Will the Minister for Planning and Development be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the Central Development Working Party (CDWP) has recently approved seven projects in the energy, water resources, manpower, higher education, technology and social welfare sectors, if so, the details thereof; and (b) the criteria / procedure adopted for the selection and approval of the said projects?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state that whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to privatize some Public Sector Enterprises, if so, its details?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state: (a) the names, place of domicile, expertise /field of experience of the present Members of Privatization Commission indicating also the names and addresses of their business; and (b) whether any of the said member individually or being member of a consortium has / had participated in bidding process / applied for privatization of any unit in the past, if so, their names?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state: (a) the names of essential items prices of which have been reduced and those of which remained unchanged in recent past indicating also the prices of those items; and (b) the comparison of the said prices with the prices of those items during the same period of last year?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state the amount/value of T-bills auctioned by the Government since 1st November, 2013?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state the steps proposed to be taken by the Government to stabilize the exchange rate of Pakistani rupee against foreign currencies?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state the details of terms and conditions agreed with IMF recently?

Will the Minister for Planning and Development be pleased to refer to Senate starred question No.27 replied on 27th February, 2014 and state: (a) the steps being taken by the Government to ensure that the foreign funded programmes / projects in the country are proposed by the Government instead of foreign donors, (b) the percentage / amount of capital cost of a foreign funded project which is usually spent on hiring of foreign / private sector consultants / technical experts for the project; and (c) whether the Government has completed PC-4 and PC-5 of the foreign funded projects completed during the last ten years, if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state the amount of domestic debt raised by the incumbent Government so far through State Bank of Pakistan and Commercial Banks with Bank-wise break-up?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state the present GDP to debt ratio after the new borrowings by the incumbent Government?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state the value of foreign debt after devaluation of Pakistan Rupee from Rs.98 to 108.65 against the US dollar?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state: (a)the period after which population census is required to be carried out under the Constitution / Law; and (b)the year during which the last population census was carried out and the time by which next census will be carried out in the country?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state whether the Federal Government has issued any directions to the Provincial Governments for controlling price hike in the country, if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state the names, parentage, designation, educational qualification and place of domicile of the officers / officials in BPS 1 to 21 working in Pakistan Customs with province-wise break-up?

Will the Minister for Industries and Production be pleased to state: (a) the date on which the project for Establishment of Spinning CFC at Islampur, Swat was approved and launched; (b) the amount allocated and released for the said project during the current fiscal year; and (c) the percentage of work completed on that project so far and the time by which the remaining work will be completed?

Will the Minister for Industries and Production be pleased to state: (a) the date on which project for Establishment of CFC for Silk Cluster, Swat was approved and launched; (b) the amount allocated and released for the said project during the current fiscal year; and (c) the percentage of work completed on that project so far and the time by which the remaining work will be completed?

Will the Minister for Planning and Development be pleased to state: (a) the date on which Capacity Building of Teachers Training Institutions and Training of Elementary Schools Teachers in Khyber Pakhtunkhawa was approved and launched; (b) the amount allocated and released for the said project during the current fiscal year; and (c) the number of teachers who have been provided training under that project so far indicating also the name of institute where the training was provided?

Will the Minister for Industries and Production be pleased to state: (a) the share of manufacturing sector in the GDP of the country during the last five fiscal years with year-wise break-up; (b) whether it is fact that the share of that sector in the GDP has decreased in comparison with other Asian countries where the same has increased during the said period; (c) whether any study has been conducted to identify the weaknesses of the said sector during that period, if so, the details thereof; and (d) the steps being taken by the Government to strengthen manufacturing sector in the country on the analogy of other neighboring countries?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state: (a) the details of devaluation of Pakistani rupee against US dollar from 16th March, 2008 to 31st May, 2013 indicating also the reasons thereof, (b) the increase in the volume of Pakistan’s foreign and domestic loans, in billions, on account of the said devaluation of Pakistani rupee; and (c) whether it is a fact that after 1st July, 2013, in view of the appreciation of Pakistani rupee against the US dollars, the volume of Pakistan’s foreign and domestic loans has decreased, if so, its details?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state the details of SROs issued by the Government during the current fiscal year indicating also the increase / decrease in revenue collocation caused by each of those SROs?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to refer to Senate starred question No.15 replied on 8th January, 2014 and state: (a) the reasons for provision of only dollar 451.102 million and dollar 582 million by the US Government under the Kerry Lugar Bermin Bill in fiscal years 2011-12 and 2012-13, respectively, against the provision of dollar 1.5 billion per anum; (b) the amount provided by USA to the Government and the NGos, separately, out of the amounts provided during those fiscal years; (c) the amount provided by the US Government under the said Bill during the current fiscal year so far indicating also the amount provided to the Government and the NGOs separately; (d) whether the Government has taken any steps to pursue the US Government to increase disbursement of financial assistance to the Government instead of NGOs under the said Bill, if so, its details; and (e) whether the Government has taken any steps to pursue the US Government to increase disbursement of financial assistance to Pakistan upto dollar 1.5 billion per year as provided in that bill, if so, its details?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that apart from the fund created by Friends of Democratic Pakistan another fund named ?Pakistan Development Fund? has been established, if so, the date / year and purpose of establishing the same; (b) the amount received in the said fund so far indicating also the date and source of receipt of each amount in the fund separately; and (c) the present status of the fund created by Friends of Democratic Pakistan and the present amount in the same?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue Economic Affairs Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state: (a) the details of development projects sponsored by the Asian Development Bank and World Bank in the country during the last five years indicating also the present status of each project; and (b)the terms and conditions agreed with those Banks for sponsoring the said projects?

Will the Minister for Planning and Development be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Pak-China Economic Corridor is being established, if so, its details; and (b) the present status of the said corridor and the time by which the same will be established / completed?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state: (a) the number of applications for loan submitted by the persons belonging to Islamabad in the National Bank of Pakistan under the Prime Minister’s Youth Loan Scheme so far; (b) the number of the said applications which have been approved; (c) the number of the said applications which have been rejected indicating also the names and addresses of the applicants and reasons for rejection in each case; and (d) the number of the said successful applicants who have NTN Nos.?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state: (a) the number of passengers who paid customs duty on import of various items at International airports in the country from January to September, 2013, with airport- wise and month-wise breakup; and (b) the details of cases of smuggling detected at those airports during the said period indicating also the action taken in each case with airport-wise and month-wise breakup?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatizations be pleased to state: (a) the details of smuggled items / goods confiscated in the country during the last three years indicating also the value of the same with item-wise and year-wise breakup; (b) the names of persons arrested in the said cases indicating also the present status of the cases against them; and (c) the procedure adopted for the disposal of the said items / goods?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatizations be pleased to state; (a) whether it is a fact that the amount released to the Provincial Government from divisible pool of revenue and under the head of royalty and other transfers during the first six months of current financial year is less then the actual share of the provinces, if so, the reasons thereof; and (b) the time by which the outstanding / remaining amount will be released to the provinces?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state the profit earned or loss suffered by the National Bank of Pakistan during the last ten years?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state: (a) the amount allocated for Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal for the current financial year; and (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to increased the said amount?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the employees of Habib Bank are not being provided pension benefits for which they were entitled before privatization of the bank, if so, its reasons; and (b) the steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state whether it is a fact that in 1985 the National Assembly had approved that banks will keep 5% of their pre tax profit in the Staff Welfare Fund Trust, if so, the amount received in that fund during the last ten years and the details of its utilization?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state the details of loans provided to landlords and farmers by the Zari Tarraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) during last five years with province-wise breakup?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that goods worth of five billion dollars are smuggled annually in the country causing annual loss of Rs. 200 billion to the exchequer; and (b) the steps being taken by the Government to control the said smuggling?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state whether it is a fact that deductions were issued to be made from the salaries of the Government employees under the head of old age benefits, if so, the amount collected under that head and details of its utilization?

Will the Minister for Science and Technology be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the Government has initiated Islamabad Green Building Programme to convert the main buildings of Islamabad on solar energy, if so, its details; and (b) the names of buildings in Islamabad which have been converted on solar energy under the said programme so far?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state the names, parentage, place of domicile and present posting of the Non Muslims appointed in the Ministry of Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization, its attached departments corporations, subordinate offices and autonomous/semi autonomous bodies since 2011-12?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state: The value of foreign debt after devaluation of Pakistani Rupee from Rs. 98 to Rs 108.65 against the US dollar;