Will the Minister for Commerce and Textile be pleased to state: (a) the criteria and procedure laid down for appointment of Managers, Deputy Managers and Assistant Managers in State Life Insurance Corporation at present; (b) the criteria and procedure laid down for promotion, retirement and grant of pension to the officers of that corporation; and 11 (c) whether the said corporation has approved service regulations for its employees, if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economics Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the amount of tax collected from the Federal Government employees and people in private sector separately during the fiscal year 2018-19; and (b) the steps taken by the present Government to increase the tax net in the country?

Will the Minister for Commerce and Textile be pleased to state the current trade volume of Pakistan in terms of imports and exports with its neighboring countries i.e. Afghanistan, Iran and India?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the amount approved by the Asian Development Bank for the development of Agri-business in Pakistan during the last six years; and (b) the details of projects on which the said amount was utilized in the country with province wise break up?

Will the Minister for Commerce and Textile be pleased to state: (a) the details of the benefits of GSP Plus Status given to Pakistan by the European Union; (b) the details of additional sectors which could potentially benefit from the said facility/status; and (c) the steps being taken by the Government to retain this facility/status beyond 2022?

Will the Minister for Commerce and Textile be pleased to state: (a) the impact of Corona epidemic on the country’s imports from and exports to China; (b) whether it is a fact that the impacts of the said virus will further decrease the import bill of the country, if so, the details thereof; and (c) the steps being taken by the Government to fill the gap created by the fall in import of textile products from China?

Will the Minister for Commerce and Textile be pleased to state: (a) the present status of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) made with Turkey indicating also the targeted sectors which will benefit from the same; and (b) whether it is a fact that Turkey has imposed 18% protective duty on Pakistani products, if so, the steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs be pleased to state the steps being taken by the Government to control the increasing rate of inflation in the country?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs be pleased to state whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to make the Chaman Customs Gateway functional on 24 hours basis for business community, if so, when?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs be pleased to state the amount of loan obtained by the present Government from all internal and external sources during the period from 1st July, 2018 till date and the amount of loan paid off during the same period?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economics Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the amount of loan obtained by the present Government from the International Monetary Fund since 2018; and (b) the amount of loan returned to International Monetary Fund during the same period?