Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to refer to the Senate starred question No.17, replied on 26 February 2019, and state the amount collected as traffic fines in ICT since 2018 and the mode of utilization of the same?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state: (a) the criteria and qualifications prescribed for appointment against the post of Circle Registrar and other sanctioned posts in the Cooperative Societies Department, Islamabad Capital Territory Administration; (b) the rules which govern the appointments against the said posts in that department; (c) the names, designations, grades, educational qualifications, place of domicile and mode of appointment of the persons presently working in the said department; and (d) the steps being taken by the Government to improve the performance of that department?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state: (a) the number of Government buildings in the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) which have facilities to make them easily accessible for persons with disabilities; and (b) the steps being taken by the Government to provide for the said facilities in all Government buildings in the ICT to make them accessible for persons with disabilities?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state: (a) whether the government has devised any mechanism for disposal of solid waste in the slum areas and suburbs of Islamabad, if so, the details thereof indicating also the name of place / location where the same is being dumped; and (b) the steps being taken by the Government for disposal of the said waste in areas where no such mechanism for disposal has been devised?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state the details of Cooperative Housing Societies which applied for issuance of NOCs by CDA during the last two years indicating also the number of the same which have been issued NOCs and the number of those whose cases are still under process?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state: (a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to make separate turn towards Park Road or construct a flyover at Rawal Dam Chowk, Islamabad, if so, the expected time by which work will be started and completed on the same; and (b) steps being taken by the Government to make the traffic flow smoother at the said chowk during peak hours in the morning and evening?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state: (a) the details of various cases registered in the FIA during the last three years indicating also the names and other particulars of the persons involved in those cases; and (b) the achievements of FIA in the said cases?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state: (a) the details of various cases registered in the FIA during the last three years indicating also the names and other particulars of the persons involved in those cases; and (b) the achievements of FIA in the said cases?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state: (a) the names, educational qualifications and experience of the present Members of Board, NADRA; and (b) whether it is a fact that the said Board is incomplete at present, if so, the reasons thereof indicating also the time by which new Members will be appointed to complete the same?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Burma Bridge on the Lehtrar Road collapsed few years back but the same has not been repaired/reconstructed so far; (b) whether it is also a fact that funds for the repair/reconstruction of the said bridge were allocated by the Federal Government in the fiscal year 2018-19 but work could not be started on the same, if so, the reasons thereof; and (c) the steps being taken by the Government to reconstruct the said bridge, indicating also the estimated funds to be allocated for the same during the budget for fiscal year 2019-20?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the railway service on the route from Peshawar to Landi Kotal is closed and the route is nonfunctional at present, if so, the reasons thereof; and (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to make the said route functional, if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state the number of buildings hired by NADRA in Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Multan and Peshawar on rent during the last five years indicating also the rent at which the same were hired in each case?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state the details of expenditures made by CDA on maintenance of Government accommodations in Islamabad during the year 2018-19?

Will the Minister for Interior be please to state: (a) the number of Chinese national involved in fake marriages with Pakistani girls who have been arrested by FIA since 2015; (b) the details of victims / Pakistani girls who were safely brought back to Pakistan during the said period; and (c) the details of action taken or being taken against such gangs in Pakistan?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state the steps taken by the CDA for uprooting the Paper Mulberry trees to eradicate painful seasonal allergy in the residents of Islamabad during the last ten years?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state: 32 (a) the number of cameras installed in Islamabad under the Islamabad Safe City Project with area wise and date wise break up indicating also the cost incurred on the same in each case; (b) the number of cameras functional and non-functional out of the same at present; and (c) the number of cases of crimes and illegal activities detected through the said cameras indicating also the number of persons arrested and punished in the same?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state: (a) the names and locations of Marques and Wedding halls located in the urban and rural areas of Islamabad; (b) the amount of fine imposed on the said Marques and Wedding halls during the tenure of the present Government indicating also the basis on which the same was imposed with Marque/Wedding Hall wise breakup; and (c) the mechanism/procedure laid down for imposition and collection of fines from those Marques and Wedding halls?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Railways suffered a loss of Rs. 29 billion during the last 8 months, if so, the reasons thereof; and (b) the steps being taken by the Government to get Pakistan Railways out of its deficit/losses?

Will the Minister for Narcotics Control be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that 8 million people are addicted to marijuana in the country, if so, the steps being taken by the Government to control the same; and 41 (b) the steps being taken by the Government for the treatment and rehabilitation of drug addicts in the country?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to refer to Senate Question No. 28, replied on 25th April, 2019 and state the details of the visa policy revised in the light of Cabinet’s approval in case NO.123/06/2019 dated 31st January, 2019?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to launch new train service in the areas in the country having famous tourist spots in order to promote tourism there, if so, when?

Will the Minister for Narcotics Control be pleased to state: (a) the details of sentences provided for in the relevant laws for manufacturing, trafficking and use of narcotics in the country; and (b) the steps being taken by the Government to control the usage of narcotics in the country?

Will the Minister for Information and Broadcasting be pleased to state whether it is a fact that the Government employees were granted 50%increase in their rental ceiling in the budget for fiscal year 2018-19 but the same has not been granted to the employees of PTV so far, if so, the reasons thereof indicating also the time by which the same will be granted to them?

Will the Minister for Defence be pleased to refer to the Senate starred Question No. 9 replied on 18th February, 2016 and state the present status of work on the project for converting the land leased out to Army Heritage Foundation (AHF) in Chaklala Cantonment Board, adjacent to Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital, Rawalpindi into an entertainment par for general public and the time by which the same will be completed?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state whether it is a fact that the deficit being faced by Pakistan Railways has started to decrease as compared to the last five years, if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Narcotics Control be pleased to state: 54 (a) the estimated number of drug addicts in the country with age wise break up; and (b) the steps being taken by the Government control and eliminate the menace of drugs in the country?

Will the Minister for Information, Broadcasting be pleased to state; (a) the details of items, machinery, material etc. purchased from abroad by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Division, its attached departments, corporations, authorities and other entities under its administrative control since July, 2013 indicating also the names of countries and companies from which the same were purchased; (b) whether it is a fact that the said items were being manufactured or were available in Pakistan, if so, the reasons for purchasing the same from abroad; (c) whether it is also a fact that a number of officers visited the said countries, in connection with those purchases, on the expenses of companies / firms from which those items were purchased, if so, the names and designations of such officers indicating also the duration of their stay in those countries; and (d) the authority which granted permission for the said visits?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state: (a) the number of CNICs blocked by NADRA in the country at present with province wise and district wise break up; and (b) the procedure laid down for blocking and restoring of CNICs by the said Authority?

Will the Minister for Information and Broadcasting be pleased to state the details of programmes being shown on PTV to promote Pakistani culture?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state whether it is a fact that the repair and rehabilitation of the Khost Sibi Railway section was to be completed by March, 2018 but has not been completed so far, if so, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a) the details of land owned by Pakistan Railways in the country with province wise break up, indicating also the purpose for which the same is being utilized at present in each case;and (c) the details of railway land got vacated from illegal occupation during the said period with district wise break up?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the Government has made 6 to 7 % increase in the fares of trains from 1st July, 2019, if so, the reasons; and (b) the steps taken by the present Government to provide inexpensive and secure railway services to the people?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a) the number of train accidents took place in the country since August, 2018 indicating also the number of passengers died and injured in the same; (b) whether any compensation has been announced or given by the Government to the said passengers or their families, if so, the details thereof; and (c) the steps taken by the present Government to avoid train accidents in future? inexpensive and secure railway services to the people?

Will the Minister for States and Frontier Regions be pleased to state: (a) the number of refugees residing in the country at present; (b) the amount received by the Government from UNHCR, foreign countries and international organizations for the refugees living in the country during the last ten years with year wise break up; and (c) the details of projects for the welfare of those refugees on which the said amount was utilized?

Will the Minister for Information and Broadcasting be pleased to state: (a) the number of hours per week given to programmes in local languages on PTV Home and PTV News during the last 10 month; and (b) the number of hours per week given to current affairs programmes on PTV Quetta and Peshawar centers during the said period?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state whether it is a fact that 286 out of 300 foreign students are living and studying in religious seminaries in Punjab despite the fact that their visas have been expired, if so, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state the steps taken/ being taken by the present Government to improve the law and order situation in the Islamabad Capital Territory?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state the names of new trains launched by the Government during the last one year with month wise breakup indicating also the routes on which the same have been launched in each case?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state: (a) Details of complaints received through the Pakistan Citizens Portal regarding the matters concerning the Ministry of Interior, its attached departments and subordinate offices since the inception of the portal; and (b) whether it is a fact that a number of the said complaints have not been resolved so far, if so, the reasons thereof indicating also the steps being taken by the Government to resolve the same at the earliest?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state: (a) Details of complaints received through the Pakistan Citizens Portal regarding the matters concerning the Ministry of Interior, its attached departments and subordinate offices since the inception of the portal; and (b) whether it is a fact that a number of the said complaints have not been resolved so far, if so, the reasons thereof indicating also the steps being taken by the Government to resolve the same at the earliest?

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: 89 (a) Details of complaints received through the Pakistan Citizens Portal regarding the matters concerning the Ministry of Railways, its attached departments and subordinate offices since the inception of the portal; and (b) whether it is a fact that a number of the said complaints have not been resolved so far, if so, the reasons thereof indicating also the steps being taken by the Government to resolve the same at the earliest?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state: (a) the names(s) of laws(s) under which the Islamabad Capital Territory Police is being governed at present; and (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to bring reforms in that police force through amendments in the said law(s), if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that traffic rules regarding speed limit, use of cell phone during driving, lane discipline particularly by motorcyclists are not properly implemented in the Islamabad Capital Territory, if so, the reasons thereof; and (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to strictly implement the traffic rules in ICT, if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state the details of amount spent by CDA on the construction / development of new roads and parks in Islamabad during the fiscal years 2017-18 and 2018-19?

Will the Minister for Information and Broadcasting be pleased to state whether it is a fact that the Chairman, Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) without having the power/authority approved bonuses and increased emoluments for himself and the Members of the Authority during the last two years, if so, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Information and Broadcasting be pleased to state whether it is a fact that more than 60 people have been appointed on contingent basis in PEMRA during the last two years,if so, the reasons thereof indicating also the place of their present posting in each case?

Will the Minister of Interior be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that large number of foreigners living in the province of Sindh have illegally been issued CNICs by NADRA, if so the details thereof indicating also the action taken against those involved in issuance of the same; (b) whether NADRA have blocked the said CNICs issued to those foreign nationals, if not, the reasons thereof; and (c) whether there is any policy for issuance of CNICs to foreign nationals, if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state: 104 (a) whether it is a fact that the task for recruitment against the posts of Sub-Inspectors and Assistant Sub-Inspectors, Investigation, in FIA has been assigned to the Open Testing Service (OTS) despite the allegations of paper leakage against it during the previous test for recruitment in FIA, if so, the reasons thereof; and (b) the details of inquiry conducted against OTS for paper leakage in the previous test for recruitment in FIA?

Will the Minister for Information and Broadcasting be pleased to state the names and dates of appointments of the persons working on contract and daily wages basis in the Radio Pakistan indicating also the reasons for not regularizing their services so far?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state whether it is a fact that supply of drinking water to blocks Nos. 31 to 38 Cat.V, Sector I-9/4, Islamabad has been stopped for the last one year, if so, the reasons thereof indicating also the time by which the same will be restarted / resumed?

Will the Minister for Information and Broadcasting be pleased to state that whether it is a fact that the audit of Associated Press of Pakistan Corporation for the fiscal year 2018-19 has been conducted, if so, the details thereof indicating also the observations made by the Board of Directors of that corporation on the same?

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state: (a) the expenditure incurred on the Islamabad Safe City project indicating also the facilities provided under the same; and (b) whether it is a fact that a number of cases of embezzlement/corruption surfaced in the said project have been referred to NAB and FIA, if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Defence be pleased to state whether any project for the development of Space technology has been launched in the country, if so, the amount of budget allocated in the current fiscal year for the same and the progress made on it so far?

Will the Minister for Information and Broadcasting be pleased to state whether it is a fact that it is the responsibility of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to implement clause 9 of the Shariah Act, 1991 regarding the promotion of Islamic values on mass media, if so, the steps taken by the Ministry in this regard so far?