Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the criteria adopted to collect the amount from oil and gas exploration companies under social welfare obligation for development of local communities; (b) the criteria adopted for disbursement of the collected amount to respective provinces where such exploration companies are operating at present; (c) the year-wise amount paid to each province under said head during the last five years; and (d) whether it is a fact that the exploration companies have not been contributing under such heads in letter and spirit; if so, the steps being taken in this regard?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the sector-wise priorities given by the Government for the provision of Natural Gas during the year 2013-14 till date; (b) whether it is a fact that each sector of the country is facing gas problem at present; if so, the reasons thereof; (c) the quantity of the gas allocated for each sector during the said period along with their rate of line losses and theft in each sector; and (d) the steps being taken by the Government to ensure the provision of gas on preferential basis for domestic consumers and to remove drawbacks of the said sector?

Will the Minister for Defence be pleased to state: (a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to grant 5% quota to Minorities in armed forces for commissioned and other categories of services; (b) if the answer to part (a) above is negative, whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to increase the current quota therefor; if so, when it will be implemented?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to construct Motorway from Peshawar to Kabul; (b) if so, the time by which the construction work of the said Motorway will be started and completed?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state the names of precious metal’s deposits available in District Chiniot at present alongwith the location and total quantity thereof, separately?

Will the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the date of decision made to grant 20% allowance to the employees of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP); (b) the date by which the said allowance will be granted to said employees; (c) whether the said allowance will be granted to all the employees of ECP; (d) whether it is a fact that the employees of Provincial Election Commission, KKP are still deprived of the said 20% allowance; if so, the reasons thereof; and (e) the steps being taken by the Government to grant said allowance to all employees of the ECP?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the details of Pakistani and multinational companies working for tapping oil and gas in the country at present alongwith the date to start work thereon; (b) the companies which have sold oil and gas on the basis of production alongwith the period and value thereof; (c) the quantity of oil sold by MOL and OMV during the years 2012-13 and 2013-14; (d) the benefits accrued and losses caused to the Government therefrom; (e) the number of companies which have got licenses for tapping oil and gas during the years from 2002 to 2010 alongwith details thereof; and (f) the amount in dollars invested by those companies during the last five years alongwith the number of wells dug by them during the said period?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the province-wise total production of oil and gas in the country during the period from 1st January, 2012 to 31st December, 2014; (b) whether it is a fact that the said production has not been increased during the said period; if so, the reasons thereof; and (c) the quantity of oil and gas consumed by each province during the period from 1st January, 2012 to 31st December, 2013?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state the steps being taken by the Government to avoid petroleum crises in future?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to refer to Starred Question No.156 replied on 14-1-2015 and to state: (a) the percentage of construction work of Sukkur-Multan Motorway completed so far; and (b) the total number of lanes of the said Motorway alongwith the name of the construction firm for the said project?

Will the Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights be pleased to state the number of recommendations presented by the Council of Islamic Ideology during the last five years alongwith the implementation status thereof?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that there is a mashroom growth of Private Courier Services in the country without any regulation by the Government; (b) if so, the time by which the regulations will be made by the Government to regulate and monitor the services of Private Courier Companies presently working in the Country?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Unaccounted For Gas is being raised by the Government to shift the burden of gas theft to consumers; if so, the justification thereof; and (b) the causes of dismantling the gas pricing agreement of the Mari Petroleum Company Limited and replacing it with market related formula?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state whether it is a fact that the Oil and Gas Development Corporation Limited has sold 325 cars at an average price of Rs.200,000/- per vehicle to its officers; if so, the justification thereof?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that oil of Rs.142 billion has been pilferaged in connivance with employees of Pakistan State Oil in the country during the period from 1-6-2013 till date; (b) if so, the steps being taken or proposed to be taken by the Government to make recovery from them?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that a number of oil and gas reservoirs exist in Sindh Province; if so, the reasons of low gas pressure in the urban and rural areas of the said province; and (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to lay down a new gas pipeline in the said areas; if so, when it will be implemented?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the Turkmanistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India Gas Pipeline Project has not been completed so far; if so, the reasons alongwith the date of completion of said project; and (b) the cost escalated as a result of delay in the completion of the said project?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the Members of the Board of Pakistan State Oil have been removed from their services during the year 2013-14 till date; (b) if so, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the Gawadar Coast has “shale” gas reserves; if so, the steps taken by the Government for its exploration and utilization; and (b) the quality and quantity of said gas?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the year-wise total quantity of petroleum products imported during the last five years, except during the period from 1-11-2014 to 31-1-2015, separately alongwith the details thereof; and (b) The year-wise expenditure incurred thereupon during the said period separately alongwith the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights be pleased to state the steps being taken by the Government since June, 2013 to implement provisions of the Constitution and laws to eliminate corruption in the Federal Government institutions?

Will the Minister for Science and Technology be pleased to state: (a) the steps being taken by the Government for promoting Scientific and Technological Research in Pakistan; and (b) the proposed plans and the commitments of the Government for the promotion of Science and Technology in the country?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) the income earned and expenditure incurred by the Pakistan Post (PP) during the last five years till date; and (b) the total number of stamps issued by the PP during the last one year alongwith the utilization thereof?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Pakistan has impressive reserves of shale gas; (b) if the answer to part (a) above is in the affirmative, whether studies have been carried out in this regard so far; if so, the district-wise details of said gas reserves in the country at present?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state the details of agreements signed with Qatar to import LNG alongwith the estimated cost thereof?

Will the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the mandate of Federal Government to hold Local Bodies Elections in the country; and (b) the steps taken by the Federal Government in this regard so far?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that rate of Toll Tax has recently been increased; if so, the details alongwith the justification thereof; (b) whether leakage/misappropriation in collection of said tax has been assessed prior to increase in the rate thereof; if so, the detail; if not, the reasons thereof; and (c) the steps being taken to bring good governance in the National Highway Authority?

Will the Minister for Science and Technology be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the post of Director General of the Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQC(A) is lying vacant since long; if so, the reasons thereof; and (b) whether it is also a fact that a junior officer of the PCSIR is running the PSQCA at present; if so, the justification thereof?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state whether it is a fact that a number of complaints have been registered against the misuse of Post Box Numbers set up in GPOs in the country during the present Government; if so, the steps taken by the Government in this regard so far?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that SNGPL has failed to implement the Directive of the Prime Minister issued on 3rd November, 2007 for supply of gas to 19 villages of Tehsils Thakht-e-Nusrati and Karak; if so, the reasons thereof; (b) whether it is also a fact that the 126 KMs main Sui Gas Supply Pipeline was approved for the said areas; if so, the details thereof; (c) whether is further a fact that the 397 KMs distribution line was approved for said Tehsils; if so, the details thereof ; (d) whether Rs.922.990 million was approved for said development scheme; if so, the details thereof; and (e) the total number of meters installed in each of the said villages so far?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the names, qualification and relevant experience of the Government officers nominated for 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 them alongwith the remunerations received for each meeting during the said period?

Will the Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights be pleased to state: (a) the total number of cases of mismanagement, irregularities and corruption detected/registered in the Government departments and disposed of by each High Court including the Islamabad High Court during the last five years till date alongwith the details thereof; and (b) the total number of cases pending in each High Court at present?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the name, designations and domicile of persons appointed in the Ministry, including SNGPL, SSGPL and OGDCL on regular, contract and daily wages basis during the last five years; and (b) the names of persons appointed in the Ministry on deputation basis during the said period alongwith the salaries, allowances and other fringe benefits admissible to them?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state the number of persons recruited in the departments working under the Ministry during the last five years alongwith the province and merit-wise detail thereof?

Will the Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights be pleased to state the names, parentage, designation, educational qualification and place of domicile of the persons appointed in BPS-1 to 20 on regular, contract and daily wages basis in said Division during the period from 1st January, 2008 to 1st March, 2014 alongwith the details of present job status of each employee 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 Drub Mohallah, Main Civil Hospital Road, Shahdad Kot and Village Hetum Sohu, Tehsil Naseerabad, District Qambar Shahdad Kot, Sindh at present; (b) if so, the steps being taken by the Government to enhance the pressure of Sui Gas in the said areas?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state the category-wise total number of employees of OGDCL working on contract, daily wages and third party contract basis alongwith the period for which the above said employees have been working in the said institution?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) the details of SROs/Memo/Notifications issued by the Ministry relating to its attached departments to regulate and administer for the welfare of the public and for other purposes during 2011, 2012 and 2013-14; and (b) the purpose of the issuing those SROs/Memo/Notifications alongwith the copies thereof?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that application No.701019232 and consumer No.73370629801 and 12 other applications for gas connections opposite street of Village Majohan, Alipur Lethrar Road Welfare Centre, Islamabad had been submitted on 5th August, 2008; (b) whether it is a fact that the plan to lay 125 meter 2 inch and 245 meter 1 inch pipeline from the funds of sui gas department was approved; (c) if so, the time by which the said line will be laid down in the said areas?

Will the Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights be pleased to state: (a) the total number of reports released by the Islamic Ideology Council during the last two years; and (b) the number of reports of the Islamic Ideology Council presented in the Parliament during the said period alongwith number of reports to be presented in near future?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to refer to Starred Question No.108 replied on 30th October, 2014 and to state: (a) the name of the authority who directed SNGPL to supply gas to a particular locality alongwith criteria adopted therefor; (b) the justification for issuing bills of natural gas to the consumers of Village Darkali Sher Shahi, Tehsil Kallar Syedan, District Rawalpindi without provision/supply of natural gas to them; (c) whether it is a fact that such billing without provision of natural gas to the above-mentioned consumers is tantamount to violation of human rights; (d) if so, the steps being taken by the Government to provide natural gas to those consumers at the earliest?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state the category-wise detail of recruitments made in the department of the Ministry during the period 1-1-2010 till date in Malakand Division alongwith details thereof?

Will the Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights be pleased to state the names, parentage, designation, education qualifications and place of domicile of the persons with disabilities appointed in BPS 1 to 20 on regular, contract and daily wages basis in the Ministry during the period from 1st January, 2008 to 1st May, 2012 alongwith the details of present job status of each employee thereof?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the period specified for gas supply to the consumers by installing sui-gas meter on the payment of demand notice; (b) whether it is a fact that the gas supply starts within two years after submitting demand notice; (c) whether it is also a fact that sui gas connection has not been provided to Bashir Ahmed S/o Muhammad Ali, House No.37, Street Sanarain near Mohallah Kacha Kot, City Malsi, District Wahari Consumer No.5691337642 who submitted Demand Notice on 17th January, 2013; if so, the reasons thereof; and (d) the time by which the gas supply will be started to the said premises by installing gas meter?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that application for connection vide consumer No.73370629801 dated 5th August 2008 is pending vide letter No.6153/(Ib(d)-ID dated 3rd July 2014 in office of Senior Engineer Development for installation of meter in Gali opposite Welfare Office in the Gali Adjacent to Umar Store in Village Magguhan Ali Pur, Lehtrar Road Islamabad; and (b) whether it is also a fact that applications of old consumers have been pended for next year; if so, the time by which sui gas connections will be provided?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the Burhan Interchange to Peshawar Motorway (M-2) was approved and inaugurated in the presence of the people of Qutab Bandi Ghazi, Tehsil Hazro, District Attock and was named “Qutab Bandi” but now the sign board named only ”Ghazi” has been installed overthere; (b) the names of those officers/officials who have changed the sign board and the authority which approved the said change alongwith the reasons thereof; (c) the action to be taken against the responsibles therefor; (d) if the answers to part ((a) and ((b) above are in the affirmative, the difficulties being faced by the NHA to write the name of said Interchange as “Qutab Bandi Ghazi” Interchange?

Will the Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights be pleased to state: (a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to provide protection to the Judges, lawyers and witnesses concerned with Court proceedings; if so, the details thereof; and (b) whether any proposed legislation or any other amendment is under consideration of the Ministry to provide security to the said persons; if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Science and Technology be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that there is a shortfall of employees belonging to Sindh Rural and Urban in the Ministry and its attached departments, autonomous bodies and semi autonomous bodies; if so, the reasons thereof; and (b) the steps being taken or proposed to be taken by the Government to meet the said deficiency?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state the steps taken by the Government to reduce fares of bus services between various cities in order to transfer benefits of oil price reduction to general public?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state the salaries, allowances and other fringe benefits admissible to the employees appointed in the Ministry including SNGPL, SSGPL and OGDCL on regular, contract and daily wages basis during the last four years?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the pressure of the Gas in Green Street No.4, Clifton Colony, Near Wahdat Road, Lahore is very low since long; if so, the reasons thereof; and (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to improve the gas pressure in the said area; if so, when it will be implemented; if not, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Science an Technology be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the Pakistan Council of Science and Industrial Research (PCSIR) has not been paying pensionery benefits to its retired employees since July 1st, 2012; (b) whether it is also a fact that respective High Courts have directed to pay pensionery benefits to said employees; (c) whether it is further a fact that PCSIR had given cheques of dormant accounts therefor; (d) if the answers to parts (a), (b) and (c) above are in affirmative, the justification thereof; and (e) the steps being taken to pay pensionery benefits to said employees?