Will the Minister for Federal Education, Professional Training, National Heritage and Culture be pleased to state: (a) the total number of Pakistan chairs abroad at present indicating the number of vacant chairs with names of universities; and (b) the steps being taken by the Government to fill up the said vacant chairs indicating the selection criteria, rules and procedures of selection of the incumbents?

Will the Minister for Information Technology & Telecommunications be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Pakistan stands at serial No. 97 at Network Readiness Index 2021 lagging behind neighboring states, if so, reasons thereof; and (b) the steps being taken by the Government to increase the accessibility of people towards internet facilities in Pakistan especially the availability of public WIFI?

Will the Minister for Information Technology & Telecommunications be pleased to state: (a) the details of spectrum auction made by PTA / Frequency Allocation Board since 2014 till to date indicating also the total revenue generated therefrom; and (b) whether it is a fact that tons of spectrum in five more bands is laying unused, if so, the time when the same will be auctioned?

Will the Minister for National Health Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state: (a) whether it is fact that in our country an increasing resistance to broad -spectrum anti-biotics is being observed, if so, its causes; and (b) whether it is a fact that the Government , with the support of WHO has recently completed the development of national action plan to address anti-microbial resistance, if so, the details of initiatives taken in this regard by the Government?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state: (a) the steps being taken by the Government at present to deal with the third wave of Covid-19 in Pakistan; and (b) the names of those international bodies which have applauded the efforts made by the incumbent Government in dealing with the pandemic since its outbreak during the last year?

Will the Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives be pleased to state: (a) the names as well as details of development projects launched by the Ministry since the inception of incumbent Government, indicating also that these projects come under ADP and PSDP; and (b) the present status, if implementation on each of these projects, along-with year-wise details?

Will the Minister Incharge of the Poverty alleviation and Social Safety Division be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the Honourable PM had lunched “Koi Bhooka Na Soaey” Programe, if so, the measures being adopted under the same in order to provide food for the destitute so far; and (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to expand this program all over Pakistan in collaboration with provincial Governments also, if so, its details?

Will the Minister Incharge of Prime Minister’s Office be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Chief Secretaries of the four provinces had informed the Prime Minister about the rampant adulteration of essential food items including milk, ghee, cooking oil, drinking water, meat and pulses in February 2020, if so; and (b) whether it is also a fact that the Prime Minister had also directed the Chief Secretaries of four provinces to take special measures for controlling the issues mentioned in part (a), if so, the present status of implementation there upon?

Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the incumbent Government has announced a low cost housing project, if so, the details thereof, indicating also the persons who are eligible to avail the said scheme; and (b) the names of those institutions which are currently implementing / executing this projects, indicating also the criteria and procedures to be followed by the eligible persons to apply for the same?

Will the Minister for Climate Change be pleased to state the details of assistance provided to Pakistan, if any, since Pakistan become party to Paris Agreement in 2016?

Will the Minister for Law and Justice be pleased to state: (a) the number as well as details of all those corruption cases involving Government servants where the accused volunteered to return embezzled funds and was granted the option of plea bargaining by NAB from 2002 to 2013; and (b) total amount recovered in these plea-bargained cases with case-wise details?

Will the Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Pakistan is signatory to ILO Convention 29 on bonded labour, if so; (b) what obligations are binding upon the signatories under P29 of Protocol 2014?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that cases of online sexual crimes / violence are increasing in Pakistan, if so, the number of such cases registered by cybercrime wing of FIA since 2018; and (b) the details of conviction rate in such cases during the said period?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that National Highways Authority (NHA) has a 20-years agreement with M/S More, a subsidiary of the Frontier Works Organization (FWO) according to which FWO increases toll tax by 10 percent applicable from August 26 every year, if so, the details of this contract; and (b) total amount of toll tax collected by FWO under the said contract so far, indicating also the details of projects executed/ completed by FWO during the said period under the said contract?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state; (a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to set up Electric Vehicle/EV Charging stations on Highways and Motorways all over the country, if so its details; and (b) whether any locations have been identified so far where these EV Charging Stations would be set up, if so its details?

Will the Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that in March 2020, Government had launched Ehsaas District Development Portal called "Data4Pakistan” initiative, if so, its purpose; and (b) the details of measures taken so far under the said initiative?

Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state: (a) the sources of funding of Islamabad Club as per rules; and (b) the total amount of funds collected by the Club since 2013 till date along with year-wise details?

Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that cases of financial embezzlements, illegal appointments and other irregularities in Islamabad Club surfaced between 2013 till January 2018, if so its details; and (b) whether any inquiry/s were conducted in such cases, if so, the name of authority which conducted the said inquiries and Key findings thereof ?

Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state: (a) the criteria as well as the procedure for making appointments in Islamabad Club, indicating also the name of authority that makes these appointments; and (b) the details of appointments made in Islamabad Club since 2013 till 2018 along with vacancy and designation-wise details?

Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state: (a) the details of funds, allocated, generated and spent by the Islamabad Club from July 2017 till date; and (b) the details of new construction of building (s) and facilities established by the said Club during the said period and who is doing the construction?

Will the Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the Government has reconstituted the National Commission on Minorities in 2020, if so the details of its members indicating also their religions and professional experience; (b) the details of terms of reference of the said commission; and (c) the steps taken so far by the said commission in protection of the rights of minorities all over the country?

Will the Minister Incharge of the Prime Minister’s Office be pleased to state the location and expenditures incurred on establishment of Prime Minister Camp Offices in all over the country during 2008-2012, 2013-2018 and 2019-2022?

Will the Minister Incharge of the Prime Minister’s Office be pleased to state whether it is a fact that expenditure of Prime Minister’s House was reduced from Rs. 590 million to Rs. 280 million during 2020, if so, the details of austerity measures taken for the same during the said period

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state: (a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the government to utilize the medicinal plants in different areas of Pakistan for medicinal use, if so its details; and (b) the details of authority that conducts such research on medicinal properties of plants for therapeutic purposes?

Will the Minister for Climate Change be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the Government had launched "Protected Area Initiative" project in the year 2020, if so, purpose thereof; and (b) the name of those districts / areas wherein protected area coverage has been increased under the said project till January, 2022?

Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state the number of employees working on daily wages in Federal Board of Revenue offices throughout the country with details?

Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state the number of officers in Grade 16, 17 and 18 posted in Chief Collectorate Quetta, Model Collectorate Quetta, Collectorate of Appraisement, Collectorate of Enforcement and Collectorate of Gwadar beyond three years at present?

Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state the number of persons working on daily wages and contract basis in Chief Collectorate Quetta, Model Collectorate Quetta, Collectorate of Appraisement, Collectorate of Enforcement and Collectorate of Gwadar since 2015 up till now indicating the number of daily wages and contract employees removed during the said period along-with their names and districts with details?

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state the details of commercial / trade counselors in Pakistan embassies / missions abroad with embassy / mission wise breakup indicating also the salary, allowance and other fringe benefits admissible to them?

Will the Minister for Economic Affairs be pleased to state the amount received from USAID, UNICEF and JAICA for various projects in the country since 2022 and utilization of the same with project wise break up?

Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that dollar is being traded in the open markets at a rate higher than the official/ bank rate which creates black-market, if so, the reasons thereof; and (b) the steps being taken by the Government to discourage the black marketing of dollars?

Will the Minister for Human Rights be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that being a signatory to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), 1966 Pakistan has not ratified 1st Optional Protocols under the said Covenant, if so, reason thereof; and (b) the details of optional protocols of the said Covenant which Pakistan has ratified so far?

Will the Minister for Human rights be pleased to state whether it is a fact that criminalizing torture is part of Pakistan’s international obligations under EU GSP-Plus assessments in 2018, if so, the steps taken by the Government in order to fulfill the said obligation since 2018?

Will the Minister for Law and Justice be pleased to state the number of cases of corruption/inquiries related to various departments, organizations and entities referred to the National Accountability Bureau since 2013 indicating also the number of cases/inquiries closed due to lack of evidence out of the same?

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that a high-level Pak delegation has recently attended 59th Munich Security Conference in Germany, if so; (b) the details of participants of the said delegation along with number of officials and dignitaries who accompanied Pak Delegation?

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the details of Public Information officers/Designated officers appointed /posted in Pakistan embassies/missions abroad under the Right of Access to Information, Act,2017; and (b) the details of requests for information received by each of the said officers during the last three years with embassy/mission wise break up and the action taken thereupon?

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state the details of commercial / trade counselors in Pakistan embassies / missions abroad with embassy / mission wise breakup indicating also the salary, allowance and other fringe benefits admissible to them?

Will the Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives be pleased to state whether Pakistan Bureau of Statistics have conducted any latest survey about the statistics of labour force in the country, if so, the number of workers working in agriculture and bricks kilns sectors at present with province wise break up indicating also the number of women and children below the age of 14 years working in those sectors separately?

Will the Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state: (a) the make and models of vehicles provided to the Cabinet Ministers during the period from May 2022 to 30th July 2023; and (b) whether it is a fact that the Government imported BMW cars for its Cabinet Members during the said period, if so, the present status of those cars?

Will the Minister for Aviation be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that PIA has earned profit in first quarter of 2023 i.e. from January to March, if so, its details; (b) the details of operational profits earned by PIA during the period from 2019 to 2023 with year-wise break up; and (c) whether it is a fact that despite yielding considerable profits the Government has announced to privatize the national carrier, if so, its reasons?

Will the Minister for Aviation be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the Government has signed an advisory service agreement in March, 2023 to hand over operations of three Pakistani international airports to a foreign country, if so, the details thereof indicating also the names of the airports, the name of the country to which the same have been outsourced and the period for which outsourced; and (b) the amount earned/expected to be earned from the outsourcing of those airports?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a) the present status of ML-I project indicating also the expenditure incurred on the same since the start of the work on it; and (b) whether the said project has become operational, if so, the revenue being earned out of the same at present?

Will the Minister for Federal Education, Professional Training, National Heritage and Culture be pleased to state: (a) the names, educational qualification and experience of the new deputy permanent delegate of Pakistan to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris appointed in July 2023; (b) the criteria and procedure adopted for the selection of the incumbent deputy permanent delegate; and (c) the names of the candidates who were included in the merit list for the said post indicating also their relevant qualifications, experiences and other details?

Will the Minister for Federal Education, Professional Training, National Heritage and Culture be pleased to state: (a) the names/details of public and private sector Universities/Degree Awarding Educational Institutions in the country where students are being provided with the facility of Career Counselling before entering into any field of study; and (b) whether it is a fact that many public and private sector universities do not provide the said facility to the students, if so, the steps being taken by HEC in order to make it mandatory for all the universities (public or private) to provide the said facility to new students?

Will the Minister for Federal Education, Professional Training, National Heritage and Culture be pleased to state: (a) whether HEC has developed any set areas of competencies of Career Service Providers/CSPs in the field of Higher Education, if so, its details; (b) the names of those degree awarding institutions which are imparting quality education in the field of career counselling; and (c) the details of services a career counselor is mandated to provide to students, entering into the university/college as per guidelines/policy of HEC?

Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state: (a) the amount of public debt obtained during the period from 2019 to January, 2022 and from April, 2022 to August, 2023 separately; and (b) whether it is a fact that the amount of public debt increased manifold during the period from April, 2022 to August, 2023, if so, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state the details of laws / rules which empower the Government to counter /take action against cartelization in different sectors of economy like textile, sugar, cement etc. indicating also the relevant sections of the same?

Will the Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives be pleased to state whether Pakistan Bureau of Statistics have conducted any latest survey about the statistics of labour force in the country, if so, the number of workers working in agriculture and bricks kilns sectors at present with province wise break up indicating also the number of women and children below the age of 14 years working in those sectors separately?

Will the Minister for Aviation be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that PIA has earned profit in first quarter of 2023 i.e. from January to March, if so, its details; (b) the details of operational profits earned by PIA during the period from 2019 to 2023 with year-wise break up; and (c) whether it is a fact that despite yielding considerable profits the Government has announced to privatize the national carrier, if so, its reasons?

Will the Minister for Aviation be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the Government has signed an advisory service agreement in March, 2023 to hand over operations of three Pakistani international airports to a foreign country, if so, the details thereof indicating also the names of the airports, the name of the country to which the same have been outsourced and the period for which outsourced; and (b) the amount earned/expected to be earned from the outsourcing of those airports?

Will the Minister In charge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state: (a) the make, model and category of the vehicles imported by the Government during the period from May, 2022 to July, 2023 indicating also the expenditure incurred on the same; and (b) the names of Government departments / agencies for which those vehicles were imported?

Will the Minister for Aviation be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) had imposed a ban on National Airline over safety concerns in 2022, if so, the details thereof; (b) whether it is also a fact that the said ban has still not been lifted, if so, the reason thereof; and (c) the steps being taken by the Government to get this ban lifted by ICAO?

Will the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the budget provide/released for conducting the general elections in 2018 in the country indicating also the expenditure incurred on the same; (b) the budget allocated and released for conducting the general elections in the country in 2024; and (c) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to reduce the said expenditures, if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Energy (Petroleum Division) be pleased to state:- (a) whether it is a fact that the Government has put on hold IranPakistan Gas Pipeline project at present if so, its reasons; and (b) whether it is also a fact that on account of the said halt of that project, Pakistan would have to face litigation from the Iranian side with an estimated claim of 18 billion dollars as penalty, if so, the steps being taken by the Government to avert the said litigation?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state: (a) the number of terrorists attacks took place in the country during the period from May, 2022 to 1st August, 2023 with location wise break up indicating also the number civilians and personnel of law enforcement agencies martyred in the same; and (b) the steps being taken by the Government to control the growing menace of terrorism in the country?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state: (a) the amount recovered by Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on currency and dollars smuggling operations in the country during the last three months indicating also the action taken against those found involved in the same; and (b) whether the said amount has been deposited in the national exchequer, if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state: (a) the number of registered and unregistered Madaris in the country indicating also the total number of students enrolled in the same at present; and (b) the name of authority which registers these Madaris?

Will the Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development be pleased to state: (a) the details of laws enacted by the Government in pursuance of the ILO Convention 29 on bonded labor; and (b) the steps taken by the Government to stop / abolish bonded labour in the country during the last three years in pursuance of those laws?

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state whether it is a fact that in October 2019, Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, during his visit to Pakistan, announced the immediate release of 2,107 Pakistanis incarcerated in Saudi jails, if so, the details of all those prisoners released and reached Pakistan so far?

Will the Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that many online sports betting sites are functional and being used by Pakistanis for betting in cricket matches, if so, the details thereof; and (b) whether it is also a fact that these sports betting sites have been offering lucrative bonuses and offers to lure people into their trap, if so, the steps being taken by the Government to stop operation of these sites in Pakistan?

Will the Minister for Federal Education, Professional Training, National Heritage and Culture be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the Government had set up a Directorate General of Religious Education (DGRE), in 2019 if so its mandate; and (b) the steps taken by the Government to modernize and update the Madaris Education Curriculum since 2019 indicating also the names of Madaris where the said reforms have been incorporated during that period?

will the Minister for Aviation be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) had imposed a ban on National Airline over safety concerns in 2022, if so, the details thereof; (b) whether it is also a fact that the said ban has still not been lifted, if so, the reason thereof; and (c) the steps being taken by the Government to get this ban lifted by ICAO?

Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that National Commission on Government Reforms in 2008 had forwarded detailed proposals/ recommendations on restructuring and reforming the Civil Service of Pakistan, if so, the details of these recommendations; and (b) the present status of implantation upon these recommendations at Federal as well as Provincial levels?

Will the Minister for Law and Justice be pleased to state: (a) the amount recovered by National Accountability Bureau from those involved in corruption in the country during last three years; and (b) whether the said amount has been deposited in the national Exchequer or in Federal Government account, if so, the date(s) of deposit of the said sum?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state: (a) the details of recommendations made by the Council of Common Interests (CCI) regarding family planning and population control in the country during its meeting held on 19th November 2018;and (b) whether the Government has prepared any plan or taken any action for implementation of the said recommendations, if so, the details thereof indicating also the present status of the same?

Will the Minister for National Food Security and Research be pleased to state: (a) the names of water-intensive crops being cultivated in the country at present indicating the percentage of water supply to each of these crops out of the total water supply; and (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to replace these water-intensive crops with those which consume less water, if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Law and Justice be pleased to state: (a) the details of the provisions of penal and criminal laws presently enforced in the country that penalize food adulteration in all forms; and (b) the details of punishments proposed under each of these provisions for the said crime?

Will the Minister for Energy (Power Division) be pleased to state the details of furnace oil-based Independent Power Plants and the residual fuel oil (RFO) based or the Peaker Power Plants in the country indicating also the date of setting up of the plant, per unit price of electricity generation and date of expiry of the agreement with the Government for purchase of electricity separately in each case?

Will the Minister for Science and Technology be pleased to state the details of quality standard tests conducted on locally manufactured edible Oil and Banspatti Ghee by Pakistan Standard and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA)?

Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state the conditions of IMF for recent loan agreement with Government of Pakistan indicating also the policy devised by the Government for repayment of the same?

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Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state the measures taken by the Inter-Boards Coordination Commission (IBCC) in order to facilitate the needs of special persons?

Will the Minster for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state: (a) the number of educational institutions working under the administrative control of the Federal Government with Province wise breakup; and (b) detail about check and balance on these institutions in line with result/award policy and scholarships for the deserving students?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Trainings be pleased to state: (a) the names of public sector universities that are under the administrative control of the Federal Government in the country; and (b) the details of the universities where the positions of Vice- Chancellors remain vacant, including the duration for which these posts have been vacant, along-with reasons for the nonappointment in each case?

Will the Minster for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state the percentage tax or bank charges levied on the foreign remittances?

Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state the details of foreign remittances received during the period from January, 2022 to July, 2024 with year wise breakup?

The shortfall of electricity in the country at present indicating also the steps taken/being taken by the Government to overcome the same

The total number of planes in PIA’s fleet to date indicating also the details regarding planes on lease

Whether it is a fact that Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman during his visit of 2019 announced release of 2107 Pakistani prisoners from Saudi jails

Whether it is a fact that the Government is drafting a uniform consular protection policy for Pakistanis imprisoned in foreign jail

Total number of Pakistani prisoners presently imprisoned in the foreign jails

Will the Minister for National Food Security and Research be pleased to state: (a) the names of water-intensive crops being cultivated in the country at present indicating also the percentage of water supply to each of these crops out of the total water supply;and (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to replace these water-intensive crops with those which consume less water, if so, the details thereof?