Will the Minister In-charge of the Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division be pleased to state: (a) whether there is any proposal under consideration by the Government to grant monthly allowance to all disable persons in the country; (b) if not, the reasons therefor?

Will the Minister for National History Literary Heritage be pleased to state the steps being taken by the Government to promote classical art and music?

Will the Minister In-charge of the Establishment Division be pleased to state: 4 (a) whether it is a fact that post of the Office Superintendent has been upgraded from BPS-16 to BPS-17 in all the provinces; (b) whether it is also a fact that the above said post of Office Superintendent has not been upgraded from BPS-16 to BPS-17 except one time up-gradation in the Federal Government; and (c) if the answers to part (a) and (b) above are in the affirmative, the reasons thereof and the time by which the said post would be upgraded from BPS-16 to BPS-17 in the Federal Government?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state whether the proposal to adopt private schools in rural areas of ICT being considered by the Ministry; if so, details thereof?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state what steps have been taken or being taken to improve the quality of higher education in the country?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that recruitment against Post of Laboratory Assistants in the Schools and Colleges of Islamabad are made in BPS-7 from the last 40 years and employees recruited against these posts retired in same scale; (b) if so, the reasons thereof; and (c) whether there is no recruitment rules framed till now therefor?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state the number of Universities in Pakistan which fulfill the requirements of international standard at present alongwith the steps proposed by the Government to improve educational system at University level?

Will the Minister In-charge of the Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division be pleased to state: (a) the details of district-wise number of persons, hailing from Balochistan, excluded from Benazir Income Support Programme; (b) whether survey had been conducted in the districts prior to the exclusion of aforesaid persons; (c) whether it is a fact that the Government intends to include more persons from Balochistan in the Benzir Income Support Programme; (d) if so, the steps being taken by the Government in this regard and whether members of National Assembly, Senate and Provincial Assembly will be provided quota in the process of inclusion of new persons?

Will the Minister In-charge of the Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division be pleased to state: (a) the estimated cash transfer to BISP in first two quarters of the current financial year alongwith details of actual cash transfer to BISP in aforesaid period; (b) whether it is a fact that target of cash transfer in the aforesaid period could not be made and less disbursement was made to BISP; if so, details alongwith reasons thereof; (c) whether such less cash transfer to the program has been paying negative impact thereon; (d) if so, what steps are being taken by the Government to actualize estimated cash transfer to BISP in letter and spirit?

Will the Minister for Information and Broadcasting be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Federal Government has failed to establish an Information Commission as required by the Right of Access to Information Act, 2017; (b) if so, the reasons thereof; and (c) what steps are being taken by the Government to establish the said Commission?

Will the Minister for Climate Change be pleased to state: (a) whether any survey has been conducted to deal with smog in winter season; if so, the results thereof; (b) the strategy evolved by the Government and orders given in this regard; and (c) the plan of action designed after the publication of report on Climate Change by German-watch?

Will the Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication be pleased to state: (a) the steps being taken by the Government to promote Information Technology related exports; and (b) the incentives given by the Government to make it competitive with other countries?

Will the Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state: (a) whether any functionary or individual, who is granted status of Federal Ministers or Ministers of State comes under the definition of Federal Minister or Minister of State as defined in the Federal Ministers and Ministers of State (Salaries, Allowances and Privileges) Act, 1975; (b) if so, whether numeric strength of such functionaries and individuals are included in the total strength of the Cabinet in light of second proviso of Article 92 of the Constitution; (c) if not, how such functionaries and individuals are granted salaries, allowance and other privileges as per aforesaid act alongwith provision of relevant rules, which authorize such privileges; (d) if there is no legal backing to grant such privileges under the aforesaid act, what remedial steps are being taken by the Government in this regard?

Will the Minister In-charge of the Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has taken notice that non-Muslims of the country are vulnerable segment of the society; (b) if so, the plan by the Government to make visible change in lives of non-Muslims living in the country; and (c) output of above mentioned plan of the Government to alleviate poverty among non-Muslims with reference to add them in social schemes of the Government?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that majority of buses, which were provided to different Schools/Colleges that comes under the administrative control of Federal Directorate of Education, Islamabad, have not been in working conditions and same are parked idly in courtyards of such schools/colleges; if so,the school/ college-wise details of such buses/colleges, which are not in working condition at present; (b) total funds, which have been reserved, released and utilized for the maintenance of such buses in the year 2018-19 and 2019-20; and (c) what steps are being taken to ensure timely maintenance of such buses?

Will the Minister for Aviation Division be pleased to state: (a) why the flights to Saudi Arabia are facing delay of hours on regular basis; and (b) how many staff does PIA have in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Canada, Paris and Germany?

Will the Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that on line applications in NAYA Pakistan Housing Project are not being included in ballot and such persons are being asked for fresh registration in NADRA; if so, the details thereof; and (b) the number of persons applied on line so far alongwith the amount received so far and the details thereof?

Will the Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state the expenditure incurred upon advertisements of NAYA Pakistan Housing Programme in electronic and print media since the inception of the programme alongwith break-up of the distribution of such advertisements to each newspaper and TV channel in terms of value and volume thereof?

Will the Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication be pleased to state: (a) detail of projects which are being undertaken by the Universal Service Fund (USF); 18 (b) whether any provisions and projects have been made for underserved areas like Khairpur Mirs in Sindh?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state the year-wise income and expenses of the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Islamabad during the last five years?

Will the Minister In-charge of the Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division be pleased to state: (a) the action plan of the present Government to eradicate poverty from the country under United Nations Sustainable Development Goals; (b) whether the said action plan is in accordance with the objective of sustainable development goals of the United Nations; if so, the details thereof; and (c) how the Federal Government is extending requisite cooperation to the provinces to supplement the action plan?

Will the Minister In-charge of the Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division be pleased to state the annual fund of Pakistan Bait ul Mal alongwith the fund disbursed among deserving people during last five years and amount disbursed among poor people so far during present regime?

Will the Minister In-charge of the Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that hundreds of thousands of the beneficiaries of BISP have been removed from the program recently; if so, the details thereof alongwith reasons thereof; (b) whether counter verification of the contents of such beneficiaries were made prior to remove them from the program; if so, the details thereof alongwith criteria which is adopted for counterverification; and (c) what steps are being taken to include new beneficiaries in the program and stage-wise induction of new beneficiaries in the program?

Will the Minister In-charge of the Establishment Division be pleased to state whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to regulate the private testing agencies in the country; if so, its details?

Will the Minister for Aviation Division be pleased to state: (a) the number of Airports of Pakistan which fulfill the requirements of International Aviation standards; and (b) the number of Airports on which International flights can land?

Will the Minister In-charge of the Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division be pleased to state: (a) ratio of poverty of the year ending on June 30, 2018 and 2019 respectively; (b) ratio of the same at present; (c) whether it is a fact that independent experts of the economy are forecasting increase in ratio of poverty in coming years; (d) if so, what steps are being taken by the Government to control the increasing ratio of poverty?

Will the Minister In-charge of the Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division be pleased to state whether it is a fact that authority to sign and issue cheques for financial assistance has been withdrawn from Zonal Officers of Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal and retained by the Head Office; if so, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state: (a) whether the Inter-Board Committee of Chairmen have been brought under the administrative control of the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training; (b) if so, since when?

Will the Minister for Climate Change be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that around 128,000 people die due to climate change in Pakistan every year; and (b) the steps being taken by the Government to deal with the issue of climate change?

Will the Minister In-charge of the Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division be pleased to state: (a) number of persons, who have been working in Pakistan Bait-ulMal and its projects including Dar-ul-Ehsaas either on contract basis contingency basis or ad-hoc basis at present alongwith dates of their appointments; (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to place the services of aforesaid employees/persons on regular basis; (c) if so, the details; if not, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state: (a) the criteria devised by HEC for appointment of Lecturer (BS-18) in the Universities; (b) whether it is a fact that the University of Balochaistan is not implementing the HEC criteria for appointment of Lecturer Archeology (BS-18); if so, the reasons thereof; (c) whether it is also a fact that test has been conducted for the post of Lecturer Archeology (BS-18) in the University of Balochistan on 09-11-2019; if so, provide the names, marks obtained in the test, district of domicile and qualification/grade/ marks/division obtained from Matric to M.Phil of all candidates separately; and (d) whether it is further a fact that third division candidates were allowed for test; if so, the detail and reason thereof alongwith action taken?

Will the Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state: (a) the payment made to international organizations for the use of Internet, data transfer, fiber optics, satellite and such other services during the fiscal year 2018-19; and 3 (b) whether the Government intends to set up its own infrastructure for such services; if so, the detail thereof?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state: (a) the reasons for promoting Assistant/Assistant In-charge (BPS-14-15) as Administrative Officer (BPS-16) at Federal Directorate of Education, Islamabad in violation of S.R.O.88(KE)/92 dated 23-4-1992 and S.R.O.1097(I)93 dated 15-11-1993 and S.R.O.1166(1)2016 dated 14-12-2016; and (b) plan of action to avoid such violations of recruitment rules?

Will the Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state what is the upfront tariff that is set for LNG Power Plants and what are the terms and conditions?

Will the Minister for Information and Broadcasting be pleased to state: (a) is there any association of advertisement agencies which monitor the advertisement content; and (b) the steps being taken by the Government to stop the cable operators from broadcasting obscure foreign content and what is the percentage of such broadcast?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state whether it is a fact that Computer Teachers (BPS-17) are working in various schools of the Federal Capital; if so, details of their dates of appointment and educational qualifications?

Will the Minister for Aviation Division be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Anila Usman, Accounts Officer, Group,-6, confirmed employee of PIA embraced martyrdom during duty in the PIA, office on 8 March, 2011 terrorism and bomb attack; (b) whether it is also a fact that in endowments viz any pension, education of children, medical and other facility had not been 7 provided to the heirs of the martyr nor any assistance package is given; (c) the time by which Government will provide Financial assistance package for the children of the martyr officer?

Will the Minister In-charge of the Establishment Division be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that retired gazetted officers may attest documents; if so, under which law; and (b) if the retired gazetted officers are not authorized to attest the papers then whether there is any proposal under consideration to authorize retired gazetted officers in order to remove difficulties of citizens; if not, why?

Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state whether it is fact that the Internet signals of 3G and 4G have been closed in District Kalat and District Shaheed Sikendarabad from last three years; if so, the time by when the 3G and 4G signals will be restored in the said area?

Will the Minister for Aviation Division be pleased to state the advantage of Unions in Civil Aviation Authority for the nation and the country? —————————

Will the Minister for Information and Broadcasting be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that seat of Registrar is lying vacant in Implementation Tribunal for Newspapers Employees (ITNE) for long time; (b) total number of employees working in ITNE alongwith name, designation, pay scale and domicile at present; (c) whether it is also a fact that Chief Inspector is provided office, vehicle and other facilities but he is working on the seat of Registrar without proper approval by the Government.; (d) if so, the time by which a regular Registrar will be appointed in the said department?