Will the Minister for Defence be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that there are loop holes on border between Pakistan and Afghanistan due to which there is a continuous infiltration of terrorists, if so, the steps being taken by the Government to tighten security on that border; and (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to erect fence on that border, if so, when?

Will the Minister for Defence be pleased to state the names of the projects / units and housing colonies in various cities under the administrative control of Fauji Foundation, Shaheen Foundation, Bahria Foundation, Army Welfare Trust (AWT) and Defence Housing Authorities (DHAs) indicating also the year in which the respective projects / units were launched?

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state: (a) the name of countries with which Pakistan has signed Readmission Agreements so far; (b) the number of persons deported from the said countries during the last three years indicating also the details of inquiries made/cases registered in connection with deportation of those persons; (c) whether any prosecution has taken place in the said cases, if so, the details thereof; and (d) the details of inquiries made / cases registered against the travel agents in the country who are involved in illegal human trafficking during that period?

Will the Minister for Defence be pleased to state: (a) the details of areas of the Line of Control (LOC) where India have erected fences so far; and (b) the steps taken by the present Government to stop India from fencing more areas on the LOC?

Will the Minister for States and Frontier Regions be pleased to refer to the Senate starred question No. 143 replied on 8th March, 2016 and state: (a) whether it is a fact that the Temporarily Displace Persons (TDPs)/ families of FATA are given Rs. 10000/- for transportation and Rs. 25000/- as cash grant at the time of their return of their native town; (b) whether it is also a fact that most of the houses and other properties of the said persons / families in their native towns have been destroyed / damaged during the military operations against militants in those areas; and (c) whether the Government provides any compensation to those persons / families to reconstruct / reestablish their destroyed/damaged houses /shops / gardens, if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for States and Frontier Regions be pleased to refer to the Senate starred question No. 142 replied on 8th March, 2016 and state: (a) the date on which summary was submitted to the Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for the grant of permission to the FATA Secretariat to appoint Doctors and other medical staff in FATA on the analogy of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the present status of the summary; (b) whether it is a fact that Doctors and other medical staff in health institutions in FATA are appointed on contract basis, if so, the reasons thereof; and (c) the time by which the vacant posts of doctors and other medical staff in health institutions of the said area will be filled in?

Will the Minister for Information and Broadcasting be pleased to state: (a) the number of persons appointed on daily wages and contract basis in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, its attached departments, subordinate bodies and autonomous and semi autonomous corporations during the last two years with province wise break up; and (b) the number of persons working on contract and daily wages basis in Pakistan Television Corporation whose services have been regularized during the last three years with province wise breakup?

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state: (a) the steps taken by the Government to update and implement the Pure Food Act in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) on the analogy of Punjab Food Authority Act, 2011 so far; (b) the details of existing laws dealing with food adulteration under implantation in the ICT; (c) the names and designation of the officers / officials responsible to check adulteration in food items at the stages of preparation, marketing and sale in markets in ICT; and (d) whether it is a fact that some of the said officers / officials do not have the educational qualifications and experience required for that job, if so, the steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

Will the Minister for States and Frontier Regions be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that a number of Political Agents in various Agencies of FATA have recently been transferred, if so, the name of authority which approved the said posting / transfers; (b) whether it is also a fact that the said posting / transfers were made on the orders of the outgoing / Ex. Governor, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, if so, the reasons thereof; (c) the criteria / procedure laid down for posting / transfer of the Political Agents in FATA; and (d) the names of officers who have recently been posted as Political Agents in FATA indicating also the tenure / period for which they have previously served as Political Agents, Assistant Political Agents in FATA or Deputy Commissioner in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a) the details of Railway Workshops in the country; and (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to revamp and upgrade the said workshops on modern lines, if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the land situated on either side of the railway tracks in towns and cities is being used for open defecation and dumping of refuse, if so, the steps taken by the Government to control the same; and (b) whether the Government has drawn up any programme to undertake landscaping along the railway tracks to prevent open defecations and squatting, if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to lay dual railway track between Lahore and Karachi, if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state the number of proclaimed offenders in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) indicating also the details of the cases registered against them separately?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a) the number of contractors presently enlisted in Pakistan Railways indicating also the categories of works for which they have registered; and (b) the details of major works awarded to the said contractors at present?

Will the Minister for Information and Broadcasting be pleased to state: (a) the names and field of expertise of the incumbent Chairman and Members of PEMRA; and (b) the criteria laid down for appointment of the Chairman and Members of the said Authority?

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state: (a) the number of offices of anti-narcotics control force established in the country with province-wise break up; and (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to establish more offices of that force, if so, the number and proposed locations thereof?

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state: (a) the date since which joint patrolling by Police and Rangers has been started in Islamabad; and (b) whether any decrease has been registered in crime rate in Islamabad due to the said patrolling, if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state: (a) Whether it is a fact that the Ministry of Interior and Narcotics Control vide its directive No. F.No.1/1/2013-AS(1) dated 12th June, 2013, imposed a ban on appointment on deputation and permanent absorption of officers and officials in the Islamabad Capital Territory Administration; (b) whether any officer / official has been appointed on deputation or absorbed permanently or given extension in deputation period in any office of the said Administration since the issuance of that directive, if so, the details thereof; and (c) the number of officers / officials working on deputation basis in various offices of that Administration who have been repatriated to their parent department since the issuance of the said directive with department wise breakup?

Will the Minister for Information and Broadcasting be pleased to state: (a) whether any code of conduct has been prescribed by PEMRA for cable operators in the country, if so, the details thereof; and Annexure-D (b) the details of action taken against the said operators by that authority for violation of the said code during the last three years?

Will the Minister for Information and Broadcasting be pleased to state the time by which work will be started on installation of TV boasters in Musakhel, Muslim Bagh, Harnai and Kan Meterzai?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a) whether the feasibility report for laying of railway line on the western route of CPEC from Dera Ismail Khan to Quetta via Zhob and Bostan has been prepared; (b) whether any amount has been allocated for the said project, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons thereof; and (c) the time by which work will be started on that project?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state the steps taken by the present Government to remove encroachments from the Railways land in the country and the achievements made in this regard so far?

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state: (a) the number of official vehicles owned by the National Police Bureau, Islamabad at present; (b) whether it is a fact that a number of the said vehicles are being utilized by non-entitled officers of that Bureau, if so, the details thereof; and (c) the names and designations of the non-entitled officers using those vehicles indicating also the reasons for the same in each case?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a) the details of railways stations upgraded in the country during the last three years indicating also the expenditure incurred on the same in each case; (b) the criteria adopted for selection of the said stations for up-gradation; (c) the income generated from each of those stations during the last five years; and (d) the details of trains plying through the said stations during the said period?

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state: (a) the names and locations of health care centers / health car units established in the Islamabad Capital Territory; (b) the names and other details of vaccines presently available in the said centers/ units; (c) the details of health facilities made available in the said centers/units during the last three years; and (d) the amount of budget allocated for the said centers / units during the said period with year-wise and head-wise break-up?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a) the details of present rail routes, if any, connecting Iran and Pakistan; (b) the names of cities in both the countries connected through the said routes; (c) the average volume of trade between the two countries, if any, being carried out through the said rail routes; and (d) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to increase the Railway infrastructure between the two countries, if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state the main responsibilities of the Directorate of Civil Defence under the administrative control of the Ministry of Interior and Narcotics Control?

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state: (a) the names of the service structure of Data Entry Operators and Junior Executives working in NADRA; and (b) whether the said officials are entitled to get salary, allowances and other fringe benefits at par with Data Entry Operators and Junior Executives working in the Ministries / Division of the Federal Government, if not, its reasons?

Will the Minister for States and Frontier Regions be pleased to state: (a) the names, designations, grades and date of appointment of the persons appointed in Fata Development Authority (FDA) on regular, contract and daily wages basis during the last five years indicating also the salary, allowances and other fringe benefits admissible to them; (b) the rules / procedure adopted for the appointment of the said persons; (c) whether it is a fact that there is an “urgency clause” in the FDA rules under which the Chief Executive of the said Authority is empowered to make appointment, if so, the details thereof; and (d) the names, designation, grades and dates of appointment and termination of the persons appointed by the Chief Executive of that authority under the said clause during that period indicating also the pay, allowances and other fringe benefits admissible to them?

Will the Minister for Information and Broadcasting be pleased to refer to Senate starred question No. 4 replied on 18th February, 2016 and state the names of land lords from whom the land was taken over under the land reforms introduced in the country so far indicating also the acreage of land taken over from each of them and distributed amongst the eligible peasant?

Will the Minister for Information and Broadcasting be pleased to refer to Senate starred question No. 2 replied on 18th February, 2016 and state whether it is a fact that Government has decided to place the matter of review of land Reforms before the Council of Common Interests, if so, the expected date of meeting of CCI in which the same will be placed for discussion and decision?

Will the Minister for States and Frontier Regions be pleased to state: (a) the number of sanctioned scheduled, non scheduled and project posts in BPS-16 and above in the FATA Secretariat and its attached departments; (b) the names, designations and educational qualifications of the persons appointed in the said Secretariat and its attached departments since 2009 indicating also the criteria laid down for eligibility for appointment against each of those posts; (c) the names and date of appointments of officers from the Provincial Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa who have been posted against various posts in that Secretariat and its attached departments at present; and (d) the names and grades of the officers of FATA Development Authority working against the scheduled and project posts at present?

Will the Minister for States and Frontier Regions be pleased to state the number of skill training centers established by or working under the administrative control of FATA Development Authority (FDA) at present?

Will the Minister for States and Frontier Regions be pleased to state: (a) the details of facilities being provided to patients in Dogra Hospital, Tehsil Headquarter, Bara, Khyber Agency; and (b) the details of facilities available in the laboratory of the said hospital?

Will the Minister for States and Frontier Regions be pleased to state: (a) the number of doctors, male and female nurses and other medical professionals working in Dogra Hospital, Tehsil Headquarter, Bara, Khyber Agency; and (b) the average number of patients visiting the said hospital on daily basis?