Will the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the reasons for depriving Overseas Pakistanis from their rights to cast vote; and (b) the steps taken by the Ministry in this regard so far?

Will the Minister for Science and Technology be pleased to state the attached department-wise performance made by the Ministry to promote Science and Technology in the country during the last three years?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the present status of Lakhra Coal mines; and (b) whether coal is being extracted from those mines; if so, the utilization thereof?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) the year and province-wise construction work of Roads/ Highways in KM completed during the years 2009-2012 by National Highways Authority; and (b) the year and province-wise total expenditure incurred thereupon during the said period?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state the names of the countries and companies with whom the Government has signed agreements for exploration of oil and gas in the country during the last five years?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state the steps to be taken by the Government for judicious sharing of profits accruing from the oil and gas resources of the provinces?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the names of countries including Iran where from gas has been purchased during the last three years alongwith rates thereof; and (b) the quantity alongwith the time by which it will further be purchased?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that certain sections of Indus Highway from Peshawar to Karachi particularly from Kohat to Lakki Marawat are in a dilapidated condition at present; and (b) if so, the steps being taken for repair and maintenance thereof?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state whether it is a fact that the guidelines prescribed by the OGRA for the installation of Compressed Natural Gas cylinders in vehicles are not being implemented in letter and spirit; if so, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Government/OGRA failed to regulate meritorious supply of gas by SSGC and SNGPL to the new consumers, if so, the reason thereof; and (b) the step being taken to ensure gas supply to the consumers in the country who fulfil their obligations?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the composition and decisions of the meetings of the Task Force on Cylinder Blast headed by Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Petroleum in 2012; and (b) the progress made by the said Task Force so far?

Will the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs be pleased to state the requirements and steps being taken by the Government to ensure E-voting in the next General Elections alongwith the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the total amount arranged for Pak-Iran Gas Pipeline Project so far alongwith the terms and conditions thereof; and (b) whether work has been started thereon; if so, the company which is executing the said project?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the total reserves of oil and gas in Karak, Kohat, Dera Ghazi Khan and Dera Ismail Khan at present; and (b) the new projects which are under consideration/completion for exploration of new reserves thereof?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resource be pleased to state whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to end the loadshedding of gas in the country; if so, the steps taken in this regard so far?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to import LNG; (b) if so, the progress made in this regard so far?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the quantity of Un-accounted For Gas (UFG) admissible at present alongwith criteria prescribed therefor; and (b) the steps taken by the Government to control the UFG up to prescribed limit?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the prescribed criteria for gas loadshedding/management in the country at present; and (b) the steps taken by the Government to ensure equal gas distribution in the country?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the National Domestic production of Oil and Gas In the country at present; and (b) the details of oil procured by the Government during the last one year alongwith the total expenditure incurred thereupon?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state whether it is a fact that the Asian Development Bank/Foreign Donor Agencies have given aid/loan to NHA for construction and widening of National Highways during the last five years; if so, the year-wise total amount thereof?

Will the Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights be pleased to state the steps being taken by the Government to control the corruption in the Government Departments/Divisions, separately?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state the consumption of gas in the country at present alongwith the percentage of share of CNG sector in the said consumption at present?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state the total number of persons Inducted in the Ministry during the last two years alongwith the provincial break-up thereof?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state the number of inquiries ordered by the Ministry to unearth mismanagement and corruption during the last five years alongwith the reports thereof?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the details of buildings hired by the Ministry and its subordinate/ attached/autonomous/semi autonomous and other organizations during the period from 1-3-2008 till date alongwith details of its utilization and monthly rent paid during the said period; (b) whether it is a fact that the construction work of Petroleum House has not been completed so far; if so, the present status alongwith the reasons thereof; and (c) the time by which the construction work of the said Petroleum House will be completed?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether the prices of gas have been increased by the Government during the last six months in the country; if so, the details alongwith the reasons thereof; and (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to increase the prices of gas in the near future; if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the total number of Political Parties registered with Election Commission of Pakistan at present; (b) the number of Political Parties de-listed/de-registered by ECP during the last five years alongwith the reasons thereof; and (c) the justification for retention of such parties with ECP which have failed to win single election/seat since their registration?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that funds have been issued to Sui Southern Gas Company for the provision of sui gas to the residents of Larkana (National Assembly Constituency No.204 and 207); (b) if so, the time by which sui gas will be supplied to those residents?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the year-wise total number of wells explored/dug-out during the last five years alongwith the number of successful wells out of above; and (b) the expenditures incurred thereon during the said period?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the total number of persons booked/arrested by the present Government for theft of gas in the country up till now alongwith locations thereof; and (b) the punishments awarded to them?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the steps taken to control the Un-accounted For Gas (UFG) by SNGP and SSGCL separately during the last five years; (b) the year-wise comparative status of UFG during the said period; and (c) the economic/loss sustained on account of UFG during the said period?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the tariff of natural gas during the year 2011-2012; and (b) the tariff of gas being charged from various categories of consumers at present?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the exploration of oil and gas is in progress in District Tharparkar; and (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to continue said exploration in future; if not, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state the chronological details and amounts of increase and decrease made in the prices of petrol and gas during the period from 1-6-2012 to 30-6-2013?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state the steps being taken by the Government for improvement of performance of Sui Southern Gas Company Limited to recover outstanding bills from big defaulters in the country?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the names, qualification and relevant experience of Government officers nominated on various Boards of Directors of companies and organizations working under the Ministry during the period from 1-3-2008 till date; and (b) the date-wise details of meetings attended by each one of the said officers alongwith the remunerations received for each meeting during the said period?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the approximate value of shares transferred in terms of Benazir Income Stock Option Scheme (BESOS) by each of companies working under the administrative control of the Ministry since start of said scheme; and (b) the names of officers of the Ministry nominated as trustees/ treasurers of the BESOS alongwith the remuneration being paid to each such officer since the commencement of said scheme?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state whether it is a fact that natural gas is not being supplied to Zhob and Loralai; if so, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Defence be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that medical allowance of retired employees of Pakistan Army presently working as civilian in army institutions has been withheld from their salary; (b) whether it is also a fact that the recovery is being made from those employees under the said head; (c) whether it is further a fact that said employees alongwith their children are entitled for medical treatment in CMHs; and (d) whether the above employees are also entitled to any other monetary benefits; if not, the time by which medical allowance will be given to those employees?

Will the Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights be pleased to state: (a) the names of Lawyers who were engaged by the Government to appear in the cases pending in various Courts during the year 2012-13 till date; (b) whether rupees ten lacs or more were paid to those Lawyers as fee during the said period; if so, the performance shown by those Lawyers; and (c) the number of times the said Lawyers appeared in the Courts during the said period?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that construction work on Texila to Haripur via Khanpur road has not been started so far; if so, the reasons thereof; (b) the total amount of funds allocated for the said project during the year 2013-14; and (c) the time by which the construction work of the said road will be completed?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resource be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that a project to lay gas pipeline was started in District Dir during the last five years; (b) whether it is also a fact that billions of rupees have Incurred thereon so far; (c) whether it is further a fact that the construction work on the said project has been stopped; (d) if the answers to parts (a), (b) and (c) above are in the affirmative, the time by which the said project will be completed and the supply of gas to be started therefrom?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that no GPO has been established in NA-28; if so, the reasons thereof; and (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to setup GPO in the said constituency?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether there is a ban on the provision of new gas connections in the country; if so, since when; and (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to lift the said ban; if so, the time by which it will be implemented?

Will the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the head-wise total amount spent by the Election Commission on the General Elections 2013; and (b) whether the Government has paid the said amount to the Election Commission; if so, the total amount paid alongwith the date of payment?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) the total number of Post Offices working in the country at present; and (b) the category-wise total number of posts lying vacant In those offices; and (c) the time by which recruitment on those posts will be made alongwith the procedure to be adopted therefor, if not, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state the number of copper related mines explored at present alongwith the time by which tender/bidding will be called for exploration therefrom?

Will the Minister for Defence be pleased to state the names of the Cantonments demarcated, established and de-listed during the last five years alongwith the authority who granted approval therefor?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) the dates from which the NHA took Nowshehra, Chakdara, Dir and Chitral roads under its supervision; and (b) the year-wise total expenditure made on the repairing of said roads during the last five years?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state the details of the new gas connections given by the SNGPL in Southern Punjab, especially in district Jhang during the year 2012- 13 till date?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) the year-wise total amount of Toll Tax collected by all the Toll Plazas on Motorways in the country during the last five years till date; (b) the procedure being adopted to collect said tax on Motorways; and (c) the details of each company, collecting toil tax alongwith the terms and conditions thereof?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state the category-wise total number of employees recruited in the public companies working under the administrative control of Ministry during the period from 5-3-2008 to 15-3-2013 alongwith the domiciles thereof?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether gas is being provided to Mosques in Charsada National Assembly Constituency No.7 at commercial consumer rate at present; if so, the reasons thereof; and (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to supply the gas to those Mosques at domestic consumer rate; if so, the steps being taken In this regard?

Will the Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights be pleased to state the total number of cases of violations of the Human Rights registered in the Ministry during the year 2011-12 till date alongwith the nature thereof?