Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state: (a) the names of medicines prices whereof have been increased so far by the present Government; and (b) the percentage of increase made therein alongwith reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that several medicines have been recalled recently from market and their manufacturers have been asked to stop manufacturing thereof; if so ,the details thereof; (b) has there been any inquiry conducted to ascertain malpractice, if any, at the part of DRAP, manufacturers and distributors while granting approval of such medicine by the regulatory authority, adulteration in manufacturing and matters ancillary thereto; if so, the details thereof; and (c) what steps are being taken to refrain from any such situation in future?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state: (a) the reforms being introduced in Federal Government Hospitals; (b) as to when the same will be fully implemented; and (c) steps being taken by the Government to avert frequent strikes by the doctors and para medics in these hospitals?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state the facilities which are available in Pakistan for liver transplant alongwith cost thereof?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state how much the Government has to spend to provide ample quantity of life-saving drugs for dengue and malaria in hospitals?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state whether project for extension of Federal Government Polyclinic, Islamabad has been dropped?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Pakistan is the sixth most populace country and findings of recent population census 2017 show that still Pakistan’s population growth rate is 2.40 percent per annum, which is highest among the neighboring countries; (b) whether it is also a fact that World Bank has estimated that the population of Pakistan may grow up to 376 million by 2047 if present trend continues; (c) if so, what steps the Federal Government has taken for population control?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state the percentage of increase made in the fare of trains during the tenure of present Government?

Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to state: (a) the total numbers of officers of BPS-20 of the National Assembly and Senate Secretariats who have applied under Membership Drive Phase-II (Park Road) (extension), Islamabad for up gradation of allotments of plots from Category-II to CategoryI since 01-01-2017 along with names, designations and seniority numbers thereof; and (b) whether the seniority list thereof has been issued/ updated by the Government; if so, the details; if not, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a) whether there is any proposal to upgrade the railway track from Quetta to Taftan or new one will be layed down in place of the existing one; (b) whether the said railway track is included in ML-1 project; 13 (c) whether there is any proposal to convert Quetta-Taftan section railway track into state of the art track in order to ply speedy trains on it; and (d) whether this project will be included in CPEC?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state: (a) detail of officials/private visits abroad by each employee of the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP), during last five years alongwith their name, designation and country of visit; (b) whether each of above employee obtained NOC for such visits; (c) whether it is a fact that drug manufacturing companies and their distributors sponsors visits of DRAP employees to get favours; (d) if so, what corrective measures are being taken in this regard?

Will the Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony be pleased to state: (a) the year-wise number of persons, applied for Hajj under the Government scheme alongwith amount deposited in this behalf during the last five years; (b) the years-wise amount of interest, gained on such amount alongwith usage of the amount of such interest; (c) the break-up of such amount and total expenditure on each Hajj during the above mentioned period; (d) the procedure to reconcile expenditure of each Hajj?

Will the Minister for Water Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether the foundation stone of Mohmand Dam has been laid down; and (b) as to when it will be completed?

Will the Minister for Maritime Affairs be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that country’s first deep-water container terminal the Hutchison Ports Pakistan and Karachi Port Trust are situated in the Constituency NA-248, and earn billions of rupees every year; (b) if so, whether the Federal Government has taken notice that despite earning billions of rupees every year the aforesaid entities do not spend single penny for the welfare of the residents of the constituency under corporate social responsibility; (c) if so, whats steps are being taken by the Government to pursue such entities to reserve due funds under the head of corporate social responsibility for the welfare of the residents of the area in the field of health and education etc?

Will the Minister for Water Resources be pleased to state: (a) the details of land affected due to sea intrusion in different coastal districts of Sindh so far; and (b) the steps taken/being taken by the Government for prevention of sea intrusion?

Will the Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony be pleased to state: (a) the number of persons recruited in the Ministry and its Attached Departments during the present regime so far; and (b) the designation-wise detail alongwith procedure and criterion adopted for said recruitments?

Will the Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony be pleased to state: (a) the estimated number of Pakistanis who will perform Hajj in 2020; and (b) the details of per head estimated expenditure for Hajj-2020 under Government Scheme?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Pakistan is one of the top countries in the world in respect of the tobacco related diseases; if so, the details thereof; and (b) the steps taken or being taken by the Government for early detection and treatment of those diseases and create awareness amongst the masses about the same?

Will the Minister for Water Resources be pleased to state: (a) what measures have been taken so far in saving rain water, flood water; and (b) water loss of Canal Systems of Pakistan?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state the names of the Railway Stations in the country where there are no waiting rooms for passengers, at present?

Will the Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony be pleased to state is there any funds/program run by the Ministry to help people who are interested to get religious education from foreign countries?

Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to refer to the Starred Question No.83 replied on 08-08-2019 and to state: (a) whether Federal Government Employees Housing Foundation, either mentions in term and conditions or takes consent from employees at a time of registration of a housing scheme or later at any stage, that an amount of interest which is gained on principal amount deposited by an employee for a plot or house would be used for administrative expenditure of the Foundation; if so, the details thereof; (b) if such condition is neither mentioned nor a consent is taken from an employee how does such amount is used for the administrative expenditure of the Foundation; and (c) What steps are being taken to provide due share of the interest from principal amount to the respective beneficiaries of such schemes?

Will the Minister for Industries and Production be pleased to state the number of new automobile manufacturing units set up in the country during present Government regime, so far?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a) the facts behind recent accident of Tezgam Express; (b) the number of persons died and injured therein; and 30 (c) the detail of financial assistance announced and actually distributed so far among the families of the persons died and injured?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a) the number of passenger coaches that can be connected with 130-down “Thal Express”, which runs between Rawalpindi and Multan via Attock; (b) the number of passenger coaches that have been plying daily on the said route for the last one month; and (c) whether the said train is running in loss or earning profit?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination be pleased to state: (a) the total number of thalassemia and 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 said diseases; and (c) the steps being taken by the Government to control the said diseases?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state: 33 (a) whether the Drugs Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has formulated any mechanism which the public can be informed about medicines suspected to have been adulterated or counterfeited; if so, its details; (b) whether it is a fact that WHO has suggested strategies to detect whether a drug is legitimate; if so, their details?

Will the Minister for Industries and Production be pleased to state: (a) the number of employees in Pakistan Steel Mills, Karachi at present; and (b) the number of employees in grade1-16, grade 17 and above and technical and non-technical staff with details?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination be pleased to state whether it is a fact that many pharmaceutical companies in the country have been marketing the same medication under different brand names as opposed to the west where a medicine can only be marketed under single brand name, if so the steps taken by DRAP in order to eliminate the said practice at present?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state the total number of medicines manufacturing companies throughout the country including Islamabad at present?

Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to state: (a) the number of houses to be constructed in Quetta under Naya Pakistan Housing Scheme; and (b) the names of districts in Balochistan included in the said scheme?

Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to state: (a) the total number of houses, according to last household census in the country; (b) the total number of houses to be constructed by the present Government; (c) whether the incumbent Government has conducted a costbenefit analysis of the plan to make millions of houses in next five years; (d) whether is it feasible to make such number of houses within existing structure and amenities of cities and towns of the country; if so, the details thereof; and (e) whether the line-ministry has taken on board all others relevant institutions which include Ministry of Energy, Communication, IT, Health, provincial departments and other departments, ancillary to for provision of necessities of life to the residents of newly constructed houses; if so, the details thereof; and when such coordination was made?

Will the Minister for Water Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that less than the agreed upon quantum of water fixed in the Water Accord, 1991 is being provided to the Balochistan from Pat Feeder Canal due to which thousands of acres of fertile land have become barron; (b) if so, the steps being taken by the Government to provide due share of water to the Balochistan under the Water Accord, 1991?

Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to state: (a) detail of quota in Federal Government Employees Housing Foundation, Islamabad, Phase-II reserved for retired employees of constitutional bodies alongwith number of plots, categorywise; (b) the exact number of plots, category-wise in Phase-II allotted to the retired employees of constitutional bodies and the date of allotment; and (c) whether it is a fact that no priority has been given in Phase-II to the left-over applicants of Phase-I; if so, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that as per report of the Ministry of Finance deficit of Railway was rupees 40 billion 70 Crores 80 Lac during financial year 2018-19; if so, reasons thereof; (b) what was deficit in year 2017-18 as compare to 2018-19 in detail; and (c) action taken by the Ministry in this regard?

Will the Minister for Water Resources be pleased to state whether the Government has any plan for recharging water aquifers for groundwater management and to develop the economical and sustainable technology for aquifer recharging to cope with water crises?

Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to state: (a) the total amount collected/received up-till now by the Federal Government Employees Housing Authority (FGEHA) Islamabad in respect of Bhara Kahu Scheme-II; (b) the profit earned on collected amount by the FGEHA, Islamabad; and (c) the heads under which the above said profit has been used?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state the steps being taken by the Federal Government for prevention and control of dengue virus in Islamabad and the provinces?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact act that in an advertisement published in the Daily Express, Lahore dated 22-09-2019 for vacancies under the projects ”Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) ICT and “Health System strenghening of ICT Health Department Prevent/Control Emerging Communicable Diseases in Islamabad” applications for 155 and 99 posts were sought wherein 5% minority quota was not observed; if so, reasons thereof; (b) whether these posts will be re-advertised and 5% minority quota will be observed and action will be taken against the officers/officials involved in such a grave negligence; if not, reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state: (a) the action plan and strategy devised by the Ministry under Ehsas Program for the people living in poverty stricken areas through out Pakistan; (b) whether any quota has been reserved for Christian and nonMuslim Community under Ehsas Programme; (c) if not, the action plan and strategy adopted for the Welfare of the people of poverty stricken Christian and other non-Muslim Community?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state: (a) whether there is any proposal under consideration to establish a regulatory body to regularize the test laboratories; if so, when the same will be established alongwith the details thereof; and (b) whether it is also a fact that different fees are being charged for same tests in different laboratories; if so, the steps being taken to fix the tests fee and as to when it will be done?

Will the Minister for Industries and Production be pleased to state: (a) the names and designations of the officers and staff of the Ministry and the testing agency whose involvement in the recent illegal recruitments of Steno Typist in the Ministry of Industries and production was confirmed as a result of the inquiry conducted by the Ministry; (b) whether action has been taken against them who connived in the illegal recruitments; if not, the reasons thereof; (c) whether the Ministry again held test and interview of the employees who were recruited illegally in which all of the recruited employees failed; (d) whether the illegally recruited employees have been sacked or they are still working in the Ministry; (e) if they are in service, whether any legal action has been taken against them; if not, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to refer to the Starred Question No.15 replied on 02-08-2019 and to state as to when the facility of Dispensary would be established in the densely populated sector G-11, Islamabad?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state: 9 (a) total number of tests performed in pathology lab of Federal Government Polyclinic, Islamabad every day; (b) the number of employees who perform their duties on report delivery counters in morning and evening shifts; (c) whether separate counters for male and female have been established for collection of reports; and (d) reasons for not establishing separate reports collection counter for Government officers and senior citizens and as to when separate counters will be established?

Will the Minister for Industries and Production be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that there are nearly 12000 employees in Pakistan Steel Mills, Karachi; (b) whether it is also a fact that the number of retired employees is 5500; (c) whether it is further a fact that the salaries of these in-service employees have not been paid for the last three months and the payment of dues to retired employees is also pending; (d) if the answers to part (a), (b) and (c) above are in affirmative, the reasons thereof and the time by which the payments would be made to them?

Will the Minister for Maritime Affairs be pleased to state: (a) number of vehicles, which are at the pool of each division, attached department and subordinate offices and any other department under the administrative control of the Ministry at present alongwith annual expenditure on account of such vehicles for the last five years; (b) detail of each vehicle and the name of person alongwith post and grade who is using that vehicle at present; (c) whether authorities concerned have taken notice of misuse of vehicles placed under each of above department contrary to monetization of transport facility; (d) if so, whether any inquiry has been made in this regard; if so, the details thereof and what steps are being taken for accountability of those responsible of such misuse of vehicles?

Will the Minister for Industries and Production be pleased to state: (a) the number of employees (male/female) working in Ministry in BPS-1 to 15 against the provincial quota of Balochistan; (b) the details of vacant posts of BPS-1 to 15 under the Balochistan quota since 2010 till date; and (c) whether appointments have not been made under the Balochistan quota allocated for women; if so, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to state: (a) the total number of officers of National Assembly and Senate Secretariats who have applied for allotment of houses alongwith the detail thereof; (b) the time by which houses will be allotted to them; and (c) the seniority numbers of said officers in GWL at present?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the Government has opted for the dissolution of Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) without taking the stakeholders into confidence; if so, reasons thereof (b) whether it is also a fact that there is a panic among medical practitioners across the country due to aforesaid decision; and (c) whether it is further a fact that the interests of private medical colleges have been safeguarded while promulgating Pakistan Medical Commission Ordinance 2019; if so, reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that medical checkup of the Government employees and officers is being conducted by only one Civil Surgeon in the Federal Government Hospital, Islamabad; if so, the reasons thereof; and (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to allow other doctors of the Federal Government Hospitals established in Karachi, Peshawar and Quetta for medical checkup of the Federal Government employees and officers?

Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that more than 43,000 Federal employees have been facing shortage of official accommodation in Islamabad; and (b) whether it is also a fact that Government has not constructed any new Government owned accommodation for the last ten years; if so, its justification?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that train plying from Pakistan to Iran moves at a snail’s place and returns after several days; and (b) whether the present Government intends to improve the aforesaid service?

Will the Minister for Maritime Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the average volume of cargo being handled at Karachi Port Trust and Port Qasim at present and potential capacity of handling cargo of aforesaid ports, separately; (b) whether an assessment had been made in the past in order to identify reasons behind handling of less cargo at aforesaid ports as per their capacity; if so, the details thereof alongwith remedial steps being taken by the Government to improve the volume of cargo handling; and (c) whether ports have record of payment made by the shippers under the head of demurrages; if so, the year-wise volume of demurrages paid by the shippers during the last five years?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state: (a) the details of up-gradation work carried out in the hospitals under the administrative control of the Federal Government in Islamabad during the last two years with hospital-wise break up, indicating also the nature of work and expenditure incurred on the same in each case; and (b) whether there is any proposal, under consideration of the Government, to carry out more up gradation work in the said hospitals; if so ,the details thereof ?

Will the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination be pleased to state whether it is a fact that Mr. Shahid Mehmood Bashir, Deputy Director, Pakistan Health Research Council (PHRC) has been reinstated despite of his conviction maintained by the Honourable Supreme Court of Pakistan on the charge of financial embezzlement and fraudulent activities; if so, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Industries and Production be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that contingent paid employees of the Utility Stores Corporation (USC) have not been paid minimum limit of salary, as announced by the Government; if so, the reasons thereof alongwith steps being taken to ensure payment of minimum salary to aforesaid employees; and (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to place services of aforesaid employees on permanent basis; if so, when if not, why?

Will the Minister for Water Resources be pleased to state: (a) that salaries of employees of the offices of Surface Water Hydrology (SWH) Kohistan, Dasu and Diamer are not being paid since long; if so, the detail alongwith the justification thereof; and (b) the time by which salaries will be paid to said employees?