NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT(ii) Installation of security system at Gurdwara Dera Sahib Lahore,...

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(47th 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 November, 2012

(Originally Starred Question Nos. 67, 27, 30, 31, 33, 35, 39, 42, 43 and 97,were set down for answer during the 46th Session).

67. *Ms. Shireen Arshad Khan:

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state the year-wise totalnumber of parisoners handed over to India, Afghanistan and Iranduring the last five years till date alongwith the reasons thereof?

Reply not received.

27. *Mr. Muhammad Riaz Malik:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning and Developmentbe pleased to state the steps being taken by the government forimproving the performance of Government Banks in the country?

Reply not received.

30. *Ms. Tahira Auranzeb:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning and Developmentbe pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Thar Coal Project has been declarednon feasible by the Planning Commission;

(b) if so, the details alongwith the reasons thereof?

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Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning and Development(Dr. Abdul Hafeez Sheikh): (a) Planning Commission never declared the TharCoal Project non feasible.

(b) Not Applicable.

31. *Ms. Shireen Arshad Khan:


(a) the year-wise total amount of dollars purchased by the StateBank of Pakistan from the market during the period from1-1-2010 till date;

(b) the names of agencies, agents and Banks utilized/participatedin each transaction alongwith the details thereof; and

(c) the year-wise loss suffered and profit earned therefrom duringthe said period?

Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning and Development(Dr. Abdul Hafeez Sheikh): (a) Year-wise total dollars purchased by State Bankof Pakistan (SBP) from the market during the period from 01-01-2010 till date isas under:———————————————————————————————

Year SBP Net Market Interventions1

USD (Million)——————————————————————————————

FY2009-10 (263)FY2010-11 2,324FY2011-12 (1,539)

——————————————————————————————Total 523

——————————————————————————————(1Includes purchase/(sale) and Swaps).

(b) Foreign currency transactions are conducted only through scheduledcommercial banks in Pakistan which have been authorized to deal in ForeignExchange in accordance with the provisions of Foreign Exchange Regulation Act,

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1947 (FERA). List of scheduled banks in Pakistan authorized to deal in foreignexchange is at Annex-I.

(c) All foreign currency transactions are concluded at prevailing marketprices and are marked to market on daily basis. All profit or Loss on foreignexchange transactions are duly incorporated and reported under annual auditedfinancial accounts of State Bank of Pakistan. Exchange Gain (net) is reportedunder consolidated Profit & Loss Account for the year ended June 30, 2011 andJune 30, 2010.

Audited financial accounts of SBP for the period 2011-12 are underfinalization.

Annex-I

LIST OF SCHEDULED BANKS IN PAKISTAN AUTHORIZED TODEAL IN FOREIGN EXCHANGE

—————————————————————————————— SR. # NAME

——————————————————————————————1. ALBARAKA BANK (PAKISTAN LIMITED

2. ALLIED BANK LIMITED

3. ASKARI BANK LIMITED

4. BANK AL-FALAH LIMITED

5. BANK AL-HABIB LIMITED

6. BANK ISLAMI PAKISTAN LIMITED

7. BARCLAYS BANK PLC

8. BURJ BANK LIMITED

9. CITI BANK N.A.

10. DEUTSCHE BANK A.G.

11. DUBAI ISLAMIC BANK PAKISTAN LIMITED

12. FAYSAL BANK LIMITED

13. FIRST WOMAN BANK LIMITED

14. HABIB BANK LIMITED

15. HABIB METROPOLITAN BANK LIMITED

16. HSBC BANK MIDDLE EAST LIMITED

17. HSBC BANK OMAN S.A.O.G.

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—————————————————————————————— SR. # NAME

——————————————————————————————18. INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED

19. JS BANK LIMITED

20. KASB BANK LIMITED

21. MCB BANK LIMITED

22. MEEZAN BANK LIMITED

23. NATIONAL BANK OF PAKISTAN

24. NIB BANK LIMITED

25. SAMBA BANK LIMITED

26. SILKBANK LIMITED.

27. SINDH BANK LIMITED

28. SONERI BANK LIMITED

29. STANDARD CHARTERED BANK (PAKISTAN) LIMITED

30. SUMMIT BANK LIMITED

31. THE BANK OF KHYBER

32. THE BANK OF PUNJAB

33. THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFG LIMITED

34. UNITED BANK LIMITED

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33. *Syed Asif Hasnain:

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state:

(a) the province-wise total number of Passport Offices in the countryat present;

(b) the province-wise total number of new Passport Officesestablished during the last four years alongwith, the detailsthereof; and

(c) whether there is any proposal under consideration of thegovernment to establish new Passport Offices in the country inthe near future; if so, when it will be implemented alongwith thedetails thereof?

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Minister for Interior (Mr. A. Rehman Malik): (a) At present thereare 71 Passport Offices functioning in the country. Detail thereof is given atAnnex-“A”.

(b) The province wise total number of passport offices established duringthe last four years is given at Annex-“B”.

Proposals regarding establishment of new Passport Offices in the followingareas is under consideration of the Government:

i. Dalbandinii. Upper Diriii. Bat Khelaiv. Chillasv. Chiniotvi. Okaravii. Renala Khurdviii. Bhalwal

Furthermore, PC-I for establishment of 84 new passport offices (Districtwise) has been submitted to Planning Commission for soliciting approval fromCDWP. The Department of Immigration and Passports has planned to establishthese offices during the period 2012–2015 subject to approval by PlanningCommission.

(Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library)

35. *Ms. Imrana Saeed Jamil:

Will the Minister for Economic Affairs and Statistics be pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that a number of small and mediumenterprises of peach farm have been trained under therevitalization programme of USAID for the development of saidsector during the last four years till date; if so, the details of thesaid programme; and

(b) the steps taken by the government in this regard so far?

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Minister for Economic Affairs and Statistics (Dr. Abdul HafeezSheikh): (a) Since October 2011, USAID has successfully trained/established449 peach farm small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Swat through an offbudget project “Firms” with the grant assistance of US $ 0.6 million. US assistanceincludes training, infrastructure, supplies, technical support, tools and -certificatesfor peach farm SMEs of Swat.

(b) Government of Pakistan has encouraged donors to assist its effortsin bringing Malakand and Swat region to regain their economic activity. In thisregard US government has also concluded a grant program to revitalize the troutfarm and hospitality industry SMEs, such as hotels and guest houses in Swat,under its Malakand recovery effort.

39. *Mr. Jamshaid Ahmad Dasti:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning andDevelopment be pleased to state:

(a) the year-wise amount given to each province under the head ofGST and other taxes levied on petroleum products during thelast four years;

(b) whether any consultation has been made with provinces whileimposing GST and other taxes on petroleum products; if so, thedetails thereof; and

(c) whether the recommendations of the provinces have beenaccommodated in the said process during the said period; if so,the details thereof?

Reply not received.

42. *Mr. Mohammad Pervaiz Malik:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning andDevelopment be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that reports of the National Commission forGovernment Reforms (NCGR) and the National GovernancePlan (NGP) approved by the Cabinet in December, 2009 have

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not been implemented in letter and spirit; if so, the reasons thereofalongwith the basic features of such reports; and

(b) the steps being taken to implement the said reports?

Reply not received.

43. *Mr. Wasim Akhter Sheikh:


(a) the detail of those projects whose PC-I and PC-II have beencompleted during the period from 1-3-2008 till date;

(b) whether it is a fact that those projects are pending at present; ifso, the reasons thereof;

(c) the total amount of expenditures incurred on the completion ofPC-I and PC-II of the said projects ; and

(d) the steps being taken by the Planning Commission for making aplan for timely completion of projects and to avoid extraexpenditures being incurred on the preparation of PC-I andPC-II?

Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning and Development(Dr. Abdul Hafeez Sheikh): (a) PC-I and PC-II of the projects are prepared bythe sponsoring Ministries/ Divisions. Planning Commission process approval ofPC-I & PC-II on receipt from Ministries/ Divisions/ Provinces. During the saidperiod, 708 PC-I and PC-II of the projects were processed for consideration/approval by the CDWP. Out of this, 320 PC-I/PC-II were approved by theECNEC during the said period.

(b) At present 193 PC-I & PC-II of projects are pending under processfor approval of CDWP/ECNEC. Such pendency is natural as projects requiresome time for examination and completion of formalities including collecting requiredinformation from the sponsors and preparation of working papers for CDWP/summaries for the ECNEC before submitting the projects to the relevant forumfor consideration approval.

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(c) PC-I and PC-II are prepared by Ministries/ Divisions/ Provinces.The record of expenditure incurred on preparation of PC-I/ PC-II is maintainedby them.

(d) Development strategy of Planning Commission is based on:–

– Projects nearing completion be fully protected.

– Development Peckages be protected.

– Contractual bindings with foreign donors be obliged.

– Only new approved projects falling in government’s priorities.– Projects of less developed areas be protected.

• Resultantly, over 96% funds have been allocated to ongoingprojects under federal PSDP 2012-13.

• During Current Fiscal Year emphasis is to complete 357 projectsby June, 2013 out of which 191 projects would be completedby December, 2012.

97. *Mr. Sajid Ahmed:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning and Developmentbe pleased to state the country and year-wise total number of vehiclesimported during the last four years till date aiongwith the detailsthereof?

Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning and Development(Dr. Abdul Hafeez Sheikh): The year-wise total number of vehicles importedduring last four years till date i.e., Financial Years 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11,2011-12 and 2012,13 (upto 30-9-2012) is as under:———————————————————————————————

Year Total No. of Vehicles Imported——————————————————————————————

2008-09 12,0202009-10 21,3362010-11 15,7872011-12 63,9942012-13 (upto 30-9-2012) 17,881

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Country-wise break-up alongwith details thereof is appended, respectively,as Annex-A, B, C, D & E.


1. *Mrs. Shagufta Sadiq:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning and Developmentbe pleased to state whether there is any proposal under considerationof the Government to increase the salaries of government employeesin near future; if so, the details thereof?

Reply not received.

2. *Ms. Tahira Aurangzeb:

Will the Minister for National Harmony be pleased to state:

(a) the steps taken by Evacuee Property Trust for the safety,improvement, maintenance of property and religious andworship places of minorities since 15-3-2008 till date; and

(b) the total amount incurred thereupon during the said periodalongwith the details thereof?

Minister for National Harmony: (a) (i) ETP Board has establishedSecurity Wing in the year 2009, wherein presently 531 permanent and 400 dailywages personnel have been deployed on all the religious/worship placed all overPakistan to keep up the internal security.

(ii) Installation of security system at Gurdwara Dera Sahib Lahore,Gurdwara Punja Sahib, Hassanabdal and Gurdwara Janam Asthan Nankana Sahibincluding CCTV cameras, luggage scanners, metal detectors, walk through gatesetc.

(iii) Installation of generators at Gurdwara Dera Sahib Lahore, GurdwaraPunja Sahib, Hassanabdal and Gurdwara Janam Asthan Nankana Sahib.

(iv) Close coordination with respective DCOs/DPOs to make fool proofsecurity arrangements for the shrines.

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(v) Facilities provided to police of respective Districts for enhancingsecurity like concrete barriers, barbed wires, tentage itmes sand bags etc as perrequirement.

(vi) Solar system has been installed at Gurdwara Punja Sahib,Hassanabdal in order to avoid large-scale load shedding which gives viable securitymeasures.

(b) Details of expenditure incurred is as under:

Works completed (Mandirs)

2008-09. Rs. 0.385 Million.

2009-10. Rs. 0.529 Million.

2010-11. Rs. 9.919 Million.

Works in Hand 2011-12. Rs. 7.202Million.

Works Planned 2012-13. Rs.13.842 Million.

Total Rs.31.877 Million.

Detailed position is placed at Annex-A.

Works completed (Gurdwaras) Shrines.

2008-09. Rs.118.247 Million.

2009-10. Rs. 85.948 Million.

2010-11. Rs. 46.899 Million.

2011-12. Rs. 76.060 Million.

2012-13. Rs. 107.830 Million.

Works in Hand 2012-13. Rs. 18.540 Million

Works Planned 2012-13. Rs. 274.054 Million.

Total Rs. 727.578 Million.

Detailed position is placed at Annex-B.


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3. *Ms. Tasneem Siddiqui:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning and Developmentbe pleased to state the year and company-wise total tax collectedfrom the mobile phone companies in the country during the last fouryears till date alongwith the details thereof?

Reply not received.

4. *Ms. Khalida Mansoor:


(a) whether it is a fact that the uniform conveyance allowance isnot being granted to all the Federal Government employees atpresent; if so, the justification thereof; and

(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to grant uniform conveyance allowance to thoseemployees in near future; if so, when it will be implemented?

Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning and Development(Dr. Abdul Hafeez Sheikh): (a) Yes.

The conveyance allowance is being paid to the Government employeesaccording to their pay scales. This allowance is revised from time to time keepingin view the inflation and financial position of the Government. Recently it has beenrevised as under w.e.f 1-9-2012.——————————————————————————————

BPS Rates as on Rates as on Rates as on30-6-2012 1-7-2012 1-9-2012

——————————————————————————————1-4 Rs. 1150 1500 1700

5-10 Rs. 1150 1500 1840

11-15 Rs. 1700 2000 2720

16-19 Rs. 2480 5000 5000——————————————————————————————

(b) No, as recently revised.

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5. *Ms. Nighat Parveen Mir:


(a) the steps taken by the Government during the last two monthsto control target killing in the country alongwith the resultsachieved therefrom; and

(b) the location-wise number of incidents of target killings occurredin the country during the said period?

Minister for Interior (Mr. A. Rehman Malik): (a)

ICT

HALTING POINTS:

Within ICT, 29 Halting Points have been established from 1600 hours to2200 hours with break up of 12 in City Zone, 09 in Saddar Zone, 10 in I-AreaZone. At these halting points, 51 vehicles have been deployed.

Whereas, from 1359 hours to 0600 hours the number of halting pointshave been increased and rose to 126 number. At these halting points, 63 vehicleshave been deployed to keep in eye over suspicious persons/ vehicles to controlthe target killing.

PATROLLING:

The patrolling system within ICT have been revamped and 15 Falconsand 16 pairs of Eagle Motorcycle alongwith 06 Commandos vehicles have beendeployed which is working in three shifts for surveillance and to combat the targetkilling.

SURVEY OF RENTED HOUSES/ PLACES:

Besides this, time to time surveys of houses/ place given on rent are beingconducted at Police Station level to ascertain the types of keep an eye over theiractivities as well as to control the target killing.

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SURVEYS OF MOSQUES / DEENI MADARIS:

Detailed surveys of Mosques situated within ICT have been carried out.There are 827 Mosques within ICT. Out of which, 460 from Brailvi, 285 Deobandi,36 Ahle Tashee, 34 Ahle Hadis & 12 Miscellaneous sects.

The survey of Deeni Madaras revealed that there are 280 Madaras situatedwithin ICT. Out of which 118 from Brailvi, 147 Deobandi, 05 Ahle Tashee, 08Ahle Hadis & 02 Miscellaneous Sects.

Survey of Mosques and Deeni Madaras on regular basis may help inprevention of target killing on sectarian basis.

ESTABLISHMENT OF NAKAS:

Total 60 Naka Bandi points i.e. City Zone 24, Saddar 18 Industrial Area14, Rural 04 have been established on various key points of ICT which arefunctioning round the clock. Proper Nakabandi of all exit and entry points ofIslamabad are also being held randomly alongwith other places at different venuesand times.

PUNJAB:

Activities of the following are being monitored closely to control the targetkilling in the Punjab province.

• Afghan Trained Boys (ATBs).• Returnees from Afghan Prisons (RAPs)/Guantanamo Bay.• Sectarian prisoners released from Jails.• Madaris involved in militancy.• Lal Masjid Elements (LMEs).• Firebrand speakers of different sectarian organizations.• Publication and distribution of hate material.

SINDH

LAW & ORDER SITUATION IN SINDH PROVINCE:

Overall law & order situation in Sindh is comparatively stable and peacefulexcept incidents of factional violence and random killings.

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TARGET KILLING IN KARACHI:

Over view:

Ethnicity, Sectarianism and in fighting among various politico/ religiousgroups.

Organized criminal gangs and land grabbers under the umbrella ofpolitical parties.

KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA:

i. Extra ordinary vigilance.

ii. Share of intelligence with other Law Enforcing Agencies.

iii. Effective Police Patrolling round the clock and establishment ofadditional checkpoints at conspicuous places of the District.

iv. Detection of most of the crimes & interrogation of suspects.

FATA:

In FATA special focus has been maintained and measures in shape ofdeployment of LEAs on all routes leading to and from the Agencies to ensure thattarget killing in the jurisdiction of respective Agencies is effectively controlled. Dueto the efforts of respective Political Administrations target killing in FATA has beenbrought down to the minimum. With exception to only one incident which happenedon 11-10-2012 in North Waziristan Agency in which 03 persons were killed andone injured.

BALOCHISTAN

SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS:

• Balochistan Police has strengthened all exit/ entry points at provincialand district level. Besides police check points (Nakas) were alsoestablished in and around the cities.

• CCTV Cameras have also been installed at key points within theprovincial Capital and all entry/ exit points of Quetta District.

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• Security of the troubled spots has been enhanced in order to providesecurity to the settlers and Shia community.

• Traders belonging to Shia Community are being escorted from HazarGanji to Hazara Town and onward up to Marriabad Quetta.

• Zaireen of Shia Community traveling from Quetta to Iran are alsobeing escorted throughout the route by District Police and LeviesForce in the area of responsibility.

• Districts Police is conducting random checking through “BlockRaids”.

• Ban under section 144 CrPC was imposed by the government ofmotorbike pillion riding.

• Display of arms has also been prohibited under section 144 CrPC.

• Special Mobile Patrolling teams were constituted to perform dutiesin troubled areas.

• Proper surveillance of rented buildings / hotels/ sarais is being regularlycarried out by local Police and Special Branch Balochistan.

• Strict Watch on suspects/ illegal immigrants.

INTELLIGENCE SHARING

• Intelligence sharing with other stakeholders.

• Inter Provincial Intelligence Meetings / Conferences.

• In order to provide feedback to the field officers and other sisteragencies CID Balochistan has published “RED BOOK” containingdescription/ Bio data of hard core Sectarian Terrorists anddisseminated a copy of the same to all stakeholders.

• During the year 2011 & 2012 CID Balochistan has published 04editions of CID periodical review report on fourth monthly basis anda copy of the same was disseminated to all stakeholders in all Pakistan.

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AJ & K

The report may treated as Nil

Gilgit-Baltistan

Reply is awaited.

(b) ICT

Report in the matter may be treated as Nil.

PUNJAB

Number of incidents of target killing during last two months:——————————————————————————————

FIR No. SHORT BRIEF———————————————————————————————————————————

FIR No. 876/12 dt On 20-9-12 at 0845 PM, 03 unknown terrorists came at20-9-12 u/s 302 34 Motorcycle and discriminate firing on Hafiz Muhammad AbuPPC, 7ATA PS City Bakkar President defunct Sipah-e-Sahabah (SSP) at JhangChiniot. Road, near U-turn Agha Khan Laboratories district Chiniot.

Resultantly Hafiz Muhammad Abu Bakkar President (SSP) wasdied.

FIR No. 598/12 On 19-10-12 at 0815 AM two unidentified motorcyclistdated 19-10-12 u/s gunned down Shakir Rizvi when he was going to the court for302/34 PPC, PS Old a case. As his car reached near the Jain Mandar Chowk,Anarkali Lahore some unidentified motorcyclists sprayed bullets on his car,

injuring him critically. Afterwards, they fled from the scene.He was rushed to the Gangaram Hospital, where he succumbedto his injuries.

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SINDH

Target killing (1st August, 2012 to 25th October, 2012)

Total (108) Target killings.

MONTH-WISE TARGET KILLINGS——————————————————————————————S. No. Month Target Killings

——————————————————————————————1. August 432. September 333. October, 12-10-12 32

——————————————————————————————TOTAL 108

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AFFILIATION WISE TARGET KILLING (01-08-12 TO 25-10-12)——————————————————————————————

Head Party Target Killing Total——————————————————————————————

Political ANP 05 38Jamat-e-Islami 01MQM-A 19PAC 01PPP 03S.T 09

Sectarian Shia 11 38Sunni/Devo Bandi 25Qadiyani 02

Ethnicity Pathan 01 04Urdu Speaking 02Baloch 01

Law & Police 22 28Enforcement PQR 01Agencies Jail Police 02

Rangers 03——————————————————————————————

Grant Total 108——————————————————————————————

MOST AFFECTED AREAS• Orangi

• New Karachi

• Liaqatabad

• Lyari

• Gardan

• Korangi

• Gulshan

• PIB Colony

• Sohrab Goth

• Gulistan-e-Johar

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• Surjani

• North Nazimabad

• Shah Faisal

• Khokhrapar

• Banaras

• Gulshan-e-Maymar

• Shachal

• Surjani Town

• North Nazimabad

MOST AFFECTED POLICE STATIONS• Priabad

• Mubeena Town

• Orangi

• Khawaja Ajmair Naghri

• Pak Colony

• Gulberg

• Korangi

• Gulshan-e-lqbal

• Gulistan-e-Johar

• PIB Colony

• Kharadar

• Risala

• Garden

• Kala Kot

• Kalri

• Malir

• Khokhrapar

• Quaid Abad

• Shah Faisal Colony

• Site A

• Baldia

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• Manghopir

• Korangi Industrial Area

• Gulbarbahar

• Rizvia

• Solder Bazar

In the wake upsurge in violence, Karachi Police has undertaken thefollowing measures:

• Beefing up its presence in the violence affected areas.

• Sating of pickets at flash point in the affected areas.

• Enhancement of patrolling in the sensitive areas.

• Conducting search operation in the trebled areas.

• Deployments of F.C. in the areas along side police personals meetshortage of man power.

• Apprehension of target killers and Gangsters.

• Apprehension of extortionists.

• Monitoring and surveillance of sensitive areas by Ariel reconsencand CCTV Cameras.

• Formation of specialized units like SIU, AVCC to crack down againsttarget killers.

However, 124 target killers involved in the violence were arrested.

KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA

Target Killing for the months of August, September and October, 2012 isattached as Annex - “A”.

FATA

No of Incident = 01

Location = North Waziristan Agency

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BALOCHISTAN:

Terrorist Target killing incidents District Wise from 1st September, 2012to 31st October 2012———————————————————————————————————————————District Target No. of Killed Injured

Incident ——————— ———————LEA Civilian LEA Civilian

———————————————————————————————————————————Awaran LEA Target Killing 0 0 0 0 0

Sectarian Target Killing 0 0 0 0 0Settler Target Killing 1 0 1 0 0

Dalbindin LEA Target Killing 0 0 0 0 0Sectarian Target Killing 0 0 0 0 0Settler Target Killing 1 0 0 0 1

Kalat LEA Target Killing 2 2 0 5 0Sectarian Target Killing 0 0 0 0 0Settler Target Killing 0 0 0 0 0

Khuzdar LEA Target Killing 2 0 0 1 1Sectarian Target Killing 0 0 0 0 0Settler Target Killing 0 0 0 0 0

Killa LEA Target Killing 1 1 0 0 0Abdullah Sectarian Target Killing 0 0 0 0 0

Settler Target Killing 0 0 0 0 0

Lasbela LEA Target Killing 0 0 0 0 0Sectarian Target Killing 0 0 0 0 0Settler Target Killing 3 0 3 0 0

Loralai LEA Target Killing 1 0 0 1 0Sectarian Target Killing 0 0 0 0 0Settler Target Killing 0 0 0 0 0

Panjgur LEA Target Killing 2 3 0 0 0Sectarian Target Killing 0 0 0 0 0Settler Target Killing 0 0 0 0 0

Pishin LEA Target Killing 1 1 0 0 0Sectarian Target Killing 0 0 0 0 0Settler Target Killing 0 0 0 0 0

Dera Bugti LEA Target Killing 2 0 0 1 0Sectarian Target Killing 0 1 0 0 0Settler Target Killing 0 0 0 0 0

Quetta LEA Target Killing 2 1 0 3 0Sectarian Target Killing 10 0 20 0 8Settler Target Killing 1 0 0 0 1

Turbat LEA Target Killing 1 1 0 1 0Sectarian Target Killing 0 0 0 0 0Settler Target Killing 0 0 0 0 0

Total LEA Target Killing 1 4 1 0 0 1 2 1Sectarian Target Killing 10 0 20 0 8Settler Target Killing 6 0 4 0 2

———————————————————————————————————————————Grand Total 3 0 1 0 2 4 1 2 1 1

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AJ & K

The report may treated as Nil.

Gilqit-Baltistan

Reply is awaited.

6. *Sheikh Salahuddin:


(a) whether it is a fact that the value of Pak. Rupee will be furtherdevaluated in the near future due to the repayment of loans ofthe International Monetary Fund (IMF), high demand of foreigncurrency and import of oil;

(b) if so, the steps being taken to control further devaluation ofPakistani currency?

Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning and Development(Dr. Abdul Hafeez Sheikh): (a) ) No.

(b) As the value of the exchange rate is determined primarily throughmarket forces of supply and demand, there is no predetermined exchange rate,SBP guides the foreign exchange market in a way that the value of Pak rupee isdetermined by the interaction of supply and demand for the foreign exchange.SBP continuously monitors the exchange rate movement, and whenever there isexcessive or speculative pressure on the exchange rate, it intervenes in the foreignexchange market to quell that pressure. Whenever other policy parameters permit,the State Bank makes an adjustment in the policy rate to moderate the aggregatedemand (including imports).

@7. *Syed Asif Hasnain:


(a) the year-wise total amount of loans obtained from IMF and otherfinancial institutions during the last four years till date;

——————————————————————————————@ Transferred from Finance Division

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(b) the year-wise amount under the head of interest paid thereuponduring the said period;

(c) the impact occurred/to be occurred on the economy therefrom;and

(d) the annual amount to be paid under the head of interest on theremaining loans?

Minister for Economic Affairs and Statistics (Dr. Abdul HafeezSheikh): (a) The total amount of loans obtained (disbursed) during the last fouryears from IMF and other Financial Institutions is US$16,313 million. Theyear-wise break-up is as under:

(US $ million)——————————————————————————————Donor 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Total——————————————————————————————IMF 3,900 3,526 452 0 7,878

Other Financial 3,285 2,477 1,414 1,259 8,435Institutions——————————————————————————————

(b) The interest paid on the IMF foreign currency loans and otherFinancial Institutions loans during the last four year is given below:

(US $ million)——————————————————————————————Donor 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Total——————————————————————————————IMF 52 120 123 163 459

Other Financial 322 244 230 234 1,030Institutions——————————————————————————————

(c) The impact of loans obtained from IMF and other Financial Institutionsare give below:

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IMF

An amount of US $ 7,878 million received under the Stand-ByArrangement (SBA) and Emergency and National Disaster (ENDA) US $ 452million. The programme achieved desired targets during November 2008 toSeptember 2011 mentioned below:

I. Considerable improvement in current account balance from -$ 9,261million during 2008-09 to +214 million during 2010-11.

II. Increase in Foreign Exchange Reserves from $ 6,432 million during2008-09 to $18,247 million during 2010-11.

III. The Exchange Rate for the US Dollars remained stable most of thetime at around Rs.85 per dollar. The exchange rate was Rs.78.86per dollar at the beginning of program.

IV. The flow of foreign remittances which was $6,432 million at thebeginning of programme rose to $18,247 million by the end of June,2011.

V. Inflation tamed from 25% to 14%.

OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

In addition to the above loans, other Financial Institutions assisted inovercoming the budget deficits and funding the development projects whichcontributed in improving the economy as under:

I. The foreign assistance received from other financial institutions helpedin combating the natural disasters like floods and earthquake in therecent past. The relief and rehabilitation activities were carried outand reconstruction activities are being carried out.

II. It helped bridging the resource gap to carry out the major developmentprojects which generated a lot of economic activity and employmentin the economy. After operationalization, these projects arecontributing their share in the economy.

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III. The economic assistance from the other financial institutions enabledthe country to invest in the social sector especially in the educationand health. Even more resources are required to be injected in thesocial sector to meet the targets and improve social service delivery.

IV. These financial institutions contributed in poverty alleviation.

(d) The total amount of interest to be paid on loans from other FinanciarInstitutions during 01-07-2012 to 30-06-2047 is projected to be US$3,200million. While total amount of interest to be paid to IMF is $58.19 million duringFY 2014—2027.

8. *Mrs. Nisar Tanveer:


(a) the prescribed criteria to asses the claims of tax refunds andsubsequently make their payments to the applicants by the FBR;

(b) the month wise number of tax returns having been made by theFBR during the last four fiscal years;

(c) the year-wise number of claims rejected during the said periodalongwith the action taken against the responsibles; and

(d) whether it is a fact that the cases of tax returns have not beenfinalized timely during the last quarters of said period in orderto show higher figures of tax collection; if so, the steps beingtaken to make the affairs of FBR transparent?

Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning and Development(Dr. Abdul Hafeez Sheikh): (a) FBR has specifically developed a state of theart computerized Refund Processing System to deal with refund claims of SalesTax & Federal Excise. Each and every claim is being processed through the saidsystem. Claims can only be finalized after verification of each and every purchaseinvoice from the Central Data Depository on the basis of First-in-First-out.However, some specific details are given below.

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Sales Tax /FED

The prescribed criteria have been mentioned in Refund Rules, 2006 issuedby the FBR, Islamabad. Step-wise procedure is as follow:

(i) The refund claimant shall file refund claim through RCPS on prescribedsoftware.

(ii) Documents as provided in Sales Tax Rules, 2006 shall be submittedalongwith refund claim.

(iii) Lawful and admissible refund is processed through STARR software.

(iv) The process of issuance of refund cheques is centralized on the basisof RPO issued by the RTOs and uploaded in STARR software issuedon the basis of RPO generated by the refund processing unit.

Income Tax

The process of issuance of refunds in the Income Tax is governed underthe provisions of circular No. 5 of 2003 (Annex-A).

Detail of month-wise No. of tax refunds is “Annexed-B”.

(c) The year-wise number of claims rejected “Annexed-C”.

(d) In this regard it is clarified that such practice is not prevalent in theorganization.


9. *Ms. Shahnaz Saleem:

Will the Minister for Climate Change be pleased to state:

(a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to grant funds to those flood affected areas in thecountry for which Government has not announced to providefunds so far;

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

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Minister for Climate Change (Rana Muhammad Farooq SaeedKhan): (a) & (b) Grant of funds is the responsibility of Ministry of Finance. NDMAis not having any proposal under consideration to grant funds to those flood affectedareas in the country for which Government has not announced to provide funds sofar.

10. *Mr. Jamshaid Ahmad Dasti:


(a) the total amount of loan of State Bank of Pakistan outstandingagainst each province as on March, 2008;

(b) the Year-wise loan obtained by each province from the said Bankduring the period from March, 2008 till date;

(c) the total amount of loan returned by each province to the saidBank during the said period; and

(d) the total amount of loan of the said Bank outstanding againsteach province at present?

Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning and Development(Dr. Abdul Hafeez Sheikh): (a) The total amount of loan of State Bank of Pakistan(SBP) outstanding against each province as on March 2008 is as under:

(Rs. in billion)——————————————————————————————

Sr. Province Total Loan Outstanding as# on 31-03-2008

——————————————————————————————1. Punjab -

2. Sindh

3. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) -

4. Balochistan 16.347——————————————————————————————

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(b) The year-wise loan obtained (net position) by each province from SBPduring the period from March, 2008 till date is as under:

(Rs. in billion)———————————————————————————————————————————

S. # Province Year-wise loan obtained———————————————————————————————

1-4-2008 1-4-2009 1-4-2010 1-4-2011 1-4-2012 Totalt o t o t o t o t o

31-3-2009 31-3-2010 31-3-2011 31-3-2012 2-10-2012———————————————————————————————————————————

1. Punjab – 64.693 – – – 64.6932. Sindh – – – – – –3. KPK – – 3.000 – – 3.0004. Balochistan 1.048 4.808 – – – 5.856

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(c) The total amount of loan returned (net position) by each province toSBP during March 2008 till date is as under:-

(Rs. in billion)———————————————————————————————————————————

S. # Province Year-wise loan returned———————————————————————————————

1-4-2008 1-4-2009 1-4-2010 1-4-2011 1-4-2012 Totalt o t o t o t o t o

31-3-2009 31-3-2010 31-3-2011 31-3-2012 2-10-2012———————————————————————————————————————————

1. Punjab – – (24.121) (11.595) (8.379) (44.095)2. Sindh – – – – – –3. KPK – – – (0.375) (0.375) (0.750)4. Balochistan – – (4.992) (8.278) (1.500) (14.770)

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(d) The total amount of loan of SBP outstanding against each provinceat present is as under:—

(Rs. in billion)—————————————————————————————— Sr. # Province Loan outstanding as on 02-10-2012——————————————————————————————

1. Punjab 20.5982. Sindh —3. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 2.2504. Balochistan 7.433

——————————————————————————————Total 30.281

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11. *Dr. Araish Kumar:


(a) the mandate of Competitive Commission of Pakistan upon whichit was actually established;

(b) the steps taken against the different cartels, companies andassociations launched by the said commission since March, 2008till date alongwlth the achievements gained therefrom; and

(c) the impact of those steps on general public?

Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning and Development(Dr. Abdul Hafeez Sheikh): (a) The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP)was established under the Competition Act, 2010 to provide for free competitionin all spheres of economic activity, to enhance economic efficiency and to protectconsumers from anticompetitive behavior.

(b) CCP has taken significant enforcement actions and unveiled somesignificant cartels that have a far reaching impact in industries, like banking, cement,sugar, LPG, poultry, edible oil etc. It has also taken action against powerful lobbiesand vested interests that has earned CCP the reputation as a fair and independentgovernmental agency. It has also taken actions against various trade and professionalassociations such as Pakistan Banking Association, All Pakistan NewspaperSociety, All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association, Pakistan PoultryAssociation, Jute Mill Association, Pakistan Ship’s Agent Association, All PakistanSugar Mills Association, Institute of Chartered Accountant of Pakistan etc.

ACHIEVEMENTS GAINED FROM ACTIONS TAKEN:

• In the short span of 05 years, 58 decisions/orders were passed, 34enquiry reports and 416 show cause notices were issued. 14 search& inspections were carried out, 396 exemptions were processed.Various sectoral research/studies were carried out, and 13 policynotes and 311 merger NOCs were issued. Penalties amounting toRs. 8.542 billion were imposed on various undertakings andassociations. As a part of statutory mandate, CCP has been conductinginnumerable advocacy sessions with consumers’ protectionassociations, media and general public business entities.

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• CCP is contributing not only in causing deterrence but is also creatingawareness for a culture of compliance to rectify anti-competitivebehavior. In this process, CCP had achieved successes throughcompliances and commitments. In cases relating to the jute mill cartel,a sum of Rs. 23 million as a penalty has even been recovered anddeposited in the public exchequer.

• 100% compliance has been enforced in respect of prohibitingdeceptive marketing provision under Section 10 of the CompetitionAct, 2010.

• CCP became the first regulatory authority from South Asia has beenshort listed by Global Competition Review (GCR) for theenforcement award in the category “Agency of the year - Asia Pacific,Middle East and Africa for 2012”.

• Due to effective enforcement of competition law, the United NationsCommission on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has accededto CCP’s voluntary request for ‘Peer Review’ which shall be financedby UNCTAD.

(c) IMPACT ON GENERAL PUBLIC:

Causing Deterrence, Creating Awareness Through Advocacy andBuilding a Culture of Compliance for Rectifying Anticompetitive Behavior:

• CCP’s actions have created deterrent impact on businesses.

• As a part of due process, various actions taken and the penaltyimposed have been challenged before the Courts and are pendingadjudication. The competition law enforcement activities have createda deterrent effect on both the public as well as private sectorundertakings found involved in abusing its power and CCP hasworked towards protecting the consumers from anti-competitivepractices - such as falling victim to collusive behavior, deceptivemarketing or abuse of dominant position.

• The Commission is striving to ensure competitive pricing, free interplayof market forces which consequently have promoted competitivenessand consumer welfare.

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• Facilitation and guidance is being continuously provided toundertakings, law firms and other stakeholders for pre-merger reviewprocess.

• Establishment of such independent institution not only provides arelief to consumers and businesses (big or small) in creating a levelplaying field, removing entry barriers, encouraging innovation andpromoting competition. It also helps in building and improving theimage across Pakistan -thereby opening avenues for foreigninvestment.

12. *Sheikh Muhammad Tariq Rasheed:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning and Developmentbe pleased to state the steps being taken to take advantages to boostup/develop the economy of the country by the outward orientedeconomy of the Middle East countries, China and SAARC?

Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning and Development(Dr. Abdul Hafeez Sheikh): Outward orientation and likely benefits thereofdepends upon economic conditions in the host country, trade policies of bothcountries, mutually explored areas of cooperation, trade agreements,competitiveness of products and ability to generate exportable surplus accordingto the needs of the host country. Steps taken by the Government in this respectinclude:

i. The Strategic Framework for Trade 2009-12 was focused ondiversification of exports to unexplored areas and uses it for boostingeconomic growth in the country.

ii. Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with China and Sri Lanka paid thedividend as the share of exports to China quadrupled from 2.1% in2003-04 to 8.5% in 2011-12 and exports to Sri Lanka inched upfrom 0.7% to 1.2% in this period.

iii. Trade relations with India have improved in recent past and the exportsdestined to India have doubled its share from 0.7% in 2003-04 to1.4% in 2011-12. Recent efforts to further remove irritants may alsobenefit both countries.

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iv. Exports have more than doubled between 2003-04 and 2011-12from $12 billion to $25 billion. The global environment was notconducive because of global financial crisis and European debt crisis.The share of exports destinations like US, UK, UAE and EUcountries fell drastically in this period. The government has providedaccess to non-traditional markets.

v. Currency Swap arrangements were finalized with China and Turkeyin 2011-12 to further ease of settlements between importers andexporters.

vi. The domestic supply constraints also played adverse role for the lastfour years. The government tried to address supply bottlenecks.

vii. The on-going tariff rationalization drive will also enhancecompetitiveness of local industries.

viii. Reforms envisaged in the Framework for Economic Growth (FEG)are aimed at enhancing productivity of resources and generateexportable surplus in the economy.

@13. *Ms. Imrana Saeed Jamil:


(a) whether it is a fact that Pakistan has granted loans to foreigncountries during the last four years till date;

(b) if so, the details alongwith names of the countries thereof?

Minister for Economic Affairs and Statistics (Dr. Abdul HafeezSheikh): (a) and (b) No loan has been granted to any country during the last fouryears. However, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for grant of US$ 200million export credit to Sri-Lanka was signed on February 11, 2012. The formalLoan Agreement will be signed subsequently.——————————————————————————————

@Transferred from Finance Division.

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14. *Mr. Muhammad Riaz Malik:


(a) whether any scheme has been launched by FBR to convert blackmoney in to white;

(b) if so, the details thereof?

Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning and Development(Dr. Abdul Hafeez Sheikh): (a) and (b) No. such scheme has been launched.

15. *Mrs. Munira Shakir:

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state the steps being takenby the Government to control the issuance of fake ComputerizedNational identity Cards and Passports in the country?

Minister for Interior (Mr. A. Rehman Malik): (a) ComputerizedNational Identity Card (CNIC) is issued only to the genuine citizen of Pakistan.NADRA has uniformly implemented clear and well-defined Business Rules/Policiesfor processing of CNICs. To avoid any fake processing, NADRA has takenfollowing measures to ensure validity, transparency and authenticity:

1. Physical Presence of the Applicant.—An applicant has to bephysically present at the time of processing at Data Acquisition Units(DAUs).

2. Documentary Requirements.—The applicant has to provide relevantdocumentary proofs at the time of processing, without which his/herapplication is not processed.

3. Capturing of Biometric & Textual Data.—At the time ofprocessing, all finger/thumb impressions and photograph of applicantis captured along with his/her textual information.

4. Submission of Attested Forms.—To further ensure authenticity,NADRA has made it mandatory to get the Forms attested by anauthorized attester including, gazetted officer, Members of LocalBodies, Lumbardars etc, who have gross roots in the public beforesubmission of the Form to NADRA Offices.

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5. Fee for Applicants who have more than one CNIC.—Applicantswho have succeeded to obtain two or more CNICs prior toimplementation of Automated Finger Identification System (AFIS)and Facial System, have been levied a substantial fee for cancellationof their fake CNICs to avoid such illegal practices.

6. Check on staff.—NADRA Vigilant check has also been keptconstantly on staff involved in registration process. All RegionalDirector Generals hold proper Court of Inquiries and take strictdisciplinary action against employees, involved in manipulating/misusing the registration system as per existing rules / regulations ofNADRA.

@16. *Shaikh Rohale Asghar:


(a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to establish a new “Custom Border Force” tocontrol smuggling in the country;

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

Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning and Development(Dr. Abdul Hafeez Sheikh): (a) & (b) Pakistan Customs is currently maintainingand managing limited force of personnel placed at the border stations for thepurposes of enforcement. On account of no induction for the last many years, theexisting lot has been aging and large number of them have retired but the shortagehas not be replenished. In view of the fact that border protection is very importantactivity and effective enforcement is imperative, the induction of large number ofpersonnel for border protection is being given a serious consideration in the FederalBoard of Revenue. However, no formal proposal has been forwarded to theMinistry of Finance or other quarter concerned so far.——————————————————————————————

@Transferred from Interior Division.

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@17. *Malik Shakir Bashir Awan:


(a) the names of foreign banks and financial institutions from whichloans obtained by the Government during the year 2011-12 tilldate alongwlth the purposes thereof; and

(b) the utilization of said loans separately?

Minister for Economic Affairs and Statistics (Dr. Abdul HafeezSheikh): (a) The names of foreign banks and financial institutions are as under:

1. Asian Development Bank (ADB)

2. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)

3. International Development Association (IDA)

4. Islamic Development Bank (IDB)

5. International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

6. China Exim Bank

7. OPEC Fund

These loans were obtained for budgetary support, project financing,earthquake and floods.

(b) The utilization (disbursement) of said loans obtained from the aboveBanks and Financial Institutions is placed at Annex-I.


18. *Mr. Salahuddin:

Will the Minister for National Harmony be pleased to state the stepsbeing taken by the Ministry to bring harmony among the differentreligious communities in the country?

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Minister for National Harmony: In the wake of 18th Constitutionalamendment and considering the present Geo Political circumstances in Pakistan,there is strong need for developing National Harmony amongst various Non-Muslim communities residing in Pakistan and contributing to the best of their abilitiesin socio-economic development of the country. Therefore after devolution ofMinistry of Minorities it was felt expedient to have a Ministry of National Harmonyat Federal level and the same was created.

2. Since the creation of this Ministry, efforts are being made to bringharmony among different religious communities. Number of religious functions ofminorities have been arranged at official level, where religious leaders as well ascommunity from different religions like Christians, Hindus, Sikhs, Bahai’s andMuslims participated. The detail is as under:—

i. Interfaith Dewali, celebrated on 17th November, 2011 at PNCA,Islamabad, at official level.

ii. Interfaith Christmas-2011, celebrated on 24th December, 2011 atFatima Church, Islamabad, at official level, where the Prime Ministerof Pakistan was the chief guest.

iii. Interfaith Easter-2012 was celebrated on 11 th April, 2012, at officiallevel.

3. Number of community meetings on different issues of minorities wereheld to develop consensus of different religions. Similarly, the idea for establishmentof District Interfaith Harmony Committees was conveyed to the Provinces and inProvinces; these committees are working at district level, satisfactorily.

4. An International Interfaith Conference has been planned to be heldin the month of September, 2012. After the Conference a formal Policy on interfaithharmony will be framed.

5. The work on “Establishment of Hotline in Ministry of NationalHarmony” to redress the grievances of Minorities is underway. This Hotline wouldbe aimed on the following objectives:

a. An aggrieved person from a minority community may record hisgrievance on hotline and local administration will be contacted toresolve his issue, immediately.

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b. The matter would not be flared up and such issues will be discouragedat grass root level.

c. Anyone, from within and outside the country may obtain a reliableinformation about the minority issues from this Ministry.

d. Local and foreign NGOs can also obtain reliable information fromthis Ministry and this Ministry would be able to check their credentialstoo.

7. An Interfaith meeting between the Adviser / Minister (Incharge) witha delegation of Canadian Parliamentarians was also held at Canadian HighCommission and were informed about the steps taken by this Ministry for thepromotion of interfaith harmony.

8. Minorities Day is celebrated on 11 th August each year. The purposeof this day is to recognize the services and contribution of minorities in the creationand nation building of Pakistan and is in accordance with the vision of our foundingfather.

9. Higher Education Commission, Islamabad and Federal / ProvincialDirectorate of Education have been contacted to introduce interfaith harmony asthe part of educational curricula in educational institutions.

19. *Dr. Muhammad Ayub Sheikh:


(a) whether it is a fact that some Pakistanis are imprisoned in thejails of Bosnia at present;

(b) if so, the nature of allegations levelled against them?

(Transferred to Foreign Affairs Division for answer on Next Rota Day.)

20. *Rana Mahmood -ul- Hassan:


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(a) whether it is a fact that billion of rupees are being pilfered/evadeddue to non existence of a proper tracking system on trade routeto Afghanistan; if so, the estimated annual losses to nationalexchequer on this account at present;

(b) whether it is also a fact that the FBR has planned to start aproject for setting up a tracking system to track all containersgoing for trans-shipment to Afghanistan and Central Asiancountries during the year 2011;

(c) whether it is also a fact that the aforesaid project has beendelayed; if so, the reasons thereof; and

(d) the steps being taken to establish state of art tracking system tostop pilferage of billions of rupees on the said trade route?

Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning and Development(Dr. Abdul Hafeez Sheikh): (a) It is not correct to say that billion of rupees arebeing pilfered /evaded due to non-existence of a proper tracking system on traderoute to Afghanistan. Transit of goods to /from Afghanistan is allowed under therecently negotiated and finalized Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement(APTTA), 2010. Through the said agreement a number of additional safeguardmeasures have been introduced to ensure en route integrity of transit consignments,and tracking of transit cargo is one of these measures.

(b) FBR has developed “Safe Transportation Environment Project” meantfor real time tracking of all types of bonded cargo (on which duty and taxes arenot paid at the Customs port of entry), including transit cargo, through use ofmodern technologies. The Tracking and Monitoring of Cargo Rules, 2012 havealso been notified in this regard by FBR, which provide for licensing of trackingcompanies for these purpose. So far one non-exclusive license has been grantedunder the said project, after undertaking requisite steps including advertising theproject, and technical and financial evaluation of interested firms, for transparentselection of the suitable firm(s).

(c) Pilot of the project was run in the first week of September, 2012,and feedback of the stakeholders is being reviewed alongwith concerns reportedregarding the licensing regime. The licensing rules have also been challenged beforethe Sindh High Court, Karachi, where the matter is still sub judice. The issues athand are expected to be resolved/decided before the end of this calendar year.

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(d) FBR is fully conscious of the need to put in place a state of the arttracking regime for en route tracking and monitoring of transit cargo, to eliminatechances of its pilferage. The steps taken in this regard by FBR are selection ofsuitable tracking firm(s), notification of relevant rules and consultations with thestakeholders to make the system operational at the earliest.

ISLAMABAD: KARAMAT HUSSAIN NIAZI,The 11th November, 2012. Secretary.

PCPPI—1167(12) NA—11-11-2012—700.

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47th Session

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT

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“UNSTARRED QUESTIONS AND THEIR REPLIES”

For Monday, the 12th November, 2012

(Originally Unstarred Question Nos. 33, 46, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27,29, 33 and 34 were set down for answer during the 46th Session)

33. Ms. Tahira Aurangzeb:


(a) the total head-wise estimated cost for Bari Imam Complex/Project, Islamabad; and

(b) the total head-wise increase made in cost of said project as aresult of delay in its completion?

Minister for Interior (Mr. A. Rehman Malik): (a) The PC-I forconstruction of Darbar Bari Imam Complex consists of 2 Phases and totalestimated cost is Rs. 480.983 millions. As per approved PC-I total head wiseestimated cost is given below:

Phase-I (Rs. In Million)——————————————————————————————

S. No Item of Work Agreement Cost——————————————————————————————

1. Shrine Building 79.6682. Arcade Building 140.8483. Courtyard 12.6344. Minaret 8.1815. Public address System 0.5306. HVAC System 8.5277. CCTV System 5.453

——————————————————————————————Total 255.841

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Phase-II1. Auqaf Officers 11.7062. Prayer Hall 12.6503. Sammah Hall 10.2324. Langer Khana 13.3635. Toilets Blocks (02 No) 18.5156. Ablutions Blocks(02 No) 6.2187. Staff Residence 4.7388. Sub-station 3.0579. Main Entrance 8.155

10. Boundary Wall 2.89511. Nullah Covering 27.44612. Retaining & toe well 10.00013. Electrical & other system works. 49.44614. Public Health works 16.15115. Gas works 0.64416. Overhead and underground water tanks 5.43417. Road and footpaths 18.36718. Landscaping works 6.125

——————————————————————————————Total:- 225.142

——————————————————————————————Phase-I 255.841 MillionsPhase-II 225.142 MillionsTotal cost of project 480.983 Millions

(b) No increase is made in cost of said Project as a result of delay. It willbe completed within Contract Agreement Cost of Rs. 255.841million.

46. Malik Shakeel Awan:


(a) the district-wise total number of applicants whose applicationsfor issuance of Passports are pending at present alongwith thereasons thereof; and

(b) the time by which Passports will be issued to those applicants?

Minister for Interior (Mr. A. Rehman Malik): (a) The detail of districtwise number of applicants whose applications for issuance of passports are pending

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at present is given at Annex-“A”. Now a days, there is a delay in issuance ofpassports due to short supply of passport booklets by Pakistan Security PrintingCorporation (PSPC) Press Karachi.

(b) Pakistan Security Printing Corporation (PSPC) has been contactedand the regular supply of blank Passport Booklets is expected to be restoredshortly. As soon as, the supply of Booklets is restored, the pending passports willbe cleared on top priority basis by arranging shifts round the clock and on closedholidays.

(Annexure has been placed in the National Assembly Library)

19. Mrs. Shagufta Sadiq:


(a) whether it is a fact that token tax and professional tax are beingcharged/collected on new and ten year old vehicles by Exciseand Taxation Office, Islamabad at present; if so the ratio thereof;and

(b) whether any other tax is also being charged/collected besidesthe above said taxes on those vehicles; If so, the details thereof?

Reply not received.

20. Mrs. Shagufta Sadiq:

Wile the Minister for Interior be pleased to state the year-wise totalnumber of persons whom blue passports have been issued during thelast five years alongwith the justifications and details thereof?

Minister for Interior (Mr. A. Rehman Malik): The Departmenthas issued 100,465 Official (blue) passports during last 05 years as detailedbelow:——————————————————————————————— S. No. Year Number of MRP Issued——————————————————————————————

1. 2008 19,8622. 2009 19,3843. 2010 23,5224. 2011 21,4855. 2012 (till to date) 16,212

——————————————————————————————Total 100,465

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The issuance of official passports is governed under Para 9 of the Passport& Visa Manual, 2006 (Extract enclosed) and the above passports were issued inaccordance with above provisions.


21. Ms. Tasneem Siddiqui:


(a) the total number of officers of Management Grade I, II and IIIworking in the Planning Commission at present alongwith thedetails thereof; and

(b) the age-wise details of retired officers working in the saidcommission at present alongwith the justification thereof?

Reply not received.

22. Ms. Tasneem Siddiqui:


(a) the country and office-wise details of officers and staff of NADRAworking abroad at present; and

(b) the number of officers/staff posted abroad during the last fouryears till date?

Reply not received.

23. Ms. Khalida Mansoor:


(a) whether it is a fact that the “B-Forms” are being issued to thechildren of un-identified parents; if so, the reasons thereof; and

(b) whether it is also a fact that Computerized National IdentityCards are being issued to those children after reaching the ageof 18 years; if so, the criteria adopted therefor?

Reply not received.

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24. Ms. Khalida Mansoor:

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state the year-wise totalnumber of passports issued by each Pakistani Embassy during theyear 2012-13 alongwith the details thereof?

Minister for Interior (Mr. A. Rehman Malik): Total 396349 MachineReadable Passports have been issued by Pakistani Embassies during the periodfrom 1st January, 2012 to 30th September, 2012. However, the informationregarding issuance of Manual passports from Pakistani Missions abroad is beingcollected through Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad which will requiresometime and will be supplied on its receipt.

25. Ms. Tahira Aurangzeb:

Will the Minister Incharge of the Prime Minister’s Secretariat bepleased to state:

(a) the names and addresses of those persons whom the presentPrime Minister distributed cheques of rupees one lac and aboveas financial assistance; and

(b) the procedure and criteria adopted thereof?

Minister Incharge of the Prime Minister’s Secretariat: (a) The namesand addresses of persons to whom the present Prime Minister distributed chequesof Rupees One Lac and above are at Annexure-I.

A copy of the procedure and criteria is at Annexure-II.


27. Ms. Parveen Masood Bhatti:


(a) whether it is a fact that a committee was constituted under thechairmanship of the Chief Commissioner, ICT, Islamabad

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regarding shifting of Afghan Refugees from Sector I-11/1,Islamabad to other place;

(b) if so, the composition and terms of reference of the saidcommittee;

(c) the number of meetings of the said committee held so far; and

(d) the decisions taken by the said committee so far thereof?

Reply not received.

29. Mr. Muhammad Riaz Malik:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning and Developmentbe pleased to state whether it is a fact that the recommendationsgiven by the Establishment Division vide their letter No.1/3/2008-R6(PT-3) dated 4-7-2012 regarding upgradation of the post of OfficeSuperintendents have not been implemented so far; if so, the reasonsthereof?

Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning and Development(Dr. Abdul Hafeez Sheikh): It is a fact that the Establishment Division hasproposed as under(Annex-I):-

(a) One time grant of BPS-17 may be allowed to all Superintendentsworking in BPS-16 irrespective of their length of service.

(b) In future 03 years satisfactory service as Superintendent (BPS-16)may be prescribed for grant of BPS-17 to them.

2. The recommendations of Establishment Division are under activeconsideration in the Finance Division, taking into account its implications on theexisting administrative structure, finances and its future impact on feeder posts forpromotion to Section Officer as one-time grant concept is alien to Rules/Law.

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33. Mr. Mohammad Afzal Khokhar:


(a) whether it is a fact that pension benefits are not being providedto those pensioners who have been retired during the periodfrom 1-1-2012 till date due to strike of the employees of AGPR;

(b) if so, the time by which the pension and benefits will be given tosaid employees; if not, the reasons therefor?

Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning and Development(Dr. Abdul Hafeez Sheikh): (a) All the pension cases of the pensioners, whohave been retired during the period from 01-01-2012 to 31-08-2012, are beingdealt with and nothing has been held up due to strike in AGPR. Though, routinebusiness of pension section was disturbed due to strike in the month of July, 2012,but it has resumed its normal operations immediately since the strike was over.There is a routine pendency in the section in cases where banks/departments werealready intimated for want of necessary documents. The same will be finalized asand when the required documents are received from the quarters concerned.

(b) – Nil –.

34. Mr. Jamshaid Ahmad Dasti:


(a) whether it is a fact that the AGPR has not fixed so far the salariesof upgraded/promoted Trained Graduate Teachers presentlyworking in BPS-16 under the Federal Directorate of Education,Islamabad; if so, the reasons thereof; and

(b) the steps being taken by the AGPR to fix the salaries of aforesaidteachers at an earliest?

Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning and Development(Dr. Abdul Hafeez Sheikh): (a) Up to 03-10-2012 total No. of 1050 cases inrespect of TGT (B-16) up-graded as SST (B-17) have been received in the office

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of AGPR, out of which 932 cases (471-Female and 461 Male) have beencompleted and pay slip issued accordingly. 119 cases are still pending in the AGPRoffice. All these cases have been received in the current month due to which thepending cases could not be finalized yet.

(b) The above mentioned pending cases are under consideration andwill be finalized at the earliest.

1. Ms. Qudsia Arshad:


(a) whether it is a fact that the legal cases of FBR are entrusted tonon-qualified Lawyers/Advocates in the field of taxation andaccounting; if so, the reasons thereof;

(b) the names of the qualified Lawyers/Advocates enrolled with FBRin the said field and otherwise at present; and

(c) the details of cases of FBR being dealt by those qualified Lawyers/Advocates at present alongwith the total amount of fee paid tothem in each case during the year 2011-12 till date?

Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning and Development(Dr. Abdul Hafeez Sheikh): (a) Advocates on the panel of FBR are placed bythe Law Division after scrutiny and-careful examination of credentials, qualificationand competence of such advocates. Thereafter the FBR keeping in view theexperience and knowledge of advocates about respective fiscal law i.e. IncomeTax, Customs, Federal Excise Duty and Sales Tax endorse their names to itsrelevant field offices which may be Collectorate of Customs are LTUs/RTOsdepending upon the special expertise of the advocate in the field of respectivefiscal laws. Further while assigning the court cases experienced and knowledge ofthe advocate for handling tax cases is always kept in view. Therefore, it is statedthat cases of FBR and its field formations are not entrusted to non-qualifiedadvocates rather their qualification and experience is judged first by Law Divisionand then FBR and its field formations also make sure about the competence andexperience in the respective fiscal law before assigning them cases.

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(b) There are 358 advocates on the panel of advocates of BR and theirnames have been circulated to respective field formations for assigning them casesin the light of their experience and competence. List of advocates on the panel ofadvocates of FBR and its field formations is at Annexure-‘A’.

(c) Litigation issues in Federal Board of Revenue are quite different ascompared to other Ministries/Divisions of government. In the FBR offices, causeof action/litigation mostly arises because of the actions initiated by the field officersfor ensuring correct application of Customs Act 1969, Sales Tax Act 1990, FederalExcise Duty Act, 2005 and Income Tax Ordinance, 2001. When the interpretationof law and determination of duties/taxes made by the departmental officers is notacceptable to the taxpayers, they invoke the appeal or writ jurisdiction of courts.Thus litigation is a constant and perpetual phenomenon for determination, assessmentand collection of taxes and is handled by the respective officers and casesrepresented in the court through advocates on panel.

1. At present about 11000 appeals/petitions by or against the FederalBoard of Revenue are pending in different courts with their details as under:—

Supreme Court: 1406

High Court, Lahore: 6116

Sindh High Court: 2285

Peshawar High Court: 348

Balochistan High Court: 72

2. The appointment of advocates and fee to be paid to them by FBRand its field formations is governed by rule 27(A) of Rules of Business. Normalfee structure as prescribed by Law and Justice Division is as under:—

i. Supreme Court Rs.50000/- for 1st case and for additionalidentical each case Rs.10,000/- aggregate fee shall not exceedRs. 2,00,000/-.

ii. High Court Rs.30,000/- for 1st case and for additionalidentical each case Rs.4,000/- aggregate fee shall not exceedRs.1,00,000/-.

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3. During the year 2011-12, in most of the cases, normal fee has beenpaid to the advocates according to the above stated fee structure issued by Law& Justice Division.

(i) FBR and its field offices engage advocate/advocates forrepresentation before the Courts on special fee only where issue/matter involved in litigation has large revenue impact and oppositeside is also being represented before the Court by some prominentand high profile advocate/advocates. Chairman, FBR is competentto sanction special fee to an advocate upto Rs.1 million and feebeyond this amount is approved by the Law Division.

(ii) List of advocates alongwith names of cases where special fee hasbeen paid is enclosed as annexure 'B'. For the remaining cases, feeat prescribed rates is paid.

(iii) Total fee paid by FBR and its field formations to advocates for theyear 2011-12 till date is as under:—

By FBR (Hqs) Rs.1,42,37,800/-

By field offices Rs.6,13,02,056/-———————

Total: Rs.7,55,39,856/-———————


2. Ms. Qudsia Arshad:

Will the Minister for National Harmony be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the terms and conditions for the post ofChairman, Evacuee Trust Property Board have been notified;

(b) if the answer of part (a) above is in the affirmative, the detailsalongwith the perks and privileges thereof?

Minister for National Harmony: (a) & (b) It is stated that the ETPBAct, 1975 does not specify any terms and conditions for appointment of Chairman,ETPB. The terms and conditions for appointment of the Chairman have not been

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issued so far as the present Chairman, ETPB is performing his duties on honorarybasis and he is not receiving any pay and allowances or TA/DA or any other perksand privileges.

3. Ms. Shireen Arshad Khan:


(a) the total number of legal and illegal Kachi Abadies in Islamabadat present; and

(b) the authority that will remove illegal abadies therefrom?

Reply not received.

4. Ms. Nighat Parveen Mir:


(a) whether it is a fact that the shrine of Hazrat Syed SakhiMahmood Badshah situated at Aabpara has been sealed by theGovernment for visitors/pilgrims;

(b) if so, the reasons alongwith the time by which it will be openedfor visitors/pilgrims?

Reply not received.

5. Rana Mahmood -ul- Hassan:


(a) the total number of officers of Pakistan Rangers working invarious departments on deputation at present alongwith thename of department and period of deputation thereof; and

(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to repatriate those officers; If so, when it will beimplemented?

Reply not received.

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6. Ms. Imrana Saeed Jamil:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning and Developmentbe pleased to state whether it is a fact that the contract has beenawarded for the repairing and renovating the building of CustomHouse, Karachi; if so, the details thereof?

Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning and Development(Dr. Abdul Hafeez Sheikh): It is a fact that a Contract for interior developmentand refurbishment of Custom House Building at Karachi was awarded toM/s. Housing Enterprises, Karachi. The subject contract was completed on31-12-2011. Total completion cost was arrived at Rs. 394,219,285/- as perdetails hereunder:—

Civil Works Rs. 149,550,242

Electrical Works. Rs. 147,460,393

HVAC Works. Rs. 86,503,600

Plumbing Works. Rs. 9, 383,550

Mechanical Works. Rs. 1,321,500———————

Total:- Rs. 394,219,285———————

The above work was done as part of Tax Administration Reform Programwith the assistance of World Bank one of the objectives of which was to improveinfrastructure through automation and interior development and refurbishment ofits existing buildings to provide better working environment.

7. Ms. Imrana Saeed Jamil:


(a) the name of persons appointed in the State Bank of Pakistanduring the period from March, 2008 till date; and

(b) the procedure and criteria adopted therefor?

Reply not received.

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8. Mrs. Seema Mohiuddin Jameeli:

Will the Minister for Interior be pleased to state whether it is a factthat various fee being charged for revalidation of arms licences byNADRA at present; if so, the reasons alongwlth the category-wisedetails thereof?

Reply not received.

9. Mrs. Seema Mohiuddin Jameeli:


(a) the prescribed criteria and procedure for the registration ofvehicles with the Excise and Texation Office, Islamabad; and

(b) the year-wise number of vehicles registered in the said officeduring the last five years?

Reply not received.

10. Shaikh Rohale Asghar:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue and Planning and Developmentbe pleased to state the total amount of circular debt as on15-3-2008?

Reply not received.

KARAMAT HUSSAIN NIAZI, Secretary.

ISLAMABAD:The 11th November, 2012.

PCPPI—1167 (2012) NA—11-11-2012—700.

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