Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a) the average time of delay in departure and arrival of trains recorded during the last two years; and (b) the steps taken / being taken by the Government for departure and arrival of trains on scheduled time?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a) the details of the sections / trains privatized or being run on public-private partnership; (b) the profit earned by the Government from the said arrangements; and (c) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to privatize more railway sections or run the trains under public-private partnership, if so, its details?

Will the Minister for Defence be pleased to state whether an officer who has been court marshaled eligible for appointment / reappointment in the service of Pakistan?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state the number of trains which were operational in the country before 1st June, 2013 and those at present?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to purchase new locomotives in near future, if so, its details indicating also the number of locomotives to be purchased, name of country / countries from which to be purchased, the rate / price and time by which the same will be purchased?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a) the details of rooms in Railways Rest Houses in Peshawar, Rawalpindi and Lahore; and (b) the names and designation of the officers / guests stayed in the said Rest Houses from October to December, 2013, indicating also the rent paid by each of them?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Pakistan Railways has suffered loss of billions of rupees due to fraud, corruption, theft and misuse of resources during the last few years as reported by Auditor General of Pakistan in its recent report, if so, the details thereof; (b) the steps taken by the Government to investigate the said malpractices and action taken against those responsible for the same; and (c) the steps being taken by the Government to improve efficiency of Pakistan Railways and make it profitable organization?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a) the amount provided by the Government to Pakistan Railways during the last five years with year-wise break-up; and (b) the steps being taken by the Government to improve financial position of Pakistan Railways?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a) the details of income of Pakistan Railways during the period from 2008 to 2012 with year-wise break-up; (b) the income of the said department during the period from June to December, 2013; and (c) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to improve Quetta-Taftan section and upgrade the railway stations there?

Will the Minister for Defence be pleased to state the steps being taken by the Government to stop / prevent fishermen of Pakistan and India from crossing over into territorial waters of each other?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Pakistan Railways maintains GP fund and benevolent fund of its employees, itself, if so, the amount, in terms of billion rupees, in those funds as on 31st March, 2014; (b) the amount disbursed out of the benevolent fund during the last five financial years indicating also the details of beneficiaries and amount paid to each of them; (c) whether it is also a fact that some employees of Pakistan Railways have applied for grant of GP fund advance but the same has not been granted to them so far, if so, the reasons thereof; (d) the number of cases of grant of GP fund advance presently lying pending in Pakistan Railways and the time by which the same will be finalized; and (e) the purposes for which the amount collected under the said funds is utilized?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a) the number of functional / operational carriages with Pakistan Railways; and (b) the number of persons working in Pakistan Railways?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to establish a separate / special force for protection / safety of Railway tracks in the country, if so, its details?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a) the number of persons working in Pakistan Railways with grade-wise and province-wise breakup; (b) the number of the said persons working on contract basis with province-wise breakup; and (c) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government for downsizing of employees in that departments, if so, its details?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a) the length of Railway tracks in the country; (b) the number of operational trains in the country; (c) the number of operational and non operational / closed Railway stations in the country; and (d) the details of loop lines of Pakistan Railways?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a) whether trains are plying on railway tracks between Hyderabad-Badin and Hyderabad-Mirpur Khas, if not, its reasons; and (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to start train operation between Mirpur Khas and Mona Bao / Khokharapar, if so, its details?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state the names, parentage, place of domicile and present posting of the Non Muslims appointed in the Ministry of Railways, its attached departments, subordinate offices, autonomous and semi autonomous bodies etc. since 2011-12?

Will the Minister for Defence be pleased to state whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to include the area of Gandapur in the cantonment of district Qasoor; if so, the details of the areas to be included in that cantonment?

Will the Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage be pleased to state: (a) the names of areas in the country where transmission of PTV is not accessible at present; and (b) the steps being taken by the Government to extend transmission of PTV programme to those areas?

Will the Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage be pleased to state: (a) the date on which the scheme Pushto News Services was approved; (b) the amount allocated and released for the said project during the current fiscal year; and (c) the present status of the scheme and the time by which the same will be completed?

Will the Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage be pleased to state: (a) whether any special audit of Lok Virsa, Islamabad, was conducted during the last five years, if so, the details thereof; (b) whether any misappropriation was pointed out in the reports of the said audit; (c) whether any recovery has been made from the persons involved in the said misappropriation, if so, the details thereof and (d) whether any irregularity with regard to appointments made in that department was pointed out in the said reports, if so, the action taken in this regard?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to establish rail link between Gawadar and other parts of the country, if so, the length of railway lines proposed to be constructed / laid for that purpose; and (b) the details of work completed in this regard so far and the time by which the remaining work will be completed?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the Pakistan Railways has recently purchased new locomotives, if so, the price and the name of company from which the same have been purchased; and (b) whether the said locomotives have been reached in the country, if not, the time by which the same will reach?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state the details of the railway sections between Rawalpindi and Karachi which have dual railway tracks and of those having single railway track?

Will the Minister for Defence Production be pleased to state the names, parentage, place of domicile and place of present positing of the non Muslims appointed in the Ministry of Defence Production, its attached departments, subordinate offices, autonomous / semi autonomous bodies, authorities. corporations and companies etc. since 2011-12?

Will the Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan be pleased to state the names, parentage, place of domicile and place of present posting of the non Muslims appointed in the Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan, its attached departments, subordinate offices, autonomous/semi autonomous bodies etc. since 201112?

Will the Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the officers of the Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage are posted in Pakistan Embassies abroad for a period of three year; and (b) whether it is also a fact that the officers posted in Berlin, Germany have not been called back so far even after completion of their mandatory tenure of three years, if so, the reasons thereof and the time by which they will be called back?

Will the Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that a brothel being run in the basement of Quaid-e-Azam’s Mazar was unearthed in February, 2014; and (b) whether any investigation has been made in the case, if so, the names of persons against whom action has been taken?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a) the names and designations of officers / officials of Pakistan Railways who were sent abroad for technical trainings / courses since January, 2002; (b) the procedure adopted for selection of the said officers / officials for those trainings / courses; (c) whether it is a fact that a number of the said officers / officials belonging to the Engineering cadre have been posted in the Ministry of Railways instead of field operations of Railways, if so, their names and designations and reasons for their postings in the Ministry and (d) the steps being taken by the Government to utilize the services of the said officers / officials of that cadre in field operations of Pakistan Railways?

Will the Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage be pleased to state: (a) the number of complaints received by PEMRA against the cable operators in the country for telecasting Indian movies during the last two years indicating also the action taken thereon; and (b) the names of cable operators upon whom fine has been imposed and those whose licenses have been cancelled in the said cases?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a) the number of locomotives being imported from China; and (b) the terms and conditions under which the same are being imported?