Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that UAE authorities have adopted a stringent policy / procedure for grant of visas to holders of Pakistani officials passports, if so, the reasons thereof; and (b) whether the Government has taken up the matter with the said authorities to ease the situation, if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state: (a) whether there is any scheme for provision of financial assistance to the students belonging to FATA in pursuing higher education in the field of engineering, science and technology, if so, the details thereof; (b) the number of students benefited from the said scheme during the last three years and the current year with year wise break up; and (c) whether the Government provides any guidance to the students of the said areas / disciplines seeking admission in the foreign accredited Universities, if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for National Food Security and Research be pleased to state: (a) whether any research has been conducted by the Government regarding impacts of agriculture on global climate, if so, the details thereof; and (b) whether it is a fact that decrease in food waste can help in reducing contribution of agriculture to greenhouse gas emission, if so, the steps taken / being taken by the Government in this regard?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state: (a) whether any steps have been taken by the present Government to strengthen international linkages for research on infectious diseases and vaccine development in the country, if so, the details thereof; (b) the details of research carried out on infectious diseases and development of vaccines in the country in collaboration of other countries; (c) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to make partnership in research on human infectious diseases with the international body namely Infect-ERA NET, if so, the details thereof; and (d) the steps being taken by the Government to boost research work on infectious diseases and development of vaccine in the country?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state the names of foreign donor organizations which provided funds to the Government for Education sector during the last five years indicating also the amount so provided and the purpose/ project for which the same was provided in each case with year wise break up?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) the make, model, engine power and present status of official vehicles being used by the officers / officials of the Ministry of Communications, its attached departments and subordinate offices indicating also the names and grades of the officers /officials being used the same; (b) the expenditure being incurred on fuel, repair and maintenance of the said vehicles on annual basis; and (c) the number of non-functional vehicles at the disposal of the said Ministry, departments and offices indicating also the time since which the same are non-functional?

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the building of Pakistan’s embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia has been sold out, if so, the reasons thereof indicating also the price at which the same was sold; and (b) whether it is also a fact that staff of the said embassy has been working in a rented building, if so, the location thereof indicating also the rent being paid for the same on monthly basis?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) the estimated cost of the project for construction of Gawadar Turbat-Hoshab-Panjgur road indicating also the rate including the per kilometer cost, at which it has been contracted to FWO, the date on which work was started on the project and time by which the same will be completed; and (b) the details of PT contractors hired for the said project?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) the number of bridges constructed on the Gwadar-TurbetHoshab-Panjgur road which were collapsed; (b) whether it is a fact that the said bridges have been reconstructed but the quality of work thereof is not upto the standard, if so, the reasons thereof; and (c) the names and other particulars of the persons / companies responsible for the said poor quality of work?

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the number of Pakistan’s Embassies / High Commission established abroad; (b) the number of Ambassadors / High Commissioners posted in the said Embassies / High Commissions at present with province wise break up; and (c) the number of office in BPS-18 and above working in those Embassies / high Commissions with province wise break up?

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the number of visits made by the officers in Pakistan embassies/ missions in Saudi Arabia and UAE to Pakistani prisoners in jails of those countries during the last two years indicating also the name of officers date of visits and name of jails visited in each case; and (b) the names of the said prisoners who were provided help during those visits indicating also the details of the help provided?

Will the Minister for Ports and Shipping be pleased to state whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to start ferry service between Gawadar and Karachi, if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to construct a road from Dera Ismail Khan to Hassan Abdal, if so, the estimated cost of that project; and (b) the time by which work will be started and completed on the said project?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state: (a) the new guidelines provided by the present Government to the Provincial Governments to ensure strict punishment for manufacturing spurious drugs in the country; and (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to evolve a mechanism to find out the people involved and places used for manufacturing the said drugs, if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) the steps taken / being taken by the Government to ensure quality of work in the projects being run by National Highway Authority (NHA) in the country; and (b) the details of actions / penalties laid down in the rules for negligence in duty by the consultants hired by the said Authority for its projects?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the disease of Hepatitis ‘C’ has been increasing in the country, if so, the increase registered in the same since 2013 with year wise break up; and (b) the reasons for increase in the spread of the said disease and the steps taken / being taken by the Government to control the same?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that prices of medicines have been increased in the country during the month of July, 2016, if so, the details and reason thereof; and (b) the procedure adopted for the said increase?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Peshawar-Torkham Highway was completed and inaugurated during the year 2015; (b) whether it is also a fact that the said highway has developed faults and cracks at a number of locations, if so, the reasons thereof; and (c) whether it is further a fact that no proper mechanism has been developed for the maintenance of that highway so far, if so, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state the steps taken / being taken by the Government to improve the standard of services being provided in Pakistan embassies abroad?

Will the Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that a large number of overseas Pakistanis particularly in Gulf countries belong to Malakand and Swat Divisions, if so, the details thereof; and (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to establish educational institutions for the children of the said overseas Pakistanis in those Divisions, if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Division be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Technical College of Merabagwal Islamabad has not been made fully functional since its establishment, if so, the time by which the same would be made fully functional; (b) the capital expenditure (CAPEX) and operating expenditure (OPEX) of the said College at present; and (c) the number of principals posted in the said College since its establishment indicating also the number of students trained therein so far?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state: (a) the number of persons infected by congo virus in the country at present with district wise break up; and (b) the steps being taken by the Government to control increase of the said virus in the country?

Will the Minister for National Food Security and Research be pleased to state: (a) the details of share of bio-pesticides and chemical pesticides in the pesticide market of the country; (b) the steps taken by the Government to reduce dependence on chemical pesticides and encourage the use of bio-pesticides in the country; (c) the number of laboratories established for production of bio-pesticides in the country at present indicating also the details of funds allocated and utilized by the said laboratories during the last 3 years; (d) the details of the targets set and achieved for production of bio-pesticides by those laboratories during the said period with year wise break up; and (e) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to establish more laboratories / schools for producing bio-pesticides in the country, if so, the details thereof and the time by which the same will be established?

Will the Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination be pleased to state the steps being taken by the Government to improve the existing infrastructure of sports in the country?

Will the Minister for Ports and Shipping be pleased to state whether the Ministry of Ports and Shipping has any role in controlling marine pollution i.e. entry of chemicals, industrial, agricultural and residential waste into ocean resulting in harmful or potentially harmful effects, if so, the details thereof and the steps being taken in this regard?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state: (a) the steps taken / being taken by the Government to simplify the process of verification of degrees / transcripts / photocopies of degrees by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan; (b) whether it is a fact that the said Commission has increased the fee for verification of those degree / transcripts / photocopies, if so, the reasons thereof; and (c) the amount collected by that Commission under head of fee for verification of the said degrees / transcripts / photocopies during the last five years with year wise break up?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to establish more vocational training institutes in the country, if so, the detail thereof?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state: (a) the number of scholarships received from foreign countries for Pakistani students during the last four years indicating also the number of students who applied for the same; and (b) the details of students who were sent abroad for higher education on the said scholarships?

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to review its policy with regard to Shimla agreement and to raise the issue of Indian Occupied Kashmir at UN Security Council for early implementation of its resolution on Kashmir?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) the details of contractors registered with NHA at present; and (b) the names of the said contractors who are working on the projects of NHA at present indicating also the details of projects, estimated cost and period of completion of the project in each case?

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the names of Pakistani citizens imprisoned in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia at present indicating also the nature of allegations and date of imprisonment in each case; (b) the names of the Pakistani citizens against whom cases are under trail in courts in the said countries indicating also the nature of allegations and date of commencement of the trail in each case; and (c) the details of help / assistance being provided to those persons by Pakistan Embassies in the said countries?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether count of vehicles was made before the approval of the design for the toll plaza at Islamabad interchange of M-I motorway which is causing inconvenience for the commuters, if not, the action taken against the persons responsible for the same; and (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to construct a new toll plaza with an appropriate design at the said interchange, if so, the location and expected date of completion of the same?

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 Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that students are required to pass NTS tests for admission in various higher educational institutions in the country, if so, the reasons; and (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to do away with the said condition, if so, when?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state whether it is a fact that the number of employees hailing from Sindh province in the Ministry of Communication, its attached departments, subordinate offices and autonomous / semi-autonomous bodies / organizations is short of the prescribed quota, if so, the steps being taken by the Government to make up the said deficiency?

Will the Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development be pleased to state: (a) the present status of the project for construction of building of the OPF School in Zhob, Balochistan; and (b) whether it is a fact that the matter of construction of the said building was not placed on the agenda for the meeting of the Board of Governors of the OPF held in September, 2016, if so, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state: (a) whether any new schedule has been chalked out for holding the SAARC meeting in Islamabad which was postponed due to refusal of some member countries to attend the same in November, 2016; and (b) the steps taken by the Government to ensure presence of member countries in the next SAARC meeting to be hosted by Pakistan?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state: (a) the criteria and procedure laid down by Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) for appointment of Principals, faculty members and administrative staff of the private medical colleges in the country; and (b) whether it is a fact that a number of appointments in the said medical colleges have been made without advertisements and competitive process, if so, the legal status of the same?

Will the Minister for National Food Security and Research be pleased to state: (a) whether it is fact that some pesticides being used in the country are injurious to human health, if so, the details thereof; (b) the name of authority which registers and certifies pesticides in the country; (c) the names of pesticides registered by the said authority so far; and (d) the steps taken / being taken by the Government to control the use of dangerous / substandard and un-registered pesticides?

Will the Minister for National Food Security and Research be pleased to state: (a) the production capacity of grains, fruits and vegetables in the country and the storage capacity available for the same; and (b) whether it is a fact that a large quantity of the said food items gets damaged / destroyed due to poor storage capacity, if so, the steps taken by PASSCO in this regard during the last four years?

Will the Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination be pleased to state the amount disbursed for promotion of sports in country since 2010 and the mode of its utilization?

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the names, date of birth, previous experience and date of appointment of the Ambassadors / High Commissioners posted in Pakistan Embassies / Missions abroad at present; and (b) the names, parentage, designations, grades and place of domicile of the officers / officials working in the said Embassies / Missions?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state the names, parentage and place of domicile of the persons who were awarded scholarships for higher studies within the country and abroad during the last eight years with year wise break up indicating also the subject and name of university / country for which the scholarship was granted in each case?

Will the Minister for Ports and Shipping be pleased to state: (a) the number of ships with Pakistan National Shipping Corporation indicating also the models and names and age of captains of the same; (b) the expenditure incurred on the fuel and maintenance of the said ships during the last five years; and (c) the profit earned or losses sustained by those ships during the said period?

Will the Minister for Ports and Shipping be pleased to state: (a) the names and locations of ports in the country indicating also the categories of the same as per international standard; and (b) the details of ships loaded and unloaded on the said ports during the last six months indicating also the delays, if any, the loading and unloading of the same?

Will the Minister for Ports and Shipping be pleased to state the details of posts lying vacant in the Ministry of Ports and Shipping meant for promotion and direct appointment separately with grade wise break up indicating also the time since which the same are lying vacant and the time by which these will be filled in?

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the present status of the membership of Pakistan in Shanghai Cooperation Organization indicating also the details of obligation on Pakistan in connection with the same; (b) the steps taken by the Government for timely ratification of the Charter and Treaties of the said Organization; and (c) the expected benefits to be accrued to the country from the membership of that Organization?

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the Government has recently sent special envoys to various countries to highlight the Kashmir issue, if so, the number of envoys sent indicating also the expenditure incurred on their visits; (b) the criteria / procedure adopted for selection of the said envoys; and (c) the major achievements accrued from the visits of those envoys?