Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the estimated quantum of natural gas discovered from Zarghoon oil / gas field; and (b) the time by which natural gas will be supplied to various areas in Balochistan from the said gas reservoir?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the names of places in Districts Quetta, Pashin, Zohb, Sherani, Harnai, Lorali, Musa Khel, Qila Abdullah, Qila Saifullah and Sibi, Balochistan, where drilling is underway for discovery of oil and natural gas; (b) the progress / results of the said drilling so far; and (c) the names of other places in the said Districts where oil and natural gas reservoirs have been identified in the survey reports?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Hernai - Sibi railway section is not operational at present, if so, its reasons; and (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to make the said section operational, if so, when?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a) the names of persons to whom railways land / property has presently been allotted indicating also the basis on which the same has been allotted; (b) the yearly income of Pakistan Railways from the said land / property; and (c) the procedure laid down for allotment of the said land / property?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) the estimated cost of Quetta - Chaman Highway; (b) whether it is a fact that the construction work of the said Highway has not been completed so far, if so, the reasons thereof and (c) the time by which the said Highway will be completed?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the construction work of Loralai - DG Khan Highway has not been completed so far, if so, the reasons thereof; (b) the number of bridges proposed to be constructed on the said Highway and the number of those constructed so far; and (c) the time by which the said Highway will be completed?

Will the Minister for Education, Trainings and Standards in Higher Education be pleased to state: (a) the criteria laid down for distribution of funds by the Higher Education Commission amongst various universities in the country; (b) whether the funds are provided to all universities equally, if not, its reasons; and(c) the procedure laid down for awarding foreign scholarships by HEC?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) the estimated cost of Quetta - Chaman Highway; (b) whether it is a fact that the construction work of the said Highway has not been completed so far, if so, the reasons thereof; and (c) the time by which the said Highway will be completed?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the construction work of Loralai - DG Khan Highway has not been completed so far, if so, the reasons thereof; (b) the number of bridges proposed to be constructed on the said Highway and the number of those constructed so far; and (c) the time by which the said Highway will be completed?

Will the Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development be pleased to state: (a) the number of persons sent abroad by the Government for employment from 1st January, 2008 to 20th September, 2013; (b) the procedure adopted for selection of the said persons; and (c) the number of said persons who belong to Balochistan?

Will the Minister for Industries and Production be pleased to state: (a) the number of industrial units / factories in the country at present and the number of the same in northern Balochistan; and (b) whether it is a fact that Hirnai Woolen Mill has been closed down, if so, its reasons and the steps being taken by the Government for its revival?

Will the Minister for Industries and Production be pleased to state: (a) the quantum of losses of Pakistan Steel Mills at present; (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to sell extra land of the Mills to meet the said losses, if so, the income expected from the same; and (c) whether it is a fact that Pakistan Steel Mills was a profit earning organization before the last regime, if so, the reasons for its conversion into loss suffering organization thereafter?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state the details of laws, rules and regulations which regulate or govern foreign funding of non government or civil society organizations in the country?

Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state the number of new sectors which were announced / allotted by CDA in Islamabad ten or more years ago the development work on same has not been started so far?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to establish a refinery in order to transform the reservoirs of chromite (Raw Material) in Tehsil Muslim Bagh, District Qilla Saifullah, Balochistan, into useable steel and iron. if so, its details?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to launch projects for production of electricity from coal to supply the same to Balochistan, if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state whether it is a/act that pressure of natural gas in Quella becomes low during winter season, if so, the time by which this problem will be solved?

Will the Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage be pleased to state: (a) the number of rating meters for TV channels presently installed in the country with city-wise break-up; and (b) the number of the said meters installed in Balochistan particularly in Quetta city, if none, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage be pleased to state: (a) the details of allocation of quota of Government advertisements for the newspapers in the country and the amount allocated for that purpose during the current financial year; (b) the percentage of the said quota allocated for local newspapers of Balochistan; and (c) whether the said quota has been provided to the local newspapers in Balochistan during the current year, if so, the names of such newspapers and if not, its reasons?

Will the Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage be pleased to state the names and grade of the persons working in PTV Centre Quetta?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state: (a) the number of Pakistani students presently studying abroad in MBBS; and (b) whether it is a fact that foreign MBBS degree holder Pakistanis were required to undergo only one examination paper for issuance of equivalence certificate up to 2011 but thereafter the examination for that purpose is conducted in three stages and twice a year, if so, the reasons for this change?

Will the Minister for Industries and Production be pleased to state: (a) the number of industrial units / factories in the country at present and the number of the same in northern Balochistan; and @ Deferred from 4th December, 2013. (b) whether it is a fact that Hirnai Woolen Mill has been closed down, if so, its reasons and the steps being taken by the Government for its revival?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state:(a) the acreage of land of Pakistan Railways in Provincial Capitals in the country which is presently leased out indicating also the names of lessee and period of lease in each case; and (b) the monthly / annual income from the said land and the purpose for which the same is utilized?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that 12 % shares of WAPDA have been provided to its employees under Benazir Stock Scheme, if so, the percentage of representation given to the said share holders / employees on the board of directors of WAPDA; and (b) whether it is also a fact that the representation to the employees / said share holders has not been given on that board according to the percentage of shares, if so, its reasons?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) the names, designation and BPS of the persons belonging to Balochistan serving in PEPCO and NTDC, WAPDA House Lahore; and (b) the number of persons belonging to Balochistan who are working in the distribution companies in the country other than those in Balochistan?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the Provincial Government of Balochistan has provided land for WAPDA Cadet College Quetta, if so, the time by which the construction of that college will be started; and (b) the amount allocated for the said purpose in the current budget?

Will the Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage be pleased to state: (a) the budget allocated for Pakistan National Council of the Arts during the last two years and details of its utilization; (b) the details of cases of financial corruption surfaced in that Council during the said period; (c) whether any inquiry was conducted into the said cases, if so, the findings thereof and the details of action taken against the persons found involved in those cases; and (d) the steps being taken by the Government to control corruption in that Council?

Will the Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage be pleased to state the number of persons appointed in Pakistan National Council of the Arts during the last two years with province-wise breakup?

Will the Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development be pleased to state: (a)whether it is a fact that the governing body of Workers Welfare Fund is constituted for two years; (b)whether it is also a fact that the present governing body of the said fund was constituted in 2009, if so, the law under which the same is continuing so far; and (c)the time by which the said body will be reconstituted?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state whether it is a fact that due to overloaded trucks and heavy trawlers the roads are badly damaged, if so, the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a)the number of persons appointed in grades 1 to 20 in post offices in Balochistan during the last five years with grade wise and district wise break up; and (b) the number of new post offices established in that province during the said period with district wise break up?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that thermal power plant, Quetta, has been closed down and declared condemned; (b) whether any inquiry has been conducted or is proposed to be conducted into closure/condemning of that plant; and (c) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to revive of the said plant, if so, when?

Will the Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage be pleased to state: (a) the steps taken by the Government for promotion of artists belonging to FATA during the last five years; (b) the names of artists belonging to that area who were invited by Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA) for its cultural events during the said period and the remuneration paid to each of them; and (c) the names of the Artists of the said area who were included in cultural troops sent abroad by PNCA during that period?

Will the Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage be pleased to state: (a) whether the artists invited for cultural programmes by Pakistan National Council of Arts, Islamabad, are paid any remuneration etc., if so, the details thereof; (b) the procedure / criteria laid down for payment of the said remuneration; and (c) whether it is a fact that the artists belonging to Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are not paid remuneration at par to that being paid to the artists belonging to Punjab and Sindh, if so, the reasons for this disparity?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue Economic Affairs Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state: (a) the details of development projects sponsored by the Asian Development Bank and World Bank in the country during the last five years indicating also the present status of each project; and (b)the terms and conditions agreed with those Banks for sponsoring the said projects?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state: (a) the number of passengers who paid customs duty on import of various items at International airports in the country from January to September, 2013, with airport- wise and month-wise breakup; and (b) the details of cases of smuggling detected at those airports during the said period indicating also the action taken in each case with airport-wise and month-wise breakup?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatizations be pleased to state: (a) the details of smuggled items / goods confiscated in the country during the last three years indicating also the value of the same with item-wise and year-wise breakup; (b) the names of persons arrested in the said cases indicating also the present status of the cases against them; and (c) the procedure adopted for the disposal of the said items / goods?

Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to refer to Senate starred question No. 89 replied on 23rd August, 2013 and state: (a) the rating / ranking of the banks in which the amount collected from the allottees of Officers’ Housing Scheme, Kuri road, Islamabad, has been deposited; and (b) the rate of mark up on the said deposits?

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state: (a) the year in which the National Tariff Commission was established; (b) the number of persons working in the said commission with grade-wise breakup; (c) whether it is a fact that pension is not provided to the employees of that Commission, if so, its reasons; and (d) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to wind up the said Commission?

Will the Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination be pleased to state: (a) the number of equivalent certificates issued by the Inter Board Committee for certificates of foreign educational institutions during the last five years with country-wise and year-wise break-up; (b) the number of applications for issuance of equivalent certificates to foreign educational certificates rejected by that committee during the said period; and (c) the procedure being adopted for verification of foreign educational certificates before issuance of equivalent certificates by the said committee?

Will the Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination be pleased to state whether it is a fact that the Ministry of Inter Provincial Coordination has close liaison with the Provincial Governments to control prices of essential commodities in the country, if so, the steps taken by the Federal Government in this regard?

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state whether data of the vehicles registered in Islamabad is communicated to FBR for necessary action at their end, if not, its reasons?

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state: (a) the number of Qaumi Razakars appointed in Civil Defence, Islamabad during the last five years; (b) the amount granted as remuneration to those Razakars during the said period; and (c) the details of duties performed by the said Razakars in time of emergency during that period?

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state: (a) the major achievements of ITO Islamabad during the last two years, (b) the number of NOCs issued to crushers in Islamabad during the said period; (c) the number of NOCs for crushers in Islamabad withdrawn during that period; and (d) the number of new industrial units established and sick industrial units rehabilitated in Islamabad during the said period?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state: (a) the details of development projects sponsored by the Asian Development Bank and World Bank in the country during the last five years indicating also the present status of each project; and (b) the terms and conditions agreed with those Banks for sponsoring the said projects?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state: (a) the details of rebate paid on export of cement from the country during 2011-12 and 2012-13; (b) the amount received as various duties and taxes on the said export; and (c) the number of cases of payment of the said rebate on fake export of cement which have been surfaced?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state the steps taken / being taken by the Government to control price hike in the country?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state: (a) the rate of sales tax and other duties fixed by the Government during fiscal years 2011-12 and 2012-13; and (b) the targets fixed and amount collected under those heads during the said fiscal years?

Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to refer to the Senate starred question No. 112, replied on 30th October, 2013 and state: (a) whether applications for licenses for the use of radio frequency spectrum issued during the last five years were called through advertisement in the press; (b) the number of applications for the grant of the said licenses which were rejected during the said period indicating also the reasons for rejection; (c) whether any foreign company has been issued any of the said license; (d) whether clearance from the Ministry of Interior and other agencies was sought before issuing those licenses to the said foreign companies, if not, its reasons; and (e) whether any of the said license holders have violated the terms and conditions of the license, if so, the details of action taken against them?

Will the Minister Incharge of the Establishment Division be pleased to state whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to impose ban on appointment of foreigners and dual nationality holders in the Government Departments?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state the lines losses in the Industrial estates of Faisalabad, Lahore, Multan, Peshawar, Mardan, Hattar, Gadoon, Quetta and Gawadar, separately, during the year 2013, with month-wise break-up?

Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to refer to Senate starred question No.89 replied on 23rd August, 2013 and state: (a) the rating / ranking of the banks in which the amount collected from the allottees of Officers’ Housing Scheme, Kuri road, Islamabad, has been deposited; and (b) the rate of mark up on the said deposits?

Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to state: (a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to change the policy of allotment of plots in Bara Kahu, Housing Scheme, Islamabad, if so, its details; (b) the proposed seniority position of the persons who made payment for membership of the said scheme in 2009 and of those who made payment in 2014 according to the new policy; and (c) the time by which allotment letters will be issued to the members of the said scheme particularly to those who obtained membership in 2014?

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state: (a) the number of Qaumi Razakars appointed in Civil Defence, Islamabad during the last five years; (b) the amount granted as remuneration to those Razakars during the said period; and (c) the details of duties performed by the said Razakars in time of emergency during that period?

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state: (a) the major achievements of the Livestock Department / Section of Islamabad Capital Territory Administration during the last two years; (b) the details of dairy forms in ICT; and (c) the number of visits of the said forms undertaken by the officers / officials of the said Department / Section during the said period?

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state the major achievements of the Fisheries, Agriculture and Agriculture Engineering Department / Sections of the Islamabad Capital Territory Administration during the last five years?

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state the details of work carried out by the National Programme for water courses in Islamabad Capital Territory during the last five years with year-wise village-wise breakup?

Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to state: (a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to change the policy of allotment of plots in Bara Kahu, Housing Scheme, Islamabad, if so, its details; (b) the proposed seniority position of the persons who made payment for membership of the said scheme in 2009 and of those who made payment in 2014 according to the new policy; and (c) the time by which allotment letters will be issued to the members of the said scheme particularly to those who obtained membership in 2014?

Will the Minister for Education, Trainings and Standards in Higher Education be pleased to state: (a) the criteria laid down for distribution of funds by the Higher Education Commission amongst various universities in the country; (b) whether the funds are provided to all universities equally, if not, its reasons; and (c) the procedure laid down for awarding foreign scholarships by HEC?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) the estimated cost of Quetta - Chaman Highway; (b) whether it is a fact that the construction work of the said Highway has not been completed so far, if so, the reasons thereof; and (c) the time by which the said Highway will be completed?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the construction work of Loralai - DG Khan Highway has not been completed so far, if so, the reasons thereof; (b) the number of bridges proposed to be constructed on the said Highway and the number of those constructed so far; and (c) the time by which the said Highway will be completed?

Will the Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resources Development be pleased to state: (a) the number of persons sent abroad by the Government for employment from 1st January, 2008 to 20th September, 2013; (b) the procedure adopted for selection of the said persons; and (c) the number of said persons who belong to Balochistan?