 is reproduced
as follows:
“ Utilization of Fund- (1) The amount credited to the Fund shall be utilized for:
i.
provisioning of telecommunication services, telecommunication
systems or electronic services for use in unserved and underserved
areas of Pakistan;
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ii.
meeting administrative budget of the USF company including salaries
of the employees; and
iii. any other act as approved by the Federal Government, but not
inconsistent with the Act and these rules.”
The USF is being utilized strictly in accordance with above rules without
any exception.
(b) Year-wise total amount allocated and released to all provinces since
last five years to till date is attached at Annex-II.
(c) An amount of Rs. 4,644,684,639/- was spent in Balochistan in true
spirit of the initiative during the said period. This is almost 61% of total amount
disbursed in all provinces. The targets achievement sheet for Balochistan is attached
at Annex-III.
(Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library)
8.
Ms. Naseema:
Will the Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state
the year and district-wise total amount of aid given to the people of
Balochistan under Wasila-e-Haq programme during the last five years
alongwith their names and addresses?
Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Division: The District/year wise
summary of the loan amount given to the people of Balochistan under BISP
Waseela-e-Haq programme during last five years is given in Annexure-A.
The names and addresses of all the beneficiaries of Baluchistan who were
provided loans under Waseela-e Haq programme are given in Annexure-B.
(Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library)
9.
Mr. Jamshed Ahmad Dasti:
Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be
pleased to state:
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(a) the district-wise total number of Schools functioning under Basic
Education Community Schools in the country at present;
(b) whether it is a fact that salary of Teachers working in those
Schools functioning under Basic Education Community Schools
is very nominal;
(c)
whether it is also a fact that previous Government enhanced
the salary of said Teachers from Rs. 5000- to Rs. 8000/- p.m;
(d)
if answers to part (a), (b) and (c) above are in the affirmative,
whether enhanced salary is being paid to said teachers; if so,
when; if not, the reasons thereof?
Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training: (a) The
district-wise list of total Basic Education Community Schools (BECS) in the country
is attached at (Annex-A).
(b) Basic Education Community Schools operate with the help of the
community which provide space for non formal school and teachers. However,
these teachers are paid honorarium at the rate of Rs. 5000/- per teacher per
month. Moreover, the present Government has enhanced the BECS teacher
honorarium from Rs. 3000/- to Rs. 5000/- per month per teacher w.e.f 1st July,
2013.
(c) The Cabinet Sub-Committee decided that the Honorarium being
paid to BECS teachers be enhanced from Rs.3000 and Rs.4500 to Rs.8000 per
month in the revised PC-I (Annex-B).
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ECNEC in its meeting held on 18th April, 2014 approved the PC-I
of BECS project with a cost of Rs. 4282.059 million, from PSDP,
till 30th June 2016. Honorarium of teachers was fixed at Rs. 5000/as per the decision of Finance Division, under this PC-I w.e.f .
1st July, 2013.
(d) BECS teachers are being paid honorarium @ Rs. 5000 per teacher/
per month. The honorarium of teachers has been paid up to June, 2014.
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As per the Government policy, no Government employee can be paid less
than minimum wages fixed by the Government, which presently is fixed at
Rs. 10000/- per month.
(Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library)
10.
Mr. Jamshed Ahmad Dasti:
Will the Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that the residents of sector G-9/2, Islamabad
have been facing severe shortage of water during the year
2013-14 till date; if so, the reasons thereof;
(b)
the prescribed criteria with regard to allocation of time to supply
water to various areas of the said sector alongwith hour-wise
details of supply of water to each area of the said sector during
the said period;
(c)
whether it is also a fact that the management which deals with
supply of water to the said sector was involved in malpractices
and mismanagement, particularly with reference to allocation
of time therefor;
(d)
if the answers to parts (a), (b) and (c) above are in affirmative,
the steps being taken by the Government to ensure proper supply
of water to said sector and make the management accountable?
Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Division: (a) No. Residents of sector
G-9/2 are not facing shortage of water. Water is supplied to the sector from Simly,
Khanpur Darn and Tube Wells. Water supply through Tube Wells is disturbed due
to extensive electric load shedding/power break downs by IESCO.
(b) Supply of water into the over head tanks of blocks is given in eight
portions and the each portion receives water on turn basis for one and half hours
to two and half. The supply gap ranges from 27 to 40 hours.
(c) No malpractices or mismanagement is involved. The allocated supply
time has not been changed.
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(d) Management is not at fault. CDA is making its all out efforts to ensure
proper supply of water to the residents of sub Sector G-9/2 with the available
water sources.
11.
Mr. Waseem Akhtar Shaikh:
Will the Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that the funds for repairing of Tube Well No.
9/50 in Sector I-8, Islamabad have not been released despite
completion of tendering process by the CDA; if so, the reasons
thereof; and
(b)
the time by which the said Tube Well will be made functional by
releasing the funds thereof?
Reply not received.
12.
Ms. Shakila Luqman:
Will the Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage
be pleased to state the steps being taken by the Government to improve
the standard of PTV programs and dramas as compared to other TV
Channels?
Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage (Mr.
Pervaiz Rashid): Improvement of quality is a continuous process and PTV takes
appropriate steps in context of competitive environment and emerging scenarios.
In this regard PTV has taken the following steps in the light of Government guidelines
and instructions:
1.
Establishment of Genre-wise Production Teams
In order to produce interesting and quality programmes, PTV has
established genre-wise production teams. The genres include:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
Drama Serial / Series / Plays
Sitcom / Soap
Children Programmes
Shows / Music
Documentary
Regional Programmes
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2.
Establishment of Event Cell
An Event Cell has been established at PTV Headquarters Office for quality
production of mega shows, awards shows, and mega musical shows.
Temporary transfers of talented professionals on assignment to
3.
assignment basis
Following PTV’s Ramazan/Eid-ul-Fitr Transmissions studded with
interesting quality programmes was a blend of technical excellence and aesthetic
beauty and have and well received by the viewers:
(a) Rooh-e-Ramazan - Iftar Transmission
(b) Rooh-e-Ramazan - Sehri Transmission
(c) Shab-e-Wajd – Night Transmission
PTV shifted its human resources from various Centres to make these
marathon transmissions a success.
4.
Advance programme Planning:
Programmes planning related to special occasions such as Eid-ul-Aza is
under taken well in advance to produce quality programmes.
5.
People meter ratings:
A system of competitive programmes rating encompassing all Pakistani
channels has been evolved which provides foundation for strategic PTV
programmes planning and preparation of Fixed Point Chart and yearly Event
Calendar.
6.
Introduction of New Fixed Point Chart:
A Fixed Point Chart has been devised with competitive programming of
new flavour.
7.
MD PTV has introduced Corporate Communication Cell. Its objective is
to develop products and hand over to Centres for quality production which has
already started functioning. Its first assignment was Special Ramazan Transmission.
The Cell has developed some outstanding concepts for programmes to be
incorporated in the upcoming launching quarter starting from 2nd November 2014.
Hopefully it will change the entire screen of PTV Home.
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13.
Ms. Shagufta Jumani:
Will the Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage
be pleased to refer to Starred Question No. 111 replied on
02-04-2014 and to state:
(a) the present status of the cases for promotion to the posts of
Director Program and Director Engineer;
(b)
whether it is a fact that despite meeting of DPC, cases of
promotion for said posts have not been processed further; if so,
the reasons thereof; and
(c) the steps being taken by the Ministry in this regard?
Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage (Mr.
Pervaiz Rashid): (a) It is submitted that the Ministry of IB&NH. Islamabad has
approved the appointment of Mrs Nayyar Jamal as Director Programme and Mr
Muhammad Khan as Director Engineering w.e.f 29-04-2014 vide Notifications
No. 2(11)/2014. PBC dated 09-09-2014 (copies enclosed). The officers
concerned have also assumed charges of their respective posts.
(b) The subject matter has already been decided, as stated above.
(c) The subject matter has already been decided the Ministry, as stated
above.
(Annexure has been placed in the National Assembly Library)
14.
Sahibzada Tariq Ullah
Will the Minister In-charge of the Establishment Division be pleased
to state the number, names, designation and place of domicile of the
persons working on deputation in the departments other than their
parent departments at present?
Minister Incharge of the Establishment Division: A total of Four
hundred and fourteen (414) officers are working on deputation basis are mentioned
at Annex-I.
(Annexure has been placed in the National Assembly Library)
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15.
Mr. Imran Zafar Leghari
Will the Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage
be pleased to state:
(a)
whether it is a fact that the only employees of the Accounts
Department have been upgraded in the Radio Pakistan during
the last three years till date; and
(b)
whether it is also a fact that the employees belonging to
Engineering, Programmes, News and Administration branches
have not been upgraded during the said period; if so, the reasons
thereof?
Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage (Mr.
Pervaiz Rashid): (a) The PBC employees of the Accounts Department have
been upgraded w.e.f. 01-07-2012, vide PBC Headquarters order No. AdmnIII/1(97)/99-Vol-I, dated 15-02-2013, on the analogy of the up-gradation of
similar posts of the office of Controller General Accounts to avoid resentment and
litigation. However, prior to this, PBC also allowed up-gradation to the clerical
staff w.e.f. 01-07-2007 including the posts of Assistant Accountant and Accounts
Assistant equivalent to the post of Senior Auditor and Junior Auditor, vide PBC
Headquarters order No. Admn-III/1(31)/2007, dated 17-7-2012, in compliance
with the judgment of Islamabad High Court, dated 20-06-2012, in view of the
up-gradation of clerical/Accounts Wings allowed by the Federal Government.
(b) It is fact that, the employees belonging to Engineering, Programme
and News Wing have not been up-graded during the said period because there
was no basis available for this purpose. However, the clerical staff of Administration
Wing has been allowed up-gradation w.e.f. 01-07-2007 as mentioned in reply to
question (a) above.
16.
Mian Muhammad Farooq:
Will the Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunications
be pleased to state:
(a)
the number of scholarships which could not be utilized under
National Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
Programme during last two years alongwith reasons thereof; and
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(b)
whether there is any proposal under consideration of the
Government to utilize the said scholarships in future under the
said programme; if not, the reasons thereof?
Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunications: (a)
Prime Minister’s National ICT Scholarship Program 2012-14 is an approved
program by the Board of Directors, National ICT R&D Fund. Under this program,
1,500 scholarships were to be provided. During 2012 and 2013, 940 scholarships
were awarded, out of 1000, strictly on merit, as per the requisite criteria. The
remaining 60 scholarships could not be utilized due to the delayed response of
students to whom those scholarships were offered regarding their non acceptance
of the same. The delayed response resulted in the start of the semesters/ academic
sessions and therefore these scholarships could not be offered to students who
were next in merit list.
The 2014 program is underway and left over scholarships will be provided
in this cycle.
(b) As mentioned in part (a), the remaining scholarships are being
awarded in 2014.
17.
Mr. Waseem Akhtar Shaikh
Will the Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that the sewerage line of the Street No.46,
Sector G-7/2, Islamabad is damaged badly due to which the
school going children are facing many problems; if so, the
reasons thereof; and
(b)
the time by which the sewerage system of the said street will be
repaired?
Reply not received.
MOHAMMAD RIAZ,
Secretary.
ISLAMABAD:
The 22nd October, 2014.
PCPPI—1190(14)NA(US)—22-10-2014—650.