Will the Minister for Information and Broadcasting be pleased to state: (a)the circulation of each newspaper in the country at present along with their names; and (b)the detail of the payments for advertisements made by the Government from 25th July to 15th December, 2019 to all newspapers as well as the detail of outstanding amounts towards Government in respect of advertisements?

Will the Minister In-charge of the Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division be pleased to state: (a)whether it is a fact that the number of those living in poverty has increased rapidly during the present Government; (b)if so, the steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

Will the Minister for Aviation Division be pleased to state the names of International routes on which PIA flights are running in loss and the routes on which these are earning profit?

Will the Minister for Aviation Division be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that PIA flights from Hyderabad have been stopped; if so, the reasons therefor; and (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to start cargo services operational specifically, Hajj and Umrah operation from Hyderabad Airport?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state: (a)whether any Commission has been established by the Government as envisaged under Section 3 of the National Civic Education Commission Act 2018; if so, the details thereof; if not, the reasons therefor; (b)whether any funds have been allocated for the same; if so, the details thereof in not, the reasons therefor; and (c)the steps being taken by the Government to implement this Act in letter and spirit?

Will the Minister for Aviation Division be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that PIA has, recently, awarded a contract of millions of rupees for the up-gradation of the “In Flight Entertainment” (IFE) in its Boeing 777 Aircrafts; if so, the details of company, which has been awarded the contract alongwith expertise in the field of up-gradation of IFE of the said company; (b)when was aforesaid company registered in required forums; (c)date upon which, tender was floated; (d)details of other companies, which had participated in the bid alongwith experience of each in the field of IFE; and (e)is there any proposal under consideration of the Government to take corrective measures to fix responsibility on any discrepancy; if found while awarding such contract; if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state whether Higher Education Commission advertized special quota for FATA inspite of merging FATA in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa alongwith the reasons for said un-constitutional act and the detail thereof?

Will the Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state: (a)the number of dispensaries established under the people works program-I in NA-9; (b)the amount spent on establishment thereof; and (c)the names and addresses with current status of those dispensaries at present?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state as to why the Government has failed to introduce uniform syllabus of education in the country?

Will the Minister for Aviation Division be pleased to state the number of serviceable and un-serviceable aeroplanes at present with PIA?

Will the Minister for Aviation Division be pleased to state: (a)the total number of persons recruited for New Airport, Islamabad since June, 2018; (b)the number of persons out of the above said having CNIC or domicile of Tehsil Fateh Jang; and (c)the basic pay scales of employees recruited from Tehsil Fateh Jang?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state: (a)whether it is a fact that smoking is prohibited in the Ministry, Attached Departments and Educational Institutions and action is taken on violation; (b)if so, the details thereof during the last two years?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state: (a)whether it is a fact that there is only one Women University situated in Quetta City in Balochistan, however, the girls belonging to far flung areas are deprived from higher education; (b)if so, the arrangements being made so far to establish Women University Campuses at each Division level; if not, why?

Will the Minister for Information and Broadcasting be pleased to state: (a)the number of TV Channels across the country at present; and (b)the names of the TV Channels which violated rules from 25th July to 15th December, 2019 alongwith the action taken against them?

Will the Minister for Aviation Division be pleased to state the steps taken by the present Government to provide better facilities to passengers of PIA alongwith their impact on people?

Will the Minister for Aviation Division be pleased to state: (a)the total number of aircraft taken on lease by PIA in tenure of the present Government till date; and (b)the countries from which the said aircrafts have been obtained alongwith the terms and conditions thereof?

Will the Minister for Aviation Division be pleased to state: (a)whether it is a fact that PIA service from Dalbandin to Karachi via Turbat is not available from last several months; (b)if so, the reasons thereof; and (c)the time by which the said service of PIA will be resumed?

Will the Minister for Climate Change be pleased to state: (a)whether it is a fact that Trillion Tsunami Plantation is in progress across the country; (b)whether it is also a fact that persons have been employed as “Nigehban” on daily wages; (c)if the answers to part (a) and (b) above are in affirmative, whether the salaries of above said employees are paid by Provincial Governments or Federal Government?

Will the Minister for Aviation Division be pleased to state: (a)whether it is a fact that PIA charged double fare from the Hujjaj as compare to Umrah pilgrims; (b)if so, the reasons thereof alongwith the steps taken in this regard?

Will the Minister for Aviation Division be pleased to state: (a)whether Saidu Sharif Swat, D. I. Khan and Parachinar Airports have been ready for flight operation; and (b)the time by which the same will be functional?

Will the Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state: (a)whether it is a fact that recruitments being made on contingency basis in Federal Ministries; (b)whether it is also a fact that persons belonging to other provinces are appointed on Balochistan quota and these appointees are regularized after six months of their service; (c)if so, the reasons thereof alongwith the number of posts of Balochistan quota lying vacant in Federal Ministries; and (d)as to why posts of Balochistan quota are not being advertized alongwith the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for National Heritage and Culture be pleased to state the details of functions, responsibilities and performance of the Ministry and its attached departments during the last two years?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state whether it is essential to appointment Psycho Counselors in Schools not only of Islamabad but whole of Pakistan; if so, the steps 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)the details of the costs to be incurred in replacing the BISP Card with Kafalat Card alongwith number of cards replaced so far; and (b)amount allocated and utilized in the last year and current financial year?

Will the Minister for Information and Broadcasting be pleased to state: (a)whether it is a fact that Pakistan Information Commission was established on 8th November, 2018; (b)whether it is also a fact that the required staff has not been provided to the Pakistan Information Commission so far; (c)if the answers to part (a) and (b) above are in affirmative, the reasons for not providing staff as well as office space?

Will the Minister for Aviation Division be pleased to state: (a)whether it is a fact that airports in Sargodha and Mianwali were functional during 1985 to 1988; and (b)as to why said airports were closed?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state: (a)whether it is a fact that Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has made it mandatory for students of almost all programs, including M.Ed. to submit their admission forms and assignments online; (b)if so, administration of AIOU has taken notice of difficulties being faced by students to submit their forms and assignments due to poor Internet connection or non-availability of relevant material including addresses of tutors on the website of the university; (c)whether it is also a fact that aforesaid features hinder students in large number in pursuit of their education; (d)if so, what measures are being taken to make things easy for the students and allow them to submit their forms both in manual and online as it suits to them?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state: (a)how many Universities are there in Pakistan in private and public sector and what fees are being charged by each of these Universities; and (b)what the HEC is doing to regulate the fee structure?

Will the Minister In-charge of the Establishment Division be pleased to state: (a)the steps being taken by the Government to fill and implement the quota of Balochistan in Federal jobs since 2018; (b) the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Climate Change be pleased to state: (a)whether it is a fact that eucalyptus trees have been planted on the sides of most Motorways and National Highways; (b)whether it is also a fact that the above said trees are sucking the subsoil water to the level of desertification; (c)if answers to part (a) and (b) above are in affirmative, the steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

Will the Minister for Aviation Division be pleased to state: (a)whether it is a fact that two schedule flights in a week IslamabadChitral and Peshawar-Chitral were planned to be begin from 1st April, 2020; (b)if the answer to part (a) above is in affirmative, the time by which the said flights will be started?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state: (a)whether it is a fact that Chinese Ambassador visited NAVTTC in 2018 and given assurance in front of all officers that all Chinese companies that will come to Pakistan in respect of CPEC work will contact NAVTTC for required skilled labour and NAVTTC will provide Pakistani skilled labour to these Chinese companies; if so, whether this understanding and set policy is being implemented or not; if not, the reasons thereof; (b)whether Turkey promised to set up a state of the art institution of culinaxy skills as a gesture of goodwill and gift it to Pakistan in 2018 and an MOU was also signed after the approval of the Cabinet; if so, the implementation status of setting up the said institute; and (c)whether this very beneficial project has been shelved due to the lack of interest of the Ministry?

Will the Minister for Information and Broadcasting be pleased to state: (a)the names of needy artists to whom financial assistance given by Radio Pakistan during the last five years; and (b)the detail of amount given thereof separately to needy artists?

Will the Minister In-charge of the Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division be pleased to state: (a)whether it is a fact that the financial assistance is being granted to the needy people by the Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal; if so, the detail of the recipients; and (b)the detail of the same province-wise of each category and in particular district-wise of Sindh, UC-wise of Hyderabad during the last three years?

Will the Minister In-charge of the Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division be pleased to state: (a)whether it is a fact that re-survey has not been conducted of BISP in NA-50; (b)if so, the non-conducting of re-survey has deprived thousands of deserving person of said constituency thereof could not add in the programme; (c)the detail of corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state: (a)whether Government is considering to introduce uniform educational curriculum simultaneously throughout the country at present; (b)if so, the time by which same will be considered and implemented?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state: (a)the reasons for not implementing S.R.O. 1166(1)/2016 dated 14-12-2016 to upgrade the post of Admn Officer from (BPS-16 to 17) in the Federal Directorate of Education, Islamabad; and (b)the steps being taken by the Government to encounter such violations of recruitment rules?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state: (a)whether it is a fact that Prime Minister initiated Prime Minister Youth Skill Development Programme through NAVTTC during previous regime and youth were provided free training for six months and youths were provided three thousand scholarship monthly and one lac youth including boys and girls were made skilled in 2017-18 under said programme; (b)many youths out of said youth programme started work within the country and abroad as plumber, mason, electrician, driver, cook and beautician on the basis of training; (c)it had been planned to further extend this extremely beneficial and super programme and a programme had been formulated to extend the number of youths from 1 lac to 1.5 lac in January, 2019; (d)the reasons for closing best un-employment and poverty alleviation programme in the country Ministry for Education or Prime Minister Office are responsible for the closure of said programme; and (e)whether Government intends to close every good work for public?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state: (a)detail of steps taken by the Ministry and Federal Directorate of Education, Islamabad to release the hiring payments of the teaching and non-teaching staff working in 423 institutions for the financial year 2019-20 and their previous pending payments; and (b)whether there is any proposal and proposition to encounter such pending hiring payments for the next year 2020-21?

Will the Minister In-charge of the Establishment Division be pleased to state the performance with regard to grant of Ex-Office status to Non Secretariat Officers, Career Planning and Administrative Reforms during the last two years?

Will the Minister In-charge of the Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division be pleased to state: (a)the set of tools of the Federal Government to eradicate poverty in the country alongwith the mechanism adopted to execute such tools; (b)the details of year-wise amount allocated, released and utilized during the last two years; and (c)the steps being taken by the Government to take special initiatives to extend support to less developed provinces of country in order to reduce poverty in the country?

Will the Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state: (a)the details of appointments made without the approval of the Federal Cabinet after 18-08-2016 in respect of officers/heads of PSEs and etc which were within the purview of the Federal Government; (b)whether it is a fact that the CEOs of Distribution Companies under Power Division, were being appointed on temporary basis from 2015 to date; and (c)the time by which the said appointments will be nullified and new appointments will be made in accordance with the law and in the light of decisions of Honourable Islamabad High Court in ICA No.36/2020 dated 23-04-2020 and judgment of Honourable Supreme Court of Pakistan reported at PLD 2016 SC 808 (Mustafa Impax case)?

Will the Minister for Information and Broadcasting be pleased to state the total strength of persons posted at PTV Booster at Taluka Thana Bola Khan Luk, District Jamshoro alongwith their names, designations and place of domicile?

Will the Minister In-charge of the Establishment Division be pleased to state: (a)whether it is a fact that only locals are appointed on the vacancies of Class-IV; (b)the city-wise, domiciles of Class-IV employees in the Autonomous and Semi Autonomous Federal Institutions/Departments established, in Sindh at present; and (c)the total number of persons locally recruited on the vacancies of Class-IV in said Federal Institutions/Departments from Sindh during present Government?

Will the Minister In-charge of the Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division be pleased to state: (a)the total number of disabled persons in the country at present; and (b)the steps being taken by the Government for them?

Will the Minister In-charge of the Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division be pleased to state: (a)details of district-wise persons have been or being granted Rs.12,000/- other than persons enrolled in BISP in view of COVID-19; (b)the criteria, which is adopted to include above said persons; (c)does Government deem appropriate that Rs.12,000/- is enough to support a family; if so, the justification thereof; and (d)what steps are being taken by the Government to include more deserving persons in BISP?

Will the Minister In-charge of the Establishment Division be pleased to state: (a)the year-wise amounts of receipts separately under the heads, namely, Benevolent Fund, Group Insurance and rents, profits markups etc earned from the investments made and/or the assets held with details of each, by the Federal Employees Benevolent and Group Insurance Funds management during the last ten years; (b)the year-wise amounts of expenditure made separately under the said heads alongwith major head-wise and sub-head/grant wise details for the last ten years; and (c)details of movable and immovable assets held by the said Funds management showing their book-value as well as the current market value, separately and the revenue generated from each during the last ten years?

Will the Minister In-charge of the Alleviation and Social Safety Division be pleased to state: (a)as to when “Ehsas Kafalat Programme” is being initiated/ launched expended alongwith the names of cities thereof; and (b)the number of persons are to get benefit in future therefrom?

Will the Minister In-charge of the Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division be pleased to state: (a)whether it is a fact that financial assistance has been provide under the COVID-19 throughout the country; (b)if so, the details of the amount distribution province and districtwise alongwith name, CNIC number of UC-wise of Hyderabad Sindh?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state the steps taken by the recent Government so far to increase literacy rate throughout the country including Islamabad?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state: (a)whether Federal Government Departments have either conducted or intend to conduct verification of domicile prior or after person appointing in Government Departments belonging to Balochistan; if so, the details thereof; (b)the details of persons appointed against the quota of Balochistan in Federal Government jobs along with serving at present; and (c)what steps are being taken to fill the quota of Balochistan in letter and spirit alongwith break-up of department-wise vacant posts of Balochistan quota?

Will the Minister In-charge of the Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division be pleased to state: (a)the total number of Langar Khanas opened throughout the country including Islamabad; and (b) the total cost incurred thereof?

Will the Minister for Aviation Division be pleased to state: (a)he details of losses sustained due to corona pandemic and subsequent lock down since March to June, 2020; and (b)the steps being taken by the Government to bring PIA out of losses; and (c)whether any mechanism has been formulated in this regard?

Will the Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication be pleased to state: (a)whether it is a fact that Universal Services Fund (USF) is being spent on development of backward areas; (b)if so, the details of the fund spent in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa district-wise and in merged districts during the last five years?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state: (a)the model-wise total number of vehicles available in Federal Educational Board, Islamabad; and (b)the details of persons using said vehicles?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state: (a)whether it is a fact that the post of Director General, Federal Education is lying vacant since year 2016; if so, why the said post has not been filled for the last several years by promoting any one of the senior most Directors; (b)whether it is also a fact that no name has been sent for the recent CSB; if so, the reasons thereof; and (c)whether the Government intends to fill the said post in accordance with the law by taking education seriously in the Naya Pakistan; if so, the time by which?

Will the Minister for Climate Change be pleased to state: (a)whether it is a fact that Sugar Mills in District Muzaffargarh are not fulfilling environmental rules and practices binding on them; (b)if so, details of action taken against them; and (c)whether it is also a fact that a letter sent by MNA from Muzaffargarh regarding to Federal Minister of State of Climate Change in December and Chairman Climate Change Division to solve the environmental problem caused by said Sugar Mills in said district?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state: (a)the number of teachers who were promoted under the relevant rules and law from Grade 19 to 20 or grade 20 to 21 since 25th July, 2009; and (b)whether it is a fact that the above said teachers were demoted against the relevant laws; if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state: (a)whether pre and post evaluation of the policy of monetization of transport facility for civil servants BS-20 to BS-22 since its inceptions; if so, the detail thereof; (b)whether it is a fact that each Ministry/Division/Department has to prepare and submit to the Cabinet Division and Finance Division every month a report on the expenditure relating to the CNG, POL and the repair/maintenance of the operational/ general duty vehicles, so that the resultant financial impact/ savings of the policy could be addressed; (c)whether it is a fact Ministries/Divisions/Departments have failed to act in accordance with aforesaid instructions; (d)if so, what steps are being taken to hold accountable ministries/ divisions/departments; and (e)the details of any proposal under consideration of Government to revisit the policy?

Will the Minister for Aviation Division be pleased to state: (a) the total number of ART aircraft owned by PIA at present; and (b) whether all of them are functional?

Will the Minister for Climate Change be pleased to state: (a)whether the Ministry is working on the project of rehabilitation of forest in Kundian, District Mianwali; (b)the number of saplings which are planned to be planted in it alongwith the time by which it would be planted; and (c)the similar projects which have been initiated in the country?

Will the Minister In-charge of the Establishment Division be pleased to state: (a)what is the total sanctioned strength of PAS (DMG) of Civil Service; (b)number of officers of PAS Group promoted in BS-20 and BS-21 during last three DSBs; (c)number of officers of Secretariat Group promoted in BS-20 and BS-21 during last three DSBs; (d)whether it is not a sheer discrimination with Secretariat Group that almost having same strength but less promotion prospects than PAS group; and (e)is there any plan to revisit the disputed SROs No.88/2014 & 89/ 2014 which had adversely affected the promotion prospects of Secretariat Group; if not, reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Information and Broadcasting be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the responsibility to promote Islamic values on mass media lies with the Ministry as per Section 9 of Shariah Act, 1991; (b) if so, the steps taken by the Ministry in this regard during the previous three years alongwith the separate detail of programmes and steps of the Government in this regard?

Will the Minister for Information and Broadcasting be pleased to state: (a)the names and designations of employees of PTV who proceeded abroad during the last ten years; and (b)the amount incurred on each said visit?

Will the Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state: (a)the total property owned by Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation alongwith the province-wise detail thereof; and (b)the property out of above said property is useable alongwith the purposes for which same is used and the province-wise detail thereof separately?

Will the Minister for Aviation Division be pleased to state: (a)the total number of persons included in Board of Directors of Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority alongwith their names, designations and domicile place; and (b)the procedure regarding appointment in said Board of Directors alongwith province-wise quota?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state: (a)the names and designations of those employees of the Ministry and its attached departments along with detail of visits within Pakistan; (b)the purpose of each said visit; and (c)the amount incurred on each above said visit of each employee?

Will the Minister In-charge of the Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division be pleased to state whether Pakistan Bait ul Mal provides financial assistance for education to minority students?

Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to refer to the Un-Starred Question No.50 replied on 13-12-2019 and to state: (a)whether it is a fact that the competent authority is Chairman HEC for the regular employees regarding premature increment of BS-01 and above grade employees of the HEC; (b)whether it is also a fact that matter is yet not examined by the Commission regarding implementation on notification dated 21-01-2013 pending with HEC authorities; (c)whether it is further a fact that the premature increment of such employees has yet not been taken up by the HEC authorities or commission in its meeting as per commitment in previous reply by HEC; (d)if so, the time by which premature increment will be granted to HEC employees and what action is taken against the responsible who caused continuous delay?