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(17th Session)

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT

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“QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWERS AND THEIR REPLIES”

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

Monday, the 12th January, 2015

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

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state:

(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 so

far; alongwith the number of remaining Pakistanis in Libya atpresent?

Minister for Foreign Affairs: (a) Following measures have beenundertaken by the Government of Pakistan to facilitate evacuation of strandedPakistanis from Libya due to recent crisis:

(a) Ministry of Foreign Affairs established Crisis Management Cell(CMC) in Foreign Office to provide assistance to the relatives ofstranded Pakistanis in Libya round the clock.

(b) Prime Minister of Pakistan sanctioned rupees 400 million to carryout evacuation/repatriation of stranded Pakistanis from Libya. 7040Pakistanis have been evacuated from Libya.

(c) Four Relief Camps were established, two in Tripoli and one each inBenghazi and Sebha for provision of food, shelter and medicalassistance to Pakistanis seeking repatriation. At one time, around3300 stranded Pakistanis were staying at these Relief Camps.

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(d) Embassy of Pakistan in Tripoli, Libya remained open on weekendsduring the evacuation period. A helpline was established in theEmbassy of Pakistan for 24 hours assistance.

(e) During last six months, 280 prisoners were also released from variousdetention centers of Libya.

(b) The evacuation process of 7040 stranded Pakistanis from Libyawas concluded on 5 November 2014. Out of 7040 Pakistanis, 3310 wereevacuated through 13 special chartered flights and the remaining Pakistanis werefacilitated through neighboring countries/commercial airlines.

93. *Ms. Shakila Luqman:(Deferred during 15th Session)

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?

Minister for Commerce (Engr. Khurram Dastgir Khan): Yes it is afact that there was imbalance of imports and exports of the country during the lasttwo years. The magnitude of the imbalance between imports and exports is givenas under:—

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

Years Exports Imports Balanceof Trade

——————————————————————————————2012-13 24,461 44,952 -20,4912013-14 25,132 45,113 -19,981

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(a) The exports during the year 2013-14 were on the rise, showingpositive growth of 2.7% as compared to exports of 2012-13. Theexport growth rate is slow because of the following reasons;

(i) Energy Crisis: The main reason that our exports are notincreasing at a faster rate is the ever worsening energy crisis.All the major industrialists/exporters are complaining about the

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severe shortage of energy supply. Energy shortages have badlyaffected the production; hence the growth rate of exports ismere 2.7%.

(ii) War on Terror: Pakistan’s involvement in war on terror hascreated law and order issues which resulted in decline ofInvestment and hence slowed down the growth of exports.

(b) On the other hand, there is huge gap between Imports and Exportsi.e. about US$ 20 billion. The reason for higher imports is the factthat most of our imports are inelastic. We have to import Crude oil,edible oil, machinery and Chemicals/Industrial Raw material whichaccount for 67% of our imports.

94. *Ms. Shakila Luqman:

(Deferred during 15th Session)

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

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

• The present status of following two new Housing Colonies meant forthe overseas Pakistanis being developed by Overseas PakistanisFoundation is as under:—

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(b) • Total number of Pakistanis who have sent amount are: 2416• Amount sent by them: Rs.2.35 billion• Amount utilized is as follows:

OPF VALLEY ZONE-V, ISLAMABADo Development expenditure: Rs.1800 milliono Non-Development Expenditure Rs.122 milliono Cost of land: Rs.320 million

OPF HOUSING SCHEME RAIWIND ROAD, LAHORE(EXTENSION)

o Development expenditure: Rs.111 milliono Non-Development Expenditure: Rs.17 milliono Cost of land: Rs.136 million

———————————————————————Total: Rs. 2506 million (Rs.2.50 billion)———————————————————————

37. *Ms. Zahra Wadood Fatemi:(Deferred during 16th Session)Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state whether it isa fact that despite ban the Gulf Royals hunted Houbara Bustards inChaghi, Balochistan; if so, the reasons thereof?Minister for Foreign Affairs: During the current hunting season, starting

from 1st November, no Arab dignitary has visited district Chaghi for hunting, sofar.@32. *Mr. Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi:

Will the Minister for Textile Industry be pleased to state:

(a) the variety-wise details of production of cotton during the lastthree years including current year alongwith the technological,

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financial and institutional assistance provided to the farmersfor the cultivation of cotton in the country;

(b) whether there are reports of distress sale of cotton by the farmersin various parts of the country; if so, the details thereof alongwiththe action taken/proposed to be taken by the Government tocheck the distress sale of cotton in the country;

(c) whether excellence centres have been set up to improve thequality of cotton seeds and to boost the production of cotton inthe country; and

(d) whether it is a fact that the Government has taken steps tobring more area under cultivation for the cotton crop in thecountry; if so, the details thereof?

Minister for Textile Industry (Mr. Abbas Khan Afridi): (a) The varietywise details of production of cotton during last three years and current year(2011-14) along with institution in Punjab province are given in Table-1.

(b) Cotton prices remained under pressure during 2014-15 causing alot of distress to the cotton farmers.

Average price of seed cotton (phutti) for the current crop season(2014) fell below Rs. 3000 per 40kg during August and onword.

ECC of the Cabinet approved government price invention andauthorized Trading Corporation of Pakistan to procure one millionbales of cotton lint at price equivalent to Rs. 3000 per 40kg of seedcotton. TCP started buying cotton but the process was halted whenECC felt the benefit of price intervention is not transferring to cottongrowers.Ministry is keeping an eye on the situation and will recommendappropriate measure to stabilize the prices in future.

(c) “Central Cotton Research Institutes (CCRI)” at Multan and Sakrandare prime cotton R&D institutes of Pakistan Central Cotton Committee (PCCC).CCRI, Multan is being upgraded as “Centre of excellence” with the coordinationfor OIC cotton growing countries and Federal Government developed

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infrastructure. Eight “Cotton Research Stations (CRS)” are working in differentecological zones for area specific of cotton research including Sahiwal, Bahawalpur,Ghotki, Mirpurkhas, Sibbi, Lasbella and D.I.Khan to further improve cottonproductivity in these regions as well.

(d) PCCC and Ministry of Textile has always been taking appropriatesteps to maximize cotton production in the country through horizontal and verticalgrowth. Main steps taken in this regard are stated as under:—Horizontal Growth:

i. PCCC is conducting farmers training programs to influence cottongrowers to bring more area under cotton right before the sowing ofcotton starts.

ii. Efforts are being made to maximize area under cotton in Gomal Zamcommand area in D I Khan (KP).

iii. To facilitate cotton cultivation in Baluchistan, a new research stationhas been set up in Lasbela with collaboration of Lasbela Universityof Agriculture water and Marine Sciences.

iv. Field Staff of Agriculture Department of KP and Baluchistan weretrained at Multan and Faisalabad in Cotton Production Technology.

Vertical Growth:

v. Promising varieties which are tolerant to Cotton Leaf Curl Virus(CLCV) developed by PCCC and other public and private researchsystem are being tested for release to enhance cotton production asCLCV is the largest hindrance to cotton maximization.

vi. Bt cotton varieties were developed and released through legal system.

vii. To increase the cotton fiber quality, a Cotton Ginning Institute isbeing established in Multan with the objective to produce world classquality fiber from cotton.

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viii. All efforts have been undertaken by the government to ensure sufficientand timely availability of quality inputs (agricultural credit, irrigationwater, fertilizers, seeds, weedicides, pesticides etc.) to ensure highlevel of cotton production.

ix. Cotton Leaf Curl Virus issue is being addressed through a “Pak-USCotton Productivity Enhancement Programme” with objective tostrengthen national cotton R&D system especially for the developmentof virus resistant varieties.

x. Public and Private sector R&D organizations were provided withgermplasm to facilitated them to develop high yielding cotton varieties.

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121. *Mr. Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi:

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

(a) the total area of land of Coaching Centre, Karachi under theadministrative control of Pakistan Sports Board;

(b) whether it is a fact that the said land is being encroached; and

(c) the time by which the under construction residential Flats in the

said Coaching Centres will be completed alongwith the name ofpersons to whom those Flats will be allotted?

Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination (Mr. Riaz HusainPrizada): (a)Total area under the control of PSB Coaching Centre, Karachi is28.4 acres.

(b) No

(c) This project relating to Construction of Staff Residential Flats atKarachi alongwith other projects located in the premises of PSB Coaching Centre,Karachi, was inadvertently included in the list of sports development projectstransferred to the Government of Sindh at the time of devolution by the Ministry ofSports in June, 2011. Action is in hand for obtaining approval of the competentauthority for retention of these projects by PSB whereafter the flats will be completedand allotted to deserving employees of the Centre.

122. *Mr. Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi:

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

(a) the steps being taken by the Government to control polio in thecamps of IDPS affected by operation Zarb-e-Azab; and

(b) whether data of IDPS is available of those persons who have

gone to other provinces in order to control polio keeping inview the said data?

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

(a) • “Deployment of transit teams on Saidgi check post. At the time ofevacuation of population from NWA to other parts of the countrydue to Zarb-e-Azab Total vaccinated for polio at Saidgi check postwere 161,956.

• All those IDPs of NWA who came via Khost (Afghanistan) toPakistan through Kurram Agency, at Ali Zai (Kurram Agency) atransit point was established at that time on which 85,812 childrenwere vaccinated.

• At BakaKhel camp 6157 children’s were vaccinate, in each campaign(08 campaigns) since the start of “Zarb-e-Azab”

• A Special Measles campaign was also conducted in FR Bannu in themonth of August 2014 and vaccinated 46,269 children for polioalong will measles vaccine.

• Inactivated Polio Vaccine (Injection) campaign has been launchedfor long term immunity of the children of the DPs residing in FRBannu. campaign is being launched for the first time in Pakistan(FR Bannu area of FATA). The campaign is still in progress.”

(b) “At the time of displacement from North Waziristan Agency due toOperation Zarb-e-Azb, special arrangements were made for polio vaccination ofall the TDPs children arriving at the registration and facilitation points establishedby FATA Disaster Management Authority with the support of Health DepartmentFATA and Provincial Health authorities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The North TDPsbeing citizens of Pakistan are allowed to adopt dwelling of their choice.

Moreover FDMA has not maintained family-wise record of the NorthTDPs who have opted to live in host community. However the data shared by theZONG Mobile Company indicating the drawl of monthly cash assistance by NorthTDPs from different cities of the country, is placed at Annexure-I. This shows thedistribution of TDPs across Pakistan.

In view of the funds transfer mechanism, physical presence of TDPs incamp is not necessary.”

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Annex-I

City wise details of NWA TDPs who received their compensationamount

—————————————————————————————— City Sum of Transactions

——————————————————————————————Abbottabad 35Attock 171Badin 1Bahawalpur 48Bannu 29,753Batagram 1Bhakker 39Chakwal 66Charsadda 1,917Chiniot 4Depalpur 10Dera Ghazi Khan 90Dera Ismail Khan 3,022Dunya Pur 8Faisalabad 38Federal Capital (Islamabad) 1,569Gilgit 212Gojra 3Gujranwala 1Hafizabad 2Haripur 19Haroonabad 6Hasilpur 6Hyderabad 144Jaccobabad 4Jhang 12Jhelum 17Johi 2Karachi 856Karak 6,712Kashmore 26Kehrorpakka 2

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——————————————————————————————Khairpur 5Khanewal 1Khurianwala 1Khushab 2Khuzdar 4Kohat 2,106Kotli 1Kwazakhela 4Lahore 559Lakki Marwat 4,608Larkana 10Latifabad 1Lodhran 6Loralai 1Mansehra 64Mardan 480Mian Chanu 1Mianwali 56Mir Pur 2Multan 214Muzaffargarh 128Narowal 3Nawabshah 3Nowshera 35Nushki 1Okara 3Pakpattan 1Pashin 1Peshawar 6,859Qamber & Shahdad Kot 4Quetta 33Rahim Yar Khan 29Rajanpur 31Rawalpindi 774Sahiwal 10Sambrial 1

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——————————————————————————————Sarai Naurang 5,968Sargodha 115Sheikhupura 3Shikarpur 10Sialkot 11Sibi 1Sukkur 44Swabi 7Swat 86Tala Gang 2Tando Allahyar 1Tank 4Thatta 2Toba Tek Singh 6Vehari 5Zhob 3

——————————————————————————————Grand Total 67,106

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123. *Ms. Naeema Kishwar Khan:

Will the Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourcesDevelopment be pleased to state the steps taken by the Governmentfor the Welfare of Overseas Pakistanis in the Province of the KhyberPakhtunkhwa during the last five years?

Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourceDevelopment (Pir Syed Sadaruddin Shah Rashidi): Overseas PakistanisFoundation has taken following welfare measures in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for thewelfare of overseas Pakistanis during the last five years (2009-2014):—

• Financial assistance of Rs.109.85 million has been provided to 867dependents of deceased and disabled overseas Pakistanis belongingto Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

• Free eye medical camps were held in overseas Pakistanisconcentration areas i.e. Swabi, Haripur, Besham, Swat & Baffawherein over 7000 patients were treated during the last five years.

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• Construction of OPF Public School’s Building Budhani Road,Peshawar has been completed.

• 396 students children of OPs from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa havebenefitted on account of Merit Awards and needy scholarship.

• Vocational Training Center, at Peshawar has been revived in July2013 to impart training to KPK&FATA youth. 87 students weretrained upto December, 2013.

• 03 seats are annually reserved for the children of overseas Pakistanisof KPK in Khyber Medical College (1) & Ayub Medical College(2).

• Relief Goods of Rs.01 million (food & non-food items) weredistributed among 300 IDPs families of overseas Pakistanis duringSwat operation in 2010. Similarly food items/medicines of Rs.08million were provided to flood affected persons in 2010.

124. *Ms. Shahida Akhtar Ali:


(a) the total number of Pakistanis convicted in Saudi Arabia in casesof narcotics during the last five years; and

(b) the steps taken by the Government to prevent such incidents infuture?

Minister for Foreign Affairs: (a) The total number of Pakistanisconvicted in Saudi Arabia in cases of Narcotics during the last five years is 568.The year wise break-up is as under:

2010 1992011 822012 592013 672014 161

Total 568

(b) This matter relates to Ministry of Interior and Narcotics Control.

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125. *Ms. Aisha Syed:

Will the Minister for States and Frontier Regions be pleased to statethe number of mosques constructed and repaired the in FATA duringthe period from 1-1-2013 till date alongwith the total amount of fundsallocated therefor?

Minister for States and Frontier Regions [Lt. Gen (Retd) AbdulQuadir Baloch]: The number of mosques constructed and repaired in FATAduring the period from 1-1-2013 has been asked from all Political Agents onpriority basis. However, due to Law and Order situation, it will take some time.

126. *Ms. Aisha Syed:

Will the Minister for States and Frontier Regions be pleased to statethe number of institutions in FATA which impart education and skilldevelopment to the female alongwith the number of beneficiaries thereof so far?

Minister for States and Frontier Regions [Lt. Gen (Retd) AbdulQuadir Baloch]: FATA Development Authority is imparting skill developmenttrainings to the females of FATA under its two programs i.e. Establishment ofGovernment Women Skills Development Centers in FATA and “Skilling FATAthrough Joint Venture”. 48 numbers of Government Women Skills DevelopmentCenters have been established under these programs across the FATA and 15407females have been trained since 2008.

39 Women Training Centers have been established in collaboration withthe Community Based Organizations and 1580 females have been trained underthis program since January 2013.

Agency wise detail of Centers is attached.

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Annexure

ESTABLISMENT OF WOMEN SKILLS DEVELOPMENTCENTERS IN FATA

Number of Females trained till 31 December 2014: 16987

Number of Women Skills Development Centers: 87————————————————————————————————S. No Agency/FR Number of Centers Total Female Trained————————————————————————————————

1. Bajaur 11 16002. Mohmand 09 13203. Khyber 12 15004. Peshawar 04 9675. Kohat 03 7006. Orakzai 06 7607. North Waziristan 04 12008. Bannu 09 12409. Kurram 09 156010. D.I.Khan 05 116011. Lakki 05 140012. Tank 04 84013 South Waziristan 06 2740————————————————————————————————

Total 87 16987————————————————————————————————127. *Sheikh Salahuddin:

Will the Minister for States and Frontier Regions be pleased to statethe time by which Internally Displaced Persons of North WaziristanAgency will be repatriated?

Minister for States and Frontier Regions [Lt. Gen (Retd) AbdulQuadir Baloch]: Due to militancy in FATA, a total of 467,991 NADRA verifiedfamilies have been temporarily dislocated out of which 162,338 families havebeen successfully returned to their areas of origin in FATA and a total of305,653families are being returned in due course of time. Statement showingAgency-wise statistics of FATA TDPs as on 1st January, 2015 is placed atAnnexure-I.

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As far as timeframe for the return of FATA Temporarily Displaced Persons(TDPs) is concerned, the repatriation of the Temporarily Dislocated Persons(TDPs) to their areas of origin in FATA is subject to clearance of the areas by LawEnforcing Agencies (LEAs) and issuance of de-notification by FATA Secretariaton the recommendations of Political Administrative concerned.

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128. *Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho:

Will the Minister for State and Frontier Regions be pleased to statewhether there is any proposal under consideration of the Governmentto legalize the status of 1.6 million Afghan Refugees residing in thecountry?

Minister for States and Frontier Regions [Lt. Gen (Retd) Abdul

Quadir Baloch]: There is no policy under consideration for naturalization orawarding Pakistan citizenship. Proof of Registration (PoR) cards for registeredAfghan Refugees only allow temporary stay in Pakistan till 31st December, 2015.

129. *Shazia Mari

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state the names andtypes of seeds of crops imported during the period from 1-1-2012 tilldate alongwith names of countries thereof?

Minister for Commerce (Engr. Khurram Dastgir Khan): Listsshowing details of crop seeds and other seeds imported during the period from01-01-2012 till date alongwith names of countries thereof are at Annex-I & IIrespectively.

(Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library)

130. *Shazia Mari:

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that sea food is not being exported to theEuropean Countries at present; if so, the reasons thereof; and

(b) the steps being taken by the Government to export the said

food to those countries?

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Minister for Commerce (Engr. Khurram Dastgir Khan): (a) SeaFood is being exported to European Union member states. The trade statistics forJanuary-September 2014 indicate that there has been an export of US$ 2.47million to European Union; this represents an increase of US$ 2.12 million overthe same period in 2013. EU had delisted all the companies exporting fish fromPakistan in 2007. It was primarily done on the account of failure to meet EU’sSPS measures. As a result, there was no export of Sea Food to EU during2007-2013. As a result of the efforts of the Government of Pakistan i.e, Ministryof Commerce and Marine Fisheries Department (MFD), EU lifted the ban in June2013. Two exporting establishments are now being allowed to export to EUmember states.

Ministry of Commerce is actively supporting Marine Fisheries Department,which has been declared by EU as the ‘Competent Authority’ from Pakistan tocertify consignments before the exports. Marine Fisheries Department isendeavoring to upgrade five more companies, so that their readiness to exportCall be conveyed to DG (SANCO), Health and Consumer rights Department ofEU. Both MFD and Ministry of Commerce are cognizant that interceptions ofconsignments not meeting the EU standards can once again lead to a ban and it.will then take years to have it lifted.

(b) Measures taken to comply with EC’s SPS standards include:

• Modernization of laboratory services of Marine Fisheries Department(MFD))

• MFD Microbiology and Chemical Labs have been accredited.

• Improvement of fishing vessels/ hygiene practices, improvement oflanding/auction sites, improvement of fish processing plants,strengthening of fishery products production chain supervision andharmonization of standards.

• Four boats modified as modular boats and around 200 fishermen’sboats have been modified.

131. *Dr. Nafisa Shah:

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state the details ofthe foreign visits made by the Prime Minister alongwith total amountof expenditure incurred on each visit thereof?

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Minister for Foreign Affairs: Following Foreign visits have so far beenmade by the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif. Theexpenditure incurred on the foreign visits is given in the table below:——————————————————————————————Sr. No. Country Visited with date Total Expenditure——————————————————————————————1. China (3-8 July, 2013) 26.2 million2. Turkey (16-18 September, 2013) 11.9 million3. USA (23-29 September, 2013) 91.6 million4. UK (22-23 & 29-30 September, 2013) 30.9 million5. USA (22-23 October, 2013) 35.0 million6. Sri Lanka (15-17 November, 2013) 11.8 million7. Thailand (17-19 November, 2013) 9.7 million8. Kabul (30 November, 2013) 1.4 million9. Turkey (l2-15 February, 2014) 6.8 million10. The Hague (23-25 March, 2014) 12.5 million11. China (8-11 April, 2014) 11.7 million12. UK (29 April to 4 May, 2014) 2.5 million13. Iran (11-12 May, 2014) 2.6 million14. India (26-27 May, 2014) 4.3 million15. Tajikistan (17-18 June, 2014) 3.7 million16. New York (23-27 September, 2014) 42.4 million17. China (7-9 November, 2014) 11.7 million18. Germany (10-12 November, 2014) 7.4 million19. UK (12-14 November, 2014) 8.1 million20. Nepal (22-27 November, 2014) 7.8 million21. UK (2-6 December, 2014) 11.0 million—————————————————————————————— 132. *Dr. Nafisa Shah:

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state the total value ofrice exported during the period from 01-07-2014 to 30-09-2014 ascompared to the same period during the year 2013 alongwith reasonsof decline thereof during the said period?

Minister for Commerce (Engr. Khurram Dastgir Khan): The totalvalue of rice exported during the period from 01-07-2014 to 30-09-2014 ascompared to the same period during the year 2013 is as under:—

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EXPORTS OF RICE

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

July 2013 to July 2014 to %Commodities September September Change

2013 2014——————————————————————————————Rice 312.3 317.7 2%——————————————————————————————Source: REAP (QRC Rice Inspection Cell)

As per above data there is an increase of 2% in export of rice in theperiod from 01-07-2014 to 30-09-2014 as compared to the same period duringthe year 2013.

133. *Ms. Musarat Rafique Mahesar:


(a) whether it is a fact that export of vegetables, tobacco, wheat,sugar and spices from Pakistan has recently decreased ascompared to previous years;

(b) if so, the reasons thereof?

Minister for Commerce (Engr. Khurram Dastgir Khan):

(a) VEGETABLESThe exports of vegetables has decreased from US$ 246.8 million in2012-13 to US$ 210 million in 2013-14. Whereas the exports ofvegetables has decreased from US$ 63.8 million in July-November2013-14 to US$ 42.7 million in July-November, 2014-15.

TOBACCOThe exports of tobacco has decreased from US$ 25.3 million in2012-13 to US$ 22.6 million in 2013-14. The export of tobaccohas also decreased from US$ 7 million in July-November 2013-14to US$ 6.1 million in July-November 2014-15.

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WHEATThe exports of wheat has decreased from US$ 53.6 million in2012-13 to US$7 million in 2013-14. The exports of wheat hasalso decreased from US$ 6.9 million in July-November, 2013-14 toUS$ 0 in July-November 2014-15.

SUGARThe export of sugar has decreased from US$ 530 million in2012-13 to US$ 287.5 million in 2013-14. The export of sugar hasincreased from US$ 67.6 million in July-November 2013-14 to US$98.6 million in July-November 2014-15.

SPICESThe export of spices has decreased from US$ 68.4 million in2012-13 to US$ 56.4 million in 2013-14. However, the export hasincreased from US$ 17.7 million in July-November 2013-14 toUS$ 23.1 million in July-November 2014-15.

(b) VEGETABLESThe chief contributors in exports of vegetables are Potato and onions.During 2013-14 export of potato was 257,661 MT as compared to481,574 MT during 2012-13. There was 25% regulatory duty onexport of potato, Which now has been lifted on 24-12-2014. ,

SUGARThe reason for decline in export of sugar is that export of sugar isbanned, only restricted amount of sugar export is allowed by ECCof the cabinet.

WHEATThe reason for decline in export of wheat is that export of wheat isbanned, only restricted amount of wheat export is Allowed by ECCof the cabinet.TOBACCOThe reasons for decline in export of tobacco are:

(i) Cultivation of Non-Recommended Varieties (NPV’s) oftobacco by growers. The non-recommended varieties oftobacco constitute a significant amount of the total tobacco

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production. The production from NRV’s is of poor quality andmany export orders have been cancelled due to this reason.

(ii) As per Pakistan Tobacco Board’s law, the price of tobaccohas to be increased on yearly basis. This increase in prices hasdecreased the profits of exporters therefore our tobacco exportshave become less competitive. The exporters are not gettingthe profits on export of tobacco from International market,hence resulting in decline of exports of tobacco.

134. *Ms. Musarat Rafique Mahesar:


(a) the number of trade exhibitions/fares organized by the Ministry since June 2013 till date; and

(b) total expenditures incurred thereon?

Minister for Commerce (Engr. Khurram Dastgir Khan): (a) TDAPhas organized 102 international exhibitions/fairs in the period between June 2013till date.

(b) The total expenditure incurred on these exhibitions isUS$ 5,781,570.80.

135. *Ms. Shaista Pervaiz:

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

(a) whether the Government is aware that despite proper guidelineson manpower recruitment huge amount is being charged fromthe people by the recruiting agents for work visa in foreigncountries;

(b) if so, the details of guidelines laid down in this regard; and

(c) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to check

the rising ratio of malpractices of recruitment agencies?

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Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourceDevelopment (Pir Syed Sadaruddin Shah Rashidi): (a) According to Rule15-A of the Emigration Rules 1979 (Annex-A), an overseas employment promoter(OEP) can charge the actual expenses incurred on air ticketing, medical, workpermit, levy, visa and documentation of the emigrant and issue receipt under hisown hand and seal duly impressed with revenue stamps of appropriate value.

(b) When complaint regarding charging of exorbitant amount is receivedagainst the OEP, the Bureau of Emigration and Overseas Employment(BE & OE), an attached Department of this Ministry, takes cognizance underSection 12(3) of the Emigration Ordinance, 1979 (Annex-B).

In case an OEP is found guilty of overcharging, he is proceeded inaccordance with the said law, under which, OEP’s licence can be suspended orcancelled, security amount deposited by OEP can be wholly or partially forfeited.

(c) The Federal Government is issuing instructions to the Protectors ofEmigrants from time to time asking them to keep vigilant eye on the OEPs so thatthey should not violate the rules.

Following data of last five years reveals that there is no rising trend inmalpractices of OEPs rather complaints are decreasing each year gradually due tostrict vigilance of Government:——————————————————————————————S. No. Year No. of No. of

complaints complaintssettled

——————————————————————————————1. 2010 90 822. 2011 69 583. 2012 72 524. 2013 59 365. 2014 48 18——————————————————————————————


136. *Ms. Shaista Pervaiz:


(a) the item-wise details of the targets fixed and achieved for exportof textiles during the previous and current years separately;

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(b) the country-wise details of the share of other major textileexporting countries thereof during the last five years includingcurrent year; and

(c) the steps taken by the Government to increase the share of Textileexports?

Transferred to Commerce Division for answer on Next Rota Day.

137. *Malik Muhammad Amir Dogar:


(a) the year-wise amount, earmarked, released and utilized whichwas given by the Federal Government to FATA during the last5 years including first half of current financial year;

(b) whether the audit system is prescribed for such funds; if so, thedetails thereof;

(c) whether it is a fact that malpractices were reported in utilizationof such funds;

(d) if so, steps being taken to investigate the malpractices inutilization of said funds to ensure transparent utilization of fundsin FATA?

Minister for States and Frontier Regions [Lt. Gen (Retd) AbdulQuadir Baloch]: (a) During the financial year 2010 to 2014 & half the financialyear 2014-15, the following amount has been allocated and released.

A. Development Budget

i. 2010-11 to 2013-14a. Budget allocated = Rs.54.827 billionb. Budget released = Rs.50.818 billionc. Expenditure = Rs.49.484 billion

ii. 2014-15(1st half)a. Budget allocated = Rs.8.900 billionb. Budget released = Rs.7.083 billionc. Expenditure = Rs.1.670 billion

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B. Current Budget

i. 2010-11 to 2013-14a. Budget allocated = Rs.47.428 billionb. Budget released = Rs.47.428 billionc. Expenditure = Rs.61.271 billion

The excess of Rs.13.850 billion in the Financial years 2010-11 to2013-14 is due to payment of obligatory expenses such as salary of the employees,as funds were not provided through Supplementary Grants by the Finance Division.

ii. 2014-15(1st half)a. Budget allocated = Rs.7.732 billionb. Budget released = Rs.7.732 billionc. Expenditure = Rs.4.383 billion

(b) Since the funds released to FATA form part of Federal ConsolidatedFund, therefore, it is audited annually by the Office of the Auditor General ofPakistan.

(c) There have been financial irregularities, as reported in the AuditReports of the Auditor General of Pakistan for the respective years.

(d) The irregularities, pointed out by the Department of the AuditorGeneral of Pakistan, are being followed up by FATA Secretariat, as well as theconcerned Departments, till final settlement, of the observations through recoveryor regularization, as the case may be.

138. *Shaikh Rohale Asghar:

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state the stepstaken by the Government so far to apprise other countries ofviolations committed by India on Pakistani borders?

Minister for Foreign Affairs: The Indian forces have committedunprovoked ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LOC) and WorkingBoundary (WB). In 2014, we have recorded 243 unprovoked ceasefire violationsby the Indian forces, peaking in October 2014 with 71 ceasefire violations, 30 onthe Line of Control and 32 on the Working Boundary.

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2. Steps taken by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government ofPakistan, to inform other countries are summarized below:

• Adviser on Foreign Affairs wrote a Letter to the UN SecretaryGeneral on 12 October, 2014. He underlined the need to resolvethe issue of Jammu and Kashmir in accordance with UNSCresolutions.

• Heads of P-5 Countries in Islamabad were briefed by the Adviseron 13th October, 2014, on India’s unprovoked ceasefire violationsat the LoC and WB.

• Briefing to the Diplomatic Corps was held on 14th October, 2014to apprise them on the situation.

• The Adviser to the PM on National Security and Foreign Affairsspoke to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon ontelephone on 18th October, 2014 and discussed situation along theLine of Control (LoC) and Working Boundary.

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

3. The objective of these initiatives was to bring into international focusthe hostile acts of Indian forces, impressing upon the need to strengthen theexisting mandate of United Nations Military Observer Group for India andPakistan (UNMOGIP) given to it by UN Security Council. We also stressedupon UN to carry out impartial inquiry into the incidents of ceasefire violationsthrough UNMOGIP.

4. On 31st December, Indian Border Security Force (BSF) troopsresorted to unprovoked firing across the Working Boundary (WB). The BSFtroops called for casual contact at WB, signaling the white flag and blowingwhistle. In response to the Indian call, four Pakistani soldiers approached theWorking Boundary for the meeting, who were fired at by the Indian forceswhich resulted in the shahadat of two personnel of Punjab Rangers. Thisincident is unprecedented, highly provocative, and has a direct bearing onthe effectiveness of the on standing on-ground mechanisms to ensure tranquilityand prevent escalation of hostilities.

5. Subsequently, on 2nd January, the Advisor wrote a letter to theIndian Minister for External Affairs to register strong protest against this incident.

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The same day, the Foreign Secretary briefed the Heads of the Missions ofP-5 countries and the EU in Islamabad, showed the letter written to the IndianForeign Minister and emphasized the importance of maintaining ceasefire onthe LOC and WB. He stressed the urgency of the international communityplaying its role in counseling India to refrain from actions that threaten peaceand stability in the region.

139. *Ms. Belum Hasnain:


(a) whether it is a fact that Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs)with China, Malaysia and Indonesia have deteriorated Pakistan’strade balance; if so, the reasons thereof, indicating also thecurrent level of trade deficit thereof; and

(b) the rationale for signing the PTAs with other countries and the

expected benefits derived therefrom for the country so far?

Minister of Commerce (Engr. Khurram Dastgir Khan) :

(a) Pak-China FTA

Pak-China FTA was signed in 2007. Since the operationalization of FTA,Pakistan’s exports to China have increased by 378% however the trade deficitincreased by 120%. Trade balance between Pakistan and China is placed atAnnex-A.

(b) Pak-Malaysia FTA

Pak- Malaysia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was signed in 2007 andoperational since January, 2008. After the operationalization of FTA Pakistan’sexports to Malaysia have increased by 72% and trade deficit increased by 0.49%.Trade balance between Pakistan and Malaysia is placed at Annex-A.

(c) Pak -Indonesia PTA

Pak Indonesia PTA was signed in 2012 and is operational since Sep,2013. Since the operationalization of the PTA Pakistan’s exports to Indonesiahave declined by 37% and the trade deficit has increased 24.68%. Trade balancebetween Pakistan and Indonesia is placed at Annex-A.

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Reasons for Trade Deficit

Pakistan’s Trade Balance with China and Malaysia, has been in deficiteven before signing of the FTA and continue to remain so. Major reason of thetrade deficit with China, Malaysia and Indonesia is that they are larger economieswith diversified export basket. Additionally Pakistan has a large import bill due tothe imports of palm oil, machinery, electronics and other consumer goods.

(b) The rationale behind signing Preferential Trade Agreements is toenhance export and obtain preferential market access, reduced tariff and non-tariff barriers for Pakistan’s products. Other expected benefit of signing of FTA/PTA is that cheaper imported inputs and raw-material help in reduced cost ofproduction making our products more competitive in the export markets.Furthermore, consumers have access to wide variety of products at a reasonableprice.

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140. *Ms. Belum Hasnain:

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

(a) the number of Inter Board tournaments organized in the countryby PSB to promote the sports at school and college level, duringthe last three years, indicating also the names of places/citiesthereof; and

(b) the total amount spent on the said tournaments so far alongwithyear-wise breakup thereof?

Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination (Mr. Riaz HusainPirzada): (a) Following Inter-Board Tournaments were organized during thelast three years: —

a. 1st Pakistan Inter-Board Sports from 12—18 December, 2012 atPakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad.

b. 2nd Pakistan Inter-Board Sports from 22—27 February, 2014 atPakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad.

(b) • Amount spent Rs.14,522,121/- on lst Pakistan Inter-BoardSports 2012.

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141. *Sahibzada Muhammad Yaqub:Will the Minister for Textile Industry be pleased to state:

(a) the District-wise total number of knitwear exporting units working inthe country at present; \ (b) the increase/decrease made in number of the said units during

the last five years; and

(c) the steps being taken by the Government to facilitate the saidindustry and enhance exports thereof?

Minister for Textile Industry (Mr. Abbas Khan Afridi) : (a) Thedistrict wise knitwear exporting units registered with the Pakistan HosieryManufacturers & Exporters Association (PHMA) are as follows:—————————————————————————————Sr. No. Area No. of Units—————————————————————————————

1. Karachi (KHI) 3742. Lahore (LHR) 1603. Faisalabad (FSD) 2624. Sialkot (SKT) 126

————————————————————————————— Total 922

—————————————————————————————Source: Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers & Exporters Association (PHMA)

(b) The knitwear units registered with the PHMA in 2005 were 1174and 922 units were registered with PHMA during 2013-14.

(c) The Government approved Textiles Package in Budget 2014-15.The package is comprised of following important initiatives:Drawback of Local Taxes

Draw-back for local taxes and levies would be given to exporters of textileproducts on FOB values of their enhanced exports on an incremental basis ifincreased beyond 10% over previous year’s exports.

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Easy Finance

Mark up rate for Export Refinance Scheme of State Bank of Pakistan isbeing reduced from 9.4% to 7.5% from 1st of July 2014.

Textile industry units in the value added sector would be provided LongTerm Financing Facility (LTFF) for up gradation of technology from State Bank ofPakistan at the rate of 9% for 3-10 years duration. Tariff on Machinery Imports

Duty free import of textile machinery for the period of two years. VocationalTraining

A new vocation training programme will be launched to train 120,000men and women, over the five year period, for skills required in the value addedsector such as garments and made ups etc.

142. *Mr. Iqbal Muhammad Ali Khan

Will the Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination be pleased to statethat the amount allocated during financial year 2013-2014for Pakistan Sports Board, Pakistan Hockey Federation and all otherFederations thereof?

Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination (Mr. Riaz HusainPirzada) : Pakistan Sports Board has 39 affiliated National Sports Federations.The grant allocated during financial year 2013-14 for the Pakistan Sports Board,Pakistan Hockey Federation and other National Sports Federations is appendedbelow:—

(i) PSB - Rs. 797.152 (M)(ii) Hockey: - Rs. 8,000,000/-(iii) Other Federations

1. Athletics Federation of Pakistan - Rs. 6,500,000/-2. Alpine Club of Pakistan - Rs. 1,500,000/-3. Pakistan Badminton Federation - Rs. 1,989,000/-4. Pakistan Basketball Federation - Rs. 1,495,000/-5. Pakistan Billiard & Snooker - Rs. 7,140,000/-

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6. Pakistan Bodybuilding - Rs. 4,800,000/-Federation

7. Pakistan Boxing Federation - Rs. 2,860,000/-8. Pakistan Cycling Federation - Rs. 1,000,000/-9. Pakistan Golf Federation - Rs. 2,290,500/-10. Pakistan Gymnastic - Rs. 1,000,000/-

Federation11. Pakistan Handball Federation - Rs.2,800,000/-12. Pakistan Judo Federation - Rs. 3,940,000/-13. Pakistan Karate Federation - Rs. 1,690,000/-14. Pakistan Kabaddi Federation - Rs. 2,703,000/-15. Pakistan Polo Association - Rs. 682,500/16. Pakistan Netball Federation - Rs. 2,000,000/-17. National Rifle Association of - Rs. 3,175,020/-

Pakistan18. Pakistan Rowing Federation - Rs. 913,9000/-19. Pakistan Sailing Federation - Rs. 2,570,500/-20. Ski Federation of Pakistan - Rs. 889,200/21. Pakistan Squash Federation - Rs. 3,929,400/-22. Pakistan Swimming - Rs. 2,690,000/-

Federation23. Softball Federation of - Rs. 1,196,000/-

Pakistan24. Pakistan Table Tennis - Rs. 1,040,000/-

Federation25. Pakistan Taekwondo - Rs. 2,500,000/-

Federation26. Pakistan Tennis Federation - Rs. 3,600,000/-27. Pakistan Volleyball - Rs. 2,600,000/-

Federation28. Pakistan Weightlifting - Rs. 1635,400/-

Federation29. Pakistan Wrestling Federation - Rs. 1,670,500/-30. Pakistan Wushu (Kung Fu) - Rs. 1,275,300/-

Federation.31. Pakistan Tenpin Bowling - Rs. 700,000/-

Federation32. Pakistan Ju-Jitsu Federation - Rs. 390,000/-

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143. *Ms. Aasiya Nasir:


(a) the present status of 27 United Nations conventions ratified byPakistan, currently;

(b) the time by which the legislation for implementation of the said

conventions will be carried out; and

(c) the steps being taken by the Government to address human rightsissues in Pakistan?

Minister for Commerce (Engr. Khurram Dastgir Khan): (a) Pakistanhas already ratified and continues to maintain die ratification of 27 -United NationInternational Conventions mandatory for GSP Plus. The status of implementationcan be viewed through:

• Timely submission of periodic Reports to UN Bodies.

• Enacting Legislation to incorporate obligations of the conventions inDomestic legislative framework.

• Administrative and Policy - measures for implementing the obligationsarising out of these conventions

Details of implementation status of these conventions are at Annex-I:

(b) Government of Pakistan continues to progressively include theprovisions of these Conventions into the legislative framewarks at Federal andProvincial level. It is an ongoing process, where new laws are introduced andamended from time to time as the need may be to meet changing internationalrequirements in the light of national aspirations and goals.

(c) Human Rights (Wing) at Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rightshas the mandate of coordination of activities of Ministries, Divisions andProvincial Governments for protection and promotion of human rights.Government of Pakistan has taken several initiatives for harmonization oflegislation, with the International Human Rights Covenants and to monitor theimplementation of the legislation.

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Initiatives taken up for the protection and promotion of human rights areat Annex-II.


144. *Ms. Aasiya Nasir


(a) the facilities being provided by the Ministry to the farmers ofBalochistan, to promote exports thereof; and

(b) the efforts being made to give more access to markets by roads?

Minister for Commerce (Engr. Khurram Dastgir Khan): (a) Followinginitiatives have been announced by the Ministry of Commerce in Strategic TradePolicy Framework (STPF) 2012-15 to help the farmers so that exports can beincreased;

(i) Farmers growing dates & olives in Baluchistan will be providedsubsidy on cost of plants & machinery for dates and olives processingupto 50%.

(ii) Mark-up subsidy @ 50% of the prevailing mark-up rate to beprovided to farmers setting up meat processing plants in KPK,Baluchistan and Gilgit Baltistan.

Besides above;(i) Ministry of Commerce is facilitating the farmers of Baluchistan to

promote exports by addressing their problems in bringing their exportearnings proceeds from Iran.

(ii) Exporters from Baluchistan are of the view that they may be exemptedfrom the requirement of realization of their export proceeds in USdollars and may be allowed by State Bank of Pakistan to acceptother commodities from Iran in lieu of their exported goods.

(iii) Ministry. of Commerce has taken up the issue of traders from

Baluchistan with the State Bank of Pakistan through a letter from

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Secretary Commerce to Governor State Bank of Pakistan and replyin the matter is likely to be received soon.

(iv) Present government is undertaking a landport authority, whosephase II will include will include Taftan Land port with Iran.

(b) Referred to Provincial Government as Infrastructure Development(Farm to Market Access) is a provincial subject.

(i) in order to enhance trade from Baluchistan, Gul train Project is alsounder consideration. Gul train would be an international train freightservice between Islamabad and Istanbul via Tehran, Iran.

(ii) Ministry of Commerce has begun negotiating a new trilateral Transit&Trade Agreement between Pakistan-Afghanistan and Tajikistan onthe basis of APTTA.

(iii) Federal government is considering a Quetta-Taftan highway tofacilitate trade with Iran.

(iv) Farmers of Baluchistan will benefit immediately from China tradecorridor that will link Gawadar with rest of the country.

MOHAMMAD RIAZ, Secretary.

ISLAMABAD:The 11th January, 2015.

PCPPI—2051(2015) NA—11-01-2015—650.

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(17th Session)

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT

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“UNSTARRED QUESTIONS AND THEIR REPLIES”

For Monday, the 12th January, 2015

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?

Minister for States and Frontier Regions [Lt. General (Retd.) AbdulQuadir Baloch] : Health Sector: The following amount has been allocated toHealth Sector during the fiscal year 2013-14 and 2014-15 for various programmesapproved by the competent forum for the betterment of health of women in FATA:—

————————————————————————————————Name of program 2013-14 2014-15

————————————————————————————————Allocation Expdr. Allocation Expdr.

————————————————————————————————Maternal Neonatal 37.803 37.797 4.728 0.728Child Health Care

National Program 238.043 238.043 46.74 46.74for family planning &Primary health care

Population welfare FATA 42.8 41.823 11.759 10.736

Governor’s Rogh Sehat 0 0 143.7 0Program FATA.————————————————————————————————

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Health Nutrition 0 0 52.641 0program in FATA.

Incentive for Nursing 0 0.720 3.12 0.720students of FATA.———————————————————————————————— Total:- 318.646 318.383 262.688 58.924—————————————————————————————————————

Detail of schemes under the above program is at Annexure-A.

Education Sector: During the year 2013-14 & 2014-15 the followingamount has been allocated and spent for the development program /betterment ofeducational standards in FATA.

——————————————————————————————Financial year Allocation Expenditures

——————————————————————————————2013-14 3676.093 3281.504 Detail of scheme is at

Annexure-B.

2014-15 3865.706 348.794 Detail of scheme is atAnnexure-C.

——————————————————————————————Total:- 7541.799 3630.298

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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

————————————————————————————————Name of program 2013-14 2014-15

————————————————————————————————Allocation Expdr. Allocation Expdr.

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(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.

32. Shaikh Rohale Asghar(Deferred during 16th Session)

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

Minister for Foreign Affairs:

Pakistan’s Reaction to Recent Israeli Aggression

• Last summer, the international community helplessly witnessed brutalcarnage of innocent and unarmed Palestinians by Israel’s defenceforces. Israel used excessive, disproportionate and indiscriminateforce with impunity.

• Pakistan condemned, in the strongest terms, Israel’s aggression againstPalestinians and the atrocities committed by it in Gaza as well as itsattacks against the UN premises.

• On 15 July 2014, Prime Minister called the naked and brutal Israeliaggression against Palestinians in Gaza as “genocide” and urged theinternational community to halt Israel’s brutal aggression. The PrimeMinister also expressed his sadness and disappointment at the silenceof the international community in the face of this injustice.

• Under the instructions and the guidance of the Prime Minister,Pakistan mobilized international opinion to end the ongoing atrocitiesin Palestine due to Israel military offensive. We spoke clearly andunambiguously in the United Nations Security Council and called foran end to hostilities and to revive the peace talks. We also called onthe Security Council to act by adopting a resolution calling for animmediate unconditional ceasefire, halt Israeli air, ground and navaloffensive, and remove Israeli forces from Gaza.

• On 09 July 2014, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through a press release,expressed deep concern at the escalation of violence and loss of

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lives in Gaza. The statement expressed Pakistan’s support forinternational community’s efforts to bring about a cessation of unilateralIsraeli strikes, killing Palestinians including women and children.

• The Permanent Representative of Pakistan in New York in a meetingof UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of thePalestinian people held on 09 July 2014, condemned the brazenviolence by the occupying authorities and the resultant loss of life, aswell as the collective punishment being meted out to the Palestinianpeople. He requested the international community to intercede toend the cycle of violence and bring about a cessation of unilateralIsraeli strikes that indiscriminately killed Palestinian men, women andchildren.

• On 11 July 2014, Pakistanis held protest demonstration with othersacross Europe, Asia and other parts of the world. Representativesof the government, political outfits and civil society expressed theiroutrage on the streets and via resolutions.

• The National Assembly Deputy Speaker attended the Troika meetingof the Union of OIC members in the context of Gaza organized inTehran on 22 July 2014.

• On the request of the State of Palestine supported by Pakistan,21st Special Session of the Human Rights Council was convened on23 July 2014. During the Session, Pakistan made statements on behalfof the OIC as well as in its national capacity. Pakistan also introduceda draft resolution on behalf of the OIC entitled “Ensuring Respectfor International Law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, includingEast Jerusalem” which was adopted by the Human Rights Council.

• On 04 August 2014, the National Assembly passed a resolutionexpressing strong support by Pakistan for the Palestinian cause whilecondemning the Israeli aggression. The Government declared17 August 2014 as Yaum-e-Palestine.

• Advisor to the Prime Minister on National Security and ForeignAffairs, Mr. Sartaj Aziz, while representing Pakistan in anExtraordinary Meeting of the OIC Executive Committee on thesituation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory held in Jeddah on12 August 2014, criticized the helplessness and mute response ofinternational community during brutal carnage of innocent and unarmed

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Palestinians by Israel’s defense forces. He called on internationalcommunity to make efforts to end Gaza blockade, release Palestinianprisoners and consolidate an enduring ceasefire.

• Pakistan has contributed a sum of US $ one million for the UNRWAflash appeal, which we made at the request of Palestinian authorities.

34. Mr. Muhammad Nazir Khan:(Deferred during 16th Session)


(a) the category-wise recruitments/appointments made by all theline departments in North Waziristan during last two yearsalongwith the criteria adopted therefor; and

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

present?

Reply not received.

113. Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho:(Deferred during 16th Session)

Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs be pleased to state the totalamount of expenditure incurred on private and official visits madein the country and abroad alongwith the names of places visited bythe President during the last one year?

Minister for Foreign Affairs: The total expenditure incurred on theofficial foreign visits to the President during the last one year is given in the tablebelow:

——————————————————————————————Sr. No. Country Dates of Visits Expenditure——————————————————————————————

1. South Africa 9-11 December 2013 Rs. 2.8 million(To attend the funeral ofMr. Nelson Mandela)

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2. China 18-22 February 2014 Rs. 13.3 million(Official Visit)

3. Afghanistan 27 March 2014 Rs. 0.4 million(Official Visit)

4. China 20-21 May 2014 Rs. 10.3 million(To attend the CICASummit)

5. Nigeria 9-11 June 2014 Rs. 9.1 million(Official Visit)

6. Turkey 28-30 August 2014 Rs. 2.9 million(to attend the inaugurationof the new TurkishPresident)

7. Afghanistan 29 September 2014 Rs. 1.02 million(To attend the inaugurationof the new Afghan President)

——————————————————————————————Total expenditure Rs. 39.8 million

——————————————————————————————2. The President’s expenditure on visits within the country is not dealt

by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

118. Mr. Shahab Ud Din Khan:(Deferred during 16th Session)


(a) the total number of families affected by militancy were approvedfor compensation by FATA Disaster Management Authority;

(b) the total number of individuals compensated so far; and

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(c) whether any mechanism has been evolved to verify and monitorthe said process; if so, the details thereof?

Minister for States and Frontier Regions [Lt. General (Retd.) AbdulQuadir Baloch] : (a) “Due to militancy in FATA, a total of 467,911 has beendislocated from all over the FATA as per statement placed at (Annexure-I).

As per policy, all the NADRA verified families are entitled for relief package.Govt. of Pakistan has released a sum of Rs. 3051.875 Million on account ofpayment of one time cash grant to 122,075 NADRA families whereas demand offunds for the remaining families is under process of approval by the FederalGovernment (Annexure-II).

In addition to above payment of compensation to the owners of privatehouses damaged due to militancy in Bajaur & Mohmand Agencies has been made@ Rs. 400,000/- per fully damaged house and @ Rs. 160,000/- per partiallydamaged house. A total of Rs. 2879 million have been sanctioned under HousingUniform Assistance Subsidy Project (HUASP) with the support of USAID.(Annexure-III).

Moreover, the Federal Government has sanctioned Rs.6066 million forpayment of monthly cash assistance and allied expenditures relating to North TDPs.”

(b) “As already explained, payment of relief package is sanctioned infavour of Head of Household (HoH) instead of individuals except payment ofhousing compensation which has been paid individually to the owner of privatehouses in Bajaur and Mohmand Agencies as per detail given in the statementplaced at Annexure-III above.”

(c) “Payment of one time return cash @ Rs. 25000/- has been made bySpecial Services Group (SSG) of HQ 11 Corps to the returnees belonging toBajaur and Mohmand Agencies/ whereas funds for Orakzai and South WaziristanAgencies have been released to the concerned Political Agents. Funds for Tirahreturnees of Khyber Agency to the tune of Rs.100 Million released to FDMAwhich has been disbursed amongst 4000 returnee families through CNIC recordedcheques in the name of NADRA verified Head of Housescholds (HoH)”.


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119. Mr. Shahab Ud Din Khan:(Deferred during 16th Session)


(a) whether it is a fact that the bribery and visa scams are beingfaced by our workers in the gulf at the hands of their Kafeels/sponsors; if so, the details thereof; and

(b) the steps being taken by the Ministry to lessen the delay indispatching the dead bodies of Pakistani workers by the SaudiGovernment at present?

Minister for Foreign Affairs: The country wise response to these queriesis given below:

Saudi Arabia

(a) Visa Scam: The issuance of fake visas from Saudi Arabia is asensitive issue, as such cases keep on surfacing continually. Usuallythe fake visas of Saudi companies are stolen/issued by the concernedstaff of the companies (without the knowledge of the top managementof the Company) in connivance with ill-reputed recruitment companiesin Pakistan and their agents in the Kingdom. This results in the highlyundesirable exploitation of the innocent/poor Pakistani workers whopay heavily for these stolen visas and face numerous problems ontheir arrival in the Kingdom. In the recent past, scams of fake visasinvolving M/s MAAPA Construction Company and M/s Sulaiman alQadeebi Company can be cited as examples where hundreds offake/stolen visas were processed by the Overseas Employmentpromoters (OEPs).

(b) Dispatch of dead bodies: The Embassy of Pakistan, Riyadh givestop priority to attend the cases of dead bodies of deceased Pakistanis:may it be transportation back to Pakistan or its local burial in theKingdom depending upon the choice of the legal heirs and inaccordance with the local laws. The transportation of dead bodiesof Pakistanis back home involves a number of steps including (a) siteinspection of the place of death by local police or by traffic police incase of road traffic accident; (b) compilation of police report and

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identifying cause of death; (c) issuance of medical report from thehospital stating the cause and manner of death; (d) issuance of deathnotification by the hospital and Ministry of Health, KSA; (e) issuanceof death certificate by “Ahwaal Madani” (Civil Affairs); (f) execution/dispatch of Power of Attorney by the legal heirs; (g) issuance ofNOC from the concerned embassy/consulate; (h) clearance of dues/end of service benefits by the employer/kafeel in the concerned labouroffice; (i) final clearance letter by the concerned police station for therelease/handing over the dead body from the hospital to the authorizedperson; (j) stamping of Final Exit by the Immigration authority; and(k) cargo booking for transportation of dead body in any availableflight of Airlines.

In case of deaths of Pakistani nationals in road traffic accidents or naturaldeaths, above mentioned procedure do not take more than five working days,however, considerable delay is caused in following cases due to a number ofreasons enumerated as follows: (a) in case of suspicion of murder or presence ofany evidence of any criminal intent requiring PME (Post Mortem Examination) toascertain the real cause of death and fixing of responsibility; (b) in case the Kafeelof the deceased is untraceable (normally in case of Azad Visas); (c) Noncooperationof the Kafeel/employer; (d) in case the deceased had any pending fines/financialliability either to the State or to a private party; (e) in case some moveable orimmovable property was in his ownership; and (f) in case the deceased was anillegal immigrant or wanted by the host government in some criminal case.

According to the prevailing local laws, the responsibility to complete theabove mentioned procedure and clearance dead body rests with the employer/kafeel of the deceased. The role of the embassy with regard to the said procedureis restricted to issuance of NOC for the transportation of dead body to Pakistanafter obtaining required documents from the attorney/employer. However, theEmbassy takes the following steps to ensure earliest transportation of the deadbodies of Pakistani nationals in routine cases or in case of delay due to any one ofthe above mentioned reasons: (a) NOC is issued by the embassy at Riyadh by theofficials of the Welfare Wing without any delay during the office hours. Whileappointed embassy officials remains present at the embassy gate after office hoursincluding closed holidays to facilitate our nationals in obtaining the NOC withoutany inconvenience; (b) the Embassy has devised a mechanism, whereby volunteersfrom Pakistani community have been entrusted with the responsibility to issueNOC and pursue the matter with the relevant Saudi authorities; (c) The procedurefor obtaining NOC from the Embassy of Pakistan is described on Embassy’s

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official website besides publishing it in the Embassy’s monthly magazine “Halaate-Nau”; and (d) Embassy staff/officials of Welfare Wing of this Mission pursue thecase with the concerned authorities both formally and informally.

Due to concerted efforts by our Embassy, the procedure for dispatchingthe dead bodies has become far easier as compared to previous cumbersomeprocedure which required clearance from the local Governorate office also.

Bahrain

No major case of visa scam or bribery has been reported to Embassy ofPakistan in Manama by any individual or party. However, the problems beingfaced by Pakistani workforce at the hands of their kafeels/sponsors mainly relateto delayed payments of their salaries, confiscation of their passports, non-provisionof good living conditions, etc. Our Embassy promptly conveys these issues toBahrain’s Ministry of Interior and Labour Market Regulatory Authority for theirearly settlement/redress.

Kuwait

Kuwait government has imposed visa restrictions on Pakistani nationalssince May 2011. No new visa is being issued to Pakistani nationals. Therefore, nocase of bribery or visa scam, faced by workers in Kuwait at the hands of kafeel/sponsor, has come to our Mission’s notice. Visas of Pakistani workers already inKuwait are renewed by themselves without involving our Mission.

Oman

It is a common practice in Oman for the sponsors to demand money fromtheir employees to get their identity cards issued and visas (Bataqas) renewedafter every two years. There have been many cases in which needful is not doneeven after taking a bribe. Sponsors hold passports of their employees in custodyas a safety measure but employees are exploited by such means. Even whencourts decide in favour of employee, no punitive action is taken against sponsor.

Qatar

No case of bribery or visa scam has been reported to Embassy of Pakistanin Doha.

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UAE

Despite mechanisms that are in place both in Pakistan as well as in theUAE, there are still occasional cases where kafeels/employers exploit the workersin collaboration with Overseas Employment Promoters (OEPs). As per informationof our Missions, some kafeels/employers provide free visas and some charge costbetween AED 2,000 to AED 4,000 per visa from the Overseas EmploymentPromoters (OEPs), which is subsequently charged by the OEPs to the workers.Some kafeels/employers exploit their workers to tender resignation or get theirvisas cancelled before expiry of two years contract and some blackmail theirworkers by declaring them absconders or lodging forged cases against them toleave the company.

Whenever such cases are reported, our Missions approach Ministry ofLabour to ascertain veracity of claims; once veracity is ascertained, compensationis demanded for workers from the concerned parties; and local remedies availablefor such cases, including labour and immigration courts are approached forsettlement in favour of our manpower.

To streamline the process of recruitment of labour, the Government ofPakistan and the United Arab Emirates are currently negotiating an MoU in theField of Manpower which seeks to improve scrutiny of stakeholders and processesinvolved in the hiring of Pakistani workers by UAE companies.

120. Alhaj Shah Jee Gul Afridi:(Deferred during 16th Session)

Will the Minister for States and Frontier Regions be pleased to statewhether it is a fact that President of Pakistan announced the Jamroadand Landi Kotal Degree Colleges as Post Graduate Colleges duringhis recent visit to Peshawar; if so, the progress made in the regard, sofar?

Reply not received.

121. Sahibzada Tariq Ullah:(Deferred during 16th Session)

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

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(a) the details of SROs Memos/Notifications issued by the Ministryrelating to its attached departments to regulate and administerfor the welfare of the public and for other purposes during theyears 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014; and

(b) the purpose of issuing those SROs Memos/Notifications alongwith

copies thereof?

Reply not received.

122. Sahibzada Tariq Ullah:(Deferred during 16th Session)


(a) the details of SROs Memos/Notifications issued by the Ministryrelating to its attached departments to regulate and administerfor the welfare of the public and for other purposes during theyears 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014; and

(b) the purpose of issuing those SROs Memos/Notifications alongwith

the copies thereof?

Minister for States and Frontier Regions [Lt. General (Retd.) AbdulQuadir Baloch] : (a) & (b) No SROs Memos/Notification have been issued bythe Ministry of States d and Frontier Regions to its attached department during theperiod in question. Therefore the reply is NIL.

47. Shamas Un Nisa:

Will the Minister for Textile Industry be pleased to state the stepsrecently taken by the Government to improve the production of cottoncrop as compared to previous year?

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

Horizontal Growth:

i. PCCC is conducting farmers training programs to influence cottongrowers to bring more area under cotton right before the sowing ofcotton starts.

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ii. Efforts are being made to maximize area under cotton out of 200,000acres in Gomal Zam command area in D I Khan (KP).

iii. Cotton cultivation in Baluchistan has been facilitated by establishinga new research station in Lasbela with collaboration of LasbelaUniversity of Agriculture water and Marine Sciences.

iv. Field Staff of Agriculture Department of KP and Baluchistan weretrained at Multan and Faisalabad in Cotton Production Technology.

Vertical Growth:

v. Promising varieties which are tolerant to Cotton Leaf Curl Virus(CLCV) developed by PCCC and other public and private researchsystem are being tested for release to enhance cotton production asCLCV is the largest hindrance to cotton maximization.

vi. Bt cotton varieties were developed and released through legal system.

vii. To increase the cotton fiber quality, a Cotton Ginning Institute isbeing established in Multan with the objective to produce world classquality fiber from cotton.

viii. All efforts have been undertaken by the government to ensure sufficientand timely availability of quality inputs (agricultural credit, irrigationwater, fertilizers, seeds, weedicides, pesticides etc.) to ensure highlevel of cotton production.

ix. Cotton Leaf Curl Virus issue is being addressed through a “Pak-USCotton Productivity Enhancement Programme” with objective tostrengthen national cotton R&D system especially for the developmentof virus resistant varieties.

Public and Private sector R&D organizations were provided withgermplasm to facilitate them to develop high yielding cotton varieties.

48. Ms. Shaista Pervaiz:


(a) the company wise details of the premium collected and claimssettled by the public as well as Private Insurance Companiesduring the last five years including the current year;

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(b) whether the Government has taken note of the difficulties beingfaced by claimants in getting claims from the InsuranceCompanies including delay in the settlement of claims anddemand of additional documents at the time of final settlement;if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the remedial measures taken/being taken by the Government in

this regard?

Reply not received.

49. Syed Waseem Hussain:

Will the Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourceDevelopment be pleased to refer to un-starred Question No.115 repliedon 03-03-2014 and to state:

(a) as to when evening classes were started in the Folks GrammerSchool, Serai Naurang, Khyber Pukhtunkwa; and

(b) the names and fathers’ names of teachers of BPS-14, who served

in evening shift of the above mentioned school during the periodfrom 01-07-2011 to 31-12-2011?

Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource

Development. (Pir Syed Sadaruddin Shah Rashidi): (a) Evening classes inthe Working Folks Grammar Higher Secondary School, Serai Naurang, KhyberPuktunkhwa were started in March 2011.

(b) Names and fathers names of teachers (BPS-14) who served in theevening shift at Working Folks Grammar Higher Secondary School, Serai Naurang,Khyber Puktunkhwa during the period from 01-07-2011 to31-12-2011 are as under:—

——————————————————————————————Sr.# Name of Teacher Father Name

——————————————————————————————1. Ms. Gul Nazmina Gul Sherbat Khan

2. Ms. Nusrat Jahan Khan Zaman——————————————————————————————

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3. Ms. Samreen Shafi Ullah Khan

4. Mr. Amjad Khan Muhammad Nawaz

5. Mr. Muhammad Usman Khan Noor Aslam

6. Mr. lmran Ullah Atlas Khan

7. Mr. Shifa Ullah Noor Ali Khan

8. Mr. Rehmat Ullah Aman Ullah

9. Mr. Qayum Khan Aziz Khan——————————————————————————————

50. Ms. Sabiha Nazir:

Will the Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination be pleased tostate whether it is a fact that the Pakistan Hockey Team failed toqualify for the World Cup event this year; if so, the steps being takenby the Government to improve the position thereof?

Minister For Interprovincial Coordination (Mr. Riaz HusainPirzada) : Pakistan Hockey Federation has informed that it was most unfortunatethat the Pakistan Hockey team did not qualify for the World Cup HockeyTournament played at Rotterdam/Netherland in 2014. Prominently, the reasonsand various factors could be considered as impediments:—

• Introduction of artificial surface has completely changed thecomplexion of the game.

• Change of Rules that mostly suit the Europeans.

• Hockey equipments have become very expensive.

• Technological/scientific advancement in the hockey sports.

• Professionalism in sports-qualified people.

• Lack of sporting culture.

• Lack of physical infrastructure.

• Lack of expertise.

• Poor financial health.

——————————————————————————————Sr.# Name of Teacher Father Name

——————————————————————————————

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• Gradual elimination of Club/School Hockey.

• Requirement of modern facilities.

• Traditional facilities to the players.

• Organizational inadequacies.

• There were no incentives to lure the players to give their best.

• The elimination of sports quota for admission in the EducationalInstitutions.

• The withdrawal of Railway concession for sports teams.

• Lack of employment facilities on sports basis.

• The downsizing enforced in various Organizations, in particular closingdown their sports sections.

• Apathy of the print & electronic media. In particular lack of properprojection by the PTV.

• There is no sporting culture, as such, which needs to be inculcated.

After the creation of Pakistan, the entire nation set upon strengthening thefoundations of the country and worked hard for its glorification and veneration.Like all other departments, sports, particularly Hockey took up the challenge. Byearly eighties, the national hockey team had clinched almost all the titles of theworld and performed Grand Slam.

Like other aspects of our national life, the anti climax brought many areversals to the national team, which started losing one title after the other, barringits winning the Champions Trophy, the World Cup in 1994 and 17th Asian Games2014, which titles were reclaimed after 12,14 &16 years, respectively.

Nurseries at grass-root level are established and proper nurtured forgrooming the players. To impart them scientific training, a cadre of qualified coacheshas been prepared. These coaches are exposed to international meets/conferences/clinics in order to further improve upon their proficiency and to disseminateknowledge to the budding players.

The other factor, in which actions were initiated was grooming of thetechnical expertise. The PHF is organizing Clinics for Coaches, Umpires & TechnicalOfficials on a regular basis, for both genders. The Courses & Clinics would continueas a part of PHF Development Plan. Presently the National Umpires Clinic, National

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Coaches Clinic, Anti-doping Seminar for players/officials and Course for TechnicalOfficials are underway. We hope to have more of our Umpires/Coach/TechnicalOfficials groomed to be picked-up by the FIH for enlistment as internationals.

As of the third factor, for the gradual elimination of Club and School Hockeyactivities, efforts had been made for its revival. Inter School Hockey activity washeld in Punjab and Sindh. Tournaments of the younger age group players wereorganized and in open trials held all over Pakistan, players of U-18 years of agewere selected. The Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education was granted‘playing –rights'’in PHF activities at junior level.

51. Syed Asif Hasnain:

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state the quantity ofcotton imported/exported during current year 2014 alongwith valuethereof?

Minister for Commerce (Engr. Khurram Dastgir Khan) : The quantityand value of cotton imported/exported during the current year 2014(Jan-November) is as under:

—————————————————————————————— Jan-November 2014-15

Raw Cotton Quantity M.T Value Million US$——————————————————————————————

Exports 97427 164.5Imports 235979 499.5

——————————————————————————————Source: PBS

52. Syed Asif Hasnain:

Will the Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination be pleased to statethe steps being taken by the Government for the betterment/promotionof Hockey in Pakistan?

Minister For Interprovincial Coordination (Mr. Riaz HusainPirzada) : Hockey is the game of our national pride and it has played a very vitalrole in winning laurels and good name to Pakistan in the International arena.Unfortunately, like all other spheres of our social life, melancholy has beset in and

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the performance of our national hockey team had not only been inconsistent buttook a nosedive.

Without being despondent and analyzing the various factors leading todisgusting performance and conditions of the team, it was considered essentialthat full attention be focused on promoting the game at grass-root-level.

18 Astroturf fields have been laid and are functional in different cities ofPakistan for playing hockey.

Hockey is our National Game and Pakistan Hockey Federation is affiliatedwith PSB for promotion and development of Hockey in the country. However, theFederal Government is providing all possible help and assistance to PakistanHockey Federation.

The Federal Government has provided the following assistance to PakistanHockey Federation through PSB:—

a. Annual and Special grants by the Government. Annual grants aremeant for holding mandatory annual championships as well as day today expenses of the Federations. Special grants are released forparticipation of Pakistan Sports teams in international tournamentsat home and abroad.

b. The Government provides funds to Pakistan Hockey Federation forimplementation of Master Plan for promotion of Hockey.

c. Development of Sports infrastructure in the country including ofsynthetic hockey turfs.

The new management decided to expand the base of Hockey all overPakistan and catch the talent in its prime and through regular sports academics,the players were prepared. The PHF Executive Board and PHF Congressappreciated the bold steps taken by the management in the history of PakistanHockey for the rejuvenation of the game approved the following project:-

1. ACADEMIES:

According to the detail outline in the Master Plan each academy will have 30-33players selected by the Selection Committee nominated by the PHF. For their,selection the players shall report at the ground/venue, which will be notified in thePress.

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The players will be of school going age and studying in 8th, 9th, & 10thclasses. Every year, when the players of 10th class have vacated, as a regularsystem, those of the players of 9th class would be promoted to next cadre andsimilarly students of 8th to next cadre. For the vacancy created in 8th class, nextbatch of 11 players would be selected and every year the rotation will carry on.

The selected players of the Academy are living in their own homes and arereporting at the Coaching Centres daily, for coaching.

There was nothing wrong with the system but for prevailing socio-economicconditions, it was considered appropriate that the players should be impartedcoaching instructions in their home towns and they would be staying with theirparents in their homes.

Under the project of establishing Hockey Academies at 18 centres whereabundant talent is available, namely:

Karachi (2), Hyderabad, Lahore (2), Peshawar, Quetta, Faisalabad, Gojra,Bahawalpur, Bannu, Abbottabad, Sialkot, Sargodha, Mandi Bahauddin,Sheikhupura, Vehari and Multan. (Karachi & Lahore being metropolitian havetwo each).

2. DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:

The coaching and umpiring clinics, courses and workshops were organizedwith the help of FIH Course Conductors at national and regional levels to groomcoaches and umpires on modern scientific lines. PHF management has groomedat least 55 umpires and 70 coaches. This exercise is regularized under PHFDevelopment Plan and is also implemented at regional, district level by the ProvincialHockey Associations.

3. CASH AWARDS

The Government has approved a cash award policy. The medal winnersin Olympic, Asian, Commonwealth, World Cup, Champion Trophy and RegionalGames are award cash incentives.

4. TRAINING CAMPS

Pakistan Sports Board also bears training camp expenses of the hockeyteams (Junior & Senior) before participation in any mega events.

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53. Sahibzada Tariq Ullah:

Will the Minister for Textile Industry be pleased to state the names,parentage, designation, educational qualifications and place ofdomicile of the persons with disabilities appointed in BPS-1 toBPS-20 on regular, contract and daily wages basis in said divisionduring the period from 1st January, 2008 to 1st May, 2012alongwith the details of present job status of each employee thereof?

Minister for Textile Industry: (Mr. Abbas Khan Afridi): Noappointment of Disable Persons on Regular, Contract and Daily Wages weremade in Ministry of Textile Industry against 2% reserved quota in BPS-01 toBPS-20 during the period from 1st January, 2008 to 1st may, 2012.

54. Sahibzada Tariq Ullah

Will the Minister for Textile industry be pleased to state:

(a) the details of SROs Memoranda and Notifications issued by theMinistry relating to its attached departments to regulate andadminister for the welfare of the public and for other purposesduring the years 2011, 2012 and 2013-14; and

(b) the purpose of issuing SROs Memos/Notifications alongwith the

copies thereof?

Reply not received.

55. Mr. Imran Zafar Leghari:

Will the Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourceDevelopment be pleased to state the steps taken by the Governmentso far to impart skill development through trainings/ workshops tounemployed youth to make them useful citizens and contribute towellbeing of economy?

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

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56. Mr. Imran Zafar Leghari:

Will the Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human ResourceDevelopment be pleased to state the steps being taken by Governmentto send/export skilled manpower of Pakistan to other countries?

Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Develop-ment (Pir Syed Sadaruddin Shah Rashidi): The large chunk of export ofmanpower is catered through private sector at both ends i.e labour sending andreceiving countries. We regulate and facilitate the overseas employment promoters(OEP) in all legal aspects. Presently, more than 1850 OEPs are operating all overthe country. Since 1971 to 2014 about 8 million Pakistanis have proceeded abroad.During the year 2014, ever highest number of Pakistanis i.e., 752,463, haveproceeded to different countries of the world. Besides that:

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

• 19 Community Welfare Attaches in 14 manpower-import richcountries make constant efforts to enhance export of manpower.

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

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

• Ministry is chalking out a strategy to export maximum manpower toGulf countries especially to UAE and Qatar since two mega events(EXPO 2020 in UAE and FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar) aretaking place in these countries.

MOHAMMAD RIAZ, Secretary.

ISLAMABAD:The 11th January, 2015.

PCPPI—2051(2015) NA—11-01-2015—650.

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