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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 | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state:
(a) the Government’s mechanism to determine the actual number of closed or sick industrial and SME units at present; and
(b) the regulatory mechanism for rehabilitation of those closed units?
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Starred | Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that the circular debt has surged again;
(b) if so, the current amount along with mode of payment thereof; and
(c) the future strategy devised to curb the said debt?
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Starred | Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that data/figures of poverty have neither been estimated nor released for many years; if so, the reasons thereof;
(b) whether it is also fact that due to non-availability of the said data, resource distribution can not be ensured on equal basis;
(c) if so, the steps being taken by the Government in this regard to ensure equal distribution of resources to various sectors?
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Starred | Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state:
(a) the names of Government owned institutions to be privatized along with the details thereof; and
(b) whether it is a fact that dues of PTCL are still outstanding, despite privatization thereof; if so, the reasons thereof?
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Starred | Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that the Government has planned to establish Mortgage Refinance Company with a broad shareholding of the Government to provide credit facility to poor to buy low cost housing units during the budget 2013-14 and 2014-15; if so, the details thereof along with the achievements gained therefrom;
(b) whether it is also a fact that Government has failed to materialize the initiative as planned;
(c) if so, the reasons thereof along with steps being taken by the Government in this regard?
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Starred | Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state the steps taken by the Ministry against the unregistered Doctors including Dentists and Homeopathic Doctors presently working in Islamabad during the regime of present Government?
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Starred | Interior and Narcotics Control |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state whether rules have been made by the Government for the purposes covered under the General Statistics (Re-Organization) Act, 2011; if so, the details thereof?
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Starred | Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) is facing lack of funds to help/deport illegal immigrants presently living in different parts of the country; if so, the steps taken by the Government to solve the said issue; and
(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Ministry to provide funds to FIA therefor; if so, when it will be implemented along with the details thereof; and
(c) the total number of foreigners presently residing in Pakistan along with the details thereof?
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Starred | Interior and Narcotics Control |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state whether it is a fact that 5% of amount of basic pay is being deducted on account of rent charges from the salaries of allottees of Government accommodations; if so, the justification thereof?
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Starred | Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state:
(a) the details of prior reports of the agencies regarding the suicidal attack on Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman on 23 October, 2014;
(b) whether it is a fact that Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman was informed by the Government before the said attack along with the steps being taken by the Government;
(c) the action taken by the Government against the persons involved in the said attack; and
(d) the action taken by the Government against the persons involved in previous attacks on Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman along with details thereof?
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Starred | Interior and Narcotics Control |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state:
(a) the total amount of loans obtained from IMF and World Bank during the year 2013-14 till date; and
(b) the annual amount paid under the head of interest on the remaining loans during the said period?
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Starred | Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state the performance made under the National Action Plan so far?
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Starred | Interior and Narcotics Control |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state:
(a) the set of tools of the Federal Government to eradicate poverty in the country along with the mechanism adopted to execute such tools;
(b) the year wise amount allocated, released and utilized to utilize such tools during the last five years; and
(c) the steps being taken by the Government to take special initiatives to extend support to less developed provinces in order to reduce poverty in the country?
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Starred | Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Planning, Development and Reform be pleased to state the steps being taken by the Government to launch special projects under the Public Sector Development Programme in the next budget keeping in view the poverty in Balochistan?
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Starred | Planning, Development and Reform |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state:
(a) the total number of employees belonging to minorities presently working in the Ministry along with the details thereof; and
(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to appoint more persons of minorities in the Ministry in the near future; if so, when it will be implemented along with the category wise details thereof?
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Starred | Interior and Narcotics Control |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Planning, Development and Reform be pleased to state whether it is a fact that no development funds have been allocated to MNAs from minorities during the year 2014-15; if so, the reasons thereof?
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Starred | Planning, Development and Reform |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state:
(a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to abolish interest on Motorcycle and House Building Advances admissible to the Government employees;
(b) if so, when it will be implemented?
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Starred | Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that the grant allocated for Pakistan Baitul-Mal in the budget 2014-15 is quite less than its requirements; and
(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to allocate more funds therefor, if so, the time by which it will be implemented?
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Starred | Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state:
(a) the number of cases registered under Prohibition of Smoking and protection of Non-Smokers Health Ordinance 2002 (LXXIV of 2002); and
(b) the reasons for non-implementation of the said ordinance?
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Starred | Interior and Narcotics Control |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state:
(a) the number of Treatment and Rehabilitation Centres (TRCs) for drug addicts being run by the Federal Government at present;
(b) whether there is any guide lines/regulations/standards laid down by the Federal Government to monitor the TRCs for drug addicts, functioning privately in the country; and
(c) the name of authority responsible to monitor the functioning of said private centers?
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Starred | Interior and Narcotics Control |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state:
(a) the total number of public sector entities which have been privatized by the Government so far along with the value thereof;
(b) the total contribution made to the national exchequer before and after the said privatization along with the details thereof; and
(c) the names of parties to whom said privatization have been awarded along with the details thereof?
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Starred | Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state the total number of terrorist incidents and casualties registered during the last five years along with the year-wise details thereof?
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Starred | Interior and Narcotics Control |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state whether it is a fact that the present strength of police force in Islamabad is as per requirements; if not, the reasons thereof?
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Starred | Interior and Narcotics Control |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state:
(a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to establish forensic laboratory for timely completion of investigation and hearing of cases in Islamabad;
(b) if so, the time by which the said laboratory will be established; if not; the reasons thereof?
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Starred | Interior and Narcotics Control |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state the action taken by the Government against tax evaders during the last two years?
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Starred | Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Planning, Development and Reform be pleased to state:
(a) the names of International donors/financial institutions which funded the development projects in the country during the period from 1-6-2013 till date; and
(b) the names of said projects along with the sector and field-wise details thereof?
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Starred | Planning, Development and Reform |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state:
(a) the total number of Afghan Refugees, whose Identity Cards have been canceled by NADRA during the last three years along with the year wise details thereof; and
(b) whether it is a fact that NADRA’s own staff has been involved in issuance of the said cards; if so, the action being taken against the said staff?
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Starred | Interior and Narcotics Control |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that the educational qualification and experience of the former Chairman (Malik Muhammad Tariq), National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) was higher than the present Chairman of NADRA; if so, the comparison thereof; and
(b) the reasons/justification for the replacement of former Chairman NADRA?
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Starred | Interior and Narcotics Control |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that the trend of human trafficking as well as sale of human organs in the guise of providing employment to the poor people is increasing; and
(b) whether it is also a fact that culprits involved therein were arrested at Karachi Airport and kept in the custody of FIA; if so, the steps taken to prevent such incidents?
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Starred | Interior and Narcotics Control |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state the total number of Afghan Refugees to whom National Identity Cards have been issued in Sindh during the years 2008 to 2013 along with the district-wise details thereof?
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Starred | Interior and Narcotics Control |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that the environmental sample for polio has been found positive in Islamabad; and
(b) the steps being taken to improve polio vaccination coverage in Islamabad?
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Starred | Interior and Narcotics Control |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Planning, Development and Reform be pleased to state the steps being taken by the Government to achieve targets set vide Vision 2025?
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Starred | Planning, Development and Reform |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state:
(a) the steps taken by the Government to control the smuggling of drugs/narcotics in the country along with the total number of drugs/narcotics smugglers arrested/punished during the year 2014-15; and
(b) the steps being taken by the Government for the rehabilitation of drug users?
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Starred | Interior and Narcotics Control |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state:
(a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to register the un-registered Maddarass in the country; if so, the prescribed criteria thereof; and
(b) the prescribed mechanism to examine Friday Sermons in various mosques in Islamabad?
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Starred | Interior and Narcotics Control |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Planning, Development and Reform be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that the changes have been made in the original planned route of Pak-China Economic Corridor;
(b) if so, the reasons thereof?
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Starred | Planning, Development and Reform |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state:
(a) the steps taken by the Government to reduce corruption in the country alongwith the achievements gained therefrom; and
(b) the present comparative position of Pakistan with neighbouring countries in corruption?
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Starred | Interior and Narcotics Control |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state the total amount of loans taken by the present Government so far along with the lender-wise details thereof?
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Starred | Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economics Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that stellar record of economic performance of Pakistan could not be maintained for the last one decade; if so, the reasons thereof; and
(b) whether the economic managers of the country identified such poor performance of economy during the recent years; if so, the areas which needed improvement along with the remedial steps being taken in this regard?
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Starred | Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state:
(a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to prepare mechanism to check the movement of criminals across the borders of provinces; and
(b) whether there is also any proposal under consideration of the Government to improve the process of checking by deputing extra squad on entry and exit points to check criminals over there?
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Starred | Interior and Narcotics Control |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state the steps proposed to be taken by the Government to maintain fiscal deficit at 4.9% of GDP after downward revision of the revenue generation?
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Starred | Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Planning, Development and Reform be pleased to state:
(a) the details of the Pak China Economic Corridor along with the progress made thereupon so far; and
(b) the financial commitments made so far along with the names of projects thereof?
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Starred | Planning, Development and Reform |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that cost was estimated for installation of cyber net fountains project in various areas of Islamabad during the year 2008; if so, the details thereof; along with the date of approval and completion of the PC-I thereof;
(b) the details of the construction work carried on up till now and the time by which the said project will be completed;
(c) the total expenditures to be incurred thereupon along with the amount spent so far;
(d) whether Public Procurement Rules, 2004 were followed therefor; and
(e) whether irregularities have been found in the said project; if so, the action taken against the responsibles?
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Unstarred | Interior and Narcotics Control |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state:
(a) the names, designations, grades and educational qualifications of employees working against the technical and non technical posts in the Ministry and its attached departments other than deputationists indicating also the required qualification for each such post; and
(b) the names, designations, grades and educational qualifications of employees working against the technical and non-technical posts on deputation basis in the said Ministry and its attached departments indicating also the required qualification for each such post and period of deputation in each case?
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Unstarred | Interior and Narcotics Control |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state:
(a) the number of cases of corruption and irregularities against employees of Pakistan State Oil (PSO) which are under investigation of FIA at present; and
(b) whether it is a fact that nine employees of PSO have been placed on ECL; if so, whether those employees have been removed from their official positions; if not, the reasons thereof?
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Unstarred | Interior and Narcotics Control |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to refer to Un-Starred Question No.23 replied on 6th June, 2014 and to state whether the Islamabad Traffic Police intends to stop the Motor bike riders from using the overhead bridges constructed for pedestrians at 7th Avenue, Islamabad?
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Unstarred | Interior and Narcotics Control |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state:
(a) the number of beggars arrested from the traffic signals in Islamabad during the period from 01-01-2013 to 31-10-2014; and
(b) the action taken against them?
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Unstarred | Interior and Narcotics Control |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics, and Privatization be pleased to state:
(a) the utilization of loans obtained from IMF during the last six months;
(b) the amount of loan obtained from World Bank and Asian Development Bank during the last six months along with utilization thereof?
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Unstarred | Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state:
(a) the loss caused to the Government due to the announcement of civil disobedience by a Political Party; and
(b) the steps taken by the Government to avoid such negative movements in future?
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Unstarred | Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that some seminaries/madrassas in the country are receiving financial and other support like training of clerics, teachers, curriculum development etc from some foreign Islamic countries;
(b) if so, the details thereof?
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Unstarred | Interior and Narcotics Control |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state:
(a) the total amount of share of fund provided to FATA from Kerry Logger Bill; and
(b) the total amount of the fund allocated for development works and for adjustment in the electricity bills of FATA out of the said fund?
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Unstarred | Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state:
(a) the total number of persons to whom National Identity Cards have been issued so far by NADRA; and
(b) the period in which an Identity Card is being processed/issued?
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Unstarred | Interior and Narcotics Control |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state:
(a) the names, addresses and occupations of the persons whose loans had been written off by the financial institutions/bodies of the country during the period from 2002 to 2008; and
(b) the amount wise details along with justification of writing off the said loans?
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Unstarred | Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that special ID Cards are not being issued to the special people;
(b) if so, the reasons for delay thereof?
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Unstarred | Interior and Narcotics Control |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister In-charge of the President Secretariat be pleased to state whether it is a fact that there is a shortage of employees belonging to Sindh Rural and Urban in the President Secretariat; if so, the reasons thereof along with the steps being taken or proposed to be taken by the Government to meet the said deficiency?
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Unstarred | President Secretariat |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state the province and category-wise employees working in BPS-1 to 15 in the Ministry and its attached departments, autonomous bodies and semi autonomous bodies, at present?
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Unstarred | Interior and Narcotics Control |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state:
(a) the steps taken by the Government to control increasing terrorism in the country during the last two years;
(b) the steps taken by the Government to control illegal arms in the country; and
(c) the total number of arms licences issued and cancelled during the said period along with the details thereof?
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Unstarred | Interior and Narcotics Control |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state:
(a) the percentage wise total number of employees, who belong to the FATA working in the Ministry and its subordinate/attached departments at present;
(b) the number of said employees who belong to South Waziristan Agency;
(c) whether it is a fact that due share in employments in the Ministry as per quota has not been granted to FATA; if so, the reasons thereof; and
(d) the time by which the said deficiency will be removed?
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Unstarred | Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that every year more funds have been allocated for the Federal Capital in the annual budgets than the funds allocated for the entire Federally Administered Tribal Areas; and
(b) the year-wise amount of funds allocated for the Federal Capital and FATA during the last five years?
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Unstarred | Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state:
(a) the names of officers/officials of National Assembly and Senate Secretariats who have applied for House Building Advance (HBA) during the last three years till date along with the seniority number thereof in General Waiting List and priority list separately; and
(b) the expected date of issuance of Funds Availability Certificate to each one of the said officers/officials?
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Unstarred | Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state:
(a) the prescribed criteria for appointment of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) in the country at present; and
(b) the prescribed procedure/period for which an IGP and the SSP are posted in a city/province?
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Unstarred | Interior and Narcotics Control |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that the NADRA corrects the age of an applicant on the basis of admissible documentary evidence; if so, the necessary documents required therefor;
(b) whether it is also a fact that age is corrected by NADRA on the basis of evidence based on medical grounds; if so, its details thereof; and
(c) the prescribed criteria for the correction/determination of exact date of birth/age of an applicant?
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Unstarred | Interior and Narcotics Control |
National | 2 | 20 | 4 |
Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economics Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state:
(a) whether all OG-1 and below contract employees of the National Bank of Pakistan have been regularized as per directions of the Cabinet’s Sub-Committee on regularization held on April 26, 2011 under the Chairmanship of Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah, the then Minister for Religious Affairs;
(b) if not, the reasons for delay in implementation of the instructions of said Sub-committee; and
(c) the time by which the said employees will be regularized?
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Unstarred | Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization |