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(16th 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

Friday, the 28th November, 2014

19. *Shaikh Rohale Asghar:(Deferred during 14th Session)

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that radiations emit from those food itemswhich have been imported from Japan;

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

Trasnferred to Prime Minister’s Office for answer on Next Rota Day.

80. *Sahibzada Tariq Ullah:(Deferred during 15th Session)

Will the Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourceDevelopment be pleased to state:

(a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to grant Rs.10,000/- per month as special allowanceto those families whose earning members are handicapped andunable to work to meet their daily necessities;

(b) if so, when it will be implemented?

Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourceDevelopment (Pir Syed Sadaruddin Shah Rashidi): (a) & (b) Grant of anyallowance to handicapped is not the mandate of Ministry of OP&HRD. However,

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Trasnferred to Prime Minister’s Office for answer on Next Rota Day.

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the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development providesbenefits to the secured workers through Employees Old-Age Benefits Institutions(EOBI) and Workers Welfare Fund (WWF).

91. *Ms. Aisha Syed:(Deferred during 15th Session)


(a) the steps taken by the Government to bring Pakistanis backfrom Libya due to the recent civil war in the said country; and

(b) the number of Pakistanis called back by the Government sofar; alongwith the number of remaining Pakistanis in Libya atpresent?

Transferred to Foreign Affiars Division for answer on Next Rota Day.

115. *Mr. Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi:(Deferred during 15th Session)

Will the Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the provinces had been empowered totake steps for power generation after the Constitution18th Amendment; if so, the steps taken by the FederalGovernment to facilitate the provinces in this regard;

(b) whether it is also a fact that Federal Government has failed tofacilitate the provinces to enhance the ceiling of their loans andto ensure their drawing power, besides sovereign guarantees ofthe Federal Government;

(c) if the answers to part (a) and (b) above are in the affirmative,the steps being taken to remove such anomalies to give autonomyto the provinces in true spirit?

Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination (Mr. Riaz HussainPirzada): (a) Prior to the Constitution (Eighteenth) Amendment Act, 2010, the

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subject of Electricity was on the Concurrent Legislative List. On omission of thesaid List, the subject stood transferred to Part-II of the Federal Legislative List.However, the said 18th Amendment has kept the provisions of Article 157(2)consciously intact so that the powers of the Provinces before the 18th amendmentare not affected and the Provinces continue to contribute towards promotion ofenergy sector (Annex-I).

Electricity as a subject falls in the purview of the Council of CommonInterests (CCI) and the CCI in its meeting held on 28-04-2011 considered theSummary submitted by the Government of the Punjab on “Dispute arising fromthe interpretation of Article 157 of the Constitution by the Federation &appropriate amendment in the policy for power generation projects 2002 soas to bring it in line with the letter and spirit of the said Article” and approvedthe interpretation of Article 157 as explained in the Summary by the PunjabGovernment (Annex-II). It was, however, decided that amendments if required,in NEPRA Act etc. shall be finalized by Secretary, Ministry of Water & Power,Chairman, NEPRA and representatives of Provincial Governments.

As such, in terms of interpretation of Article 157 (2), the government of aprovince can construct power houses and grid stations and lay transmissionlines for use within the Province, according to their requirements themselvesor through an agency as well.

Further, the CCI in its meeting held on July 31, 2013 has approved theNational Energy (Power) Policy, 2013-2018 (Annex-III).

(b) The matter regarding sovereign guarantees of the Federal Governmentrelates to Finance Division/National Economic Council. However, the CCI in itsmeeting held on 10th February, 2014 has decided that the Finance Division willconvey Sovereign Guarantee for Thar Coal Mining Project. The Council alsodecided that this facility will be extended to all provinces for similar Coal basedprojects (Annex-IV).

(c) Article 157 (3) of the Constitution provides that “in case of anydispute between the Federal Government and a Provincial Government in respectof any matter under this Article, any of the said Governments may move the Councilof Common Interests for resolution of the dispute”.

(Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library)

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120. *Dr. Mahreen Razaque Bhutto:(Deferred during 15th Session)

Will the Minister for Textile Industry be pleased to state the stepsbeing taken by the Government to improve the production of cottonin the country?

Minister for Textile Industry (Mr. Abbas Khan Afridi): Thegovernment has taken the following steps to improve the production of cotton inthe country:

• Efforts are made to ensure availability of certified / approved classof seed to farmer in a timely manner.

• The germination standard of the available seed was fixed at 75%instead of previously approved 50% to lessen the loss of farmers onthis account.

• 21 new varieties of cotton (including Bt cotton) were approved byNBC.

• Area under cultivation of cotton has been improved from 2.767 millionhectare to 2.861 million hectare despite flood losses of about 86000hectare.

• Number of steps have been taken to strengthen the premier CottonResearch Organization i.e. PCCC to enable the scientists to producenew better varieties of cotton.

• Government has fixed intervention price at Rs. 3000 per 40 Kgs forseed cotton phutti. This will save the farmers from any possible lossdue to price fluctuation. This step will encourage the farmers tocultivate more cotton in future.

• Due to above stated steps, the reports shows that all parameters ofcotton crop are significantly better than the last year.

• The overall cotton production is estimated as 13.5395 million ascompared to 12 million bales produced in the last year.

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@61. *Ms. Belum Hasnain:


(a) the number of Trade Officers working in Pakistan Consulatesand Embassies abroad alongwith country-wise detail thereof;and

(b) the prescribed criteria and procedure for the appointment of thesaid officers?

Minister for Commerce (Engr. Khurram Dastigir Khan): (a) Presently48 trade officers are working in Pakistan Trade Missions abroad. Country wisedetail is placed at Annex-I.

(b) As per criteria approved by the Prime Minister in 2005, followingsteps are involved in the selection of Commercial Counsellors in Pakistan trademissions abroad:—

i. Advertisement in newspaper.ii. Written test by Testing Organization.iii. Interview by Special Selection Board.iv. Approval of the Prime Minister.

(Annexure has been placed in the National Assembly Library)

62. *Ms. Belum Hasnain:


(a) the steps being taken by the Government to increase the exportof processed meat to the bordering regions; and

(b) the number of meat-processing plants set up/planned in the saidareas?

Reply not received.———————————————————————————————————————————— @Transferred from Foreign Affairs Division.

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63. *Dr. Nafisa Shah:

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state:

(a) whether the policy to allow hundreds of acres land to ArabPrinces for hunting of the houbara bustard is being reviewed;

(b) if not, the benefits accrued to Pakistan therefrom; and

(c) whether those Arab countries allow the same facility toPakistanis?

Minister for Foreign Affairs : (a) The policy of issuance of huntingpermits to the Arab dignitaries is reviewed every year by the Government.

Meanwhile, hunting permits are issued on receipt of requests fromrespective embassies and after approval of the Prime Minister.

(b) Most of these dignitaries have taken keen interest in the developmentof the areas allocated to them.

(c) There is no practice of hunting of Houbara Bustard in the Gulf States.

64. *Dr. Nafisa Shah:

Will the Minister for Textile Industry be pleased to state whether it isa fact that a number of textile units have been closed down due toreduction in gas quota; if so, the remedial measures taken by theGovernment in this regard?

Minister for Textile Industry (Mr. Abbas Khan Afridi): It is observedthat the units are working as per routine but due to Load-shedding of gas andpower failures a few units temporarily stopped their production. After resumptionof the gas and the power these units the production activity is resumed there is noreport of closure due to reduction of Gas quota. However, it impacts the viabilityof industry production due to low main hour utilization for which industry isprotesting. In this connection the government has taken following measures tohelp the industry

Ministry of Water & Power and Ministry of Petroleum & NaturalResources have been requested by MinTex to ensure availability of power and

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gas to the Textile Industry which is export-based and has to meet the demands ofInternational Supply commitments in time. Furthermore, the Prime Ministerconstituted a committee headed by the Finance Minister with Minister for Petroleum& Gas and Textile Minister as its members for solution of such problem. MinTexhad various meetings with the quarters concerned for uninterrupted supply of Gasand electricity to the textile units.

65. *Ms. Shazia Mari

Will the Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourceDevelopment be pleased to state the mechanism evolved throughwhich the Ministry liaises with Pakistani Embassies/Missions to solvethe issues of Pakistanis living abroad?

Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourceDevelopment (Pir Syed Sadaruddin Shah Rashidi): There are 19 CommunityWelfare Offices have been established in 16 Pakistan Mission in 14 countrieshaving sizeable concentration of Pakistani community. These offices maintain closeliaison with Pakistani community as well as authorities of the host country to resolvetheir issues and problems. List of Community Welfare Attaches posted in PakistanMissions abroad at Annex-A.

Annex-A

LIST OF COMMUNITY WELFRE ATTACHES

—————————————————————————————————————S. # Name of CWAs with Status Stations Telephone & Fax #

—————————————————————————————————————1 Mr. Muhammad Humair Karim Seoul (Korea) 00822-7960314

Counsellor 0082-2796-8252 & 3 &00822-7960312 Ext: #120 or 11000822-7960313-Fax00822-7960316-CW Wing

2 Mr. Noor Ud Din Kuwait 00965-253276512nd Secretary 00965-25327649

00965-25322917-Fax00965-25327648-Fax-Dip.

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3 Vacant Abu Dhabi (UAE) 00971-02-4449334009712-4447800-Exch.009712-4447037-Fax009712-4447172-Fax

4 Mr. Shahid Javed Muscat (Oman) 00968-246033431st Secretary 00968-24601206

00968-24601206-Fax00968-24697462-Fax

5 Mr. Mueenudin Riyadh-I (KSA) 00966-1-48225071st Secretary 00966-14887953-Fax.

6 Syed Hammad Abid Riyadh-II (KSA) 00966-148264732nd Secretary 00966-14887953-Fax.

7 Mr. M. Murrd Rahimoon New York (USA) 001-212-879-6088Counsellor 001-212-879-5800/234-Ext.

001-212-8792384-Fax001-212-5176987-Fax

8 Mr. Maqsood Qadir Shah Bahrain 00973-17245799Counsellor 00973-17244113/104-Exch:

00973-17263807-Fax00973-17255960-Fax-Dip.

9 Mr. Amir Rehman Baghdad (Iraq) 00964-7723564144-Mob.2nd Secretary 00964-7505905741-Mob.

10 Vacant Jeddah-1 (KSA) 00966-112-661166100966-112-6692371/225-Ext.00966-112-6606275-Fax00966-112-6693309-Fax-Dip.

11 Syed Tehseem-ul-Haq Jeddah-II (KSA) 00966-112-66336051st Secretary 00966-112-6692371/225

00966-112-6606275 (Fax)—————————————————————————————————————


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12 Mr. M. Aslam Ghauri Pathan Barcelona (Spain) 0034-934510708Counsellor 0034-934512756-Exch.

0034-934514865-Fax0034-934510709-Fax-Dip:

13 Mr. Rashid Nizam Doha (Qatar) 00974-44836708Counsellor 00974-44832525-Exch.

00974-44832227-Fax.

14 Mr. Haroon Waqar Malik Dubai-I (UAE) 00971-439717482nd Secretary 00971-43971364-Fax

00971-43971975-Fax.

15 Dr. Riaz Hussain Laang Dubai-II (UAE) 00971-439666512nd Secretary 00971-43973600/117-118

00971-43971364-Fax00971-43971975-Fax

16 Mr. Sajid Mehmood Qazi Manchester (UK) 0044-1612253368Counsellor 0044-1612253281-Fax- Dip.

17 Dr. M. Akhtar Abbas Milan (Italy) 0039-02-66718727Counsellor 0039-02-66703271-Exch.

0039-02-66718727-CW Wing0039-02-67479076-Fax-Dip.

18 Syed Azhar Raza Hashmi Kuala Lumpur 0060-321-645949Counsellor (Malaysia) 0060-321-618877-79

0060-321-648220-Fax.0060-321-624515-Fax

19 Vacant Athens (Greece) 0030-210-72902140030-210-7257641-Fax.

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66. *Ms. Shazia Mari:

Will the Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourceDevelopment be pleased to state the country-wise details of Pakistanisliving in Europe and North America?

Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourceDevelopment (Pir Syed Sadaruddin Shah Rashidi): As per informationreceived from Pakistan Missions abroad through Ministry of Foreign Affairs, thetotal number of Pakistanis living in Europe are 2.1 million and in North America1.2 million as on 31-12-2013. Country-wise details are at Annex-A.


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Annex - A

Country-wise Number of Overseas Pakistanis Living/Working/Studying in Euro be & North America as on 31-12-2013

EUROPE—————————————————————————————— S. No. Name of Country No. of Overseas

Pakistanis——————————————————————————————

1 Austria 5,0002 Belgium and Luxembourg 15.0003 Bosnia & Herzegovina 124 Bulgaria 1005 Bucharest 5816 Croatia 027 Cyprus 3,0008 Denmark 35,0009 Finland 1,700

10 France 100,00011 Germany 72,00012 Greece 90,00013 Hungary 15414 Ireland 12,00015 Italy 110,00016 Moldova 1417 Netherlands 40,00018 Norway 40,00019 Poland 36120 Portugal 2,47421 Romania 58122 Serbia and Montenegro 1523 Slovak 5024 Spain 81,41325 Sweden 8,50026 Switzerland 4,57527 Turkey 40028 United Kingdom 1,510,83629 Czech Republic 466

——————————————————————————————Total 2,134,234

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NORTH AMERICA

—————————————————————————————— S. No. Name of Country No. of Overseas

Pakistanis——————————————————————————————

1 U.S.A. 900,0002 Mexico 2003 Canada 300,0004 Cuba 908

—————————————————————————————— Total 1,201,108

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Source:- Estimated figures received from Pak. Missions abroad though Ministryof Foreign Affairs.

67. *Mr. Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi:

Will the Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the Government had provided millionsof rupees to Pakistan Olympic Association (led by Mr. AkramSahi) during the recent years, subsequently declared illegal bythe Government itself; if so, the details and reasons thereof;and

(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to conduct an inquiry to probe such disbursement;if so, the details thereof alongwith the steps being taken by theGovernment against the persons responsible therefor?

Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination (Mr. Riaz HusainPirzada): (a) Ministry of Inter Provincial Coordination /Pakistan Sports Boarddid not release any grant to Pakistan Olympic Association (led by Mr. AkramSahi) till todate. However, money was released in the year 2012-13 for organizingof Sports event.

(b) Matter will be inquired to the judicious utilization of funds.

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68. *Mr. Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi:


(a) the number of youth sent abroad for education and employmentseparately during the years 2013 and 2014; and

(b) the prescribed procedure adopted in this regard alongwithprovince-wise details thereof?

Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourceDevelopment (Pir Syed Sadaruddin Shah Rashidi): (a) The mandate of thisMinistry is only to export manpower for overseas employment purpose. The totalnumber of Pakistanis sent/registered for employment abroad during the period2013 and 2014 is 1,255,056.

Pakistani emigrants proceed abroad through licenced overseasemployment promoters (OEPs), Overseas Employment Corporation (OEC) anddirect employment visa on the demand and criteria fixed by the foreign employer.

(b) The selection of workers for employment abroad is carried out bythe foreign employers themselves or through their representatives in the country.

The province-wise detail are as under:———————————————————————————————

Province/Areas 2013 &2014(up to October 2014)

——————————————————————————————Punjab 663,305Sindh 129,235Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 292,168Baluchistan 15,503FATA 67,752Northern Areas 2,961Azad Jammu Kashmir 84,132

—————————————————————————————— Total: 1,255,056

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——————————————————————————————69. *Mrs. Shahida Rehmani:

Will the Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination be pleased to state:

(a) the steps being taken by the Government to promote tourism inthe country; and

(b) the income received from tourism during the years 2012-13 and2013-14 alongwith the detail of expenditures thereof?

Transferred to Cabinet Division for answer on Next Rota Day.

70. *Mrs. Shahida Rehmani:


(a) the total quantity of wheat exported during the year 2013-14till date alongwith the amount of foreign exchange earnedtherefrom; and

(b) the names of the countries to whom the said wheat was exportedduring the said period?

Minister for Commerce (Engr. Khurram Dastigir Khan):(a) The totalquantity of wheat exported during the year 2013-14 was 20,037 M.T and foreignexchange earned by exporting wheat was US$ 7 million and in the first quarter ofcurrent financial year 2014-15 (July-September) only 27 MT of wheat has beenexported and foreign exchange earned is US$ 10,000.

(b) The name of countries to whom wheat was exported in year 2013-14is placed at Annex-A.


71. *Sheikh Salahuddin:

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state the stepsbeing taken by the Government on diplomatic front regarding recentkillings of Pakistani citizens as a result of firing by India on the borderalongwith the outcome thereof, so far?

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Minister for Foreign Affairs: Pakistan has shown restraint andresponding to India’s acts of aggression, resulting in the loss of 14 innocent lives.Director General Military Operations (DGMO) contacted his Indian counterpartto devise ways and means for de-escalation. However, his efforts were coldshouldered. Prime Minister, chairing a high level meeting of the National SecurityCouncil (NSC) regretted the unprovoked ceasefire violations in total disregard ofthe auspicious occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.

2. Our leadership has reached out to the global community in an effortto highlight Indian intransigence and belligerence. Advisor to the Prime Minister onForeign Affairs and National Security, Mr. Sartaj Aziz in his telephonic conversationwith the UNSG, urged him to use his good offices for resolution of all outstandingdisputes between the two countries, including the core issue of Jammu and Kashmir.At the same time, Pakistani envoys in different capitals around the world haveraised the issue of ceasefire violations by India with their interlocutors and expressedPakistan’s desire for a peaceful and stable neighborhood.

3. Steps taken by the Foreign Office at the diplomatic front arehighlighted as follows:

Pakistan’s Reaction

• Protest Lodged with the Indian Deputy High Commissioner byDirector General South Asia & SAARC on 6 October, ProtestNote sent (Annex - B).

• Spokesperson’s Statement condemning Indian Violation of Ceasefire6 October, (Annex - C).

• Adviser to the Prime Minister on National Security & Foreign Affairs’Statement expressing concern over continued ceasefire violationsby the Indian Security Forces - 7 October, (Annex - D).

• Meeting of the National Security Committee, Chaired by the PrimeMinister-10 October, 2014, (Annex - E).

• Adviser’s Letter to the UN Secretary General - 11 October 2014, .(Annex-F).

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• Briefing to the P-5 Countries’ Ambassadors / High Commissionerby the Adviser - 13th October, 2014, (Annex - G).

• Briefing to the Diplomatic Corps - 14 October, 2014, (Annex - H).

• Adviser on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz spoketo United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on telephone on18th October, 2014 night and discussed situation along the Line ofControl (LoC) and Working Boundary.

• Advisor to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs and NationalSecurity, Mr. Sartaj Aziz briefed National Assembly and Senate onthe LoC violations by India and the steps being taken by theGovernment on 23-24 October, 2014.

• Advisor to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs and NationalSecurity, Mr. Sartaj Aziz briefed National Assembly and Senatepresented a resolution to the parliament on 23rd October, 2014,which was unanimously adopted by the house. The Adviser instatement, highlighting the Indian acts of belligerence, and the effortstaken by the Ministry Foreign Affairs in response.

• Issued instructions to our missions abroad to take up the matter ofceasefire violations by India with their interlocutors, insisting India todeescalate in the light of 2003 Ceasefire Agreement.

Outcome

4. The Ministry brought into international focus the hostile acts of Indianforces, impressing upon the need to strengthen the existing mandate of UnitedNations Military Observer Group for India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) given to itby UN Security Council. We also stressed upon UN to carry out impartial inquiryinto the incidents of ceasefire violations through UNMOGIP.

5. Furhtermore, the steps taken by the Ministry of Foreign Affairsinternationally projecting the Indian belligerence, demonstrated by intense,unprovoked and indiscriminate firing and shelling, resulted in the cessation ofceasefire violations and had a sobering effect on the Indian government.

6. Our efforts also culminated in putting the ceasefire violations intoperspective and effectively countered the Indian media’s propaganda that ceasefireviolations originated from Pakistan.

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(Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library)72. *Ms. Nighat Parveen Mir:

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state whether exportsof the country have gradually increased or decreased during the lastthree financial years?

Minister for Commerce (Engr. Khurram Dastagir Khan): Theexports of Pakistan have increased gradually over the period, of last three years.The exports of Pakistan were US$ 23.6 billion in year 2011-12. The exportsrose to US$ 24.5 billion in Year 2012-13 showing an increase of 3.5%. Thevalue of exports for 2013-14 also showed positive trend and final value of thesaid year is US$ 25.1 billion showing an increase of 2.7%.

Exports During the last three years

Value in Million US $——————————————————————————————

Years Exports % Change growth——————————————————————————————

2011-12 23,624 -4.82012-13 24,460 3.52013-14 25,109 2.7

—————————————————————————————— Source: P.B.S.

73. *Ms. Nighat Parveen Mir:

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state the name of thecountry from where maximum imports are being made at present?

Minister for Commerce (Engr. Khurram Dastagir Khan): China isthe major source of imports into Pakistan.

74. *Ms. Shahnaz Saleem Malik:Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of Missions of Pakistan serving abroad atpresent;

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(b) the name of the country where the biggest Foreign Mission ofPakistan is serving at present alongwith the strength of staffthereof;

(c) the total income received by Pakistan therefrom under the headof visa fee or other diplomatic assistance; and

(d) the expenditures being incurred upon diplomatic staff deputedover there?

Minister for Foreign Affairs: (a) 116 (87 Embassies/High Commissions,29 Consulates General/Consulates).

(b) Pakistan High Commission, London is the biggest Pakistan Missionabroad where the total number of officers and staff members comes to 135.

(c) The total income received by Pakistan therefrom under the head ofvisa fee or other diplomatic assistance in 2013-14 is Rs. 6,329,767,085/

(d) The expenditure being incurred upon diplomatic staff deputed there in2013-14 is Rs. 11,116,880,609/-

*Inclusive of Citizenship, Passports, Copyrights and Attestation Fee asthe income is accounted for under the head of account “G 10102-31”.

75. *Ms. Shahnaz Saleem Malik:


(a) whether it is a fact that NAB and other courts had issueddirections regarding claims of Kuwait effectees till 2012-2014but the genuine effectees have not been redressed so far; if so,the reasons thereof; and

(b) the amount/number of times funds were issued by the UnitedNations during the said period therefor?

Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourceDevelopment (Pir Syed Sadaruddin Shah Rashidi): (a) The Honourable

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Supreme Court took suo moto notice and ordered payment of mark up to theclaimants. Accordingly, an amount of Rs.1,40,36,13,075 was paid to 44,221successful United Nation Compensation Commission (UNCC) claimants relatingto mark up. All the genuine affectees have been paid the compensation accordingto the approved policy of UNCC.

(b) UNCC released an amount of US$ 33,76,04,063 in 106 tranchessince 1997.

76. *Ms. Aisha Syed:


(a) the number of vehicles in the department at present; and

(b) the utilization alongwith the value of those vehicles?

Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourceDevelopment (Pir Syed Sadaruddin Shah Rashidi): (a) There are ten (10)vehicles in this Ministry.

( b) The brief utilization of the vehicles and their present value (calculatedas per Finance Division’s formula: Present Value calculated /depreciated by 20%(per annum), is as under:—————————————————————————————————————————————————————S. Registration Make Model Utilization Status Value of the

No. No. Vehicle—————————————————————————————————————————————————————

1 GY-555-ICT Honda Civic VTI Oriel 2012 Federal Minister On Road Rs.1,441,920/-

2 GE-857-ICT Honda Civic Car 2006 Protocol Duty -do- Rs.217,003/-3 GB-200-ICT Toyota Corolla (GLI) 2005 Protocol Duty -do- Rs.237,632/-4 GA-866-ICT Suzuki Mehran 2005 General Duty -do- Rs.57,338/-

5 GB-141-ICT Suzuki Mehran 2005 General Duty -do- Rs.57,338/-6 GD-367-ICT Suzuki Bolan 2005 General Duty -do- Rs.66,571/-7 GC-013-ICT Suzuki Bolan 2006 General Duty -do- Rs.83215/

8 GW-324-ICT Suzuki Bolan 2006 General Duty -do- Rs.83215/9 GK-001-ICT Toyota Corolla 2005 Minister of State (Reserved/Parked) Rs.291,320/-10 GJ-050-1CT Honda City 2007 Parliamentary (Reserved/Parked) Rs.345,820/-

Secretary—————————————————————————————————————————————————————

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77. *Ms. Aisha Syed:

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state the names ofvegetables and fruits imported and exported during the current yearalongwith the value thereof?

Minister for Commerce (Engr. Khurram Dastagir Khan): The totalvalue of vegetables and fruits exported during current year (July-September 2014)and during 2013-14 are given as under:—

EXPORTS OF VEGETABLES AND FRUITS

Value in Million US$——————————————————————————————

Commodities July-Sep: 2014-15 2013-14——————————————————————————————

Vegetables 23 210.3——————————————————————————————

Fruits 73.5 438.1——————————————————————————————

Source: PBS

The names of vegetables and fruits exported during the current year areplaced at Annex-A.

The total value of vegetables and fruits imported during July 2014 (Latestavailable data) and during 2013-14 are given as under:—

IMPORTS OF VEGETABLES & FRUITS

Value in Million US$——————————————————————————————

Commodities July 2014-15 2013-14——————————————————————————————

Vegetables 0.045 157——————————————————————————————

Fruits 1.592 380——————————————————————————————

Source: PBS

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The names of vegetables and fruits imported during July 2014 alongwithvalue thereof is at Annex-B.

Annex-A

NAMES OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES (EXPORTED)

——————————————————————————————S# VEGETABLES

——————————————————————————————1 POTATOES, FRESH2 ONIONS AND SHALLOTS3 GARLIC4 LEEK, OTHER ALLIACEOUS5 PEAS FRESH OR CHILLE6 OTHER LEGUMINOUS VEGETABLES7 MUSHROOMS, FRESH8 OTHER VEGETABLES FRESH9 POTATO, FROZEN

10 OTHER VEGETABLES, FROZEN11 MIXTURE OF VEGETABLE12 OTHER VEGETABLES, PRESERVED13 ONION; WHOLE DRIED14 MUSHROOM GENUS AGARI15 JELY FUNGI DRY CUT

——————————————————————————————FRUITS

——————————————————————————————1 OTHER BANANAS FRESH2 DATES DRIED3 FIGS4 GUAVAS5 MANGOES6 MANGOSTEENS7 MANGO PULP8 OTHER FRUITS FRESH9 ORANGES

10 KINO, FRESH11 OTHER CITRUS FRUITS FRESH12 OTHER MELONS

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21——————————————————————————————S# VEGETABLES

——————————————————————————————13 APRICOTS; FRESH14 PLUMS AND SLOES15 CRANBERRIES, BILBERRI16 OTHER FRESH FRUITS17 STRAWBERRIES, FROZEN18 RASBERRY, BL. BERRY19 OTHER FRUIT/NUTS PRESE20 APRICOTS DRIED21 CHERRIES, DRIED22 PINE NUTS (CHILGOZA)23 PEACHES (ARROO)24 PLUMS (ALLOCHA)25 OTHER FRUIT DRIED26 MIXTURE OF NUTS, DRIED

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Annex-B

Import of Vegetables and Fruits July 2013-14 and 2014-15

Thousand Rs.———————————————————————————————————————————

2014-15(July-July) 2013-14( Jury- July)

Quantity Value Quantity Value———————————————————————————————————————————Total Vegetables 19670 4477 1026 150OTH VEGETABLES FRESH/CHILLED KG 16060 3542 576 107OTH LEGUMINOUS VEGETABLES FRO KG 450 43OTHER VEGETABLES,FROZEN KG 697 49MIXTURE OF VEGETABLES,FROZEN KG 2155 153 — —ONION; WHOLE DRIED,CUT KG 35216 11150 8096 2728MUSHROOM GENUS AGARICUS DRIED KG 2913 886———————————————————————————————————————————

Fruits———————————————————————————————————————————Total Fruits 2606813 157020 2039366 113716PINEAPPLES,PREPARED/PRESERVED KG 1064707 61980 1066554 50216CITRUS FRUIT,PREPARE/PRESERVE KG 139860 23431 101628 14966PEARS,PREPARED OR PRESERVED KG 3888 778 7599 726CHERRIES,PREPARED OR PRESERVE KG 20102 2861 31549 1885PEACHES,PRPARED OR PRESERVED KG 136211 11867 103040 10304STRAWBERRIES,PREPARE/PRESERVE KG 10807 1081 11700 , 1366MIXTURES OF FRUITS,NUTS&PLANT KG 1231238 55022 717296 34253———————————————————————————————————————————

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78. *Dr. Fozia Hameed:

Will the Minister for States and Frontier Regions be pleased to statethe steps taken by the Government to provide health and educationfacilities (in camps) to the effectees of recent operation in North-Waziristan?

Minister for States and Frontier Regions [Lt. Gen. (Retd) AbdulQuadir Baloch]:

(a) Health Sector:

i. Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD) hasestablished a field hospital at DHQ Bannu with 50-55 Doctors /Para-medical Staff managed by PIMS from FGPC and NIRM,Islamabad.

ii. Agency Surgeon office shifted in FR Bannu for provision of healthservices to TDPs.

iii. Five Mobile Health Units provided for TDPs at Bannu.

iv. Free medical services extended to the TDPs residing with the hostfamilies.

v. BHU established at Bakka Khel Camp. The detail is placed atAnnexure-I.

(b) Education Sector:

To provide Education facilities in camps Two High Schools (01 Male &01 Female) have been established in the TDPs Camp Bakka Khel FR Bannu.Boys High School contains 1492 students enrolment wherein 23 male teachershave been posted. Whereas Girls High School has 542 students enrolments and10 Female teachers have been deployed in the Female school. All the studentshave been provided Text Books Free of Cost. The detail is placed atAnnexure-II.

(Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library)

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79. *Dr. Fozia Hameed:

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state the steps beingtaken by the Government to increase exports of Surgical Goodsalongwith details thereof?

Reply not received.

80. *Mr. Sufyan Yousuf:


(a) the targets set for the export of textile products during the year2013-14; and

(b) whether it is a fact that the said targets have not been achievedso far?

Minister for Commerce (Engr. Khurram Dastagir Khan): (a) Ministryof Commerce announced its Trade Policy 2012-15 on January 31st, 2013. Oneof the goals was to increase Pakistan’s cumulative exports to $95 billion during2012-15. No sector-wise break ups were announced.

(b) Since there were no sector-wise targets set, hence no targets wereachieved. But the exports of textile sector have grown in 2013-14 as compared tothe year 2012-13 by 5.3%. The data is placed at Annex-A.

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81. *Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho:

Will the Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that land belonging to Pakistan TourismDevelopment Corporation in Gadiani has been illegally occupied;

(b) if so, the steps being taken by the Government to vacate thesaid land?

Transferred to Cabinet Division for answeer on Next Rota Day.

82. *Mr. Imran Zafar Leghari

Will the Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination be pleased to statethe steps being taken by the Government for promotion of sports inthe country?

Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination (Mr. Riaz HusainPirzada): The Government is committed to provide maximum possible financialinfrastructure and administrative support to the National Sports Federations forpromotion of their respective games. The government through Pakistan SportsBoard is providing financial assistance to the affiliated National Sports Federationsin the shape of annual grants to meet their day-to-day requirements and specialgrants for participation in international competitions at home and abroad. PakistanSports Board also bears the expense on preparation and participation of Pakistancontingents in Olympic Games, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, South AsianGames, Islamic Men & Women Games as well as other mega sports events.The following are the principal areas through which efforts are being made toimprove the standard of sports in the country:—

(a) Holding of National Training Camps for I preparation and participationin mega events like Olympic, Asian, Commonwealth, South Asianand Islamic Games with standard facilities.

(b) Organize coaching and training courses for coaches in different partof the country to update the knowledge and methodology of coachingof the participating coaches.

(c) Expenses on participation in Olympic, Asian, Commonwealth, SouthAsian, Islamic and other Regional Games are borne by the PSB.

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(d) Provision of services of foreign coaches to national athletes.

(e) Payments of Cash Awards to medal winners.

(f) PSB will organize Inter Provincial Youth tournaments in different sportsdisciplines in four Provinces including AJK and Gilgit Baltistan duringthe current financial year in Provincial headquarters.

(g) PSB organizes Inter Board tournaments every year to promote thesports at school and college level.

(h) Inter Provincial games will be organized by PSB at Islamabad during2015 in which sports teams from the provinces as well as AJK,Gilgit Baltistan and FATA would participate. The position holderswill he awarded lucrative awards to encourage the potential of theathletes.

83. *Mr. Imran Zafar Leghari


(a) the details of items placed on the negative list for trade withIndia; and

(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to reduce the number of items on the said list?

Minister for Commerce (Engr. Khurram Dastagir Khan):Commodity-wise list of items placed in the negative list for trade with India is asunder;

——————————————————————————————Sr. No Sectors No. of Tariff Lines

——————————————————————————————1 Agri 162 Aluminium 123 Auto 3854 Ceramics 285 Chemicals 336 Cutlery 22

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7 Elect. Appliances 38 Elect. Machinery 549 Footwear 7

10 Furniture 1611 Glass 2212 Jems & Jewellery 313 Leather 1914 Machinery 3715 Metal Products 5

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Sr. No Sectors No. of Tariff Lines——————————————————————————————

16 Meters 617 Misc. Manfd. Articles 2218 Optical Fiber 219 Paper & Board 9220 Pharma 4921 Plastics 8322 Prefabricated Buildings 523 Rubber 19.24 Soap & Toiletries 725 Sports 3226 Steel 13727 Stone & Marble 528 Surgical 1029 Textile 7430 Wood 4

——————————————————————————————Grand Total 1209

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The Ministry of Commerce is in the process of corisulting the stakeholdersboth from public and private sectors for elimination of Negative List. This Ministrywill submit the case to the Cabinet for elimination of Negative List after completionof the said consultation process.

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84. *Ms. Asyia Naz Tanoli:


(a) whether it is a fact that export of fish and its products duringthe current financial year 2014 has decreased as compared toprevious financial year; and

(b) whether it is also a fact that 23.2 million dollars foreign exchangehas been earned from the export of fish and its products during2013; if so, the reasons thereof?

Minister for Commerce (Engr. Khurram Dastagir Khan): (a) Exportsof Fish & Fish products has increased during 2013-14 as compared to 2012-13.The details are given as under:———————————————————————————————

2012-13——————————————————————————————Commodity MT Million US$——————————————————————————————FISH ANDPRODUCTS 1,38,680 317.65——————————————————————————————

Source: PBSWhereas the exports of fish and its products during FY 2013-14 are:

——————————————————————————————2013-14

——————————————————————————————Commodity KG Million US$——————————————————————————————FISH ANDPRODUCTS 1,50,498 369.46——————————————————————————————

Source: PBS

Therefore, % change in exports during FY 2013- 14 over FY 2012-13 is:——————————————————————————————

% change 2013-14

over 2012-13

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——————————————————————————————Commodity Quantity Value——————————————————————————————FISH ANDPRODUCTS 8.52 16.31——————————————————————————————

Hence, Export of fish and its products has increased in FY 2013-14 insteadof decreasing when compared with FY 2012-13.

(b) During FY 2012-13, export earnings from fish and its products weremillion US$ 317.65 whereas export earnings from fish and its products in FY2013-14 were million US$ 369.46.

It is therefore, not correct that US$ 23.2 million foreign exchange hasbeen earned, rather US$ 369.46 million has been earned during 2013-2014.

It is pertinent to mention that the Government has taken a number of stepsto improve fisheries sector, which, inter-alia, include strengthening of extensionservices, introduction of aquaculture techniques, diversification of fishing efforts,improvement in post-harvest techniques, development of value added products,and up-gradation of socio-economic condition of the fishermen’s community.

85. *Ms. Asyia Naz Tanoli:


(a) the number of Pakistani students in Cuba alongwith detail ofthose who are studying on scholarship at present; and

(b) the number of students getting education in medical onscholarship over there?

Transferred to Federal Education and Professional Training Division foranswer on Next Rota Day.

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86. *Mr. Abdul Qahar Khan Wadan:

Will the Minister for States and Frontier Regions be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of families which became IDPs due to militaryoperation at present;

(b) the detail of facilities being provided to each family;

(c) the total amount spent on the IDPs so far;

(d) the number of ATM cards issued so far therefor; and

(e) whether vaccination facility is also given to each said family?

Minister for States and Frontier Regions [Lt. Gen. (Retd) AbdulQuadir Baloch]: (a) Due to the Operation Zarb-e-Azab in NWA a total of 121,597families have been dislocated. NADRA has verified 74,368 families. The detail isplaced at Annexure-I.

(b) Each NADRA verified family is being provided following facilities:

i. Federal Government is providing a monthly Cash Assistance @Rs. 12,000/-.

ii. Rs. 5000/- Non Food Items (NFI Kits) one time.

iii. Ramazan Package @ Rs. 20000/- per family was provided.

iv. A camp for TDPs has been established at Bakka Khel FR Bannu toaccommodate 3000 families. The facilities provided at the TDPsCamp are as placed at Annexure-II. At present it has over 19000individuals.

(c) Federal Government has released Rs.5119.630/- Million for paymentof cash grant and allied expenditures of North TDPs.

(d) “Payment of cash assistance to North TDPs is electronically madethrough ZONG and no ATM card issued.”

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(e) “Vaccination facility is being provided at registration points duringdislocation from FATA.”


87. *Ms. Shaza Fatima Khawaja:

Will the Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourceDevelopment be pleased to state the steps being taken by theGovernment to facilitate the skilled labourer to find jobs abroad?

Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourceDevelopment (Pir Syed Sadaruddin Shah Rashidi):

• Ministry adopts multiple strategies to facilitate skilled workers tofind jobs in foreign countries: It includes signing of Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MoU), holding meetings of Joint MinisterialCommissions (JMC) in order to find ways and means to boost exportof manpower.

• 19 Community Welfare Attaches in 14 manpower-importing countriesmake constant efforts to enhance export of manpower.

• Ministry issues licenses to the Overseas Employment Promoters whomake all possible efforts to obtain manpower demands especiallyfrom private sector of manpower importing countries.

• Ministry also tries to get manpower demands from foreign countries(generally from public sector) through Overseas EmploymentCorporation.

• Ministry is in process of chalking out a strategy to enhance exportmaximum manpower Gulf countries with special focus on two megaevents: Dubai Expo 2020 and FIFA World Cup 2022 to take placein Qatar.

• 216,050 skilled workers were registered for employment abroadduring the year 2014 (upto September).

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88. *Ms. Shaza Fatima Khawaja:

Will the Minister for Textile Industry be pleased to state the stepsbeing taken by the Government to resolve the problems faced by AllPakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) In terms of lossesincurred during the last year?

Reply not received.

89. *Syed Waseem Hussain:

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state the number ofemployees of Ministry and its attached departments/companies sentabroad by Trading Corporation of Pakistan during the last two years?

Minister for Commerce (Engr. Khurram Dastagir Khan): Noemployee of Ministry and its attached departments/companies have been sentabroad by Trading Corporation of Pakistan during the last two years.

90. *Syed Waseem Hussain:


(a) whetter it is a fact that issuance of Pakistani Passport andNADRA card to Pakistanis abroad are being delayed; and

(b) the steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

Minister for Foreign Affairs: (a) Pakistani nationals living abroad areissued passports by our missions in accordance with rules /regulations without anydelay. All efforts are made to facilitate the Pakistani community. In cases whereverification of particulars of the applicant are required from different agencies inPakistan, the process takes a little longer that causes delay. Such delays normallyoccur due to incomplete information provided by the applicant. Pakistan Missionsabroad also facilitate issuance of CNIC/NICOP, for which applications are alsoreceived and forwarded to the NADRA office in Islamabad. Since these cards

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are dispatched by diplomatic bag which takes time, the applicants mistake this asdelay. The Machine Readable Passports are completely handled by the IMPASSand our Embassies have no role in its preparation and dispatch.

(b) Pakistan Missions abroad are issued instructions from time to timeto extend all possible assistance to Pakistani Community in issuance of passportsand NADRA cards to them without loss of any time.

The Government of Pakistan has already introduced issuance of the MRP/NADRA facilities in some of our Missions while efforts are underway to extendthe facility to other Missions also.

MOHAMMAD RIAZ, Secretary.

ISLAMABAD:The 27th November, 2014.

PCPPI—1343(2014) NA—27-11-2014—650.

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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT

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“UNSTARRED QUESTIONS AND THEIR REPLIES”

For Friday, the 28th November, 2014

20. Ms. Munaza Hassan:(Deferred during 14th Session)

Will the Minister for States and Frontier Regions be pleased to statethe total amount allocated for development programs/betterment ofeducational standards and health of women in FATA during the year2013-14 and 2014-15 alongwith the head-wise utilization thereof?

Reply not received.

24. Ms. Khalida Mansoor:(Deferred during 14th Session)

Will the Minister for Textile Industry be pleased to state the locationwise textile industries and power looms functioning in the country atpresent?

Minister for Textile Industry (Mr. Abbas Khan Afridi):There aretotal 2281 textile mills registered with the Ministry of Textile Industry. The locationwise list of Textile Industry is enclosed as Annex-I.


27. Ms. Belum Hasnain:(Deferred during 14th Session)


(a) the year-wise total number of Pakistani prisoners released byIndia, Saudi Arabia and USA during the last three yearsalongwith the details of allegations against those prisoners;

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(b) the year wise total number of Indian prisoners released byPakistan during the said period alongwith details of allegationsagainst those prisoners;

(c) whether the prisoners so released were convicted/sentenced bythe courts of law; if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether said prisoners have served out the period of theirimprisonment; and

(e) the details of agreement under which the said prisoners werereleased?

Minister for Foreign Affairs: (a) The year wise total number of PakistaniPrisoners released during last three years along with allegations against them areas follows:-——————————————————————————————

S. Name of Years No. ofNo. Country Wise No. Prisoners Allegations

Released————————————————————————————————

India 2012 131 Fake Documents,2013 67 Illegal border

crossing,2014 95 Fishermen etc.

Saudi Arabia 2012 1201 Theft, Forgery/fraud,Drug trafficking, Rape,Money laundering,

2013 928 Murder, Immoral2014 till 552 Offences and

23-10-2014 MiscellaneousCharges

U. S.A 2011 84 Illegalimmigrants, Non-immigrants student

2012 47 Visa, Illegal stay, BankFraud, Over stay,Immigration fraud and

2013 34 In possession of drugs,—————————————————————————————————————

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(b) The year-wise total number of Indian prisoners released by Pakistanalong with details of allegation against those prisoners is as follows:——————————————————————————————

Year Civil Fishermen Total——————————————————————————————

2012 26 680 7062013 13 390 4032014 01 150 151

——————————————————————————————Grand total 40 1220 1260

——————————————————————————————Allegations/Charges: The Indian prisoners detained in Pakistan jails

are imprisoned for various allegations/offences such as Foreigners Act, Army Act,Pakistani Control of Entry Act, and Secret Act. Indian fishermen are imprisonedunder Foreigners act and fishery Act.

(c) Prisoners released by both countries were convicted/sentenced bythe courts of law and after expiry of the sentence were released. Details of themost offences under which they were convicted were; Foreigners Act, PassportAct, Official Secret Act, carrying Fake Indian currency notes (FICN), drugtrafficking, overstaying after visa expiry etc. Pakistani fishermen are convicted fortrespassing in the Indian territorial waters under M.Z.I. Act.

The Indian prisoners detained in Pakistani jails were also convicted by thecourts of law and offences under which they were convicted were Foreigners Act,Army Act, Pakistani Control of Entry Act, Secret Act, Indian fishermen areimprisoned under Foreigners Act and Fishery Act.

Majority of the Pakistani prisoners are deported after they complete thesentence awarded by the Courts. The prisoners so released/deported by the Saudiauthorities were convicted / sentenced by the court of law. Their details cannot beshared due to non-provision of the data by the Saudi Authorities.

Most prisoners repatriated to Pakistani are convicted or sentenced by theCourt of Law in the US.

(d) The practice being followed by Pakistan in case of Indian prisonersis that once the prisoners have served their jail term and their nationality status hasbeen confirmed by Indian authorities, they are released.

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Majority of the Pakistani prisoners are deported after they complete aredeported after they complete the sentence awarded by the courts. The prisonersso released / deported by the Saudi Authorities were convicted/sentenced by thecourt of law. The details cannot be shared due to non provision of the data by theSaudi Authorities.

The majority of the prisoners were kept under detention during theprosecution of their cases in courts and were deported to Pakistan soon aftercompletion of their deportation documents. In the US a prisoner cannot be kept inprison for more than the sentenced period. Therefore, the prisoners are releasedor held up in the detention centers for deportation after completion of theirsentences.

(e) The Government of Pakistan has signed a Consular AccessAgreement with India in May, 2008. Some important points of bilateral Agreementare as follows:

i. Each Government shall maintain a comprehensive list of the nationalof the other country under its arrest, detention or imprisonment. Thelists shall be exchanged on 1st January and 1st July each year;

ii. Immediate notification of any arrest, detention or imprisonment ofany person of the other country shall be provided to the respectiveHigh Commission;

iii. Each Government shall provide consular access within three monthsto nationals of one country under arrest, detention or imprisonmentin other country;

iv. Both Governments agree to release and repatriate persons withinone month of confirmation of their national status and completion ofsentence.

There is no bilateral agreement between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan withregard to the release of the prisoners. The prisoners are released/deported eitheron completion of awarded sentences or acquittal by the Courts.

There is no bilateral agreement between the US and Pakistan for prisonersreleased. The prisoners are released upon completion of their sentences or trials.

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29. Mr. Asad Umar:(Deferred during 14th Session)

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state the details ofexpenditures incurred on foreign visits made by the present PrimeMinister?

Minister for Foreign Affairs: The details of the expenditure incurredon foreign visit made by the present Prime Minister are:—

i. June-December, 2013 =Rs. 218.3 million

ii. January, 2014 to date =Rs. 76.2 million*

121. Dr. Nisar Ahmad Jatt:(Deferred during 14th Session)

Will the Minister for Textile Industry be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the Korean Government donated twovehicles for the Pakistan Korea Garments Training Institute,Karachi; and

(b) whether it is also a fact that the said vehicles are being misused;if so, the action taken by the Ministry to prevent the same?

Reply not received.

22. Sheikh Salahuddin:

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to refer to Un-StarredQuestion No.11 replied on 29-10-14 and to state whether it is a factthat a letter No.SAU-4/7/2013-ME.1 dated 7th April, 2013 was issuedto the parents of deceased persons regarding inquiry; if so, the reasonsfor not finalizing the said inquiry up till now?

Minister for Foreign Affairs: A copy of letter No. SAU-4/7/2013-ME-1 dated 07 April 2013 was endorsed to parents of the deceased for information.

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Parents of late Abdul Waheed Shakir, in their application of March 2013,had contended that it was the responsibility of kafeel of their late son to get aniqama issued and get it registered with General Organization for Social Insurance(GOSI), after which claims could become admissible.

However, under Saudi laws, kafeel is responsible only if he does not getiqama issued or registered with GOSI within 90 days of the arrival of employee inthe Kingdom. Since late Abdul Waheed Shakir came to KSA on 16 May 2012and passed away on 30 July 2012, before expiry of the stipulated period, kafeelcannot be held responsible. Moreover, since late Shakir was working as an “Azad”employee in contravention of Saudi Labour Laws, legal heirs are not entitled toany insurance death compensation in Saudi Arabia.

23. Ms. Nighat Parveen Mir:

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state the total numberof employees working in State Life Insurance Corporation at present?

Minister for Commerce (Engr. Khurram Dastagir Khan): The totalnumber of employees working in State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistanare as under:—

1. Officers 14932. Staff 2791

_____ Total 4284 _____

24. Dr. Nikhat Shakeel Khan:


(a) whether it is a fact that four Pakistanis have been beheaded inSaudi Arabia during the last few days; if so, the detail of crimes;and

(b) the steps being taken by the Government to prevent such kindof incidents in future?

Reply not received.

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25. Dr. Nikhat Shakeel Khan:


(a) whether it is a fact that 14 women who had gone to Dubai forjob are now detained in the jails over there; if so, the detail ofallegations levelled against them;

(b) whether any legal assistance has been provided to them; and

(c) whether arrangements have been made by the Government tobring them back?

Minister for Oversease Pakistanis and Human Resource Development(Pir Syed Sadaruddin Shah Rashidi): (a) There is no specific case currentlywith UAE authorities wherein 14 Pakistani women had gone to Dubai for job andare now detained in jails over there. However, UAE authorities have asked to providenames with passport number of each woman to proceed further in the matter.

(b) Since no such woman has reportedly been detained in any jail inUAE, this part of the question does not apply.

(c) Not applicable,

26. Mr. Abdul Waseem:


(a) whether dialogue has been held with India to resolve Kashmirissue during the last two years;

(b) if so, the details thereof alongwith the results achieved therefrom?

Minister for Foreign Affairs: (a) The last round of composite dialogueon Kashmir was held in New Delhi between the two Foreign Secretaries on4-5th July, 2012. Wherein, Pakistan reiterating its principled position on Kashmir,proposed a joint working group with a defined mandate to find an amicable solutionto the Kashmir dispute. We also, underscored the need for expanding travel andtrade across Line of Control (LoC) for Kashmiris on both sides.

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However, In January, 2013, India unilaterally suspended the dialogueprocess, which inter alia, provided the forum for discussion on Kashmir issue.Pakistan maintains that resumption of dialogue process, excluding the core issueof Jammu and Kashmir would be unacceptable. The Prime Minister of Pakistan,Nawaz Sharif addressing the 69th Session of the United Nations General Assembly(UNGA) said that, “We cannot draw a veil over the issue of Kashmir, until it isaddressed in accordance with the wishes of the people of Jammu and Kashmir”.

(b) Nil

27. Mr. Abdul Waseem:


(a) the total number of officers and labourers sent abroad duringthe last two years alongwith the names of countries with whomagreements were signed during the said period; and

(b) the province-wise detail thereof?

Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development(Pir Syed Saddar-ud-Din Shah Rashidi): (a) The workers are not categorizedas “officers” or “labourers”. They are categorized as professionals, skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled workers.

The total number of Pakistanis sent/registered for employment abroadduring the period (2013-14) was 11,92,235.

- A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed with Bahrainon 19-03-2014.

(b) the province-wise detail is as under:-

Province/Areas 2013-14Punjab including Federal Area 6,31,378Sindh 1,20,757Khyber Pakhtoon Khawa 2,78,177Baluchistan 14,910Northern area/Tribal area 67,186FATA/Gilgit BaltistanAzad Jammu Kashmir 79,827

————— Total 11,92,235

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28. Ms. Asyia Naz Tanoli:

Will the Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination be pleased to statewhether it is a fact that Pakistan Cricket team has been includedamongst the teams defeated in 500 matches; if so, the present rankingaiongwith the reasons thereof?

Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination (Mr. Riaz HusainPirzada): Since 1952 Pakistan cricket team has played 1274 Cricket Matches inall three formats i.e. Test, ODIs and T20 Cricket matches. Out of 1274 PakistanCricket team has lost 501 Cricket matches in all three formats i.e. Test, ODIs andT20 Cricket matches.

RankingTest 03ODI 06T20 03

The ICC World Cricket Ranking is based on team’s performances over aset period of time. Performances against higher ranked teams earn the most points.Pakistan has consistently been placed in the No. 3 to 6 ranked countries in Testand ODI matches while in T20 matches Pakistan has been ranked at the No. 1position and maintained a high ranking since the start of this format of the game.,

The complete detail of win and loss records of cricket matches of PakistanCricket team from 1952-2014 are as under.

TEST MATCHES 1952 — 2014Matches 385Win 121Lost 109Tied 0Draw 155No Result -Win/Loss Ratio 1.110Average 32.69Runs per Over 2.88Innings 686Highest Score 765Lowest Score 49

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ODIs MATCHES 1973 -2014Matches 806Win 438Lost 360Tied 08Draw -No Result 00Win/Loss Ratio 1.216Average 30.11Runs per Over 4.75Innings 806Highest Score 385Lowest Score 43

T20 MATCHES 2006 — 2014

Matches 83Win 49Lost 32Tied 2Draw -No Result 0Win/Loss Ratio 1.531Average 22.07Runs per Over 7.42Innings 83Highest Score 203Lowest Score 74

29. Syed Asif Hasnain:

Will the Minister for Textile Industry be pleased to state the totalnumber of persons recruited in the Ministry during the last five yearsalongwith the details of quota/merit observed/implemented therefor?

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Minister for Textile Industry (Mr. Abbas Khan Afridi): During LastFive Year The Following Tow Officials Were Appointed Against BaluchistanQuota :-

——————————————————————————————SR# NAME OF DESIGNATION DATE OF REMARKS

OFFICIAL APPOINTMENT—————————————————————————————————————

1 Mr. Sultan Assisant 05-07-2012 Resigned onMehmood (BS-14) 20-11-2013

2 Mr.Ammad Stenotypist 19-02-2013 -Wali (BS-14)

—————————————————————————————— • Yes provincial quota was observed and the appointment of the both official

were made against Baluchistan quota on merit

30. Sahibzada Tariq Ullah:

Will the Minister for States and Frontier Regions be pleased to statethe names, parentage, designation, educational qualifications andplace of domicile of the persons with disabilities appointed in BPS 1to 20 on regular, contract and daily wages basis in said Division duringthe period from 1st January, 2008 to 1st May, 2012 alongwith thedetails of present job status of each employee?

Minister for States and Frontier Regions [Lt. General (Retd) AbdulQadir Baloch]: Nil

31. Ms. Shaista Pervaiz:


(a) the percentage of women out of the total number of workersemployed both in the organized and unorganized sectors in thecountry;

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(b) whether the Government is aware of the huge disparity in wagesand the denial of equal minimum wages to women workers inspite of the same nature of work and longer working hours; and

(c) the steps taken by the Government to address the issue of wagedifferences and to safeguard the interest of women workers?

Reply not received.

32. Shaikh Rohale Asghar:

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state the detail ofthe efforts made by Pakistan at diplomatic level in the wake of recentIsraeli attacks on Ghaza?

Reply not received.

33. Shaikh Rohale Asghar:


(a) the total number and names of Pakistanis imprisoned in theAmerica at present; and

(b) the allegations levelled against them?

Minister for Foreign Affairs: (a) & (b) According to the informationreceived from the Mission, there are currently thirty eight (38) Pakistanis imprisoned/detained in the US. The list-of- Pakistani detainees and the charges leveled againstthem is attached. The charges leveled against them include both civil and criminaloffences such as possession of drug, sexual assault, fraud/forgery, money launderingdriving under influence, immigration violations and shop lifting.

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34. Mr. Muhammad Nazir Khan:

Will the Minister for States and Frontier Regions be pleased to state:(a) the category-wise recruitments/appointments made by all the

line departments in North Waziristan during last two yearsalongwith the criteria adopted therefor; and

(b) the total number of posts lying vacant in the said department atpresent?

Reply not received.

MOHAMMAD RIAZ, Secretary.

ISLAMABAD:The 27th November, 2014.

PCPPI— 1343(14) NA (US)—27-11-2014—650.

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