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 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 along with the date to start work thereon; (b) the companies which have sold oil and gas on the basis of production along with 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 along with details thereof; and (f) the amount in dollars invested by those companies during the last five years along with the number of wells dug by them during the said period?

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 along with the implementation status 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 Law, Justice and Human Rights be pleased to state: (a) the steps taken by the Government to reduce corruption in the country along with the achievements gained therefrom; and (b) the present comparative position of Pakistan with neighbouring countries in corruption?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state the time by which the Pak-Iran Gas Pipeline Project will be completed?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the total quantity of crude oil supplied annually by the MOL Company to the Government in Karak; (b) the quantity of crude oil supplied during the last year in Karak along with the cost incurred thereupon; (c) the quantity of crude oil pilfered at the site of Macori in Karak along with the details thereof; and (d) the action taken by the Government against the persons involved in the said pilferage along with the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs be pleased to state the steps being taken by the Government for holding free and transparent elections in the Gilgit Baltistan?

Will the Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights be pleased to state: (a) whether projects have been launched by the Government for the welfare of women and children particularly in rural areas of the country during the last two years; if so, the details thereof; and (b) the names of areas where the said projects are operational along with the project-wise amount allocated therefor so far?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the prescribed procedure to issue the license for the establishment of new CNG/Petrol pump along with the period for which the same is issued; and (b) the distance in kilometers is required to set up the same along with the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights be pleased to state: (a) the proposed laws regarding child rights under consideration of the Government at present; and (b) the laws that address social issues?

Will the Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights be pleased to state whether there is a any proposal under consideration of the Government to reform the judiciary/judicial system; if so, when it will be implemented?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the prescribed criteria for nomination of members of Boards of Sui Southern Gas Pipelines Limited and Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited at present; and (b) the names of the present members of the said Boards, along with the reasons of nomination thereof?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state the present status of Karachi-Hyderabad Motorway Project (M-9)?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the year-wise amount collected as Gas Infrastructure Development Cess (GIDC) since it has been levied; (b) whether GIDC was levied as a non-tax item prior to 2014-15 and it was passed by the Senate of Pakistan; (c) if the answer to part (b) above is in the negative, whether the said collection was legal; (d) if the answer to part ((c) above is in the negative, can the Government legalize the collected amount by passing it to the provinces as the legal Gas Development Surcharge?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the annual requirement of oil in the country at present; (b) the quantum of oil being imported out of total need of the country at present; (c) whether it is a fact that import of oil is one of the reasons of the trade deficit of the country; (d) if so, the steps being taken by the Government to reduce the import of oil by searching new alternative resources?

Will the Minister for Defence be pleased to state the number of times India has attacked Sialkot and other bordering areas during the last five years till date?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state the steps taken by the Government for the exploration of new reservoirs of oil and gas in Karak?

Will the Minister for Science and Technology be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the Transparency International has pointed out corruption in the Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority; if so, the steps taken by the Government in this regard; and (b) the procedure evolved for the check and balance thereof?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that MOL Group/Company is exploring Oil from TAL Block; (b) if so, the total number of persons recruited by the said Company/ Group so far along with the details of local and non local employees thereof?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) the details of new projects initiated so far by the Government in District Buner; and (b) the present status of those projects?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state: (a) the time by which construction work will be started on Gojra-Shorekot Section; and (b) the time by which Multan-Khanewal Section will be opened for traffic?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the total number of functional Governmental and non-Governmental oil and gas fields in Sindh at present along with the district-wise details thereof; (b) the percentage of quota reserved for locals in the oil and gas companies/fields under the law; (c) the names of those locals who have been appointed on regular or contract basis after giving them technical education and training during the year 2013-14 till date; (d) the percentage of employment given to the locals during the said period along with the details including names, addresses and domiciles thereof; and (e) the details of development works carried out in those areas by the present oil and gas field companies?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that despite considerable decrease in the prices of petroleum products, the owners of Petrol Pumps are charging petrol prices as per their own choices in the far flung areas in the country; (b) if so, the steps taken by the Government to prevent it; (c) the total number of Petrol Pumps registered with the Ministry in the country at present; and (d) whether the Ministry has formed teams to carry out surprise inspection of the registered pumps in the country?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Chinese Company Chinargical Corporation has confirmed 65 percent superior quality of iron in the samples taken from Chiniot; (b) whether it is also a fact that said Company has shown interest in the establishment of LNG Power Project; (c) if the answers to part (a) and (b) above are in the affirmative, the reasons for delay in launching such projects?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the Chinese, German, Swiss and Canadian mining experts have discovered the reserves of iron ore and copper of high quality of Rs. 0.5 Billion, under the supervision of Dr. Samar Mubarik Mand; (b) whether it is also a fact that the said historic progress has been made after the hard work of 18 months in Rajana area of Chiniot; and (c) the estimated date of formal inauguration of the said project by the Prime Minister?

Will the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs be pleased to state the procedure to be adopted to give the right of casting vote to the Overseas Pakistanis in the general election in Pakistan?

Will the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs be pleased to state whether right to cast vote in next General Elections to be conducted in Pakistan has been given to the Pakistanis living abroad; if not, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the names of countries/companies with whom the Government of Pakistan is negotiating for the import of LNG; and (b) the terms and conditions along with price quotation under consideration for the said import?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the year-wise quantity of POL products imported by the Ministry and its subordinate departments/organizations during the last five years till date; and (b) the quantity of the said products imported/shipped through Pakistan and foreign ships/tankers separately?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the Pakistan State Oil (PSO) has exhausted all its overdraft facilities during past few weeks and resultantly country has been facing severe shortage of petrol; (b) whether it is also a fact that receivables of PSO now reached Rs.215 billion; (c) if the answers to parts (a) and (b) above are in the affirmative, the reasons thereof; (d) the details of Governmental and non Governmental departments to whom PSO receivables pertain; and (e) the steps being taken to investigate the irregularities in PSO affairs and ensure the recovery of receivables of PSO?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the steps being taken by the Government to investigate the recent shortage of petrol in the country; (b) whether it is a fact that the Oil Marketing Companies are duly bound to keep stocks of Oil/Petrol at least for two weeks in the country; (c) whether it is also a fact that said companies failed to keep their essential stocks of Oil/Petrol recently causing severe shortage of petrol in the country; (d) if so, steps being taken by the Government to investigate the failure of oil companies to keep mandatory stock of oil in order to fix the responsibility and bring responsibles before law?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the persons who are conducting dialogues with Qatar for importing LNG along with the expenditures expected to be incurred thereupon; (b) the imported price of LNG being fixed; (c) whether open tenders were invited through advertisements for its purchase; and (d) the procedure prescribed for its import?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state whether it is a fact that 350 vehicles of OGDCL have been distributed lavishly at a rate of 1000 rupees per vehicle; if so, the names of persons/recipients along with the models thereof?

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state whether the construction of Burhan to Havalian Motorway will be completed within the prescribed time; if not, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Prime Minister has given approval in a meeting to start negotiations with four countries for the import of LNG; (b) whether it is also a fact that the approval has been given to start negotiations with Russia, Qatar and China for laying Gas Pipe Line; (c) if the answers to parts (a) and (b) above are in affirmative, the time by which it will be implemented?

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 along with 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 along with 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 along with 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 along with 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 along with 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 along with 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 along with 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 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 along with 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 along with 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 along with 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/(Ibd)-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 along with 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 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 Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the staff of the Pakistan Post presently posted in the Parliament House provides services till late night during Sessions of the Senate and National Assembly; (b) whether it is also a fact that the allowances are not being given to said staff like the staff of CDA and Allied Bank Limited who are also performing their duties in the Parliament House; (c) if the answers to parts (a) and ((b) above are in the affirmative, whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Ministry to give such allowances to the said staff; if so, the time by which it will be implemented?

Will the Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights be pleased to state: (a) the number of vacant posts of Judges of anti terrorist courts in the country at the present; and (b) the time by which those posts will be filled up?

Will the Minister for Science and Technology be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that illegal recruitments have been made in the Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority during the period from 1-1-2011 till date; if so, the procedure adopted for the said appointment along with the details thereof; and (b) the details of advertisements published in the newspapers for the said recruitments?

Will the Minister for Defence be pleased to state whether an officer who has been court marshaled is eligible for appointment/reappointment in the civil service of Pakistan?