2571(2016) NA (US) 37th SESSION

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(37th 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 23rd November, 2016

63. *Ms. Aisha Syed:(Deferred during 34th Session)

Will the Minister for Defence be pleased to state whether there is anyproposal under consideration of the Government to construct aboundary wall at Balochistan Border?

Transferred to Interior Division for answer on Next Rota Day.

65. *Mrs. Shahida Rehmani:(Deferred during 36th Session)

Will the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs be pleased to state whetherthere is any proposal under consideration of the Government to banMuttahida Qaumi Movement (Political Party)?


68. *Ms. Shamas Un Nisa:(Deferred during 36th Session)

Will the Minister for Law and Justice be pleased to state the names ofsuperior Courts Judges having dual nationality at present?

Minister for Law and Justice (Mr. Zahid Hamid): The Federal Shariat

Court, the Islamabad High Court, Islamabad and the High Court of Balochistan,Quetta have intimated that no Judge including the Chief Justice holds dual nationality.The information from Supreme Court of Pakistan, Lahore High Court, Lahore,Sindh High Court, Karachi and Peshawar High Court, Peshawar is still awaited.

Raheel — 2571 (2016) NA (S) PC-8

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31. *Ch. Muhammad Shahbaz Babar:

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

(a) the name, designation and domicile of persons appointed in theMinistry including the SNGPL, SSGPL and OGDCL on regular,contract and daily wages basis during the last five yearsalongwith the salaries thereof; and

(b) the names of persons appointed in the Ministry on deputationbasis during the said period alongwith the salaries, allowancesand other fringe benefits admissible to them?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid Khaqan

Abbasi): (a) The name, designations and domicile of persons appointed in theMinistry including SNGPL, SSGCL and OGDCL on regular, contract and dailywages basis during the last five years alongwith the salaries thereof are as under:

1. Main Ministry:

Mr. Muhammad Iqbal, recruited through FPSC as Director (Mining) /BPS-19, in Mineral Wing on 17-05-2011 and drawing pay and allowances ofBPS-19 as admissible to the other Federal Government employees of BPS-19 asper rules, Miss Qurat-ul-Anne Abid, was appointed against the resultant post ofAssistant (BS-14) in this Ministry on contract basis for a period of two yearsunder Assistance Package due to death of her father Mr. Abid Jamil, Assistant ofthis Ministry on 02-02-2011 and Master Abdullah Chaudry was appointed asNaib Qasid (BS-1) on contract basis for a period of two years under the PrimeMinister Assistance Package for Families of Deceased Government Employeesdue to death of his father Mr. Sohail Gulzar, Assistant of this Ministry on29-12-2013. Two Naib Qasids were appointed on regular basis in this Ministryon 05-06-2015.Three Assistants, Five Steno typists, Two LDCs, One Driver andFive Naib Qasids were appointed in 2016. Detail is tabulated as under:

——————————————————————————————Ministry/Division Total No. Contract Regular Total

of Officer/Official recruited

——————————————————————————————Main Ministry 21 2 19 21

——————————————————————————————The detail of above mentioned is at Annex I.

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2. Policy Wing:

The detail of persons appointed in Policy Wing, is at Annex-II.

3. OGDCL

Total 3429 employees have been inducted in OGDCL during the last fiveyears with break-up as under:——————————————————————————————

S # Category No. ofEmployees

——————————————————————————————(i) Regular* 495(ii) Contract 377(iii) Daily Wagers 173(iv) Work Charge 2318(v) Trainee Officers 66

—————————————————————————————— Total: 3429

——————————————————————————————* Initially appointed on contract, subsequently regularized. The list having name,designation, and domicile is attached at Annexure-III & Annexure-IV

4. SSGCL:

List of Executives and Sub-Ordinate appointed during last five years(01-07-2011 to 30-06-2016) are attached at Annexure-V & Annexure-VI.

5. SNGPL:

A total number of 3677 individuals have been appointed in SNGPL since01-07-2011 to 27-09-2016 as per following break-up:———————————————————————————————

Cadre Appointment in SNGPL Since 01/07/2011On Regular Basis On Contract Project Term

——————————————————————————————Executive 844 236 29Subordinate 2005 477 86

——————————————————————————————Total: 2849 713 115

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List of Executives appointed on permanent/regular basis is annexed asAnnexure-VII.

List of Subordinates appointed on permanent/regular basis is annexed asAnnexure- VIII.

List of Executives appointed on contract basis is annexed asAnnexure-IX.

List of Subordinates appointed on contract basis is annexed asAnnexure-X.

List of Executives appointed on project term is annexed asAnnexure-XI.

List of Subordinates appointed on project term is annexed asAnnexure-XII.

As regards daily wages/ casual employees, we wish to inform thatCompany engages temporary manpower from time to time in view of operationalexigencies related to expansion of gas network, laying of new pipelines and gassupply to new towns & villages. The number of such engagements keeps on varyingdepending upon ongoing projects of the Company that are scattered over Punjab,Khyber Pakhtunkhwa & Azad Kashmir. Various modes of engagement oftemporary manpower had been applicable since 01-07-2011 and most of theseemployees were mainly arranged through the Company’s approved contractorsfor pre-defined time period on expiry of which such manpower is paid off. Theindividual details of such third party employees are maintained by respectivecontractors.

(b) The name of persons appointed in the Ministry on deputation basisduring the said period alongwith the salaries, allowances and other fringe benefitsadmissible to them are as under:

1. Main Ministry

17 persons appointed in this ministry (Main), on deputation basis duringthe said period. Detail is at Annex-XIII.

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2. Policy Wing

The persons appointed on Deputation in the Policy Wing, of ministry ofPetroleum & Natural Resources, during the last five years is as under;

——————————————————————————————S. No. Name/Designation Salaries & Remarks

Allowances——————————————————————————————

1. Mr. Raheel Khan, Rs. 27,622/- On deputationAssistant from HDIP w.e.f

01-10-2013 to30-09-2016

2. Ms. Saeeda Nazir BPS-16 as On deputationMalik, Assistant per Rule/Not from GHPL, forPrivate Secretary Fixed a period of two

years w.e.f06-04-2016.

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(Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library)

32. *Sheikh Salahuddin:

Will the Minister for Law and Justice be pleased to state:

(a) whether any study conducted to improve the Criminal JusticeSystem during the tenure of the present Government;

(b) if so, the findings; if not, the reasons thereof?


33. *Ch. Muhammad Shahbaz Babar:

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased tostate whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to provide new gas connections in Faisalabad?

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Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): SNGPL has reported that the company is providing domestic gasconnections in its area of operation i.e. Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa accordingto turn/merit. Same procedure is being followed for domestic gas connections inFaisalabad Region. However, there is moratorium on provision of new industrialand commercial gas connections imposed by Federal Government.

34. *Ms. Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak:


(a) the per litre price of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) fixedby the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority during the last twoyears;

(b) the price of per Kilogram (kg) of LPG for the same period; and

(c) whether it is a fact that the LPG is being supplied to consumersin the country at kg basis?


Abbasi): (a) LPG consumer and Distribution prices were determined by the marketforces during the last two years which remained between Rs. 100 to Rs. 84per KG.

(b) The details of LPG price for the last two years is attached asAnnex “A”

(c) Yes.

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35. *Ms. Naeema Kishwar Khan:

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

(a) the steps being taken by the Government to impose ban on saleof substandard mineral water and Tullo Ghee and Oil in thecountry; and

(b) whether it is a fact that the Government is satisfied with theperformance of the Pakistan Standards and Quality ControlAuthority; if not, the steps being taken by the Government forimproving its efficiency?

Minister for Science and Technology: (a) The Pakistan Standards &

Quality Control Authority (PSQCA), an organization under the administrativecontrol Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), under its Act VI of 1996 ismandated to formulate Standards and monitor the quality of products falling underthe Compulsory Certification Mark Scheme. Presently, 107 items are included inthe mandatory Scheme of PSQCA, out of which 37 are food items (Annex-A).The Bottled Drinking Water PS: 4639-2010, Natural Mineral WaterPS: 2102-2010, Banaspati (Ghee) Ps: 221 and Oil PS: 2858 also fall under themandatory list of PSQCA.

PSQCA has constituted market surveillance teams in different regions ofthe country which are actively working on the subject matter and taking appropriatesteps including seizing of plants on observation of non — compliance to the requisiteQuality and Safety Standards of mandatory items. These are being regulated throughcontinuous open market surveillance as per Conformity Assessment Rules (CA)of PSQCA against the standard parameters and requirements of relevant PakistanStandards Specification (PSS).

Only one Natural Mineral Water company is registered with PSQCAunder the Standard PS : 2102 i.e M/s Qarshi Industries (Pvt.) Ltd with the brandname “Springly” located at Hattar. The latest test result (5-4-2016) were alsofound conforming to the laid down requirements and are enclosed at Annex-B.

The “Tullo” Ghee and Cooking Oil are manufactured by M/s Dalda Foods(Pvt.) Ltd. Karachi. The company’s products registered with PSQCA have beenfound complying to Quality and Standards requirements as per Pakistan Standards.

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No complaint has been received against the “Tullo” brand in the last three years.The test results of the recent samples (12-5-2016) were also found conforming tothe laid down requirements and are enclosed at Annex-C.

(b) The PSQCA has been satisfactorily performing its functions. However,in order to make it more effective, the government has undertaken the followinginitiatives:

i. Amendments in PSQCA Act have been proposed to ensure improvedgovernance in PSQCA. The proposed amendments inter-alia,include re-constitution of BoD, reconstitution of advisory council /Executive Committee, Enhancement of Penalties, Discretionary andarbitrary powers of the PSQCA field staff / officers etc.

ii. Re-Structuring of PSQCA has also been proposed in NationalQuality Policy (NQP), to meet the best international practices, NQPsummary is presently under consideration of the Cabinet for approval.

iii. Steps are being taken to improve the monitoring mechanism throughenhanced market surveillance, surprise visits besides regular QuarterlyInspection of plants. A Mobile testing laboratory is functional atKarachi while similar laboratories have also been planned to beintroduced in all the major cities of Pakistan.

iv. Initiation of Foreign Manufacturer License Scheme (FML) to benefitthe importers by reducing clearing time at point of import.

v. Signing of MoUs with the counterpart International Organizationsfor enhanced credibility and mutual recognition, with a view to facilitateour exporters.

vi. Up-gradation, in terms of equipment and qualified manpower, ofPSQCA Testing Laboratories and increasing the number ofAccredited Tests.

vii. Process of hiring of merit based qualified manpower against vacantposts is under process.


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36. *Ms. Aisha Syed:


(a) whether it is a fact that the Pakistan Standards and QualityControl Authority does not take the guarantee of the quality ofdrinking water of the unregistered/unlicensed water companies;

(b) if so, the steps taken by the Ministry to save the citizens fromuse of contaminated water?

Minister for Science and Technology: (a) PSQCA can only guaranteethe quality of Bottled Drinking Water of its registered and valid licensee.

PSQCA takes actions against illegal / unlicensed Bottled Drinking Watermanufacturers from time to time. PSQCA keeps close monitoring of its licensees(manufacturers of bottled drinking water). However, PSQCA also takes actionon the basis of quarterly monitoring report of PCRWR and on receipt of complaints.PSQCA has closed 52 Bottled Drinking Water Plants from June, 2015 to August,2016 (Annexure-I).

(b) PSQCA has a complete mechanism to monitor the quality of BottledDrinking Water through quarterly inspections of the manufacturing units andmarket surveillance from time to time wherein the samples are also taken fromopen market and sent for testing to labs analysis in accordance to thePS: 4639-2004(R).

PSQCA has taken following steps to control the production/sale ofsub-standard/contaminated/ unhygienic Bottled Drinking Water inthe country:

PSQCA has closed 52 Bottled Drinking Water Plants from June,2015 to August, 2016 (Annexure-I).

PSQCA has also filed Court cases against different manufacturersof Bottled Drinking Water (Annexure-II).

Quality monitoring of Bottled Drinking Water through quarterlyinspections and open market sampling.

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Hygienic condition of plants is also being monitored alongwith qualitycontrol process and production.

PSQCA also checks Bottled Drinking water at the import stage asper Pakistan Conformity Assessment Rules, 2011 by PSQCA.

PSQCA has planned to undertake awareness raising scheme throughprint and electronic media for an enhanced awareness to instill QualityCulture in the country.

Quality oriented awareness is also carried out through celebrationsof World Standards Day and World Consumer Rights Day.

MoUs are being signed with Universities for bringing change in thequality orientation of youth through undertaking joint / collaborativeactivities with academia.


37. *Dr. Shazia Sobia:

Will the Minister for Law and Justice be pleased to state the totalnumber of petitioners to whom Lawyers/Counsels provided by theGovernment for their cases in the Federal Services Tribunal duringthe last five years alongwith the year-wise break-up thereof?

Minister for Law and Justice (Mr. Zahid Hamid): Federal Government

does not provide lawyers/ Counsels to the petitioners/appellants for their casesbefore Federal Service Tribunal.

38. *Sheikh Salahuddin:

Will the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs be pleased to state:

(a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to utilize the services of the employees ofthe National and Provincial Assemblies for coming general andby-elections in the country; and

(b) whether there is also any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to impart trainings to the said employees therefor?

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Minister for Parliamentary Affairs (Sheikh Aftab Ahmed): (a)Election Commission of Pakistan has directed all the Provincial Chief Secretaries,Secretary Establishment Division and Chief Commissioner Islamabad on25-07-2016 to communicate names of their officials as the Commission is in theprocess of preparation of a databank of officers/officials who would be availablein different departments to serve as polling officials during General Elections, 2018.Preference would be given to those officers having upto 55 years of age, on1-1-2018, computer literate, using smart phones, enjoy un-biased & impartialreputation and having distinctive performance in the post career. No specific classof officers has been excluded from the proposed databank as yet. Decision toinclude or not to include employees of National or Provincial Assemblies will betaken at appropriate time.

(b) Yes. Appropriate training would be imparted to such selected officers/officials. 39. *Ms. Naseema Hafeez Panezai:


(a) whether it is a fact that twenty five thousand rupeesare being charged for getting/installation of new gas connectionon priority basis at present; if so, the head-wise utilizationthereof;

(b) the total amount collected therefrom so far;

(c) the total number of applications pending in the SSGCL andSNGPL separately for the ordinary/normal connection at presentalongwith period thereof; and

(d) the time by which the gas connections will be given to saidapplicants on priority basis?


Abbasi): (a) Yes. SNGPL has reported that income on urgent fee has been declaredas operating income and benefit of it is transferred to other gas consumers byreducing their tariff with the same amount on overall basis.

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(b) The year wise amount collected is as follows:—

——————————————————————————————Description Amount

Collected (Rs. in thousands)——————————————————————————————

2013-2014 373,8452014-2015 958,0912015-2016 758,7472016-2017 92,540

—————————————————————————————— Total: 2,183,223

——————————————————————————————(c) SSGCL

There are approximately 32,500 pending applications for provision ofgas.

SNGPL

A total number of approximately 2.10 million applications are awaitinginstallation of gas connections. Waiting period is approximately 30-36 months inSNGPL area of operation.

(d) Gas connections against urgent fee Scheme are being processedwithin three months after depositing of Rs. 25,000/- as per OGRA notification.The normal connections are being processed under a turn merit policy.

40. *Mr. Jamshed Ahmad Dasti:


(a) the name and father name of Advocates enrolled as Advocatesof the Supreme Court of Pakistan since 01-01-2015 alongwiththe criteria adopted therefor;

(b) whether it is a fact that changes/improvements made in the saidcriteria during the last five years till date;

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(c) the total number of Advocates of the Supreme Court of Pakistanat present; and

(d) whether the strength of Lawyers of the said Court remainedsufficient for dispensation of justice keeping in view the disposaland pendency of cases in the said Court during the last fiveyears?

Minister for Law and Justice (Mr. Zahid Hamid): (a) List obtained

from Pakistan Bar Council of dvocates of Supreme Court enrolled since01-01-2015 at (Annex-I).

Under the Supreme Court Rules, 1980, a person is qualified to be enrolledas an Advocate of the Supreme Court if he:—

“(a) has been for not less than seven years ‘ enrolled as an Advocatein a High Court; and

(b) has been certified in a duly authenticated farm by the ChiefJustice of the High Court that he is a fit and proper person toappear and plead as an Advocate before the Supreme Court;

Provided that the Chief Justice crnd Judges may grant theenrollment of a person not qualified as aforementioned, if intheir judgment, he is qualified by knowledge, ability andexperience to be enrolled as an Advocate.”

(b) In December, 2015 the Supreme Court amended its Rules andreduced the period of enrolment as an Advocate in a High Court from 10 years to7 years. (Annex-II).

(c) At present the total number of Advocates of the Supreme Court is4338.

(d) No information/intimation has been received about the deficiency oflawyers from the concerned quarters.


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41. *Mr. Sher Akbar Khan:


(a) the total number of benches constituted in the Federal ServiceTribunal (FST) during the period from 01-01-2016 to 30-04-2016alongwith the details thereof separately;

(b) the total number of cases adjourned during the said period dueto bench members stationed some where else alongwith thedetails thereof;

(c) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the FST toresolve the issue regarding giving dates when the members ofthe benches are absent;

(d) the total number of non-available benches as well as the personssuffered therefrom during the above said period alongwith thedetails thereof separately; and

(e) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to develop a website on the pattern of IslamabadHigh Court and to send SMS on the mobile numbers of personswhose cases are not heared; if not, the reasons thereof?

Minister for Law and Justice (Mr. Zahid Hamid): (a) Total 743

benches were constituted during the period from 01-01-2016 to 30-04-2016 atIslamabad, Camp Office Lahore and Karachi as at Annex-A.

(b) 811 cases were adjourned during the above said period. Case wisedetails are at Annex-B.

(c) A proposal is under consideration to divide the cases of non availablebenches to available benches on the same date or the date requested by the parties.

(d) The total number of non-available benches during the period is 80.Detail thereof at Annex-C and the number of persons suffered therefrom is 811.Detail of which is at Annex-B.

(e) Yes, such proposal is under active consideration.


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42. *Dr. Fehmida Mirza:

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state:

(a) the steps taken by the Ministry/Communications Division toprepare subject-wise list of titles of all laws and rules madethereunder with reference to the business allocated to the saidMinistry/Division and its attached departments under the Rulesof Business, 1973;

(b) the subject-wise list of titles of said laws/rules;

(c) whether it is a fact that the steps have been taken by the saidDivision to consolidate and amend the said laws and rules tokeep pace with changes in the society; if so, the details; if not,reasons thereof;

(d) whether it is also a fact that the steps have been taken by saidDivision to determine the anomalies, inconsistencies anddifficulties in the administration and implementation of said lawsand rules; and

(e) the names of officers/branches appointed/designated therefor?

Minister for Communications: (a)

Replies in respect of the Ministry

Official Business of the Ministry of Communications is being carried out inaccordance with Laws/Rules framed by the other Ministries/ Divisions e.g.Establishment Division, Finance Division, Cabinet Division etc. However Ordinance/Rules regulating Enemy Property pertain the Ministry.

Replies in respect of Departments/Organization of the Ministry——————————————————————————————

National Highway Authority (NHA) Annex-INational Highways & Motorway Police (NH&MP) Annex-IIPakistan Post Office Department (PPOD) Annex-IIINational Transport Research Centre (NTRC) Annex-IVConstruction Technology Training Institute (CTTI) Annex-V

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(b) Detail of the Laws / Rules of Enemy Property is as under:

(i) Defence of Pakistan Rules, 1965

(ii) Enemy Property (Continuance of Emergency Provisions) Ordinance,1969

(iii) Defence of Pakistan Rules, 1971

(iv) Emergency Provision Ordinance, 1977

(v) Enemy Property (Custody & Registration Order, 1978)

(c) Laws Governing “Enemy Property” which is a small subject, aremeeting updated requirements, as such reply may be treated as Nil

(d) No anomaly / inconsistency and difficulty have been faced in theimplementation of the said rules. The reply may, therefore, be treated Nil.

(e) Nil.


43. *Dr. Shazia Sobia:


(a) the total number of cases of murder, kidnapping and terrorismdisposed of by the High Courts separately during the last twoyears; and

(b) the total number of cases pending in High Courts separately atpresent?

Reply not received.

44. *Ms. Khalida Mansoor:

Will the Minister for Human Rights be pleased to refer to the StarredQuestion No.79 replied on 29-09-2016 and to state:

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(a) the percentage of achievement made to protect the rights of allcitizens particularly to control the incidents of rape and honorkilling through the steps taken by the present Government; and

(b) whether the decrease in the said incidents observed during thepresent regime?

Minister for Human Rights (Mr. Kamran Michael): (a) The

Government of Pakistan is committed to ensure Human Rights of all citizens asenvisaged under the Constitution as well as international commitments by adoptingall possible measures to ensure protection and promotion of such rights, i.e. rightsof women, children, persons with disabilities and minorities, etc.

The actions taken/ achievements mentioned in reply to the Question No.79 (replied on 29-09-2016) are mostly qualitative in nature. However, status andpercentage of achievements made to protect the rights of all citizens particularly tocontrol the incidents of rape and honour killing through the steps taken by thepresent Government are as under:

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(b) There is fluctuating trend in the incidents of Rape whereas the decliningtrend in the incidents of honor killing has been observed on the basis of mediamonitoring by the Ministry of Human Rights during the last three years.

45. *Mr. Sher Akbar Khan:

Will the Minister for Communications be pleased to state the stepstaken by the present Government to construct Roads/NationalHighways in Distraict Buner?

Minister for Communications: Currently no proposal is under

consideration in National Highway Authority for the Construction of NationalHighways in District Buner.

46. *Ms. Shakila Luqman:


(a) whether it is a fact that the difference between the demand andsupply of natural gas will be increased in the near future;

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(b) if so, the steps being taken by the Government to control theshortage of natural gas in the country; and

(c) whether any load management schedule has been prepared bythe Ministry; if so, the details thereof?

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

(b) The Government is taking following steps to control the shortage ofnatural gas:

(i) Enhancement of indigenous gas production.(ii) Import of LNG(iii) Import of gas from Iran.(iv) Import of gas from Turkmenistan(v) Promotion of LPG air mix.

In addition, government is taking following interim measures to overcomethe shortage of gas in the country.

Awareness campaign is being launched through print and electronicmedia for creating awareness amongst general public/domesticconsumers on conservation of Natural Gas.

Moratorium on new industrial and commercial gas connections.

(c) Both the gas utility companies are authorized to prepare and implementnatural gas load management plan as per Natural Gas Allocation and ManagementPolicy 2005, as amended from time to time. The said companies are preparing theload management plan for upcoming winter 2016-17.

47. *Dr. Fouzia Hameed:

Will the Minister for Human Rights be pleased to state the steps beingtaken by the Ministry for developing and conducting informationprogrammes to foster public awareness regarding human rights,existing laws and remedies available against abuse of human rightsin the country?

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Minister for Human Rights (Mr. Kamran Michael): The Governmentof Pakistan is committed to ensure Human Rights of its citizens as envisaged underthe Constitution as well as international commitments by adopting all possiblemeasures to ensure protection and promotion of such rights, i.e. rights of women,children, persons with disabilities and minorities, etc. The basic function of Ministryof Human Rights is to monitor Human Rights situation/ violations in the country.

The Ministry of Human Rights has initiated Public Awareness Campaignon Human Rights Education and Sensitization under the Action Plan for HumanRights, approved by the Prime Minister of Pakistan on 13th February, 2016. Thecampaign’s major activities include seminars and advertisements in print andelectronic media. Its target is general public, civil society, researches, academia,students, government functionaries and different segments of society. The campaignfocuses “Right to Life” besides promotion of Human Rights’ values for creating aculture of tolerance and respect. Under the campaign, the following activities havebeen undertaken:

i. 09 Seminars have been organized in various Universities during 2015and 20 Seminars during 2016.

ii. 3 Day Public Awareness Campaign on Pakistan Radio Network,PTV and ATV has been launched for awareness raising among generalmasses.

iii. 6 Day Public Awareness Campaign has been launched on print mediathrough publishing half page/quarter page advertisements.

iv. “Information, Education and Communication (IEC) Material onHuman Rights Issues” has been developed.

v. International Human Rights Day (10th December) and InternationalWomen’s Day (08 March) are also celebrated as regular features inorder to create awareness among the masses.

vi. A Toll Free Helpline (1099) has been launched at Islamabad forLegal Advice on Human Rights Violations across the country. PublicNotices have been issued in newspapers to create awareness amongthe masses in order to ensure access of the victims to the Helpline.

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vii. Under the Action Plan, the following material is being prepared forMass Media Awareness Program and capacity building of the relevantinstitutions:

- 20 Rights, 20 Advertisement: Designing/ Development ofelectronic and print material for awareness and advocacycampaign on rights of women, children and minorities forbehavioral change in society.

- Design/Development of electronic/print material for promotionof interfaith harmony to create awareness on rights of minorities.

- Design/Development of material (Electronic/Print) on child rightsincluding protection of children from abuse and exploitationamong general public and duty bearers.

- Development of 30 minutes documentaries on each right, TVCommercials of 10 seconds on each right and Audio Messagefor Radio/FM on each right.

- Designing of print media material i.e posters, brochures, leafletson each right.

- Development of training manual for inclusion of human rightseducation with respect to GoP’s international commitments inthe curriculum of Public Sector National Training & CapacityBuilding Institutions.

- Development of training manuals on 07 core Human RightsConventions for capacity building of the officials of relevantMinistries/ Divisions/ Departments particularly TreatyImplementation Cells.

48. *Ms. Shaista Pervaiz:


(a) whether it is a fact that Pakistan is one among those countriesthat will face severe shortage of fuel in coming years;

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(b) if so, the steps being taken by the Government to assess the fueldemand and prepare an action plan to scale up the productionof fuel in the country?


Abbasi): (a) Currently 84% of the country’s requirements are met through importarrangements by the oil marketing companies and refineries in the form of refinedpetroleum products and crude oil respectively. Through monthly product reviewmeetings, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources monitor the demand andsupply arrangements on regular basis and pass on necessary instructions to theconcerned stakeholders of the industry so that uninterrupted supplies to theconsumers are ensured. As such the observation is not based on facts and as percurrent state of affairs, there is no likelihood of shortages of fuel in the country.

(b) Assessing the demand of petroleum products for the upcoming monthsis a normal course of action which is reviewed through monthly Product ReviewMeetings to decide the supplies by the local refineries and the import of deficitproducts from reliable suppliers mainly from the Gulf Region. Further to it, allOMCs have been directed to create mandatory storages/stock up to 20 daysdemand in order to avoid shortages. Accordingly, overall storage capacity in thecountry is being enhanced to cater oil demand efficiently.

To scale up the production by the local refineries, following projects are inprogress that will enhance the local production significantly:—

i. Pak Arab Refinery Limited (PARCO) is implementing Khalifa CoastalRefinery project at, Khalifa Point, near Hub, Balochistan, a state ofthe art refinery having capacity of 250-300,000 barrels per day(11-14 Million tons per annum) with an estimated cost of US$ 4.5billion. The implementation timelines are 60 months.

ii. TransAsia Refinery Limited (TRL) in collaboration with Dubai isundertaking a project of relocating an Oil Refinery from Italy toKarachi-Pakistan with the capacity to refine 100,000 barrels perday (4.5 Million tons per annum) of crude oil. As per project sponsors,the estimated capital cost of the project is US$ 750 million. TheEngineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) contract isexpected to be awarded by December 2016, subject to the ProjectFinancial Close. After award of the EPC contract the constructionwill take approximately 30 months.

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iii. Attock Refinery Limited (ARL) is undertaking project of its capacityenhancement from existing 43,000 barrels per day to 53,000 barrelsper day. The planned capacity addition of 10,000 barrels per daywhich is expected by October 2016 will enhance country’s refiningcapacity by 0.45 Million tons per annum.

49. *Ms. Parveen Masood Bhatti:


(a) whether it is a fact that the Prime Minister has given the approvalfor construction of Motorway from Hyderabad to Sukkur;

(b) if so, the time by which the construction work will be started onsaid Motorway?

Minister for Communications: (a) Expression of Interest (EOI) have

been invited from interested parties to qualify potential bidders for inviting bids forConstruction of Hyderabad - Sukkur Motorway, 296 km long 6-lane dividedProject on Build-Operate-Transfer.

Last date for submission of EOI is Nov. 15, 2016.

(b) It is expected that construction work shall commence before June2017, subject to receiving a workable Proposal.

50. *Mir Aijaz Hussain Jakhrani:


(a) the year-wise salaries/allowances/perks and privileges/incentivesprovided to the Judges of the Courts/Tribunals separately since01-01-2002 till date; and

(b) the year-wise comparison of salaries/vehicles/perks andprivileges/incentives of said Judges with the officers of BPS-22of the Ministries/Divisions during the said period?

Minister for Law and Justice (Mr. Zahid Hamid): (a) & (b) The

requisite information pertaining to both parts have been consolidated and annexedas per table below:

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51. *Ms. Nighat Parveen Mir:


(a) whether any project for construction for Motorway fromPeshawar to Torkham is under consideration of the Governmentat present;

(b) if so, the time by which the construction work of the saidMotorway will be completed?

Minister for Communications: (a) Peshawar-Torkham Motorway is a

part of Peshawar-Kabul Motorway. Currently procurement of the InternationalConsultants for conducting the feasibility study and design is in final stage. Theprocess of procurement will be completed by the end of November, 2016.

(b) Six-months period is fixed for the feasibility study and constructionperiod required for completion of the project will be 36-48 months subject toavailability of funds.

52. *Begum Tahira Bukhari:

Will the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs be pleased to state whetherthere is any proposal under consideration of the Government toincrease the number of seats of National and Provincial Assemblies forthe next general election?

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Minister for Parliamentary Affairs (Sheikh Aftab Ahmed): There isno proposal under consideration in the Election Commission to increase the numberof seats of National and Provincial Assemblies for the next General Elections. Thisis not the domain of the Election Commission but rather for the Parliament todecide.

53. *Ms. Nighat Parveen Mir:


(a) the total expenditure to be incurred on the reconstruction ofLahore-Islamabad Motorway; and

(b) the steps being taken by the Government to ensure the standardof reconstruction work of the said Motorway; and

(c) the time by which reconstruction work of the said Motorway willbe completed?

Minister for Communications: (a) NHA has signed a ConcessionAgreement with M/s MORE (FWO) for Overlay, Rehabilitation and Modernizationof Lahore-Islamabad Motorway M-2 on BOT (Build, Operated Transfer) basisfor a period of twenty (20) years, and the said project was inaugurated by thePrime Minister of Pakistan on 15-12-2014.

As per Schedule-W, of the BOT project “Total Project Costs” (Page,235) of Concession Agreement with M/s MORE (copy attached), total cost ofthe project is Rs. 30,935 Million (including Toll Plazas, Weigh Stationsand Workshops). Interest (for the construction Phase 3 years) is Rs. 5,068 Million.Hence, final cost of the project is Rs. 36,825 Million including interest andguaranteed upfront payment (Rs. 9,500 Million).

Motorway M-2 is a Built, Operate and Transfer (BOT) project assignedto M/s MORE (FWO) for a period of twenty years. The detail of expendituresincurred so far on the BOT project does not fall in NHA purview.

(b) To ensure standard and quality of work on Motorway M-2, QualityAssurance Inspector (M/s ACC) and consultant (M/s Zeeruk International) hasbeen appointed. Furthermore, NHA field staff also monitors the quality and standardof re-construction work executed by the concessionaire.

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(c) As per the Concession Agreement, the completion period forreconstruction work was three (03) years which was reduced to two (02) years inaccordance with the directions of Prime Minister of Pakistan. The Concessionairehas completed the reconstruction activities in less than (02) years, well beforestipulated construction period.

54. *Mrs. Shahida Rehmani:


(a) the total amount recovered by the National AccountabilityBureau (NAB) since its establishment; and

(b) the total expenditure incurred under all heads of the NAB sofar?

Minister for Law and Justice (Mr. Zahid Hamid): (a) NAB has

recovered an amount of Rs. 278.863 Billion since its establishment uptoSeptember 2016 and the same was deposited in the Federal Consolidated Fund.

(b) Since establishment of NAB, total budgetary allocation wasRs. 18.140 Billion whereas actual expenditure incurred in all heads is Rs. 14.922Billion so far.

55. *Ms. Shakila Luqman:

Will the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs be pleased to state whetherit is a fact that computerized voter lists are being prepared; if so, thepresent status thereof?

Minister for Parliamentary Affairs (Sheikh Aftab Ahmed): Yes.

Computerized electoral roll in being prepared and would be ready much beforethe event of General Elections, 2018.

56. *Dr. Mahreen Razaque Bhutto:

Will the Minister for Defence be pleased to state the details of newwelfare projects initiated in the country by the Army Welfare Trustduring the last two years?

Minister for Defence: No New Welfare Project has been initiated by

Army Welfare Trust during the last two years.

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57. *Ms. Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak:


(a) the location and sector-wise residents of Islamabad CapitalTerritory (ICT) applied for gas connections during the last fiveyears; and

(b) the sector-wise total number of applicants to whomgas connections provided in ICT during the said periodalongwith the details thereof?

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (Mr. Shahid KhaqanAbbasi): (a) Sector wise number of applications received for gas connections inIslamabad Capital Territory (ICT) during last five year are as under:———————————————————————————————

Sectors Total——————————————————————————————

E-11 4374

F-11 777

F-10 198

F-9 8

F-8 214

F-7 256

F-6 297

F-5 69

G-11 779

G-10 279

G-9 31——————————————————————————————

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——————————————————————————————Sectors Total

——————————————————————————————G-8 204

G-7 136

G-6 92

G-5 496

G-13 1546

G-14 387

G-15 706

G-16 38

I-8 720

I-9 136

I-10 970

I-11 331——————————————————————————————

Total: 13,044——————————————————————————————

(b) Sector wise detail of gas connections provided in Islamabad Sectorsduring last five years is as under:———————————————————————————————

Sectors Total——————————————————————————————

E-11 1029

F-11 281

F-10 112——————————————————————————————

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——————————————————————————————Sectors Total

——————————————————————————————F-9 Nil

F-8 111

F-7 91

F-6 66

F-5 15

G-11 526

G-10 193

G-9 11

G-8 112

G-7 38

G-6 58

G-5 350

G-13 1251

G-14 318

G-15 924

G-16 12

I-8 435

I-9 65——————————————————————————————

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——————————————————————————————Sectors Total

——————————————————————————————I-10 482

I-11 137——————————————————————————————

Total: 6,617——————————————————————————————

58. *Mr. Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi:


(a) whether it is a fact that a website namely “Pakistan Code” isbeing managed by the Ministry;

(b) whether it is also a fact that the department-wise list of primaryand subordinate laws relating to business allocated under Rulesof Business, 1973 to each Ministry and its Divisions/Departments/Bodies has not been uploaded on said website sofar; if so, the action taken by the Ministry thereon; and

(c) the steps being taken by the Ministry to compile/upload up todate the said laws on the said website?

Minister for Law and Justice (Mr. Zahid Hamid): (a) Yes, the websiteof “Pakistan Code” i.e www.pakistancode.gov.pk is being managed by the Ministryof Law and Justice.

(b) 875 classified Primary Laws related to various Federal GovernmentMinistries/ Departments have been uploaded on the websitewww.pakistancode.gov.pk/list .php

866 Secondary Laws have also been classified into Divisions/Departments.

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(c) A dedicated team of IT professionals and Legal experts has beenappointed in the Laws of Pakistan Cell of the Ministry to compile, proofread andupload the updated and authenticated Laws of Pakistan on the website.

59. *Mr. Waseem Akhtar Shaikh:


(a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to supply sui gas to the residents of Balakot asannounced by the present Honourable Prime Minister duringhis visit made to Mansehra;

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

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

(b) SNGPL has reported that the survey for supply of gas to the saidtown is in progress and detailed cost estimates will be submitted shortly.

The company further intimated that the project will be undertaken afterreceipt of funds from Government of Pakistan.

60. *Ms. Naseema Hafeez Panezai:

Will the Minister for Defence be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that employees of the Federal Governmentare entitled to get medical treatment from the Military Hospitals,Combined Military Hospitals, Armed Forces Institute ofCardiology and Armed Forces Institute of Pathology; if so, thedetails; if not, the reasons thereof; and

(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to make the procedure for Federal Governmentemployees for getting treatment therefrom more simple; if so,the details thereof?

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Minister for Defence: (a) Under the existing policy, Federal Governmentemployees and their family members are not entitled to free medical treatment atMilitary Hospitals / Institutes. However, they are entitled to free medical treatmentat AFIC/NIHD Rawalpindi in the light of President’s Directive No. 216 of 1981.

(b) No.

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(37th Session)

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT

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“UNSTARRED QUESTIONS AND THEIR REPLIES”

For Wednesday, the 23rd November, 2016

57. Mr. Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi:(Deferred during 34th Session)


(a) whether it is a fact that the post of Assistant Manager of ExpressPost Branch of GPO/Pakistan Post, Islamabad is lying vacantsince long;

(b) the name of employee/officer to whom charge of the said posthas been given alongwith the terms and conditions andqualification thereof; and

(c) whether there is any proposal under consideration to fill thesaid post; if so, the time by which the said post will be filled; ifnot, the reasons thereof?

Reply not received.

@6. Ms. Nighat Parveen Mir:


(a) the name of countries from where Desi Ghee is being importedin the country at present; and

(b) whether it is a fact that the said Ghee is Halal and Pure for humanhealth?

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Minister for Science and Technology: (a) Reply as received fromMinistry of commerce is as under:—

During the current financial year 2015-16 countries from where other fatsand oil derived from milk (Desi Ghee, as classified in Pakistan Custom TariffBook) imported is given below:—

Quantity in KGValue in “000” Rs.

——————————————————————————————Country Quantity Value

——————————————————————————————Denmark 100 37India 14834 10034Netherlands 24436 8723New Zealand 834391 295549Saudi Arabia 762 268USA 585 203UAE 5619 1824UK 535 193

——————————————————————————————(b) To determine the fact that the Desi Ghee being imported in the country

is Halal and Pure for human health, the two samples of Aseel Pure Ghee (UAE)and LURPAK PREMIUM Ghee (Denmark) were taken by Pakistan Standardsand Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) from local market for analysis as perrelevant Pakistan Standard Specification PS: 4873-2008 and checking of Haramingredients (Lard Adulteration) if any. The same were forwarded to PCSIR forexamination of Haram ingredients (Lard Adulteration) reports of PCSIRLaboratories Karachi.

Both the samples checked by PCSIR were found free from haramingredients / Lard Adulteration (test reports are attached at Annexure — I & II).

PSQCA determine other parameters of the samples of Aseel Pure Ghee(UAE) and LURPAK PREMIUM Ghee (Denmark). The para meters of AseelPure Ghee (UAE) are within range (Annexure — Ill). However, LURPAKPREMIUM Ghee (Denmark) does not conform to the requirement of relevantPakistan Standard. Specification in respect of Butyro Refractrometer test(Annexure — IV).


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9. Ms. Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak:


(a) whether it is a fact that the Courts of the Islamabad CapitalTerritory are devoid of e-complaint filing system at present; and

(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to introduce latest IT services in the said Courtsfor procedure and record keeping?

Minister for Law and Justice (Mr. Zahid Hamid): (a) The e-complaintfiling system is available in District Courts Islamabad Capital Territory in the formof Mobile Application (Android) which can be downloaded from Google Playstore by writing Keywords “District Judiciary Islamabad” or “Case App DC”.

(b) The latest I.T. services are also available in District Courts Islamabadfor procedure and record keeping.

10. Mr. Jamshed Ahmad Dasti:


(a) the total meetings of the Supervisory Committee held so farunder the Publication of Laws of Pakistan Act, 2016;

(b) the present status of decisions taken under the said meetings;

(c) the total number of offices of the Laws of Pakistan Cellestablished under the said Act; and

(d) the total number of notifications issued under the said Act?

Minister for Law and Justice (Mr. Zahid Hamid): (a) No meeting ofthe Supervisory Committee has so far been held.

(b) In view of answer to part (a), it needs no reply.

(c) (One) office of Laws of Pakistan Cell has been established atIslamabad under the said Act.

(d) Total three notifications are issued under the said Act so far.

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11. Mr. Jamshed Ahmad Dasti:

Will the Minister for Law and Justice be pleased to state whether it isa fact that guidelines have been issued for standard translation ofLaws of Pakistan in Urdu and Provincial Languages as per provisionof the section 17 of the Publication of Laws of Pakistan Act, 2016; ifso, the details; if not, the reasons thereof?

Minister for Law and Justice (Mr. Zahid Hamid): Yes, it is fact thatguidelines for standard translation of Laws of Pakistan in Urdu have been issuedby the General Editorial Committee (GEC) under section 17 of the Laws ofPakistan Act, 2016 which is Annex-A.

Annex-ANo. F 2(2) 2015—PCTGovernment of Pakistan

Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights(Pakistan Code of Laws Team)

Minutes of the meeting (2nd) of General Committee of Editions held on27th May, 2015 in Committee room of Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights.

The meeting of general Committee of Editions was held under theChairmanship of Chairman, Mr. Sikandar Jawaid in which Mr. Ayaz, Member(GEC) and Ms. Nageeba Arif member participated in the meeting.

In this meeting Ms. Azra Parveen Qurashi, J.S (PCT), Mr. Salah-ud-Din,DS. (PCT) and Mr. Farrukh Saleem, S.O. (PCT) also Participated specially.Items of privious agenda were also discussed in detail and following decisionswere taken:

(1) Agenda Items (a)

Quality of Translation & Guidline

The following have been recommended for the quality a guide line totranslation text relating to law.

1. Translation may be according to Concise dictionary.

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2. Simple and underlandable language may be need to translation.

3. where the use of english words are in practice in under language maybe kept as such e.g. Jury, television, telephone, car, print out,allottment etc.

4. where urdu wards may be unfamilion, english must be written inbracket so that it may be easy to understand.

5. Speaker who faces difficulty to use words during translation, canconsult GEC.

6. Noori Nastaleeg should be used in M.S Words so that the chargingprocess would be handled easily.

7. Translators should consult the following three dictionaries, i.e.

* Legal Dictionary....by Justice Tanzeel-ur-Rehman

* Rafiq Law Book....by Abdul Basit

* Black Law Dictionary....(English-Urdu) by National LanguageAuthority.

8. Urdu spellings and grammer should be given special immportance intranslation.

9. Translation should be understandable for a common man easily.

12. Dr. Fehmida Mirza:


(a) the steps taken by the Ministry/Law and Justice Division toprepare subject-wise list of titles of all laws and rules madethereunder with reference to the business allocated to the saidMinistry/Division and its attached departments under the Rulesof Business, 1973;


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Minister for Law and Justice (Mr. Zahid Hamid): (a) There is nosubject-wise list of titles of laws or rules as various subjects are dealt with byvarious Ministries /Divisions / Organizations. However, Ministry / Division-wiselist of Laws and Rules is available at the website of the Ministry of Law and Justiceand can be accessed at molaw.gov.pk.

(b) In view of the reply at (a) above, part (b) does not require a reply.

(c) This Division has taken-up a detailed exercise to consolidateup-date and amend the laws in Pakistan Code and a dedicated Law ReviewCommittee has been constituted under the Minister for Law and Justice. TheCommittee has completed the first round of meetings with all Divisions of theFederal Government and requested them to present their recommendations aswell as comments on the proposals shared with them on the laws being administeredby the concerned Division under the Rules of Business, 1973. Second round ofthe said meetings is in progress wherein comments of the Divisions are beingdeliberated and considered.

(d) As mentioned in part (c), the issue of anomalies, inconsistencies anddifficulties are also being considered in the aforesaid Committee.

(e) The following officers were designated to do the aforesaid job:—

Secretary, Law & JusticeLegislative AdvisorAdditional DraftsmanDeputy Legislative AdviserAssistant Draftsman

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13. Dr. Fehmida Mirza:

Will the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs be pleased to state:

(a) the steps taken by the Ministry/Parliamentary Affairs Divisionto prepare subject-wise list of titles of all laws and rules madethereunder with reference to the business allocated to the saidMinistry/Division and its attached departments under the Rulesof Business, 1973;





Minister for Parliamentary Affairs (Sheikh Aftab Ahmed): (a)&(b)The subject wise list containing titles of laws/rules allocated to Ministry ofParliamentary Affairs under Rule of Business, 1973 is attached as Annex-I

(c) The Electoral Laws listed in Annex-I are under active review of theParliamentary Committee on Electoral Reforms constituted by the NationalAssembly. The Election Commission of Pakistan has been meaningfully assistingthe Committee in reviewing/ consolidating the relevant laws.

(d) The authority to administer/ implement the laws contained in the listat Annex-I, vests in the following constitutional bodies:—

(i) Electoral Laws (Election Commission of Pakistan).

(ii) Laws relating to Parliament: (National Assembly and SenateSecretariats)

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Anomalies/ inconsistencies reported by the above executing agencies areappropriately taken care of by Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.

(e) Senate Branch of the Ministry deals with the subject matter.

Annex-IGOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN

MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

The laws/rules allocated to Ministry of Parlimentary Affairs under Rules ofBusiness, 1973 is as under:—

14. Dr. Mahreen Razaque Bhutto:

Will the Minister for Human Rights be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of women subjected to honour killing in thecountry during the year 2016; and

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

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Minister for Human Rights (Mr. Kamran Michael): (a) As perinformation compiled by the Ministry of Human Rights, through media monitoring,the total number of women subjected to honor killing in the country during theyear 2016 (till 20th October) is 181.

(b) The Government of Pakistan is committed to ensure Human Rightsof all citizens as envisaged under the Constitution as well as internationalcommitments by adopting all possible measures to ensure protection and promotionof such rights. i.e. rights of women, children, persons with disabilities and minorities,etc. The review and revision of women related laws is priority of the Government.Recently, Anti Honor Killing and Anti Rape Bills have been unanimously approvedin the joint session of the Parliament. The Ministry regularly takes up all HumanRights violation cases including the cases of honor killings with the concernedauthorities for their redressal.

Steps taken/ being taken by the Government for protection of rights of allcitizens and to prevent the cases of honor killings are as under:

1. Action Plan for Human Rights, approved by the Prime Minister ofPakistan on 13th February, 2016, is being implemented to furtherimprove situation of human rights in the country. The Action Planprovides for the following interventions in order to ensure protectionof Women’s Rights:

i. Formulation of National Policy Guidelines on Gender BasedViolence (GBV).

ii. Study to review all discriminatory legislation against women.

iii. Establishment of new Crisis Centers for women andstandardization of existing services at district level.

iv. Designing, and execution of Men Engage Model Program toeliminate Gender Based Violemce.

v. Directions for a uniform Women’s Empowerment Package forFederal and Provincial Governments under Article 149 of theConstitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

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2. An amount of Rs. 750 million has been approved to put in placeinstitutional mechanisms for realizing the rights proposed in the ActionPlan which includes an amount of Rs. 400 million for human rightseducation, sensitization, awareness raising, research andcommunication, Rs. 250 million for establishment of National Instituteof Human Rights for capacity building, training, research anddevelopment and Rs. 100 million Endowment Fund for Free LegalAid for Poor Victims of Human Rights Violations.

3. A Project titled, Helpline “1099” for Legal Advice to the victims ofHuman Rights Violations has been launched. The Helpline (1099)provides referral services to address grievances of the victims. PublicNotices have been issued in newspapers to create awareness amongthe masses in this regard. Since 10th February, 2016 total callsreceived are 36341, out of which 4696 cases were eligible whichwere taken up with the relevant departments for redressal.

4. National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) has beenestablished with a broad mandate and powers to take suo-motoactions. The Ministry of Human Rights has also notified the NCHRComplaint Rules, 2015 which comprehensively elaborate theprocedure regarding evaluating and disposing of complaints of HumanRights Violations, including the cases of rape and honor killings.

5. Ministry of Human Rights has formulated a draft National PolicyFramework for promotion and protection of human rights aftercompleting the consultative process at federal and provincial level.The draft has been circulated among the Ministries/Divisions for finalconsultation/input before submission to the Federal Cabinet for itsapproval. The task for formulation of Provincial Strategies on HumanRights has also been started in collaboration with ProvincialGovernments.

6. A National Task Force (NTF) to monitor implementation of ActionPlan for Human Rights has been notified under the chair of FederalMinister for Human Rights comprising parliamentarians (one eachfrom National Assembly & Senate of Pakistan), relevant FederalMinistries and Provincial Human Rights Departments. Provincial TaskForces (PTFs) in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtukhwa and Sindh have alsobeen approved. Establishment of Provincial Task Force in Balochistanis also in process.

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7. Establishment of District Human Rights Committees on Human Rightsis in process to review human rights situation in the country.

8. Human Rights Management Information System (HRMIS) is alsobeing established to review human rights situation on scientific grounds.

9. The Ministry of Human Rights has initiated Public AwarenessCampaign on Human Rights Education and Sensitization under theAction Plan for Human Rights through Seminars as well asadvertisements in print and electronic media. The campaign’s targetis general public, civil society, researchers, academia, students,government functionaries and different segments of society. Thecampaign focuses Right to Life, mainly to prevent honor killing, besidespromotion of Human Rights’ values for creating a culture of toleranceand respect. In this regard, the following activities have beenundertaken:

i. 09 Seminars have been organized in various universities during2015 and 24 Seminars during 2016 as a part of Human RightsEducation, Sensitization & Awareness Raising

ii. 3 Day Public Awareness Campaign on Pakistan RadioNetwork, PTV and ATV has been launched for awarenessraising among the general masses. Moreover, 6 Day PublicAwareness Campaign has been launched on print media throughpublishing half page/quarter page advertisements.

iii. “Information, Education and Communication (IEC) Materialon Human Rights Issues” has been developed as a part of PublicAwareness Program. The material also contains messagesagainst honor killing. International Human Rights Day(10th December) and International Women’s Day (08 March)are also celebrated as regular features in order to createawareness among the masses.

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