Will the Minister for Science and Technology be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the high level of lead and arsenic found in the Indus River bodies; (b) whether it is also fact that water of said River is being contaminated with the said chemicals; (c) if the answers to parts (a) and (b) above are in the affirmative, the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the textile industry is bearing the high costs due to the high gas tariff; if so, the reasons thereof; and (b) whether it is also a fact that gas tariff in other gas producing countries is cheapest; if so, the reasons of not lowering the said rate for textiles in Pakistan?

Will the Minister for Law and Justice be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the cases of abduction and ransom especially of school going children are increasing in Islamabad Capital Territory; if so, the number of said cases are pending in Islamabad High Court during the last three years; and (b) the time by which those cases will be disposed-of alongwith the rate/number of convictions in those cases?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the present share of thermal power (oil and gas) in the overall energy mix graphs of generation in the country; and (b) whether it is a fact that the country meets more than 82 percent of oil requirements through imports; if so, the steps taken by the Government to reduce the import of oil and to increase its production in the country?

Will the Minister for Human Rights be pleased to state the steps being taken by the Ministry for developing and conducting information programmes to foster public awareness regarding human rights, existing laws and remedies available against abuse of human rights in the country?

Will the Minister for Law and Justice be pleased to state: (a) the steps being taken by the Government to translate important laws for general public awareness in the country in compliance with the judgment of the apex Court for adoption of Urdu as an official language; (b) whether it is a fact that the Ministry has prepared any manual system for drafting and vetting of bills, ordinances and other legal instruments; if so, the salient features; if not, the reasons thereof; and (c) the criteria/procedure adopted by the Ministry for drafting and vetting of the legal instruments?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the year-wise average oil price in the International Market during the last five years alongwith the details thereof; and (b) the year-wise average oil price in Pakistan during the said period alongwith the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Defence Production be pleased to state whether it is a fact that the armored vehicles are being locally manufactured; if so, the total number of said vehicles locally manufactured during the last two years?

Will the Minister for Science and Technology be pleased to state: (a) the steps being taken by the Government for imposing ban on the sale of sub-standard mineral water, Tullo Ghee and oil in the country; and (b) whether the Government is satisfied with the performance of the Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority; if not, the steps being taken by the Government for improving its efficiency?

Will the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the proportion of population fixed for delimitations of constituencies of the National and Provincial Assemblies keeping in view the geographical limits thereof; (b) whether it is a fact that population of the said constituencies has increased manifold and there is immediate need for fresh delimitations; if so, the steps taken by the Election Commission of Pakistan in this regard; and (c) the constituencies where delimitations were carried out for the General Elections-2013?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the new reserves of gas found in District Sujawal, Sindh; (b) if so, the quantity thereof?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to refer to Starred Question No.102 replied on 18-2-2016 and to state: (a) the benefits to be accrued to the country after completion of Lawari Tunnel; and (b) the time by which it will be completed?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) the name of cities up to which National Highway is under construction from Gwadar at present; and (b) the time by which it will be completed?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state the names of cities up to which Motorway is under construction from Gwadar at present alongwith the time by which it will be completed?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that negotiations are being initiated for improving various gas products; if so, the country-wise details thereof; (b) the time by which it will be implemented; (c) the total expenditures to be incurred thereupon; and (d) the sources of funds to be arranged to meet the said expenditures?

Will the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that millions of people cannot use their rights of vote in General and Union Councils elections due to wrong voter lists in the country; (b) if so, the steps being taken by the Government to protect the rights of voters; and (c) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to utilize Bio Metric System in the next General Election in the country?

Will the Minister for Human Rights be pleased to state the steps taken by the Government to control violence against women in the country?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to refer to Starred Question No.141 replied on 24-03-2016 and to state: (a) whether there is any clause in the licence for companies that are exploring oil and gas for release of funds allocated with regard to welfare and development projects in respective areas; if so, the details thereof; (b) the nature of action to be taken against the companies concerned in case they fail to deposit the aforesaid amount; (c) whether it is a fact that comprehensive action has not been taken against the parties concerned for not depositing the amount with regard to development and welfare works in Balochistan; and (d) the steps being taken by the Government for receipt of amount from concerned companies allocated for Balochistan in accordance with the licences?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that funds have been allocated for the reconstruction of National Highway/Road from Thakot to Dasu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the year 2015-16; if so, the details thereof; and (b) the progress made thereupon so far?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state the details of swapping arrangements made for the Liquefied Natural Gas between Sui Southern Gas Company Limited and Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited?

Will the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs be pleased to state whether it is a fact that the delimitation of constituencies of the National and Provincial Assemblies for elections without a new population census is legal/permissible under the law of the land and Constitution of Pakistan?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state whether it is a fact that the National Highways/Roads are being badly damaged due to overloaded trucks/heavy trawlers plying thereupon; if so, the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the annual total production of petroleum products in the country at present; and (b) the share of the total required natural gas is being produced annually in the country at present?

Will the Minister for Science and Technology be pleased to state the steps taken by the Government to promote Robotics Technology during the last three years till date?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state (a) the percentage of construction work of the Motorway from Gojara to Khanewal, Khanewal to Multan and Multan to Karachi completed so far; and (b) the time by which the remaining construction work of the said Motorway will be completed?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the Postal Medical Centres established by the Pakistan Post are deprived of medicines and medical staff due to non-allocation of funds; if so, the steps being taken by the Government for their rehabilitation; and (b) the funds released to the said Medical Centres by the Government during the last five years alongwith the year-wise details thereof?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the total number of employees working in the Ministry and its attached departments at present; and (b) the total number of those employees having domiciles of District Hyderabad alongwith the names, grades and designations thereof?

Will the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the total number of employees working in the Ministry and its attached departments at present; and (b) the total number of those employees having domiciles of District Hyderabad alongwith the names, grades and designations thereof?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state whether it is a fact that ban has been imposed on residential gas connections in some areas of Balochistan; if so, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that massive changes in voter lists particularly change of votes of persons from one place/area to another were found in the voters lists of General Elections, 2013 and Local Government Elections, 2015; (b) whether it is also a fact that the Government/Election Commission of Pakistan have taken notice therefor; if so, the details thereof; and (c) the steps being taken by the Government to ensure genuine voter lists?

Will the Minister for Law and Justice be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan was established to review laws enforced in the country and recommend to the Government to bring them according to needs of the society, adopting simple and effective procedure to ensure in-expensive and speedy justice, arranging its codification and unification to eliminate multiplicity of laws on the same subject, removing anomalies, repealing obsolete un-necessary provisions and simplifying for easy comprehension; (b) whether it is also mandatory for the said Commission to publish an annual report of its activities and submit such report to the President of Pakistan; (c) if so, the year-wise achievements of the said Commission with reference to functions assigned thereto during the last five years; and (d) the steps being taken by the Ministry to make the Commission more effective?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the reconstruction work has not been started on Chakdara-Mingora-Manglore Road so far; (b) if so, the time by which the reconstruction work will be started overthere?

Will the Minister for Human Rights be pleased to state whether it is a fact that the Government is unable to provide the basic human rights to the citizens of the country; if so, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the gas has not been supplied to a number of areas in Abbottabad so far; if so, the time by which gas will be supplied overthere; and (b) whether it is also a fact that ban has been imposed by the Government on supply of sui gas in the country; if so, the time by which it will be lifted?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the total number of applications submitted for supply of gas connections by the residents of Mohallah Islamia Town near Power House, Tehsil Shakargarh, District Narowal since 1-1-2009 alongwith the names thereof; (b) whether it is a fact that the sui gas connections have not been given to the said applicants so far; if so, the reasons thereof; and (c) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to provide sui gas connections to those applicants in the near future; if so, when it will be implemented; if not, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the names, designations and domicile of persons appointed in the Ministry including the SNGPL, SSGPL and OGDCL on regular, contract and daily wages basis during the years 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13; and (b) the names of persons appointed in the Ministry on deputation basis during the said period alongwith the salaries, allowances and other fringe benefits admissible to them?

Will the Minister for Law and Justice be pleased to state: (a) the total number of cases for more than five years lying pending in the Federal Services Tribunal alongwith the reasons thereof; and (b) the time by which those cases will be resolved alongwith the names of petitioners and relevant Ministries/Divisions thereof?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state whether it is a fact that the gas allocation has been given for Khairpur Special Economic Zone; if not, the reasons for the delay thereof?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether subsidies are being offered to all those sectors which use LNG; if so, the details thereof; and (b) how will said money be raised?

Will the Minister for Human Rights be pleased to refer to Un-Starred Question No.88 replied on 18-02-2016 and to state: (a) whether it is a fact that certain Stenotypists of the Ministry have dual domiciles at present; and (b) whether it is also a fact that said employees have domiciles of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa but selected against quota reserved for FATA; if so, the names thereof?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state the total number of Drivers of the SNGPL working in Lahore Region at present alongwith their name, father’s name, domicile, date of appointment, date of birth, length of service, CNIC Number, contact number and complete address and posting thereof?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to refer to Starred Question No.96 replied on 18-2-2016 and to state the time by which the construction work of Section of Motorway from Shorkot to Khanewal (Section-III of M-4) will be started?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state the prices of LNG and CNG in the country at present separately?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state the total amount collected under the Gas Infrastructure Development Cess so far alongwith the utilization thereof?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state the expected end user charge of LNG for IPPs, fertilizer sector and CNGs?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that a project namely Turkmenistan- Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project was signed among the aforesaid countries; (b) if so, the time of its execution alongwith the total expenditures to be incurred on the said project; and (c) whether international financial institutions will provide financial assistance for the completion of the said project; if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the Irani petrol is being sold openly in market at present; (b) the steps being taken by the Government to control smuggling of petrol; (c) the total number of persons found in said crime during the tenure of the present Government; and (d) the punishment awarded to said persons during the said period?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that 30 persons had died in Gas Cylinder explosion in Allama Iqbal Town, Lahore during the year 2005; (b) if the answer to part (a) above is in the affirmative, whether the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority has paid any compensation to the families of said persons; if not, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that excavation work relating to Job No. 12/31/036220 (Khurram Colony, Rawalpindi), Job No.13/35/118320 (Mohrah Mandu, Gujar Khan), Job No.13/31/038820 (Chungi No.8, Rawalpindi) and Job No. 1031/0250-20 (Dhok Manal, Rawalpindi) has been completed by the Sui Gas Department, Rawalpindi during the year 2012; (b) the officer who have withdrawn amount for the said jobs and paid as salaries to daily wages employees which is illegal; (c) whether it is also a fact that payment has not been made despite completion of the said work; if so, the names of employees responsibles therefor alongwith the details and action taken against the responsibles thereof; and (d) the time by which payments will be made for the said jobs?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state the provincial and regional prescribed quota for appointments of senior officers in Sui Southern Gas Company Limited at present?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state the year-wise comparison of petroleum prices of the country with international prices since 01-01-2013?