Will the Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter faith Harmony be pleased to state: (a) the number of Hajj tour operators who are enrolled with the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Inter Faith Harmony at present indicating also the number of the same who are awarded Hajj quota; (b) the procedure laid down for awarding Hajj quota to the said operators; and (c) the names and merit position of the new Hajj tour operators who were awarded Hajj quota during the last five years indicating also the number of quota awarded to each one of them?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state whether it is a fact that private medical colleges grant admission to students more than the number they are allowed to, if so, the details of action taken against them during the last five years?

Will the Minister for Industries and Production be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the Government has decided to close down a number of Utility Stores in the country, if so, the reasons thereof; and (b) whether the Government has made any proposal / decision regarding the future of employees working in the said stores, if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state the details of the losses suffered by Pakistan Railways during the last five years and the steps being taken by the Government to make it a profitable organization?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state whether it is a fact that private medical colleges grant admission to students more than the number they are allowed to, if so, the details of action taken against them during the last five years?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) the names and designations of NHA officers and officials against whom cases are under process in NAB, FIA and Anti Corruption Department indicating also the nature of allegations in each case; and (b) the details of punishment awarded to the officers and officials of NHA in cases initiated against them during the last five years?

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state the names, designations and place of domicile of the persons, other than the Ambassadors/High Commissioners, posted in Pakistan’s Embassies/ Missions abroad during the last five years indicating also the duration of posting in each case?

Will the Minister for Information and Broadcasting be pleased to state whether it is a fact that the Chairman, Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) without having the power/authority approved bonuses and increased emoluments for himself and the Members of the Authority during the last two years, if so, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Information and Broadcasting be pleased to state whether it is a fact that more than 60 people have been appointed on contingent basis in PEMRA during the last two years,if so, the reasons thereof indicating also the place of their present posting in each case?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state: (a) the number of cases of Dengue fever reported in Islamabad during the last five years; and (b) the steps being taken by the Government to control the said disease?

Will the Minister for Federal Education, Professional Training, National History and Literary Heritage be pleased to state: (a) the number of students studying in the Islamabad Model College for Boys, G-10/4 Islamabad in the morning and evening shifts separately with class wise break up; (b) the procedure laid down for shifting a student from evening to morning shift in the said college; and (c) the number of applications received in the said college for change of shift from evening to morning during the period from January, 2015 to August, 2019 indicating also the names and class of students, date of submission of application and action taken by the college in each case?

Will the Minister for Energy (Power Division) be pleased to state the details of renewable energy projects completed in the country during the last five years indicating also the date of completion and quantum of electricity produced by each of the same?

Will the Minister for Energy (Petroleum Division) be pleased to state: (a) the names and designations of the employees working in the Headquarter of Geological Survey of Pakistan Quetta, who died in service during the period from 2013 to 2018; (b) the details of payments including financial assistance and other remunerations, under the Prime Minister’s Assistance Package, paid to their families so far in each case; and (c) the details of pending cases of payments of pension, gratuity, GP Fund and other emoluments admissible to the said bereaved families indicating also the reasons for the delay and the time by which the same will be finalized?

Will the Minister Incharge of the Establishment Division be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the Establishment Division appoint/post officers under Section 10 one step above their actual grade / scale, if so, the criteria laid down for the same; and (b) the rules prescribed for appointment of officers on current charge basis against posts higher than the actual grades in a service group/cadre?

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Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state that whether it is a fact that the amount received by a Government servant on account of self-hiring or as rental ceiling is treated, for the purpose of levying income tax, as a separate block of income and not as part of his income from salary, if so, the details and reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state: (a) the details of land allotted by CDA to Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad indicating also the date, purpose and price of allotment of the same;and (b) the acreage of land allotted to the said Hospital indicating also the acreage of land being used by the same at present? Sheikh Rashid Ahmed: (a) CDA offered plot to M/S Shif

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state the acreage of land and leased out by CDA in Islamabad at present indicating also the purpose and period of lease and revenue received by the Government from the same in each case?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state the details of projects tendered during the years 2019-2020 regarding upgradation / maintenance of Islamabad - Peshawar Motorway?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) the details of year wise break-up of expenses incurred on account of general repair & maintenance of road N-45 (Noshehra to Chitral) in KPK during the last five years; and (b) the current status / progress of the proposed Malakand Tunnel at G.T. Road on Noshehra-Chitral section in KPK?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state the details of allocation of funds for Repair and Maintenance of Nowshehra- Chakdra- Chitral Highway during last five years indicating the year and section wise actual expenditure and names of firms / companies to whom tenders were awarded for the same?

Will the Minister for Water Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the under-ground water level is going down rapidly in the whole country especially in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, if so, the steps taken or being taken by the Government to cope up with the issue; and (b) the details / tables of under-ground water level in every districts of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the last ten years (year-wise breakup)?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state the schemes & plans launched with regard to safe city project in Islamabad during last five years?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state the steps taken by the Government to stop blasphemous contents on social media in the country, indicating the number of cases registered by FIA Cyber Crimes Wing during the last three years and the details of the punishments awarded to those who spread blasphemous contents?

Will the Minister for Interior be to state the schemes and plans launched with regard to safe city project in Islamabad during last five years?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state the steps taken by the Government to stop blasphemous contents on social media in the country, indicating the number of cases registered by FIA Cyber Crimes Wing during the last three years and the details of the punishments awarded to those who spread blasphemous contents?

Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state: (a) the number of fake companies against which actions wave taken by SECP during the last three years, indicating also the details of the actions taken; and (b) the details of amount looted by these companies from the public, indicating also the details of the recoveries made from them?

Will the Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development be pleased to state the number of employees working in Workers Welfare Fund and all Workers Welfare Boards on regular, contract, deputation and adhoc basis for the last five years?

Will the Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development be pleased to state: 91 (a) the funds earmarked and utilized by the Workers Welfare Fund and Worker Welfare Board of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the last five fiscal years (year-wise breakup); (b) years wise breakup and detail of all projects initiated, completed & pending during the last five years by Worker Welfare Board of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ; and (c) complete detail of schemes / projects / steps taken up by the Worker Welfare Fund and Worker Welfare Board of KPK separately for the welfare of the people of erstwhile FATA / PATA during last five years, especially in the fields of health, technical education, laborer units, scholarships for students ?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the Department of Libraries has been shifted to Sector H-9 Islamabad, if so, the details indicating the approval of the competent authority, the list of inventory (office furniture, fixture, equipment etc.) of old premises and the inventory of new premises; and (b) the details of inventory items which were sold out at the time of shifting, indicating the procedure adopted thereof, approval of the competent authority, if taken and the revenue collected thereof?

Will the Minister for Water Resources be pleased to state the steps taken by the Government to agitate the matter pertaining to illegal construction of dams by India on the rivers flowing into Pakistan’s territory in violation of Indus Water Treaty indicating details of such projects and impact on Pakistan?

Will the Minister for Human Rights be pleased to state: (a) the key performance indicators and targets achieved by the Ministry, during last three years; and (b) the details of applications/ grievances received by the Ministry since last four years and action taken on it?

Will the Minister for Energy (Power Division) be pleased to state the details of load-shedding being carried out on each feeder in the PESCO, Hazara Division at present?

Will the Minister for Energy (Power Division) be pleased to state: (a) the increase registered in AT&C and losses in PESCO’s SubDivision, Lora Choke during the period from January to July, 2023 with month wise breakup indicating also the reasons for the same; and (b) whether any action has been taken against the persons found responsible for the said increase in losses, if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Energy (Power Division) be pleased to state the total number of feeders in Lora Choke sub-division PESCO, indicating also the number of units consumed, billed and payment received on the said feeders during the last six months?