(7th Session) NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT “QUESTIONS … · Techno-Commercial proposal for the Project is under evaluation process. Further GOP is also in process of reviewing

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(7th Session)

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT

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“QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWERS AND THEIR REPLIES”

to be asked at a sitting of the National Assembly to be held on

Monday, the 9th December, 2013

126. *Dr. Raja Aamer Zaman:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that the security deposit for the gas consumersof both SNGPL and SSGCL is being enhanced; if so, theprescribed criteria/parameters alongwith the purpose of securitydeposit therefor;

(b) the estimated income of the SNGPL and SSGCL during thefinancial year 2013-14;

(c) the justification to charge/enhance security deposit despitecharging of meter rent from the consumers; and

(d) the steps being taken by the Government to refrain from suchadditional/extra charges?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) Yes, the amount of Security Deposit for new connection has beenrevised as Rs. 4,500. The same will be revised on the basis of their consumptionof three months in last one year. Likewise, the Security deposits for existingconsumers will be revised on the same criteria. The difference of security alreadyheld will be collected in six equal monthly installments.

The purpose of this revision is that the earlier security deposit was insufficientto recover the amount in case of default by the domestic consumers which wasadding to their bad/doubtful debts.

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(b) Security deposit is refundable which gas companies retain forprovision of gas supply to the consumers. Security deposit is therefore notconsidered as income of the gas companies. It is deposited by the consumer andit is kept with the respective gas company to secure its gas sale revenue. Theamount of security deposit is refunded to consumers on disconnection afteradjustment of outstanding gas bill charges.

(c) As in para (a) above. Further, security deposit is related to amountof gas consumed and not linked with the meter rent.

(d) As above.

127. *Dr. Raja Aamer Zaman:

Will the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs be pleased to state thesteps being taken by the Government to improve the electoral processby introducing latest technology like electronic voting machine andbio-metric verification system?

Reply not received.

128. *Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak:

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that no regulatory authority exists at presentto monitor the functions of Private Courier Companies; if so,the reasons thereof; and

(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to establish any regulatory authority for monitoringthe Private Courier Companies; if so, when it will beimplemented?

Minister for Communications: (a) Yes. Although the courier servicesstarted their operation in Pakistan in 1980, they are so far operating without anyregulatory regime. Hence, there is a pressing need to regulate their operations.Approval of the Cabinet is required to establish a regulatory authority for courierservices. The issue was placed before the Cabinet twice in the past but was notapproved.

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(b) The erstwhile. Ministry of Postal Services moved a summary for theCabinet which was deferred in the Cabinet meeting held on 13.3.2013. Views ofthe Law Division were subsequently obtained on the best course of action to befollowed. That Division advised that the summary for the Cabinet has to be pursuedin the first instance and thereafter the concurrence of the CCI be obtained. Withthe merger of the Ministry of Postal Services with Ministry of Communications,the issue is now being dealt with by the Ministry of Communications. Ministry ofCommunications will move a fresh summary for the Cabinet, in line with the adviceof the Law Division.

129. *Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak:


(a) whether it is a fact that the recent prohibition to use CNGcylinders in commercial vehicles is wrong; if not, the justificationthereof; and

(b) whether it is also a fact that due to the said prohibition thereis unrest among public transporters; if so, the steps taken bythe Government to resolve their grievances?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) Standard Code of Practice part-III annexed with CNG Rules, 1992,specifies the detailed criteria for installation of CNG Cylinders in the vehicles andHDIP is the statutory authority for the said purpose. Whereas under rule 18 ofCNG Rules, 1992 read with Mineral & Industrial Gas Safety Rules, 2010 ChiefInspector of Explosive have to certify conversion centers and design and installationof cylinders in vehicles. Overall safety of vehicles is the responsibility of TransportAuthorities and Traffic/Motorway Police.

Recent CNG fire related accidents in CNG fitted vehicles were due topoor installation, fittings of CNG Cylinders its piping, valves and kit. SupremeCourt of Pakistan, Lahore High Court and Peshawar High Court have alreadytaken notice of it.

In order to safeguard the safety of general public concerned authoritieshave initiated campaign against uncertified installation of CNG cylinders in Publicservice vehicles.

(b) The only concern of OGRA is safety of general public.

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In order to resolve the issues/ problems faced by all concerned to providesafe transport to general public OGRA has taken initiative and called a meeting ofall concerned including the representatives of Transporters. All members of meetingagreed to take all measures for safety of general public and accordingly HDIP andCIE have also provided criteria for installation of cylinders and its fittings.

130. *Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to build an Oil Refinery through Iran at Gwadar Port;if so, when it will be implemented alongwith the details thereof?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): Presently, there is not any proposal under consideration of the Governmentto set/up an Oil Refinery Project through Iran at Gawadar Port.

131. *Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho:


(a) the details of subsidies being given on petroleum products atpresent; and

(b) the beneficiaries of the said subsidies?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) The Government is providing relief to the consumer on petroleumproducts from July 2013 onwards through reduction in budgeted Petroleum Levy(PL) rates duly approved by the Parliament. Budgeted and current PL rates are asunder:—

(Fig. in Rs./Litre)——————————————————————————————

Relief / Subsidy toProducts Budgeted Current consumers in:

Rates Subsidized ———————————rate PL GST Total

——————————————————————————————MS (Petrol) 10.00 9.28 0.72 0.12 0.84

HOBC 14.00 9.55 4.45 0.76 5.21

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——————————————————————————————Relief / Subsidy to

Products Budgeted Current consumers in:Rates Subsidized ———————————

rate PL GST Total——————————————————————————————

Kerosene 6.00 4.39 1.61 0.27 1.88

HSD (Diesel) 8.00 4.83 3.17 0.54 3.71

LDO 3.00 1.75 1.25 0.21 1.46——————————————————————————————

Estimated monthly impact on PL and GST revenue is Rs. 2,715 millionand Rs. 466 million respectively for the month of December 2013 which is a reliefto the consumer.

(b) Consumers are the beneficiary of the said subsidy.

132. *Dr. Arif Alvi:


(a) whether it is a fact that the Economic Coordination Committee

of the Cabinet is going to approve the implementation of aproject for import of 500 million cubic feet per day (MMCF(D)of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) through SSGC’s retrofittingfacility at the quoted price of $ 0.88 per MMBTU; if so, thejustification thereof;

(b) whether it is also a fact that only one bid has been received

which is contrary to Public Procurement Rules, 2004; if so, thereasons thereof; and

(c) whether it is further a fact that objections have been received

from Consultants of SSGCL regarding non transparency of theprocess; if so, the steps being taken by the Government therefor?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) No, the project proposal for supply of LNG through SSGC’sretrofitting facility has not yet been submitted to Economic Coordination Committeeof the Cabinet.

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(b) No. Two bids were received from the bidders namely M/s 4GasAsiaand Granada Group.

(c) No. In fact the consultant and SSGC’s Board of Directors haverecommended the project.

133. *Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi:


(a) the nature of compensations/penalties Pakistan will pay to Iran

if the Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline Project is not completed withinthe stipulated period of agreement;

(b) whether the Government will complete the said project within

the period as fixed in the agreement; if not, the reasons thereof;and

(c) the steps taken by the Government on the said project after 1st

June, 2013?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) Under the bilateral Gas Sale and Purchase Agreement (GSPA) singedwith Iran on 5th June 2009, both sides have agreed on “Take or Pay” of thecontractual volume, gas supply or purchase shortfalls and termination of the contractby either side, except for the reason of Force Majure.

Under the GSPA, the project is to be completed by 31st December 2014the gas supply will start by 1st January 2015; otherwise, the buyer will have topay for the gas not taken. GSPA also stipulates penalties on shortfall in supply orpurchase of the gas within the contractual framework (mechanism) agreed.

On the termination of the contract before the term of the GSPA (25 years),the terminating party will have to pay Book Value of the other Party’s pipeline,except for the reasons of the termination due to the Force Majure.

(b) Under the GSPA both sides are required to complete respectivework by 31st December 2014 to start the gas flow by 1st January 2015 andGOP is committed to honor the commitment.

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In this regard, Pakistan side has completed the development work of thepipeline, which includes Front End Engineering Design (FEED) report, FeasibilityStudy, Social Environmental impact Assessment (SETA) report: Route Survey,installation of concrete markers. Further the documentation for procurement ofLong Lead Items (LLIs) such as Line Pipe, Compressor Stations, Block Valvesand Hot Bents are also ready. Process for Land Acquisition has also been initiated.

(c) GOP, in line with its commitment towards the project, is pursuingproject implementation at all levels and forums.

In this regard, under Government-to-Government agreement initialed on1st December 2012, negotiations are underway with Iranian nominated Engineering,Procurement and construction (EPC) contractor TEGIC. Currently TEGICTechno-Commercial proposal for the Project is under evaluation process.

Further GOP is also in process of reviewing Geo-Political’ factors andother contract details to formulate the policy. Recently, an Inter-Ministerial Meetingwas held in Tehran on 26th November 2013 attended by honorable Minister forForeign Affairs. Both sides agreed to fast track the project implementation. Further,a high level Pakistan delegation headed by honorable Minister for Petroleum isexpected to visit Tehran in this month to discuss bilateral matters related to projectimplementation.

134. *Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate the steps taken by the Government to discover shale and tightgas in the country during the last five years till date?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): The steps taken by the Government to discover Shale Gas and TightGas are as under:

Shale gas:

M/s PPL (state-owned company) and M/s Eni had signed a JointStudy and Cooperation Agreement on 07.02.2011 with the aim toidentify viable projects for the development of the shale gas in thecountry.

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The committee was also constituted comprising of PPL, Eni andOMV for preparing framework to incentivize and kick start the PilotProjects.

The ECC of the cabinet has approved shale gas framework for thefirst three pilot projects.

The pilot projects will determine as to whether the country has shalegas potential and recoverable reserves.

US Energy Information Administration (EIA) had reported in year2011 that Pakistan has estimated Shale Gas reserves of 52 TCF. InJune 2013, EIA has reported that in the Middle and Southern IndusBasin, Pakistan has 105 TCF of Shale gas reserves. Ministry ofPetroleum & N.R approached the USAID, Asian Development bankand World Bank for appointment of an expert/consultant forformulation/assistance in Shale-Gas Policy to exploit the un-conventional hydrocarbons.

USAID had agreed to provide technical assistance to M/o Petroleum& N.R via appointment of experts in the policy formulation andtechnology support for exploitation of unconventional gas resources.

The Terms of References have also been finalized with USAID.

Approval to commence project has been granted on 09.10.2013and project will take 9 months to complete.

Tight Gas:

Tight Gas (Exploration & Production) Policy, 2011 was approvedby CCI on 01.02.2011.

E &P companies have been provided the incentive to get higherprice for extracting tight gas.

So far, four companies have proved that their reservoirs are tight gasreservoirs and accordingly, these companies have been allowed toavail the incentives of Tight Gas Policy 2011.

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M/s Polish Oil & Gas Company has already started production fromTight gas reservoir in Kirthar block. The current production is 10.17MMCFD through the arrangement of EWT.

135. *Belum Hasnain:


(a) the province-wise annual production of petroleum and natural

gas in the country at present;

(b) the detail of royalty being paid to provinces on account ofproduction of Petroleum/Natural Gas;

(c) the detail of social welfare projects started in the areas of

exploration thereof; and

(d) the total number of local persons employed by the Oil and GasCompanies in those projects during the year 2013-14?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) The requisite information is at Annexure-I.

(b) The requisite information is at Annexure-II.

(c) The requisite information is at Annexure-III.

(d) The detail of persons employed by E&P companies during 2013-2014 is at Annexure-IV.

(Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library)

136. *Munaza Hassan:


(a) the total number of projects approved/awarded by OGDCL in

petroleum sector during last-two years alongwith the namesthereof; and

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(b) the present status of work on the said projects?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) During the last two years, as reported by OGDCL the company hasapproved/awarded development projects namely Uch-II, KPD-TAY, Sinjhoro,Jhal Magsi and Nashpa/Mela projects.

(b) Present status of work on the above mentioned projects is given inthe attached Annex-A

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137. *Sajid Ahmed:


(a) whether Pakistan has made a plan to explore oil and gas in

deep seas in collaboration with Italy;

(b) if so, when it will be implemented alongwith the details thereof?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) Yes, Eni Pakistan Limited, an Italian company is engaged in explorationactivities in Offshore area of Pakistan.

(b) Eni Pakistan Limited is the operator of three blocks in offshore areaof Pakistan. The details of the blocks are as under:——————————————————————————————

Seismic Acquired———————————

Block Name Grant Date 2D 3D(L.kms) (Sq.Kms)

——————————————————————————————2366-5 (Offshore 25-02-2005Indus N) 446 1049

2366-7 (Eastern 12-10-2006Offshore Indus-C) 232.3 402.11

2265-1 (Offshore 22-10-1999lndus-G) 7972.83 —

—————————————————————————————— Total 8651.13 1451.11

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Company has so far acquired 8651.13 L.Kms of 2D and 1451.11 of 3Din these blocks. Company is evaluating the seismic data. Company shall drill anexploration well in Offshore lndus-G block in year 2014 subject to the results ofseismic data.

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138. *Sheikh Salahuddin:


(a) the present status of Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline project;

(b) the time by which it will be implemented; and

(c) the reasons for delay in the implementation of the said project?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) Government of Pakistan is fully committed for the Project and in thisregard, following milestones for project development have been achieved

• Bankable Feasibility Study

• Front End Engineering Design (FEED)

• Route Reconnaissance and Detailed Route Survey of 781 Kms alongwith the marking has heen completed on an extremely rough terrain.

• Social Environmental impact Assessment

• Installation of Concrete Marker on Right of way (ROW)

• Land Acquisition (Partially completed)

• Preparation of bidding documents for;

• Procurement of Long Lead Items LLIs (Line ine pipe, Compressorstation and Block Valve)

• Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) of Pipeline andcompressor station

• Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractnegotiations, with the Iranian nominated entity M/s Tadbir EnergyGostar Iranian Company (TEGIC) is in process under G-to-GCooperation Agreement with partial project financing of US$250-500 million by Iran.

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(b) As per the Gas Sale and Purchase Agreement (GSPA) signed on5th June 2009 by Pakistani (ISGS) and Iranian (NIOC) nominated commercialentities and which is effective from 13th June 2010 after Completion of all ConditionsPrecedent, both sides are required to complete the pipeline in their respectiveterritory by 31st December 2014.

(c) Both Iran and Pakistan had 2013 as election year. Where asParliamentary elections were followed by Presidential Elections in Pakistan andIran. Both the governments have been in transition with new Cabinets in place.There is yet to be an interactive dialogue between the Ministers of Petroleum andNatural Resources of Pakistan and Iran to discuss important issues.

Some of the important issues that are effecting the execution of the IPProject requiring further deliberations are mentioned hereunder:

International Sanctions on Iran.

Project Financing.

Meeting Project Timelines. Project Engineering, Procurement and Construction.

139. *Sheikh Salahuddin:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate whether it is a fact that the existing gas reservoirs of the countrywill last for sixteen years only; if so, the steps being taken by theGovernment to handle the situation?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): At the current gas production rate, the balance recoverable gas reservesof the country will last for about 16 years.

The Government has taken following steps to explore natural gas in thecountry.

(i) Currently various Exploration and Production Companies are holding125 exploration licences to explore oil & gas reservoirs in the country.

(ii) Currently fifty (50) blocks are under process for award to differentExploration and Production Companied.

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(iii) For fiscal year 2013-14, drilling of fifty nine (59) exploration wellsand fifty one (51) appraisal/development wells have been plannedfor enhancement of oil and gas production in the country.

(iv) The Government has announced “Tight Gas (Exploration &Production) Policy, 2011” which offers 40-50 % premium over therespective zonal price of Petroleum Policy 2009.

(v) Petroleum (Exploration & Production) Policy, 2012 has also beennotified that offers lucrative incentives to the investors for investmentin E&P sector of Pakistan.

(vi) The Government has approved Low BTU Gas Pricing Policy, 2012wherein additional incentives to the investors has been given todevelop Low BTU fields.

(vii) Efforts are being made to enhance exploration activities in all theareas of Pakistan by improving law & order and providing secureenvironment to the local and foreign E&P companies.

(viii) Efforts are being made to explore deeper prospects and underexplored geological frontiers to add new oil & gas reservoirs.

(ix) Government is encouraging investment in exploring unconventionalhydrocarbon reserves by introducing new technologies. These effortsinclude exploration of Shale Gas and Shale Oil.

140. *Parveen Masood Bhatti:

Will the Minister for Science and Technology be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that bottles filled with impure water are beingprovided/marketed in the country;

(b) whether any notice has been given to any factory/supplier

thereof alongwith action taken against any such factory/supplierby the Government therefor; if so, the details thereof?

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Minister for Science and Technology (Mr. Zahid Hamid): (a)Pakistan Standards & Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) has prescribed PakistanStandards Specifications for bottled drinking water (lastly on 11.09.2004) andnatural mineral water (lastly on 23-02-2010). Vide SRO 638(1) dated12-09-2001, the Federal Government prohibited, with effect from 01st December2001, the manufacture, storage and sale of bottled drinking water and naturalmineral water which does not conform to the Pakistan Standards Specificationsand does not carry the PSQCA licence and Mark . Both PSQCA and the PakistanCouncil for Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) are monitoring the quality ofbottled / mineral water available in the market on regular basis.

It is a fact that many samples of bottled drinking water tested by PSQCAand PCRWR have been found not to conform to the Pakistan Standards.

The PCRWR publicizes its findings on quarterly basis through print andelectronic media. According to the latest report for the quarter of July-September,2013, out of eighty four (84) brands of mineral / bottled water which were collectedfrom twelve (12) major cities of the country i.e. Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore,Faisalabad, Sialkot, Sargodha, Bahawalpur, Tandojam, Karachi, Quetta, D.I.Khanand Peshawar, sixty three (63) brands were found to be safe with reference to thePakistan Standards whereas, twenty one (21) brands were found to be unsafe,due to chemical and microbial contamination.

(b) Under sections 14 and 22 of PSQCA Act 1996 notices have beenissued, licenses cancelled and cases filed against manufacturing companies / unitsof bottled drinking water for not adhering to Pakistan Standards. Details from 1stJanuary, 2013 onwards are as follows:

(a) Notices issued:(i) Punjab 24(ii) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 02(iii) Islamabad 08(iv) Sindh 25

———Total: 59

———(b) Licences cancelled: 12

(manufacturing stopped)

(c) Cases filed: 03

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141. *Khalida Mansoor:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to

state the location-wise new reserves of oil and gas discovered in the

country during the year 2013-14 alongwith the quantity thereof?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): During the current fiscal year, eleven (11) discoveries have so far, beenmade in the country. Details alongwith location and initial flow therefrom are atAnnexure-I.

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142. *Khalida Mansoor:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate the steps being taken by the Government for provision of Gasconnections to the consumers on immediate basis?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): Both the gas utility companies are providing gas connections againstdomestic category as per their turn/merit.

The SNGPL has requested OGRA for revision/increase of Annual Targetsfrom 250,000 to 500,000 for timely provision of gas connection.

The company has also forwarded a proposal for processing of domesticgas connection against urgent fee to the extent of 10% of total annual allocation toOGRA for their approval so that domestic gas connections may be providedexpeditiously within a time period of 3 months.

143. *Mehboob Alam:

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state whether itis a fact that the road network has not been started according to theschedule for the construction of Diamer Basha Dam; if so, the reasonsthereof?

Minister for Communications: Construction of Diamer Basha Dam isbeing undertaken by Ministry of Water and Power through Water and PowerDevelopment Authority (WAPDA). Due to Dam construction, 94 Km of KKHshall be submerged. The relocation of KKH has been designed by a consortiumof Consultants approved by WAPDA.

As informed by Ministry of Water and Power [Annex-A] the progressconstruction of Diamer Basha is as under:

(a) Construction of Shaital-Thor Nullah Bypass work is in progress.

(b) Right Bank Periphery Road Pre-qualification documents are underprocess

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144. *Kishwer Zehra:

Will the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs be pleased to state:

(a) the steps being taken by the Government to give representationto educated disabled persons in the Parliament; and

(b) whether the Government intends to legislate in this regard; if

so, when it will be implemented; if not, the reasons thereof?

Minister for Parliamentary Affairs: (a) Presently no steps are underconsideration of the Government to give representation to disable persons in theParliament.

(b) The Government has no intention to legislate to give representationto disabled persons in the Parliament, reason being that every segment of societycannot be given representation in the Parliament. The interests of disabled personscan be safeguarded through law and already a law on the subject, namely, theDisabled Persons (Employment and Rehabilitation) Ordinance, 1981 exists onthe statute book. Further legislation, if required, can be undertaken for welfare ofdisabled persons.

145. *Dr. Nafisa Shah:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate the quantity of coal imported during the last five yearsalongwith the expenditure incurred thereupon? Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid Khaqan

Abbasi): The requisite data about coal imports of Pakistan for the last five years,as per reports of Federal Bureau of Statistics and Pakistan Steel Mills Corporation,is tabulated below:

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——————————————————————————————Year Coal Imports

——————————————————Quantity Import Value

(Million Tons) (Million Rs.)——————————————————————————————

2008-09 4.652 47,3212009-10 4.658 34,9372010-11 4.267 44,8322011-12 4.057 50,3672012-13 3.697 47,690

——————————————————————————————Total: 21.331 225,147

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146. *Dr. Nafisa Shah:


(a) the total quantity of crude oil imported during the first two

months of the current financial year; and

(b) the total amount of expenditure incurred thereupon?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) & (b) The quantity and expenditure of Crude Oil imported duringJuly & August 2013 is as under:———————————————————————————————

Quantity Value US$——————————————————————————————

M.Tons Barrels (Cost & Freight)——————————————————————————————

1,432,777 10,675,088 1,160,469,477——————————————————————————————

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147. *Tahira Aurangzeb:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and natural Resources be pleased tostate the steps being taken by the Government for providing un-interrupted supply of sui gas to domestic consumers in coming winterseason?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): The domestic and commercial sectors have been given “top priority” bythe Government for provision of natural gas throughout the year.

Both the gas utility companies are making all possible efforts to provideun-interrupted gas supply to the domestic and commercial sectors in coming winterby curtailing gas in other sectors like Fertilizer, Industrial, CNG and Cement Sectors.

148. *Lal Chand:

Will the Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights be pleased tostate:

(a) the steps being taken to deal with the increasing incidents of

rape crime; and

(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to introduce stringent laws to prevent thecommission of said crime?

Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights: (a) The Governmenthas taken a number of steps for protection and promotion of Rights of Women.Some specific measures taken to deal with the increasing incidents of rape crimeare:

• Rape has been defined and penalized under section 375 and 376 ofthe Pakistan Penal code through enactment of Protection of women(Criminal Law Amendment) Act 2006.

• After 18th Constitutional Amendment, the social sector ministriesdealing with women issues have been devolved to the provinces.However, at the Federal level an independent National Commissionon the Status of Women has been established in 2012 to address theissues of Women.

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• Under NCSW Act 2012, the mandate of the Commission is to ensurethat violations/ crimes against women are dealt with efficiently andpromptly by relevant agencies and institutions. Following steps havebeen taken by NCSW to deal with the increasing incidents of rapecrime:

In September, 2013 Chief Minister,Government of Punjab hasbeen requested to instruct relevant departments to ensure thatwomen victims of violence are properly protected; medical andpsychological support is provided and rigorous investigation iscarried out.

The Chief Minister Punjab has also been requested to form aCommittee including Members of NCSW, Punjab for oversightand undertaking of investigation and follow-up of women issues.

All Provincial Governments have been requested to inviteMembers of NCSW in their engagements where issues ofviolence against women and women empowerment arediscussed.

In July 2013, Working Group was set up to develop indicatorsfor gender based violence for a national baseline survey to planeffective responses.

• The initiatives taken by the Sindh Government includes convening ameeting under the Chairmanship of Ms. Rubina Qaimkhani, Ministerfor Women Development with women Parliamentarians, IG Sindh,SSPs, SHOs and active NGOs to take strict and immediate actionsto curb the occurrence of rape incidences especially with minor girls.

• Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Human Rights Centers for Women atIslamabad and Punjab are providing legal, psychological and medicalsupport to the victims of the Rape.

• An Inter Provincial Ministerial Group (IPMG) for WomenDevelopment has been constituted which meets periodically to agreeon key priorities for Gender Equality in line with our Internationalcommitments. This group is comprised of Honorable Ministers forWomen Development and respective Secretaries of Provincial

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Women Development Departments in addition to Chairperson,National Commission on the Status of Women and representative ofMinistry of Law, Justice and Human rights. The 6th meeting of IPMGwas held on 25-26 September 2013.

• Provincial CEDAW Implementation Committees are being revitalized/ reconstituted to ensure the implementation of Convention on theElimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women and toaddress the issues of women.

• Coordination with Provincial Women Development Departments isa continuous process on matters relating to protection andempowerment of women. Women Development Departments aretaken on board on all the policies relating to women.

• On May 29, 2013, the Council of Islamic Ideology, a constitutionalbody responsible for giving legal advice on Islamic issues to theGovernment of Pakistan and the Parliament, declared that DNA testsare not admissible as the main evidence in rape cases. The Councilinformed that DNA evidence could, at best, serve as supplementaryevidence but could not supersede the Islamic laws laid out fordetermining rape complaints.

(b) • Minister for Women Development Sindh is in the process of submittinga Resolution to the Provincial Assembly with the recommendationsthat culprits/ criminals of rape should be processed under Section(7) of Anti Terrorism Act and major penalty should be awarded tothe perpetrators.

• NCSW is in the process to establish formal collaboration with GenderCrime Cell (GCC) of National Police Bureau for analyzing data/cases on ‘violence against women received by GCC from PoliceStations all over Pakistan. It has also requested GCC to monitor theprocess of implementation and prosecutions in select cases ofviolence/ rape against women reported in the press in order to identifygaps in the delivery of justice to victims for elaboration of laws/ policiesas may be needed.

• Women Police Station at Islamabad has been established to providefree environment to the victims of violence to highlight their issues.

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• The Domestic Violence ICT Bill is being reviewed by NCSW forlegislation.

149. *Shazia Mari:

Will the Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights be pleased tostate whether the mechanism for coordination has been establishedbetween the Human Rights Division and Provincial Human Rightsdepartments; if so, the details thereof?

Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights: The basic function ofHuman Rights Wing in Ministry -of Law, Justice and Human Rights is to monitorHuman Rights situation/violations in the country. There are four Regional Officesof Human Rights functioning under Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights atLahore, Karachi, Peshawar and Quetta, along with the Headquarter at Islamabad.Coordination mechanism has been established among the Human Rights Wingand Provincial Human Rights Departments. The Human Rights Wing Islamabadand Regional Offices of Human Rights coordinate with Provincial Human RightsDepartments and the other relevant stakeholders to safeguard Human Rights intheir respective regions. However, in Balochistan, Provincial Human RightsDepartment does not exist; therefore, the Regional Office of Human Rights, Quettacoordinates with Social Welfare Department as the function of Human Rights isbeing dealt by a Section working in that Department.

Besides participation in various programmes and meetings, the RegionalOffices of Human Rights/ Human Rights Wing coordinate following matters withProvincial Human Rights Departments:

• Issues related to Human Rights Violations.

• Information with respect to Human Rights.

• Information in connection with GSP Plus.

• Celebration of International/ National Days related to Human Rights.

• Preparation of Human Rights Policy.

• Establishment of Human Rights Defenders Network in the country.

Similarly, the Human Rights Wing/ Regional Offices of Human Rights andProvincial Human Rights Departments share information for implementation and

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preparation of mandatory Periodic Reports on the following Human Rights relatedConventions, ratified by Pakistan:

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).

Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or DegradingTreatment or Punishment (CAT).

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination AgainstWomen (CEDAW).

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of RacialDiscrimination (ICRD).

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights(ICESCR).

150. *Shazia Mari:


(a) the steps being taken by the Government for exploration of shale

gas in the country; and

(b) the date on which the last study on shale gas in Pakistan wascompleted alongwith the results achieved therefrom so far?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) In order to exploit prospective shale gas reserves of the countrytechnical assistance is being obtained from foreign exports.

(b) The last study on Shale gas was carried out jointly by PPL (stateowned company) and M/s Eni (Italian company) in September, 2012.

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151. *Syed Naveed Qamar:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate the steps taken by the Government to include the provinces as50% partners in the new exploration of oil and gas schemes in thecountry alongwith their allocation under Article 172(3) of theConstitution?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): Article 172(3) of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistanprovides that:

“Subject to the existing commitments and obligations, mineral oil and naturalgas within the Province or the territorial waters adjacent thereto shall vest jointlyand equally in that Province and the Federal Government.”

In order to include the Provinces as 50% partners in the new explorationof oil and gas schemes in the country, Petroleum Exploration & Production Policyunder Article 1.3 provides that the Directorate General of Petroleum Concessions(DGPC) will be re-organized comprising of a Federal and Provincial representativeswith Federal Director as ex-officio Director General.

Provinces have been requested to nominate their representatives.Governments of Balochistan and Sindh have nominated their representatives whileresponse from other provinces is awaited.

Petroleum Exploration and Production Policy also provides for a HighLevel Committee to address the issues of the implementation of the Policy, removalof difficulties, addressing anomalies and approving framework for institutionaldevelopment. This Committee has been notified with notification of PetroleumPolicy.

Subsequent to promulgation of Article 172(3) of the Constitution, no oil/gas discovery has been made so far.

152. *Syed Naveed Qamar:


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(a) the estimated annual impacts of the recent devaluation of PakRupee on prices of petroleum products in the country;

(b) the percentage of the recent increase made in prices of petrol

and diesel due to rise in international prices of oil alongwiththe devaluation of Pak Rupee separately; and

(c) the estimated change in prices at the end of current month based

on fluctuations in the market?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) The annual estimated impact of Pak Rupee devaluation on prices ofpetroleum products in the country is 7.1% based on the yearly average exchangerate of 2012-13 over 2011-12. Recently Pak Rupee further depreciated by 8%during the 1st quarter of 2013-2014 based on the average exchange rates of July-Sep 2013 over 2012-13. Impact in Rupee term is also given as under:——————————————————————————————

Yearly/ Average yearly Depreciation overPeriod exchange rate previous year

——————————————————————————————2011-12 89.70 3.27 (3.9%)2012-13 96.11 6.41 (7.1%)2013-14 103.78 7.67 (8.0%)(Jul-Sep)

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(b) The ex-depot sale prices of petrol (MS) has been increased by 3.85%w.e.f 1.10.2013 out of which 2.3% increase was due to Pak Rupee depreciationand balance 1.55% was due increase in international market/import price andadjustment of petroleum Levy on it.

The ex-depot sale prices of diesel (HSD) has been increased by 4.2%w.e.f 1-10-2013 out of which 2.1% was due to Pak Rupee depreciation andbalance 2.1% was due to increase in international market/import price andadjustment of petroleum Levy on it.

(c) Because of volatility in international Market prices of petroleumproducts and Pak Rupee fluctuation against US $, it is not possible at this stage toforecast the estimated change in the prices at the end of the current month. TheGoP has no control on international market prices of petroleum products.

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153. *Sahibzada Tariq Ullah:

Will the Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights be pleased tostate the steps/legal action taken so far against the persons involvedin the Swiss Bank, Punjab Bank and Rental Power Scandals, detectedduring the previous Government alongwith the details thereof?

Reply not received.

154. *Sahibzada Muhammad Yaqub:


(a) the quantum of oil and gas being tapped from the Khyber

Pakhtunkhwa at present; and

(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to explore more oil and gas therefrom; if so, whenit will be implemented?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) Average daily oil and gas production during October, 2013 in KhyberPakhtunkhwa province was around 37500 barrels of oil and 397 MMSCFD rawgas respectively.

(b) Yes, in order to vigorously promote exploration and productionactivities in the country, the Government of Pakistan has introduced investor friendlyPetroleum Policy, 2012 with the following incentives:

i. Better gas price

ii. Windfall Levy reduced from 50 % to 40 %

iii. Base price for crude oil and condensate increased from US $ 30/barrels to US $ 40/barrels

iv. Ceiling of US $ 100/barrels replaced with US$ 110/barrels

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155. *Chudhary Hamid Hameed:


(a) whether it is a fact that the Ministry has imposed ban to provide

gas connections to the domestic industry;

(b) whether it is also a fact that the consumers of the said industrywant to change their tariff but the Ministry does not allow; ifso, the reasons thereof; and

(c) the prescribed criteria to change gas tariff thereof?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) Yes it is fact that Government of Pakistan has imposed ban(moratorium) on provision of new gas connections to commercial, Industrial, highrise buildings and housing schemes effective April, 2011. However, there is norestriction on residential gas connection.

(b) Keeping in view moratorium on commercial and industrialconnections, the change of tariff from domestic to commercial is not being processed.Presently gas utility companies are not processing cases of change of tariff fromdomestic to commercial, however, the prescribed criteria for tariff conversionbefore ban is attached at Annex-I.

Annex-I

The criteria before moratorium was as under: Conversion from Domesticto Commercial (On customer own request)

• The existing domestic customer submits application along withrequisite documents.

• Physical inspection of the premise is conducted to ascertain the sizeof houseline, nature of business, number & type of burners withconnected load.

• Billing Clearance from respective department is obtained.

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• The difference of gas tariff is recovered from the customer in case ofusing Gas for commercial purposes.

• Conversion charges along with GSD are charged before theprocessing.

2. (In case of violation detected by the Company)

When a contractual violation is detected, the gas supply is disconnectedon account of unauthorized use of gas for commercial use. Before the change oftariff is processed, up-to-date gas bills and difference of gas tariff charges arerecovered.

3. The requisite documents are required for change of tariff fromDomestic to Commercial

• Ownership papers

• NOC / Tenancy agreement from the owner in case of tenant

• Valid Trade License

• Copy of CNIC (Both Owner & Tenant)

• Clearance from Billing / S&M Department• Prescribed Conversion charges

4. Additionally, customer is required to clear outstanding dues/claimagainst the premises, if any. Furthermore the gas load requirement is evaluatedand necessary main extension is carries out if required at customer’s cost. Customeris also required to pay gas supply deposit in accordance with connected gas loadbased on prevailing tariff notified by OGRA.

156. *Iftikhar Ud Din:


(a) the reasons for not completing the construction work of LowariTunnel;

(b) the total amount allocated for the said Tunnel so far alongwith

the time by which the construction work will be completedthereupon;

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(c) whether it is a fact that the Lowari Tunnel Project was droppedin 2010-11; if so, the reasons thereof;

(d) whether it is also a fact that the original plan of the said Tunnel

was changed; if so, the reasons thereof;

(e) whether it is further a fact that the plan for connecting Chitralto Tajikistan after completion of the said Tunnel has beenpostponed; if so, the reasons thereof; and

(f) whether objection has been raised by the Ministry regarding theconstruction of Chitral-Wakhan and Tajikistan Road; if so, thedetails thereof?

Minister for Communications: (a) The work on Lowari Tunnel wasenvisaged to be completed by Oct 2010. However, owing to conversion of RailTunnel to Road Tunnel, the completion period of project was extended accordingly.

(b) Total allocation as per revised PC-1 is Rs.18.13 billion, out of whichRs 8.3 billion has been incurred so far. The project will be completed by Oct2017, subject to provision of funds.

(c) No, the project was not dropped during 2010-11.

(d) The President of Pakistan visited Tajikistan from Jul 27 to 29, 2009.An MOU was signed between Tajikistan and Pakistan for construction of Roadfrom Chitral to Tajikistan via Afghanistan (200 Km). The Government of Pakistandecided to convert Lowari Rail Tunel to Road Tunnel in anticiupation of futureroad connection with Tajikistan.

(e) NHA engaged M/s Geo-consult for feasibility study/design of theproject from Chitral to Tajikistan. The proposed alignment passes from Chitral -Durrah Pass - Iskatul-Gulkhana-Ishkashim total 200 km. The security clearanceto the engineering consultants was not granted by the Afghan Government, therefore,survey work could not be completed.

(f) The Government of Afghanistan has not accorded priority to theproposed road connectivity. Therefore, the proposed scheme has been deferred.

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157. *Nighat Parveen Mir:

Will the Minister for Science and Technology be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that emissions of gasses is taking place inIsland which emerged in the sea, between the Ormara and Pasniafter the earthquake;

(b) if so, the steps being taken in this regard?

Minister for Science and Technology (Mr. Zahid Hamid): (a) Theexact location of the island that appeared after the earthquake on 24th September2013, is West Bay of Gwadar. A technical team of National Institute ofOceanography (N10), stationed at its Research Substation at Gwadar, visited theisland and carried out detailed sampling. Tests conducted by NIO confirmed thepresence of methane gas that was escaping into the air from a number of vents onthe island. The gas is odourless and inflammable.

In addition to the above island, three earth extrusions also appeared in theoffshore area off Basel River Mouth towards the west of Ormara. Technicallythese extrusions cannot be called islands. Two of the three extrusions remainedunder water; the third was slightly above the water level. No gas emissions wereobserved from these three extrusions.

A similar island appeared off Gwadar as a result of an earthquake in 1945.Islands also emerged without any earthquake in offshore area near Kurd Malir in1999 and 2010. Methane gas was also emitted from these islands.

All these islands along the Makran Coast however remained short-livedand collapsed due to loss in gas pressure and severe pounding by sea wavesduring monsoons.

The island that has recently emerged in the West Bay of Gwadar is expectedto experience the same fate. After losing gas pressure, it is likely to be washedaway by the sea in a few months. The process has already started.

(b) According to preliminary studies conducted by NIO, the Makrancoastal belt has extensive resources of gas hydrates which are frozen methane.The methane is reported to be present at couple of hundred meters below the seafloor. Whenever this highly pressurized gas finds weaker strata above it or if the

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tectonic movements create some fissures and fractures in the strata, it tries torelease its pressure. During the process a dome like structure/island is created.Sometimes these structures may not emerge out of the water and remain unnoticed.

Many aspects of gas hydrates are being investigated worldwide tounderstand their origin, their occurrence, the factors that affect their stability, andthe possibility of using this vast resource in the world energy mix. However, gashydrates present both scientific and technological challenge as they are yet to betapped commercially.

The NIO is taking the following steps in this regard:

(i) The National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) has prepared aCountry Paper regarding the gas hydrate potential of Pakistanoffshore area.

(ii) NIO has also conceived a Project, with technical assistance fromChina, under which seismic data acquired by different oil & gascompanies and other research institutions from offshore areas ofMakran will be processed or: a sophisticated system/model todetermine the gas hydrate potential.

(iii) NIO has already undertaken preliminary studies of the island thatemerged at Gwadar and extrusions off Basal River.

(iv) After initial assessment of samples, NIO geologists are scheduled toconduct geological survey of the Gwadar and adjoining area.

(v) NIO is planning a detailed oceanographic survey of the area onboardPakistan Navy’s survey vessel.

158. *Nighat Parveen Mir:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate the names of countries which raised the objections on Pak-IranGas Pipeline Project during the year 2012-13 till date alongwith thedetails thereof?

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Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): International Geo- Political situation with respect to nuclear program ofIran has also reflection on Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline Project. However, no countryhas formally communicated any objections on Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline Project.

159. *Choudhry Muhammad Shahbaz Babar:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate the types of taxes included in the prices of petrol, diesel andkerosene oil during the year 2013-14 alongwith the justificationthereof?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): The types of taxes included in the prices of petrol, diesel and keroseneoil are as under:———————————————————————————————

Custom Petroleum GSTPetrol Duty Levy

——————————————————————————————Petrol — 8.29 17%Diesel 7.5% 6.29 17%Kerosene — 6.00 17%

——————————————————————————————The GOP has the prerogative to levy taxes on petroleum products to

collect revenue. It is worth mentioning that above taxes are existing since long andare not new.

160. *S.A. Iqbal Qadri:


(a) the per litre price of petrol and diesel purchased from foreign

companies during the year 2012-13;

(b) the rates on which petrol and diesel are being supplied to PetrolPumps including taxes now a days; and

(c) the per litre percentage of profit on petrol which is being earned

by the Government at present?

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Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) The per litre average impot/purchase price of petrol and diesel duringthe year 2012-13 was as under:—

Products Rs./litrePetrol 68.83Diesel 79.91

The price of HSD also includes custom duty around Rs.5.58 per litre. Theyearly average ex-depot sale price of petrol and diesel during 2012-13 was asunder:—

Products Rs./litrePetrol 100.16Diesel 108.17

(b) The rates on which petrol and diesel including taxes being suppliedto petrol pumps effective 1.10.2013 are Rs.110.46 and Rs.114.65 per litrerespectively. The above rates do not include pump dealers margin.

(c) The per litre percentage of taxes being collected by the GoP at presenti.e effective 1.10.2013 are as under:—

Products taxes as % of ex-depot sale price

Petrol, 22%

Diesel, 25%

Kerosene 20%

LDO 17%

161. *Naeema Kishwar Khan:


(a) whether it is a fact that the increase has been made in the security

fee of gas connections by the Government in recent months;

(b) if so, the percentage thereof for the small and big houses; and

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(c) whether it is also a fact that the recovery will be made from theconsumers of old gas connections; if so, the justificationalongwith the criteria to be adopted therefor?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) Yes, Oil and Gas regulatory Authority has approved revision in securitydeposit fee of domestic consumers.

(b) New Customers——————————————————————————————

Old New %ageSecurity Security Increment

——————————————————————————————Up to 10 Marlas 1,500 4,500 200%Over 10 Marlas 2,000 4,500 125%

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The above security will be reworked after one year on the basis of averageconsumption for three (3) months in the last one year.

(c) The adjustment in security deposit of the existing consumers will berecovered in a gradual manner over the period of six months by installment throughnormal gas bills.

The security deposit of domestic consumers was notified in 1996 by GoPwhen gas prices were considerably low and no revision in security deposit hasbeen made since then. In view of the fact that the gas prices have increased manifoldsince 1996, the same are insufficient for recovery of the amount in case of defaultingconsumers and that the doubtful debts of companies are increasing day by day.

It is pertinent to explain here that the recovery from old/existing consumersis not necessarily Rs. 4,500/-. It will depend on their average consumption for 03months in the last one year and the difference of security already

162. *Musarat Rafique Mahesar:


(a) the total length in Kilometer of Indus Highway from Kashmoorto Jamshoro in the Sindh Province; and

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(b) the steps being taken for the maintenance of said Highway?

Minister for Communications: (a) The length of Indus Highway fromJamshoro to Kashmore in Sindh Province is 491 kilometers.

(b) For maintenance and improvement of said section, NHA has awarded48xcontracts amounting to Rs.275.8 million under NHA’s Annual MaintenanceProgram 2012-13. The details are:

(Rs. In million)——————————————————————————————

No. of Contracts Amount——————————————————————————————

Routine Maintenance 11 43.75Emergency Maintenance 27 153.99Bridge/Culvert Maint. 03 8.81Highway Safety 05 25.75Geometric Improvement 02 43.54

—————————————————————————————— Total 48 275.84

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163. *Mrs. Shahida Rehmani:


(a) whether it is a fact that delay in Sandak Project is being caused;

if so, the reasons thereof;

(b) whether it is also a fact that an agreement has been signed witha black listed company to restart the said project; if so, thereasons thereof; and

(c) the loss caused to the national exchequer due to said delay?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) No delay has occurred in implementation of the Saindak Copper-Gold Project (SCGP) [District Chagai, Balochistan] and it is regularly producingblister copper for the last ten years.

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(b) Not correct. In view of the financial and technical problemsexperienced during trial production of blister copper at SCGP by Saindak MetalsLimited (a federal public sector entity), the plant had to be stalled shortly after 45days operation in 1996 and Government of Pakistan/ Cabinet Committee decidedto lease out the Project through international bidding. After completing all proceduralformalities and on the basis of competitive bidding, the Project was leased out inOctober, 2002 to M/s Metallurgical Corporation of China (MCC), which is aState owned company of the Peoples’ Republic of China. No agreement has beensigned with any blacklisted company in respect of SCGP. Reportedly, a subsidiaryof MCC, namely “China First Metallurgical Construction Corporation” wasblacklisted by the World Bank in 2011 for 03 years period (26-Sep-2011 to 25-Sep-2014) for violating the Procurement Guidelines of the Bank in a tender for aBank-funded Project in Bangladesh.

(c) SCGP has been regularly operational and productive, generatinghandsome revenue for Federal and Provincial Governments and no loss is causedto the national exchequer.

164. *Malik Itbar Khan:


(a) the number of companies operating in the country for

exploration of Oil and Gas at present; and

(b) the progress made by the said companies during the last threeyears?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) (a)Presently there are twenty nine exploration and productioncompanies operating in Pakistan.

(b) The progress made by the said companies during last three fiscalyears is as under:

27 discoveries mad204 wells drilled

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Acquired 15, 022 L.Km of 2D

Acquired 10,999 Sq. Km of 3 D

Production of gas increased by 1.55%

Production of oil increased by 14.85%.

165. *Syed Waseem Hussain:


(a) the amount of circular debt of Pakistan State Oil at present;

and

(b) the steps being taken by the Government to rationalize the saiddebt?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) As of 5th December, 2013, the overdue balance stands at Rs 103,829million. Break up is furnished below:——————————————————————————————

Customer Overdue BalancesRs. in Million)

——————————————————————————————WAPDA 63,662HUBCO 22,071PIA 5,741OGDCL 73KESC 10,333NLC 214Saba Power & 1,140Southern ElectricPakistan Railways 595

—————————————————————————————— Total 103,829

——————————————————————————————(b) This relates to Ministry of Water & Power and Finance Division and

they may reply for this part of question.

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166. *Syed Waseem Hussain:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate the year-wise total number of LPG quota issued during thelast five years alongwith the criteria adopted therefor?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): No LPG quota has been issued by Federal Government during last fiveyears.

167. *Syed Asif Hasnain:


(a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to construct new Highways and Motorways in thecountry; if so, the time by which the construction work will bestarted thereupon; and

(b) the total amount of expenditure to be incurred thereupon?

Minister for Communications: (a) Yes. The Government of Pakistan/National Highway Authority has planned to construct new Motorways, Expresswaysand Highways in the country in near future. Detail of Planned Motorways/Expressways/ Highways is given as under:—

(i) Pak China Economic Corridor

Pak China Economic Corridor will start from Khunjrab to Gwadarvia Mansehra, Abbotabad, Islamabad Pindi Gheb Bhather, Mianwali,D.G. Khan, Dera Allah Yar, Khuzdar, Turbat and then finally terminateat Gwadar. Its length is about 2400 km.

The PC-II for feasibility study of the subject project has been submittedto Planning Division for placing before CDWP for approval. Time tostart and complete the construction of said project would be betterdefined on completion of detailed design and feasibility study.

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(ii) Karachi - Lahore Motorway

Karachi-Lahore Motorway will originate from Hub (Karachi) andterminate at Babu Sabu Interchange on M-2 via Dadu, Sukhar, Rohri,Pannu Aqil, Ghotki, Gudu Ubauro, Rahim Yar Khan, Sadiqabad,Zahir Pir, Jalapur Pirwala, Abdul Hakeem, Mamu Kanjan,Tandlianwala, Jaranwala, Nankana Sahibn and finally Babu SabuInterchange on M2. Its length is about 1160 km.

The PC-II for feasibility study of the subject project has been submittedto CDWP for approval. Time to start and complete the constructionof said project will be better defined after completion of feasibilitystudy. However, it is being pursed to complete by 2017-18.

(iii) Muzaffarabad - Mangla-Mirpur Expressway

Muzaffarabad - Mangla - Mirpur Expressway will originate fromMuzaffarabad and terminates at N-5 (G.T.Road) near Dina viaKohala, Ramkot near Mangla reservoir Mirpur and then finally thealignment will terminate at N-5 (G.T. Road) near Dina. Its length isabout 196 km.

The PC-II for feasibility study of the subject project has been submittedto CDWP for approval. Time to start the construction of said projectwill be finalized after feasibility study.

(i) Pak-China Economic Corridor

The tentative cost of Pak-China Economic Corrdior is amounting toRs.765.113 billion. However, exact cost would be determined afterdetailed design and feasibility study.

(ii) Karachi-Lahore Motorway

The tentative cost of Karachi-Lahore Motorway is amounting toapproximately Rs. 458 billion. However, exact cost would bedetermined after detailed design and feasibility study.

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(iii) Muzaffarabad - Mangla - Mirpur Expressway

The tentative cost of Muzaffarabad-Mangla-Mirpur Expressway isapproximately amounting to Rs 75 billion. However, exact cost wouldbe determined after detailed design and feasibility study.

168. *Molana Ameer Zaman:


(a) whether it is a fact that the construction work of Loralai toDera Ghazi Khan road has not been completed so far; if so, thetime by which it will be completed;

(b) whether it is also a fact that the funds have been released

therefor; if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the prescribed procedure of the NHA for release of funds for theconstruction of roads throughout the country?

Minister for Communications: (a) On Loralai - DG Khan Road,construction work is in progress on Waigum Rud -Khajuri Bewata Section (132km). Yes, it is a fact that the project has not been completed so far.

Expected dates of completion are as under :—

Waigum Rud to Khajuri Section IIIA

Progress on this section is 59% the section is expected to be completedby Jan 31, 2014.

Khajuri to Bewata Section IIIB

The section was completed in 2006 but showed signs of failure, whenopened for traffic. NLC, the Contractor is being pressed upon to carry outrectification at the earliest. Repair and rectification is expected to be completed byJun-2014.

(b) Following allocations were made in PSDP 2013-14 for Rakhi Gaj -Bewata (N-70) East West (34 km) D.G. Khan (Japan) :—

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Rs in Million——————————————————————————————

a. Local Currency Foreign Currency67.200 1,612.800

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Upto Sep 30, 2013 an amount of Rs 13.440 million has been release,,!out of which Rs 6.662 has been utilized till Oct 21, 2013.

(c) Prescribed procedure for release of funds for the construction ofroads is at Annex-A.

Annex- ‘A’

DETAIL OF TOTAL BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR NHA AND ITSMECHANISM OF PROJECT WISE UTILIZATION

PSDP Allocation 2013-14:—

1. NHA demand included a total of 124 projects in proposed PSDPfor financial year 2013-14 out of which 81 projects were ongoing while remaining43 were planned projects. The initial requirement of funds determined was Rs.120.717 billion. However, the GoP has allocated Rs. 63,038 million in PSDP2013-14 for 83 development projects of NHA having following breakup:——————————————————————————————

Allocation 2013 - 14No. of ————————————————

Projects F.C L.C Total——————————————————————————————

Ongoing 70 27,861 30,200 58,061New 13 3,055 1,922 4,977

——————————————————————————————Total 83 30,916 32.122 63,038

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PSDP Releases/Utilization 2013-14:—

2. The Government of Pakistan allocates development funds to NHAon project basis rather than province wise. The allocation comprises of LocalCurrency and Foreign Currency components.

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3. The FC component is received from donor agencies either as re-lentloan through Economic Affairs Division or directly from donors.

4. The local currency component is received as Cash DevelopmentLoan (CDL) from the Government of Pakistan. As per mechanism for the releaseof development funds the Planning & Development Division issue release order toFinance Division on quarterly basis as per following guide lines to issue Sanctionletter to AGPR for the release of development funds to NHA:—

I. 1st Quarter Share 20% of Annual Allocation

II. 2nd Quarter Share 20% of Annual Allocation

III. 3rd Quarter Share 30% of Annual Allocation

IV. 4th Quarter Share 30% of Annual Allocation

5. The development funds received from the Government of Pakistanin shape of Cash Development Loan (CDL) is utilized to pay out the liabilities ofContractors, Consultants, Utilities, Land Acquisition etc. on PSDP funded projectsagainst annual allocation of each project.

169. *Lal Chand:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate the province, year and quantity-wise oil and gas produced inthe country during the last five years alongwith the value thereof?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): Yearly province wise oil and gas production for last five years is atAnnex-I.

Information about values of oil and gas is awaited from the E&P companies.

170. *Sahibzada Tariq Ullah:


(a) whether it is a fact that there are different rates of CNG in the

country at present; if so, the province-wise details alongwiththe reasons thereof; and

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(b) the steps taken by the Ministry to introduce uniform CNG ratesthroughout the country during the last five years till date?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) As per policy guideline of the Federal government there are twoslabs/regions across the country for CNG consumers price on the basis of GrossCalorific Value (GCV) commonly known as heating values of gas which variesfrom field to field. The average GCV in Region I comprising (KPK, Baluchistanand Potohar) is taken at 1040 btu/scf and in Region II comprising (Punjab &Sindh, excluding Potohar) it is taken at 950 btu/scf to calculate CNG price. Atpresent, notified CNG Consumer for Region I is Rs. 75.48 per Kg and for RegionII, it is at Rs.66.75 per Kg.

(b) This mechanism to determine and notify the CNG consumer priceon the basis of GCV itself provides uniformity in pricing in energy equivalent terms.Hence, the forgoing situation does not warrant to take any step.

171. *Muhammad Aijaz Ahmed Chaudhary:


(a) the steps being taken by the Ministry to remove theencroachments made along both sides of the G.T Road fromTaxila to Lahore;

(b) whether it is a fact that the broken fences and the lack of proper

safety and security arrangements have increased the number ofaccidents thereon; and

(c) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Ministry

to take effective measures in this regard in collaboration withthe Municipal Corporations and Town Administrations of thosecities which are established in their jurisdiction?

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Minister for Communications: (a) Numberous of notices for removalof encroachment were issued to encroachers by Deputy Director (Maintenance)Rawalpindi and Deputy Director (Maintenance) Wazirabad. Encroachments havebeen removed between Hassanabdal to Taxila with the help of Cantonment Boardsand district administration. Further, encroachments within Rawalpindi City werealso removed but encroachers have again encroached RoW. Notices to allencroachers between Rawalpindi to Lahore have been served number of timesbut sometimes for want of support by district administration, action remains heldup.

(b) The National Highway N-5 from Taxila to Lahore is not fenced.NHA has taken number of highway safety related measures to provide safe andsmooth flow of traffic. Hence enforcement of traffic laws is ensured through NationalHighways & Motorway Police.

(c) NHA always carries out encroachment removal exercises incollaboration and with the coordination of local administration and law enforcingagencies.

172. *Muhammad Aijaz Ahmed Chaudhary:

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state whether itis a fact that the result cards and date sheets dispatched byEducational Boards and Universities to students/candidates are notdelivered by Pakistan Post within stipulated time; if so, the reasonsthereof?

Minister for Communications: No. Usually the mail including resultcards/date sheets are delivered to the addressee/candidates within the stipulatedtime. The existing system of mail delivery is satisfactory and trust worthy. However,in any isolated case of delay in delivery of Roll No. Slips, date sheets and resultcards, the responsible officials are proceeded against in accordance with theGovernment Servant Efficiency and Discipline Rules, 1973, on complaint of thestudent/addressee.

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173. *Sher Akbar Khan:


(a) the total LPG plants installed in the country so far alongwith

the details thereof;

(b) the total number of said operational plants in Kohat Division atpresent alongwith the quota allocated therefor;

(c) whether open tenders will be invited for LPG quota of OGDCL

and MOL Oil and Gas Company working in Kohat Division atpresent; and

(d) whether there is any quota thereof allocated for the KPK, so

far; if not; the steps being taken by the Government in thisregard?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) At present there are 126 LPG storage and filling plants in the country.The details are attached as Annex-I.

(b) At present one (1) LPG storage and filling plant namely Kotal Gas isoperational in Kohat Division. Since the LPG allocation is deregulated, FederalGovernment does not allocate any quota.

(c) Each Joint Venture partner of Makori gas field will dispose of itsshare of LPG to the LPG licensed marketing companies on terms and conditionsto be settled between buyer and seller. OGDCL have sought applications throughpress advertisement from licensed LPG marketing companies for sale of OGDCL’sshare of LPG from Makori gas field on the basis of Signature Bonus.

(d) At present there is no quota allocated for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,however, LPG Policy Guidelines 2013 provides that to ensure adequate suppliesof LPG in remote, rural and hilly areas i.e. AJK, FATA and Northern Areas and tohalt deforestation, all local LPG producers in Punjab and KPK will supply 7% oftheir production to marketing companies having distribution network in the aboveareas for exclusive marketing in said areas.

(Annexure has been placed in the National Assembly Library)

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174. *Belum Hasnain:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resource be pleased tostate:

(a) the total value of investment made by foreign companies in the

country for exploration of Petroleum and Natural Gas duringthe last three years alongwith the locations thereof; and

(b) the steps being taken by the Government to attract further

foreign investment to meet the domestic demand of Petroleumand Natural Gas?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) During last three years the foreign E&P companies have investedabout $ 2.02 billion ($ 2,020 Million) for oil and gas exploration in the country.Details of location-wise investment made by each foreign company is atAnnexure-I.

(b) Following steps have been taken to attract further foreign Investmentto cope with the domestic demand of oil and gas in the country:

(1) The Government of Pakistan has promulgated investor friendlyPetroleum Policy 2012 with the following incentives:

i. Better gas price;

ii. Windfall Levy reduced from 50% to 40%;

iii. Base Price for crude oil and condensate increased from US$30/barrel to US$ 40/barrel;

iv. Ceiling of US$ 100/barrel replaced with US$ 110/barrel;

v. Renewal of lease after expiry of lease term for another fiveyears subject to payment an of amount of 15% of the well headvalue;

vi. Sale of 90% share of pipeline specification gas to Governmentof Pakistan and 10% by E&P companies to any buyer withprior consent of Government;

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vii. A bonanza of US$ 1/MMBTU shall be given for first threediscoveries in offshore area;

viii. Policy, 2012 gas price will also be extended to the leases foradditional 10% production over and above the commitment ofDevelopment plan approved by the Government;

ix. For the purpose of pricing and delivery obligations for naturalgas, the gas will be delivered at outlet flange (Field Gate/DeliveryPoint);

x. For offshore, the gas will be delivered at the nearest accesspoint to an existing regulated transmission system; or at theshore within coastal locations.

(2) Award process for 50 new exploration blocks is being finalized inconsultation with provinces.

(3) The Government has also introduced Tight Gas Policy 2011 to extractgas from tight gas reservoir by offering additional gas price.

(4) The Government has introduced Low Btu Gas Pricing Policy 2012by offering higher gas price.

(5) In order to exploit shale gas reserves of the country, USAID isproviding technical assistance to M/o Petroleum & N.R via appointment of expertsin the Shale Gas policy formulation and technology support for exploitation ofunconventional gas resources. Approval to commence project has been grantedon 09-10-2013 and project will take 9 months to complete. A Non-DisclosureAgreement for data confidentiality has also been executed on 02-12-2013.


175. *Dr. Nisar Ahmad Jatt:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate the steps taken by the Ministry to assess the impacts of proposedunbundling of gas utilities for each category of consumers during theyear 2013-14?

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Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): Prior to processing of proposal of unbundling of gas utility companies,as a first step, consultants of international repute will be inducted to undertake theassignment. Further, the Provincial Governments will be consulted in advance andthe matter will also be placed before the Council of Common Interests.176. *Dr. Nisar Ahmad Jatt:


(a) the names of the development projects started during the years

2012-13;

(b) the project-wise total amount of expenditure made thereonduring the said period;

(c) the names of the said under construction projects at present;

and

(d) the names of the said projects which have been abandoned andnot included in the PSDP for the year 2013-14?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) (b) & (c) The Details of development projects started during theyear 2012-13, project-wise total amount of expenditure made during the saidperiod, names of the under construction projects at present and names of the saidprojects which have been abandoned and not included in the PSDP for the year2013-14 by the Departments/ Organizations working under the administrativecontrol of Ministry of Petroleum Petroleum and Natural Resources as under:——————————————————————————————

Mineral Wing Geological Survey ofPakistan (GSP)

——————————————————————————————————————————— (a) No new Geological Survey of

development project Pakistan (GSP) is activelyrelating to the engaged in the mineralMineral Wing was exploration geologicalstarted during the mapping and other relatedyear 2012-13. research works regardingHowever, work on the natural resources.an old PSDP project In the year 2012-13, nonamely development projects‘Review/Updation of were started, except twoNational Mineral ongoing projects, which

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Policy’ was are given below.continued during the Accelerated Geologicalaforesaid year Mapping and Geochemical

Exploration of the out-croparea of Pakistan.Up gradation/Strengtheningof Geosciences AdvanceResearch Laboratories,Islamabad.

———————————————————————————————————————————

——————————————————————————————Mineral Wing Geological Survey of

Pakistan (GSP)——————————————————————————————————————————— (b) An amount of (b) (i) Accerated

Rs.0.202 million was Geological Mapping andexpended under the Geochemicalabove mentioned exploration of the Out-project during the Crop area of Pakistan.financial year 2012-13. Total Approved cost for

the project 198.643 millionExpenditure in the year2012-13/11.40 million.

(ii) Upgradation/Strengthingof Geoscience AdvanceResearch Laboratories,Islambad.

Total Approved Cost forthe project 249.870 millionExpenditure in the year2012-13 / 17.311 million

(c) Nil Nil

The abovesaid NilProject‘Review/Updation ofNational MineralPolicy’ was completedin 2012-13 and hencenot included in PSDPfor the year 2013-14.

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177. *Dr. Arif Alvi:

Will the Minister for Defence be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that proper media coverage has not beenmade regarding the firings made by Indian Border Security Forcesacross working boundaries particularly near Sialkot during theOctober, 2013;

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(b) whether it is also a fact that two civilians and a ranger died

during the incident;

(c) if the answers to parts ( (a) and (b) above are in affirmative,the reasons for not making proper media coverage therefor;and

(d) whether it is further a fact that effective media coverage is beingmade by India of all such incidents; if so, the steps being takenby the Government to improve such media coverage/projection?

Minister for Defence: (a) In respect to the firing incidents by Indianborder security forces, proper and measure response form the Pakistan side wassent across through media. Pakistani authorities and media sensibly reported theincidents of violation at LoC. On the diplomatic front Foreign Office not onlyfirmly reacted to the incidents of infiltration but also lodged protest with the IndianHigh Commission. Pakistan has always maintained a policy ofco-existence and has desired peace in the region.

(b) Reply may be sought from Ministry of Interior as MoI is theadministrative Ministry dealing with Rangers.

(c) Already replied in a and b above.

(d) Government of Pakistan has always been highlighting the cease fireviolations on LOC by India through print as well as electronic media. The incidentin question has also been adequately Projected as evident from the press clippingsattached herewith. Furthermore, it has been the Government policy to observestrategic restraint and adopt a prudent approach in order to de-escalate the situation.However, if it is felt that the media response was not matching with that of Indianside, our national media can be directed accordingly to deal with such situation infuture.

178. *Shaikh Rohale Asghar:


(a) whether it is a fact that loadshedding of gas for industrial/

commercial consumers is being carried out in the country; and

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(b) if so, its details thereof?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) Yes it is a fact that load curtailment of gas for Industrial consumers isbeing carried out in the country, however, there is no load curtailment in theCommercial sector.

(b) SNGPL (Punjab)

CNG Sector 5 holidays/ weekIndustrial Sector 5 holidays/ week.

SSGCL (Sindh)CNG Sector 3 holidays/ weekIndustrial Sector 1 holiday/ week

No load shedding in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Baloshistan.

179. *Shaikh Rohale Asghar:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate province-wise schedule of closing the CNG Stations in thecountry?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): At present, schedule of closing CNG stations is as under:

Punjab 5 holidays per weekSindh 3 holidays per week

There is no load shedding in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.The proposed curtailment by gas utility companies for CNG sector during winter2013-14 is as under;

In Punjab, CNG stations will observe 7 holidays/week in December toFebruary and 6 holidays/ week in March and April. Likewise, in Sindh 3 gasholidays/ week will be observed in CNG sector. As gas demand in KhyberPukhtunkhwa is expected to outstrip its supplies, therefore some gas load

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management will also be observed depending on demand supply gap. There willbe no load management in Balochistan.

180. *Shahzadi Umerzadi Tiwana:

Will the Minister for Law, justice and Human Rights be pleased tostate:

(a) the total number of the districts in the country where offices ofthe Human Rights have not been established by the Ministry sofar; and

(b) the steps being taken by the Ministry to establish the said offices?

Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights: (a) The basic functionof Human Rights Wing in Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights is to monitorHuman Rights situation/violations in the country. There are four Regional Officesof Human Rights functioning under Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights atLahore, Karachi, Peshawar and Quetta, along with the Headquarter at Islamabad.These Offices coordinate with the relevant stakeholders for protection andpromotion of Human Rights in their respective regions. There is no Office of HumanRights established by the Ministry at District level.

(b) However, the Ministry has recently approved evolving acomprehensive Strategy on Development Programs, Projects and Initiatives toaddress Human Rights issues in Pakistan which include the following:

Establishment of Human Rights Centers in selected Districts acrossPakistan on the pattern of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Human RightsCenters for Women (SBBHRCWs).

Creation of Human Rights Defenders Corp at District level byincluding voluntary Lawyers or by paying small honorarium from Rs.10,000/- to 15,000/-.

Establishment of the Independent National Commission on HumanRights which is actively under process of the Federal Government.

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181. *Shahzadi Umerzadi Tiwana:

Will the Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights be pleased tostate whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to fix the dates of elections by amending theConstitution; if so, when it will be implemented?

Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights: There is no suchproposal under consideration in this Ministry so far.

182. *Choudhry Muhammad Shahbaz Babar:


state:

(a) the year-wise total amount spent on the import of petroleum

products keeping in view the domestic needs of the country during

the last three years till date; and

(b) the period for which the present resources of petroleum products

will be sufficient to meet the requirements of the country?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) As per Annex-I.

(b) At the current production rate, the balance recoverable oil and gas

reserves of the country will last for about 13.4 and 16 years at the present productionlevel.

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183. *Chudhary Hamid Hameed:


state:

(a) the year-wise details of profit earned and loss suffered by the

PSO during the period from 2008 to 2013; and

(b) the year-wise details of loss suffered by the PSO under the head

of petroleum products that have been wasted during the said

period?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) The year-wise details of profit earned and losses suffered by thePSO is as under:———————————————————————————————

Financial Year Profit/Loss (Rs. In Million)——————————————————————————————

2008 14,054

2009 (6,699)

2010 9,050

2011 14,779

2012 9,056

2013 12,558——————————————————————————————

(b) PSO on an overall basis has not suffered loss under the head of

“petroleum products wasted” during the period 2008 to 2013.

184. *Munaza Hassan:

Will the Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights be pleased to

state:

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(a) whether it is a fact that Pakistan has signed UN convention on

the rights of the child in 1990, but, incidents of domestic violance

against children are being increasing;

(b) if so, the steps being taken by the Government to prevent

such incidents?

Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights: (a) Pakistan ratified

the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1990 and its Optional

protocols on Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography in 2011.

The incidents of domestic violence against children are being reported in the media.

However, these cases remain invisible due to a number of reasons. Brief at

Annex-I.(b) The Federal and provincial Governments have taken a number of

steps to prevent violence against children which includes enactment of legislationand establishment of infrastructure. Brief at Annex-I.


ISLAMABAD: KARAMAT HUSSAIN NIAZI,The 8th December, 2013. Secretary.

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7th Session

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT

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“UNSTARRED QUESTIONS AND THEIR REPLIES”

For Monday, the 9th December, 2013

(Originally Unstarred Question Nos. 49, 167, 183, 42, 51, 54, 59, 62,67,69, 174, 176, 178, 181, 182, 187, 188, 190, 191, 193, 197, 202, 203, 204

and 205 were set down for answer during the 6th Session)

49. Sheikh Salahuddin:

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state the numberof inquiries ordered by the Ministry to unearth mismanagement andcorruption during the last five years alongwith the reports thereof?

Reply not received.

167. Shaista Pervaiz:


(a) the names, qualification and relevant experience of Governmentofficers nominated on various Boards of Directors of companiesand organizations working under the Ministry during the periodfrom 1-3-2008 till date; and

(b) the date-wise details of meetings attended by each one of the saidofficers alongwith the remunerations received for each meetingduring the said period?

Reply not received.

183. Rai Hasan Nawaz Khan:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate the category-wise total number of employees recruited in the

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public companies working under the administrative control of Ministryduring the period from 5-3-2008 to 15-3-2013 alongwith the domicilesthereof?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): The domocites-wise number of employees recruited in the publicCompanies working under the administrative control of Ministry during the periodfrom 5-3-2008 to 15-3 2013 alongwith the domiciles is given as under:-

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42. Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi:


(a) whether it is a fact that the construction work on KashmirHighway from Rawalpindi and Islamabad has not beencompleted since long; if so, the reasons thereof;

(b) the total amount of expenditures incurred thereupon so far; and

(c) the time by which this construction work will be completed?

Reply not received.

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51. Shahzadi Umerzadi Tiwana:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate the authority who prescribed criteria for appointment of MDs/CEOs of various companies and organizations working under theMinistry at present?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): This Ministry prescribed the following criteria for appointment of MDs/CEOs of various companies and organizations working under the Ministry at present

54. Dr. Ramesh Kumar Vankwani:


(a) the number of non-Muslims who have been inducted in Pak-Army, Navy and Airforce during the last five years; and

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(b) whether any quota has been fixed for Minorities thereof; if so,the details thereof?

Minister for Defence: (a) The number of non-Muslim inducted inPakistan Army, Pakistan Navy and Pakistan Air Force during the last five years(2008 to 2012) is given below:-____________________________________________________________

Year Pakistan Army Pakistan Navy Pakistan Air Force Total

(b) the region-wise total number of applications, demand noticesdeposited by the consumers for supply of sui gas during the saidperiod; and

(c) the region-wise total number of applications for supply of suigas were pending as on 30-6-2013?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) The required information is given at Annex-A.

(b) The required information is given at Annex-B.

(c) The required information is given at Annex-C.

(Annexures has been placed in the National Assembly Library).

69. Mir Aamir Ali Khan Magsi:


(a) whether it is a fact that there is a shortage of employees hailingfrom Sindh Rural and Balochistan Province in SNGPL andSSGCL at present;

(b) if so, the steps being taken or proposed to be taken to observethe quota?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) In SNGPL, there is shortage of employees from Sindh and Balochistan,due to the reason that it's areas of operation are Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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and AJK. Resultantly, the number of employees from these regions are higher.Similarly, SSGCL operation areas are Sindh and Balochistan and the number ofemployees from these Provinces are higher as compared to representation fromPunjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Jummu and Kashmir.

(b) There is no shortage of employees hailing from Sindh (R) andBaluchistan provinces in SSGCL. Domicile-wise, 52.94% employees are fromSindh(R) and 10.11% from Baluchistan (Province-wise break up is annexed at‘A’). In SNGPL, there is shortage of employees from Sindh (R) and fromBaluchistan. 0.23% employees are from Sindh (R) and 1.05% from Balochistan.

The rules 15 and 16 of the Civil Servants (Appointment, Promotion andTransfer) Rules, 1973 provides as under:–

Rule -15

“Vacancies in posts in BPS-3 to 15 and equivalent in offices which serveonly a particular province or region shall be filled by appointment of personsdomiciled in the province or region concerned.”

Rule-16

“Vacancies in Posts in BPS-1 and 2 and equivalent shall ordinarily befilled on local basis.”

As per the above Rule, SNGPL and SSGCL are serving particular regions,therefore domicile of employees belonging to these regions is higher. Asfar as steps being taken to observe the quota are concerned, the Companieswill be issued directions to enhance / follow regionals quota for posts inBS-17 and above / equivalent in the autonomous bodies / corporationsworking under the Ministry of P&NR.


174. Ramesh Lal:

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state:(a) whether it is a fact that the construction work of Larkana-

Qambar road was started during the last year;

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(b) whether it is also a fact that the said work has not been completedso far; if so, the reasons thereof; and

(c) the time by which the construction work of the said road will becompleted?

Minister for Communications: (a) No, the project had commenced inSep-2009.

(b) Yes, project has not been completed so far although the pavementwork has been completed except Berio-Chandio Village where a bypass hasbeen proposed. Reasons for delay in completion are as under:—

a. Death of two Directors of M/s Al-Mehran Builders (the contractor)in Air Blue crash.

b. Land acquisition issues particularly in Berio-Chandio area.

c. Disruptions in supply of material, disturbance of borrow areas anddiversion of funds, due to flood-2010.

d. Delayed payments.

(c) Subject to resolution of land acquisition issues in Berio-Chandiovillage, project will be completed by Dec-2013.

176. Dr. Nisar Ahmad Jatt:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate the main research and development work undertaken by thecompanies, organizations, attached/autonomous/semi-autonomous/subordinate departments of the Ministry during the last five years?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) The detail of main research and development work undertaken bythe companies, organizations, attached / autonomous /semi-autonomous/subordinate

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departments of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Resources during the last fiveyears is attached as under:–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Name of Organization/ Office Annex No.––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

1. Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) I

2. Saindak Metals Limited (SML) II

3. Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGCL) III

4. Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) IV

5. Mineral Wing V

6. Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) VI

7. Hydrocarbon Development Institute of Pakistan (HDIP) VII

8. Pakistan State Oil Limited (PSOL) VIII

9. Pak Arab Refinery Limited (PARCO) IX

10. Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation Limited (PMDC) X

11. Geological Survey of Pakistan (GSP) XI––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––


178. Sahibzada Muhammad Yaqub:


(a) whether it is a fact that billions of rupees have been spent by theGovernment to supply sui gas to Dir Lower;

(b) whether it is also a fact that the work has been stopped; if so,the time by which work will be started thereupon; and

(c) the steps being taken to supply sui gas to the villages of Chakdaraand Timergarah?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) Approximately an amount of Rs. 590.015 million has been spenton the said project so far.

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(b) The development work for supply of gas to Malakan, Quayray,Surrounding Villages of Timergara, Hajibad, Ziarat, Talash, Surrounding villagesof Darai, Timeregarha District lower Dir was held up in view of constitution PetitionNo. 20 of 2013 in the supreme court. The honorable court has directed to reviewall gas development schemes with a view to ascertain their feasibilities for decidingto continue or abandon the same with the approval of the competent authority.This Ministry is finalizing a „summary for Prime Minister for final decision.

(c) Gas supply to Chakdara was suspended due to washing away ofChakdara Bridge in floods of 2010, which also damaged gas pipeline. Now, thisbridge has been reconstructed, gas supply shall be restored by crossing the bridgewith new pipeline after obtaining NOC from NHA. As regard Timergarha project,the same fall under the purview of Constitution petition No. 20

181. Syed Ayaz Ali Shah Sheerazi:


(a) the amount deposited by oil and gas companies in District Thattaunder the head of Production Bonus during the period fromMarch 2008 to May 2013; and

(b) the projects on which the said amount has been spent alongwithdetails thereof?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) No procuction bouns was due for payment by the Exploration/Production Companies, working in Thatta district and hence no amount wasdeposited by the companies during the period from March 2008 to May 2013.

(b) Nil.

182. Naeema Kishwar Khan:


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(a) whether it is a fact that sui gas department has discontinuedthe practice to provide long service gas pipe line of 100 to 300ft length to consumers after the year 2012; if so, the reasonsthereof; and

(b) the steps being taken by the Government to restore the saidfacility?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) No.

(b) Not applicable.

187. Shaikh Rohale Asghar:


(a) the year-wise total amount of profit earned by OGDCL duringthe last five years; and

(b) the steps being taken to make OGDCL profitable?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) Year-wise total amount of profit earned by OGDCL during the lastfive years is detailed as below:———————————————————————————————

Year Profit (Rs. in billion)——————————————————————————————

2009 55.52010 59.22011 63.52012 96.92013 90.8

——————————————————————————————(b) Following Steps have been taken by OGDCL to make profit:–

Since reported period OGDCL has already been operating profitably.

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This public limited company has paid steady dividends to theshareholders for the last many years and has contributed Rs.129billion to the national exchequer during the financial year 2012-13 inthe shape of taxes, dividends, royalty and duties. The managementof the Company under the guidance of Board of Directors andMinistry of Petroleum and Natural Resources is making all out effortsto increase oil and gas production by accelerating completion ofdevelopment projects. Simultaneously, modern techniques are beingapplied to enhance oil and gas production from existing wells. Also avery hectic exploration program has been chalked out to find thenew prospects for adding additional Hydrocarbon reserves. All suchinitiatives on the part of the management would further increaseCompany's profitability in the coming years.

188. Chudhary Hamid Hameed:


(a) the total number of employees of the National Highway Authorityat present;

(b) the total number of persons appointed in NHA from 01-03-2008to 31-03-2013 alongwith the criteria adopted for appointmentstherein;

(c) whether degrees of the said employees have been verified; if so,the details thereof; and

(d) whether any inquiry has been conducted regarding illegalappointments made in NHA during the last five years till date;if not, the time by which inquiry will be conducted thereof?

Minister for Communications: (a) The total number of employees inNational Highway Authority (NHA) is 3776.

(b) (i) A total number of 1714 persons have been appointed in NHAduring the period from 01.3.2008 to 31.3.2013.

(ii) Criteria laid down in Schedule-IV of NHA (Appointments andPromotions) Rules-1995 is Annexed.

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(c) Degrees/certificates of 2682 employees are under process forverification by the quarters concerned, out of which 628 degrees/certificates havebeen verified whereas 21 were not verified.

(d) During last five years the employees appointed on contract/dailywages have been regularized with the approval of Cabinet Sub-Committee. Theirappointment and regularization has not been declared as “illegal” by any authorityuptill now. However, induction/regularization of all these employees have alreadybeen assailed by the existing regular employees in Lahore High Court W.P. No.5242 of 2013 titled as Ameer Haider etc. and Vs GM (Punjab-North) NHA etc.and Islamabad High Court W.P No. 2794/2011 titled as Nadeem Hussain MalikVs Pakistan through Establishment Division and 6 others. These cases are sub-judice, therefore, no inquiry has been conducted by NHA on the subject.

(Annexure has been placed in the National Assembly Library).

190. Sahibzada Tariq Ullah:


(a) the names and addresses of the persons in the country againstwhom cases are pending with NAB, at present; and

(b) the details of the charges levelled against them?

LAW, JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS DIVISION:

(a) The cases with NAB are under Inquiries / Investigations and the roleof any of the alleged person will be determined on the basis of incriminating evidenceduring the course of inquiry and investigation. Keeping in view the confidentialityand non identification of the actual role of any alleged person their names cannotbe made public. Since, these inquiries / investigations pending with NAB are atdifferent stages, therefore, the information asked by the Hon'ble member does fallunder Section 78(e) of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in theNational Assembly 2007 which envisaged the following: “It shall not refer to thecharacter or conduct of any person except in his official or public capacity nor tocharacter or conduct which can be challenged only on a substantive motion” and

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reference is also made towards Section 78(u) “It shall not ordinarily ask aboutmatters pending before any statutory tribunal or statutory authority performing anyjudicial or quasi-judicial functions or any commission or court of inquiry appointedto enquire into or investigate any matter but may refer to matters concerned withprocedure or subject or stage of enquiry if it is not likely to prejudice theconsideration of the matters by the tribunal or commission or court of enquiry”and the same cannot be disclosed at this stage.

(b) At present, 626 inquiries and 254 investigations are pending at variousstages. The proceedings under National Accountability Ordinance, 1999 (NAO)are initiated under the following charges:–

i. Corruption and corrupt practices.

ii. Misuse of authority as holder of public office.

iii. Cheating of public at large.

iv. Bank default and

v. Misappropriation of public money entrusted to them.

191. Aslam Bodla:


(a) whether it is a fact that open place in front of Rehman CNGStation, Mian Channu, N-5 has been left deliberately;

(b) whether it is also a fact that the said place is the cause ofaccidents; if so, the number of accidents took place at the saidplace so far; and

(c) the time by which divider will be completed at the said place; ifnot, the reasons thereof?

Minister for Communications: (a) This place is near junction/Chowkon start of Mian Channu bypass on Multan side and , old N-5 coming throughurban area of Mian Channu.

The open place has already been closed since last one month.

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The same was not closed because the owner of Rehman CNG had got astay order from the court and hence, the matter was subjudice. However, the staywas vacated and subsequently the U-turn was closed.

(b) Yes, being safety hazard, the said illegal U-turn was a root cause ofmany accidents. However, after the stay was vacated, NHA has closed theU-turn.

As far as the accident data is concerned, one accident had taken place on25th December, 2012 at location mile stone 1021-1022 near Al-Rehman CNG.

(c) The U-turn has already been closed on 4th September, 2013.

193. Munaza Hassan:


(a) the total amount allocated in budget 2013-14 for the welfare ofwomen in the Punjab Province;

(b) the names of Women Welfare Projects for which the said amounthas been allocated during the said period; and

(c) whether any Programme has been designed to get the latestinformation regarding the nature of requirements for welfare ofwomen at national level; if so, the details thereof?

Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights: (a) In the wake of theConstitution (18th Amendment) Act 2010, most of the functions of the erstwhileMinistry of Women Development have been devolved to the provinces. However,the 12 Women Centres in the provinces of Punjab (subsequently renamed by thethen Minister for Human Rights as Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women Centres/SBBWC on 26-04-2013) are still functioning under Ministry of Law, Justice &Human Rights. Objectives of the Centres are at Annex-I. Rs. 78.000 million havebeen allocated in the Federal Development Budget 2013-14 for these Centres @Rs.6.5 Million for each Centre.

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(b) The names of these Centres as per demands for grants andappropriations 2013-14 (development expenditure) are as under:—

(i) Women Centre, Lahore.

(ii) Women Centre, Vehari.

(iii) Women Centre, Sahiwal.

(iv) Women Centre, Mianwali.

(v) Women Centre, Rawalpindi.

(vi) Women Centre, Bahawalpur.

(vii) Women Centre, Multan.

(viii) Women Centre, Sialkot.

(ix) Women Centre, Faisalabad.

(x) Women Centre, Muzaffargarh.

(xi) Women Centre, Khushab.

(xii) Women Centre, D.G. Khan.

(c) Pursuant to the 18th Amendment and as advised by the Planning &Development Division the Ministry of Law, Justice & Human Rights is to focus onthe human rights related projects. However, National Commission on the Statusof Women has become functional and an MoU has been signed with UN Womenfor cooperation regarding support to reporting processes such as Convention onthe Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW),International Convention on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), Convention AgainstTorture (CAT) & Universal Periodic Reports (UPR) and technical support forissues related to legislations/policies/plans related to women's human rights.

ANNEX-I

Objectives of SBBHRCW are as below:-

(1) To protect women against all forms of violence.

(2) To eliminate every type of discrimination against women.

(3) To provide temporary shelter to victims of violence in emergencies.

(4) To provide medical/first aid to women in distress.

(5) To provide/arrange free legal assistance/ aid to women in distress:

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(6) To provide free social, psychological and legal counseling to thewomen.

(7) To liaison with agencies competent to redress grievances of womenat individual and collective levels, especially those concerned withcombating violence against women.

197. Faqir Sher Muhammad Bilalani:


(a) whether it is a fact that obtaining of NOC of the Ministry ismandatory for carrying out development work in the borderareas of Pakistan; if so, the justification thereof; and

(b) the steps being taken to make development work in an effectivemanner in border areas?

Reply not received.

202. Qari Muhammad Yousaf:


(a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to grant the subsidy on the purchase of LPG forBattagram;

(b) if so, when it will be implemented alongwith the details andprocedure thereof?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) No.

(b) Not applicable.

203. Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak:


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(a) whether it is a fact that Pakistan Post Foundation (PPF) existsin the Postal Department;

(b) the number of Housing Projects initiated by (PPF) during thelast five years alongwith the names of the projects and locationsthereof;

(c) the names of postal employees who have applied for allotmentof plots under the (PPF) during the said period alongwith thesize thereof;

(d) the number of employees to whom plots have been allottedtherefrom;

(e) the total amount collected from each employee thereof; and

(f) the time by which plots will be allotted to those employees whohave already applied therefor?

Minister for Communications: (a) Pakistan Post Foundation (PPF)was established in 1990 as a Trust under Charitable Endowment Act-1890 “topromote the welfare and benefit of the serving and retired Pakistan Post Officepersonnel, their families and dependents”. PPF is a self supporting entity. It doesnot get any assistance/grant/budget from Federal Government, Post OfficeDepartment or any other agency/donor. It generates resources through commercialventures in printing, logistics, garments, furniture making and security services etc.

(b) PPF lunched the following three schemes in last five years.

1. Shalimar Town Housing Scheme Jang Interchange, Rawalpindi (2008)

2. Lake Vesta Housing Scheme Adayala Road Rawalpindi (2009)

3. Kuri Road Housing Scheme, Islamabad (2012)

(c) There are 610 employees who have applied for plots in the belowmentioned schemes:–

(i) Shalimar Housing Scheme Annex-A

(ii) Lake Vista Housing Scheme Annex-B

(iii) PPF Enclave Kurri Road Housing Scheme Annex-C

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(Break-up)——————————————————————————————Sr. No. Name of Scheme Total

number of applicants——————————————————————————————

(i) Shalimar Housing Scheme 121(ii) Lake Vista Housing Scheme 052(iii) PPF Enclave Kurri Road Housing Scheme 437

—————————————————————————————— Total 610

——————————————————————————————(d) (1) Shalimar Housing Scheme

121 Plots have been allotted out of which 80 beneficiaries have beengiven possession/allotments after receiving full payments.

(2) Lake Vesta Scheme

The Developer registered land-in various sizes in favor of 052employees who made down payments. However, no plot has beenallotted due to non development of scheme.

(3) Kuri Road Housing Scheme

The scheme is yet to take off. No plot has been alloted so far.

(e) The details of amounts received for each scheme are as under:—

(1) Shalimar Housing Scheme

PPF collected Rs. 80.865 million from 121 postal employees whomade these payments on the basis of House Building Advance (HBA)granted to them by the Post Office Department.

(2) Lake Vesta Scheme

Pakistan Post Foundation collected Rs.6.875 million from 52employees who were granted HBA by Post Office Department tomake these payments. The amount was deposited in a separate bank

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account and was transferred to the Developer through cross cheque.(3) Kuri Road Housing Scheme

PPF collected Rs.58.5 million from 437 applicants who showedinterest for the allotment of plots in the scheme.

The break-up of the amount is as under:—Rs. In million

——————————————————————————————No. Payments Payments Totalof through own through

applicants resources HBA——————————————————————————————

437 Rs.13.9 Rs 44.6 Rs58.5——————————————————————————————

(f) (1) Shalimar Housing Scheme

Postal employees have been allotted plots of various sizes in ShalimarHousing Scheme out of which 80 applicants have also been handedover possession as they have made full payments.

2 Lake Vesta Housing Scheme

The Developer registered land in various sizes in favor of 052 postalemployees who made down payments. However, due to non-development of scheme, no plot has been allotted so far. Thedeveloper is being pressed to initiate development work or provideplots in an alternative scheme within six months.

3 Kuri Road Housing Scheme

The Developer is being pressed to transfer land in favor of PPF inlieu of Rs. 100 million paid to him for the purchase of land oralternatively provide plots in another scheme against the paid amount.,A case has also been filed in Islamabad High Court for the recoveryof money from the Developer.

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Anexures has been placed in the National Assembly Library).204. Sher Akbar Khan:


(a) whether it is a fact that certain parts of Indus Highway fromKohat to Karak are in a dilapidated condition since long andthe flow of traffic thereon often remains disrupted due to landsliding thereon;

(b) if the answer to part (a) above is in the affirmative, the stepsbeing taken by the Government to repair the said Highway andremove un-necessary diversions therefrom?

Minister for Communications: (a) Indus Highway (N-55) having lengthof 1264 kms connects Karachi with Peshawar. Annual Condition Survey 2012-13 revealed that about 76% of Kohat - Karak section (84 kms) is in dilapidatedcondition at present. The details are——————————————————————————————

Road Section Good — Fair Poor —Very Poor——————————————————————————————

Kohat - Karak 24% 76%——————————————————————————————

(b) NHA have carried out following repair & maintenance works onKohat - Karak section under AMP 2012-13. Summary is as under:———————————————————————————————

Maintenance No. of Cost StautsCategory Contracts

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Routine Maintenance 6 25 Ongiong

Emergency Maintenance 6 94 Ongiong

Bridge/Culvert 3 24 CompletedStructural Maint.

—————————————————————————————— TOTAL 15 143

——————————————————————————————Further, Periodic maintenance work on this section consisting of asphaltic

overlay shall be procured soon between Mitha Khel to Naspha costing to Rs. 258million. This will improve riding quality and. also add strength to design life of this

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road section.205. Dr. Ramesh Kumar Vankwani:


(a) the prescribed procedure for the recruitment in SSGPL at present;

(b) the total amount of profit earned and loss suffered by SSGPLduring the last three years along with the year-wise break-upthereof; and

(c) the total number of persons appointed in PSO during the saidperiod alongwith the grade and province-wise break-up thereof?

Reply not received.113. Dr. Raja Aamer Zaman:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased torefer to Un-Starred Question No.66 replied on 19-9-2013 and to state:

(a) the criteria prescribed to allocate funds for the supply of sui gasprojects as approved by the Prime Minister; and

(b) the steps being taken by the present Government to allocatefunds for the supply of Sui gas to various villages of DistrictHaripur?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) The ECC of the Cabinet, in its meeting held on 15.07.2008 hasapproved following per consumer cost criteria for implementation of gas distributionprojects which interalia includes the projects approved by the Prime Ministerand the cost above criteria is funded by the Government of Pakistan:———————————————————————————————

Province Per Consumer CostCriteria (Rs./Consumer)

——————————————————————————————Punjab/ Sindh 54,000/-

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 108,000/-Balochistan 270,000/-

——————————————————————————————(b) The present Government has neither yet issued any directive nor

llocated any funds.

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(a) the structure and mandate of the Pakistan Postal ServicesManagement Board (PPSMB);

(b) the name, qualification, relevant experience, perks andprivileges of the persons who worked as members of the PPSMBduring the last five years;

(c) the criteria adopted for appointment of said members; and

(d) whether those posts were advertised in the newspapers; if not,the reasons thereof?

Reply not received.



(a) the total number of employees working on daily wages basis inthe Pakistan Post for the last five years alongwith their namesand designations;

(b) the names of employees out of those whose services have beenregularized so far; and

(c) the authority that approved regularization of services thereof?

Reply not received.

116. Dr. Arif Alvi:


(a) whether it is a fact that a number of cases are pending in theAnti Terrorism Court Islamabad since long; if so, the reasonsalongwith the details thereof;

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(b) the time by which the trials of said cases will be completed;

(c) whether it is also a fact that the Benazir Bhutto assassinationcase has not been decided so far; if so, the reasons thereof; and

(d) the steps being taken by the Government to improve theefficiency of said Court?

Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights: (a) The Anti Terrorism

Court, Islamabad is a newly established Court in the District, Islamabad and mostof the cases pending adjudication before this Court were received/ transferredfrom the ATC, Rawalpindi. Pending cases are 21 in to to till 25-11-2013 includingfresh and old challaned cases.

(b) All challaned cases are being tried regularly without any delay andwill be decided within minimum possible time.

(c) Not relevant to this Court as the 'case in question is subjudice beforethe Learned Court of ATC, Rawalpindi which is under the administrative controlof the Government of Punjab.

(d) Federal Government is keen to improve the efficiency of the Court.In this regard, every kind of financial as well as administrative requirement of thesaid Court is considered and fulfilled as per law/ policy and resources of theFederal Government.

117. Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi:

Will the Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights be pleased tostate the names alongwith designations, qualification of officers ofmore than 60 years age presently working on contract basis or in MPscales in the Ministry alongwith the justifications thereof?

Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights: There are 03 Officers

on contract basis who have more than 60 years of age, working in Law, Justiceand Human Rights Division. The detail is given as under:——————————————————————————————————————S. No. Name of the Designation Educational date of Justification

officer and Scale Qualification Birth————————————————————————————————————————

1. Mr. Justice (R) Special Secretary L.L.B 08-08-1946 Posted by EstablishmentMuhammad (Pay as admissible Division after approvalRaza Khan to a High Court of the Prime Minister to

Judge) share the workload of the

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S. No. Name of the Designation Educational date of Justificationofficer and Scale Qualification Birth

————————————————————————————————————————Ministry of Law Justiceand Human Rights whichis of technical nature.

————————————————————————————————————————2. Malik Hakam Senior Legislative B.A. L.L.B 01.10.1938 The work of Legislation

Khan Advisor (MP-I) was suffering. These————————————————————————————— posts were advertised

3. Mr. M. Azam Legislative Advisor L.L.B. 01.01.1947 but, no suitable candidateWarraich (MP-II) was selected. Therefore,

these Officers having vastexperience in the field oflegislation, wereappointed after theapproval of CompetentAuthority i.e . PrimeMinister of Pakistan.

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118. Belum Hasnain:

Will the Minister for Defence Production be pleased to state:

(a) the number of total persons appointed in the Pakistan OrdinanceFactories, Wah Cantt during the last five years alongwith thenames, designations, qualifications and experience thereof;

(b) the criteria adopted in those appointments; and

(c) whether those posts were advertised in the newspapers; if not,the reasons thereof?

Minister for Defence Production: (a), (b) & (c) The requisite information

as desired vide your note under reference is as under:—

———————————————————————————————— S. No. Design BPS No. of Year

Inductees————————————————————————————————

1. Asstt. Manager 17 3 20112. Chargeman 12 193. U.D.C. 9 1 2012

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———————————————————————————————— S. No. Design BPS No. of Year

Inductees————————————————————————————————

4. L.D.C/G.K/Gate Supr. 7 10

5. Senior Specialist (Ent/Surgery) 19 2

Medical Specialist 18 4

6. (Eye/Gynee/Medical)

7. Asstt. Manager/Medical Officer 17 4

8. Steno Typist 14 1

9. Chargeman 12 7 2013

10. U.D.C. 9 1

11. L.D.C./G.K/Gate Supr. 7 26

12. Securily Guard/Khakroob 1 80————————————————————————————————

TOTAL 158————————————————————————————————

i. It is certified that all the posts against which the above appointmentshave been made were advertised in Newspapers as per rules on thesubject.

ii. List of employees alongwith name/qualification are also enclosedherewith.


119. Ramesh Lal:


(a) whether it is a fact that the progress of construction work ofroad from Rato Dero to Khuzdar is very slow; if so, the reasonsthereof; and

(b) the time by which the construction work on said road will becompleted?

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Minister for Communications: (a) Yes, it is fact that progress of

construction work of road from Ratodero to Khuzdar is slow. Reasons are asunder:—

Remoteness & Difficult Terrain

• Project alignment traverses through very difficult remote terrain. Dueto remoteness of the project for any breakdown spare parts of plantsand machinery have to be procured from Karachi (500 km).

Dangerous and hostile environment/law & order

• Poor law & order conditions prevailing in Balochistan and specificallyin District Khuzdar. Being not safe, skilled and unskilled manpoweris reluctant to work in project areas.

• Ban on use of explosive in Balochistan for security reasons.

Financial crises/delayed payments

• Late payments of Contractors IPCs/EPCs which resulted intosuspension of construction

Floods in Balochistan

• Project area severely hit by the devastating floods during 2007 and2010 due to which construction remained suspended.

Increase in scope of work in the contracts

• Overall improvement of grades, alignment, drainage and Package-IV also inclusion of pavement structure.

• Flood damages reconstruction and safety measures.

(b) Depending upon security situation and steady funds position, thework is expected to be completed by December 2014.

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120. Ramesh Lal:

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state whether itis a fact that the construction work of the Larkana-Qambar ShahdadKot Highway/Road is un-satisfactory; if so, the steps being taken toremove the deficiency?

Reply not received.

121. Ms. Surriya Jatoi:

Will the Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights be pleased tostate whether it is a fact that many judges appointed by the Ministryin our country hold dual nationality; if so, the names thereof?

Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights: The information is not availablein this Division. Therefore, the Registrars of Superior Courts have been requestedto provide the requisite information and the same is received which is reproducedas under:

1. Supreme Court of Pakistan.

Neither the Constitution nor the Code of Conduct prescribed for the Judgesof the Supreme Court, places any embargo on the Honorable Judges of theSupreme Court for holding dual nationality.

2. Federal Shariat Court.

As per record of this Court no Hororable Judge including HonorableChief Justice of this Court holds dual nationality.

3. Lahore High Court.

Neither the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan nor the Code ofConduct prescribed for the Judges, Lahore High Court, Lahore, place any embargoon the Honorable Judges for holding dual nationality.

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4. Peshawar High Court.

Neither Constitution nor Code of Conduct prescribed for the HonorableJudges nor any other law of Country place any embargo on Honorable Judges ofthe High Courts for holding dual nationality.

5. Islamabad High Court.

Dual nationality is no disqualification for Judges of this Court under anylaw of the country; hence the information sought is regretted.

• The reply from High Court of Sindh and Balochistan is still awaited.

122. Shagufta Jumani:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate the province-wise total number of CNG stations throughoutthe country at present?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid Khaqan

Abbasi): Number of Province/region wise CNG Stations as follows:—

Punjab 2191

Sindh 618

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa 590

Baluchistan 22

Azad Jammu Kashmir 04

Islamabad 122

TOTAL 3547

123. Shagufta Jumani:


(a) the places where drilling of wells has been carried out duringthe last five years;

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(b) the number of wells where from gas and oil have been explored;and

(c) the locations where attempt to explore gas and oil has beenmade alongwith the details thereof?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) During the reported period, total number at 112 wells were drilled inthe country. Details are at (Annex-I).

(b) During the reported period forty five (45) Oil/gas discoveries weremade in the country. Details are at (Annex-II).

(c) The requisite information is detailed at (Annex-III).


124. Zaib Jaffar:


(a) the names of the Project Directors working in NHA at presentalongwith their qualification, domicile, perks and privileges;

(b) the criteria adopted for their appointments;

(c) whether those posts were advertised in the national press; ifnot, the reasons thereof;

(d) the details of duty free vehicles/machinery imported for theprojects of NHA during the year 2012-13 till date alongwithdetails of excise duty/tax paid therefor; and

(e) the utilization of said vehicles and machinery?

Minister for Communications: (a) Total of 55 x Engineers arepresently posted as Project Director in different projects. Their details like name,designation, qualification, domicile, project and date of posting are readilyavailable at Annex-A.

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(b) No post with the nomenclature of Project Director is provided inSchedule-IV of NHA's Appointments & Promotions Rules-1995. As a matter ofpolicy the Deputy Director (Engineers, BS-18) and Director (Engineers, BS-19)are posted as Project Director (PD). Therefore, there is no requirement ofadvertisement of posts in the National Press. The NHA's Engineers are posted asPDs on the basis of their qualification, experience and project management skills.

(c) - As above -

(d) Due to ban on machinery purchase of every type of vehicles. NHAhas not purchased any kind of duty free vehicle/machinery during the year 2012-13 till date.

(e) - As above -


125. Zaib Jaffar:


(a) whether it is a fact that postal department has purchased MailBags (Parachute Canvas Bags) to cater for its needs;

(b) the number of Parachute/Canvas Bags purchased during thelast four years alongwith sizes thereof;

(c) the criteria adopted for the purchase thereof;

(d) the number of firms which applied and participated in thetendering process therefor alongwith their names, addresses,names of the owners/CEO/Directors and number of employeesof each firm;

(e) the names of the firms to which contracts have been awardedtherefor alongwith the total amount involved therein; and

(f) the names of those firms which could not be awarded the saidcontracts alongwith the reasons thereof?

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Reply not received.126. Sheikh Salahuddin:


(a) the criteria prescribed for appointment of the High Court Judges;and

(b) the names of Judges appointed in the High Courts during thelast five years alongwith the qualification and experiencethereof?

Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights: (a) The criteria forappointment of Judges of the High Courts has been prescribed under Article 175Aof the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan which read as under:

“ there shall be a Judicial Commission of Pakistan, hereinafter in thisArticle referred to as the Commission for appointment of Judges ofthe Supreme Court, High Courts and the Federal Shariat Court, ashereinafter provided.

(2) For appointment of Judges of the Supreme Court, the Commissionshall consist of ....

(i) Chief Justice of Pakistan; Chairman

(ii) 5(Five) most senior Judges of the Supreme Court; Members

(iii) a former Chief Justice or a former Judges of the MemberSupreme Court of Pakistan to be nominated bythe Chief Justice of Pakistan, in consultation withthe 5(Five) member Judges, for a term of two years;

(iv) Federal Minister for Law and Justice; Member

(v) Attorney-General for Pakistan; and Member

(vi) a Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan MemberNominated by the Pakistan Bar Council for a term oftwo years.

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(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in clause (1) or clause (2), thePresident shall appoint the most senior Judge of the Supreme Court as the ChiefJustice of Pakistan.

(4) The Commission may make rules regulating its procedure.

(5) For appointment of Judges of a High Court, the Commission in clause(2) shall also include the following, namely;—

(i) Chief Justice of the High Court to which the appointment Member is being made;

(ii) the most senior Judges of the High Court; Member

(iii) Provincial Minister for Law; and Member

(iv) an advocate having not less than fifteen years Practice in Memberthe High Court to be nominated by the concerned BarCouncil for a term of two years;

In the above mentioned steps, no role has been left for the Ministry exceptto issue Notification for appointment of Judges on approval by the President.

(b) The names of judges appointed in the High Court during the last fiveyears is annexed as per list attached and no information is available about qualificationand experience.


127. Dr. Imran Khattak:


(a) the names of Private Courier Companies functioning in thecountry at present;

(b) the procedure prescribed to regulate those Courier Companies;and

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(c) whether those companies are following the prescribed procedure;if not, the action taken against such companies during the year2013-14?

Reply not received.

128. Khalida Mansoor:

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state the location-wise first aid equipments available on Motorways for passengers inthe country?

Minister for Communications: Following first aid facility (TraumaCenters) are available on Motorways:—

1. M-1 (North Bound) Mardan (Rashakai)

This centre is equipped with first aid medicines, equipments,Paramedical staff and Ambulances. This centre is operated by M/sFWO.

2. M-9 Noori Abad (Sindh)

This is equipped with first aid medicines, equipments and ParamedicalStaff. This is being operated by an NGO of local industrialists ofNoori Abad in Sindh South Region.

3. M-2 (Pir Khara Sharif)

This is currently being established. Building is completed. Requirementof medicines and equipments are being evaluated to make the TraumaCentre functional.

129. Khalida Mansoor:


(a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to reduce the prices of eatable items being sold at

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the Hotels/Restaurants/Rest Areas alongside the Motorways asper the market rates;

(b) if so, the time by which it will be reduced?

Reply not received.

130. Kishwer Zehra:


(a) the number of complaints made against police officers on accountof registration of fake FIRs in Islamabad during the year 2012-13 till date;

(b) the number of cases processed by the Government alongwith theaction taken against the responsibles;

(c) whether there is any proposal under consideration ofGovernment to amend the law to specify penalty for such policeofficers; if so,when it will be implemented?

Reply not received.

131. Rai Hasan Nawaz Khan:

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state the time bywhich the proposal of under pass of Railway crossing at N5 for theNHA Harapa City and museum will be implemented?

Minister for Communications: There is no such proposal underconsideration by NHA for provision of underpass on N-5 (old) at Harapa city.The railway lines ply:, along the N-5, therefore, it does not necessitate provisionof underpass for the traffic commuting on N-5. Furthermore, bypass has alsobeen constructed by NHA at the said location for the archeological site.

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132. Lapsed under Rule 247(3).

133. Shazia Mari:


(a) the location of Nur and Bagla gas fields alongwith the productioncapacity thereof; and

(b) the current production status of the said gas fields?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) The locations of Nur and Bagla fields along with oil and gas reservesis tabulated below:—————————————————————————————————

Sr. Lease Operator Area District Oil Gas ReservesNo. name (Sq. Kms) Recoverable available (BCF)

available(Million Barrels)

—————————————————————————————————————1. Nur OGDCL 30.64 Thatta & 0.10 13.870

Badin—————————————————————————————————————

2. Bagla OGDCL 29.70 Badin 0.160 10.620————————————————————————————————

(b) Presently both fields are jointly producing @ 128.6 barrels of oil perday and 8.97 million cubic feet per day gas respectively.

134. Mohammad Ayaz Soomro:


(a) whether it is a fact that all Law Officers appointed by theprevious Government including Deputy Attorney Generals andStanding Councils have been removed from service without anynotice and making the case to case study on merit basis;

(b) if so, the reasons thereof?

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Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights: In respect of CentralLaw Officers (i.e Additional Attorney General, Deputy Attorneys General andStanding Counsels)

(a) Services of 73 Law Officers have been dispensed with the approvalof President of Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Out of these seats 64 have beenfilled. Moreover, the Law officers are appointed on retainership basis.

(b) As per Central Law Officer Ordinance sub-section (1) of Section 2

“The President may appoint one or more Additional Attorneys-General, Deputy Attorneys General and Standing Counsel as he mayconsider necessary” and as per sub-section (2) “A personappointed under subsection (1) shall hold office during thepleasure of the President and shall receive such remuneration andshall be subject to such condition as may be determined by thePresident.”

135. Syed Naveed Qamar:


(a) the total amount of production bonus accrued to theGovernment during the last two years; and

(b) the district-wise details of amount accrued and disbursed duringthe said period?

Reply not received.

136. Rafique Ahmed Jamali:


(a) the total number of gas fields in Sindh at present; and

(b) the total number of gas fields in District Dadu at presentalongwith the details of the priority of the requirements of natural

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gas and related social works according to Article 158 of theConstitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973?


Abbasi): (a) Presently, ninety nine (99) gas producing fields are located in Sindhprovince. Detail are at Annex-I.

(b) There are two gas producing fields located in District Dadu.

The detail regarding priority of natural gas is given at Annex-II.

Social welfare schemes carried out by E & P companies in District Daduare at Annex-III.



Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state whether itis a fact that the road of NHA from Chakdara to Dir is in a dilapidatedcondition since long; if so, the time by which maintenance/construction work will be started thereupon?

Minister for Communications:The annual condition survey 2012 reveals

that about 72% length of Chakdara - Dir section (N45) is in poor condition.

For maintenance and improvement of said section, NHA approved 15 xmaintenance contracts amounting to Rs. 147 million under AMP 2012-13. Thedetails are——————————————————————————————

No. of AmountCont. (Rs. mill.)

——————————————————————————————Routine Maintenance 6 43.32Emergency Maintenance 3 25.31Bridge/Culvert Maint. 2 13.72Geometric Improvement 4 64.88

—————————————————————————————— Total 15 147.23

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Further, 5 x rehabilitation contracts on Chakdara - Timergara sectionamounting to Rs. 75.54 million are in progress, the details are as under——————————————————————————————

S. No. Location Amount Date of ProgressRs. Comp. (%)

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1. 89+000 - 91+500 21.70 30-10-13 31%

2. 91+500 - 94+000 19.99 17-03-14 85%

3. 94+000 - 95+500 12.44 24-03-14 75%

4. 95+500 - 97+000 9.92 24.-03.-14 90%

5. 97+000 - 98+500 11.51 25-03-14 85%——————————————————————————————

Furthermore, NHA have planned 6 x routine maintenance contracts fromChakdara - Timergara (N-45) amounting to Rs. 45 Million under AMP 2013-14.



(a) the number of Post Offices in District Lower Dir at presentalongwith the status thereof; and

(b) the year-wise number of Post Offices in the said district whichhave been up-graded during the last five years?

Reply not received.

139. Dr. Zulfiqar Ali Bhatti:


(a) the number of sui gas meters installed in Sargodha-IV (NA-67)without merit/out of turn basis by SNGPL during the year2012-13;

(b) whether the Government intends to compensate affectees; if not,

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the reasons thereof;(c) the authority who granted approval for those connections; and

(d) the action taken against those officers who are involved therein?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) SNGPL has informed that during the fiscal year 2012-13, gasconnections to different localities were given on turn/ merit basis.

However, in the different newly commissioned localities, fifty connectionswere also given (in each locality) as per recommendations of parliamentarians ofthat particular constituency.

A few connections were also given for capitalization/ commissioning ofnewly laid network.

However, presently all new gas connections are being provided strictly onturn/ merit basis.

(b) At Present, all the gas connections are being provided on turn/ meritbasis, hence affectees are also being accommodated.

(c) Connections were provided as per recommendations of theHonourable Parliamentarian as stated above.

(d) Not Applicable.



(a) the capacity-wise total number of computerized weight machinesinstalled at Motorways alongwith the details thereof;

(b) the expenditures incurred thereon during the year 2012-13 tilldate;

(c) whether said machines have been auctioned; if so, the detailsthereof;

(d) the name of the authority who pays the salaries to the employeesworking thereon;

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(e) the total salaries given to those employees so far alongwith thedetails thereof; and

(f) the number of employees working on daily wages basis on thosemachines alongwith the details thereof?

Minister for Communications: (a) Detail of permanent Weigh Stations

on entry points and along Motorways are as under:——————————————————————————————

Sr. No. Route Completed Under TotalWS Construction

WS——————————————————————————————

1. M-1 16 6 222. M-2 18 20 383. M-3 3 0 3

——————————————————————————————The detail is annexed at Anex-A.

The Capacity of 08 Nos installed static weigh scale is 100 ton, howeverthe capacity of 29 Nos installed weigh in motion is 40 ton per axle.

(b) The operation Management and Maintenance contract of constructedweigh stations have been awarded to private contractors through competitivebidding process. The operational charges paid during the F. Y. 2012-13 areRs. 183.5 million in total. The detail of each contract is placed at Anex-B.

(c) The Operation Management and Maintenance contract of completedweigh stations have been awarded to private contractors through competitivebidding process. Detailed at Anex-B.

(d) The Operation Management and Maintenance contractors paysalaries to Employees working on weigh stations.

(e) Salaries to the employees working at weigh stations are paid by theconcerned OM & M contractors. NHA does not maintain such record.

(f) On an average 28 persons are deployed at each weigh station on athree shift basis, appointed by the concerned contractors.

(Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library).

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(a) the present salaries of the MD, GM and Deputy GM alongwiththe criteria prescribed for their appointments;

(b) whether the said posts were advertised in the newspapers; if so,the details thereof; and

(c) whether any appointment on the said posts has been made oncontract basis; if so, the salary thereof?

Reply not received.

142. Mian Abdul Manan:


(a) the officers/employees recruited in OGDCL during theyear 2010-11 and 2011-12 alongwith their qualifications and thepersons who recommended them for recruitment; and

(b) the loss suffered by the institution due to said recruitment?

Reply not received.

143. Siraj Muhammad Khan:


(a) the object to build/construct the Rest Houses by the departmentof Postal Services;

(b) the utilization of such Houses at present alongwith monthlyoperating expenditure of each said House at present; and

(c) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to privatize such Rest Houses; if so, when; if not,the reasons thereof?

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Minister for Communications: (a) Operations of the Post Office aresuch that periodic visit of each operational office is required and a part and parcelof the department regular working and avail the facility of Rest House/InspectionQuarter at respective locations. The following category of officers as per theirprescribed working have mandatory requirement to visit the operational office/POs.

(i) Rest houses/inspection quarters are set up at big stations only likePeshawar, Quetta, Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi and Multan etc.These are required to accommodate senior officers of the department(BS-17 and above) during their surprise visaits, meetings andinspections of GPOs/Administrative offices at these stations. Thedignitaries like MNAs/MPAs and senior officers of other Governmentdepartments are also allowed to avail this facility. Audit staff alsoavails this facility during audit of GPOs and administrative offices.

(ii) Simple category rest houses are provided at stations on main railwayline and other places where the duty of staff running in Khyber Mail(Karachi-Peshawar-Karachi) is changed and the batches ofstaff need place for overnight stay on regular basis (daily). Thesestations include Rohri, Quetta, Samma Satta, Multan, Lahore andRawalpindi etc.

(b) The rest houses/inspection quarters are being usually utilized by thevisiting inspecting officers and this is an operational need of the department asdetailed in the reply of 'a' above. However, monthly average (net expenditureagainst a rest house/inspection quarter comes to Rs.5,500 per month which is anominal expenditure.

(c) There is no proposal to privatize these rest houses.

144. Mr. Asad Umar:


(a) whether it is a fact that the survey and estimate for provision ofsui gas to Islamabad Valley Phase-I and II (Jangi Sydian),Islamabad has been completed;

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(b) if so, the time by which the sui gas will be supplied to the saidarea; if not, the reasons therefor?


Abbasi): (a) SNGPL has informed that no survey for provision of sui gasto Islamabad valley Phase-I and II (Jhangi Sydian) Islamabad has been carriedout so far.

(b) The company has informed that no specific request is available intheir record for supply of gas to the said area. Upon receipt of request, survey willbe carried out accordingly.



(a) the length of Motorway from Islamabad to RashakaiInterchange;

(b) the location-wise Restaurants, CNGs, Petrol Pumps and Mosquesestablished on said Motorway;

(c) whether it is a fact that no Mosque has been built on the saidMotorway; if so, the reasons thereof; and

(d) the steps being taken by the Government for construction ofMosque on the said Motorway?

Minister for Communications: (a) Islamabad to Rashakai Interchange

is 106 km.

(b) Location wise detail of Mosques, Filling Stations 86 Restaurants areas under :—

Km Descriptiona. 04 Restaurants & Mosques one each on both sides.

b. 106 Restaurants, Mosques & Filling stations one each on both sidesway.

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(c) Already established as mentioned above against Part “b”.

(d) Not applicable.

146. Mrs. Shahida Rehmani:


(a) whether it is a fact that the gas connections are provided afterlapse of three years to new residential localities constructed inIslamabad and Rawalpindi; if so, the reasons thereof; and

(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to provide the gas connections promptly for thedomestic requirements through one window operation; if so, whenit will be implemented?


Abbasi): (a) The SNGPL has informed that it is not a fact that gas connectionsare provided after lapse of three years to new residential localities constructed inIslamabad and Rawalpindi.

All new gas connections are being provided strictly on turn/merit basisthrough computer generated lists. Turn/ merit is determined on the basis of allocationof the Region and number of pending applications.

(b) The company has forwarded a policy for expeditious provision ofnew gas connection against urgent fee basis to Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority(OGRA) for approval which is awaited.

147. Mrs. Shahida Rehmani:


(a) the criteria prescribed to obtain LNG on lease by contractors;and

(b) the number of contractors to whom LNG has been given onlease during the year 2012-13 till date alongwith the detailsthereof?

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Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) will be procured and imported ratherthan leased, therefore, prescription of criteria to obtain LNG on lease does notarise.

(b) Not applicable.

148. Malik Itbar Khan:


(a) whether it is a fact that as per policy of the companies of oil andgas operating in various parts of the country they have to spend2% of their income annually on the development of theirrespective areas;

(b) if so, the total amount of funds so far spent by each company inthis regard during the period from 1-1-2008 till date?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) There is no provision in Petroleum (Exploration & Production)Policy(s) under which E & P Companies are required to spend 2% of their incomeannually on the development of the respective areas.

(b) Since there is no provision in the Petroleum Policy(s) regardingdevelopment of respective areas from 2% of their income, therefore, such recordis not available with this Ministry.

149. Raja Muhammad Javed Ikhlas:


(a) whether it is a fact that Ministry has given the approval for theconstruction of dual carriage way of Mandra Chakwal andSohawa Chakwal Roads;

(b) if so, the total cost to be incurred there-upon alongwith theamount of funds released by the Government so far;

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(c) the work carried out on the said projects alongwith the amountspent thereupon so far; and

(d) the time by which the construction work will be startedthereupon?

Reply not received.

150. Syed Waseem Hussain:


(a) the year-wise contracts of projects for construction of Highwaysawarded to FWO during the last five years; and

(b) the year-wise projects completed by FWO during the said period?

Minister for Defence: (a) the year-wise contracts of projects forconstruction Annex-A of Highways awarded to FWO during the last fiveyears;

(b) the year wise projects completed by FWO during Annex-B the saidperiod?

(Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library).

151. Syed Asif Hasnain:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate the total number of Oil Refineries functioning in the country atpresent alongwith locations thereof?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) The detail of Oil Refineries functioning in the country and its locationsare as under:———————————————————————————————

S. No Name of Refinery and location——————————————————————————————

1 Pak-Arab Refinery Limited (PARCO), Mahmood Kot,Muzafargarh.

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——————————————————————————————S. No Name of Refinery and location

——————————————————————————————2 National Refinery Limited (NRL), Karachi.

3 Pakistan Refinery Limited (PRL), Karachi.

4 Attock Refinery Limited (ARL), Rawalpindi.

5 *Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited (BYCO), Hub, Baluchistan (UnitI & II).

6 Enar Petroleum Refining Facility, Karachi.——————————————————————————————————

*Byco Unit-II has been commissioned but commercial production is notstarted.

152. Chaudhary Nazeer Ahmad:


(a) whether it is a fact that all work for supply of sui gas to TehsilBurewala alongwith its adjacent villages has not been completedso far; if so, the reasons thereof;

(b) the time by which the remaining work of sui gas will be completedin the said Teshil;

(c) whether it is also a fact that the meters for the supply of sui gasprovided so far are less in number as compared to requirementsof the area; if so, the steps being taken to solve the said problems?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) The status of different projects approved for supply of gas to TehsilBurewala is as under:

1. Project For Supply of Gas to Tehsil Burewla as a Part of MegaProject for Supply of Gas to Southern District of Punjab

Being a part of this mega project, laying of 171.300 Km DistributionNetwork in Tehsil Burewala has been completed.

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2. Provision Of Sui Gas To Benazir Model Village (Chak No.255/EB) Tehsil Burewala District Vehari

Distribution Network of 12.50 Km was approved against this projectwhich has been laid and commissioned.

3. Project for Supply of Gas to Chaks/Localities of NA-167District Vehari

(Chak No. 223/EB, Chak No. 231/EB, Chak No. 233/EB,Chak No. 229/EB, Chak No. 235/EB, 239/EB & Chak No.237/EB).

Project for supply of gas to 07 villages of NA-167, District Vehari, TehsilBurewala namely Chak No. 223/EB, Chak No. 231/EB, Chak No. 233/EB,Chak No. 229/EB, Chak No. 235/EB, 239/EB & Chak No. 237/EB wasapproved with following network details:—

Supply Main (6”∅ ) = 7.40 Km

Distribution Network = 53.40 Km

Laying of 6”∅ x 7.30 Km Supply Main and 37.40 Km Distributionnetwork has been carried out so far against this project, however, developmentwork on the same is held up as the project was approved during Fiscal Year2012-13, therefore it falls under the purview of Constitution Petition No.20. Further,in the light of orders of the Hon'able Supreme Court of Pakistan on CP-20, theproject will be considered further on receipt of approval of the guidelines.

(b) The SNGPL has informed that in the light of orders of the Hon'ableSupreme Court of Pakistan on CP-20, advice of the Competent Authority hasbeen solicited regarding continuation of all such projects approved during FY2012-13. The projects will be considered further on receipt of approval of theguidelines.

(c) The allocation for provision of gas connection is approved by theOGRA which is divided into the regions. All the regions further bifurcate allocationof connections for the sub-regions. Burewala is also a city under the Sub-Areaoffice Mian Channu which covers other cities like Chicha Watni, Gaggo Mandi,Vehari, Arif Wala etc. Efforts are being made for maximum provision of gasconnections in this sub-area alongwith the Bure Wala City in accordance with theturn/merit policy of the Company.

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153. Dr. Raja Aamer Zaman:


(a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to impose ban on the utilization of CNG in above1000cc vehicles in the country to control the shortage of CNG;

(b) if so, when it will be implemented; if not, the reasons thereof?

Reply not received

154. Muhammad Aijaz Ahmed Chaudhary:


(a) whether it is a fact that policy formulated by the Governmentto provide new gas connections in the country is not beingimplemented; if so, the reasons thereof;

(b) whether it is also a fact that the people of the District MandiBahaudin have submitted their applications for supply of newgas connections as per said policy; if so, the time by whichconnections will be provided to the said applicants; and

(c) the number of connections provided so far to the people of saiddistrict on merit?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) All new domestic connections are being processed strictly on turn/merit basis.

(b) SNGPL has informed that it is a fact that the people of District MandiBahauddin have submitted their applications for supply of new gas connections asper the said policy. Presently those applications are being processed which wereacknowledged on or before 15th August 2010. Remaining on-line domesticapplications shall be processed as per their turn/merit.

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(c) Approximately 26700 Nos of domestic gas connections have beenprovided in the said District so far.

155. Malik Abdul Ghaffar Dogar:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to provide new gas connections in Multan; if so, when itwill be implemented?


Abbasi): SNGPL has informed that new domestic gas connections are beingprovided to the applicants of Multan Region strictly on turn/merit and to ensuremerit policy, a computer generated list through a controlled mechanism is beingissued to all the regions through Head Office.

However, commercial and industrial gas connections are not being provideddue to a moratorium imposed by the Government of Pakistan.

156. Malik Abdul Ghaffar Dogar:


(a) the details of the offices of SNGPL, Multan alongwith the numberof employees working therein at present;

(b) the expenditures being incurred annually thereon; and

(c) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to appoint more employees for the said offices; ifso, when it will be implemented alongwith the details thereof?

Reply not received.

157. Shehryar Afridi:


(a) the date of commencement of construction work of road betweenKohat and Tall, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa alongwith presentstatus thereof; and

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(b) the time by which construction work of the said road will becompleted?

Minister for Communications: (a) & (b) The said road does not fallwithin the jurisdiction of National Highway Authority.

158. Shehryar Afridi:

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state whetherthere is any proposal under consideration of the Government toupgrade the road between Fateh Jang and Kohat; if so, when it willbe upgraded?

Minister for Communications: Yes, there is a proposal underconsideration of the Government/ NH to upgrade the section of road fromFatehjang-Jand (72 Km) of N-80 (Tarnol Fatehjang-Jand-Kohat). The plannedproject completion period would be 24 months after commencement subject tothe availability of requisite funding by GoP directly or through donor financing.


Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state the namesand addresses of those firms on which fines have been imposed byNHA due to delay in construction, maintenance and widening of theroads works during the last three years till date?

Reply not received.


Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state the namesand designations of the employees of NHA who were involved in thecases of corruption and embezzlement during the year 2011-12alongwith the details thereof separately?

Minister for Communications: As per record, no case of corruption/

embezzlement has been registered against any of the NHA employee during theyear 2011-12.

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161. Lal Chand:

Will the Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights be pleased tostate the names of the politicians and Government officers whosecases have been withdrawn/released by the NAB under plea bargainclause during the last five years till date?

Reply not received.

162. Lal Chand:


(a) whether it is a fact that the applications were submitted duringthe year 2011 for supply of Sui gas to Mohallah Karimabad andVillage Hatian, Tehsil Takht Bhai, District Mardan; if so, thenames of the applicants thereof;

(b) whether it is also a fact that demand notices have not beenissued to many of those applicants so far; if so, the names thereof;and

(c) the time by which Sui gas will be supplied to the said areas?

Reply not received.

163. Waseem Akhtar Shaikh:


(a) whether Management Trainee Officers (MTOs) recruited by theprevious Government are getting higher salaries and incentivesthan the regular MTOs;

(b) if so, the steps taken by the Government to undo thesaid discrimination in the light of the decision of the High Courtsand Supreme Court of Pakistan?

Reply not received.

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164. Muhammad Aijaz Ahmed Chaudhary:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate the total number of sui gas connections given in Rural and Urbanareas of Mandi Baha-u-Din without depositing demand notices duringthe year 2013-14 alongwith the details thereof?


Abbasi): SNGPL has informed that no sui gas connection has been given in Ruraland Urban areas of Mandi Bahauddin without depositing demand notices duringthe year 2013-14.

165. Mian Abdul Manan:


(a) the total number of sacked employees of OGDCL re-instated bythe Ministry during the last five years till date alongwith thetotal loss caused to OGDCL therefrom; and

(b) the authority who granted approval therefor?

Reply not received.

166. Belum Hasnain:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased torefer to Starred Question No.178 replied on 27-09-2013 and to statethe location-wise reservoirs of oil and gas to be explored in theMaritime limits of Pakistan?

Reply not received.

167. Syed Waseem Hussain:


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(a) the number of companies working for the exploration of oil andgas in Hyderabad, Sindh at present;

(b) the number of oil wells drilled in Hyderabad, Sindh during theyear 2013-14; and

(c) the head in which the income earned therefrom is being utilized?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) Currently the following five Exploration & Production companiesare working for oil and gas exploration in Hyderabad Sindh province:—

(i) Oil and Gas Development Company Limited

(ii) Pakistan Petroleum Limited

(iii) United Energy Pakistan Limited

(iv) Petroleum Exploration Limited

(v) New Horizon Exploration and Production Limited

(b) During the current fiscal year only one development well namelyKunnar Deep-9 has so far been spudded in District Hyderabad.

(c) E&P companies are bound to undertake welfare schemes under theirsocial welfare obligations at exploration phase and to pay production bonus inaddition to social welfare obligation at production phase. E&P producer companiesare paying Royalty @ 12.5% of oil & gas value & lease rent as per applicablerules. Besides, E&P licensee are also paying license area rent. State ownedcompanies are also paying dividend to GOPs investment as well.

168. Sheikh Salahuddin:

Will the Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights be pleased tostate the steps being taken by the present Government to providejustice to poor people in the country?

Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights: The Government of

Pakistan had launched Access to Justice program (AJP) in the year 2001 with the

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financial assistance from Asian Development Bank (ADB) to introduce reforms inthe Justice Sector to ensure speedy and in-expensive delivery of Justice. Thepresent government has a firm commitment to strengthen the rule of Law in theCountry .The citizens of Pakistan have been the beneficiary of these reforms .Thedetails of said reforms and future plans under access to justice program are asunder:—

(a) The AJP has contributed considerably in improving the infrastructurefacilities and working environment for the justice sector. The schemeslaunched by AJP are a milestone in the history of development workfor the justice sector throughout the country, which include:construction of new court rooms, judicial complexes, Judgesresidences, record rooms, judicial lockups, bar rooms and generalamenities like public sheds and baths in the courts premises,construction of District Jails, new barracks in existing jails toovercome the problem of overcrowding in jails, training centers forjudges, personnel of police and prison etc. As a result of this effort485 Court rooms and 714 residences for Subordinate Judiciary, 34Judicial Complexes, 111 Public Amenities, 39 Police stations, 48Barracks in Existing Jails and 09 new jails are constructed.

(b) 2554 computers, 55 Laptops, 1016 Printers, 253 Scanners, 720UPS, 91 LCD Screens, 107 Typewriters and 329 Air Conditioners,6681 law books were provided to various implementing agenciesIncluding Subordinate Judiciary

(c) In Addition to Improvement of Information Technology infrastructurevarious initiatives to enhance capacity of Implementing Agencies weretaken like Enhancement of Management Information System atSupreme Court of Pakistan, Automation of Law and JusticeCommission of Pakistan , Automation of Federal Shariat Court,Islamabad, Development of MIS software for Federal Ombudsman,Data Entry Digitalization of Complaints Record of Wafaqi MohtasibSecretariat, Strengthening and Streamlining of Sindh Ombudsmanoffice, Website for Punjab Ombudsman , Establishment of UrduTranslation Units in Law Departments, Trial through videoconferencing between Central Jail and District Judiciary at Lahore,Automation of Prosecution Department, Punjab and PrisonsManagement information System in Balochistan are the initiativesunder AJP.

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(d) 394 Additional Positions for Subordinate Judiciary of KPK alongwith 1447 posts of allied staff were created and funded by AJP inKPK Judiciary during 2002-2005.

(e) More then 100 training courses were conducted under the projecttitled “Capacity Building of Federal Judicial Academy, Islamabad”for judicial officers of subordinate Judiciary.

(f) Computer Orientation Training was imparted to 2000 Judicial Officersof Subordinate Judiciary.

(g) Booklets, pamphlets and brochures in the shape of Frequently AskedQuestions on 227 legal topics were prepared and disseminated atDistrict and Tehsil level through subordinate Judiciary along with otherconcerned stake holders for public awareness of masses.

(h) a statutory endowment of Rs 1479 million as an initial grant to establishthe Access to Justice Development Fund (AJDF) was provided, toaddress chronic under-resourcing of justice sector, create courtinfrastructure and capacity building of Subordinate judiciary in underdeveloped regions, provides for legal aid, improvement in quality oflegal education and judicial trainings.

(i) Public Information Kiosks (PIKs) setup in majority of district courts'

(j) The High Courts issued and strictly enforced guidelines on delayreduction and brought improvements in process serving systems andprocedures. Dedicated benches were set-up for commercial casesin Sindh High Court. Lahore

(k) To reduce court case load, effective utilization of the avenues ofalternative dispute resolutions offered by law has been advocated.The amendments to CPC (Sec 89-A) were intended to operationalizeADR mechanisms for speedy and inexpensive justice. Small Claimsand Minor Offences Courts were examined and recommendationswere passed on/ provided to High Courts. Two courses, one onfamily laws related ADR for 24 Judges and another on Mediationtechniques for another 24 Judges-cum-Magistrates were launched

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at Karachi Centre for Dispute Resolution.

(l) To enhance accountability of the district & sessions courts (lowerjudiciary) and to effectively keep a watch on their performance, HighCourts have institutionalized a monitoring system through inspectionjudges as well as Members Inspection Team (MIT).

(m) AJP organized over 100 training events that included workshops,seminars associating foreign experts where possible to introduce bestinternational practices in order to build capacity for efficient and citizenoriented judicial service delivery.

(n) Enactment/amendments in certain laws such as Family laws(Amendments) Ordinance, 2002, Code of Criminal Procedures(Amendment) Ordinance 2002, Local Government Ordinance(Punjab) Section 102 to 106-Anjuman Musalihat, Code of CivilProcedures (Amendment) Sec 89-A, Small Claims and MinorOffences Ordinance, 2002, Police Order 2002,Consumer ProtectionLaws, 2005/2006 and Freedom of Information Ordinance, 2002.

Future Plans

1. Having achieved considerable success in introducing the policy, legaland institutional reforms, the AJP now intends to focus on ensuringthat these measures result in the desired impact on delivery of services.The following future initiatives are contemplated to ensure that theAJP reforms lead to a visible difference on the access to legal servicesby the common citizens.

Pro-Poor Legislation1. The AJP has been instrumental in facilitating legislation that has

impacted the poor and the vulnerable as discussed above. All lawsand regulations need to be carefully reviewed to ensure that they donot contain any disabling clauses or provisions that discourage theaccessing of justice sector services by the poor. An example is thecourt fee structure that has not been rationalized overtime and leansheavily in favor of the rich.

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Will the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that women were restrained from castingtheir votes during the General Elections of 11 May, and ByeElections of 22 August, 2013; if so, the names of Polling Stationsthereof;

(b) the actions taken against the responsibles thereof so far; and

(c) the steps being taken by the Government to prevent such practicein future?

Reply not received.

170. Choudhry Muhammad Shahbaz Babar:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate the types of taxes included in the prices of Petrol, diesel andKerosene oil at present alongwiththe justification thereof?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): The types of taxes presently included in the prices of petrol, diesel andkerosene oil are as under:———————————————————————————————

Custom PetroleumProducts Duty Levy Rs. / Lit) GST

——————————————————————————————Petrol - 10.00 17%

Diesel 7.5% 5.97 17%

Kerosene - 5.40 17%——————————————————————————————

GOP has the prerogative to levy taxes on petroleum products under FinanceBill to generate revenue for the country.

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171. Molana Ameer Zaman:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to supply Sui gas to Loralai Musa Khel and Barkhan; ifso, when it will be implemented; if not, the reasons thereof?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): At present, there is no proposal under consideration of the governmentto supply sui gas to Loralai, Barkhan and Musakhel.

Reason

The SSGC's Transmission system is currently incapable of catering to thegas requirements of major towns/cities of Balochistan including above towns dueto the large distances involved.

172. Shaikh Rohale Asghar:


(a) the total number of Oil and Gas wells explored/dug-out duringthe present Government alongwith the number of successfulwells out of them at present;

(b) the expenditure incurred thereupon during the said period?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) Total forty (40) exploration/appraisal/development wells have beendrilled since inception of present Government. Out of forty (40) wells nineteen(19) wells remained successful.

(b) Exploration and Production Companies have been asked to furnishthe requisite information. As soon as the same is available, a consolidated replythereto will be submitted.173. Shahzadi Umerzadi Tiwana:

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Will the Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights be pleased tostate the total number of cases pending with NAB regarding PakistanSteel Mills at present alongwith the expected date of finalizationthereof?

Reply not received.

174. Shahzadi Umerzadi Tiwana:

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state the detailsof courier/postage business of the Pakistan Post and out of totalsuch business the share of Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad, RawalpindiIslamabad and Peshawar during last five years?

Reply not received.

175. Sher Akbar Khan:


(a) whether it is a fact that all the Post Offices of District Bunairare deprived of basic facilities; if so, the reasons thereof; and

(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to upgrade Daggar, District Headquarter PostOffice into High Selection Grade, E. D. S. O, Dewana BabaBranch Post Office and Changali E. D. S. O into Sub PostOffices; if so, the time by which it will be implemented?

Reply not received.

176. Mahreen Razaque Bhutto:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate the performance of PSO made during the last five month?

Reply not received.

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177. Mahreen Razaque Bhutto:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and natural Resources be pleased tostate the details of weekly fluctuations in petrol prices both nationallyand internationally occurred at present?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): At present the domestic sale prices of petroleum products includingpetrol are being fixed on monthly basis, linked with actual PSO's import price/Import parity prices (IPP) formula. The international Arab Gulf(AG) market averageprices of Naphtha and MS 95 RON which are used to determine the petrol pricesduring the period June, 2013 to October, 2013 were as under:———————————————————————————————

$/Ton $/BBLNaphtha MS 95 RON

——————————————————————————————June, 2013 831.79 114.96July, 2013 864.29 119.31Aug, 2013 887.44 114.18Sep, 2013 909.53 114.70Oct, 2013 881.23 111.60

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The domestic/national ex-depot sale prices based on the averageinternational market prices of petrol were as under:—

Rs./litreJuly, 2013 101.77Aug, 2013 104.50Sep, 2013 109.13Oct, 2013 113.24Nov, 2013 112.76

178. Munaza Hassan:


(a) the law under which the crimes of sexual harassment of children

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are controlled; and(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration to make

legislation in this regard; if so, when it will be implemented?

Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights: (a) the Pakistan PenalCode (Act, XLV of 1860) provides for various offences relating to the crime ofsexual harassment of children; and

(b) a bill to amend the Pakistan Penal Code (Act, XLV of 1860) providingfor addressing all aspects of child protection and child rights is under considerationof the Government for seeking decision thereon of the Cabinet before it is laid ineither House of the Parliament for enactment.

179. Munaza Hassan:

Will the Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rightsbe pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that the 20% children of the age group 10-15years fall in the category of child labour in Pakistan;

(b) if so, the steps being taken by the Ministry in this regardalongwith the procedure under which the protection of their rightsare being ensured?

Reply not received.

KARAMAT HUSSAIN NIAZI, Secretary.

ISLAMABAD:The 8th December, 2013.

PCPPI—5753 (2013) NA—08-12-2013—700.

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