Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state: (a) the amount allocated in budget 2013-14 and 2014-15 for recurring and development expenditures of the public sector universities in the country; and (b) the amount allocated in the said budgets for the said expenditures, separately, of the public sector universities in Balochistan?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that scholarships for talented students of Balochistan for higher education in local and foreign educational institutions have been announced recently; (b) the details of students belonging to Balochistan province who have been awarded the said scholarships during the years 2013 and 2014; and (c) the criteria adopted for awarding those scholarships?

Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the water filtration plant installed in Jahangir Market, Sector G-9/2, Islamabad, about one year ago has not become operational so far, if so, the time by which the same will become operational; and (b) whether it is also a fact that the water filtration plant installed near Multani Market in the said Sector is out of order, if so, the time by which the same will be repaired?

Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that survey for Benazir Income support Programme (BISP) has been conducted / completed in sector G-9/2, Islamabad, if so, the names and addresses of the deserving persons of that sector who have been identified in the survey and are being benefited from that programme; (b) the time by which the next survey for the said programme will be conducted in the country; and (c) whether any quota has been reserved for disabled persons in the said programme, if not, the time by which the same will be reserved?

Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the water filtration plant installed in Jahangir Market, Sector G-9/2, Islamabad, about one year ago has not become operational so far, if so, the time by which the same will become operational; and (b) whether it is also a fact that the water filtration plant installed near Multani Market in the said Sector is out of order, if so, the time by which the same will be repaired?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state: (a) wether it is a fact that 89 Assistant Vice Presidents (AVPs) have recently been promoted to the post of Vice Presidents (VPs) in Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL); and (b) whether it is also a fact that in some of the said cases junior AVPs have been promoted by superseding the seniors ones, if so, names of such junior officers promoted and the reasons for promoting them by superseding the seniors?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state whether it is a fact that bids were floated for privatization of OGDCL during the last year but the process was pended, if so, whether the same has been restarted?

Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state the expenditure made/shared by CDA in the construction of route for metro bus project in Islamabad and the losses it suffered due to destruction/dislocation of infrastructure of various amenities falling on the said route?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that QESCO has recently advertised some vacancies of various categories; and (b) whether it is also a fact that some posts of engineers belonging to Balochistan quota are lying vacant in that company but the same have not been included in the said advertisement, if so, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that electricity is being provided to the agricultural tube well owners in Balochistan on flat rate, if so, the rate at which the same is being provided indicating also the amount outstanding against the said tube well owners at present; and (b) whether it is also a fact that the said facility has not been provided to the agricultural tube well owners in other provinces, if so, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state the names of public and private companies in the country which are importing petroleum products at present indicating also the percentage of such products being imported by each company as compared to the total import of petroleum products of the country?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state the present status of work on Neelam Jehlum Hydel Power Project indicating also the date of commencement of work, original and revised estimated cost and the date of completion of that project?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that water table in Balochistan is going lower and lower day by day, if so, remedial measures being taken by the Federal Government in this regard; and (b) the details of ongoing and proposed projects of construction of dams in the said province indicating also the estimated cost and capacity of each dam?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the electricity distribution system in the country has become old and is not able to sustain pressure of generated power, if so, the steps being taken by the Government to upgrade the same; and (b) the details of existing and under construction grids and distribution lines in the country, category-wise?

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the Afghanistan has been importing goods via Karachi being a landlocked country, if yes, the volume of trade in terms of money which passed through Pakistan; and (b) the details of levies applied on NATO supplies via Pakistan during the last year?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state whether it is a fact that a number private oil exploring companies along with the Government owned corporations like OGDCL and PPL are exploring oil and natural gas in the country, if yes, the names and details of those companies and the said government owned corporations along with the discoveries made in the said areas during the last year?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that a Chinese Company namely Dong Fong has constructed a hydel power project at Jinnah Barrage, Miawali, if so; (b) the date of commencement of the work on the said project along with its date of completion indicating also the capacity and the cost involved; and (c) whether the said project has been handed over to WAPDA or otherwise?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that under the relevant rules a 50 kv transformer is provided / installed on the basis of 48 electricity connections; (b) if answer to part (a) above is in affirmative then whether the said rule is being followed in letter and spirit to avoid burning of transformers due to heavy load and loss to the exchequer; and (c) the number of the above said transformers burnt due to heavy load during the last year?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a) the length of railway track from Mari Indus District Mianwali to Tank and Bannu indicating also the present status of that track and of railways stations thereon; and (b) the acreage of railway land on the said track and the present status thereof?

Will the Minister for National Food Security and Research be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the Pakistan is an agrarian country; (b) if the answer to part (a) above is in affirmative the quantity of yield of rice throughout the country during the last year; and (c) the quantity of rice exported by the Pakistan with volume in terms of foreign exchange?

Will the Minister Incharge of the Aviation Division be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the Hujjaj traveling by PIA on returning from Hajj 2015 were allowed free baggage from Saudi Arabia; and (b) whether it is also a fact that amount was charged for the excess baggage from the said Hujjaj traveling by last flight of PIA, if so, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Commerce is pleased to state: (a) the quantity and kinds of fertilizers produced in the country during the last two years; and (b) the quantity and kinds of fertilizers imported during the said period indicating also the amount spent on import thereof?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that a Chinese Company namely Dong Fong has constructed a hydel power project at Jinnah Barrage, Mianwali, if so; (b) the date of commencement of the work on the said project along with its date of completion indicating also the capacity and the cost involved; and (c) whether the said project has been handed over to WAPDA or otherwise?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that under the relevant rules a 50 kv transformer is provided / installed on the basis of 48 electricity connections; (b) if answer to part (a) above is in affirmative then whether the said rule is being followed in letter and spirit to avoid burning of transformers due to heavy load and loss to the exchequer; and (c) the number of the above said transformers burnt due to heavy load during the last year?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) the revised cost of Nandi Pur Power Project and the amount actually spent thereon; and (b) the estimated cost of conversion of the said plant into gas fired plant?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that business train which was being operated by the contractor has been taken back by Pakistan Railways, if so, the period for which the same was operated by the contractor; (b) the amount received form the said contractor on account of operating that train; and (c) the amount of profit earned or loss suffered by the Government on that train during the said period?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a) the details of railways land under illegal occupation at present indicating also the names and other particulars of the occupants of the same with province-wise break-up; and (b) the steps taken by the Government to get the said land vacated?

Will the Minister for Defence Production be pleased to state whether it is a fact that Pakistan has been exporting light military weapons to various countries, if so, the names of major buyers of the same indicating also the volume of weapons exported to each country during the last five years?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state the criteria laid down by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council for registration of medical graduates from Government and Private Medical Colleges in Pakistan and from foreign countries separately?

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state that: (a) the quantity of fruits exported to foreign countries during the last two years with country wise break up indicating also the foreign exchange earned from the same; and (b) the steps taken by the Government to increase export of Pakistani fruits during the said period and the results thereof?

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state that: (a) the quantity of fruits exported to foreign countries during the last two years with country wise break up indicating also the foreign exchange earned from the same; and (b) the steps taken by the Government to increase export of Pakistani fruits during the said period and the results thereof?

Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state: (a) the names of cellular/mobile companies operating in Pakistan indicating also the number of customers of each company; (b) whether any criteria/mechanism has been established to bring uniformity in the rates of calls being charged by the said companies, if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Nandipur Power project has become operational, if so, the quantum of electricity being generated by the plant on daily basis and per unit cost of the same; and (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to convert the said plant to gas, if so, the estimated time required for conversation and per unit cost of electricity in case the same is converted to gas?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Pakistan Railways has recently started operation of trains on a number of suspended routes, if so, the details thereof; (b) the names of the said routes which have not made operational so far indicating also the reasons thereof; and (c) the names/details of previously suspended goods trains which have been made operational at present?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a) the number of locomotives imported by Pakistan Railways during the last three years; (b) the number of the said locomotives which are presently deputed for passenger trains and of those for freight trains, separately; and (c) the income of Pakistan Railways from freight trains during the said period?

Will the Minister for National Food Security and Research be pleased to state: (a) the quantum of pesticides produced in the country during the last three years; (b) the quantum of pesticides imported during the said period and the amount of foreign exchange spent on the same; and (c) whether the Government has provided any subsidy to the farmers on local or imported pesticides during that period?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the storage capacity of the existing dams in the country is decreasing with the passage of time, if so, the steps taken/being taken by the Government to increase or at least maintain their present storage capacity for agricultural purposes; and (b) whether it is also a fact that the said decrease in storage capacity will result in reduction of electricity production by those dams, if so, the steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state whether it is a fact that Karachi Bar Association Cooperative Housing Society, Gulistan Jauhar, Karachi, has not been provided with electricity despite submission of application for the same, if so, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state the quantity and value of sugar exported to various countries during the last three years?

Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to state: (a) whether the present Government has constructed any accommodations for the Government employees in Islamabad, if so, the number thereof and if not, the time by which the same will be constructed; (b) the number of Government accommodations available for the said employees in Islamabad at present; and (c) the number of those employees who have not been allotted the said accommodations so far?

Will the Minister Incharge of the Prime Minister’s Office be pleased to state the amount of direct foreign investment made in the country during the last three years indicating also the names of investors in each case?

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state the quantity and value of sugar exported to various countries during the last three years?

Will the Minister for Textile Industry be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the production of cotton has decreased in the country during the current year, if so, the reasons thereof; (b) the number / quantum of cotton bales required for the use of local textile industry in the country on annual basis; (c) the quantum of the said bales provided to that industry through local production and that being imported on annual basis indicating also the expenditure being incurred on the same; and (d) the number / quantum of those bales imported during the last one year indicating also the names of countries from which imported and expenditure incurred on the same?

Will the Minister for Industries and production be pleased to state: (a) the annual production of cement in the country during the last two years; (b) the average per bag price of cement in the country during the said period and its comparison with the prices of the same in other countries of this region; and (c) whether it is a fact that the prices of cement are high despite the availability of raw material and cheap labour in the country, if so, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state whether it is a fact that the Government has launched a Tax Amnesty Scheme to broaden the Tax net in the country, if so, the number of persons who benefited from the said scheme indicating also the amount of tax paid by them and the amount legalized under the same so far?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to refer to Senate starred question No. 3 replied on 14th April, 2016 and state the present status of the case for provision of electricity to the Karachi Bar Association Cooperative Housing Society, Gulistan-e-Johar, Karachi and the time by which the same will be provided to them?

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state the amount of foreign exchange spent on the import of tea in the country during the last three years indicating also the names of countries from where the same was imported?

Will the Minister Incharge of the Capital Administration and Development Division be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Pakistan Institute of Medical Science and Federal Government Polyclinic hospitals, Islamabad are providing health services to the residents of Islamabad, Rawalpindi, their adjoining areas, Northern Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Azad Jammu and Kashmir; (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government for extension of the said hospital, if so, the details thereof; and (c) the number of patients provided treatment in those hospitals during the last two years?

Will the Minister Incharge of the Capital Administration and Development Division be pleased to state: (a) the number of schools and colleges working under the administrative control of the Federal Directorate of Education in Islamabad Capital territory; (b) the number of teachers and lecturers working in the said schools and colleges with grade wise break up; and (c) the number of teachers appointed in those schools during the last three years with grade wise break up?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that LNG is being imported to fill the gap between demand and supply of gas in the country, if so, the quantity of the same imported upto 30th June, 2016, indicating also the expenditure incurred on the same ; and Annex-I (b) the estimated quantity of LNG to be imported upto 31st December, 2016, indicating also the names of countries from which the same would be imported?

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that ban has been imposed on issuance of PB and NPB arms licenses; and (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to lift the ban on issuance of the said licenses, if so, when?

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state the number of countries with which Pakistan has extradition treaties indicating also the number of persons brought back home from and handed over to those countries under those agreements during the last three years?

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state the number of Pakistanis arrested, tried and punished on the charges of drug peddling in Saudi Arabia during the last two years?

Will the Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development be pleased to state whether it is a fact that due to deteriorating economic conditions, the Gulf states are repatriating overseas Pakistani workers, if so, the number of Pakistanis repatriated from Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states since June, 2015?

Will the Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter Faith Harmony be pleased to state: (a) the names of persons recommended by the Federal and State Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-Faith Harmony, Members of National Assembly and Senate of Pakistan for Hajj 2016 under the quota of hardship cases; and (b) the names of officers / officials of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Inter-Faith Harmony who were sent as Mauvenian Hajj during the Hajj, 2016 indicating also the name of their recommending authority in each case?

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state the number of countries with which Pakistan has extradition treaties indicating also the number of persons brought back home from and handed over to those countries under those agreements during the last three years?

Will the Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter Faith Harmony be pleased to state: (a) the names of persons recommended by the Federal and State Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-Faith Harmony, Members of National Assembly and Senate of Pakistan for Hajj 2016 under the quota of hardship cases; and (b) the names of officers / officials of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Inter-Faith Harmony who were sent as Mauvenian Hajj during the Hajj, 2016 indicating also the name of their recommending authority in each case?

Will the Minister for Information and Broadcasting be pleased to state: (a) the number of private TV channels operating in the country at present indicating also the number of applications pending for establishment of new TV channels in the country; and (b) the number of Urdu and English newspapers being published in the country at present indicating also the number of applications pending for issuance of licenses for publication of new Urdu and English newspapers in the country?

Will the Minister for Information and Broadcasting be pleased to stat: (a) the number of stations of Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) established in the country; (b) the number of advertisements aired by PTV during the year 2015-16; and (c) the steps taken by the present Government to make the said Corporation a profitable entity?

Will the Minister for Industries and Production be pleased to state the names of car manufacturing and assembling companies in the country as on 31-12-2016 indicating also the annual production of each of the same

Will the Minister for Textile Industry be pleased to state: (a)the approximate requirement of cotton for textile industry in the country on annual basis; and (b)the share of the said requirement of that industry to be met through local production and through imported cotton during the current financial year?

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state the number of countries with which Pakistan has extradition treaties indicating also the number of persons brought back home from and handed over to those countries under those agreements during the last three years?

Will the Minister for Ports and Shipping be pleased to state: (a) the details of capacity of Karachi Port Trust to accommodate ships of various sizes, simultaneously; (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to expand the said port; and (c) the details of cargo imported and exported through the said port during the year 2015-16?

Will the Minister for Ports and Shipping be pleased to state the details of cargo shipments exported and imported under the Afghan Transit Trade Agreement through Karachi Port Trust during the period from 2014 to 2016?

Will the Minister for Water Resources be pleased to state: (a) the number of ongoing projects for construction of dams which are near completion in Balochistan and Punjab; and (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to construct dams in Balochistan during the next 2-3 years, if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for National Food Security and Research be pleased to state the average estimated consumption of wheat in the country on annual basis with province wise break up?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs be pleased state: (a) whether it is a fact that HEC has declared the degree of MS equal to M.Phil and has recommended the grant of M.Phil Allowance to the Government employees having MS degrees vide its letter No. 1-1 (NQF)/QAD/2017/HEC/49-176 date May, 23, 2017, addressed to the Finance Division, if so, the details thereof; and (b) whether it is also a fact that the Finance Division has not granted the said allowance to the Government servants having MS degrees so far, if so, the reasons thereof and the time by which the same will be granted to them?

Will the Minister for Commerce and Textile be pleased to state the quantity of wheat exported during the period from 30th June to 31st December, 2016, with country wise breakup indicating also the amount of foreign exchange earned from the same?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state whether it is a fact that the operation of various suspended trains on a number of routes has been resorted by the present Government but the operation of Kundian bound rail car has not been restored so far, if so, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a) the acreage of land owned by Pakistan Railway on the routes from Mari Indus to Bannu and Lakki Marwat to Tank via Dara Pezu; and (b) whether it is a fact that a large chunk of the said land on those routes have illegally been occupied by trespassers, if so, their details?