monday, 24th february, 2014 - national assembly of pakistan

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(9th 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 24th February, 2014

(Originally Starred Question Nos. 9, 66 and 87 were set down for answerduring the 8th Session)

9. *Dr. Arif Alvi:

Will the Minister for Defence be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the name of persons killed during droneattacks/strikes are not being disclosed by the Ministry; if so, thereasons thereof; and

(b) whether it is also a fact that foreign NGOs are more concernedthan our Government regarding human rights issues/violations;if so, the reasons thereof?

Minister for Defence: (a) Government of Pakistan/Ministry of Defenceprovides the details about the persons who are killed during the Drone attacks asand when it receives information from the areas where these attacks take place.As these attacks take place in far flung areas which are usually not accessible tothe press, so, the information about the victims is Mostly received through Armyformations stationed in these areas. However, the information received throughpolitical administration is available with SAFRON Division.

(b) Human rights issues may he addressed by relevant ministry, please.

66. *Dr. Arif Alvi:


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(a) whether it is a fact that the Cogeneration Power Plant of DHA,Karachi has failed to generate 94 MW of electricity and supply3 million gallons of water daily;

(b) the total period it remained functional after its inauguration;

(c) the total expenditure incurred on the said project so far;

(d) whether any action has been taken against the responsiblestherefor; if not, the reasons thereof?

Minister for Defence: (a) M/s SACODEN (major share holder)sponsored the Cogen Plant through an SPV (DCL) registered with SECP andrepresented by Mr. Haseeb Khan. M/s SIEMENS represented by Mr. SohailWajahat Siddiqui installed the plant. M/s AEI (Ashmore Energy international)represented by Mr. Khalid Nasir changed hands with M/s SACODEN and becamethe owners. Cogeneration Plant suffered an excessive vibration due to suddenfrequency drop in National Grid in 2010. It damaged the vans and blades of theturbine. Resultantly the Plant stopped. However, Desalination Plant is in workablecondition and the Generation Plant requires repairs.

(b) Plant performed for 11 months and can be made operational afterrepairs.

(c) Out of investment of about Rs. 7 Billion. DHA’s share is onlyRs. 271 Million which is not public money. On default by the corporate entity, theloan providing Banks have taken over the plant on 31 October 2013.

(d) The owner of Plant is not DHA. DHA is only a minor share holder of8.1% DHA is putting in its effort alongwith coordination at various tiers for repairof Plant Presently Bankers Consortium (including UBL HBL & Faisal Bank withshare, holding as 20.99%. 19.87% and 19.10% respectively) alongwith otherminor share holders (list attached as Annex-A) are the owners of the plant. Tocarry out the enquiry and Hold people responsible for disciplinary action of anyprivate limited company registered in SECP does not fall under the scope andmandate of DHA. Involvement of DHA in the Plant is as follows:—

(i) Award of rental lease of land for the plant.

(ii) Minor share holding.

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87. *Siraj Muhammad Khan:

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

(a) the performance made by the National Accountability Bureau(NAB) during the last six months;

(b) the total number of cases of corruption registered in NAB duringthe said period; and

(c) the total number of pending cases of corruption in NAB atpresent?

Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights: (a), (b) During the lastsix months this Bureau has formally authorized 77 inquiries, finalized/closed 80,including backlog, whereas 18 investigations were authorized, completed /closed31, including backlog. Similarly 46 references have been filed in the courts whileduring the said period 32 references have been decided, among them 19 resultedinto convictions while 11 references end up with the acquittal and 2 withdrawnfrom the court. During the last six months NAB has recovered an amount ofRs. 2188.993 million from the accused persons.

(c) At present, there are 667 inquiries, 251 investigations and 688references which are under process at National Accountability Bureau andAccountability Courts respectively.

1. *Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi:

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

(a) the authorized standards of supply of petroleum products atoutlets by Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) at present;

(b) whether it is a fact that high sulphur diesel provided to outletsby OMCs was below the international standard in the recentpast and same practice is continuing;

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(c) whether the aforesaid malpractice of OMCs was investigatedduring the year 2012-13 till date; if so, the details thereofalongwith the action taken against the responsibles; and

(d) the steps being taken to ensure the provision of petroleumproducts at outlets at par with international standard?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) Petroleum Products High Speed Diesel (HSD) and Premium MotorGasoline (PMG) are being marketed/sold by OMCs as per notified specifications/standard (Annex-I & II).

(b) The High Speed Diesel (HSD) provided by the OMCs to their outletsis as per approved standard specifications, notified by the MP&NR (Annex-II)and its Governments endeavor to upgrade the refineries to meet latest internationalstandards.

(c) As stated above.

(d) The quality of petroleum products is being monitored throughout thesupply chain by Hydrocarbon Development Institute of Pakistan (HDIP) as pernotified specifications/standard. In addition, OMCs have their own mobile qualityvans for random checking at outlets and refineries are being encouraged toimprove the specification standards.

(Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library)

2. *Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi:

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the Government projects regarding Motorways/Highways/Roads which are being executed at present alongwithpresent status and estimated cost thereof;

(b) whether it is a fact that a number of such projects initiated bythe previous Government have not been completed within theestimated period and cost causing escalation; if so, the reasonsthereof alongwith the escalated cost of each project thereof;

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(c) whether it is also a fact that such delay was investigated; if so,the project-wise findings thereof; and

(d) the steps being taken to set rationalized planning therefor?

Minister for Communications: (a) Details of the Government projectsregarding Motorways/Highways/Roads which are being executed at presentalongwith present status and estimated cost is attached at Annex-A.

Details of ADB funded projects alongwith relevant details are atAnnex- B and project funded by other donor agencies is at Annex- C.

(b) Yes, it is fact that number of projects has not been completed withinestimated period thus causing escalation in cost. The major reason being inadequatefunding associated with some other issues such as land acquisition, utility relocationetc. The exact escalated cost effect of each project will be determined once theproject is completed and project account’s are finalized. However, project wisetentative effect is mentioned in the attached details (Annex-A).

(c) In general, major reasons for delay in completion of projects havebeen determined as inadequate funding & issues related to land acquisition &utilities relocation.

(d) Efforts are being made that required funds are provided keepingclose liaison with local administration for handing over of land alongwith emphasizingthe contracts to complete the balance works.

The main reasons contributing in delay execution of the project are:

a. Stringent conditions imposed by the aided banks/donor agencies.Most of the loans are subject to 100% completion of land acquisitionand compensation payment process.

b. Resettlement of the project affected persons.

c. Paucity of GOP funds regarding land acquisition

d. Lukewarm and ill-response from Revenue Departments.

e. Relocation of Utilities, clearance of ROW and NOC from Railway& WAPDA Departments.

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It is to mention here that most of E.O.Ts of development projects areawarded due to one or more afore-said reasons. Therefore, the project completionhas to be extended.

In addition, the actual overall increase on account of Escalation, can bedetermined at the end of the project. However, due to general inflation and delayin contract award, the cost of the project is expected to increase annually @7 to8%.


3. *Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Ministryto start technical education in the field of oil and gas for developingexpertise in the said field; if so, when it will be implemented?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): The following technical educational program is being carried out.

(a) OGDCL institute of science and technology (OIST) is impartingtechnical training to the students/ professionals of their explorationlicences/leases areas.

(b) OGDCL has also setup two Technical Training schools at Quettaand Karak where training in drilling, production and mechanicaldisciplines are being given to the students of the discoveries areas aswell.

(c) PPL has setup technical training center at Sui, District Dera Bugti.

(d) UEPL is funding Polytechnic Institute Badin which provides technicaltraining.

(e) A Project by the name of technical education of Pakistan Chemical& Energy Sector Skill Development Company (PCESSDC) hasbeen established by Mari Petroleum Company Limited at Daharkito develop expertise in the said field.

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(f) CNPC (Pakistan) Training Institute has been established by ChinaNational Petroleum Corporation in 2013 in Pakistan. The instituteprovides geophysical training to Pakistani employees to enhance theirskill and to fresh students of the country to enable them to competewith other countries.

4. *Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho:


(a) whether it is a fact that the contract has been awarded to importthe Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG);

(b) if so, the steps being taken to improve the infrastructure includinglaying of transmission pipelines, construction of storageterminals and allied works?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) No. Infact a contract for import of LNG on Government toGovernment basis is being negotiated between the designated entities of Pakistanand Qatar.

(b) Pursuant to a bidding process M/s SSGCL have selected M/s ElengyTerminal Pakistan Limited to provide LNG Terminal services on tolling basis. Theconstruction of pipeline connecting terminal with SSGCL’s network will also bethe responsibility of the said company.

There is no major pipeline infrastructure augmentation required in SSGCLnetwork for import of initial 400 MMCFD in the first phase. For the 2nd phaseinfrastructure will be enhanced.

5. *Abdul Waseem:


(a) the actual price of per litre of petrol at present;

(b) the tax being charged by the Government thereon; and

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(c) the profit being earned by the dealers at the time of sale in themarket therefrom?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) At present Ex-depot sale/consumer prices of petrol is Rs.112.76/litre out of which Rs.78.31 per litre is import/ex-refinery price.

(b) Petroleum Levy @Rs. 9.40/litre and GST @ 17% are being chargedon petrol by the Government.

(c) the margin of the dealers on petrol is fixed in absolute Rs. per litreterms i.e Rs.2.78/litre.

6. *Abdul Waseem:


(a) the number of major reservoirs of petrol in the country at present;

(b) the steps being taken to explore petrol therefrom; and

(c) whether it is a fact that the second largest reservoirs of petroland gas in the world are in Pakistan; if so, the details thereof?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) Presently there are 10 major oil reservoirs, having more than 10million barrels of recoverable oil.

(b) The Government has taken following steps to explore oil/gas in thecountry.

(i) Presently various Exploration and Production Companies are holding153 exploration licences to explore oil & gas reservoirs in the country.

(ii) The Government will grant another thirty (30) blocks to E&PCompanies shortly.

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

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(iv) Efforts are being made to enhance exploration activities in the countryby providing secured and conducive working environment to theE & P Companies.

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

(vi) Government is making efforts to pave way for exploration of ShaleGas/ Shale Oil of shale Gas/Shale Oil.

(c) No.

7. *Parveen Masood Bhatti:


(a) whether it is a fact that CNG cylinders are not being installed innew cars in the country;

(b) if so, the reasons thereof?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) Yes.

(b) The Government has imposed ban on import of CNG Cylinders andKits to discourage new conversion of vehicles as under:

i. A complete ban has been imposed on company fitted CNG cylinders/kits in locally manufactured vehicles.

ii. Moratorium on import of CNG cylinders and conversion kits hasbeen imposed except where letters of credit have been established,prior to the approval of Summary i.e. 15-12-2011.

iii. CNG fitted public transport vehicles i.e. buses/vans are exemptedfrom the moratorium.

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8. *Parveen Masood Bhatti:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to install any new refinery in the country; if so, when itwill be implemented?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): As per policy, no permission is required for setting up of new refineryproject; therefore any interested party/company can set up a refinery project atany location of its choice. However, the following proposals of Oil Refinery projectsare being persu by the companies in the private sector:———————————————————————————————

Name of Location Capacity ExpectedRefinery Barrels per date ofProject day (Million completion

tons per annum)——————————————————————————————

TransAsia Port Qasim 100,000 Not yetRefinery Karachi (4.5) determinedLimited

Khyber Not yet 40,000 -do-Pakhtunkhwa finalized (1.8)

Khalif Khalifa 250,000 -do-Coastal Point Hub (11.5)Refinery Baluchistan

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9. *Syed Asif Hasnain:


(a) the period for which petrol reserves are sufficient to meet therequirements of the country at present;

(b) the monthly consumption of petrol in the country at present;and

(c) the month-wise increase made in the consumption of petrol duringthe year 2013-14?

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Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) At present country has Mogas stocks of 110,658 MTs which provide10 days sale cover.

(b) Average monthly consumption of Petrol in the country from July,2013 to January, 2014 is 312,220 MTs.

(c) Month-wise variation in Petrol consumption is as follows:—

(Figures in M. tons)——————————————————————————————

Period Mogas Sales Monthly PercentageVariation

——————————————————————————————July, 2013 323,640 —August, 2013 319,916 -1.2%September, 2013 307,358 -3.9%October, 2013 278,866 -9.3%November, 2013 317,447 13.8%December, 2013 335,082 5.6%January, 2014 303,229 -9.5%

——————————————————————————————Total:- 2,185,538

——————————————————————————————10. *Syed Asif Hasnain:


(a) the names of the projects of the Ministry in Sindh for whichfunds have been allocated during the current year/budget; and

(b) the names of projects for which funds will be allocated duringthe next budget?

Minister for Communications: (a) List of projects of the Ministry ofCommunications/ private courier company stands registered with the Ministry ofCommunications/National Highway Authority in Sindh for which funds have beenallocated during the current year/budget (2013-14) is at Annex-I.

(b) Names of the projects for 2014-15 in Sindh are at Annex-II.However, funds for the projects are decided/allocated by the Planning Commissionkeeping in view the importance of the project and available resources.

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11. *Sheikh Salahuddin:

Will the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs be pleased to state whetherit is a fact that the Magnetic Ink has not been utilized at some of thePolling Stations/Constituencies during the General Elections 2013;if so, the reasons thereof?

Minister for Parliamentary Affairs: No it is not correct. Magnetizedink Stamp Pads were used at all polling stations /constituencies during the GeneralElections, 2013. The said Pads were used for obtaining thumb impressions on theElectoral Rolls against the photograph of each voter. During the said elections445,334 magnetic ink stamp pads were got manufactured from PCSIR Lab.,Karachi according to the recommended specifications of NADRA and suppliedto all Provincial Election Commissioners, who further disseminated the same tothe District Returning Officers / Returning Officers and Presiding Officers throughtheir Regional Election Commissioners, District Election Commissioners. In thisregard, specific directions to use the Magnetic Ink Stamp Pads for getting thumbimpressions of the voters on electoral rolls against the photograph of the voterswere also issued and confirmation to the fact that the instructions have beenconveyed to the District Returning Officers/Returning Officers and Presiding Officerswere also obtained.

12. *Sheikh Salahuddin:

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state whether itis a fact that the police of National Highways and Motorways hasfailed to control the issues relating to overloading, un-trained driversand over speeding on Highways/Motorways in the country exceptcontrolling of overloading on Rawalpindi-Lahore G. T. Road; if so,the reasons thereof?

Minister for Communications: No.

NH&MP officers are performing their duties round the clock to check allviolations including overloading of goods over speeding and driving without drivinglicence.

Violations are strictly controlled, During the year 2013, 2,69,313 violatorswere Challaned for over loading, 3,83,866 violators for over speeding and 54,435violators, being un-trained drivers.

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13. *Mrs. Shahida Rehmani:

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state whether itis a fact that the construction work of one side of Lyari Expresswayhas not been completed so far; if so, the reasons thereof?

Minister for Communications: Yes, works on Lyari Expressway hasnot been completed as yet, current physical progress is 80%.

South Bound is opened for traffic since 2008. Sir Suleman to Sorab Goth6.25 Km including both interchanges are open for traffic since July 2009.

Project is delayed mainly due to non handing over of Right of Way (RoW)by City District Government Karachi despite transfer of land acquisition cost toGovernment of Sindh. In order to avoid displacement of densely populated areas,two elevated structures are being constructed at following locations:—

(a) Sindh hotel to teen Hatti : 22%

(b) Manghopir to Mewa Shah Section (could not be started due to nonavailability of RoW)

To restart the stalled works, Secretary Communications visited the projectin September, 2013 and held meetings with the Chief Secretary Government ofSindh, Commissioner Karachi and other Officials for release of funds to the effectedpopulated and in ordwe to acquire the RoW. Regular meetings are held eith thecommissioner for release of funds since Nov 2013, but yet no funds have beenreleased.

14. *Naeema Kishwar Khan:


(a) whether it is a fact that mosques have been constructed at alarge distance on the Peshawar to Islamabad Motorway; if so,the distance thereof separately;

(b) whether it is also a fact that the security fences have not beeninstalled alongside the said Motorways;

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(c) if so, the steps being taken by the Ministry to install fencesalongside the said Motorway;

(d) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to construct mosques on the said Motorway at shortdistances; if so, when it will be implemented; and

(e) whether there is also any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to provide boarding and lodging facilities on thesaid Motorway; if so, when it will be implemented alongwiththe details thereof?

Minister for Communications: (a) On Peshawar-Islamabad Motorway(M-1), mosques are constructed in the service areas which are:

(i) Km 4 (North Bound & South Bound Carriageway)

(ii) Km 106 (NBC 86 SBC) near Rashaki

(iii) Indus Bridge Service Area (NBC)

(b) Steel wire mesh was installed all along M-1 at the time of construction,but since then often fence is stolen for which number of FIR’s have been registered.

(c) Stolen steel wire fence is replaced with barbed wire fence throughRoutine Maintenance & Emergency Maintenance Works.

(d) No such proposal is under consideration as the mosques alreadybeing constructed are at adequater distances/locations.

(e) No such proposal is under consideration. Service areas have beenprovided for facilitation of the road users using these motorways.

15. *Sufyan Yousuf:


(a) the present status of M-9 Motorway Project from Karachi toHyderabad;

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(b) whether it is a fact that the construction work has not beenstarted on the said project so far; if so, the reasons thereof; and

(c) the total number of Highways constructed on Build Operate andTransfer (BOT) basis during the last three years till date?

Minister for Communications: (a) The bids for construction of M-9Motorway Project from Karachi to Hyderabad on BOT have been opened on18th February, 2014 and are being evaluated.

(b) Conversion of existing 4-lane Karachi-Hyderabad Superhighwayinto 6-lane Motorway (M-9) Project has been delayed. Various attemps weremade to implement the project on build-operate-transfer (BOT) but could notsucceed. In last attempt a concession was signed with Malaysian firm M/s BinaPuri, which was terminated due to non-achievement of financial close.

(c) No major Highway project has been built on BOT basis during thelast three years.

16. *Ms Surriya Jatoi:


(a) whether it is a fact that the Government of Saudi Arabia suppliedfree of cost crude oil to Pakistan under special arrangements duringthe year 2013-14; if so, the details thereof; and

(b) whether any country is supplying oil on cheaper rates to Pakistanas compared to International Market at present; if so, the detailsthereof?

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

(b) No.

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17. *Ms Surriya Jatoi:


(a) whether it is a fact that the textile sector is being charged cross-subsidy on oil and gas at present as compared to fertilizer sectorsand domestic consumers; if so, the justification thereof; and

(b) the rate at which oil and gas is being provided to textile sectorat present?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) No cross subsidy is charged /give on oil products to textile/fertilizeror any other sector.

However, the gas price for industry including textile sector is higher thanaverage prescribed price to cross-subsidize the subsidy of domestic and fertilizersectors.

(b) Current price / rates of main petroleum products being supplied totextile as well as all other consumers are as under:

Products Ex-Depot Price(Rs/Liter)

Petrol 112.76Kerosene 106.76HSD 116.75

Current gas tariff gas for industrial including textile sector is as under:

RateSector (Rs/MMBTU)

Industrial 588.23Captive Power 673.28

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18. *Sahibzada Muhammad Yaqub:


(a) the present status of production of minerals from Sandak Project;

(b) the present status of volume of export of such minerals;

(c) the profit earned from the said project during the year 2012-13till date alongwith the percentage of share paid to theGovernment of Balochistan and other stakeholders during thesaid period; and

(d) the names of companies working on the said project at presentalongwith the estimated maximum production and income forthe next five years thereof?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) The Saindak Copper-Gold Project (Chagai – Balochistan) is presentlyproducing blister copper including gold & silver metals. In the year 2013, theproduction of metals/ minerals from the Project was as under:—

Copper: 13,552.000 Metric TonsGold: 1.163 Metric TonsSilver: 2.021 Metric TonsMagnetite Concentrate: 8,464.774 Metric Tons

(b) The entire production of blister copper from Saindak Project isexported and figures for the last year (2013) are given above.

(c) The requisite details of Saindak Copper-Gold Project for the financialyear 2012-13 are as follows:——————————————————————————————

Item description Amount(Rs. in Million)

———————————————————————————————————————————Net profit earned by Saindak Metals Limited 2,956.255[entity of Government of Pakistan (GoP)].

Royalty and Profit Share paid to Government 3,367.275of Balochistan.

Presumptive Tax & Development Surcharge 306.087paid Export Processing Zone Authority/GoP.

Remittance to Finance Division, GoP against 2,000.000its investment.

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(d) The Project operation has been leased out to M/s China MetallurgicalConstruction (Group) Corporation (MCC) [a state-owned company of Peoples’Republic of China] after fulfillment of all codal formalities. The estimated productionand income for the remaining lease period (from 2014 to October 2017) are givenbelow:——————————————————————————————

Year Blister Copper Sales IncomeProduction (Tons) (Million USD)

——————————————————————————————2014 14,200 126.380

2015 14,200 126.380

2016 14,000 124.600

2017 (Upto Oct.) 11,000 97.900——————————————————————————————

Total: 53,400 475.260——————————————————————————————

19. *Sahibzada Muhammad Yaqub:


(a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Ministryto launch a project named Malakand Expressway in the KhyberPakhtunkhwa; if so, the present status thereof; and

(b) the time by which construction work on the said expresswaywill be started?

Minister for Communications: (a) There is no proposal underconsideration of Ministry of Communications/National Highway Authority to launcha project named Malakand Expressway in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

(b) As above.

20. *Zahra Wadood Fatemi:


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(a) the present status of Iran-Pakistan-India Gas Pipeline Project;and

(b) the benefits to be achieved by Pakistan therefrom?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline project aims to bring 750 MMcfdNatural Gas to Pakistan under Gas Sale and Purchase Agreement (GSPA) signedon 5th June 2009 by Inter State Gas Systems Limited (ISGS) from Pakistan sideand National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) from Iranian side, which has becomeeffective on 13th June 2010 after completion of required Conditions Precedents.Following major milestones for project development have been achieved:

• Bankable Feasibility Study

• Front End Engineering Design (FEED)

• Route Reconnaissance and Detailed Route Survey

• Social Environmental impact Assessment

• Installation of Concrete Marker on Right of Way

• Land Acquisition (In process)

• Preparation of bidding documents for Procurement of Long LeadItems-LLI’s (Line pipe, Compressor station and Block Valve) andEngineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) of Pipeline andcompressor station.

(b) Socio-Economic Benefits

• It was concluded that imported natural gas remains the cheapest andmost suitable fuel for power generation.

• The project will support around 4,000 MW power generationcapacity, which will help in overcoming the crippling power shortagecrisis.

• The construction of pipeline will also create job opportunities inbackward areas of Balochistan and Sindh.

• The project shall help a great deal in meeting the energy requirementsof the country’s economy.

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21. *Mr. Asad Umar:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate the steps being taken by the Ministry to improve the gas supplyinfrastructure for Islamabad to prevent the imbalanced gas distributionwhich was witnessed during the current winter season in differentsectors?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): SNGPL has informed that low pressure is being observed in such streets/localities which are located at the tail end of company’s system during peak hoursin extreme winter season. This is mainly due to an overall imbalance of demandand supply. In order to address this problem in short terms, load curtailment atCNG stations and Industries is being carried out. However gas supply to CNGstations could be curtailed completely in compliance of Honorable High Courtorders. Furthermore, System augmentation is in progress in the sectors like I-10,1-8, G-6, G-7, G-9, E-11 etc. It is expected that with system augmentation andother modifications, low pressure problem shall be resolved.

22. *Mr. Asad Umar:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate the total quantum of line losses/theft in rupees of gas recordedduring the period form July to December, 2012 and July to December,2013 separately?

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

SSGCLAnnex-I

Volume in MMCF———————————————————————————————————————————

Period——————————————————————

Description July to Dec. 2012-13 July to Dec. 2013-14———————————————————————————————————————————

UFG Percentage 9.80% 9.70%UFG Volume 20,334.00 20,214.54Value at WACOG* (Rs. in Million) 6,635 6,596Estimated Theft (Out of Total UFG) 3.4% 3.4%Estimated Theft Volume 7,116.90 7,075.09Estimated Theft Value at WACOG (Rs. in Million) 2,322 2,309

——————————————————————————————————————————— * Weighted Average Cost of Gas.

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SNGPLVolume in MMCF

———————————————————————————————————————————Period

——————————————————————Description July to Dec. 2012-13 July to Dec. 2013-14

———————————————————————————————————————————UFG Percentage 10.93% 10.78%UFG Volume 35,807 33,007Value at WACOG* (Rs. in Million) 11,371 11,199Estimated Theft (Out of Total UFG) 6% 5.90%Estimated Theft Volume 19,694 18,155Estimated Theft Value at WACOG (Rs. in Million) 6,254 6,160

——————————————————————————————————————————— *Weighted Average Cost of Gas

23. *Nighat Parveen Mir:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate the annual percentage of increase in the demand of petroloccurred due to the closure of CNG stations in the country?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): The overall demand of Petrol increased by about 16% during currentfinancial year. Major reason was increase in motor vehicle population.n the impactof CNG was not significant because CNG generally remained available for 3-4days a week throughout the year.

24. *Malik Itbar Khan:


(a) the district-wise total number of oil exploring companiesoperating in the country at present alongwith the progress madeby the said companies during the last three years till date; and

(b) whether those companies are working under the administrativecontrol of the OGDCL or independently?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) Presently, twenty eight (28) oil/gas exploration companies are workingin Pakistan. The progress made by aforesaid companies during 01-07-2010 to31-01-2014 is as under:

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——————————————————————————————Seismic Exploration Discoveries

————————————— Wells2D (L.Kms) 3D (Sq.Km)

——————————————————————————————15,967.16 10,908.34 65 19

——————————————————————————————The details of, above, mentioned work done by the companies, is at

Annexure-I.

(b) The said E&P companies are working independently .

(Annexure has been placed in the National Assembly Library)

25. *Alhaj Shah Jee Gul Afridi:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate whether it is a fact that the President of Pakistan has directedto supply sui gas to FATA; if so, the percentage of work executed onthe said project so far?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): The president of Pakistan presided over a tribal Jirga of FATA elders on11-01-2014 and made following announcement;

“Directions to SNGPL to organize a comprehensive programme inconsultation with FATA Secretariat, for provision of Sui gas to all agencies inFATA”.

In this regard SNGPL has informed that a comprehensive program isbeing organized by the company in consultation with Fata Secretariat for necessarysecurity cover in order to carry out survey of remaining areas and provision of gasto all agencies in FATA.

26. *Choudhry Muhammad Shahbaz Babar:


(a) whether it is a fact that the approval has been given by theGovernment to explore the new reservoirs of Oil and GasProjects; if so, the names thereof;

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(b) whether it is also a fact that the permission has been given bythe Government to import oil and gas; if so, the names of theprojects thereof; and

(c) the projects which are under process for approval thereofalongwith the time by which approval will be given therefor?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) Yes, recently Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Resources has signedPetroleum Concession Agreements and Exploration Licences for twelve (12)blocks with Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) and PakistanPetroleum Limited (PPL), details are at Annexure-I.

(b) (i) Import of Oil: Petroleum Products has been deregulated underthe Govt. Policy. Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) and bulk consumers canimport furnace oil, petrol, diesel oil and furnace oil from international market oncost comparative basis through open tenders. Refineries can import crude oil fromany source subject to economics after upliftment of local prude allocated, if any,under their own standard term contracts with suppliers i.e. Saudi ARAMCO,Abu Dhabi, Nahl Oil Company.

(ii) Import of Gas: Currently import of gas is being pursued, mainlythrough Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline Project and Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) Gas Pipeline Projects and LNG Projects.These projects are under different phases of implementation.

(c) (a) Fast Track LNG Prcect: Projected date of completion of project inNovember, 2014.

(i) Fast Track LNG Terminal: Expected date of approval March,2014.

(ii) Fast Track LNG Procurement: Expected date of approval June,2014.

(b) SSGCL LNG Retrofit Project: Expected date of approvalNovember, 2014.

(c) LNG Greenfield Project: Expected date of approval end 2014.

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Annexure-IExploration Licences granted on 10-02-2014——————————————————————————————S. No. Company Name Block Name Province——————————————————————————————

1. OGDCL 3071-4 (Fatehpur) Punjab2. OGDCL 2970-7 (Ladhana) Punjab3. OGDCL 2768-11 (Ranipur) Sindh4. OGDCL 2469-9(Armala) Sindh5. OGDCL 3371-17 (Baratai) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa6. OGDCL 2564-4 (Rasmalan) Balochistan7. OGDCL 2564-3 (Parkini Block-B) Balochistan8. PPL 2864-2 (N.ausherwani) Balochistan9. PPL 2566-6 (Bela West) Balochistan

10. PPL 3372-23 (Hisal) Punjab11. PPL 3272-18 (Karsal) Punjab12. PPL 2870-5 (Sadiqabad) Punjab——————————————————————————————

27. *Siraj Muhammad Khan:

Will the Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights be pleased tostate whether it is a fact that the Government has failed to eliminateRiba as early as possible according to the Article 38(f) of theConstitution 1973; if so, the steps being taken by the Government inthis regard?

Transferred to Finance Division for answer on Next Rota Day.

28. *Shaikh Rohale Asghar:


(a) the life span of M-1 and M-3; and

(b) whether it is possible to increase the said life span; if so, thesteps being taken in this regard?

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Minister for Communications: (a) The design life of both Lahore-Islamabad Motorway M-2 and Peshawar-Islamabad Motorway M-1 is 10 years.

(b) It is possible to increase the life span of Motorway by taking thefollowing steps:

(i) Timely overlays to increase the structural requirement after every 5to 7 years, when motorway shows distresses.

(ii) Ensure axle load control.

(iii) Timely preventive maintenance.

(c) Periodic Maintenance and rehabilitation schemes at different sectionsof M-2 amounting to Rs. 1.14 billion under Annual Maintenance Plan (AMP)2012-13 are in tendering process. Further, an amount of Rs.810 million has beenallocated for functional overlay of various sections of M-2 under AMP 2013-14.Periodic Maintenance and rehabilitation schemes at different sections of M-1amounting to Rs.358 million under AMP 2012-13 are in tendering process.

Also NHA has constructed permanent weigh stations on M-2 at Chakri,Kalar Kahar, Lillah, Salam, Kot Momin, Pindi Bhattian, Sheikhupura, Kala ShahKaku, Km-109, Km-256 & 274Km. In addition, NHA has installed/placed mobileweigh stations at Kot Sarwar, Sial Morr, Makhdom, Bhera, Balkasar, Ravi Bridge& Faizpur as well. NHA has constructed permanent weigh stations on M-1 atPeshawar, Rashakai, Charsada, Sawabi, Chach, Burhan, Fateh Jang IslamabadLink Road and Brahma Bahtar. NHA has constructed permanent weigh stationson M-3 at Faisalabad & Sahianwala.

29. *Shaikh Rohale Asghar:

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state the year-wise total amount spent on the repair and maintenance of M-1, M-2and M-3 during the last five years?

Minister for Communications: The year-wise total amount spent onthe repair & maintenance of M-1, M-2 and M-3 during the last five years isbriefed as under:—

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(Rs. In million)——————————————————————————————Motorway 2012-13 2011-12 2010-11 2009-10 2008-09——————————————————————————————M-1 103 383 185 79 121M-2 242 322 240 611 911M-3 23 55 35 200 150——————————————————————————————Total 368 760 460 890 1182——————————————————————————————

30. *Belum Hasnain:


(a) the present status of Latif Gas Field, Khairpur;

(b) the daily gas in cubic feet being included in the National Gridfrom the said field; and

(c) the monthly percentage of decrease in gas loadsheddingtherefrom during the year 2013-14?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) Latif Gas Field is on regular production.

(b) Currently Latif Gas Field is adding around 140 MMCFD (millionstandard cubic feet per day) to the national grid.

(c) At present, there is monthly average shortfall of 1731 MMCFDbetween demand and supply of gas. In case of absence of 140 MMCFD of gasfrom Latif field gap will increase to 1871 MMCFD. Thus percentage of decreasein gas load shedding is 7.5% Approx.

ISLAMABAD: KARAMAT HUSSAIN NIAZI,The 23rd February, 2014. Secretary.

PCPPI—276(14) NA—23-2-2014—700.

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9th Session

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT

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“UNSTARRED QUESTIONS AND THEIR REPLIES”

For Monday, the 24th February, 2014

(Originally Unstarred Question Nos. 49, 167, 62, 197, 114, 49, 50, 57, 58,59, 60, 65 and 71 were set down for answer during the 8th 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?

Minister for Communications: In the last five years, 15 inquiries wereordered in National Highway Authority (NHA), 03 in Pakistan Post OfficeDepartment (PPOD) and 01 in National Highways & Motorway Police (NH&MP)in order to unearth mismanagement and corruption.

The requisite detail in respect of NHA, PPOD and NH&MP is at AnnexureA,B & C respectively.


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

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(b) the date-wise details of meetings attended by each one of thesaid officers aiongwith the remunerations received for eachmeeting during the said period?

Reply not received.

62. Mohammad Ayaz Soomro:


(a) whether there is a shortage of employees hailing from SindhRural in the Ministry and its attached/ Semi attached departmentsand autonomous bodies; if so, the reasons therefor; and

(b) the steps being taken/proposed to observe quota?

Minister for Communications:

(a), (b) 1. MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS (MAIN).

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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?

Minister for Defence: (a) NOC of the Ministry of Defence for carryingout development work in border areas of Pakistan is not mandatory. However, inthe interest of national security, area falling within five hundred meters frominternational border or working boundary with India has been declared to bework of defence for the purpose of Works of Defence Act 1903 and accordinglyunder the powers conferred by section 3 read with section 7 of the Act, ban/restrictions have been imposed on construction of any type of buildings orconstruction or erection of any obstruction falling within the said area. In thisconnection, copies of Government of Pakistan, Ministry of Defence S.R.O.sNo. 1169 (I)/2005 dated 28/10/2005 & No. 1170 (1)/2005 dated 28/10/2005are enclosed. Under the provisions of Works of Defence Act 1903, written approvalof General Officer Commanding the Division is required for any kind of construction/ alteration within the said areas.

(b) Development work in the border areas does not fall within the purviewof Ministry of Defence.

114. Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak:


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

(b) the name, qualification, relevant experience, perks and privilegesof the persons who worked as members of the PPSMB duringthe last five years;

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(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.

49. Belum Hasnain:


(a) the total number of Petrol Pumps, Shopping Centers, Workshops,Private Commercial Schools and other commercial businessesestablished by the armed forces on the Government land inCantonment areas of the country;

(b) the income earned thereform during the last two years; and

(c) whether the said income has been credited in the FederalConsolidated Fund; if not, the reasons thereof?

Reply not received.50. Belum Hasnain:


(a) the total number of welfare projects launched by the FaujiFoundation in the country during the last two years; and

(b) the income earned from the said projects during the aboveperiod?

Reply not received.

57. Dr. Nisar Ahmad Jatt:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate the district wise total number of gas theft cases of commercial

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and industrial categories detected, registered, challaned and finalizedsince January. 2013 till date?

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

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58. Dr. Nisar Ahmad Jatt:


(a) the details of officers of the Pakistan Post against whom inquiriesare going on or pending at present;

(b) the details of officers of NHA against whom inquiries are goingon or pending at present; and

(c) the prescribed criteria for posting of such officers against whominquiries/cases are pending before committees/courts/lawenforcement agencies?

Minister for Communications: (a) The departmental inquiries against39 officers of Pakistan Post are being conducted; the details of which are atAnnex-A.

(b) Inquiries against 1 x officers are ongoing or pending. Relevant detailsare at Annex-B.

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(c) In case of Pakistan Post,Civil Servants (E&D) Rules, 1973 areapplicable whereas NHA (E&D) Rules, 1995 are applicable to NHA’s employees.In accordance with provisions of the Rules ibid, the Competent Authority/Authorized Officer may allow the accused officer/official to work on the samepost or may send him/her on forced leave or suspend him/her.


59. Seema Mohiuddin Jameeli:


(a) the total amount paid to the General Manager SNGPL at thetime of their retirement by the Ministry during the last threeyears till date alongwith the details thereof separately; and

(b) the details of benefits provided during the said period to non-gazetted employees on their retirement?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) The total amount paid to the General Manager SNGPL at the timeof their retirement during the last three years till date alongwith the details is asunder:—

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60. Seema Mohiuddin Jameeli:


(a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to privatize PSO; if so, when it will be implementedalongwith the details thereof;

(b) the details of employees recruited therein during the period fromMarch, 2008 to March, 2013 alongwith the names of poststhereof; and

(c) the criteria adopted for the said recruitments?

Reply not received.



(a) the total number of companies which have supplied cheap gasin the country during the last five years;

(b) the total number of free units of gas given to those companiesduring the said period; alongwith the total loss caused to theGovernment therefrom;

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(c) whether it is a fact that the Supreme Court has made an orderthereabout; if so, whether such order are being implemented;and

(d) whether any one of such companies has been blacklisted; if so,the recovery made therefrom so far?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) Exploration and Production companies supply gas to either of twogas utility companies namely Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited and Sui SouthernGas Company Limited or to the fertilizer or power plants at the rates as determinedand notified by OGRA. The gas utility companies supply gas to domestic andfertilizer sectors at subsidized rates, as notified by OGRA, in view of socio/economic considerations.

(a) No company has been given free units of gas.

(c) On 10-12-2013, the honourable Supreme Court of Pakistan declaredas under;

“As far as supply of gas at subsidized rates to the fertilizercompanies are concerned, it may continue but at the same timethere must be a policy to ensure that the production of thefertilizers like urea etc. is sold in the market to the farmers at asubsided rate”.

(d)) Not applicable.

71. Sahibzada Tariq Ullah:

Will the Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights be pleased tostate whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to publish Justice (Retd.) Samdani’s Report on May 31st,1974 incident?

Reply not received.

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1. Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi:


(a) whether it is a fact that there is maximum loadshedding of sui-gas in Gulistan-e-Johar Scheme No.33, Karachi at present; ifso, the reasons thereof; and

(b) the steps being taken to control the said loadshedding?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) SSGC has informed that the company does not carry out load sheddingin domestic sector in entire franchise area including Karachi. However, in somepocket areas, residents may temperarily face low gas pressure due to interruptionin the gas supplying fields or due to the depletion of line pack which also includesGulistan-e-Johar, Scheme 33.

.(b) To meet the gas requirement of domestic customers in winter season,

SSGC carryout gas load management by closing down CNG for 3 days andindustries for 1 day per week, for decreasing the demand/supply gap. At present,the residents of Gulistan-e-Johar, Scheme 33, Karachi are utilizing the gas facilityup to desired pressure and there is no low gas pressure complain in the area.2. Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho:

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

(a) the province-wise total number of Judges of the Superior Courtsat present; and

(b) the total number of vacant posts of the Judges of the said Courtsat present alongwith the details thereof?

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Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights: (a) The province-wisetotal number of Judges of Superior Courts is as under:—

——————————————————————————————S. No. Name of Province Name of Court Total No. of Judges

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1. Federal Capital Supreme Court of Pakistan 17(Islamabad) Federal Shariat Court 07

Islamabad High Court 04

2. Punjab Lahore High Court 44

3. Sindh High Court of Sindh 30

4. Khyber Pakhtunkhawa Peshawar High Court 17

5. Balochistan High Court of Balochistan 11———————————————————————————————————————————

(b) the total number of vacant posts of Judges is as under:—

——————————————————————————————S. No. Name of Province Name of Court Total No. of

Vacant Posts———————————————————————————————————————————

1. Federal Capital Supreme Court of Pakistan 00(Islamabad) Federal Shariat Court 01

Islamabad High Court 03

2. Punjab Lahore High Court 16

3. Sindh High Court of Sindh 10

4. Khyber Pakhtunkhawa Peshawar High Court 03

5. Balochistan High Court of Balochistan 00———————————————————————————————————————————

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3. Parveen Masood Bhatti:

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to refer to StarredQuestion No.128 replied on 09-12-2013 and to state the names of thepublic courier companies functioning in the country at present?

Minister for Communications: No Private Courier Company standsregistered with the Ministry of Communications as there is no regulatory/legalrequirement for such registration. However, the Ministry has obtained a list of 215courier companies and their registered addresses from the Securities and ExchangeCommission of Pakistan, registered therewith under Companies Ordinance, 1984(List enclosed).

(Annexure has been placed in the National Assembly Library)

4. Parveen Masood Bhatti:

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state the nameof the firm which is constructing Kashmir Highway from Rawalpindito Islamabad alongwith the rates thereof?

Transferred to the Cabinet Division for answer on next Rota Day.

5. Sheikh Salahuddin:

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state the namesof Roads/Highways and Motorways to be completed during the nextfour years?

Minister for Communications: 31 x roads/highways/motorways/bridgesare planned to be completed in different regions. Relevant details are as follows:——————————————————————————————

Annex Region——————————————————————————————

A Punjab 7B Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 6C Sindh 7D Balochistan 5E Foreign funded Projects (Punjab, Sindh, Khyber 6

Pakhtunkhawa & Gilgit-Baltistan)——————————————————————————————

Total 31——————————————————————————————


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6. Mrs. Shahida Rehmani:

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state the time bywhich the construction work on M-9 Motorway Project will becompleted?

Reply not received.

7. Dr. Nafisa Shah:

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state the progressmade by the Ministry for restoration of infrastructure/roads after theAttabad disaster?

Minister for Communications: Due to a massive land slide at Attabadon 4th January, 2010, the Hunza River was blocked/damed and about 3 Kmsection of KKH buried under the slide. During the period, water accumulated anda huge lake of 25 Km in length formed.

The task for lowering the water of the lake was initially assigned FWO bythe National Disaster Management Agency.

Subsequently a contract agreement between China Road Bridge Company(CRBC) and National Hghway Authority (NHA) was signed on Dec 18, 2010for “Realignment of KKH at Barrier Lake Attabad, Hunza, Gilgit-Baltistan”. Thecontract is based on 85% funding in foreign currency from Chinese side and 15%in Pak. Rs. from GoP. The PC-1 of the project has been approved amounting toUS$ 275.060 million. Salient features of the same are as under:

Length 24 KmCost USD 275 millionFunded by Exim Bank ChinaContractor M/s CRBC, ChinaCommencement Jul 26, 2012Original Completion Jul 25, 2014Revised Completion Jan 01, 2015

Physical Progress

So far CRBC has achieved 29.81% against scheduled 29.45% which is0.36% ahead of scheduled progress.

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8. Maiza Hameed:


(a) whether it is a fact that the Government celebrating the year2013 as a year of child rights; if so, the details thereof; and

(b) the time by which the Chairperson and Members of the NationalCommission for Human Rights will be appointed/notified underthe National Commission for Human Rights Act 2012?

Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights: (a) The former PrimeMinister of Pakistan announced to declare 2013 as “The Year of Child Rights”during a ceremony on 20th November, 2012. Accordingly, the erstwhile Ministryof Human Rights had moved a Summary for approval of the Prime Minister throughMinistry of Interior on 1st January, 2013. The Prime Minister had been pleased toapprove the Summary dated 3rd April, 2013.

Accordingly, the Ministry of Interior was requested on 18th April, 2013to notify the year as “The Year of Child Rights”. However, the Ministry of Interiordid not notify the year 2013 as “The Year of Child Rights” till September, 2013despite regular follow-up by the Ministry of Human Rights. Due to non-issuanceof the said notification, the year 2013 was not celebrated as “The Year of theChild Rights”. The Cabinet Division was informed that due to lapse of considerabletime, the objective of celebration of the year could not be achieved; hence,withdrawal/ deletion of the subject matter from the Prime Ministers directive wasproposed by the National Commission for Child Welfare and Development(NCCWD).

(b) The National Commission for Human Rights is being establishedunder National Commission for Human Rights Act, 2012 (Act No. XVI of 2012).The Commission shall work for the promotion and protection of human rights. Itshall have the power to take suo-moto action on cases of violation of humanrights. The Commission would consist of nine Members, including a Chairperson.There would be one member from each province, one member from FederallyAdministered Tribal Areas, one member from Islamabad Capital Territory, onemember from minority community and Chairperson of the National Commissionon the Status of Women as ex-officio member. At least two of its members shallbe women.

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As per section 4(1) of the Act ibid, the Ministry of Law, Justice and HumanRights invited suggestions through an advertisement published in the Daily Dawnand Daily Jang on 27th August 2013. In response, the Ministry received andscrutinized all the suggestions in terms of eligibility or otherwise of candidates. Thelist of eligible persons was submitted to the Prime Minister and Leader of theOpposition in the National Assembly through Summary and Note respectively on12th October 2013. The Prime Minister shall in consultation with the Leader ofthe Opposition in the National Assembly forward three names for each post to aParliamentary Committee for hearing and confirmation of any one person for eachpost. Provided that in case there is no consensus between the Prime Minister andthe Leader of the Opposition, each shall forward separate lists to the ParliamentaryCommittee.

The Parliamentary Committee has been constituted and notified.Appointment of the Chairperson and Members will be notified after the statedprocedural requirements in due course of time. Since the case is still under process,the exact time frame cannot be specified.

9. Sahibzada Muhammad Yaqub:


(a) whether it is a fact that the road of NHA from Chakdara to Diris in a dilapidated condition at present; and

(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to construct/repair the said road; if so, the time bywhich the repair work on the said road will be initiated alongwiththe amount allocated therefor so far?

Reply not received.

10. Mr. Asad Umar:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate the details of GST, FED, Customs Duty, Petroleum Levy,Infrastructure Cess and Royalty collected on Oil and Gas consumedby power producers for electricity generation during the financialyears 2012-13 and 2013-14?

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Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): The details of Gas Development Surcharge,Royalty GST, FED andGIDC collected by SNGPL, SSGCL, PPL and MPCL on Gas consumed bypower producers for electricity generation during the financial years 2012-13 and2013-14 given as under:

Rs. In Million——————————————————————————————

FY 2012-13 FY 2013-14(upto July-Nov.)

——————————————————————————————GDS 27,953.921 9,499.561GIDC 13,092.230 10,424.548ROYALTY 817.957 472.643GST 19,886.518 12,452.245FED 524.817 252.670

——————————————————————————————TOTAL 62,275.443 33,101.677

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Reply from DG (Oil)

The revenue collected on account of Petroleum Levy on HSD consumedby Power Sector during the years 2012-13 and 2013-14 (Jul-Nov) are as under:—

Period Amount (Rs. Million)2013-14 1,9072013-14 617

There is no Petroleum Levy on Furnace Oil.

11. Alhaj Shah Jee Gul Afridi:

Will the Minister for Defence be pleased to state whether it is a factthe land provided to Army Camp in Landi Kotal, Khyber Agency hasbeen leased or transferred with proprietary rights?

Reply not received.

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(a) the province-wise total number of Anti-Terrorism and SpecialCourts working in the country at present;

(b) the year-wise total number of cases referred to those Courtsduring the last five years;

(c) the total number of cases decided by those Courts up toDecember, 2013;

(d) the names, addresses and domiciles of the persons awardedpunishments in those cases; and

(e) the number of cases pending in the said Courts as on31-12-2013?

Reply not received.



(a) the total number of cases of mismanagement, irregularities andcorruption detected/registered in Government departments anddisposed of by each High Court including the Islamabad HighCourt during the last five years till date alongwith the detailsthereof; and

(b) the total number of cases pending in each High Court at present?

Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights: (a) & (b) The informationis not available in the Law, Justice and Human Rights Division. Therefore, theRegistrars of High Courts have been requested to provide the requisite information.As soon as these information in received, it will be provided without any furtherloss of time.

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14. Siraj Muhammad Khan:

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state whether itis a fact that the construction work of Wali Interchange on the M-1before Junction-4 has not been completed so far; if so, the reasonsthereof?

Minister for Communications: It is a fact that the construction work onWali Interchange on M-1 has not yet been completed mainly due to the followingreasons:

i. LAND ACQUISITION

Due to non-availability of funds for Land Compensation, the owner ofland, required for construction of Ramps of above referred interchange, were notallowing the contractor to work at above referred interchange. The issue has nowbeen resolved upon release of compensation amount to affectees.

ii. LESS AVAILBILTY OF FUNDS

The Construction activities at above referred interchange are presentlysuspended due to funding constraints. The activities will however resume onavailability of funds i.e. on clearance of pending liabilities of the contractor.

15. Shaikh Rohale Asghar:


(a) the year-wise total amount of fine imposed/collected byMotorway Police during the last five years; and

(b) the head-wise utilization thereof?

Minister for Communications: (a) ) The fine is imposed by NationalHighways & Motorway Police (NH&MP) and collected by National HighwayAuthority (NHA). The total fine imposed by NH&MP and collected by NHA ismentioned below:

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Rs. In million——————————————————————————————

Year Total Fine Imposed by Total Fine collectedNH&MP by NHA

——————————————————————————————2008-09 1,332.803 1,332.8032009-10 1,406.261 1,317.9062010-11 1,320.721 1,239.5742011-12 1,944.989 1,904.0822012-13 1,765.162 1,701.751

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(b) NHA retains 50% of fine collected for Road Maintenance Fund.The remaining 50 is remitted to NH&MP. The same is utilized as under:

i 25% Road Safety Educationii 12.5% Rewardsiii 12.5% Welfare of the Force

The utilization of last five years is as under:

Rs. In million——————————————————————————————

Year Road Safety Rewards Welfare FundFund

——————————————————————————————2008-09 6.655 60.359 16.8082009-10 61.570 137.410 29.4872010-11 10.059 113.713 33.3602011-12 48.730 137.316 47.3432012-13 142.904 154.941 70.904

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16. Shafqat Mehmood:


(a) the total number of attacks made from the Indian Border SecurityForces alongside the Line of Control during the last five years;and

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(b) the number of civilians and military personnel killed therefromduring the said period?

Reply not received.

17. Shafqat Mehmood:

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

(a) the names of lawyers engaged by the Government in HighTreason case against former President General (R) PervezMusharaf; and

(b) the amount of fee paid to the said lawyers so far?

Transferred to Interior Division for answer on Next Rota Day.

18. Sher Akbar Khan:


(a) the province-wise details of new Villages/Towns to which gaswill be supplied under the PSDP during the year 2013-14;

(b) the details of new Villages/Towns in KPK to which gas has beensupplied during the said period under the PSDP; and

(c) the present status of supply of sui gas projects for the said Villages/Towns initiated in the said province under the PSDP during thesaid period?

Reply not received.

19. Sher Akbar Khan:


(a) the location-wise number of Post Offices functioning in DistrictBuner at present; and

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(b) the names and designation-wise, details of employees workingin those Post Offices at present?

Minister for Communications: (a) The location-wise number of PostOffices functioning in District Buner is as under:

(i) Daggar Sub-Office(ii) Pir Baba Sub Office(iii) Nawagai Sub Office(iv) Towarsak Sub Office(v) Totalai Sub Office(vi) Sawari Sub Office

(b) The names and designation-wise details of employees working inthose post Offices as under:

1 Daggar S.O. Mr. Ayaz ud Din, Postmaster BS-09Mr. Fazal Rahim, Postman, BS - 07Mr. Shujaat Ali, Postman BS-07Mr. Najeebullah, Runner BS-02Mr. Shamsur Raziq, Mail Runner BS-02Mr. Amaraiz Khan, Mail Runner BS-02

2 Pir Baba S.O Mr. Itbar Gul Postmaster BS-09Mr. Tahir Ali, Postman BS-07

3 Nawagai S.O Mr. Abdul Baqi, Postmaster BS-09Mr. Amad Ali, Postman BS -07Mr. Saifur Rahman, Mail Runner BS-02

4 Towarsak S.O Mr. Muhammad Jamil, Postmaster BS-09Mr. Fazal Ghafar, Postman BS-07

5 Totalai S.O Mr. Tahir Ali, Postmaster BS-09Mr. Muhammad Zubair, Mail Peon BS-02

6 Sawari S.O Mr. Muhammad Fayyaz, Postmaster BS-09Mr. Naeemuddin, Postmam BS-07

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20. Sajid Ahmed:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate the prescribed criteria for the provision of gas connection to adomestic consumer at present?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): The prescribed criteria for the provision of gas connection to the domesticconsumers by both the gas utility companies at present is as under:

SNGPL

Applications are received in Regional and sub Regional offices alongwith consumer Service Centers of SNGPL under its area of operationwhich comprises of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhawa, Federal Capital,FATA, and AJK.

Acknowledgment is issued to the applicant by allotting him newConsumer ID.

After completion of waiting period, survey of application’s premisesis carried out.

Proposal Letter is issued to the applicant if the premises is foundonline and fulfilling other requisite formalities.

Applicants deposit Security and Service Line charges along withother requisite documents in the concerned SNGPL office.

Service line is laid and gas meter is installed at the applicant’spremises.

All Gas connections are being processed on turn /merit basis. In order tofollow the turn / merit policy, computer generated lists are being issued from theHead office through a centrally controlled mechanism.

SSGCL

Initially, application of new gas connection along with sketches ofpremises showing proposed rout of house lines and location of meter

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are received by concerned Section through SSGC registeredcontractor along with requisite documents.

Applications are duly verified by Regional Managers after physicalsurvey/check for further processing, if found feasible and are locatedon distribution network.

Computer section incorporates customer data in CC&B System forcreation of account, payment and field activity.

Acknowledgment receipt against payment of Service Connectioncharges and Gas supply Deposit (GSD) is issued to customer throughrespective house line contractor.

Distribution Department generate field order against field activity anddispatch area team for service connection and meter installation andupdate meter detail for billing.

Gas connections are being processed on “first come first serve” basis.

21. Sajid Ahmed:

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state theutilization of Toll Tax collected on Motorways during the year2013-14?

Reply not received.

22. Shazia Mari:


(a) whether it is a fact that there is a discrepancy in the promotionstructure for the employees of two wings of Military Land andCantonment Department namely Cantonment Boards andMilitary Estate Offices;

(b) whether it is also a fact that employees of Cantt. Boards are notpromoted as Cantonment Executive Officers even havingexperience with the relevant Cantt. Boards while employees of

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Military Estates Offices do become Executive Officers withoutany experience of Gantt. Board affairs; if so, the reasons therefor;and

(c) whether it is further a fact that the Establishment Division hasapproved the proposal of Military Lands and Cantonment Boardsregarding fixation of quota for the promotion of CBs employeesas CEOs; if so, the reason for not implementing the same so faralongwith the time by which it will be implemented?

Reply not received.


Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate whether gas connection for a new or existing industry can beapplied for SNGPL through the network by submitting applicationfor new/enhancement of load/connection; if so, the procedure thereof?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): Federal Government has imposed moratorium on provision of newIndustrial and Commercial gas connections since April 2011. Moreover, SNGPLis unable to meet the demand of existing consumers due to huge gap betweendemand & supply, therefore, enhancement of load to existing Industrial consumersis also not possible.

24. Tahir Iqbal Ch:


(a) whether it is a fact that the sui gas pipelines were laid in themain city, Vehari three years ago;

(b) whether it is also a fact that the said lines have not beeninterconnected/operationalised so far;

(c) if the answers to parts (a) and (b) above are in the affirmative,the reasons thereof?

Reply not received.

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25. Tahir Iqbal Ch:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate whether it is a fact that the Government has decided to installsui gas meters in the residences of those applicants in Islamabad whohave submitted their demand notices two years ago?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): SNGPL has informed that all domestic gas connections under the areaof operation of SNGPL alongwith Islamabad are being processed strictly on turn/merit basis. This turn/merit is being determined on the date of application, submittedby the applicant. Presently, company is processing the cases which were submitteduptill September 2011, in Islamabad Region.

26. Aisha Syed:


(a) the names and addresses of the applicants of Islamabad whoapplied for sui gas connections and deposited the amount videdemand notices during the year 2012-13;

(b) the names and addresses of said applicants to whom gasconnections have been given on priority and without prioritybasis alongwith the names of persons who maderecommendations thereof; and

(c) the authority who granted approval in each case therefor?

Reply not received.

27. Mrs. Shahida Rehmani:


(a) the names of villages to which the gas connections were providedduring the year 2012-13 alongwith the details thereof; and

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(b) the total amount of funds allocated for the gas pipelinesinstallation in Shaheen Town Moza Jhang Syedan, Islamabad?

Reply not received.

KARAMAT HUSSAIN NIAZI, Secretary.

ISLAMABAD:The 23rd February, 2014.

PCPPI—276(2014) NA—23-2-2014—700.

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