Will the Minister for Defence be pleased to state: (a) how many times India has violated the Pakistani borders by firing during the last one year till date alongwith the loss of life and property caused to Pakistan therefrom; and (b) the total number of civilians injured therefrom?

Will the Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights be pleased to state whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to increase the reserved seats for Minorities; if so, when It will be implemented alongwith the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights be pleased to state the steps taken by the Government during the period from 1-3-2008 to 30-3-2013 to control corruption from the Federal Government?s Institutions/ Departments?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state the detail of new projects of NHA in the country started by the present Government alongwith the locations thereof?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the LNG policy has been introduced by the Government; if so, the details of the time-line and total tonnage and terminals etc. thereof; (b) whether it is also a fact that the said project will be carried out in the public sector; if so, the details alongwith the potential end-users thereof; (c) whether it is further a fact that the separate transmission lines will be laid for the said purpose; and (d) whether the weighted average price formula will be charged to all consumers in the country; if so, its impacts on gas prices for various consumers?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the prescribed period of grant of domestic/ commercial/ industrial gas connections to the consumers after submitting applications therefor; and (b) the steps being taken by the Government to reduce the said period?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to refer to Starred Question No.51 replied on 19-8-2013 and to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the present Government has issued licenses to the petroleum companies for the exploration of oil and gas in the country; (b) if so, the names of those companies alongwith the criteria adopted therefor?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the monthly consumption of petrol and diesel in Pakistan at present; and (b) the month-wise quantity of crude oil imported by the Government during the year 2012-13 till date alongwith the total amount of foreign exchange spent thereupon?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state the price-wise total quantity of petroleum products imported during the year 2013?

Will the Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights be pleased to state the steps taken by the Government for the protection and empowerment of women after the 18th Amendment made in the Constitution?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state the rationale for levy on locally produced oil, gas and LPG visa- viz imported petroleum products?

Will the Minister for Science and Technology be pleased to state: (a) the year-wise value in U.S dollars of annual exports of IT services during the last five years alongwith the names of countries which have procured such services; (b) the year-wise targets fixed In U.S dollars for the said exports for the next five years; and (c) the total number of private enterprises in Pakistan which have achieved the target of annual exports of IT services for more than one million U.S dollars during the last five years?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) the present status of the construction work of Bridge on the River Chennab at Shorkot, District Jhang to Garh Maharaja which has not been completed; If so, the reasons thereof; and (b) the time by which said work will be completed alongwith the responsibles for delay thereof?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to-refer to Starred Question No.69 replied on 19-8-2013 and to state: (a) the province-wise total number of roads and bridges affected during the recent floods; (b) whether said roads and bridges reconstructed/ repaired; if so, the province-wise total expenditures incurred thereupon?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to explore oil reserves in Pakistan?s territorial waters; if so, when it will be implemented; and (b) the locations in Balochistan where new oil and gas reserves have been discovered during the last five years?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the total cost Incurred on excavating an oil/gas well during the year 2012-13 till date; and (b) the total number of the new wells to be excavated in the country during the year 2013-14?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the province-wise production and consumption of gas in the country at present alongwith the details thereof; and (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to bring a change in the policy in the gas distribution; if so, the details; if not, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the CNG Sector is being abolished in the country; (b) if not; whether any plan is being made by the Government to end the CNG crises in the country?

Will the Minister for Science and Technology be pleased to state the steps being taken by the Government for the provision of potable water in the country?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the OGRA has directed Sui Gas authorities to close all CNGs Stations situated in residential areas, near schools, Madaris and Masques; (b) if so, the total number of CNG Stations closed so far?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) the name of the construction company of Faisalabad-Multan Motorway; (b) whether sufficient funds have been released for the construction of said Motorway; and (c) the total amount of cost increased due to delay in the construction work on the said Motorway alongwith the responsibles thereof?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state the number of inquiries ordered by the Ministry to unearth mismanagement and corruption during the last five years alongwith the reports thereof?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the details of buildings hired by the Ministry and its subordinate/attached/autonomous/semi autonomous and other organizations during the period from 1-3-2008 till date alongwith details of its utilization and monthly rent paid during the said period; (b) whether it is a fact that the construction work of Petroleum House has not been completed so far; if so, the present status alongwith the reasons thereof; and (c) the time by which the construction work of the said Petroleum House will be completed?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the names, qualification and relevant experience of Government officers nominated on various Boards of Directors of companies and organizations working under the Ministry during the period from 1-3-2008 till date; and (b) the date-wise details of meetings attended by each one of the said officers alongwith the remunerations received for each meeting during the said period?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state the category-wise total number of employees recruited in the public companies working under the administrative control of Ministry during the period from 5-3-2008 to 15-3-2013 alongwith the domiciles thereof?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the construction work on Kashmir Highway from Rawalpindi and Islamabad has not been completed since long; if the reasons thereof; (b) the total amount of expenditures incurred thereupon so far; and (c) the time by which this construction work will be completed?

Will the Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights be pleased to state: (a) the number of women prisoners in Pakistan at present; and (b) the number of juvenile jails/premises in Pakistan at present alongwith the number of juvenile prisoners therein?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the road from Larkana to Menna is in a dilapidated condition since long; and (b) whether it is also a fact that its repair and maintenance has been stopped; if so, the reasons thereof alongwith the time by which it will be started?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state the authority who prescribed criteria for appointment of MDs/ CEOs of various companies and organizations working under the Ministry at present?

Will the Minister for Defence be pleased to state: (a) the number of non-Muslims who have been inducted in Pak-Army, Navy and Airforce during the last five years; and (b) whether any quota has been fixed for Minorities thereof; if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state to refer to Un-starred questions No. 66 replied on 19-8-2013 and to state the year wise names and designations of persons who stayed in the rest houses of the Ministry in Lahore during the last three years?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether there is a shortage of employees hailing from Sindh Rural in the Ministry and its attached/ Semi attached departments and autonomous bodies; if so, the reasons therefor; and (b) the steps being taken/proposed to observe quota?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the land near the right side of the Thokar Niaz Baig has been leased to an influential person for the establishment. of PSO Pump and CNG Station on Motorway M-2 (Lahore to Rawalpindi) during the period from 16-03-2008 to 31-03-2013; if so, the details of land alongwith the terms and conditions, names of allottees, rent, and justification thereof; and (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to cancel the said lease agreement; if so, when it will be canceled?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the district-wise total number of domestic, commercial and industrial sui gas connections provided by SNGPL and SSGC during the period from 15-3-2008 to 30-6-2013; (b) the region-wise total number of applications, demand notices deposited by the consumers for supply of sui gas during the said period; and (c) the region-wise total number of applications for supply of sui gas were pending as on 30-6-2013?

Will the Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights be pleased to state: (a) the objects and purview of National Commission on the Status of Women; (b) the performance of the Commission made recently with reference to Women Empowerment; and (c) the steps being taken to improve the performance of the said Commission at provincial level?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that there is a shortage of employees hailing from Sindh Rural and Balochistan Province in SNGPL and SSGCL at present; (b) if so, the steps being taken or proposed to be taken to observe the quota?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) the names of the officers/officials working in the Pakistan Post who have been granted current charge/dual charge during the last three years alongwith the justification thereof; and (b) whether there is any shortage of the officers/officials in the said department; if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state whether drinking water coolers have been installed for passengers at restaurant, rest areas and petrol pumps on Islamabad-Lahore Motorway; if so, the locations, if not, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state the number of licences for the establishment of CNG stations issued by the Government during the period from 01-01-2008 till date?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the registries and parcels, from Islamabad to Larkana reach from 6 to 7 days; if so, the reasons thereof; and (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to upgrade the system of the postal services to overcome the said delay?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the construction work of Larkana-Qambar road was started during the last year; (b) whether it is also a fact that the said work has not been completed so far; if so, the reasons thereof; and (c) the time by which the construction work of the said road will be completed?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state the total number of persons appointed in PSO from 2008 to 2013; alongwith the province-wise details thereof?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state the main research and development work undertaken by the companies, organizations, attached/ autonomous/ semi-autonomous/subordinate departments of the Ministry during the last five years?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) the comparative position of the delegated legislation entrusted to the Ministry before and after the 18th Constitutional Amendment; (b) the comparative position of subordinate/ offices/departments/companies/projects under the administrative control of the Ministry before and after the said Amendment; (c) the comparative position of functions of the Ministry before and after the said Amendment; (d) the comparative position of actual utilization of current and development expenditure of the Ministry before and after the said Amendment?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that billions of rupees have been spent by the Government to supply sui gas to Dir Lower; (b) whether it is also a fact that the work has been stopped; if so, the time by which work will be started thereupon; and (c) the steps being taken to supply sui gas to the villages of Chakdara and Timergarah?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Jacobabad-Quetta Road via Jacobabad City is in a dilapidated condition at present; (b) whether the said road was damaged due to rain/flood-2012; and (c) the steps being taken by the Government to repair the said road?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state whether it is a fact that the road from Mohenjodaro to Larkana is in a dilapidated condition since long; If so, the steps taken by the Government to repair the said road during the year 2012-13 till date?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the amount deposited by oil and gas companies in district Thatta under the head of Production Bonus during the period from March 2008 to May 2013; and (b) the projects on which the said amount has been spent alongwith details thereof?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that sui gas department has discontinued the practice to provide long service gas pipe line of 100 to 300 ft length to consumers after the year 2012; if so, the reasons thereof; and (b) the steps being taken by the Government to restore the said facility?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the stage-wise procedure for setting up a CNG Station alongwith the stipulated time frame in which each of above stage is completed; (b) whether a provisional license for setting up a CNG station can be transferred from one individual to another; if so, the criteria alongwith justification thereof; (c) whether statutory period of setting up a CNG Station can be extended; if so, the details thereof; (d) whether it is a fact that hundreds of new marketing licenses for CNG Stations have been issued from January 1st, 2013 to March 15th, 2013; if so, the justification alongwith the authority which gave approval therefor; and (e) the steps being taken to manage the mushroom growth of CNG Stations from March 15th, 2008 to March, 15th, 2013 particularly when there is a shortage of gas in the country?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) the total amount allocated in the budget 2013-14 for the construction of Motorway/ Expressway from Hassan Abadal to Mansehra; and (b) the amount allocated in the current budget for M-9 and other Motorways in the country?

Will the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs be pleased to state whether electronic ballot papers were issued for the recently held Bye-elections; if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that there is low pressure of sui gas in District Larkana at present; if so, the reasons thereof; and (b) the steps taken to increase the pressure of sui gas in the said area?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the year-wise total amount of profit earned by OGDCL during the last five years; and (b) the steps being taken to make OGDCL profitable?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) the total number of employees of the National Highway Authority at present; (b) the total number of persons appointed in NHA from 01-03-2008 to 31-03-2013 alongwith the criteria adopted for appointments therein; (c) whether degrees of the said employees have been verified; if so, the details thereof; and (d) whether any inquiry has been conducted regarding illegal appointments made in NHA during the last five years till date; if not, the time by which inquiry will be conducted thereof?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state the total amount of budget allocated to the Ministry for the financial year 2013-14?

Will the Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights be pleased to state: (a) the names and addresses of the persons in the country against whom cases are pending with NAB, at present; and (b) the details of the charges levelled against them?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that open place in front of Rehman CNG Station, Mian Channu, N-5 has been left deliberately; (b) whether it is also a fact that the said place is the cause of accidents; if so, the number of accidents took place at the said place-so far; and (c) the time by which divider will be completed at the said place; if not, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the present government has banned/stopped the recruitments of trainees in OGDCL; if so, the reasons thereof; and (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to launch a Youth Training Programme; if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights be pleased to state: (a) the total amount allocated in budget 2013-14 for the welfare of women in the Punjab Province; (b) the names of Women Welfare Projects for which the said amount has been allocated during the said period; and (c) whether any programme has been designed to get the latest Information regarding the nature of requirements for welfare of women at national level; if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights be pleased to state whether any reforms are being proposed to improve the existing civilian law enforcement structure in Islamabad; if so, when it will be implemented?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resource be pleased to state whether it is a fact that there is a low pressure of Sui Gas in District Qambar Shandadkot, Sindh; if so, the steps being taken or proposed to be taken to increase the pressure of Gas in the said area?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state whether it is a fact that a combined gas meter has been Installed for sixty nine houses in the Revenue Colony, Naushero Feroz (Sindh); if so, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Defence be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that obtaining of NOC of the Ministry is mandatory for carrying out development work in the border areas of Pakistan; if so, the justification thereof; and (b) the steps being taken to make development work in an effective manner in border areas?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the quantity of gas being explored by Mari Gas Company working in Zargoon, Balochistan; (b) whether a road leading to Zargoon will pass through Surang Area; if so, the justification thereof; (c) whether it is also a fact that the contract for construction of said road has been signed with non-local people; if so, the reasons thereof; and (d) whether jobs and incentives will also be given to non-local people; if so, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state whether it is a fact that the announcement was made by the President of Pakistan during the year 2002 for the grant of gas to Fort Abdullah, Chamen; if so, the progress made therein so far; if not, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights be pleased to state whether the record regarding the violation of human rights is being maintained; if so, the details of the said violations of human rights registered so far during the recent regime?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) the location-wise number of Potable water coolers installed at restaurants, rest areas and petrol pumps on Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway for the passengers; (b) if not, the reasons thereof alongwith the time by which those will be installed?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to grant the subsidy on the purchase of LPG for Battagram; (b) if so, when it will be implemented alongwith the details and procedure thereof?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Pakistan Post Foundation (PPF) exists in the Postal Department; (b) the number of Housing Projects initiated by (PPF) during the last five years alongwith the names of the projects and locations thereof; (c) the names of postal employees who have applied for allotment of plots under the (PPF) during the said period alongwith the size thereof; (d) the number of employees to whom plots have been allotted therefrom; (e) the total amount collected from each employee thereof; and (f) the time by which plots will be allotted to those employees who have already applied therefor?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that certain parts of Indus Highway from Kohat to Karak are in a dilapidated condition since long and the flow of traffic thereon often remains disrupted due to land sliding thereon; (b) if the answer to part (a) above is in the affirmative, the steps being taken by the Government to repair the said Highway and remove un-necessary diversions therefrom?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the prescribed procedure for the recruitment in SSGPL at present; (b) the total amount of profit earned and loss suffered by SSGPL during the last three years alongwith the year-wise break-up thereof; and (c) the total number of persons appointed in PSO during the said period alongwith the grade and province-wise break-up thereof?