Will the Minister for Industries and Production be pleased to state: (a) the number of employees presently working in the Utility Stores Corporation of Pakistan on regular, contract and daily wages basis indicating also the expenditure incurred on their salary/allowances during the last five years with year wise break up; (b) whether it is a fact that the said employees have not been granted 25% disparity allowance in the year 2021, 15% ad-hoc relief in 2022 and 35% ad-hoc relief in 2023 as announced in the annual budgets for Government employees, if so, the reasons thereof; and (c) whether the Board of Directors of the said Corporation has deliberated the matter of granting the said allowances/ad-hoc reliefs to its employees, if so, the details thereof indicating also the time by which the same will be granted to them?

Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state: (a) the denominations of various coins and rupee notes presently in circulation indicating also the reasons for discontinuation of coins and rupee notes; and (b) the total number of notes of various denominations in circulation at present?

Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the Government’s borrowings in the last fiscal year i.e. FY 2023-24 have exceeded the combined figure of the two preceding fiscal years, if so, the details thereof; (b) whether it is also a fact that due to the said borrowing, during the last two years, the Government has spent its entire tax revenue on debt servicing, if so, the details thereof; and (c) the steps being taken by the Government to discourage the banks from investing in Government papers to earn risk-free easy money and also refrain from massive borrowings from the banks?

Will the Minister for Industries and Production be pleased to state whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to encourage the usage and gradual transition to electric vehicles in Federal Government departments, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state the lending of commercial banks in the country at present indicating also the percentage lending to the Government, state owned enterprises and to the private sector out of the same separately?

Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state the estimated number of individuals, retailers, service providers, entities and companies to be brought into the tax net during the next five years with year wise and sector wise break up indicating also the procedure/ measures to be adopted for the same?

Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state: (a) the measures being taken by FBR to broaden the tax base; and (b) whether any mechanism has been devised by FBR to ensure implementation of these measures, if so, details thereof?

Will the Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives be please to state: (a) the details of Central Development Working Party (CDWP) meetings in which the widening and rehabilitation project of N-35 Highway was considered during the last ten years, indicating also the decisions taken in each meeting; (b) Whether it is a fact that PC-1 of said project has been returned by CDWP a number of times with observations, if so, the details thereof; and (c) whether the said project has been included in any PSDP during the last ten years, if so, the details thereof indicating also the measures, taken/being taken by the Government to accord priority to the said project in the PSDP?

Will the Minister for Industries and Production be pleased to state the steps being taken by Government to promote industries and industrialization in Less Developed Areas of Pakistan?

Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be please to state the foreign and domestic loans obtained by the Government since 2008 indicating also the utilization of the same with year wise break up?

Will the Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives be pleased to state: (a) the amount of international aid received so far in respect of floods, 2022 especially after the pledges made at Geneva Convention held on 9th January, 2023 indicating also the distribution of the same, with province wise breakup; and (b) the current status of rehabilitation of the flood affected areas of the country?

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state: (a) the names, names of parent departments, place of domicile and place of present posting of the officers working as trade councilors / commercial attaches at Pakistan Embassies Abroad; (b) the procedure adopted for selection / appointment of the said officers; and (c) the performance of those commercial attaches and trade Councilors regarding increasing of exports of the country and signing of trade agreements with countries of their posting during the last five years?

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state: (a) the names, names of parent departments, place of domicile and place of present posting of the officers working as trade councilors / commercial attaches at Pakistan Embassies Abroad; (b) the procedure adopted for selection / appointment of the said officers; and (c) the performance of those commercial attaches and trade Councilors regarding increasing of exports of the country and signing of trade agreements with countries of their posting during the last five years?

Will the Minister for Industries and Production be pleased to state the number of industrial units working under the administrative control of the Federal Government indicating also the present production of each unit?

Will the Minister for Science and Technology be pleased to state whether it is a fact the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) has allowed F.Sc pre-medical students to pursue engineering degrees, if so, the reasons/justification thereof?

Will the Minister for Finance and Revenue be pleased to state the conditions of IMF for recent loan agreement with Government of Pakistan indicating also the policy devised by the Government for repayment of the same?