Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state whether it is a fact that the Government has decided to include music and dance as subjects in the syllabus from grade one to Matric in the educational institutions in ICT, if so, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state: (a) whether any Advisory Board or Council has been established to review the syllabus of the schools working under the administrative control of the Federal Directorate of Education in order to keep the same at par with the modern world, if so,the details thereof; (b) the number of times the said Board or Council has reviewed the syllabus of those schools during the last five years indicating also the details of changes made in each review; and (c) the steps being taken by the Government to strengthen the syllabus of the said schools on regular basis?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state: (a) the number of students sent abroad on scholarships during the last three years with province wise and country wise breakup; and (b) the procedure adopted for selection of the said students for those scholarships?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) the number of accidents took place on motorways and national highways in the country during the last three years with year wise break up; and (b) the steps being taken by the Government to control accidents on motorways and national highways in the country?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the Government has launched a scheme namely “National Education Reforms Initiative”, if so, the details thereof; and (b) whether any consultation has been made with the Provincial Governments in the country in connection with the reforms, if so, the reaction of those Government thereto?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) the length and width of the road being constructed on Quetta-Qalat-Chaman section of N-25; (b) the names of contractor the whom the contract of the said project has been awarded indicating also the procedure adopted for awarding the same; (c) the number of packages approved or announced for that project and the expected date of its completion; (d) the amount allocated for the said project during the current fiscal year; and (e) whether any grant from USAID has been received for that project, if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) the names, designations, place of domicile and place of posting of the persons presently appointed and working in the National Highway Authority on deputation basis; and (b) the procedure adopted for appointment of the said persons?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state the details of progress made so far on implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by National University of Modern Languages (NUMAL), Islamabad, with Minsk State Linguistics University (MSLU), Belarus on 11th August, 2015?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state the progress made so far on implementation of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, with Belarusian State University on 29th May, 2015?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state the progress made so far on the implementation of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between Ministry of Education Government of Belarus and Ministry of Education, Government of Pakistan on 29th May, 2015?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) the details of the project for Construction of Expressway from Chakdara to Kalam indicating also the date of approval and estimated cost of the same; (b) the amount allocated, released and spent on the said project during the fiscal year 2017-18: and (c) the percentage of work done on that project so far and the time by which the same will be completed?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) the details of the project for Construction of Malakand Tunnel on N-45 indicating also the date of approval and estimated cost of the same; (b) the amount allocated, released and spent on the said project during the fiscal year 2017-18; and (c) the percentage of work done on the project so far and the time by which the same will be completed?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state; (a) the length of Hawalian-Mansehra Motorway section indicating also the number of lanes and speed limit on the same; (b) the details of design specifications of the said motorway indicating also the number and location of Inter-Changes, the width of lanes, right of way, number of bridges and tunnels and the length, width and height of tunnels being constructed on the same; (c) the present status of work on the construction of those bridges and tunnels; and (d) the expected date of completion of the said project and the time by which the same will be completed?

Will the Minister of Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state: (a) the details of the project for Establishment of Women sub campus of Swat University in Mingora indicating also the date of approval and estimated cost of the same; and (b) the amount allocated, released and spent on the said project during the fiscal year 2017-18?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state: (a) the number of Hepatitis ‘C’ patients in the country at present; (b) the number of health Institutions working under the administrative control of the Federal Government for the treatment of that disease; and (c) the steps taken by the present Government to control the said disease?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state the number of illiterate persons and out of schools children in the country as in the years 2012 and 2017 separately?

Will the Minister for Postal Services be pleased to state the steps being taken by the Government to bring Pakistan Post at par with private courier service providers?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased with reference to Senate starred Question No. 147, replied on 26th January, 2018 and to state: (a) whether the Ministry of Communications has carried out any assessment of the policy for plantation of National Highways and Motorways in the country during the last four years, if so, the details thereof; and (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to make further improvements in the said policy, 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 upgrade and dualize the Indus Highway from Peshawar via Kohat-Dera Ismail khan to Karachi, if so, the steps taken by the present Government in this regard so far; and (b) the time by which the up gradation and dualization work of the said highway will be completed?

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the number of Pakistanis presently imprisoned in foreign countries indicating also the number of those imprisoned in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bangladesh and Malaysia; (b) the mechanism devised by the Government to maintain the record of Pakistan imprisoned in foreign countries; (c) the details of legal assistance provided to the said prisoners by the Government; and (d) the number of Pakistani freed from prisons in foreign countries during the last four years indicating also the main charges against them?