(15th Session) NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT ...Federal Government for the Displaced Persons (DPs)...

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(15th 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

Wednesday, the 29th October, 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?

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

25. *Ms. Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak:(Deferred during 14th Session)

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

(a) the present status of the national policy for Overseas Pakistanis;and

(b) the steps taken by the Government for the implementation ofthe said policy?

Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Humman ResourceDevelopment (Pir Syed Sadruddin Shah Rashidi): (a) The National Policyfor Overseas Pakistanis has been prepared and is being submitted to the Cabinetfor consideration & approval.

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(b) All required steps will be taken for implementation of the policy onceit is approved by the Cabinet.

@84. *Ms. Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak:(Deferred during 14th Session)

Will the Minister for Textile Industiry be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the Textile Sector posted a decline ofnine percent in earnings during first nine months of the currentfiscal year; is so, the reasons thereof;

(b) the factors in local market/elsewhere including the appreciationof Pakistani rupee that caused the low level of profitability inthe Textile Sector; and

(c) the steps taken by the Government to increase textile exports ofthe country?

Minister for Textile Industry (Mr. Abbas Khan Afridi):- (a) It is nota fact that the textile sector is showing decline of 9% in exports.

(b) Textile exports have increased by 8.04% during July-March, 2013-14 which shows better export performance compared to corresponding periodof 2012-13.

(c) The textile sector of the country was granted drawbacks and supportsunder various schemes of the Textile Policy 2009-14 which however is coming toan end with this financial year. The Government has introduced a comprehensivetextile package in the latest budget under. Under the said, financing of long termcapital at interest rate of 9% which is well below the prevalent rates offered bybanks; export re-financing at 7.5% and subsidies for garment and made-upsexporters is included among other facilities which are all collectively aimed atenhancing the exports of Pakistan’s textile sector. Further, 120,000 unskilled youthand women will be trained,

151. *Ms. Aisha Syed:(Deferred during 14th Session)

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

(a) the prescribed criteria to allocate budget for the FATA; and____________________________________________________________@Transfered from Industries and Production Division.

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(b) whether the comparative study for the allocation of budget2013-14 was carried out therefor; if not, the reasons thereof?

Minister for States and Frontier Regions (Lt. General (R) AbdulQuadir Baloch): (a) The prescribed criteria for current budget is based on actualapproved estimates.

(b) The prescribed criteria for the distribution of development budgeton standing approved formula is as under:-

(a) 65% weightage for population

(b) 35% weightage for area.

The entire budget allocated for the FY 2014-15

(i) Development Budget = Rs. 1910.0 million

(ii) Salaries and other Expenses = Rs.1546.2261 million

Total Budget (in million) = Rs.3456.2261

(b) P&D and Finance Divisions, Government of Pakistan are in a betterposition to answer this Question as these Divisions determines the shares in thecurrent as well as Development budget of different special areas.

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

Will the Minister for States and Frontier Regions be pleased to statethe steps taken by the Government regarding the 11 recommendationspresented in October, 2013 by Political Parties Joint Committee onFATA reforms?

Minister for States and Frontier Regions (Lt. General (R) AbdulQuadir Baloch): A report on steps taken on the recomendations of Political PartiesJoint Committee on FATA reforms is enclosed. The Governor, Khyber Pak htunkhwahas constituted FATA Reforms Commission vide order dated 16th May, 2014.With its multi-dimensional mandate for determination of strategic objectives for FATAover a period of 25 years in line with the aspiration of people of FATA to re-visit andre-define( the state-citizen relationship. The Commission’s report is expected toclarify, and recommend an action plan, proposing the future status of FATA.

The report is as Annexed.

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70. *Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho:(Deferred during 14th Session)


(a) the total funds allocated by the Government for InternallyDisplaced Persons (IDPs) of FATA; and

(b) the steps being taken by FATA Disaster Management Authority(FDMA) to handle the problems of said IDPs?

Minister for States and Frontier Regions (Lt. General (R) AbdulQuadir Baloch): (a) “So far Rs. 2.800 billion has been released in cash by theFederal Government for the Displaced Persons (DPs) of North Waziristan Agency.Further an amount of Rs.2.34 Billion has also been released to pay the price of60000 Metric Ton wheat to the World Food Program (WFP) and Rs. 1.0 Billionhas been released to Pak Army for relief activities as well”.

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(b) “An updated report on the steps taken by the FDMA to handle theproblems of DPs of North Waziristan Agency is placed at Annexure-A.

(Annexure has been placed in the National Assembly Library)172. *Sahibzada Muhammad Yaqub:

(Deferred during 14th Session)Will the Minister for States and Frontier Regions be pleased to statethe steps taken by the Government to provide relief to those InternallyDisplaced Persons who have been affected by the recent operationof North Waziristan?

Minister for States and Frontier Regions (Lt. General (R) AbdulQuadir Baloch): For the relief of Displaced Persons (DPs) of North WaziristanAgency the Government has been taking following steps:

i. Each family Head of House Hold (HOH) has been given a cashgrant of Rs. 37000/- under Prime Minister Package.

(a) An amount of Rs 12000/- for subsistence(b) Rs. 5000/- (one time) for Non Food Items (NFIs) kits.

(c) An amount of Rs.20000/- was provided under the Prime Minister Ramzan package.

ii. For Health Care Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) hastaken over the control of DHQ, Bannu under Prime MinisterDirective.

iii. An amount Rs. 7000/- per month provided under the Chief Ministerof Punjab Package.

iv. An amount Rs. 5000/- (one time) and Rs. 3000/-(monthly) has beenprovided by the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhawa.

v. Full Food Package by the World Food Program and non food itemsby UN High Commissioner for Refugees, (UNHCR). 214000Packages distributed so far.

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vi. Free Health and Education facilities are being provided in camp andout of camp.

vii. Widows and Minorities are also being given the same package.

177. *Mr. Jamshed Ahmad Dasti:(Deferred during 14th Session)

Will the Minister for Textile Industry be pleased to refer to StarredQuestion No.213 replied on 7-4-2014 and to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the import of cotton yarn is affectingthe domestic sector of the country; if so, since when alongwiththe reasons thereof; and

(b) whether it is also a fact that the Ministry has moved a summaryto the Economic Coordination Committee to impose 5% duty onthe said import; if so, the time by which it will be implemented?

Minister for Textile Industry (Mr. Abbas Khan Afridi):- (a) Cottonyarn imports from all countries increased from 12 Million Kgs to 23.9 Million Kgsduring the first 8 Month of currant finical year i.e. July-Feb 2013-14 Compared tosame duration of last year.

(b) The Ministry of Textile Industry moved a summary to the ECC of thecabinet to withdraw. SRO 15(1)2010 and restore import duty of 5%. The ECCof the cabinet approved the side summary on April 17th ,2014 and the federalboard of revenue issued the SRO 326(1)2014on April 25th 2014 Hence it standsimplemented.

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


(a) whether it is a fact that Pakistan faces the challenge of increasingthe productivity and thereby the export competitiveness; if so,the steps taken by the Government to address the said issue; and

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(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to remove the constraints to trade, includingproblems i.e trade logistics, availability and cost of electricity,labour market rigidities, the food safety standards regime andslow duty drawback payments; if so, the details thereof?

Minister for Commerce (Engr. Khurram Dastgir Khan): (a) Pakistanhas been facing the challenge of low productivity and export competitivenessover the years due to various constraints which inter alia include power shortageand law and order situation. In order to maximize exports and improve thecompetitiveness of Pakistan’s products in the international market, Ministry ofCommerce, announced a three year Strategic Trade Policy Framework (STPF)2012-15. The STPF provides a medium term road map to address challengesof export competitiveness through institutional / governance reforms, tradefacilitation measures and incentives for the development of various sectors. (Listof initiatives at Annex-A)

(b) The Government of Pakistan is committed to remove constraints totrade promotion. In order to remove these constraints and enhance Pakistan’sexport competitiveness over the medium term period, the Government adopted athree (03) years Strategic Trade Policy Framework. The three years StrategicTrade Policy Framework (STPF) 2012-15 announced measures aimed at tradefacilitation and access to finance. Such measures include establishment ofPakistan Land Port Authority (PLPA) and EXIM Bank. PLPA aims to transformour borders and land ports into efficient facilitators of trade. It will offer state ofthe art trade logistic facilities at the land border. Details of the initiatives are atAnnex-B.

As regards the issue of availability and lack of electricity, Ministry of Waterand Power is taking necessary measures to address this challenge.

With regards to the issue of food safety standards regime, Ministry ofNational Food Security & Research is in the process of developing the foodsafety standards and Agriculture and Food Security Policy. It has also recently,inaugurated the first ever locally manufactured Hot Water Treatment Plant that willaid in promoting disease free export of mangoes at National Agriculture ResearchCenter (NARC). Islamabad.

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Regarding the issue of duty drawback payments, Ministry of Commercehas been raising issue of refund of duties and taxes with FBR on several occasions.The Finance Minister in his Budget Speech 2014-15 has promised to improve theRefund System and to develop a fast track channel for refund to manufacturers-cum-exporters. FBR has been directed to dispose of all their pending Sales Taxrefund claims before 30th September 2014.

Annex-A

INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING AND GOVERNANCE

Institutional strengthening and governance initiatives are listed below:-

i. Domestic Commerce Reform and Development

ii. Rationalizing Tariff Protection Policy (TPP)

iii. Establishment of Pakistan land Port Authority (PLPA) to strengthen regionaltrade

iv. Setting up of EXIM Bank

v. Promotion of services sector exports

vi. Creating regulatory efficiencies

vii. Strengthening of training and product development institutes

viii. Revamping export promotion agencies &trade monitoring committee

ix. Establishment of Services Trade Development Council

x. Establishment of leather export promotion councilMEASURES TO ENHANCE EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS

1. Mark-up support of 2% on prevailing LTFF for future import/purchase ofmachinery.

2. Mark-up rate support of 1.5% on Export Finance Scheme (EFS) toselected export sectors

3. Subsidizing 50% cost of plant and machinery for dates and olive processing

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4. Subsidizing 50% cost of plant and machinery for establishing processingplants for fruits and vegetables in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB)

5. Mark-up subsidy @50% of the prevailing mark-up rate, for setting up ofmeat processing plants in bordering provinces.

6. Ad-hoc relief @3 percent of fob to offset the impact of higher cost ofutilities for Pakistani exporters in selected sectors

7. Export promotion campaigns for agro-processed products

8. Encouraging the opening of retail outlets

9. Subsidizing 50 percent cost of plant and machinery for establishingprocessing plants for meat, fruits, vegetables, dates and olives inBaluchistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), Fata and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

10. Up-gradation of rice inspection labs

11. 100 % mark-up subsidy and 50 percent subsidy for wire saw cuttingmachinery to reduce wastages for establishing mining and processing inKPK. GB and Baluchistan

12. Strengthening Women Chamber of CommerceAnnex-B

INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING AND GOVERNANCEINITIATIVES

1. Domestic Commerce Reform and Development

Recognizing linkages between domestic commerce and our competitivenessin the international markets, a Domestic Commerce wing has been created in theMinistry of Commerce comprising of two units i.e., Domestic Commerce Unitand Trade in Services Unit.

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The new set up will establish necessary institutional and legal mechanismand busines processes to facilitate domestic commerce regulations. Besides this, itwould establish framework for interface with business community and provincialgovernments.

2. Establishment of Pakistan Land Port Authority (PLPA) toStrengthen Regional Trade

In order to develop mutually beneficial regional production and tradenetworks Pakistan’s border land ports lack world class trade facilities. Therefore,there was a need to transform land ports into efficient facilitators of trade whilesimultaneously be responsive to risks such as security issues, smuggling, humantrafficking etc. Thus Ministry of Commerce is in the process of establishing PakistanLand Port Authority of (PLPA), with a special focus to trade integration withSouth Asia. China and the ECO countries.

3. Setting Up of EXIM Bank

Pakistan’s exporters need legitimate trade financing support in the wakeof challenges of high interest rates and limited availability of financing for exportand investment. Therefore, an Export Import Bank is being established. The EXIMbank would not only provide export credit, but it would also provide supplier’scredit and export credit guarantees.179. *Shaikh Rohale Asghar:

(Deferred during 14th Session)

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that a number of Pakistanis are missing inSaudi Arabia at present;

(b) if so, the steps being taken by the Government to search saidPakistanis?

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Minister for Foreign Affairs: (a) Approximately 1.9 million Pakistanisare residing / working in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. There is a possibility thatfew Pakistanis might be missing from their work places.

(b) The Embassy of Pakistan in Riyadh comes to know about a missingPakistani only when the issue is brought to the knowledge of the Mission by relativesof the person who remains out of contact with his relatives/ colleagues.

On receipt of such applications/information, following steps are taken bythe Embassy:

1. The name of the missing person is checked in the list of prisoners(maintained by the Mission) provided by Saudi authorities.

2. If the name is not found, in the said list, the representatives of theMission verify the same from the record of the deportation centers.

3. If the name is not found then the issue is immediately taken up withthe relevant quarters through Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs tolocate the missing person.

4. The issue is also taken up during the high-level meetings with theconcerned authorities by the Head of Mission and other officials ofthe Mission.

89. *Ms. Shaista Pervaiz:

Will the Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination be pieased to state:(a) whether the Government provides incentives and financial

assistance to sports persons for participating in the Nationaland International sports events;

(b) if so, the number of sports persons who benefited therefromduring last five years alongwith details thereof; and

(c) the steps taken by the Government to promote sports in thecountry?

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Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination (Mr. Riaz HusainPirzada): (a) PSB has affiliated 39 National Sports Federations which areresponsible for promotion of their respective sports in the country. PSB providesfunds annually to these Federations for their national and international activities.

PSB organizes national training camps for preparation to participate inmega events like Olympic, Asian, Commonwealth, Beach and South Asian Games.All the training expenses are borne by the PSB. Moreover, participation expensesare also borne by the Board.

PSB gives cash incentives to the medal winners of mega events as perapproved Government policy.

(b) The Government issued NOC to the National Sports Federations forparticipation of their teams in the international tournament at abroad. The participationof sports teams for the last five years including in mega events was as under:-____________________________________________________________

S. # Year No of players/officials____________________________________________________________

i. 2009-10 401

ii. 2010-11 275

iii. 2011-12 518

iv. 2012-13 347

v. 2013-14 693____________________________________________________________

Total: 2234____________________________________________________________

PSB has released grants to the National Sports Federations during thelast five years, the detail of which is attached at Annexure-I. The award/incentivewas given to the team members for winning madals in the mega events.

(c) Primarily it is the responsibility of the concerned National SportsFederations to promote their own sports. The Government substantiates the effortsof National Sports Federations by giving them financial and administrative support.

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Pakistan Sports Board has established Sports Medicine Centre for Physicalfitness of the players. This system forms an integral part of any sporting organizationworld over, therefore, the basic objectives of this centre are:-

(a) Screening of athletes for various disease/disabilities.

(b) Prevention of injuries: -

(i) Education.

(ii) Management of injuries.

(iii) Testing the athletes randomly for doping.

(Annexure has been placed in the National Assembly Library)

90. *Ms. Shaista Pervaiz:

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

(a) whether it is a fact that all the National and InternationalStadiums in the country are equipped with modern infrastructuralfacilities for exercise/practice and training of sports persons;

(b) if so, the details thereof alongwith the total amount of fundsallocated and the expenditure incurred for the said purposeincluding upkeep/maintenance during the last five years;

(c) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to build/create modern sports infrastructure ofinternational standard in the country and to upgrade the existinginfrastructure at various National/International stadiums; and

(d) if so„ the details thereof and the total amount of funds allocatedtherefor alongwith the time by which such projects will becompleted?

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Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination (Mr. Riaz HusainPirzada): (a) Yes. International level stadiums comprise facilities for the exercise,practice and training of the sportspersons. However, stadiums in our country lackmodern facilities.

(b) Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) only maintains the sports facilities atPakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad and the PSB Coaching Centres at ProvincialHeadquarters. Details of these facilities along-with total expenditure incurred ontheir maintenance during the last five (5) years is attached at (Annex-I)

Sports facilities in the Provinces are owned and maintained by the respectiveProvincial/District Governments.

(c) No such proposal is at present under consideration of theGovernment to build/create modern sports infrastructure in the country. Afterthe devolution of the subject of sports to the Provinces in pursuance of 18thConstitutional Amendment, development of sports facilities in the Provinces isthe exclusive responsibility of the respective Provincial Governments. However,Pakistan Sports Board undertakes construction of sports facilities in the Provincesunder the President/Prime Minister’s directives or the projects specificallyassigned to it.

(d) Same as at (c) above.

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91. *Ms. Aisha Syed:


(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 Affairs Division for answer on Next Rota Day.

92. *Ms. Aisha Syed:


(a) the total number of Pakistani illegal immigrants in Libya atpresent alongwith the number of those repatriated; and

(b) the steps being taken by the Pakistani Embassy in Libya for theprotection and security thereof?

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Minister for Foreign Affairs: (a) At present around 1500-2000 Pakistaniimmigrants are illegally residing in Libya. So far, during the recent crisis, the Missionhas evacuated 5769 Pakistanis from Libya. Of their 2769 Pakistanis have beenevacuated by 10 Special Flights sponsored by Government of Pakistan whileabout 3000 Pakistanis have been facilitated by the Mission for evacuation throughneighbouring countries i.e. Tunisia, Niger and Algeria.

(b) Due to ongoing civil war and consequent in security, most of theEmbassies have been closed in Tripoli. Nevertheless, Pakistan Embassy establishedfour Relief Camps to provide protection, security, food, shelter and medical facilitiesto Pakistani destitutes in the recent crisis. Even now around 600 Pakistanis are stillstaying in our Tripoli Relief Camp waiting for their evacuation. In the absence ofany organized police force, the Mission has made some adhoc measures ofprotection in coordination with Local Council of Tripoli.93. *Ms. Shakila Luqman:

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state whether it is afact that there was imbalance of imports and exports of the countryoccurred during the last two years; if so, the reasons thereof?Deferred for Next Session.

94. *Ms. Shakila Luqman:Will the Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourceDevelopment be pleased to state:(a) the present status of the construction of new housing colonies

for overseas Pakistanis; and(b) the total number of Pakistanis who have sent amount to Pakistan

therefor alongwith the break-up of utilization of the said amountfor development and non-development purposes?

Deferred for Next Session.95. *Sahibzada Tariq Ullah:

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state the totalnumber of illegal Pakistani immigrants deported to Pakistan fromdifferent countries of the world from January 2009 till date?Minister for Foreign Affairs: The total number of Illegal Pakistani

immigrants deported to Pakistan from different countries of the world from January2009 till date is as follows:-——————————————————————————————

S.No. Country Deportees——————————————————————————————

1. Jordan 02

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2. Syria 373. Lebanon 234. Cyprus 3905. Egypt 16

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S.No. Country Deportees——————————————————————————————

6. Iraq 1337. Bahrain 4388. Kuwait 19089. Oman 29,94510. Qatar 618.11. Saudi Arabia 123,52712. UAE (Abu Dhabi- Dubai) 3637113. Yemen and Djibouti 12114. Kabul Nil15. Mazar-e-Sharif 7016. Kandahar 5217. Jalalabad 1018. Herat 2119. South Africa 27220. Libya 11721. Zimbabwe 4822. Zambia 3523. Morocco 2524. Tunisia 1025. Kenya 0626. Djibouti 0127. Mauritius 0128. China 9729. Hong Kong 68230. Ottawa 0531. Brasilia 0132. Argentina (currently Accredited 06

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33. America (USA) 34634. Iran 39,20335. Ireland 7536. Malta 1337. UK 483138. Greece 13,274

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——————————————————————————————39. Italy 0840. Belgium 11741. Spain 24742. Denmark 4843. Lithuania 0144. Ukraine 4445. Norway 11746. Sweden 12047. Russia 7148. Romania 6649. Azerbaijan 30650. Georgia 0351. Turkmenistan 0152. Uzbekistan 1253. Kazakhstan 03

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Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state:(a) the number and category of vehicles Imported during the last

two years;(b) the names of countries wherefrom those vehicles were imported

during the said period; and(c) the names, occupation and company with detail of the individuals

in whose name such vehicles have been imported?Transferred to Revenue Division for answer on Next Rota Day.

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97. *Dr. Mahreen Razaque Bhutto:

Will the Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourceDevelopment be pleased to state the country-wise break-up of thetotal number of Pakistanis living abroad at present?

Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Humman ResourceDevelopment (Pir Syed Sadaruddin Shah Rashidi): There are 7.6 million(Approximately) Pakistanis living/working abroad as on 31-12-2013. The data isobtained from Pakistan’s Missions abroad through Ministry of Foreign Affairs.Country wise break is at Annex-A.

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98. *Dr. Mahreen Razaque Bhutto:

Will the Minister for Textile Industry be pleased to state the totalIncrease made In volume of textile exports after the grant of GSPPlus status to Pakistan during the last two years?

Minister for Textile Industry (Mr. Abbas Khan Afridi): GSP PlusStatus was granted with effect from January, 2014. During the first eight months,there is a decrease of around 5% in volume in overall textile exports as comparedto previous year.

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99. *Mian Muhammad Farooq:


(a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment for the compensation of losses of IDPs affected bythe Operation Zarb-e-Azab;

(b) if so, the procedure to be adopted therefor alongwith the timeby which the compensation for their losses will be paid; if not,the reasons thereof?

Minister for States and Frontier Regions (Lt. General (R) AbdulQuadir Baloch): (a) FDMA has carried out Rapid Need Assessment of thedamages in North Waziristan Agency in consultation with Law Enforcing Agencies(LEAs), Political Administration and Representatives of Line Departments (FATA).Detail survey of the losses to private and public property will be conducted oncethe area is cleared by the LEAs and denotified by FATA Secretariat after whichpayment of compensation will be started subject to release of funds by theGovernment.

(b) As already explained, detailed survey to assess the quantum of lossesto private and public property will be carried out after clearance of the area byLEAs and subsequent denotification by the FATA Secretariat. Thereafter, casewill be taken with the Government for release of funds and payment of compensationto the affectees.

100. *Mian Muhammad Farooq:


(a) whether it is a fact that corruption cases of political agents ofNorth and South Wazirstan Agencies have been detected duringthe year 2013;

(b) if so, the details of cases and action taken against those politicalagents; if not, the reasons thereof?

Minister for States and Frontier Regions (Lt. General (R) Abdul

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Quadir Balouch): (a) No corruption cases have been detected against the PoliticalAgents of North and South Waziristan Agencies during the year 2013.

(b) Not applicable. In view of the above.

101. *Sahibzada Muhammad Yaqub:


(a) the total strength of Levies Force at present alongwith District-wise strength thereof; and

(b) the merit, procedure and District-wise quota for the recruitmentof Levies?

Minister for States and Frontier Regions (Lt. General (R) AbdulQadir Balouch): (a) The total strength of Levies Force is as under:-

FATA/FR. 11,739

PATA. 3,558

Settled District. 850

Provincial Levies. 299

Balochistan. 3,558

Total:- 21,029

District-wise break up is at Annex-I.

(b) Recruitment in Federal Levy Force is made through RecruitmentCommittee headed by the Commandant/Political Agent/Deputy Commissionerconcerned with representative of SAFRON/FATA Secretariat/ HomeDepartment, KPK in accordance with the criteria defined in the approved FederalLevy Force (Amended) Service Rules-2013 (Annex-II). There is no quota foreach Agency/FR.

Recruitment of levies in PATA . is made in accordance with Rules 3 & 4 ofPATA Federal Levies Service (Amended) Rules 2013 (Annex-III) through aDepartmental Selection Committee duly constituted/notified by Home & T. As.

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Department (Annex-IV).

The Federal Levies Force in the Balochistan Province is still workingunder “Federal Levies Instructions 1954” (Annex-V). However, a draftregarding Federal Levies Force Balochistan Regulation, 2014 and Service Rules2014 is under) process.

(Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library)

ISLAMABAD: MOHAMMAD RIAZ,The 28th October, 2014. Secretary.

PCPPI— 1209(14) NA—28-10-2014—650.

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(15th Session)

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT

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“UNSTARRED QUESTIONS AND THEIR REPLIES”

For Wednesday, the 29th October, 2014

@3. Dr. Nisar Ahmad Jatt :(Deferred during 13th Session)

Will the Minister for Textile Industry be pleased to state:

(a) the name of development projects of Textile Industry Divisionapproved by Ministry since the establishment of said Division;

(b) the project-wise funds allocated/released therefor alongwith theutilization thereof;

(c) whether the PC-IV reports in respect of each of the aboveprojects have been completed; if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether said projects have been extended; if so, the justificationthereof;

(e) the names, designations and present postings of the members ofthe CDWP/DDWP who approved such extensions;

(f) the names of development projects of Rs.1000 million and belowwhere Project Directors (PDs) have been appointed/posted bythe Ministry so far; and

(g) whether actions have been taken by the Ministry to recoveroverpayments made to the said PDs; if so, the details thereof?

Minister for Textile Industry (Mr. Abbas Khan Afridi): (a)

i. Establishment of Cotton Fibre Testing Labs (CFTL) in five selecteddistricts (Phase-I).

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ii. Establishment of Cotton Fibre Testing Labs (CFTL) in five selecteddistricts (Phase-II).

iii. Up-gradation of Cotton Fibre Testing Laboratories(CFTL).

iv. Faisalabad Garment City Company (FGCC).

v. Lahore Garment City Company (LGCC).

vi. Pak-Korea Garment Technology Institute (PK-GTI).

vii. Providing and laying Dedicated 48 Inch diameter Mild Steel WaterLine for Textile City Karachi.

viii. Up gradation of EDF funded Textile Training Institute.

ix. Export Development Plan Implementation Unit (EDIPU).

x. Extension of EDPIU.

xi. Holding of Seminars / Workshops.

————————————————————————————————————————(b) Project Name Overall Funds (Rs. In Million)————————————————————————————————————————

Allocated Released Utilization————————————————————————————————————————Establishment of 71.128 71.00 63.15CFTL (Ph-I)

Establishment of 68.862 68.862 62.016CFTL (Ph-II)

Up gradation of 28.659 28.656 25.128CFTL

FGCC 590.818 576.360 576.360

LGCC 586.840 572.600 572.600

PK-GTI 300 168.790 168.790(128 foreign funded + 172 PSDP)

Holding of 3.5 3.5 3.5Seminars/Workshops

Providing and Laying 636 471.000 471.00048 inch WaterPipeline for PTC.

Up-gradation of EDF 30 18.2 18.2Textile Training InstituteEDPIU 39 38.5 38.5

Extension of EDPIU 59 57 57————————————————————————————————————————

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(c) The project completion reports in respect of the following projectsare enclosed (Annex-I):—

i. Establishment of Cotton Fibre Testing Labs (CFTL) in five selecteddistricts (Phase-I)

ii. Establishment of Cotton Fibre Testing Labs (CFTL) in five selecteddistricts (Phase-II).

iii. Up -gradation of Cotton Fibre Testing Laboratories(CFTL)

iv. Up gradation of EDF funded Textile Training Institute

(d) (i) Faisalabad Garment City, the completion time was extendeddue to cost revision, by CDWP on May, 2012.

(ii) Lahore Garment City, the completion time was extended dueto cost revision, by CDWP on June, 2011.

(iii) PKGTI & Water Pipeline implementation period extended bySecretary MinTex til 30/06/2015 within the approval cost.

(e) The composition of ECNEC, CDWP and DDWP are enclosed(Annex-II).

(f) i. Faisalabad Garment City (FGC)

ii. Providing and laying dedicated 48 Inch diameter Mild SteelWater Pipeline for Textile City Karachi.

(g) i. The Project Director in respect of FGCC has been appointedwith the approval of M/o Planning, Development & Reforms.

ii. A Civil Engineer of Karachi Water & Sewerage Board isworking as Project Director of Providing and Laying of 48Inch Diameter Mild Steel Water Pipeline for PTCL, Karachi.


11. Sheikh Salahuddin:(Deferred during 14th Session)


(a) whether it is a fact that the Embassy of Pakistan at Riyadh,Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) issued two NOCs on same day

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for deportation of dead bodies to Pakistan and for burial thereofin Saudi Arabia during the month of August, 2012;

(b) if so, whether any power of attorney/statement was submittedby the persons to whom the said NOCs were issued;

(c) the names of persons to whom the said NOCs were issuedalongwith the details of those NOCs and statements submittedin this regard; and

(d) whether it is also a fact that a complaint has also been forwardedto the said Embassy by the parents of deceased persons forinquiry regarding issuance of said NOCs and cause of deathsand compensation therefor; if so, the findings thereof alongwithaction taken in this regard so far?

Minister for Foreign Affairs: (a), (b), (c) and (d) Our Embassy gets toknow about the death of a Pakistani national in the Kingdom once the Company/Employer of the deceased or any of his relative/ friend residing in the Kingdomapproaches the Embassy of Pakistan Riyadh or the Consulate General of Pakistan,Jeddah for obtaining the “No Objection Certificate” (NOC) for transportation ofdead body to Pakistan or local burial according to the will of the legal heirs.Obtaining NOC from the respective foreign Embassy/Consulate in KSA is a pre-requisite laid out by the Government of Saudi Arabia.

Following documents are required by the Embassy/Consulate for issuingthe NOC for the transportation or the local burial of the body:—

• Passport of the deceased,• Hospital report specifying the exact cause of death,• Police report in case of road accident or in case of natural death and• Written request by the legal heirs for issuance of the NOC.

As soon as these documents are received by the Embassy, the WelfareSection issues the NOC without further delay. A system has been put in placewhereby this facility of obtaining NOC is available to our nationals even on theweekend (Fridays 86 Saturdays) and holidays. Furthermore, the Embassy givestop priority to facilitate our nationals in distress and ensures swift transportation ofdead body to Pakistan. In this regard it is worth mentioning that the proceduresput in place by our Embassy/Consulate to facilitate the NOC issuance round the

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clock are the simplest as compared to the procedures being followed by othermajor manpower exporting countries in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

In case of any unnatural death e.g. murder, suspicion of murder etc. or ifresident status of the deceased is doubtful or the employer of the deceased is nottraceable, local authorities withholds the dead body until completion of investigation.Such are the cases, where pre-departure formalities may take longer.

We have already brought this issue to the knowledge of the Saudi authoritieson a number of occasions including Joint Ministerial Commission meetings.

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.

21. Ms. Nighat Parveen Mir:(Deferred during 14th Session)

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state the totalamount reimbursed to each Pakistani Ambassador posted abroadunder the head of medical bills during the year 2013-14?

Minister for Foreign Affairs: As per the Government rules allgovernment officials posted abroad are entitled to medical coverage. Accordingly,all officers and officials including Ambassadors and their families are entitled tomedical coverage as admissible under rules during their posting abroad.

The expenditure incurred on medical treatment is paid directly to theAuthorized Medical Attendants (AMA) / Hospitals, except for medicines prescribedby doctors and for which payment has to made upfront to the service provider, ifany. Such payments can later be reimbursed as per original receipts.

In countries where health insurance is mandatory like the USA and mostof West European countries, insurance premium is paid directly to the respectiveinsurance companies.

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Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state the country-wise total number of Pakistanis deported from abroad since January,2010 alongwith the details and reasons thereof?

Minister for Foreign Affairs: Country-wise details are as follows:

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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;

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

@Transferred from Textile Industry Division.

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(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?

Reply not received.

28. Mrs. Shahida Rehmani:(Deferred during 14th Session)


(a) whether it is a fact that overseas Pakistanis are misbehaved byemployees of the Pakistani embassies abroad; and

(b) whether audit of said embassies has been conducted for the year2013-14; if so, the details thereof?

Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourceDevelopment (Pir Syed Saddaruddin Shah Rashidi): (a) Ministry of OverseasPakistanis and Human Resource Development has posted 19 CWAs in 14Countries to attend complaints of Overseas Pakistanis living/working in the countriesof their posting. No complaint has been received by the Ministry of OP & HRD sofar against the officers/staff posted at CWA’s offices.

(b) This part relates to Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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?

Reply not received.

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@35. Rai Hasan Nawaz Khan:(Deferred during 14th Session)


(a) the sector and item-wise details of the targets fixed and achievedfor export of textiles during the last five years;

(b) whether Government has explored new markets other thanEuropean Union for textile exports during the year 2013-14; ifso, the details thereof alongwith the steps taken by theGovernment in this regard; and

(c) the country-wise details of the share of major textile productsexported during the last five years alongwith the steps taken byGovernment to augment the said share of exports?

Minister for Commerce (Engr. Khurram Dastgir Khan): (a) A targetof $ 25 billion was fixed for overall exports of textile goods in Textile Policy 2009-14. The details of the textile exports are as under:

——————————————————————————————2011 2012 2013

——————————————————————————————Pakistan’sTextile 13,582,493 12,926,825 13,670,973Exports——————————————————————————————

Values are in US Dollar, thousands

(b) Government has signed Preferential Trade Agreement with Indonesiain 2013. Indonesia has given tariff concession on textile products like cotton yarn,cotton fabrics and readymade garments. Furthermore, Trade Development Authorityof Pakistan (TDAP) has ensured participation of Pakistani Textile Manufacturersin following fairs/ exhibitions (outside EU):

• Australian International Sourcing Fair Australia• Tex World Istanbul, Turkey• Seoul International Textile Fair• Intertextile Shanghai, Apparel & Fabrics, China• Tex World USA, International Sourcing Show, USA• 6th Textile House, Brazil

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EXPO Pakistan is held annually to bring buyers from all over the world toenhance our textile exports. TDAP has been holding Life Style Pakistan Exhibitionin India to promote textile products.

(c) Major textile products (Categories), are Cotton, Cotton Fabrics,Readymade Garments, Home Textiles. The details of the top 05 export destinationsof each textile product (category), are as under:

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


(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.

122. Sahibzada Muhammad Yaqub:(Deferred during 14th Session)

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state the exports andimports agreements made during the last six years alongwith thedetails thereof?

Minister for Commerce (Engr. Khurram Dastgir Khan): Pakistanhas made following free / preferential trade agreement during the last six years topromote trade (import and export).

——————————————————————————————Name of the Partner Type of Agreement Year of Entry

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Country——————————————————————————————Indonesia Preferential Trade Agreement 2013

(PTA)——————————————————————————————

The details of the above mentioned agreement is as under:

Pak-Indonesia PTA:

Indonesia and Pakistan signed a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) on3rd February, 2012, which was operationalized w.e.f 1st September, 2013.

2. Pakistan’s Offer List to Indonesia under the Agreement includes atotal of 313 tariff lines for market access at preferential tariff., some of the majoritems are as under:—

• Edible Oil, Some varieties of Fish, Fresh Fruits, Edible Foods,Industrial Inputs — Citric Acid, varnishes, Esters), Chemicals(mosquito coils, prepared waxes, oleic acid) and ManufacturedGoods (gaskets of rubber, printing blankets, tanned leather, ComputerPrinters, electric amplifiers, digital cameras, flat monitors, golf balls,sunglasses, musical instruments)

3. Indonesia’s Offer List to Pakistan under the Agreement includes atotal of 232 tariff lines for market access at preferential tariff. Some of the majoritems covered under this agreement are as under;

• Kinnow, Cotton yarn, cotton fabrics, readymade garments, fans(ceiling, table, pedestal), sports goods (badminton and lawn tennisrackets), leather goods and industrial products.

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4. Figures of imports and export between the two countries are asunder:

—————————————————————————————— Pakistan

——————————————————————————————Year Export Import

——————————————————————————————2007 66,458 876,9742008 63,048 1,191,6862009 67,073 653,5892010 73,853 73,8532011 188,527 929,7612012 236,323 1,351,3282013 144,380 1,208,316

—————————————————————————————— US Dollar, Thousands Source FBS

126. Sahibzada Tariq Ullah:(Deferred during 14th Session)

Will the Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourcesDevelopment be pleased to state the names, parentage, designations,educational qualifications and domicile of the persons appointed inBPS 1 to 20 on regular, contract and daily wages basis In the Ministryduring the period from 1st January, 2008 to 1st January, 2013alongwith the details of present job status of each employee thereof?

Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourceDevelopment (Pir Syed Saddaruddin Shah Rashidi): (A) Appointments madeby fromer Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis.

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(a) the total number of foreign visits made by the Governmentofficials of the Ministry during the period from 1-6-2013 till datealongwith the purposes thereof separately; and

(b) the total expenditure incurred thereupon?

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Minister for Foreign Affairs: (a) + (b) ) The details of visits made bygovernment officials from 1-6-2013 are, attached as Annex-“A”.




(a) the present status of implementation of the Free Trade Agreements(FTAs) made with China, Sri Lanka and Malaysia; and

(b) the number of FTAs made by the Government during the lasttwo years alongwith the details including the names of countriesthereof?

Minister for Commerce (Engr. Khurram Dastgir Khan): (a) Thedetails of Free Trade Agreements with China, Sri Lanka and Malaysia are asunder;

Pak-China FTA

• Pakistan signed FTA in goods with China in November 200, whichis operational from July 1, 2007.

• The Agreement on Trade in Services between Pakistan and Chinawas signed on 21st February 2009. The Agreement is operationalfrom 10th October 2009.

• Negotiations for 2nd phase of PCFTA commenced in March 2011.The 2nd meeting of 2nd Phase of CPFTA was held on November14-15, 2013. Both sides exchanged views to further deepen thebilateral trade and economic cooperation through the platform ofFTA. Both sides discussed the issues of Electronic Data Interchange,Sanitary and Phyto-sanitary measures (SPS) and Technical Barriersto Trade (TBT) etc. The 3rd meeting of 2nd Phase of CPFTA wouldbe held on mutually convenient dates between the parties.

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• In 2007 Pakistan’s imports from China were at $ 4.1 Billion andexports to China were at $ 613 million. In 2013, Pakistan’s importsreached $ 6.6 billion, while our exports rose to $ 2.6 billion.

Malaysia Pakistan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement(MPCEPA)

• Malaysia Pakistan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement(MPCEPA) was signed on 8th November, 2007 and becameeffective from 1st January, 2008.

• Under the MPCEPA, a Joint Review Committee has been establishedto review the implementation and operation of this agreement. The1st Joint Review Committee meeting of MPCEPA was held in KualaLumpur, Malaysia on 12th Sep, 2011. The 2nd meeting was held on25-26th Feb, 2014 in Islamabad.

• Both countries have exchanged their requests lists for furtherexpanding concessions by revisiting existing concessions in tariff lines.

——————————————————————————————Pakistan’s trade with Malaysia

——————————————————————————————Year Import Export

——————————————————————————————2008 1,693,664 138,0682009 1,608,445 158,2562010 2,054,747 145,585 2011 2,727,991 243,0542012 2,131,984 233,4792013 1,919,737 204,464

——————————————————————————————Values are in US Dollar, Thousands

Pak-Sri Lanka FTA

• Pakistan concluded its first Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with SriLanka in August, 2002. Pakistan Sri Lanka FTA (PSFTA) isoperational from June 2005.

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• In Year 2005-06 Pakistan’s exports to Sri Lanka were $ 159 millionand imports stood at $ 71 million. In 2012-13, Pakistan’s exports toSri Lanka increased to $ 327 million while imports from Sri Lankawere at $ 76 million.

• An annual review meeting is held between two sides. Five suchmeetings have been held so far. The last meeting was held in Islamabadon April 29-30, 2013. Both sides have agreed to form Joint WorkingGroups for further co-operation in the fields of Trade, Investment,Customs Cooperation and Auto sector.

• The future roadmap to enhance cooperation includes incorporationof the following Chapters in the Agreement to be called asComprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA): -

• Trade in Services• Investment• Customs Cooperation

(b) No Free Trade Agreement has been signed with any country duringlast two years. However, a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) has been signedwith Indonesia in 2013. Details are as under;

• Pakistan Indonesia Preferential Trade Agreement was signed on 3rdFebruary, 2012 and operationalized w.e.f 1st September, 2013.

• Pakistan agreed to offer the same treatment on Palm Oil productsfrom Indonesia as provided to Malaysia under the Pakistan-MalaysiaFTA which means that Pakistan will import palm oil from Indonesia@15% Margin of Preference (MoP) under the PTA. Indonesia hasoffered Pakistan preferential market access for Kinnow, Cotton Yarn,Cotton Fabrics, Readymade Garments, Fans, Sports Goods andLeather Goods.



(a) the quantum of machineries of Textile Industry imported duringthe period of tax relaxation; and

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(b) the amount of foreign exchange to be earned from value addeditems after the import of the said machineries?

Minister for Textile Industry (Mr. Abbas Khan Afridi): (a) UnderSRO-809, Textile machinery of Rs.67.24 billion was imported during 201213and 2013 up to February 2014.

(b) It is estimated that each year Rs. 67 billion are increased.

133. Ms. Naeema Kishwar Khan:(Deferred during 14th Session)


(a) the date of commencement of construction work of GovernorHouse in FATA alongwith the estimated cost thereof;

(b) the percentage of said work completed so far;(c) the steps being taken by the Government to complete the

construction work thereupon; and

(d) the head under which fund for said Governor House will beutilized?

Minister for States and Frontier Regions [Lt. General (Retd.) AbdulQadir Baloch]: There is no Governor House in FATA, hence FATA Secretariatis not in position to give a proper/detailed reply/answer of the question.

138. Ms. Shaza Fatima Khawaja:(Deferred during 14th Session)


(a) the number of employees of the Ministry posted abroad duringthe last three years; alongwith the names, designations andcountries thereof; and

(b) the total expenditures incurred thereupon during the said period?

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Minister for Commerce (Engr. Khurram Dastgir Khan): (a) Requisiteinformation is placed at Annexure-l.

(b) Details of allocation of budget and expenditure incurred therein forthe last three years are as under:—

——————————————————————————————Year Final Grant Actual Expenditure

——————————————————————————————2011-12 1,567,842,000/- 1,452,801,497/-2012-13 1,991,394,843/- 1,571,857,668/-2013-14 1,895,707,697/- 1,710,214,637/-

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139. Maulana Muhammad Gohar Shah:(Deferred during 14th Session)

Will the Minister for Textile Industry be pleased to state:(a) the steps being taken by the Government to promote small and

domestic weaving industries;

(b) whether it is a fact that the locally made Khaddar of Charsaddais renowned all over the world; if so, the subsidies being providedby the Government to the said industry; and

(c) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to establish a Textile City or Textile Village inCharsadda in order to promote the said industry?

Minister for Textile Industry (Mr. Abbas Khan Afridi): (a) UnderTextiles Policy 2009-14 the technology up-gradation fund scheme was launchedin which for investment upto Rs. 10 million, 20% grant was permissible to theSME sector. Further, under Textiles Package Budget 2014-15, the governmenthas lowered the long term financing facility (LTFF) at interest rate of 9% forinvestment.

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(b) Handmade khaddar is renowned.

(c) The Ministry of Textile Industry is in the process of formulating ‘TextilePolicy 2014—2019’. Under the new Textiles Policy, the Government will focuson establishing common facilitation center and provide skills development topromote value addition for various sectors including handmade fabrics, however,at the moment there is no proposal under consideration for establishment of TextileCity or Textile Village in Charsada.

140. Rai Hasan Nawaz Khan:(Deferred during 14th Session)


(a) whether Government has conducted any survey to identify thetribals living below Poverty Line during the last five years; ifso, the tribe wise details thereof;

(b) whether Government has formulated any special scheme/program for the upliftment of the said tribals during the said period;

(c) if so, the amount allocated/released/utilized during the saidperiod; and

(d) the year and tribe wise achievements made therefor during thesaid period?

Minister for States and Frontier Regions [Lt. General (Retd.) AbdulQadir Baloch]: (a) No such survey to identify the tribals living below poverty linehas so far been conducted in FATA. However, a survey “FATA DevelopmentIndicator Household survey (FDIH)” is being conducted in some Agencies/FRs,where law & order is conducive. Data collection/field activities are in progress.Draft report of the survey would be available in due course. However, in fewAgencies/FRs, the survey is not possible due to law & order and ongoing militaryoperation.

Moreover, the weak socio-economic indicators of FATA compared withthe rest of the country and KP suggest that FATA is the most backward area of thecountry. (Major socio-economic indicators are attached).

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(b) Every year the Federal Govt. allocates one line development budgetfor FATA in the Federal PSDP. This budget is further allocated amongst 7 Agenciesand 6 FRs as per formula approved by the Governor, KPK as under:

• 65% on population basis

• 35% on area basis

The schemes/projects are identified in consultation with PoliticalAdministration and Parliamentarians concerned of the respective areas. (Sector/Agency-wise breakup in respect of the FATA Annual Development Programme2014-15 is attached).

As explained earlier, no exclusively designated poverty alleviation programhas been undertaken, but most of the investment in sectors like agriculture, livestock,fisheries, irrigation, forestry etc invariably impact the poverty index in FATA .Moreover, investment in one of the most prodigious sectors i.e. Communicationalso positively impact livelihood.

(c) 5 years FATA ADP allocation, releases and utilization position isattached.

(d) Yearly allocations and spending have been shared above, whereas,no tribal-wise data is available, as the development paradigm concentrates ongeographical areas i.e. Agencies/FRs rather than on tribal identities.

(Annexure has been placed in the National Assembly Library)141. Shaikh Rohale Asghar:

(Deferred during 14th Session)

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state the year-wisetotal amount of foreign exchange earned from the export of sport’sproducts during the last five years?

Minister for Commerce (Engr. Khurram Dastgir Khan): The year-wise total amount of foreign exchange earned from the export of sport’s productsduring the last five years are given as under:

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Value in thousand US$——————————————————————————————————

2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

CommodityValue Value Value Value Value

——————————————————————————————————Footballs 151,536 143,403 153,525 143,409 194,613Complete

Gloves 98,159 123,650 112,728 124,621 103,191 (Sports)

Other Sports 48,467 62,946 72,217 66,165 60,241——————————————————————————————————Total 298,162 329,999 338,020 334,225 358,045——————————————————————————————————

Source: PBS

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

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state the year-wisetotal amount of foreign exchange earned from the exports by thetextile sector during the last five years?

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Minister for Commerce (Engr. Khurram Dastgir Khan): The year-wise total amount of foreign exchange earned from the exports by the textile sectorduring the last five years are given as under;

143. Mr. Sanjay Perwani:(Deferred during 14th Session)

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state whether there isany proposal under consideration of the Government to start tradewith India from Munabao Border, Sindh; if so, when; if not, the reasonsthereof?

Minister for Commerce (Engr. Khurram Dastgir Khan): The proposalto start trade with India from Munabao Border has been under consideration.However, at Present, there are infrastructure issues like lack of road network foroperationalization of the route for trade and non-availability of Customs' set up atthe border point. During the visit of Indian Commerce Minister to Pakistan on 13-16 February, 2012, the two sides, among other things, agreed that possibilities ofopening route for trade will be explored in consultation with the stakeholders(Annex-I). It was agreed, in principle to constitute a Joint Working Group toexplore the possibility of opening this route for trade. The matter is under discussionwith the stakeholders to achieve this objective.


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144. Mr. Muhammad Jamal ud Din:(Deferred during 14th Session)


(a) whether it is a fact that operation Raha-i-Najat has beencompleted in South Waziristan Agency;

(b) if so, the reasons for not allowing the residents to go back to thesaid area?

Minister for States and Frontier Regions [Lt. General (Retd.) AbdulQadir Baloch]: (a) No, it is not correct, Operation Rah-e-Nijat is still in theprocess of consolidation. LEAs are engaged in clearing the area. Presently, somevillages of SWA (Mehsud areas) have been cleared and repatriation process ofDPs has been completed. The detail of cleared areas is Annexed.

(b) Residents are not being stopped from going to the areas which havebeen cleared.

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25. Ms. Shaista Pervaiz:(Deferred during 14th Session)


(a) the details of welfare schemes being implemented for the workersin the unorganized sector of the country;

(b) whether the Government proposes to ensure the registration ofall workers in the said sector including newspaper vendors,women and other workers in various fields;

(c) if so, the details thereof alongwith the mechanism put in placefor the said purpose?

Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourceDevelopment (Pir Syed Saddaruddin Shah Rashidi): (a) All welfare schemesof the workers registered with Employees Old Age Benefit Institution (EOBI) andProvincial Employees Social Security Institution are based on contribution therefore,no welfare schemes for the workers of un-organized sector of the country havebeen initiated by the government.

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(b) The newspaper vendors, woman and other workers are registeredfor the purpose of EOBI schemes provided that they are employed in anestablishment defined in section 2 (e) of the EOB Act, 1976. (Annex-I) Thusnewspaper vendors who are not employed in an establishment are not registeredwith EOBI for its coverage.

(c) For the purpose of EOBI schemes, the rules prescribed forregistration of employers and insured persons (workers) are annexed.(Annex-II).


26. Ms. Aisha Syed:

Will the Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourcesDevelopment be pleased to state the name of area of Pakistan fromwhich a large number of Overseas Pakistanis belong at presentalongwith the amount of share allocated for the said area in thewelfare projects launched by the Ministry so far?

Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourceDevelopment (Pir Syed Saddaruddin Shah Rashidi): (a) Ministry of OPs&HRDkeeps the record of the Pakistanis proceeding abroad through the Protectorsappointed by Bureau of Emigration & Overseas Employment (BE&OE). OverseasPakistanis proceeded abroad from 1981 - July 2014 through BE&OE are 6.9million. Top ten OPs concentration areas are as follows:

——————————————————————————————S No District OPs

——————————————————————————————1 Karachi 4,13,0972 Sialkot 3,23,5163 Rawalpindi 3,11,3194 Lahore 2,89,4895 Gujrat 2,83,9296 Dir 2,77,6907 Gujranwala 2,41,7588 Swat 2,31,330

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9 Faisalabad 2,02,47010 Mardan 1,61,033

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(b) Ministry of OPs&HRD do not undertake welfare projects directly;however one of its autonomous body “OPF” has launched different welfare projectsin the field of housing, health and education etc (Details are attached).


MOHAMMAD RIAZ, Secretary.

ISLAMABAD:The 28th October, 2014.

PCPPI—1209 (14) NA—28-10-2014—650.

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