Will the Minister for Textile Industry be pleased to state: (a) the time by which the additional energy requirements of the textile sector will be met in order to take benefits from GSP Plus scheme given by the European Union; and (b) the mechanism devised to comply with the conditionalities of said scheme?

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state: (a) the amount of foreign exchange earned by the pharmaceutical sector during the last two years; and (b) the incentives being given to improve the said sector?

Will the Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan be pleased to state: (a) the steps taken by the Government for rehabilitation of the people of those areas of Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan who have been badly affected by natural disasters during the year 2012- 13 till date; and (b) the name of authority established to deal with the said disasters?

Will the Minister for Textile Industry be pleased to state: (a) Whether it is a fact that a large number of power looms and sizing sectors have been closed in the country; if so, the reasons thereof; and (b) the total number of employees who have been rendered jobless therefrom?

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that import consignments of raw material of cloth, steel sheet, machinery, auto parts and other various items are being cleared under the disguise of industry; (b) whether it is also a fact that the national exchequer faces loss of tens of millions of rupees monthly due to said corruption; if so, the reasons thereof; and (c) the steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Pakistan has not been qualified so far to become Member of Hilal Board of the World; if so, the reasons thereof; and (b) the steps being taken by the Ministry to make Pakistan Member of said Hilal Board?

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state: (a) the facilities being provided by the Government to common man with reference to GSP Plus status given to Pakistan by European Union at present; and (b) the impacts of devaluation of dollar on the exports of the country?

Will the Minister for Textile Industry be pleased to state the steps being taken by the Government for the rehabilitation of closed units/ industries of looms and garments in the country?

Will the Minister for Textile Industry be pleased to refer to Starred Question No.212 replied on 7th April, 2014 and to state: (a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to revise Textile Policy, 2009-14; if so, when it will be implemented alongwith the details thereof; (b) the details of disbursement of billions of rupees made under the said policy; and (c) whether present tariff lines are favouring Pakistan particularly with reference to tariff lines of neighbouring countries?

Will the Minister for Textile Industry be pleased to state the countrywise textiles products which are being exported at present alongwith the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development be pleased to state the steps taken by the Government for the welfare of Overseas Pakistanis during the year 2013-14?

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the total number of Pakistani fishermen arrested and injured by India in the maritime belt of Pakistan during March, 2014; and (b) the steps taken by the Government so far in this regard?

Will the Minister for States and Frontier Regions be pleased to state: (a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to conduct Local Government elections in the FATA; (b) if so, when it will be implemented alongwith the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state: (a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to open an Office of Indian Deputy High Commissioner in Karachi and an Office of Pakistani Deputy High Commissioner in India; if so, when it will be implemented; (b) whether it is a fact that it was not considered as a condition to open Khokhrapar Monabao land route; if so, the reasons thereof; (c) the total number of persons who have travelled to India from Sindh on daily basis alongwith the comparison thereof with rest of the country; (d) the total number of visas being issued by both countries to the citizens on daily basis alongwith the changes made therein during the last five years till date; and (e) whether there is also any proposal under consideration of the Government to increase the number of visas; if so, the steps being taken in this regard?

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Gawadar Port is being utilized in order to enhance imports and exports; (b) if so, the facilities being provided to importers and exporters at the said port at present?

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the number of Pakistanis imprisoned in Saudi Arabia and Malaysia at present; and (b) whether it is a fact that those detainees are not being treated properly in jails; if so, the steps taken by the Ministry for repatriation?

Will the Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination be pleased to state: (a) the steps being taken by the Government for the promotion of Cricket in the country; and (b) the year-wise loss suffered by the country due to hiring of the foreign coach for cricket during the last three years till date?

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that livestock have been exported during the year 2013-14; if so, the details thereof; and (b) whether it is also a fact that the Government of Saudi Arabia has imposed ban on the import of dairy products; if so, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination be pleased to state the steps being taken by the Government to develop tourism in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa particularly in Kaghan and Swat Valleys and Northern Areas?

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state the total number of prisoners repatriated to and from India, USA, Iran and Afghanistan during the period from 2008 to 2013?

Will the Minister for Overseas Pakistan and Human Resource Development be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the demand for Pakistani workers has been Increased abroad during the year 2013-14; if so, the names of countries thereof; (b) the number of institutions established for the training of said workers so far alongwith the locations thereof; and (c) the steps being taken by the Overseas Pakistanis Foundation to increase and speed up the training activities thereof?

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state: (a) whether Pak. Afghan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry has become operational; (b) whether the issuance of multiple visas to Business community has started; (c) the total number of members that have adopted for its membership, so far; (d) the number of sectors in which investment is being made presently in Afghanistan; and (e) the expected/estimated increase in the said trade till the year,2015 in terms of millions of dollars?

Will the Minister for States and Frontier Regions be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the proper medical service/treatment is not being provided to the patients of chronic Cancer and labor pain by a number of public hospitals in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) at present; if so, the reasons thereof; (b) the prescribed procedure to procure medicines for the said hospitals; and (c) the steps taken by the Ministry to control/decrease the prices of medicines in the FATA?

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that used plastic pipes are being imported from Saudi Arabia and UAE; if so, the purposes thereof; (b) whether the said import is being made according to international standards/certifications; if not, the reasons thereof; and (c) whether it is also a fact that the said plastic may become a source of spread of infectious diseases; if so, the steps taken by the Government to address the said issue?

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Pakistan has failed to enhance its export as compared to neighboring countries during recent years; if so, the reasons thereof; (b) whether trade and performance of Pakistan over the recent past have been examined; if so, the details alongwith the date of examination thereof; and (c) the steps being taken by the Government to learn from the policy experience and current practice of other neighboring countries to move towards greater liberalization in a phased and well planned manner?

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state the year and country-wise total amount of foreign exchange earned through export of rice during the last three years alongwith the price thereof?

Will the Minister for Inter Province Coordination be pleased to state: (a) the location wise total number of Hotels and Motels of PTDC in the country at present; and (b) the details of profit earned therefrom and expenditure incurred thereupon during the last three years?

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state: (a) the present arrangements of transport made by the Government of Pakistan for Trade by road with Central Asian States, China, India and Iran; (b) whether it is a fact that the said arrangements are insufficient; (c) if so, the steps being taken by the Government to improve the said arrangements?

Will the Minister for States and Frontier Regions be pleased to state: (a) the year-wise persons displaced from FATA during the last five years till date alongwith the details thereof; and (b) the steps being taken by the Government for the care/ rehabilitation of said displaced persons?

Will the Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination be pleased to state: (a) the prescribed criteria for selection of players and other facilitators of all National Games in the country; (b) whether the said criteria is being implemented to promote merit base culture therefor; if not, the steps being taken in this regard; and (c) the steps taken by the Government for training of young players as per the International best practices?

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state the steps being taken by the Government to develop the infrastructurel facilities at Khokharapar/Munabao for early operationalization of trade routes therefrom?

Will the Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Pakistan is engaging with host countries especially in the Middle East for protection of rights of migrant workers from Pakistan; (b) if so, the steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state: (a) whether any reductions in Non Tariff Barriers have been sought by Pakistan for granting MFN status to India; and (b) whether India has agreed to such reductions?

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the total number of Pakistanis Missions in foreign countries being closed by the Government; and (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to downgrade those missions instead of closing down?

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the trade deficit occurred due to overall imports of the country during the period from 1-7-2013 to 28-2- 2014; if so, the reasons thereof; (b) whether it is also a fact that the services sector also faced a considerable deficit during the said period; if so, the reasons thereof; and (c) the steps taken by the Government to control the said deficit?

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state the total number of foreign visits made by the Pakistani Ambassadors-at-large during the last four years till date alongwith the names of countries visited and expenditure incurred thereupon?

Will the Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the ratio of cutting of trees in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan is increasing; (b) if so, the steps/action being taken by the Ministry to control the said cutting of trees and to preserve the natural forests in the said areas?

Will the Minister for States and Frontier Regions be pleased to state the total number of Senior, Junior and Soldier Clerks working in each Agency under Political Administration of FATA at present?

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state the locationwise total number of Pakistanis presently imprisoned in jails in Afghanistan aiongwith the charges levelled against them?

Will the Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination be pleased to state the detail of monthly pay, allowances and perks admissible to officials of the Pakistan Cricket Board and players of cricket team separately at present?

Will the Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination be pleased to state whether it is a fact that the funds for the completion of Sports Stadium in District Mianwali have not been released so far; if so, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Overseas Pakistani and Human Resource be pleased to state whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to establish employment exchanges in order to enroll the unemployed persons for employment in the country and abroad; if so, when it will be implemented?

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state the number of trade agreements made by the Government with China so far alongwith the implementation status thereof?

WIII the Minister for Textile Industry be pleased to state whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to establish more new garments cities in the country except Karachi; if so, when it will be implemented?

Will the Minister for Textile Industry be pleased to state the total amount of subsidy provided by the Government to textile sector during the year 2013-14 alongwith the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Textile industry be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the textile industry is facing tough competition; (b) whether it is also a fact that the said industry is also facing acute shortage of trained manpower, lack of diversification, lack of quality control system, weak social and physical infrastructure, old technology, limited connectivity of people and textile markets; (c) if the answers to part (a) and (b) above are in the affirmative, the steps being taken by the Government to overcome the said challenges respectively?

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Pakistan has not yet been entered in the list of hi-tech export countries; if so, the reasons thereof; and (b) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the details of Pakistani Ambassadors and High Commissioners posted for the second term in a particular/same country during the last five years till date; and (b) the names of countries where posts of Ambassadors/High Commissioners are lying vacant at present?

Will the Minister for Overseas Pakistan and Human Resource Development be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that a large number of Manpower is provided by the KPK in the country; (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to provide such facilities in the KPK specially in Malakand Division as are available to residents of Islamabad?

Will the Minister for States and Frontier Regions be pleased to state: (a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to bring uniformity in levies in the country; if so, when it will be implemented; and (b) whether there is also any proposal under consideration of the Government to give proper service structure therefor; if so, when it will be implemented?

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state whether it is a fact that NOCs have been issued by the Embassy of Riyadh, KSA on the same day for deportation of dead bodies to Pakistan and burial in Saudi Arabia respectively during the year 2011; if so, the details alongwith the justification thereof?

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state the steps taken by the Government to improve the standard of services in Pakistan?s embassies abroad in order to provide maximum facilities to Overseas Pakistanis?

Will the Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the Boy Scout and Girls Guide associations for youth are non functional in the country at present; (b) if so, the steps being taken by the Government for their revival and promotion?

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that a number of Pakistanis are in jails/ detention centres in Malaysia at present; (b) whether it is also a fact that said Pakistanis were arrested during campaign against illegal residents in that country; (c) if the answers to part (a) and (b) above are in the affirmative, the steps being taken by the Ministry to help the said Pakistanis?

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state the steps being taken by the Government to declare India the most favourite nation alongwith the time by which it will be announced?

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state the improvement in relations made by Pakistan with Iran, India and Afghanistan during the year 2013-14?

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state whether it is a fact that Pakistan has not signed the Protocols to the Tlateloco Treaty and other NWFZ treaties; if so, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Textile Industry be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has supported the imposition of five percent duty on Indian yarn; if so, the reasons thereof; (b) whether it is also a fact that the duty on the import of yarn should be zero across the globe including India; c) if so, the steps taken by the Government to rationalize the yarn prices?

Will the Minister for Textile Industry be pleased to state: (a) the total number of cases of corruption reported in the Ministry and its attached departments during the last five years alongwith the details thereof; and (b) whether action has been taken by the Ministry against each culprit thereof; if not, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for States and Frontier Regions be pleased to state: (a) the total number of cases of corruption reported in the Ministry and its attached departments during the last five years alongwith details thereof; and (b) whether the action has been taken by the Ministry against responsibles thereof; if not, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Textile Industry be pleased to state whether it is a fact that the Government has allowed the commercialization of 30 varieties of GM Cotton; if so, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development be pleased to refer to Un-starred question No. 97 replied on 06-12-2013 and to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the pension of retired employees of EOBI has not been increased since long; if so, the reasons thereof; and (b) the time by which it will be increased?

Will the Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development be pleased to refer to Un-starred Question No. 50 replied on 07-04-2014 and to state: (a) the roll numbers, registration numbers, academic sessions, names of universities from where M.A/M.Sc degrees were obtained by the Subject Specialists recruited on Contract Basis in BPS-17 during the month of January, 2013 in the working Folks Grammar School, Serai Naurang, KPK; and (b) the roll numbers, registration numbers, academic sessions, names of universities in respect of the under process B.Ed Degrees of the above said Subject Specialists?

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state the year wise details of trade made with Saudi Arabia, Iran and Afghanistan during the last three fiscal years alongwith the details thereof?

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Pakistan Reinsurance Company Limited is a profitable company; and (b) whether it is also a fact that the said company is being privatized; if so, the reasons thereof?

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state: (a) the details of the rebate granted on the export of cement during the years 2012 and 2013; (b) the customs duties and taxes paid during the said period; and (c) the number of fake exports detected during the year 2013-14?