(a) whether all the Advisors and Special Assistants to the Prime Minister have filed the tax return; if so, the names of such Advisors and Special Assistants, who have filed tax return alongwith the detail of each tax financial year for which, each one filed the first and the last tax return; (b) name of those Advisors and Special Assistants, who did not file tax return; if so, the reasons thereof; and (c) what corrective measures being taken by the Government in this regard?

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state the year-wise total percentage of increase in domestic exports during the tenure of incumbent Government, till date?

(a) the items or products exported/imported to/from Iran during the previous five years alongwith the value thereof; and (b) the volume of exports/imports through Taftan border till date alongwith the detail thereof?

(a) whether it is a fact that Government is re-negotiating on the basis of already agreed terms and conditions with IMF at present; if so; (b) the details of such terms and conditions, upon which such negotiation is based; (c) whether it is a fact that the peoples were affected in past due to already agreed terms and conditions with IMF; if so; and (d) what will be the impact on the people, if the aforesaid negotiation is made successfully and the same is executed practically?

(a) the details of items, machinery, material etc. purchased from abroad by the Commerce 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 those countries, in connection with the said purchases, on the expenses of companies/firms from which those items were purchased; (d) if so, the names and designations of such officers indicating also the duration of their stay in those countries; and (e) the authority which granted permission for the said visits?

Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state the details of Pakistan’s Covid fund collected by the Federal Government, break-up of expenditures made thereof?

(a) the present ranking of the country in Economic Complexity Index; (b) whether such ranking has gone up or down during the tenure of the incumbent Government; if so, the details thereof; (c) whether it is also a fact that Pakistan needs to diversify its exports industries in order to explore new markets; (d) if so, what steps are being taken in this regard?

(a) whether Government has assessed its policies which compelled to import huge quantity of wheat during the year 2020 and this trend continued during the years 2020 and 2021; (b) if so, whether Government has assessed or intends to assess the reasons, which compelled the Government to import wheat during the said periods; if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons thereof; and (c) what corrective measures or steps are being taken by the Government to make the country self-sufficient for making an increase in the national production of wheat?

(a) the performance of country’s economy in South Asian region as compare to other countries of the region, since August, 2018; (b) the details of different targets, which were set out for achieving the same on the economic front during the last three years, including the current fiscal year; (c) whether Government has successfully achieved such targets; if so, the details thereof and; if not, the reasons thereof; and (d) whether is there any plan under consideration of the Government to achieve the targets which are set out for the current fiscal year without putting extra burden to common man?

Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state the names of countries whose banks/financial institutions are working in the country at present?

(a) the nature of complaint, which was launched through Pakistan Citizen Portal on May 10, 2019 vide Code No. IS1005192635213 alongwith latest status thereof; and (b) time by which such complaint will be finalized and appropriate action will be taken against responsible?

(a) the details of total amount of internal and external loans during the current regime till date alongwith the reason thereof; and (b) the details interest calculated on the said loans?

(a) the details of national institutions have been privatized by the present Government so far; and (b) the details of income earned therefrom?

(a) whether it is a fact that the consumers of cellular phone companies are paying 12.5% advance income tax and 17% Federal Excise Duty on Telecom Services; (b) if so, whether the withholding tax on telecom services is significantly higher in comparison to some of Pakistan’s other sectors; (c) whether further the 5% WHT is charged on airline tickets and 1% WHT is levied on property transfer; (d) whether it is also a fact that income of majority of the population of the country is below to the minimum taxable threshold, consequently, the deducted amount of WHT is neither claim nor adjusted against a consumer’ s tax liability for a year, as they do not file tax returns; (e) if so, what steps are being taken by the Government to abolish such advance tax on cellular phone consumers at an earliest?

(a) the details of exact amount of each tax, duty and any other charge of any nomenclature, being levied on the actual manufacturing cost of each kind of vehicle, which is assembled in the country; (b) whether relevant authorities has assessed the actual number of every kind of vehicles sold out, the brand-wise amount of aforesaid taxes, duties and any other charges, collected from buyers and deposited to national exchequer during the last 8 years; (c) whether any discrepancy has been found in collection of aforesaid taxes, duties and other charges, and have deposited the such amount to national exchequer; if so, the details thereof; and (d) what corrective measures are being taken by the Government in this regard?

(a) the details of value and volume of wheat which was exported during the year 2019; (b) the details of value and volume of wheat imported in the year 2020; (c) the details of per 40 KG rate of wheat upon which it was exported, and the rate of same volume which had been or presently being imported in the country; (d) the details of names of companies and individuals, which exported the wheat; and (e) the names of the individuals which had either imported the wheat or will be involved as per available data in the import of the wheat in the coming days?

Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state what is the growth rate in the Manufacturing Sector during the year 2020-21 and the reasons for increase/decrease?

(a) whether is it a fact that as per reports allegedly discrepancies have been emerged in tax refunds during the recent financial years; (b) if so, whether the Government has conducted third party independent audit of tax returns, which have been made by FBR, during the last three years; if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons thereof; (c) if such audit has been conducted, whether is there any discrepancy has been found; if so, the details thereof; (d) what action has been taken against each responsible alongwith details of alleged amount of refund; and (e) whether such amount has been recovered; if so, the details thereof?

(a) whether, the Government has assessed the impact of Covid-19 on livelihoods and economic activity as a whole and also in rural areas including the non-farm sectors, in particular; if so, the details thereof; (b) whether it is a fact that many analysts are arguing Covid-19 has worsened inequality and added 100 to 150 million more to the ranks of the poor;

(a) whether it is a fact that the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics does not regularly publishes data regarding use of National Highways and Motorways, by the motor vehicles in Pakistan; if so, the reasons thereof; and (b) what steps are being taken by the Government to publish such data of motor vehicles an earliest?

(a) the exact number of jobs out of 10 million jobs, which have been provided to unemployed persons, since the August, 2018, which were announced by the Prime Minister on numerous occasions alongwith details of public and private departments, where the such jobs are provided; and (b) the details of authority/department, which maintained the record of such jobs?

(a) considering the big claims of various Government officials over the months that the economy is on the right track, foreign exchange reserves are improving and the current account is in surplus there, what is the need to re-enter with the IMF program; and (b) what will be the impact of the measures implemented in the light of this program on the common man?

(a) the name P. R. No. Present Designation, Department Station, date of posting, date of birth date of appointment, date of entering in current grade, qualification at time of appointment, qualification achieved during service experience at time of appointment date of retirement of the Chairmen, Executive Directors deputationists officiers staffs actuary trainees, trainee executives and FLMI trainees working in the State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan, as on 31-01-2021; (b) details of the following categories containing above particulars for the last 5 years (i) appointed, (ii) promoted, (iii) retired, (iv) resigned, (v) alleged to be corrupt and (vi) terminated and the reasons of such terminations thereof; and (c) whether it is a fact that all other departments have granted and paid full pay and pensionary benefits to the sacked employees, which were reinstated in the year 2009, for the tenure of sacked period of 12 years, who retired soon after reinstatement, But State Life Insurance Corporation, have neither paid the full pay for the 12 years nor full pensionary benefits are given those who have retired soon after their reinstatement alongwith the reasons thereof?

(a) the year-wise volume of revenue which has been generated through different kinds of taxes and duties from Chamman and Torkham borders separately by the Federal Government during the last three years including in the current financial year; (b) details of money has been spent on the welfare of people living alongside the aforesaid borderly areas; (c) whether is there any plan of the Government to compensate the people those who are living alongside the aforesaid borders whose properties and businesses were badly affected due to different law and order situation?

(a) the details of total credit disbursement in the Microfinance Sector; and (b) the details of interest rates and the regulatory framework of this sector?

(a) whether it is a fact that Foreign Direct Investment inflows to Pakistan have substantially shrunked during the recent months; if so, the reasons thereof; (b) whether it is also a fact that FDI inflows are crucial for technology transfer improvement in business management practices, competition, exports, employment and deeper integration with the world economy; (c) if so what corrective measures are being taken by Government to tackle with challenges including a burdensome investment, environment policy inconsistency, an unskilled labour force, as well as the lack of developed industrial infrastructure to foreign investors for sustainable and rapid growth and a more stable external?

(a) the Ministries/Divisions/Departments in the Federal Government Islamabad whose employees have been getting rental ceiling/ hiring of residential accommodation in cash with monthly salary; (b) is there any proposal under consideration of the Government to give the said facility to those Ministries/Divisions/Departments/ constitutional or autonomous bodies whose employees are not availing the said facility with monthly salary; (c) if answer to part (b) above is in affirmative, the time by which the same will be done/implemented; (d) if answer to part (b) above is in negative, then reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state the year-wise total value of our imports/exports with Bahrain during the last three years?

Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state the details of increase made in International Monitory Fund (IMF) loans from March, 2018 to March, 2021 alongwith the reasons of such increase?

(a) the details of facts about the exports of gems and jewels during last three years; and (b) details of the initiatives taken by the present Government to enhance the exports of gems and jewels?