Will the Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resources Development be pleased to state: (a) how many labour has been sent abroad in 2019 alongwith province-wise details thereof; and (b) the names of countries where Pakistani labour is being sent alongwith profession-wise details thereof?

Will the Minister for Law and Justice be pleased to state how many Assistant/Deputy Attorney Generals have been appointed in High Courts Benches of Sindh (Hyderabad, Sukkur and Larkana), along-with names of Additional Attorney Generals along-with there domicile?

Will the Minister for Energy (Petroleum Division) be pleased to state: (a) how much Oil and Gas cess has been collected from district Shikarpur, Sindh through district Petroleum Social Development Committee during the years 2018-2021; (b) in which Tehsil of Shikarpur district gas is being produced; and (c) how much funds have been utilized in district from account of Petroleum Social Development Committee fund, alongwith name of areas?

Will the Minister for Climate Change be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has taken notice of the fact that incidents of fire happened in forests on different areas of the country; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) the responsibility of the Federal Government in this regard, and how did Federal Government respond to it; and (d) whether each of above incidents have been investigated; if so, the details thereof alongwith finding thereof?

Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state: (a) the reasons behind depreciation of rupee against dollar; (b) whether such reasons have been assessed by the incumbent Government and proposed corrective measures; (c) if so, the derails thereof; and (d) what steps are being taken by the incumbent Government to appreciate the value of rupee against the dollar other-than taking loans?

Will the Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development be pleased to state: (a) details the number of persons sent abroad for employment during the last four years and particularly the plan of incumbent Government to sent Pakistanis abroad for employment; (b) the details of agreement which is under process at present; and (c) the number of parsons will be sent to each country in next year or so?

Will the Minister for Industries and Production be pleased to state: (a) how did the incumbent Government lessen the prices of food essentials since the inception thereof particularly with reference to prices of food essentials in the open market; (b) whether it is a fact that prices of food essential could neither be brought down at affordable level of common-men rather prices thereof have been increasing after each passing day; (c) if so, is not, it failure of incumbent Government; and (d) what steps are being taken by the Government to lessen the prices of food essential for common-men?

Will the Minister for Climate Change be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has taken notice of the fact that incidents of fire happened in forests on different areas of the country (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) the responsibility of the Federal Government in this regard, and how did Federal Government respond to it; and (d) whether each of above incidents have been investigated; if so, the details thereof alongwith finding thereof?

Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state: (a) the reasons behind depreciation of rupee against dollar; (b) whether such reasons have been assessed by the incumbent Government and proposed corrective measures; (c) if so, the derails thereof; and (d) what steps are being taken by the incumbent Government to appreciate the value of rupee against the dollar other-than taking loans?

Will the Minister for National Food Security and Research be pleased to state what steps are being taken by the Government to encourage the use of other essential foods such as maize/corn to reduce the pressure on wheat use as a staple food in the country?

Will the Minister for National Food Security and Research be pleased to state: (a) has the Government taken notice of the fact that the demand for basic food items in the country will increase in the coming years while the average production of major crops has stagnated and concerned authorities have failed to formulate policies that are necessary to increase the production of such crops to the level of country needs in recent years; if so, the details thereof; (b) has the Government estimated the need for the country’s basic food commodities in the next five, ten and fifteen years, respectively and whether or not, in all these years, the production of such food by the country will be sufficient to meet the needs of the country; if so, details thereof; (c) if not, what effective remedial measures are being taken to meet the growing demand for food for the next five, ten and fifteen years?

Will the Minister for Economic Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the role of the Government in negotiating various aid or loan packages for the country; (b) the detail of responsible officials having special skills to obtain loans at the lowest interest rates and on easy terms; (c) how many people/officials, associated with the affairs of the Ministry, have a financial background at present; and (d) the Minister or any other official of the Ministry who participated in the current Government’s negotiations with IMF; if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Energy (Power Division) be pleased to state: (a) the fixed term of SEPCO's Board; (b) whether it is a fact that the previous board was dissolved before the completion of its term; if so, the reasons thereof; (c) the names of the persons who have been appointed as Chairman and Members of the present Board alongwith criteria adopted for appointment of each including their academic qualifications and expertise in the field of power sector; (d) the procedure for appointment of each of the above persons and how each of the above is first shortlisted and then appointed: (e) whether it is also a fact that some of the above are only graduate and have no expertise in power sector; if so, the justification for their appointment; and (f) what corrective measures are being taken in this regard?

Will the Minister for Energy (Power Division) be pleased to state (a) the total composition of Board of Directors of Sukker Electric Power Company (SEPCO) alongwith names dt present; and (b) the qualification of Members of Board o/ Directors alongwith their experience?

Will the Minister for National Food Security and Research be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Government has signed MoUs with China to produce high yielding seeds of various crops despite the passage of sufficient time and no progress has been seen in the production of new seeds; (b) if so, the reasons thereof; and (c) what steps are being taken by the Government to produce high yielding seeds compatible with the current scenario of climate change in the country?

Will the Minister for National Food Security and Research be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the Government is subsidizing the farmers who have been badly affected in the recent floods in various ways including the supply of seeds; (b) if so, the details thereof together with district-wise details of farmers who have been provided such subsidy including seeds, so far; (c) the criteria adopted for distribution of such seeds; (d) whether it was certified seed or not; (e) if any irregularities have been found during the distribution of such subsidies including seeds; and (f) what corrective measures are being taken to fix them?

Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has made any review to find out, reasons as to why the country’s economy is in a constant state of stagnation, which is not only increasing the dependence of the country economy on debt, but also increasing the tax burden on the common man; (b) if so, the details of impediments that are preventing sustainable development of the country’s economy; (c) if not, the reasons thereof; and (d) what steps are being taken by the Government to hold a national dialogue to devise a long-lasting, practical solution that will ensure sustainable growth of the economy in the country?

Will the Minister for Energy (Power Division) be pleased to state: (a) the fixed term of SEPCO's Board; (b) whether it is a fact that the previous board was dissolved before the completion of its term; if so, the reasons thereof; (c) the names of the persons who have been appointed as Chairman and Members of the present Board alongwith criteria adopted for appointment of each including their academic qualifications and expertise in the field of power sector; (d) the procedure for appointment of each of the above persons and how each of the above is first shortlisted and then appointed; (e) whether it is also a fact that some of the above are only graduate and have no expertise in power sector; if so, the justification for their appointment; and (f) what corrective measures are being taken in this regard?

Will the Minister for Energy (Power Division) be pleased to state: (a) the total composition of Board of Directors of Sukkur Electric Power Company (SEPCO) alongwith names at present; and (b) the qualification of Members of Board of Directors alongwith their experience?

Will the Minister for Energy (Power Division) be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that despite increasing the electricity rates by more than 50% and putting additional burden on the consumers in trillions of rupees, the circular debt continues to increase by every passing day; (b) if so, how much its volume is increasing every month; (c) whether it is a testament to the poor management of the Government in power sector that has failed to control and reduce it, despite imposing an additional burden on consumers; if so, the reasons thereof (d) what should have been the role of the institutions being responsible for dealing with issues related to circular debt; (e) whether these institutions have played their role in contesting the increasing trend of debt day by day; and (f) what corrective steps are being taken by the Government to permanently fix this issue?

Will the Minister for Energy (Power Division) be pleased to state: (a) what is the responsibility of the Governing Board of any distribution company to make the affairs of the DISCOs more transparent and efficient; (b) whether the Government has assessed the performance of the every company Board; (c) whether the board of company’s have fully discharged the responsibilities assigned to perform; if so, the details; if not, reasons thereof; (d) details the improvements made or observed in the affairs of each DISCO since the appointment of the last Board of DISCO; (e) the details of the losses of each DISCO before and after the appointment of the present Board of each company; (f) the details of the losses of each DISCO separately during the last four years; and (g) what steps are being taken by the Government to make the process of appointment of Board Members of each DISCO's more transparent and on merit for appointing expert members of relevant sector?

Will the Minister for National Food Security and Research be pleased to refer to the Starred Question No.73 replied on 14-11- 2022 and to state: (a) since the Federal Government could not come to a clear conclusion about subsidizing the farmers, as affected by the recent floods; (b) what corrective measures have been taken to find other options to subsidize them who have already completed the sowing of wheat of their own; (c) if so, has Federal Government released any amount to anyone in this regard; if so, the details thereof; if not, reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for National Food Security and Research be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that despite being an agricultural country, lacks availability of seeds of various crops which are considered as foods basket and if their seeds are available, their quality and productivity are too poor to enable proper crop cultivation and to keep productive costs to minimum; (b) whether the average yield of various crops is low in the country as compared to neighboring countries; (c) if so, whether it does not amount to failure of the relevant departments to develop climate-resilient seed varieties; (d) if so, the details thereof; and (e) what corrective measure are being taken to set a deadline for both the public and private sectors to produce enough seeds of various crops that are sufficient for the production thereof in the country, so that should be no need in future to import such seeds?

Will the Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state: (a) how many Federal Ministers, Ministers of State, Advisers and Special Assistants to the Prime Minister have availed/conducted officials foreign visits during the year 2022; (b) what kind of benefits have been achieved by Pakistan from these foreign visits alongwith details thereof; (c) names of countries visited; and (d) details of expenditures incurred on the said official visits of each above?

Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state: (a) in the light of the critical state of the economy, the estimated savings by each Ministry/Division up till now, or savings expected of the concerned Ministry/Division at the end of the financial year under austerity measures of the incumbent Government; (b) the benchmark on which such savings are based; (c) actual amount granted to each Division for 2022-23 alongwith details of any supplementary grants, if any, made to each Division; (d) whether the amount of saving was from its original allocation or saved from the supplementary grant; and (e) what steps are being taken by the Government to completely eliminate un-necessary expenses of each Division?

Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state: (a) what are the reasons for the continuous deterioration of the country’s economy that has brought us to the verge of default; (b) whether it is a fact that despite the claims of economic reforms by previous Governments, including the current one and joining dozens of International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme; (c) reasons for not fixing issues to resolve the same; and (d) what corrective measures are being taken by the Government to address issues related to economy so that the ongoing IMF programme, should be last programme for the country?

Will the Minister for Energy (Power Division) be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that despite increasing the electricity rates by more than 50% and putting additional burden on the consumers in trillions of rupees, the circular debt continues to increase by every passing day; (b) if so, how much its volume is increasing every month; (c) whether it is a testament to the poor management of the Government in power sector that has failed to control and reduce it, despite imposing an additional burden on consumers; if so, the reasons thereof; (d) what should have been the role of the institutions being responsible for dealing with issues related to circular debt; (e) whether these institutions have played their role in contesting the increasing trend of debt day by day; and (f) what corrective steps are being taken by the Government to permanently fix this issue?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether the Federal Minister including the Secretary of the Ministry and the Chairman, National Highways Authority visited any National Highways after assuming charge of the incumbent Government to assess dilapidated conditions of the National Highways at present; if so, the details thereof; (b) when did above persons pay their visit of separately each road alongwith findings of such visit; and (c) what corrective measures are being taken by the Government in this regard?

Will the Minister for Energy (Power Division) be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that several employees of electricity distribution companies have been working in such companies for years are not being regularized despite having many years of service to their credit; if so, the reasons thereof; (b) the details of such employees working in; (c) whether it is also a fact that some contractual employees working in few companies have been regularized in recent years while hundreds of workers are still waiting for regularization; (d) if so, whether it is not discrimination amongst workers; and (e) what steps are being taken by the Government to get regularize the services of the above contractual employees working in electricity distribution companies?

Will the Minister for National Food Security and Research be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has taken any notice of the fact that the recent floods in the country have affected the production of major crops that make up our food basket and there is a fear that their production (rice and wheat) may fall short of the country’s requirements in the coming months and consequently, to meet the country’s needs, products bearing such crops will have to be imported; if so, the details thereof; and (b) what steps are being taken by the Ministry, to ensure food security, to maintain stable food stocks at adequate levels in the country so that in case of shortage of such commodities, the national exchequer does not have to bear additional financial burden on their import at the last moment?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that residents of Islamabad, who have Islamabad CNIC are privileged with Sehat card facility in different Federal Government Hospitals as well as in some private renowned hospitals; (b) if the answer to part (a) above is in affirmative, the amount allocated for treatment of each resident of Islamabad alongwith the names of hospitals (both the government/private) for this facility; and (c) the number of patients who have availed this facility, so far?

Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state: (a) in the light of the critical state of the economy, the estimated savings by each Ministry/Division up till now, or savings expected of the concerned Ministry/Division at the end of the financial year under austerity measures of the incumbent Government; (b) the benchmark on which such savings are based; (c) actual amount granted to each Division for 2022-23 alongwith details of any supplementary grants, if any, made to each Division; (d) whether the amount of saving was from its original allocation or saved from the supplementary grant; and (e) what steps are being taken by the Government to completely eliminate un-necessary expenses of each Division?

Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state: (a) what are the reasons for the continuous deterioration of the country’s economy that has brought us to the verge of default; (b) whether it is a fact that despite the claims of economic reforms by previous Governments, including the current one and joining dozens of International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme; (c) reasons for not fixing issues to resolve the same; and (d) what corrective measures are being taken by the Government to address issues related to economy so that the ongoing IMF programme, should be last programme for the country?

Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state: (a) details by the Government to remove the obstacles, hindering the flourishing of the country’s economy dependent on largely foreign loans, especially when the country is indebted with unprecedented debt and their volume is not only increasing but also have put pressure to return them is increasing with each passing day; (b) whether the government has anticipated these obstacle; if so, the details thereof; (c) what measure are being taken by the government to deal with such obstacles; and (d) what are the reasons that despite the lofty claims of every government, the country’s economy is the at last number among the countries in the region?

Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state: (a) what should have been the role of regulatory bodies, which are either under the control of the Ministry or linked to it such as State Bank of Pakistan, FBR, SECP etc. to ensure the prosperity of the country’s economy; and (b) whether aforesaid institutions have played their role in the context of the worsening economic situation of the country, since the inception of the incumbent government?

Will the Minister for Energy (Power Division) be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that despite increasing the electricity rates by more than 50% and putting additional burden on the consumers in trillions of rupees, the circular debt continues to increase by every passing day; (b) if so, how much its volume is increasing every month; (c) whether it is a testament to the poor management of the Government in power sector that has failed to control and reduce it, despite imposing an additional burden on consumers; if so, the reasons thereof; (d) what should have been the role of the institutions being responsible for dealing with issues related to circular debt; (e) whether these institutions have played their role in contesting the increasing trend of debt day by day; and (f) what corrective steps are being taken by the Government to permanently fix this issue?

Will the Minister for Energy (Power Division) be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that several employees of electricity distribution companies have been working in such companies for years are not being regularized despite having many years of service to their credit; if so, the reasons thereof; (b) the details of such employees working in; (c) whether it is also a fact that some contractual employees working in few companies have been regularized in recent years while hundreds of workers are still waiting for regularization; (d) if so, whether it is not discrimination amongst workers; and (e) what steps are being taken by the Government to get regularize the services of the above contractual employees working in electricity distribution companies?

Will the Minister for Energy (Power Division) be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that despite increasing the electricity rates by more than 50% and putting additional burden on the consumers in trillions of rupees, the circular debt continues to increase by every passing day; (b) if so, how much its volume is increasing every month; (c) whether it is a testament to the poor management of the Government in power sector that has failed to control and reduce it, despite imposing an additional burden on consumers; if so, the reasons thereof; (d) what should have been the role of the institutions being responsible for dealing with issues related to circular debt (e) whether these institutions have played their role in contesting the increasing trend of debt day by day; and (f) what corrective steps are being taken by the Government to permanently fix this issue?

Will the Minister for Energy (Power Division) be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that several employees of electricity distribution companies have been working in such companies for years are not being regularized despite having many years of service to their credit; if so, the reasons thereof; (b) the details of such employees working in; (c) whether it is also a fact that some contractual employees working in few companies have been regularized in recent years while hundreds of workers are still waiting for regularization; (d) if so, whether it is not discrimination amongst workers; and (e) what steps are being taken by the Government to get regularize the services of the above contractual employees working in electricity distribution companies?

Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state: (a) details of the structural reforms that are being endorsed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in ongoing discussions with the fund by the country; (b) what changes will follow such structural reforms and how they will affect the lives of the common man; (c) how will such reforms be beneficial, particularly, to the comman man; (d) whether it is a fact that such so-called structural reforms in the past have not yielded the desired results and ultimately such approval from the IMF becomes a financial burden for the common man; (e) if so, the reasons thereof; and (f) what will this time be different from the past experience to make this program beneficial for the common man?

Will the Minister for National Food Security and Research be pleased to state: (a) the total average cultivated area of major crops in the country at present and its area under cultivation with the time line of 5, 10, 15 and 20 years ago, respectively; (b) the average per acre yield of each of the above crops as per the time line given in part (a) above: (c) whether it is a fact that the area under cultivation and per acre yield of the said crops have either stagnated or in some case declined during the said years; (d) if so, the reasons thereof, and what corrective measures are being taken to improve the yield of each major crop such as area under cultivation?