Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state: (a) the cost of losses suffered by the country during war against terrorism; and (b) financial help received by the Government in this regard?

Will the Minister for States and Frontier Regions be pleased to state the details of electrification work carried out in Kurram Agency under the Annual Development- Programmes for FATA and PWP-I (PM Directives) and PWP-II (development schemes of MNA’s and Senators) since 2007?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a) the functions of Railway Advisory Committee, Karachi; (b) the names and place of domicile of the members on the Committee; (c) the number of times the Committee required to meet in a year and the dates on which the Committee has meet so far during the year, 2012?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a) whether accounts of Pakistan Railways have been audited during the last five financial years, if so, the details of irregularities, if any, pointed out in audit reports; and (b) the names and designations of the persons found involved in those irregularities and action taken against them?

Will the Minister for States and Frontier Regions be pleased to state: (a) the number of Primary, Middle and High schools, including communal and Mosque schools, for boys and girls functioning in Tehsil Central Kurram, Kurram Agency; and (b) the names and locations of the schools in the said agency where teachers have not been posted?

Will the Minister for States and Frontier Regions be pleased to state the number and names of teachers working in each school in Central Kurrum, Kurrum Agency?

Will the Minister for States and Frontier Regions be pleased to state the names of development projects launched in F.R. Tank, F.R. D.I. Khan, F.R. Lakki, F.R. Bannu, F.R. Kohat and F.R. Peshawar during the last five years indicating also the amount allocated, name of contractor, name of executing agency, source of funding and present status of project in each case?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that revalidation of arms licences is being carried out by NADRA, if so, the date on which the said task was entrusted to NADRA; (b) the number of cases/applications for revalidation of arms licenses received by NADRA so far; (c) the number of the said cases/applications disposed off and those lying pending; (d) the number of those cases/applications pending for more than four months; and (e) the normal period required for revalidation of arms licenses?

Will the Minister for Defence be pleased to state the amount spent on traveling and stay of PIA employees in Saudi Arabia in connection with Hajj operation, 2012, with head-wise break-up?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state the names, parentage, names of parent departments of the persons appointed on deputation basis in FIA since March 2008 indicating also the post against which appointed and present status of appointment in each case?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state the steps taken by the Government to devise mechanism for registration and issuance of Computerized National Identification Cards (CNIC’s) to children of unknown parentage?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state: (a) the names of the persons who served as Deputy Chairmen in NADRA since 2008 indicating also the salary, allowances and other fringe benefits admissible to them; and (b) the details of foreign visits under taken by each of the said Deputy Chairmen indicating also the names of countries visited purpose of visit and amount spent in each case?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state: (a) the number of sanctioned posts of Director Generals in NADRA; (b) the criteria and qualifications prescribed for appointment against the said posts; and (c) the names, educational qualifications, place of domicile, seniority position and experience of the persons officiating as Director Generals in NADRA indicating also salary, allowances and other fringe benefits admissible to them?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to refer to the Senate starred question No.5, replied on 4th September, 2012 , and state: (a) whether it is a fact that most of the inquires initiated into the cases of financial and administrative mismanagement in Pakistan Railways since March 2008 have not been finalized so far, if so, its reasons and the time by which the same will be finalized; (b) the criteria adopted to send cases of financial and administrative mismanagement to NAB and FIA; (c) whether Pakistan Railways conducted a departmental inquiry before sending the said cases to NAB and FIA, if so, the details thereof; and (d) whether it is a fact that the persons involved in the said cases are still holding the operational posts in Pakistan Railways, if so, its reasons?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state: (a) the estimated quantity and value of POL and petroleum products being smuggled from Iran every month; and (b) the steps being taken by the Government to control that smuggling?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a) the number of trains run by Pakistan Railways at present; (b) the number of employees of Pakistan Railways; (c) the per train number of the said employees; and (d) the average number of railway employees engaged in each operational train?

Will the Minister for Information and Broadcasting be pleased to state: (a) the income and expenditure of PTV during the last three years with year wise and head-wise breakup; and (b) whether any amount was provided by the Government to PTV during the said period, if so, the amount so provided?

Will the Minister for Defence be pleased to state the names of private airlines which have been granted permission to operate flights in the country indicating also the number of planes operated by each airline and the domestic and international sectors on which these planes operate?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a) the details of operational passenger trains; (b) the date of awarding contract for dining cars in each case; and (c) the procedure adopted for awarding contracts?

Will the Minister for National Regulations and Services be pleased to state: (a) the date on which Drug Regulatory Agency was established; (b) the salient functions of the Agency; and (c) the names of members of the Authority?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that National Database & Registration Authority has installed Integrated Border Management System (IBMS) at Khokra Par Border, if so, its utility; and (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to install the said system in other border areas?

Will the Minister for Defence be pleased to state the measures taken to allocate seats in PIA flights for Parliamentarians to facilitate them during the Parliamentary Sessions and meetings?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state: (a) the number of cases of dacoties, robberies, thefts and suicide attacks committed in the country, province wise in the last three years, year-wise; and (b) the remedial steps taken so far, to prevent such incidents in future?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state: (a) the criteria laid down for appointment of National Commandant of National Counter Terrorism Authority; (b) the qualifications laid down for appointment against the said post; (c) the number of persons working on deputation, contract and regular basis in the Authority with province-wise breakup; (d) the procedure adopted for the selection/appointment of the said persons; and (e) the present status of the said organization?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state whether it is fact Adda fee is being charged from public transport vehicles on GT Road at Rawat which is situated in ICT, if so, its reasons?