Will the Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-Faith Harmony be pleased to state: (a) whether any complaint cell is working in the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Inter-Faith Harmony to deal with the complaints against private Hajj and Umra operators; and (b) the number of complaints received in the Ministry against the said operators so far and the action taken thereon?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state the steps taken by the Government to prevent loss of life and damage to property by the high water level in rivers and floods in various parts of the country?

Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to state: (a) whether ti is a fact that parks in Gulshan-e-Jinnah, Sector F-5/1, Islamabad are in a dilapidated condition since long, if so, the reasons thereof; and (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to carry out maintenance work in the said park, if so, when?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact 152 official vehicles of OGDCL (Toyota and Cultus cars) were sold for a sum of Rs. 40 million during last five years while the auction price/price in open market of those vehicles was Rs. 445 million, if so, the reasons for selling the vehicles at lower price; (b) whether it is also a fact that 43 Toyota and Cultus cars were sold to officials at outrageous price of Rs. 1000/- per car, if so, the reasons thereof; and (c) whether it is further a fact that 61 Toyota cars were sold at price of Rs. 96,900/ per car and 84 Cultus cars were sold for less than Rs. 60,000/- each and 16 such cars for Rs. 79,700/- each, if so, its reasons?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the quantum of various minerals extracted from Saindak mines during the last two years; and (b) the number of complaints regarding extracting more minerals but showing less in the record received during the last two years and details of action taken thereon?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) the number/list of electric supply companies in the country; (b) the year in which the last audit of accounts of each of the said company was conducted; and (c) whether any irregularity was surfaced in the reports of the said audit, if so, the details thereof and the action taken in the light of those reports?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that operation of Saindak mines/project has been handed over to foreign company, if so, the terms and conditions under which the same has been done; (b) the details of procedure laid down for maintaining the record of minerals extracted from the said mines; and (c) the steps taken by the Government to check theft from those mines?

Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to state the names, designation, grades, length of service and the name of department of the Government employees who have been allotted plots in Islamabad during the last three years indicating also the Plot No., Sector and date of allotment in each case?

Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to state that: (a) whether it is a fact that no houses/flats have been constructed for Government employees in Islamabad during the last fifteen years, if so, the reasons thereof; and (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to construct new houses/flats for Government employees in Islamabad, if so, when?

Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to refer to the Senate starred question No. 13, replied on 7th May, 2015 and state: (a) the details of schedule of work submitted by the contractor of the project for Officers Housing Scheme, Kurri road, Islamabad; (b) the details of work carried out on the said project since the submission of the said schedule by the contractor; (c) whether the present pace of work on the project is as per that schedule, if not, the reasons thereof; and (d) the expected date by which work on the said project will be completed?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state whether it is a fact that Bhaaro LT transmission line Mohalla Boki, village Kot Ismail Zai, Tehsil and District Mardan has become worn out, if so, the time by which the same will be replaced?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that QESCO has recently advertised some vacancies of various categories; and (b) whether it is also a fact that some posts of engineers belonging to Balochistan quota are lying vacant in that company but the same have not been included in the said advertisement, if so, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to state: (a) the progress made on the housing scheme for Government employees in Bara Kahu, Islamabad, so far; (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government for re-designing of the said scheme; (c) the number of government employees who have submitted applications for allotment of plots in phase-I and phase-II of the said scheme; (d) the time by which the said phases will be completed; and (e) the time by which balloting for allotment of plots in the said scheme will be held?

Will the Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-Faith Harmony be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that a number of successful applicants in the ballot for Hajj, 2015 are not being allowed to proceed for Hajj, if so, their number and reasons for not allowing them to proceed for Hajj, 2015; and (b) the procedure laid down for selection of applicants as replacement to those who do not proceed for Hajj due to certain reasons?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that electricity is being provided to the agricultural tube well owners in Balochistan on flat rate, if so, the rate at which the same is being provided indicating also the amount outstanding against the said tube well owners at present; and (b) whether it is also a fact that the said facility has not been provided to the agricultural tube well owners in other provinces, if so, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state the names of public and private companies in the country which are importing petroleum products at present indicating also the percentage of such products being imported by each company as compared to the total import of petroleum products of the country?

Will the Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-Faith Harmony be pleased to state: (a) the qualifications/criteria and procedure laid down for appointment of Chairman and Members of Royat-e-Hilal Committee indicating also the name of their appointing authority and tenure for which they are appointed; (b) the names of the present Chairman and members of the said committee indicating also the dates on which they were appointed and the pay allowances and other fringe benefits admissible to them; (c) whether it is a fact that the present chairman of the said committee has been serving against the same post for the last fifteen years, if so, the reasons thereof; and (d) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to replace the said Chairman, if not, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the percentage of decrease made in the prices of petroleum products in the country in view of the decrease in International Market in the prices of the said products; and (b) the details of taxes imposed on those products which affects the consumers?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to refer to Senate Starred Question No. 9, replied on 7th May, 2015 and state: (a) whether it is a fact that estimated electricity bills are being issued to the consumers of village Kajla, Union Council Nikka Pani, Teshil Oghi, District Mansehra since March, 2014; (b) whether it is also a fact that the amount being charged through those bills is more than the actual once, if so, the reasons thereof; (c) whether it is further a fact that 48 meters in question were declared defective without getting them checked from the laboratory, if so, its reasons; and (d) whether it is further a fact that the meter reader concerned has been suspended on the charges of not taking meter readings in the said village?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the names of foreign and local companies engaged in exploration and production of petroleum resources in Pakistan; and (b) the terms and conditions for providing acess to these companies to explore and produce petroleum and other organic resources?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the present status of Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project; (b) the implications of non-completion of the said project within stipulated period particularly of the penalty of one million dollars per day in case of failure of Pakistan to complete its part of the project by the end of 2014; (c) the hurdles, if any, in the execution of that project; (d) the steps being taken the Government for early completion of the project; (e) the rate/price at which the gas will be obtained under that project; and (f) the areas to which the gas obtained under that project will be supplied?

Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to state: (a) the details of housing schemes launched by the Government since 2014 indicating also the name and location of each scheme; and (b) the details of the housing schemes proposed to be launched in near future indicating also the name and proposed location of each scheme?

Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government accommodations got vacated from the illegal occupants during the last two years have been allotted to the entitled persons, if so, the name of allottee and date of allotment in each case; and (b) the number of Government accommodations under illegal possession at present with category-wise breakup?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) the causes of delay in starting work on Suki Kanari Hydropower Project and the steps being taken by the Government to overcome the same; (b) the time by which the construction work on the said project will be started; and (c) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to launch some other power projects in Kaghan valley, if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) the average rain fall in Musa Khel, Zhob, Harnai, Barkhan, Khuzdar and Lasbela districts of Balochistan; and (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to utilize the said rain water, if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact a large quantum of LNG is being sold in the country without notification in this regard by the OGRA, if so, its reasons; and (b) the value in Pak rupees of the said LNG?

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the names of persons/companies which have imported the first five shipments of LNG indicating also the name/names of country/countries from where the same have been imported; (b) the names of persons/companies which made payments for those shipments and the form/mode of the payment; (c) the names of persons/companies which received the RLNG of the said shipments indicating also the volume given, with date-wise details; (d) whether the LNG policy requirements for procurement of LNG were followed in the said cases; (e) the role of PSO in procurement or import of the said shipments; (f) whether any contract was signed for the said shipments, if so, the names of the signing entities of the same; (g) whether it is a fact that PSO is buying LNG from traders instead of importing directly from the producers, if so, the reasons thereof; and (h) the arrangements with FSRU to bring the said shipments and the companies which made the same?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) whether the village electrification program has been extended to the villages of district Tharparkar, if so, the names of villages in that district which have been electrified under that program so far; and (b) whether the colonies adjacent to the towns of the said district have been electrified under the said program, if so, the names and locations thereof?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) the names of the proposed big dams in the country on which there is a consensus amongst all the federating units indicating also the time by which each of them will be completed; (b) the per unit cost of electricity to be produced from the said dams; and (c) the overall impact of construction of the said dams on the import of oil and on national exchequer?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) the value of electricity losses due to theft in the country during the financial year 2014-2015 with Province-wise break-up; and (b) the steps taken by the Government to control the theft of electricity in the country?

Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to state: (a) the details of Government accommodations in Islamabad which have been sublet by the allottees; and (b) the steps taken by the Government against the allottees of the said accommodations?

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state the action set down in the working papers titled “Managing Circular Debt” published by the Ministry of Water and Power in April, 2015 indicating also the follow up and status of implementation thereof?