Will the Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms be pleased to state: (a) whether any development funds have been granted/released to Members of National Assembly (MNAs) of Pakistan by the present Government, if so, the amount granted to each MNA; and (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to grant the said funds to the Members of the Senate of Pakistan, if so, the amount to be granted to each Member?

Will the Minister for Planning Development and Reforms be pleased to refer to the Senate starred question No. 94, replied on 1st November, 2013 and state the amount spent by the Federal Government on the development projects launched / carried out in Lahore, Karachi, Quetta and Peshawar during the last three years?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state: (a) the criteria prescribed for regulating and monitoring the activities of NGOs in the country; and (b) whether it is a fact that activities and audit reports of the said NGOs are not accessible to the public through online system, if so, the time by which the same will be made accessible?

Will the Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms be pleased to state whether it is a fact that both the Pak-China Economic Corridor route and the Karakoram Highway passes through District Kohistan, if so, whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to construct / pass the new Karakoram Highway on the eastern side of River Indus?

Will the Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms be pleased to state: (a) the names, locations and estimated cost of the projects approved by the Planning Commission of Pakistan during the 2014-15; and (b) the details of the projects submitted by the Provincial Government for approval to the said Commission during that year which were rejected / not approved by it indicating also the reasons for non-approval in each case?

Will the Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Division be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Government has decided to construct western route of the China-Pakistan economic Cooridor on priority basis ahead of other routes of the project, if so, the date on which that decision was taken; (b) the steps taken/being taken by the Government since the announcement of the ‘priority decision’ such as inclusion in the PSDP of the missing links in the western route and other steps necessary for implementation of that decision; (c) the description of the roads/communications missing links required to be undertaken in order to implement the said decision; (d) the length of each missing link in the western route indicating also the estimated cost of completion in each case; and (e) time line for completing the sub-projects of missing links?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatizations be pleased to state: (a) the increase registered in the foreign exchange reserves due to the steps taken/policies adopted by the present Government; and (b) the steps being taken by the Government to further improve the said reserves?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state the steps being taken by the Government to improve the performance of National Saving Centres in the country?

Will the Minister for Industries and Production be pleased to state whether it is fact that the production of small and medium size industries in the country has decreased due to high cost of production and high interest rate, if so, the steps being taken by the Government to boost up/develop those industries?

Will the Minister for Industries and Production be pleased to state: (a) the amount allocated and released for provision of subsidy on fertilizer to farmers in the country during the fiscal year 2013-14; and (b) the mechanism / procedure laid down for provision/extending that subsidy to the farmers?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state the amount of foreign aid received by the Government during the fiscal year 2014-15 and its utilization or proposed utilization with head-wise break-up?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state the steps being taken by the Government to stabilize the value of Pakistani Rupee against the US dollar?

Will the Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms be pleased to state the names of Pakistani and Chinese Cities which will be linked to the Pak-China Economic Corridor?

Will the Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms be pleased to state: (a) whether it is fact that the Ministry of. Planning, Development and Reforms has not reimbursed the amount of medical bills and house rent for .five years after death as announced in PM Assistance Package to the widows / heirs of their employees who died in service since 1st January, 2013, if so, the reasons thereof; and (b) the steps taken by the Ministry to finalize such cases at the earliest?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the post of the Managing Director (MD) of the House Building Finance Corporation (HBFC) is filled on the recommendation of the Board of Directors (BOD) after advertisement in the press and short listing of the candidates by a consultant, if so, the names of the candidates shortlisted by the consultant during the process of appointment of the present MD indicating also the date on which the BOD forwarded its recommendations to the competent authority and the date on which the present MD was appointed; (b) whether it is also a fact that the present MD of the said Corporation was nominated / appointed by the Government instead of the BOD without shortlisting the candidates as per rules and later the BOD ratified his appointment; and (c) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to take action against those who violated the rules in appointment of the said MD?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the House Building Finance Corporation (HBFC) had previously constructed a building in Islamabad for shifting its headquarters from Karachi to Islamabad which was sold lateron, if so, the reasons thereof; and (b) whether it is also a fact that now the said corporation has constructed another building in Islamabad for that purpose but has not shifted its headquarters from Karachi to Islamabad so far, if so, the reasons thereof and the time by which the same will be shifted?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state the names, age, educational qualifications, place of domicile and designations of the persons appointed in the House Building Finance Corporation (HBFC) since 30th June, 2013, indicating also the details of advertisements against which they were appointed along with the names and dates of issue of the newspapers in which those advertisements appeared?

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization be pleased to state. (a) whether the Government policy regarding transfer of government employees after completion of 3 years posting at a place/against a position is being followed by the House Building Finance Corporation (HBFC); (b) the names, designations and place of domicile of the officers who were transferred from one region of the said Corporation to another before completion of 3 years in that position during the last 10 years; (c) the names, designations and place of domicile of the officers of that Corporation who have been serving in the same region for more than last 10 years indicating also the reasons for long stay in each case; and (d) whether there is any porposal under consideration of the government to steamline the posting/transfer of employees in line with the policy of the government and to eliminate the culture of victimization and favoritism in the said Corporation?