Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state the amount released for the construction of new Dams and water reservoirs in the country during the current.financial year?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state the salient features of the Governments new energy policy?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) whether it is fact that a grid station was approved for Barikot (Swat) in 2010 and the amount for the same was released in 2011-2012; and (b) the details of work completed on the said grid station so far and the time by which the remaining work will be completed?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to refer to the Senate starred question No.57 replied on 23rd August, 2013 and state whether an additional JOO KVA transformer has been installed at village Sahib Hassan Killi near Bismillah Colony, Tehsil Takht Bhai, District Mardan, if not, the time by which the same will be installed?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) the water flow in Indus Basin River system in each year since 2001 indicating the details for rivers Kabul, lndus, Jehlum,Chanab, Ravi and Sutlaj. separately; (b) the quantum of the said water used in the associated canal network during Rabbi and Kharif seasons with year-wisebreakup; (c) the additional water made available for agriculture purposes since building of Mang/a, Tarbela and Chashma reservoirs indicating also the storage at those reservoirs with year-wisebreakup; (d) the number of years the reservoirs had 114 MAF or more to be distributed as envisioned in 1991 water appropriation award;and (e) the steps taken by the Government for 10 MAF additional water storage capacity as envisioned in the 1991 Water Accord?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) the amount of electricity bills presently outstanding against the consumers in Balochistan with district-wise breakup; (b) the reasons for non recovery of the said amount; and (c) the number of illegal electricity connections in District Turbat at present?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state the number of WAPDA employees penalized on the charges of their involvement in electricity theft and provision of illegal electricity connections during the last three years?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) the amount provided by the Members of Senate, National Assembly and Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa out of their development funds to PESCO for provision of transformers and other material and details of its utilization; and ( b) the details of pending provisions of material for which the amount has been received but the job has not been undertaken?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state whether it is a fact that various D!SCOs in the country charge amount from the consumers at the time of provision of electricity connections on account of sharing cost of transformers which are provided by the Parliamentarians and the Members of the Provincial Assemblies out of their development funds, if so, the amount collected in such cases by each DISCO during the Last five years?

Will the.Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state .. (a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to generate electricity with coal at Power Plant in Gaddani, Balochistan, if so, its details; and (b) whether it is a fact that production of electricity with coal at the said Plant will be injurious to human health and marine Life, if so, the steps proposed to be taken by the Government to overcome that danger?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state whether audit of Rs. 500 billion disbursed to settle circular debt has been carried out, if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the number of wells dug by the National and International Oil and Gas Companies in Balochistan so far; (b) the number of said wells which were successful and are being utilized; and ( c) the number of the said successful wells which are not being utilized at present and the reasons for not utilizing the same?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to supply natural gas to Thall and surrounding villages, District Hangu, in pursuance of Article 158 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, if so, when?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the details of projects launched by SNGPL at Thall Block, District Hangu, since 2011 indicating also the details of social funds and project distributions; and (b) whether it is a fact that the Thall Block, District Hangu, is gas producing area, if so, whether employment in SNGPL has been provided to the local persons, if so, its details and if not, its reasons?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state the names, educational qualifications and place of domicile (in.eluding FATA) of the persons appointed in various grades I pay groups on contract, daily wages and regular basis in the departments, companies, corporations etc. under the administrative control of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources during the last four years?

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state whether it is a fact that retaining a moratorium on the death penalty in Pakistan is one of the prerequisites by the European Union for Pakistan to qualify for GSP plus status, if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government is negotiating new terms with the NATO or ISAF for ground lines of communications; and (b) whether the said issue was raised during the Prime Minister's recent official visit to Washington DC?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that MEBCO charges Rs.20000 to 250000 from the consumers for repairing of a damaged transformer; (b) whether it is also a fact that MEBCO does not replace the damaged or faulty transformers until the concerned consumers pay the charges in cash to WAPDA officials; ( c) the Law under which MEBCO charges the said amount; and (d) the number of damaged and faulty transformers replaced by MEBCO during the last 12 months?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state the number of damaged I defective commercial and domestic electric meters replaced in the jurisdiction of Multan Electric Power Company (MEPCO) during the Last twelve months with Tehsil-wise break-up?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to establish a refinery in order to transform the reservoirs of chromite (Raw Material) in Tehsil Muslim Bagh, District Qilla Saifullah, Balochistan, into useable steel and iron. if so, its details?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to launch projects for production of electricity from coal to supply the same to Balochistan, if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the names of Pakistani workers who have legalized their status in the Kingdom of the Saudi Arabia during the six months amnesty period granted by that country; (b) the number of Pakistanis in that country who could not get benefit from the said amnesty period; ( c) the main reasons due to which the said persons could not get benefit from that amnesty period; (d) the number of Pakistanis in that country who are still illegal; and (e) the steps being taken by the Pakistan Mission in this regard?

Will the Minister for Foreign Ajfairs be pleased co state: (a) whether it is a fact that the Pakistanis living in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia illegally were required to given their finger prints for coming back to Pakistan, if so, the names of Pakistanis who gave their finger prints during the six months amnesty period recently given by the Saudi Government; (b) the details of assistance provided by the Pakistan Mission to the said Pakistanis in that process,. and ( c) the number of the said persons who have been repatriated?

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the amount presently available in the welfare fund maintained by Pakistan Mission in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; (b) the amount collected in the said fund during the last two years with month-wise break-up; ( c) the amount disbursed out of the said fund during the said period indicating also the names of beneficiaries and the amount disbursed to each of them; and (d) the procedure laid down for disbursement of amount form the said fund and the authority which grant approval for the same?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state whether it is a/act that pressure of natural gas in Quella becomes low during winter season, if so, the time by which this problem will be solved?

Will the Minister.for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) whether it is fact that most of the rural areas of the country are facing 16 hours load-shedding during the current year, if so, the reasons thereof (b) the plan the government has adopted to face the increasing electricity demand of public during the upcoming peak summer season; ( c) the volume of electricity generation during the year 2012 till to date along with the total electricity purchased from the Independent Power Producers (IPPs)"" during the year 2012; ( d) the total volume of debts at the government~· credit f or electricity consumption and recoveries thereof and (e) the total recoveries made by the electricity distribution companies from public from January, 2012?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the names, educational qualifications and date of appointment of the incumbent Managing Directors of SSGCL and SNGPL indicating also the pay, allowances and other privileges admissible to them; and ( b) the procedure adopted for the appointment of the said Managing Directors?

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the number of delegations of Government functionaries sent abroad by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since March 2013 indicating also the names of countries where the same were sent; (b) the expenditure incurred on the said visits; and (c) the socio economic impact of those visits on the country?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) the number of cases of illegal electricity connections and theft of electricity surfaced in the country during the present regime; and {b) the names of persons, factories and business owners found involved in the said cases and the action taken against them?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact thafcost of construction of Nandipur power project has been increased, if so, its reasons; and ( b) the details of the said increase?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) the present status of the probe into the scam of deposit I investment of Rs.120 billion by /ESCO in Trust Investment Bank Limited; and (b) the names and designations of the persons found responsible for the said scam and the action taken against them?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) the likely impact of Kishanganga project on ongoing Nee lam Jehlum Hydroelectric project; and (b) the strategy adopted I to be adopted by the Government of Pakistan after the decision of International Court of Arbitraiion in connection with the said project?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) the details of Pm,ver Projects approved by the Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) in August, 2013; and (b) the amount allocated and released for the said projects so far?

Will the Miniter for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the number of streets in sector-I of New Shakrial, Islamabad, where sui gas connections have been provided; and (h) whether it is a /au that sui gas connections ha11e not been provided to the residents of street No. 7 of the said sector, if so. the reasons thereof and the time by which the same will be provided to rhem

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) the names and location of cooperative housing societies and private housing projects which are being supplied electricityfrom the grid -station in Police Foundation, 0-9, Islamabad; (b) the amount received by IESCO from the said societies and projects for the construction of grid station and supply of electricity; (c) the names and location of the said societies and projects which have not deposited the amount for the said purpose; and (d) the 'zanies and location of the said societies and projects which have not been provided with electricity meters despite the fact that they have deposited the required charges for the same?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) the number of damaged / defective commercial and domestic electricity meters in the country at present with Tehsil-wise break-up; (b) the number or applications for replacement / repairing of the said meters lying pending vvith the concerned authorities at present with Tehsil-wise break-up; and (c) the Maxill111111 tinw period within which the said applications are essentially entertained / disposed off?

Will tlw Minister pi- Water and Power be pleased to state whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to construct direct oil supply line from Pak -Arab Oil Refinery Kotado to Thermal Power Projects, Muzaffargarh, if so, the progress made in this regard solar?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) the number of persons died due to electric shock in the country during the last five years with province-wise break-up; (b) the amount of compensation paid by the government to the heirs of the said persons; and (c) the steps taken/being taken by WAPDA to prevent such incidents in future?