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Assembly | Parliamentary Year | Session No. | Sitting No. | Question | Question Type | Ministry |
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Assembly | Parliamentary Year | Session No | Sitting No. | Question | Question Type | Ministry |
National | 5 | 52 | 5 |
Will the Minister In-charge of the Prime Minister’s Office be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that in recent years a programme was launched in the name of Kamyab Jawan Programme;
(b) if so, the criteria on which the programme was based;
(c) whether such criteria have been evaluated to assess programme success;
(d) if so, the details thereof; if not, the reasons thereof;
(e) whether its frame work included a one-on-one or group job counseling programme for youth;
(f) the details of the years-wise budget reserved, released and utilized for the programme since its inception; and
(g) whether it was a successful programme or otherwise?
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Starred | Prime Minister’s Office |
National | 5 | 52 | 5 |
Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state the total credit disbursement in the Micro Finance Sector alongwith the detail of interest rates and the regulatory framework of this
sector?
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Starred | Finance & Revenue |
National | 5 | 52 | 5 |
Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state what steps Government has taken to address the country‘s economic challenges and to reduce inflation?
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Starred | Finance & Revenue |
National | 5 | 52 | 5 |
Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that Pakistan is facing financial and trade deficit gradually due to which progress during the years 2008 to 2023 has not been made possible; if so, the reasons thereof; and
(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government for rehabilitation of the industries which have been shut down during the last fifteen years?
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Starred | Finance & Revenue |
National | 5 | 52 | 5 |
Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state the status of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with Malaysia, China, Indonesia and Pakistan alongwith detail of trade volume of country with these countries during the last three years?
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Starred | Commerce |
National | 5 | 52 | 5 |
Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) is providing any subsidized credit to facilitate to the farmers in the affected areas of Sindh;
(b) if so, what are the details, particularly, for Sukkur-Khairpur region?
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Starred | Finance & Revenue |
National | 5 | 52 | 5 |
Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state the details of the visits of audit teams to Pakistan Embassies, gradewise, expenditure on their visits, audit Paras and amount involved,
amount recovered, action taken against the higher responsible functionaries on negligence or involvement during the last three years?
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Starred | Finance & Revenue |
National | 5 | 52 | 5 |
Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state:
(a) the year-wise total number of bullet proof vehicles imported by the Government during the last three years; and
(b) the name of politicians to whom those vehicles have been allotted during the said period?
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Starred | Commerce |
National | 5 | 52 | 5 |
Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state:
(a) details of the Pakistan‘s trade volume with Sri Lanka and Nepal; and
(b) what steps are being taken by the Government to increase our exports to these two countries?
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Starred | Commerce |
National | 5 | 52 | 5 |
Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state:
(a) the details of the defaulters with outstanding dues to Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL), National Bank of Pakistan and other public sector financial institutions since 2010; and
(b) the details of action taken against the responsible superior functionaries against their involvement and negligence committed by them?
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Starred | Finance & Revenue |
National | 5 | 52 | 5 |
Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state:
(a) details of the structural reforms that are being endorsed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in ongoing discussions with the fund by the country;
(b) what changes will follow such structural reforms and how they will affect the lives of the common man;
(c) how will such reforms be beneficial, particularly, to the comman man;
(d) whether it is a fact that such so-called structural reforms in the past have not yielded the desired results and ultimately such approval from the IMF becomes a financial burden for the common man;
(e) if so, the reasons thereof; and
(f) what will this time be different from the past experience to make this program beneficial for the common man?
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Starred | Finance & Revenue |
National | 5 | 52 | 5 |
Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state whether it is a fact that sales tax, being charged on petrol and diesel, is the highest in the history of Pakistan; if so, the reasons thereof?
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Starred | Finance & Revenue |
National | 5 | 52 | 5 |
Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state:
(a) the details of the interest policy of the Government and interest rates during the current financial year; and
(b) whether the Government intends to increase interest rates in future?
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Starred | Finance & Revenue |
National | 5 | 52 | 5 |
Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that the concerned authorities have taken notice of the fact that Naib Qasids were appointed by the Directorate General, Internal Audit, Islamabad vide Office Order No. C.No. 3(39)/2011-Admn/692, dated January 31, 2023 for its subordinated offices across the country;
(b) whether it is also a fact that monthly salary has not been paid to such Naib Qasids despite the fact that they have joined their respective place of postings from the date of their appointment;
(c) if so, the reasons thereof;
(d) whether the concerned authorities have also taken notice of a fact that the responsible person either of the recruiting agency or Accountant General Pakistan Revenue (AGPR) in particular Sukkur Office are deliberately evading payment of salary under one pretext or the other;
(e) if so, the reasons thereof; and
(f) what corrective measures are being taken by the Government to hold the responsible accountable for such failure and ensure payment of salaries to the said employees as soon as possible?
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Starred | Finance & Revenue |
National | 5 | 52 | 5 |
Will the Minister In-charge of the Prime Minister‘s Office be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Kamyab Jawan Programme, was started in PTIled Government;
(b) whether such programme remained successful or otherwise unsuccessful;
(c) whether it was evaluated to know the reasons of its failure; and
(d) whether alternative programme is started by incumbent Government; if so, details thereof?
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Starred | Prime Minister’s Office |
National | 5 | 52 | 5 |
Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that a trade agreement has recently been signed between Pakistan and Afghanistan;
(b) if yes, details of the said agreement and the status of its implementation?
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Starred | Commerce |
National | 5 | 52 | 5 |
Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state:
(a) how many micro-credit banks are functional presently in the country;
(b) what is total credit disbursement in the micro finance sector alongwith details of interest rates; and
(c) the details of regulatory framework of this sector?
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Starred | Finance & Revenue |
National | 5 | 52 | 5 |
Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state whether Government intends to chalk out Charter of Economy for 10 years in order to eradicate poverty?
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Starred | Finance & Revenue |
National | 5 | 52 | 5 |
Will the Minister for Privatization be pleased to state:
(a) details the current price (market rate) of 19013 acres land of Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM), Karachi;
(b) the current price of structure of PSM;
(c) the price of iron mines situated in Makli, Jhampir and Kara Kot, from which iron is used in PSM;
(d) whether it is a fact that PSM is being privatized; if so, the procedure thereof to ensure its transparency?
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Starred | Privatization |
National | 5 | 52 | 5 |
Will the Minister In-charge of the Prime Minister‘s Office be pleased to state the location-wise total number of Economic Zones which will be established under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)?
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Starred | Prime Minister’s Office |
National | 5 | 52 | 5 |
Will the Minister In-charge of the Prime Minister‘s Office be pleased to state:
(a) whether National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has got the facility of air ambulance at present;
(b) if so, the number of such air ambulances, at present, on strength of NDMA;
(c) if not, when it will be possible to have such ambulance?
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Starred | Prime Minister’s Office |
National | 5 | 52 | 5 |
Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state:
(a) the time-frame for review of the International Monetary Fund (IMFs) Programme which was supposed to be done;
(b) whether each review was made as per schedule time-frame;
(c) whether it is a fact that aforesaid reviews were not made as per time-frame consequently; the economy of the country badly suffered;
(d) if so, the reasons thereof;
(e) who was responsible for such delay;
(f) whether there is any negative impact of such delay; and
(g) what corrective measures are being taken by the Government to fix the matter?
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Starred | Finance & Revenue |
National | 5 | 52 | 5 |
Will the Minister for Economic Affairs be pleased to state:
(a) how much amount Pakistan has received so far that was pledged by various countries, as well as by private donors and international financial institutions gathered at the conference in Geneva in January 2023;
(b) whether the amount received was a loan or grant;
(c) whether such pledges are being fulfilled in accordance with the expected framework and time;
(d) if so, the details thereof; if not, the reasons thereof; and
(e) the details of further distribution of the received amount?
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Starred | Economic Affairs |
National | 5 | 52 | 5 |
Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state:
(a) the value of medicines exported every year from Pakistan;
(b) the value of raw material imported for manufacturing medicines;
(c) the countries to which the medicines are exported; and
(d) the countries from where raw material for medicines is being imported?
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Starred | Commerce |
National | 5 | 52 | 5 |
Will the Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that several projects of Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) are facing shortages of funds and consequently, such projects are either moving at slow pace or have halt at all;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the reason for not granting funds for each project, which were actually required to be granted during the current financial year; and
(d) what steps are being taken by the Government in this regards?
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Starred | Planning, Development and Special Initiatives |
National | 5 | 52 | 5 |
Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government intends to sign a free trade agreement between Iran and Pakistan in future; and
(b) whether there is any transit agreement to bring and take trade goods from Iranian territory to Turkey, Azerbaijan and other countries; if so, the details thereof?
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Starred | Commerce |
National | 5 | 52 | 5 |
Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state:
(a) the steps being taken by the Government to increase the trade with Asian countries; and
(b) the details of trade made with Asian countries during the last three years to till date?
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Starred | Commerce |
National | 5 | 52 | 5 |
Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that Federal Sharia Court gave the decision against the interest system during the year 2022 (26th Ramzan);
(b) whether it is also a fact that the State Bank of Pakistan was advised to eradicate the interest from 31st, December, 2022;
(c) if the answers to part (a) and (b) above are in affirmative, the steps taken or being taken for elimination of interest system previously from 31st December, 2022 so far?
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Starred | Finance & Revenue |
National | 5 | 52 | 5 |
Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state whether Government intends to allocate quota separately for the South Punjab in National Finance Commission (NFC) Award as the South Punjab Secretariat has come into being; if not, the reasons thereof
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Starred | Finance & Revenue |
National | 5 | 52 | 5 |
Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state:
(a) the total amount of loans borrowed from International Monetary Fund (IMF) during the tenure of present Government till date; and
(b) details of the terms and conditions under which the said loan was borrowed?
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Starred | Finance & Revenue |
National | 5 | 52 | 5 |
Will the Minister for Economic Affairs be pleased to state:
(a) the total amount of loans borrowed from America during the tenure of present Government till date; and
(b) details of the terms and conditions under which the said loan was borrowed?
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Starred | Economic Affairs |
National | 5 | 52 | 5 |
Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that conveyance allowance an amount of Rs.6,000/- (six thousand) per month have been given to the disabled Government employees of province of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK);
(b) whether it is also a fact that Federal Government has allowed only Rs.2,000/- per month such allowance for Federal Government employees;
(c) if so, why Federal Government employees are not allowed the said allowance at the rate of Rs.6,000/-; and
(d) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to fix the same allowance equal to provinces level rate; if so, when it will be implemented?
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Unstarred | Finance & Revenue |
National | 5 | 52 | 5 |
Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state:
(a) the details of the taxes/duties paid by the private doctors and public sector doctors on their private practices;
(b) mention the names of private hospitals, clinics, laboratories established in Islamabad who have not yet paid tax during the last three years;
(c) if so, the reasons thereof and the details of any action initiated against those defaulters?
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Unstarred | Finance & Revenue |
National | 5 | 52 | 5 |
Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state:
(a) whether Government intends to increase the minimum wage of labour in new budget; and
(b) whether the Government intends to increase it from Rs.25,000/- to Rs.35,000/- which is extremely necessary due to current inflation rate?
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Unstarred | Finance & Revenue |
National | 5 | 52 | 5 |
Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that the Cabinet Division’s Office Memorandum dated 15-01-2016 had ruled that the act of an agency i.e. Ministry, Division and Department of the Federal
Government to challenge the decision of Wafaqi Mohtasib after its affirmation by the President is not legally in order; and
(b) whether it is also a fact that the Cabinet Division has duly informed the office of the FBR regarding the instructions contained in the above said Office Memorandum and the FBR is bound to follow the said instructions;
(c) if so, why the Office of FBR has illegally challenged, the
(d) the reasons for challenging the final order by Wafaqi Mohtasib, affirmed by the President as well?
decision of the Wafaqi Mohtasib and which is finally affirmed
by the President, before Islamabad High Court through Writ
Petition No. 1510 of 2023; and
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Unstarred | Finance & Revenue |