Will the Minister In-charge of the Aviation Division be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) do not handle cargo service at present; if so, the reasons thereof; (b) whether PIA has assessed estimates of total volume of cargo both in terms of weight and amount which is transported by air to and from the country on annual basis; if so, the details; if not, the reasons thereof; and (c) the steps being taken to start cargo service of PIA at an earliest?

Will the Minister for Water Resources be pleased to state the steps being taken to prevent continuous erosion of coastal areas of Thatta and Badin into sea; if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister In-charge of the Aviation Division be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that PIA has recently abandoned its operation to USA; if so, the reasons thereof and annual income and expenditure thereof prior to abandoning it; (b) the names of airline (s) operating on the said routes at present; and (c) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to restore said operations; if so, the details; if not, the reasons thereof?

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Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state: (a) the average estimated hospital waste being generated by various public and private hospitals, clinics and other health facilitates in the Islamabad Capital Territory; (b) whether it is a fact that such waste is not being disposed of according to international standards as most of the hospitals, clinics and other health facilitates do not have proper facilitates to dispose of such waste; (c) if so, what corrective measures are being taken to ensure disposal of such waste as per international standards in letter and spirit?

Will the Minister for Aviation Division be pleased to state: (a) whether PIA has conducted an assessment of passenger load from Peshawar to Islamabad and Lahore to Malaysia; if so, the details; if not, the reasons thereof; (b) whether it is a fact that private national and international airlines carry maximum number of passengers from the said cities to Malaysia; (c) if so, is there any proposal under consideration to start flights from the said cities to Malaysia; (d) if so, time by which, such operations of flights will be started and if not, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Aviation Division be pleased to state: (a) the details of contracts which Pakistan International Airline executed thereto during the tenure of last two Governments tenures for maintenance of the aircrafts; (b) whether it is a fact that such contracts are proved detrimental to PIA, which include facing sanctions, imposed by European Union EU and its fleets were also grounded; (c) if so, whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to investigate such contracts particularly with reference to detrimental effects thereof to PIA in order to fix responsibility and make responsible as accountable alongwith determining the real magnitude of financial losses of such contract to PIA?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state: (a) the total number of medicines, registered in the country; 20 (b) how can a common man distinguish between genuine and spurious medicines; (c) whether DRAP has uploaded names of registered medicines and their manufactures; if so, the details thereof; (d) if not, what steps are being taken to upload names of all registered medicines and manufactures thereof and eliminate spurious medicines?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state: (a) the steps being taken by the Government to introduce similar syllabus in all the educational institutions; and (b) the details of stage-wise implementation of the plan of Government in this regard?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state: (a) the total number of medicines, registered in the country;(b) how can a common man distinguish between genuine and spurious medicines; (c) whether DRAP has uploaded names of registered medicines and their manufactures; if so, the details thereof; (d) if not, what steps are being taken to upload names of all registered medicines and manufactures thereof and eliminate spurious medicines?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state: (a) the steps, being taken to introduce single syllabus in all educational institutions; and (b) stage-wise implementation of the Government plan in this regard?

Will the Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication be pleased to state: (a) that the project namely General Data Protection Regulation Compliance Management System (PSEB) has been set down in PSDP of year 2022-23; (b) if so, whether concerned authority has taken notice of the fact that no law to deal with such project exist in the country; (c) if so, how this projects will proceed without relevant law; and (d) what corrective measures are being taken in this regard?

Will the Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that one patient one ID has been set down in PSDP for year 2022-23 and the same project is being carried forward from previous years; (b) if so, when this project was planned and whether the stakeholders were taken on board; if yes, the details thereof; (c) detail of total funds reserved for the project since its inception; and (d) what will be the benefit of such project once it will be completed?

Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state: (a) the different benchmarks on which the economy is basically based and the economy of any country is rated; (b) whether it is good, bad or stable and what were these benchmarks in Pakistan as on May 2018; (c) the decision of the Government that came in power after the General Elections, 2018 to sign an agreement with the IMF right; (d) if so, the decision of the Government to reach an agreement with the IMF was exactly corrected what were the factors that compelled them to make this decision; and (e) what steps are being taken to make the people aware of the real state of the economy of the country and to prevent the wrong policies of the Government from being inflicted on the people?

Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state: (a) the role of a common man to boost up the economy is not signification to bring the state of the economy of the country, at present; (b) why do we put unprecedented burden of poor policies over to a common man; (c) if not, it unjust with common man; and (d) what corrective measures are being taken to not put burden of poor policies of Government to poorest of the poor?

Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state: (a) the different benchmarks on which the economy is basically based and the economy of any country is rated; (b) whether it is good, bad or stable and what were these benchmarks in Pakistan as on May 2018; (c) the decision of the Government that came in power after the General Elections, 2018 to sign an agreement with the IMF right; (d) if so, the decision of the Government to reach an agreement with the IMF was exactly corrected what were the factors that compelled them to make this decision; and (e) what steps are being taken to make the people aware of the real state of the economy of the country and to prevent the wrong policies of the Government from being inflicted on the people?

Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state: (a) the role of a common man to boost up the economy is not signification to bring the state of the economy of the country, at present; (b) why do we put unprecedented burden of poor policies over to a common man; (c) if not, it unjust with common man; and (d) what corrective measures are being taken to not put burden of poor policies of Government to poorest of the poor?

Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to state: (a) head-wise amount spent on renovation of the Ministry during the financial year 2021-22 with the exact period from which such renovations were made and the date on which the bill of each renovation was paid; (b) head-wise amount saved under various austerity measures announced by the Prime Minister for the said year and whether such savings were surrendered to the Ministry of Finance or not for the said year; (c) head and demand-wise total allocations for the Ministry and departments functioning under its administrative control during the said year and details of re-appropriation made in each head alongwith justification thereof; and (d) how much less money has been allocated to the Ministry under each demand for the year 2022-23 keeping in mind the austerity measures?

Will the Minister for Information and Broadcasting be pleased to state: (a) the amount allocated for the purpose of organizing and promoting various Independence Day activities and the details of each activity undertaken and the expenditure incurred thereon; (b) was the poor economic condition of the country brought to the fore before allocating such a large amount of money and was it justified to spend it; and (c) who conceptualized all the above activities and what is their impact on society?

Will the Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication be pleased to refer to the Starred Question No.5 replied on 27-07-2022 and to state: (a) the head-wise amount of funds that have been spent so far on the project namely One Patient One ID; (b) whether the software required to carry out the project has been developed; (c) whether such software was developed by the Ministry or a subsidiary of the Ministry; (d) whether it is a fact that the software that was initially doing the exercise was allegedly replaced by another software later on; if so, the details and justification thereof; and (e) are federally managed hospitals specifically on board with regards to their automaton systems?

Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state: (a) did the Government, before imposing the super tax, foresee the impact it would have on the end-users of the sectors on which the super tax is being levied; if so, how such assessment was made with details thereof; and if not, the reasons thereof; (b) whether it is a fact that such taxes are directly or indirectly passed on to the end consumer; if so, how will the Government curb the impact on the end consumer in terms of increased prices of products of such sectors; (c) whether any subsidiary body of the Ministry like Competition Commission of Pakistan or Security Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has assessed the unreasonable rise in prices of products of such sectors since the implementation of super tax; if so, the details thereof; if not, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state: (a) the role of a common man to boost up the economy is not signification to bring the state of the economy of the country, at present; (b) why do we put unprecedented burden of poor policies over to a common man; (c) if not, it unjust with common man; and (d) what corrective measures are being taken to not put burden of poor policies of Government to poorest of the poor?

Will the Minister for Energy (Power Division) be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that graduate officers of BS-17 and above of LESCO have been granted special allowance of Rs. 10,000/- per month with effect from 1st September, 2009; (b) whether it is also a fact that some employees including Mr. Arif Nadeem Addl. Deputy Manager (MIS) who retired from service in the year 2017 despite being eligible and submitting applications to the CEO, LESCO in recent times has not been granted such allowance; (c) if so, the reasons thereof; (d) whether the denial of such special allowance to the said employees is tantamount to deprivation of the legitimate right of the said employees; (e) if so, what corrective measure are being taken to compensate such employees and pay all their dues as soon as possible?

Will the Minister for Law and Justice be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that post of Chairman, Federal Service Tribunal has been lying vacant for the past several months and the Government has failed to fill the post; if so, the reasons thereof; (b) how long it will take to fill the vacancy as per prevailing law; and (c) what steps are being taken by the Government to fill the post as soon as possible?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state: (a) the policy of CDA for waste disposal on daily basis; (b) whether it is a fact that such waste is temporarily/regular disposed of and dumped in nearby residential areas or elsewhere of capital city; (c) whether it is also a fact that CDA compensate to the areas where the waste disposed of temporarily or permanently; (d) if so, the details thereof; if not, the reasons thereof; (e) whether it is further a fact that the CDA has failed to formulate a comprehensive plan for the disposal of such wastes on a scientific basis to ensure recycling of such wastes; (f) if so, the reasons thereof; and (g) what corrective measures are being taken to formulate a mechanism for disposal of such waste as per international standards?

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to stale (a) whether it is a fact that several posts have not been filled by the Ministry in recent years in the light of its advertisements, and has been reported lhat lhe whole process will be started afresh; (b) if so, separate details of posts filled and not filled in the light of said advertisement; (c) whether authorities concerned have taken cognizance of the fact that in case of cancellation of said advertisement several applicants who had applied for the such posts earlier, have crossed the upper age limit and d the process is initiated afresh they will not be eligible for these posts;

Will the Minister for Energy (Power Division) be pleased to state (a) the current policy of the Government to promote Solar Energy especially for domestic consumer s ; (b) whether the Government has taken notice of the fact that institutions like NEPRA, State Bank of Pakistan, other banks, port authorities etc. have allegedly been obstructing Government policies to promote solar energy resulting large number of people, who wish to install solar on their roofs, face serious difficulties; if so, the details thereof; and (c) what remedial measures are being taken by the Government to remove such hurdles and address the issues related to the above institutions ds soon as possible for promoting solar energy?

Will the Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-Faith Harmony be pleased to state: (a) whether the Directorate of Hajj, Jeddah calls the specific individuals for their nomination for Hajj duty in any year; (b) if so, the details of the persons whose nomination were sought by the said Directorate for the year 2022 alongwith the there department; (c) the justification and criteria for receiving their nominations and who is authority to call them for such nominations; (d) with number of time each of the mentioned persons had previously been selected for the same; (e) how many times, a person can be sent for Hajj duty according to approved policy of Federal Government; and how many time the persons have been nominated for same duty; (f) what corrective measures are being taken by the Government to make the whole matter transparent?

Will the Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-Faith Harmony be pleased to state: (a) that the Government has taken notice of the fact that the persons nominated for Hajj duty repeatedly allegedly establishes their monopoly by holding the main Control Office in Makkah; (b) the details of each person, post, scale and department who was posted in the main control office for Hajj-2022, including the number of times each person was previously posted there; (c) if so, whether an independent and third-party audit has been conducted, especially with regard to the latest Hajj; if so, the details thereof; (d) details of the dues admissible to each person on duty and the amount paid to each in accordance with his duty including the date of arrival/departure in Saudi Arabia and whether deduction have made against any person in this regard; if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Information and Broadcasting be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that PTV News Unit, Abbottabad, has been closed in recent years and the respective staff transferred to different news units; if so, the reasons thereof; (b) the time by which above said news unit will be re-functional; and (c) the staff already transferred will be re-posted to said unit?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state: (a) the policy of CDA for waste disposal on daily basis; (b) whether it is a fact that such waste is temporarily/regular disposed of and dumped in nearby residential areas or elsewhere of capital city; (c) whether it is also a fact that CDA compensate to the areas where the waste disposed of temporarily or permanently; (d) if so, the details thereof; if not, the reasons thereof; (e) whether it is further a fact that the CDA has failed to formulate a comprehensive plan for the disposal of such wastes on a scientific basis to ensure recycling of such wastes; (f) if so, the reasons thereof; and (g) what corrective measures are being taken to formulate a mechanism for disposal of such waste as per international standards?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that filtration plant was not installed at Bhara Kahu area Simly Dam road sari chowk due to which public is compilled to drink polluted water; (b) if so, the steps being taken by the Government to resolve the said old issue of the said areas?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the main holes of Sector G-6 and in particular House No.102/C, Street No.17, G-6/2, Islamabad, has been blocked and over flowing/bursting in the courtyard since long, despite of lodging number of complaints several times; (b) the time by which the above said problem will be solved by the CDA/Municipal Office?

Will the Minister for Energy (Power Division) be pleased to state: (a) the number of applications for net metering and load augmentation, currently pending in each Sub-Division of each distribution company; (b) whether the authorities concerned have taken notice of the fact that several applications for such net metering and upward load augmentation are pending in the sub-divisions of each of the distribution companies; (c) whether the responsible officials/officers are allegedly creating hurdles on one or other pretexts to make delay; if so, the details thereof; (d) whether any responsible official/officer has been held accountable for such delay; if so, disco-wise details of such officials/officers; (e) what remedial measures are being taken to eliminate the pendency of such applications; and (f) whether there is any time limit for the disposal of such applications within a minimum time frame; if so, the details thereof; if not, reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that collection of Toll tax is not centralized at present; (b) if so, the reasons thereof; (c) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to centralize collection of Toll tax, with maintaining record of each vehicle plied on Motorways or Highways in real time; (d) if so, the details thereof; if not, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-Faith Harmony be pleased to state: (a) whether the Directorate of Hajj, Jeddah calls the specific individuals for their nomination for Hajj duty in any year; (b) if so, the details of the persons whose nomination were sought by the said Directorate for the year 2022 alongwith the there department; (c) the justification and criteria for receiving their nominations and who is authority to call them for such nominations; (d) with number of time each of the mentioned persons had previously been selected for the same; (e) how many times, a person can be sent for Hajj duty according to approved policy of Federal Government; and how many time the persons have been nominated for same duty; (f) what corrective measures are being taken by the Government to make the whole matter transparent?

Will the Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-Faith Harmony be pleased to state: (a) that the Government has taken notice of the fact that the persons nominated for Hajj duty repeatedly allegedly establishes their monopoly by holding the main Control Office in Makkah; (b) the details of each person, post, scale and department who was posted in the main control office for Hajj-2022, including the number of times each person was previously posted there; (c) if so, whether an independent and third-party audit has been conducted, especially with regard to the latest Hajj; if so, the details thereof; (d) details of the dues admissible to each person on duty and the amount paid to each in accordance with his duty including the date of arrival/departure in Saudi Arabia and whether deduction have made against any person in this regard; if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state: (a) whether the Federal Government has any plan to digitalize automate hospitals for assessing the actual availability of treatment facilities based on the name of the patients, treating the physician, which drug has been prescribed, and how much quantity of medicines is provided to the patient by the hospital itself and recommended laboratory tests, performed at the hospital or other-wise alongwith follow-up medical treatment; (b) if so, the details thereof; if not, the reasons thereof; (c) whether it is a fact that patients have to face difficulties in the said hospitals for treatment and had to wait for months for laboratory tests and surgeries; (d) if so, whether it shows the poor management of administration in such hospitals; and (e) what corrective measures are being taken by the Government to ensure state-of-the-art medical attendance and treatment in the aforesaid hospitals?

Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Federal Government Employees Housing Authority (FGEHA) had started Housing Scheme on the “First come First serve” bases in the name of Green Enclave in 2009; (b) whether it is also a fact that cost of land has been received from the members in 2016 and members who were offered plots in 2016, have paid the plot amount in installments; (c) the time by which development of the project will be completed by the Government; and (d) the time by which the Ministry will deliver/hand over the possession of the plots to the members with details thereof?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state: (a) the policy of CDA for waste disposal on daily basis; (b) whether it is a fact that such waste is temporarily/regular disposed of and dumped in nearby residential areas or elsewhere of capital city; (c) whether it is also a fact that CDA compensate to the areas where the waste disposed of temporarily or permanently; (d) if so, the details thereof; if not, the reasons thereof; (e) whether it is further a fact that the CDA has failed to formulate a comprehensive plan for the disposal of such wastes on a scientific basis to ensure recycling of such wastes; (f) if so, the reasons thereof; and (g) what corrective measures are being taken to formulate a mechanism for disposal of such waste as per international standards?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that filtration plant was not installed at Bhara Kahu area Simly Dam road sari chowk due to which public is compilled to drink polluted water; (b) if so, the steps being taken by the Government to resolve the said old issue of the said areas?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the main holes of Sector G-6 and in particular House No.102/C, Street No.17, G-6/2, Islamabad, has been blocked and over flowing/bursting in the courtyard since long, despite of lodging number of complaints several times; (b) the time by which the above said problem will be solved by the CDA/Municipal Office?

Will the Minister for Energy (Petroleum Division) be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that due to non-expansion of domestic oil refineries, Pakistan has to import high cost petrol and diesel which costs a significant portion of foreign exchange; (b) whether it is also a fact that the country’s domestic oil refineries expand its facilities on modern lines, it will not only make self-sufficient in production of petrol and diesel but also it will save the valuable foreign exchange reserves of the country; (c) if so, what corrective measure are being taken by the Government to bring forward the Oil Refinery Policy, which was reportedly finalized last year but the same is yet to be approved?

Will the Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony be pleased to state: (a) whether the Directorate of Hajj, Jeddah calls the specific individuals for their nomination for Hajj duty in any year; (b) if so, the details of the persons whose nomination were sought by the said Directorate for the year 2022 alongwith their department; (c) the justification and criteria for receiving their nominations and who is the authority to call them for such nominations; (d) the numbers of times, each of the mentioned persons had previously been selected for the same; (e) how many times, a person can be sent for Hajj duty according to approved policy of Federal Government; and how many time the persons have been nominated for same duty; (f) what corrective measures are being taken by the Government to make the whole matter transparent?

Will the Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony be pleased to state: (a) that the Government has taken notice of the fact that the persons nomnaved for Hajj duty repeatedly allegedly establishes their monopoly by holding the main Control Office in Makkah; (b) the details of each person, post, scale and department who was posted in the main control office for Hajj-2022, including the number of times each person was previously posted there; (c) if so, whether an independent and third-party audit has been conducted, especially with regard to the latest Hajj; if so, the details thereof; (d) details of the dues admissible to each person on duty and the amount paid to each in accordance with his duty including the date of arrival/departure in Saudi Arabia and whether deduction have made against any person in this regard; if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state: (a) whether the Federal Government has any plan to digitalize automate hospitals for assessing the actual availability of treatment facilities based on the name of the patients, treating the physician, which drug has been prescribed, and how much quantity of medicines is provided to the patient by the hospital itself and recommended laboratory tests, performed at the hospital or other-wise alongwith follow-up medical treatment; (b) if so, the details thereof; if not, the reasons thereof; (c) whether it is a fact that patients have to face difficulties in the said hospitals for treatment and had to wait for months for laboratory tests and surgeries; (d) if so, whether it shows the poor management of administration in such hospitals; and (e) what corrective measures are being taken by the Government to ensure state-of-the- art medical attendance and treatment in the aforesaid hospitals?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the platform of Railway Station, Shaddadpur was known as historic platform in past; (b) the construction of platform was in progress, whether it is a fact that project has been stopped and the contractor has allegedly run away due to non-payment, resulting in the distress of the people of the area; if so, the reasons thereof; (c) detail how much budget was reserved, released and used since project inception; (d) what corrective measures are being taken to complete the construction and renovation work as soon as possible; and (e) time by which work on the project will restart?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that a proposal was sent to Government to build filter system-based hospitals in the suburbs of Islamabad, to reduce pressure of patients in Federally run or administered main hospitals; (b) if so, what is the latest status of aforesaid proposal; (c) if such proposal has been suspended, what immediate steps are being taken by the Government to activate the said proposal?

Will the Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication be pleased to state: (a) what will be the nature of data that will fall under the General Data Protection Regulation Compliance Management System; (b) whether the contracted consultants were hired in accordance with Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) rules for successful implementation of the project; if yes, the details thereof; (c) how much amount has been spent on the project so far; (d) if the absence of any relevant law does not affect the implementation of the said project (as stated in the reply to Starred Question No.2 dated 27-07-2022) why is the Personal Data Protection Bill being prepared; (e) whether parts (b) and (d) of the above question do not reflect the conflicting position of the Government?

Will the Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has stopped payment of monthly stipend to many residents of village, Post Office Mahni Siyal, Tehsil Kabirwala, District Khanewal including CNIC No.36102- 7270082-0 and among them some have been de-listed despite the fact that due to flawed techniques used in the re-survey, the poverty of above-mentioned persons, including the mentioned CNIC, does not match their given scores; if so, the details and reasons there; and (b) what remedial steps are being taken to start giving monthly stipend to the residents of the said villages including the referred person/CNIC?

Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government, is burdened with unprecedented debt, and huge increase in such debt has accrued in recent years; (b) whether the Government has examined the purposes for which such loans were taken and to what extent such purposes have been served/achieved so far; and (c) how much burden does a common man have to bear to pay these debts?

Will the Minister for Privatization be pleased to state: (a) the details of any kind of consultancy obtained for completion of privatization transaction of any entity which has not actually been completed for the last ten years; (b) the reasons for not completing such transactions; (c) the expenses incurred on each of the above consultations; (d) whether bids were received for such transaction; if so, the maximum bid price received in each case so far; and (e) what steps are being taken by the Government to initiate a well-thought-out privatization policy that actually serves the country better than being a burden?

Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state: (a) the total Government vehicles available with the Ministry, Division including the departments functioning under its administrative control by any arrangements; (b) the use of each vehicle at present along with full details of officers to whom each vehicle is allocated; (c) details, the total monthly fuel and other expenses of the vehicle fleet of each of the above departments; (d) whether the use of such vehicles has been assessed by following the austerity measures announced by the Prime Minister; (e) if so, the details thereof and details of estimated savings expected in coming months; and (f) what further corrective measures are being taken by the Government to eliminate misuse of vehicles and ensure savings in this regard?

Will the Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives be pleased to state: (a) the total Government vehicles available to each Ministry/ Division including the departments comes under its administrative control by any arrangements; (b) details the use of each vehicle at present alongwith full details of officers to whom each vehicle is assigned; (c) detail the total monthly fuel and other expenses of the vehicle fleet of each of the above departments; (d) whether the use of such vehicles has been assessed by following the austerity measures announced by the Prime Minister; (e) if so, the details thereof and the details of estimated savings is expected in coming months; and (f) what further corrective measures are being taken by the Government to correct further misuse of vehicles and ensure savings?

Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the executive allowance was granted to the employees (BS-17 to 22) excluding the Private Secretaries are (BS-17, 18 and 19); if so, the justification thereof; and (b) what steps are being taken by the Government to grant such allowance to Private Secretaries, at the earliest?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that roads, footpaths and other pathways in the capital are being dug out on regular basis either by the public or private sector entities in the name of installing/laying various cables and pipes etc., which destroys the entire infrastructure and later its poor repair leads to more damage to it as well as mental torture to the people at large; (b) if so, why are the managers of capital city unable to come up with a well-thought-out plan/design in line with international standards to do such things; and (c) what remedial measures are being taken to design thoughtfully as per international standards to accommodate any such installations/modifications in the capital in future?

Will the Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination be pleased to state: (a) the benchmark on which the members of a Management Committee to run the affairs of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on an interim basis have recently been selected-cumappointed including the cricketing experience of each; (b) why was there a need to form such a committee and whether the performance of the previous board was reviewed before appointing it; if so, the details thereof; if not, the reasons thereof (c) whether it is a fact that most of the members of the said committee have held various positions in the PCB in the past; (d) if so, what they did extraordinarly while holding previous positions, and why each of the above was removed from his posting in the past; (e) the perks and privileges each of the above is entitled to and actually getting at present; and (f) what steps are being taken to make PCB non political?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state: (a) the total Government vehicles available to each division of the Ministry including the departments under its administrative control by any arrangements; (b) the details of use of each vehicle at present along with full details of officers to whom each vehicle is assigned; (c) the monthly fuel and other expenses of the vehicle fleet of each of the above departments; (d) whether the use of such vehicles has been assessed following the austerity measures announced by the Prime Minister; (e) if so, the details thereof; and estimated savings expected in this regard in coming months; and (f) what further corrective measures are being taken by the Government to correct misuse of vehicles and ensure further savings in this regard?

Will the Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination be pleased to state: (a) the total Government vehicles available to each Ministry, Division including the departments under its administrative control by any arrangement; (b) details of the use of each vehicle at present along with full details of officers to whom each vehicle is assigned; (c) details of the total monthly fuel and other expenses of the vehicle fleet of each of the above departments; (d) whether the use of such vehicles has been assessed following the austerity measures announced by the Prime Minister; (e) if so, the details thereof and estimated savings expected in this regard in coming months; and (f) what further corrective measures are being taken by the Government to correct further misuse of vehicles and ensure savings in this regard?

Will the Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development be pleased to refer to the Starred Question No.2 replied on 10-11-2022 and to state: (a) whether the outstanding amount, due against an officer of the Ministry, has been paid or not; (b) if so, the details thereof including the amount paid by him and if any concession was granted alongwith the justification thereof; (c) if the officer concerned has not paid such dues, the reasons for delay in such payment on his part; (d) whether it amounts to abuse of authority while holding a senior position in the Ministry; and (e) what corrective measures have been taken by the Government in this regard?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has taken any notice of the dilapidated condition of various parts of the G T Road from Rawalpindi to Lahore; (b) whether it is a fact that the repair work started at a few places in the recent past, is also found stalled due to unknown reasons, due to which the public is facing severe difficulties on said road; (c) if so, the details thereof; if not, the reasons thereof; (d) whether any official of the concerned department i.e NHA, or any other responsible department entrusted with the task of ensuring road quality, including Federal Ministers, visited this road in recent days; (e) if so, the findings of each of the above mentioned visits; (f) how these findings were implemented to repair the road; and (g) what corrective measures are being taken by the Government to repair the road by using latest technologies so that longevity and sustainability be ensured?

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state: (a) properties which were planned to be auctioned in abroad and for which bids have been received recently alongwith maximum bids against each received including the details of further action taken in light of said bids; (b) whether there has been any renovation of such buildings during the last five years; (c) if so, the value of the cost of renovation of each building in the currency (in which bids were received for its auction); (d) if such renovations were made, what was the logic of doing so and when did these buildings were required to be auctioned; and (e) what measures are being taken by the government for the efficient management of such buildings as long as they were owned by the country and do not become a burden on the country’s exchequer?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) the total Government vehicles available to each Ministry, Division including the departments functioning under its administrative control by any arrangements; (b) details of the use of each vehicle at present along with full details of officers to whom each vehicle is allocated; (c) details of the total monthly fuel and other expenses of the vehicle fleet of each of the above departments; (d) whether the use of such vehicles has been assessed following the austerity measures announced by the Prime Minister; (e) if so, the details thereof and estimated savings expected in this regard in coming months; and (f) what further corrective measures are being taken by the Government to correct further misuse of vehicles and ensure further savings in this regard?

Will the Minister for Science and Technology be pleased to state: (a) the total Government vehicles available to each Ministry, Division including the departments functioning under its administrative control by any arrangement; (b) the use of each vehicle at present along with full details of the officers to whom each vehicle is allocated; (c) details, the total monthly fuel and other expenses of the vehicle fleet of each of the above departments; (d) whether the use of such vehicles has been assessed following the austerity measures announced by the Prime Minister; if so, the details thereof; (e) details of estimated savings, expected in coming months; and (f) what corrective measures are being taken by the Government to eliminate misuse of vehicles and ensure savings for future?

Will the Minister for Industries and Production be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has taken notice of the fact that recently some certain industries partially have been shut down their operations are restricted during their working days, consequently a large number of the people associated with these industries have lost their employment; (b) whether any study has been carried out to determine the severity of such shutdowns both in terms of the value and volume of such shutdowns; if so, the details thereof; (c) the reasons for the closure and its magnitude in terms of value and volume; and (d) what remedial measures are being taken by the Government to redress the grievances of such industries so that they can resume their work at full capacity?

Will the Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-Faith Harmony be pleased with refer to the Starred Question No.77 replied on 01-02-2023 and to state: (a) whether it is a fact that an independent third-party has conducted audit to determine whether each mover performed his or her duties in prescribed manners in addition to financial audit; (b) if any of the above persons have been recommended for such duty for the next Hajj, the details thereof and how many times each persons has performed such duty in the past; (c) whether it is a fact that the Government has allegedly deliberately concealed the full details of the dues paid to each person on duty along with the date of arrival/departure in Saudi Arabia, including the deduction made against each person, which is tantamount to withholding such information from Parliament and breach of its privilege; (d) if so, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Industries and Production be pleased to state: (a) the total Government vehicles available in the Ministry, Division including the departments functioning under its administrative control by any arrangements; (b) details of the use of each vehicle at present along with full details of officers to whom each vehicle has been allocated; (c) details of the monthly fuel and other expenses of the vehicle fleet of each of the above departments; (d) whether the use of such vehicles has been assessed following the austerity measures announced by the Prime Minister; (e) if so, the details thereof; and estimated savings expected in coming months; and (f) what further corrective measures are being taken by the Government to rectify further misuse of vehicles, and ensure savings in future?

Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to state: (a) the total Government vehicles available in the Ministry, Division including the departments functioning under its administrative control by any arrangements; (b) details the use of each vehicle at present along with full details of officers to whom each vehicle has been allocated; (c) details of the monthly fuel and other expenses of the vehicle fleet of each of the said departments; (d) whether the use of such vehicles has been assessed following the austerity measures announced by the Prime Minister; (e) if so, the details thereof; and estimated savings expected in coming months; and (f) what further corrective measures are being taken by the Government to rectify further misuse of vehicles and ensure savings in future?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state: (a) whether a University, actually chartered by the Provincial Government, can open its campus in any city of any other province or Federal capital; if so the details thereof; (b) if not, whether the government has taken notice of the fact that several universities, chartered by the provincial governments, have opened their campuses in other provinces and the Federal Capital, which amount to illegal practice; if so, the details thereof; and (c) what is the responsibility of the Federal Government and Higher Education Commission (HEC) if any University in any city of the country runs an illegal campus outside its jurisdiction; and (d) what corrective measures should be taken to make it accountable?

Will the Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state: (a) the total Government vehicles available in the Ministry, Division including the departments functioning under its administrative control by any arrangements; (b) details of the use of each vehicle at present along with full details of officers to whom each vehicle is allocated; (c) the total monthly fuel and other expenses of the vehicle fleet of each of the above departments; (d) whether the use of such vehicles has been assessed following the austerity measures announced by the Prime Minister; (e) if so, the details thereof and details of estimated savings expected in coming months; and (f) what further corrective measures are being taken by the Government to avoid misuse of vehicles and ensure savings in public interest?

Will the Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives be pleased to state: (a) the total Government vehicles available to each Ministry/ Division including the departments comes under its administrative control by any arrangements; (b) details the use of each vehicle at present alongwith full details of officers to whom each vehicle is assigned; (c) detail the total monthly fuel and other expenses of the vehicle fleet of each of the above departments; (d) whether the use of such vehicles has been assessed by following the austerity measures announced by the Prime Minister; (e) if so, the details thereof and the details of estimated savings is expected in coming months; and (f) what further corrective measures are being taken by the Government to correct further misuse of vehicles and ensure savings?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that roads, footpaths and other pathways in the capital are being dug out on regular basis either by the public or private sector entities in the name of installing/laying various cables and pipes etc., which destroys the entire infrastructure and later its poor repair leads to more damage to it as well as mental torture to the people at large; (b) if so, why are the managers of capital city unable to come up with a well-thought-out plan/design in line with international standards to do such things; and (c) what remedial measures are being taken to design thoughtfully as per international standards to accommodate any such installations/modifications in the capital in future?

Will the Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development be pleased to refer to the Starred Question No.140 replied on 21-11-2022 and to state: (a) details of the process of sending Pakistani workforce/ manpower to the other countries mentioned in part (d) of the previous answer; (b) whether communication has been made by all means for above with each country so far; if so, details thereof; (c) the time by which such process will be finalized; and (d) whether Pakistan will be able to send workforce to the above referred countries?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state: (a) the total Government vehicles available to each division of the Ministry including the departments under its administrative control by any arrangements; (b) the details of use of each vehicle at present along with full details of officers to whom each vehicle is assigned; (c) the monthly fuel and other expenses of the vehicle fleet of each of the above departments; (d) whether the use of such vehicles has been assessed following the austerity measures announced by the Prime Minister; (e) if so, the details thereof; and estimated savings expected in this regard in coming months; and (f) what further corrective measures are being taken by the Government to correct misuse of vehicles and ensure further savings in this regard?

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state: (a) properties which were planned to be auctioned in abroad and for which bids have been received recently alongwith maximum bids against each received including the details of further action taken in light of said bids; (b) whether there has been any renovation of such buildings during the last five years; (c) if so, the value of the cost of renovation of each building in the currency (in which bids were received for its auction); (d) if such renovations were made, what was the logic of doing so and when did these buildings were required to be auctioned; and (e) what measures are being taken by the government for the efficient management of such buildings as long as they were owned by the country and do not become a burden on the country’s exchequer?

Will the Minister for Energy (Petroleum Division) be pleased to refer to the Starred Question No.22 replied on 16-01-2023 and to state: (a) whether the draft of Oil Refining Policy is being finalized; (b) if so, the details, in chronological order as to when the policy was discussed and approved at each of relevant forums; (c) if not, the time by which it will be finalized; (d) since when the country’s existing refineries has not been upgraded lastly; (e) the quality of petroleum products in the country as comparable to international standard due to non-up gradation of existing refineries; and (f) whether it affects the environment, vehicle engines and consumption ratios therein?

Will the Minister for Law and Justice be pleased to refer to the UnStarred Question No.44 replied on 19-10-2022 and to state: (a) details of the current status and nature of consultation with dates and means of such consultation in light of judgment of Supreme Court of Pakistan on appointment of Chairman, Federal Service Tribunal (FST); and (b) time by when such consultation will be completed and permanent Chairman of the FST will be appointed?

Will the Minister for Industries and Production be pleased to state: (a) the total Government vehicles available in the Ministry, Division including the departments functioning under its administrative control by any arrangements; (b) details of the use of each vehicle at present along with full details of officers to whom each vehicle has been allocated; (c) details of the monthly fuel and other expenses of the vehicle fleet of each of the above departments; (d) whether the use of such vehicles has been assessed following the austerity measures announced by the Prime Minister; (e) if so, the details thereof; and estimated savings expected in coming months; and (f) what further corrective measures are being taken by the Government to rectify further misuse of vehicles, and ensure savings in future?

Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to state: (a) the total Government vehicles available in the Ministry, Division including the departments functioning under its administrative control by any arrangements; (b) details the use of each vehicle at present along with full details of officers to whom each vehicle has been allocated; (c) details of the monthly fuel and other expenses of the vehicle fleet of each of the said departments; (d) whether the use of such vehicles has been assessed following the austerity measures announced by the Prime Minister; (e) if so, the details thereof; and estimated savings expected in coming months; and (f) what further corrective measures are being taken by the Government to rectify further misuse of vehicles and ensure savings in future?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state: (a) whether the Ministry has taken notice of the video got viral on social media regarding the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Islamabad in which women accused the hospital staff and guards of committing violence, humiliation and battering; (b) when the concerned officer was contacted by the complainant, the women were again humiliated by the officer and staff present there; (c) if so, the details of the persons involved in this incident; and (d) the action taken by the Ministry for initiating impartial investigation of the incident as well as the disciplinary action taken against the staff involved in it?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state: (a) the total Government vehicles available in the Ministry Division including the departments functioning under its administrative control by (b) details of the use of each vehicle at present alongwith full details of officers to whom each vehicle is provided (c) the total monthly fuel and other expenses of the vehicle fleet of each of the above department (d) whether the use of such vehicles has been assessed by following the austerity, measures announced by the Prime Minister; (e) if so, the details thereof. and savings expected in coming months and (f) what further corrective measures are being taken by the Government to avoid the misuse of vehicles and ensure savings in public interest?

Will the Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives be pleased to state: (a) the total Government vehicles available to each Ministry/ Division including the departments comes under its administrative control by any arrangements; (b) details the use of each vehicle at present alongwith full details of officers to whom each vehicle is assigned; (c) detail the total monthly fuel and other expenses of the vehicle fleet of each of the above departments; (d) whether the use of such vehicles has been assessed by following the austerity measures announced by the Prime Minister; (e) if so, the details thereof and the details of estimated savings is expected in coming months; and (f) what further corrective measures are being taken by the Government to correct further misuse of vehicles and ensure savings?

Will the Minister for Industries and Production be pleased to state: (a) the total Government vehicles available in the Ministry, Division including the departments functioning under its administrative control by any arrangements; (b) details of the use of each vehicle at present along with full details of officers to whom each vehicle has been allocated; (c) details of the monthly fuel and other expenses of the vehicle fleet of each of the above departments; (d) whether the use of such vehicles has been assessed following the austerity measures announced by the Prime Minister; (e) if so, the details thereof; and estimated savings expected in coming months; and (f) what further corrective measures are being taken by the Government to rectify further misuse of vehicles, and ensure savings in future?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state: (a) the total Government vehicles available in the Ministry, Division including the departments functioning under its administrative control by any arrangements; (b) details of the use of each vehicle at present alongwith full details of officers to whom each vehicle is provided; (c) the total monthly fuel and other expenses of the vehicle fleet of each of the above departments; (d) whether the use of such vehicles has been assessed by following the austerity measures announced by the Prime Minister; (e) if so, the details thereof, and savings expected in coming months; and (f) what further corrective measures are being taken by the Government to avoid the misuse of vehicles and ensure savings in public interest?

Will the Minister for Energy (Petroleum Division) be pleased to refer to the Starred Question No.22 replied on 16-01-2023 and to state: (a) whether the draft of Oil Refining Policy is being finalized; (b) if so, the details, in chronological order as to when the policy was discussed and approved at each of relevant forums; (c) if not, the time by which it will be finalized; (d) since when the country’s existing refineries has not been upgraded lastly; (e) the quality of petroleum products in the country as comparable to international standard due to non-up gradation of existing refineries; and (f) whether it affects the environment, vehicle engines and consumption ratios therein?

Will the Minister for Aviation be pleased to state: (a) details of pilots who have chosen to leave Pakistan International Airline (PIA) during the last five years especially during the current regime and the reasons thereof; (b) whether it is a fact that a number of pilots have reportedly chosen to leave PIA by various means who had extensive experience of flying large aircraft, as a result, PIA is facing shortage of pilots and long haul flights, as witnessed by regular flight are being delayed now a days; (c) whether it is also a fact that the deduction of a source tax from the salaries of pilots is also a main reason behid their leaving PIA; (d) if the answers to part (a), (b) and (c) above are in the affirmative, what corrective measures are being taken by the Government in this regard?

Will the Minister for Economic Affairs be pleased to state: (a) how much amount Pakistan has received so far that was pledged by various countries, as well as by private donors and international financial institutions gathered at the conference in Geneva in January 2023; (b) whether the amount received was a loan or grant; (c) whether such pledges are being fulfilled in accordance with the expected framework and time; (d) if so, the details thereof; if not, the reasons thereof; and (e) the details of further distribution of the received amount?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Capital Development Authority (CDA) has initiated studies for recycling and disposal of the Capital’s solid waste at with par international standard; if so, the details thereof; (b) by whom and when such study has been conducted alongwith the costs involved on each study; (c) whether it is also a fact that CDA has failed to establish an international system for solid wastes disposal in the capital; if so, the reasons thereof; and (d) the time by which such system will be installed?

Will the Minister for Energy (Petroleum Division) be pleased to state what steps are being taken by the Government to specifically focus on those policies which have resulted in high cost of imports of Pakistan’s energy products that has affected the trade balance which is further worsening and pushing the current situation of account deficit dangerously high?

Will the Minister for Energy (Power Division) be pleased to state: (a) what were the reasons for the recent power breakdown in the country including how much was the damage of this breakdown in rupees; (b) total amount spent on its maintenance; (c) whether it is a fact that an inquiry has been conducted in this regard; if so, the details thereof including the deficiencies identified in this regard; (d) who is held responsible for such failure; (e) whether it is also a fact that Government does not have a state-of-art system that can identify the fault first as per international standards and help in rectifying the fault as soon as possible; if so, the reasons thereof; and (f) what corrective measures are being taken by the Government in this regard?

Will the Minister for Energy (Power Division) be pleased to state: (a) what is mandate of NTDC for upgrading both high voltage lines and secondary transmission lines and the budget reserved, released and utilized for the purpose during the last five years alongwith details thereof; (b) whether it is a fact that system losses in the power sector due to obsolete and old transmission lines have either remained static or increased in recent years and the burden of such losses is ultimately borne by consumers; (c) whether it is also a fact that NEPRA, being a regulator, is reprimanding and fining NTDC for failure to upgrade transmission lines in recent times; if so, the details thereof; and (d) what remedial measures are being taken by the Government to upgrade the transmission lines to international standards to not only reduce transmission losses but also ensure uninterrupted power?

Will the Minister for Aviation be pleased to state: (a) details of salary and all other benefits that are given to each employee of Pakistan International Airline (PIA) either in cash or in any other manner, especially, those who are paid 0.5 million or more and detail of each thereof; (b) the procedure for fixing such pay and other benefits with the benchmark on which these are fixed; (c) the statutory forum of PIA empowered to determine the salaries and other benefits of employees of PIA alongwith names and designations of its members; (d) whether it is a fact that this forum has increased its own salary and other benefits at present; if so, when these were increased alongwith details thereof; and (e) whether the recent notification of increase in salary of PIA employees has materialized or not; if so, the details thereof; if not, the reasons thereof?