Will the Minister.for Energy (Power Division) bepleased to state: (a) how much the amount was paid as capacity charges to all power generating units during the last two years; and (b) the amount, exclusively was paid to such units without generating the electricity for the last two years?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that institutions registered with the Pakistan Nursing Council (PNC) are currently under investigation by the security agencies; if so, the detail of each institution along with its name thereof; (b) the name of authority who approved the registrations of the aforesaid institutions along with the names of officers/officials who were involved in the aforesaid registration process; and (c) what corrective measures are being taken by the Government to address the issue of suspicious registrations cases and establish a transparent registration and effective monitoring system within PNC to end the monopoly of functionaries? Reply not received.

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state: (a) the detail of criteria adopted for registering an institution by the Pakistan Nursing Council (PNC) to impart education to nurses alongwith details of currently registered each institution according to the chronological order at present thereof; (b) the names and designations of each functionary working in the aforesaid council being member of the registration committee at present and for the last five years; (c) whether the council has assessed operation and function of each registered institution according to the established criteria; if so, the details thereof; if not, the reasons thereof; and (d) what steps the Government has taken against the institutions which are violating established criteria such as required space and building, faculty, labs etc. by the PNC and address the aforesaid issue damaging the institution badly?

Will the minister for finance & revenue be pleased to state that: (a) how many audits were conducted by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) in its each field office during the lastfive years alongwith output of such audits; (b) the amount involved in each of the aforesaid audit; and (c) the amount recovered after conducting each audit by the Audit Institutions?

Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state: (a) the details of the total number of smuggled vehicles which were confiscated by the Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigations (Customs) during the last two years; (b) the number of vehicles have been auctioned during the aforesaid period; and (c) the number of aforesaid vehicles which are lying for auction?

Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state: (a) the number of recovery orders passed during the last three years by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR); (b) what is the final outcome after appellate forums i.e. ATIR,High Court, Supreme Court; and (c) whether any punishment or action has been taken against the officers who passed wrong orders?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that institutions registered with the Pakistan Nursing Council (PNC) are currently under investigation by the security agencies; if so, the detail of each institution alongwtih its name thereof; (b) the name of authority who approved the registrations of the aforesaid institutions alongwith the names of officers/officials who were involved in the aforesaid registration process; and (c) what corrective measures are being taken by the Government to address the issue of suspicious registrations cases and establish a transparent registration and effective monitoring system within PNC to end the monopoly of functionaries?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state: (a) the detail of criteria adopted for registering an institution by the Pakistan Nursing Council (PNC) to impart education to nurses alongwith details of currently registered each institution according to the chronological order at present thereof; (b) the names and designations of each functionary working in the aforesaid council being member of the registration committee at present and for the last five years; (c) whether the council has assessed operation and function of each registered institution according to the established criteria; if so, the details thereof; if not, the reasons thereof; and (d) what steps the Government has taken against the institutions which are violating established criteria such as required space and building, faculty, labs etc. by the PNC and addressthe aforesaid issue damaging the institution badly?

Will the Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety be pleased to state: (a) the detail of ratio of poverty in the country as on 30th June of each year for the last five years along with changes either positive or negative in said years; Bilal PC 11 2 (b) the number of the people which have spent their lives below poverty line; (c) what steps are being taken by the Government to bring out such people from poverty; and (d) whether the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) meet the task of bringing people out of poverty?

Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state: (a) whether there is a system installed at Federal level to conduct audit of funds, which are disbursed to provinces under National Finance Commission (NFC) Award; (b) if so, the details thereof; if not, the reasons thereof; (c) whether Federal Government has taken notice of the funds, which are transferred to provinces and are not disbursed among its districts on equal basis; 20 (d) if so, what correct steps are being taken by the Government to do the needful in the matter?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that charge of the post of Assistant Secretary in Inter-Board Chairmen Committee (IBCC), Peshawar Branch has been assigned to a junior; (b) whether it is also a fact that as lot of complains have been received against the said Assistant Secretary regarding the receipt of bribery in official affairs; if so, the action taken so far in details; (c) whether the Government intends to appoint an eligible and permanent officer on said post; (d) if so, time by which permanent officer would be appointed on said post?

Will the Minister for Energy (Power Division) be pleased to state: (a) how many electricity connections and accompanying transformers have been disconnected in the previous three years at the request of Metropolitan/Municipal Corporation by the Gujranwala Electric Power Company (GEPCO); (b) whether it is a common practice to remove the supplementary transformers when disconnecting said connections; (c) how many transformers have been removed alongside meter disconnections during last three years; (d) whether it is also a common practice to also disconnect neighbouring unrelated connections and remove their transformers also; (e) whether the WAPDA officer In-charge of such an operation is bound by court orders prohibiting him from interfering in the matter till the next date of hearing; (f) if so, then what is the internal departmental procedure for penalizing such an act?

Will the Minister for Energy (Power Division) be pleased to state: (a) the details of Independent Power Producers (IPPs) with active agreements, including commissioning dates and agreement durations of each; (b) the terms and conditions of agreements with each IPP, encompassing pricing mechanisms for electricity, performance standards, benchmarks, penalties and incentives; (c) the average annual electricity production capacity and average electricity produced per annum by each IPP since inception; (d) the total amount disbursed per year to each IPP under capacity charges, excluding production costs since the inception of each; (e) whether there are some propositions to review or renegotiate agreements that may be detrimental to end-users; if so, the details thereof; and (f) whether such propositions are being considered; if not, the rationale behind maintaining the existing agreements as they currently stand?