(8th Session) NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT 69. *Dr. Nisar Ahmad Jatt: Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics Privatization be pleased to state the year-wise

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(8th 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 27th January, 2014(Originally Starred Question Nos. 4, 69, 247, 303, 306, 311 and 366 were

set down for answer during the 7th Session)

4. *Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak:Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statisticsand Privatization be pleased to state:

(a) the year-wise total amount of funds received from USAID/UNICEF/JAICA for various sectors in the country during theyear 2012-13 till date; and

(b) the project-wise utilization thereof?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) & (b) The status of the totalamount received from USAID/UNICEF/JICA is as under:—

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69. *Dr. Nisar Ahmad Jatt:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, StatisticsPrivatization be pleased to state the year-wise impacts of devaluationof Pakistani Rupee against US dollar on the foreign debt during thelast five years till date?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): The year wise impact of devaluationof Pak rupee on foreign debt Since 2008 is given below:———————————————————————————————

Year Impact (Million Rs)——————————————————————————————

2008-2009 582,194

2009-2010 211,200

2010-2011 25,807

2011-2012 458,738

2012-2013 228,224

Jun 2013-Oct 2013 403,063——————————————————————————————

Total 1,909,226——————————————————————————————

247. *Munaza Hassan:

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that the rate of cyber crimes is increasing inthe country; if so, the reasons thereof;

(b) the steps being taken by the Government for the preventionthereof; and

(c) whether any law has been made to control the said crimes; if so,the present status of implementation thereof?

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Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):(a) The rate of cyber crimes is increasing due to the following reasons:

(i) For financial gain.

(ii) To harm or destroy the privacy and reputation of an individual ororganization for some grudges;

(iii) Unavailability of appropriate legislation to prevent cyber crimes;

(iv) Criminal exploit the greedy behavior of people.

(b) (i) National Response Centre for Cyber Crimes (NR3C) was establishedunder FIA in 2007, with five zonal offices at the provincial capitalsand Rawalpindi having jurisdiction all over Pakistan;

(ii) It deals with technology based law enforcement, digital forensics,assistance to other departments and police. Research & Developmentand cyber crime awareness for government departments, judicialofficers and academia;

(iii) NR3C has state-of-the-art technical facilities and expertise to handlethe cyber crimes.

(iv) FIA is regularly conducting awareness workshops and seminars foracademia and government departments.

(c) (i) Since its establishment. NR3C has been dealing with cyber crimesunder Electronic Transition Act 2002 (ETO), Prevention of ElectronicCrimes Ordinance 2007 (PECO) and Pakistan Telecommunication(Re-organization) Act, 1996.

(ii) The Prevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance 2007 (PECO) lapsedon 4th November, 2009. A draft of Prevention of Electronic CrimesBill (PECB) has been prepared by Ministry of InformationTechnology, which is under consideration at Ministry of Law, Justiceand Human Rights.

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303. *Dr. Arif Alvi:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statisticsand Privatization be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the Civil Servants have been nominatedby the Government as directors of the boards of public andprivate sector enterprises during the last five years;

(b) whether it is also a fact that huge remunerations have beenpaid to them in addition to their Government salaries;

(c) if the answers to part (a) and (b) above are in the affirmative,the names of those directors alongwith the justification thereof;

(d) whether it is further a fact that the Government has taken actionagainst those directors; if so, the details thereof; and

(e) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to amend its rules for public sector enterprises forgiving allowances to such directors in accordance with theirentitlements; if so, when it will be implemented?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) Yes.

There are three types of nominations i.e. statutory, ex-officio and others.

(b) Fee/Honorarium has been paid by PSEs to members for attendingthe Board meetings in the light of by-laws of the Public Sector Enterprises (PSE)and regulations issued by State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and Securities and ExchangeCommission of Pakistan (SECP).

(c) A number of officers were posted in & out of the Finance Divisionover last five (05) years. However, the names and designations of officers ofFinance Division on BoDs/BoGs at present are at Annex-I.

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(e) The Government has already made necessary amendments in rulesand fixed the upper limit of such payments to the Government nominee directorsat Rs. 600,000/- per annum vide SRO 997(I)/2013 dated 20-11-2013(Annex-II). The SRO stands implemented since the date of its issuance.

(Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library)

306. *Munaza Hassan:


(a) whether it is a fact that people are facing inconvenience anddelay for getting/receiving Family Registration Certificates(FRC) from NADRA;

(b) if so, the steps being taken by the Government to solve the saidproblems?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):

(a) Issuance of Family Registration Certificate

No such complaint of inconvenience / delay has been received at NADRAHQ. However, Family Registration Certificate (FRC) is issued to any family memberwho is 18 years of age or above, provided that the whole family is linked in theNational database. FRC can be processed from any NADRA Registration Center(NRC) and issued on the same day.

(b) Nil.

311. *Dr. Nafisa Shah:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statisticsand Privatization be pleased to state the total amount borrowed bythe Government from abroad during the last three months alongwithrates of interest thereof?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): The Government has contracted

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foreign loans of US$232.85 million from IDB and Saudi Arabia during the periodfrom 01-07-2013 to 30-09-2013. Interest rate on US$132.850 millionCommodity Murabaha Financing from IDB is 2.77% and the interest rate onUS$100.000 million loan for Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Project from SaudiArabia is 2.00%.

The disbursements during the same period against the old loans signedprior to 01-07-2013 was US$346.44 million.

On September 4, 2013 the Executive Board of the International MonetaryFund (IMF) approved financing arrangements under Extended Fund Facility (EFF)for SDR 4.393 billion ($6.64 billion) at interest rate in the range 2-3% to supportcountry’s economic reform program. Pakistan has received an amount of SDR360 million (about US$544.5 million) during August-October, 2013 from IMF.

366. Disallowed on re-consideration.

1. *Lal Chand:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economics Affairs, Statisticsand Privatization be pleased to state:

(a) the steps being taken by the Government to bring the dollarback to 99 rupees; and

(b) the action to be taken against the responsible for devaluationof Pak. Rupee?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) Pakistan has been following aflexible exchange rate regime. Exchange rates (USD/PKR) in Pakistan aredetermined by supply and demand of foreign Exchange in the domestic market.The supply of foreign exchange mainly comes from exports, remittances, foreignloans, foreign investments, etc., while demand arises due to imports, debt payments,etc. In case, demand is higher than the supply of foreign currency, exchange ratetends to depreciate and, vice versa.

(b) The value of rupee has primarily been determined by overall balanceof payment position of the country. SBP does not target any particular level ofexchange rate.

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Movement in the PKR against US$ in the current fiscal year is also areflection of overall balance of payment position of the country.

2. *Lal Chand:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economics Affairs, Statisticsand Privatization be pleased to state:

(a) the difficulties being faced by the Government to include in thetax net three million potential tax evaders identified by NADRA;and

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

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) No data of potential taxpayersidentified by NADRA has been provided by NADRA to FBR.

(b) In view of importance of the matter a fresh initiative to expand thetax net has been launched by the government during the current financial year. Thisexercise makes use of data of economic activities of significant value that areindicative of significant asset creation or consumption expenditure by persons noton tax roll.

The data collected through third party sources includes motor vehicleregistration, real estate purchase, educational institution fees, utility bills, sales taxinvoices and the withholding tax payment data.

So far notices requiring filing of return have been issued to 61,246 potentialtaxpayers during current financial year. Of these 30,355 notices were issuedduring the first quarter of the financial year and 30,891 notices were issued duringsecond quarter.

The government aims to bring 100,000 new taxpayers in the net duringthe current financial year and an additional 100,000 in each of the following twoyears.

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(a) the total number of persons who have been employed in NADRAduring the period from 2008 till date alongwith their names,qualification, grades and domiciles; and

(b) the date of appointment alongwith their home addresses?

Reply not received.

4. * Sardar Muhammad Shafqat Hayat Khan:


(a) the total number of foreign visits made by the present and formerChairmen NADRA during their respective tenures alongwith thetotal expenditures incurred theirupon separately; and

(b) the total number of foreign visits made by the present and formerDeputy Chairman NADRA alongwith the visit-wise total amountof expenditures incurred thereupon?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):(a)——————————————————————————————

No. of Visits Expenditure——————————————————————————————

Official foreign visits 08 Rs. 5,257,380made by the presentChairman NADRA.

Foreign visits made bythe former Chairman 12 Rs. 2,896,280NADRA, during his respective tenure.

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Detail break-up is placed at Annex-A and Annex-B respectively.

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5. *Shaikh Rohale Asghar:


(a) the total monthly salary packages of the present Chairman,NADRA and his predecessor;

(b) the year-wise total amount of said packages disbursed to thesaid officers during the last three years; and

(c) the total amount drawn on account of TA/DA accommodationand other related expenditures for foreign visits made by thepresent Chairman during the said period?

Reply not received.

6. *Malik Ibrar Ahmed:


(a) whether it is a fact that Mr.Jameel, Qazi Manzoor, Malik Abid,Malik Wages Zahoor, Mr. Muhammad Abbas, Mr. MuhammadSaqlain, Ms. Omara (Amra), Ms. Sumara, Subedar (Retd)Muhammad Hussain and Mr. Muhammad Hassan (Driver) havebeen appointed by the present Chairman, NADRA; if so, themethod of recruitment thereof alongwith the details of theiraddresses/domiciles; and

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(b) the terms and conditions of employment alongwith their presentpostings?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):(a) As per NADRA record, detail of required employees as under:———————————————————————————————S. No. Name Date of Remarks

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1. Mr. Muhammad Abbas(Driver), Chak # 1/24 10-8-2012A.L. Renalakhurd PHQ HiredOkara, Punjab Lahore during the

tenure of2. Sub(R)Muhammad 10-10-2012 present

Hussain, Intelligence (Retired on ChairmanOfficer, Village Tahi, 29-10-2013)Tehsil Talagang,Chakwal , Punjab

3. Mr. Muhammad 1-7-2010Saqlain, Jr. Executive NRC New38/13, Sector 11G, KarachiNew Karachi , Sindh

4. Ms. Sumara, Jr. Executive, 13-2-2007H. # 2, St. # 3 Rubbani NRCColony, Faislabad, Punjab Faisalabad Hired

during the5. Ms. Amra(Omera), 11-4-2012 tenure of

Jr.Executive, H # D-34 NRC F-8, previousFacial Colony Islamabad ChairmenChaklala,R.pindi,Punjab

6. Malik Abid Ali, Jr. 3-11-2009Executive, H # 108, NRC, D.G.Block # 18 Lahgari KhanColony, DG Khan,Punjab.

7. Muhammad Hassan, 19-11-2002Driver, Village Chema NADRAChou, Sakardu,Gilgit HQBaltistan.

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8. Mr. Jameel — Theseindividuals

9. Qazi Manzoor — are notNADRA

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Method of Recruitment

(1) Approval of vacancy from the competent authority.

(2) Advertisement published in daily newspaper, shortlisted candidatesare informed test/interview.

(3) Online test/interview through board of officers (if applicable).

(4) Selection of suitable candidates and issuance offer letter.

Note.—The above procedure has been adopted for said employees.

(b) Terms and Conditions

(1) Junior Executive employees were hired initially on short term basisfor a period of six months. Upon recommendations of concerneddepartmental head, his/her contract is further extended for six months.After one year a test is conducted and those who qualify are confirmedfor 3 years contract. Moreover, drivers are initially hired for six months.Upon recommendations of concerned departmental head, theirservices are confirmed for 3 years contract.

(2) Present posting of said individuals is mentioned in para “a”.

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7. *Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak:


(a) the year-wise ratio of Primary Education Index, Gender ParityIndex (GPI) and Youth Literacy in Pakistan during the last fiveyears; and

(b) the steps taken by the present Government to increase the saidGPI alongwith the area-wise details thereof?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) Year-wise ratio of PrimaryEducation Index, Gender Parity Index (GPI) and Youth Literacy in Pakistan duringthe last five years are as under:———————————————————————————————

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Net Gender YouthPrimary Parity LiteracyRatio Index(GPI) (age 15

for primary to 24)education

——————————————————————————————2004-05 52 0.85 642005-06 53 0.85 672006-07 56 0.81 682007-08 55 0.88 702008-09 57 0.88 702010-11 56 0.88 712011-12 57 0.90 72

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(b) This does-not relate to Statistics Division.

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(a) the total amount of Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund at present;

(b) the present status of the utilization of the said fund for the purposeof access to micro finance; and

(c) the details of beneficiaries of the said fund?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) Total funds available with PPAFas of December 31, 2013 are over Rs. 25 billion as per following breakup:

For Microcredit: Rs.18.0 billionFor Grants: Rs. 7.6 billion

(b) As of December 31, 2013, Rs. 17 billion (out of available 18 billion)have been deployed for access to microcredit.

Since commencement of operations in April 2000 to December 31, 2013,PPAF has disbursed Rs. 90 billion for microcredit in 5.6 million cases.

(c) The funds provided to PPAF for microcredit are used for on-lendingto Partner Organizations (POs). The POs provide microcredit loans to individuals/communities following a demand driven approach.

A significant portion of PPAF funding (around 75%) is provided formicrocredit in the rural areas where most of the poor exist. These loans are usedmainly in agriculture, commerce and livestock sectors. As of December 31, 2013the number of active borrowers financed by POs is 900,000 of which 55% arewomen.

Grant funds are provided to POs for small scale water and infrastructureschemes; health and education interventions; social mobilization; livelihoodenhancement and disaster management, etc. A total of Rs. 7.6 billion availablewith PPAF at present will be used for these activities for which commitments havealready been made.

Since April 2000 to December 31, 2013 PPAF’s outreach has been asfollows:

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Districts: 121Partner Organizations: 126Villages/Settlements: 98,000Community Organizations formed: 121,500Credit/Common interest groups formed: 348,000



(a) the total amount of the current deficit as on 30-11-2013; and

(b) the total amount of the current account deficit as on30-11-2012?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) On 30th November 2013, thecurrent account deficit recorded at US$ 1885 million (during July-NovemberFY13).

(b) On 30th November 2012, the current account deficit recorded atUS$ 684 million (during July-November FY 12).


Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statisticsand Privatization be pleased to state the total amount of debtborrowed by the Government from the international market so faralongwith the rates thereof?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): Government borrows funds fromthe international market through domestic and foreign banks from time to time tobuild the foreign exchange reserves and strengthen the budgetary position of thecountry. Since June 1, 2013 the Government has obtained foreign currency loanfor US$ 100 million from a consortium of banks comprising Standard CharteredBank, United Bank Limited and Credit Suisse. The credit amount was disbursedin November, 2013 at interest rate of LIBOR + 4% for a period of one year.

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11. *Dr. Arif Alvi:


(a) whether a currency swap agreement or a similar arrangementmade with India will be beneficial for mutual trade;

(b) whether said agreements will reduce dollar dependence of bothcountries;

(c) whether such agreement have to be part of an overall packageof said agreements; and

(d) whether any discussion have been made thereupon by theGovernment with India?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) Pakistan has not signed anycurrency swap agreement with India.

(b) No applicable

(c) No applicable

(d) No such proposal is under consideration.

@12. *Dr. Arif Alvi:

Will the Minister for Planning and Development be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the Government is aware of the poorperformance projects launched in Pakistan as reported by theCountry Assistance Programme Evaluation during the years2002 till date;

(b) whether it is also a fact that 61 projects have been evaluated bythe Independent Evaluation Department and rated 10 projectssuccessful, 11 less than successful and 13 un-successful; if so,the reasons thereof;

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(c) whether it is further a fact that the PCRS by the implementingdepartments have not been received therefor; if so, the reasonsthereof?

Minister for Planning and Development (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal): (a)Presumably the question relates to the report of Independent Evaluation Departmentof Asian Development Bank (ADB) in respect of those projects which werefinanced by Asian Development Bank through Country Assistance Programmesince 2002. The report covers all 116 loans from 2002 to 2012 which werenegotiated for 61 projects.

(b) Out of these 61 projects, 43 have been completed, and PCRs areavailable for 34 of them. Independent Evaluation Department Report states thatten (29%) of the 34 projects are successful or better, eleven (32%) less thansuccessful, and thirteen (38%) unsuccessful. The report concludes that the situationin Pakistan for efficient project implementation was generally adverse in 2000s.Thereasons interelia, of projects being un-success are; deteriorating security situation,stakeholder discord, procurement, land acquisition, and implementation issues.

Projects Wing, Ministry of Planning, Development and Reforms evaluatesprojects funded through PSDP. 26 projects were evaluated during the last threeyears and their analysis is as under.

i. Cost overrun: 24 percent projects were completed within initialapproved cost and 76 percent projects were completed over thecost at an average of 57% cost increase.

ii. Time overrun: None of them completed within originally plannedperiod. Delays in project completion ranged between 12-84 monthsfor reasons given above.

iii. Revisions: 71 percent projects have gone into revision for variousreasons.

(c) The implementing departments/agencies are required to submit projectcompletion report (PC-IV) to the Ministry of Planning, Development and Reformsafter completion of the project. However, project authorities are not providingPC-IV for all the completed projects. The miniseries are again being advised tostrictly follow the requirement of submission of PC-IV.

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(d) Mainly projects are delayed due to problems in land acquisition. Toresolve this issue, Central Development Working Party (CDWP) in one of itsmeetings decided that the Projects in which Foreign Assistance is involved, theland should be acquired before start of loan negotiations. Efforts are being madethat land is acquired before singing of loan agreement so that foreign aided projectsare not delayed. For instance land for E-35 Mansehra Road land has been acquiredbefore negotiations. Similarly, to tackle other issues like deteriorating law andorders situations Government has taken various other steps.

13. *Dr. Mahreen Razaque Bhutto:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statisticsand Privatization be pleased to state the current population growthrate of Pakistan?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): The current population growthrate of Pakistan according to 1998 Census average annual is 2.69%. However,at present the projected growth rate by National Institute of Population Studies(NIPS) for 2013 is 1.97%.

14. *Dr. Mahreen Razaque Bhutto:

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased tostate the steps taken by the Government to solve public transportproblem in Islamabad?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):Transport in Islamabad is being run by private sector. ICT Administration exerciseregulatory and supervisory role in administering the public transport in Islamabad.However, in order to improve the public transport, CDA in its Board Meetingheld on 1-1-2014 has decided to launch Islamabad Bus Service.

15. *Belum Hasnain:


(a) the province-wise total number of commercial and non-commercial banks working in the country at present alongwiththe details thereof;

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(b) the criteria adopted to allow those banks for carrying out theirbusiness; and

(c) the total number of banks which have been closed or suspendeddue to poor performance or on any other reasons since March,2008 till date?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) At present 38 CommercialBanks and 10 Microfinance Banks (MFBs) are operating in the country. Theprovince-wise position of banks/MFBs in Pakistan as on 31-12-2013 is givenbelow:——————————————————————————————

Name of Province Total No. of Total No. ofCommercial Non-Commercial

Banks Banks(Microfinance Banks)

——————————————————————————————Sindh, PunjabKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, 38* 10**Baluchistan,Azad JammuKashmir, GilgitBaltistan,FATAAnd Federal Capital

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Punjab Provincial Cooperative Bank Limited which is operating in Punjab only.

** Out of total 10 Microfinance Banks, 8 are operating on country wise basis whereas 2namely: Advans Microfinance Bank Limited and APNA Microfinance Bank Limited are operatingonly in Sindh Province.

Further details are at Annex-A.

(b) The authorization/issuance of a commercial banking license has beenvested in State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) under Section 27 of the Banking CompaniesOrdinance, 1962. General criteria adopted by SBP is as follows:

i. The proposed bank should be a public limited company,

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ii. A minimum of 50% shares have to be offered to general public,

iii. The bank should have a minimum paid up capital of Rs. 10 billion (oras prescribed by SBP),

iv. The bank shall at all times maintain a minimum capital adequacy ratioof 10% (or as specified by SBP),

v. At least 20% of the total paid up capital shall have to be subscribedpersonally by the sponsor directors, etc.

Further details are at Annex-B

(c) No bank has been closed or suspended for poor performance orany other reason since March, 2008.


16. *Belum Hasnain:


(a) the country-wise amount of loans taken by the presentGovernment alongwith the rate of interest thereon; and

(b) the heads-wise details of expenditure therefrom?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) Two loan agreements, onewith Germany and other with Saudi Arabia, have been signed during the period ofpresent Government. Interest rate on US$27.22 million loan from Germany forHarpo Hydropower Project is 0.75% while the interest rate on US$100 millionloan from Saudi Arabia for Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Project is 2.00%.

(b) So far no disbursement/utilization has been made under these loans.

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(a) whether it is a fact that the peoples are facing difficulties toprovide guarantors in obtaining the loan under Prime MinisterYouths Programme;

(b) the percentage of interest to be paid on such loans;

(c) the steps being taken by the Government to make the said loanas interest free and to declare it as Qarza-e-Hasna; and

(d) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to remove the condition of guarantor for obtainingthe said loans?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) No. However, to facilitate theyouth further, the criteria for guarantor has been reviewed and made easier.

(b) The borrower will have to pay interest @ 8% per annum. Theremaining rate of mark up i.e. 7% / 8% at present will be borne by the Government.

(c) A separate interest free scheme titled “Prime Minister’s Qarza-e-Hasna Scheme” will be launched in near future. For the present scheme no suchproposal is under consideration. The Committee on Islamization of Banking andFinance will make general recommendations that would also be applicable for thisScheme.

(d) No.

18. *Naeema Kishwar Khan:


(a) the location wise total number of FC Platoons/Jawans deployedin the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) at present;

(b) whether it is a fact that law and order in the KPK is beingdeteriorated; if so, reasons for the deployment of those platoonsoutside the province; and

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(c) the steps being taken by the Government to handover all platoonsand FC Jawans to the Government of KPK alongwith the detailsthereof?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):(a) The question is of an operational nature and the answer can not be madepublic.

(b) & (c) The matter is sub-judice in Review Petition No.85-P/2012 ofWrit Petition No.1294-P/2012 in Peshawar High Court, Peshawar. Further stepswill be taken after the decision by Honorable High Court.

19. *Parveen Masood Bhatti:


(a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to exempt the levy of sales tax on fertilizer, tractors,agricultural appliances and on all other items pertaining tofarming;

(b) if so, when it will be implemented; if not, the reasons thereof?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) No such proposal is underconsideration of the Government to exempt levy of sales tax on fertilizer, tractorsand agricultural appliances and on other items/goods pertaining to farming.

(b) As replied above, no proposal is under consideration of theGovernment to exempt levy of sales tax on above goods/items.

20. *Parveen Masood Bhatti:


(a) whether it is a fact that the increments relating to educationalqualification have not been restored by the Government so far;if so, the reasons thereof; and

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(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to restore the said increments; if so, when it will beimplemented?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) Yes. It is a fact that theeducational qualifications were discontinued due to the following:—

(i) As the concession of advance increments was originally introducedunder the Basic Pay Scales-1983. It was fist admissible to thetechnical/professional categories of Government servants with a viewto boost their performance in the specified fields. Subsequently, inthe Revised Pay Scales, 1987, the concession of advance incrementswas liberalized and the non-professional/non technical categories ofGovernments were also allowed the incentive of advance incrementson acquiring the educational qualifications higher than those prescribedfor the post, irrespective of the specific relationship to their jobdescription.

(ii) This incentive of advance increments did not bring about significantimprovement in the performance of Government servants, therefore,the Pay and Pension Committee-2001 took stock of the situationand recommended to discontinue the scheme of advance incrementw.e.f. 01-12-2001 under the revised scheme of Basic Pay Scales-2001.

(b) There is no such proposal under consideration of the Government torestore the scheme of advance increments at present. However, in future, as andwhen any Pay Committee/Commission is constituted, the matter will be placedbefore them for their consideration.

21. *Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi:

Will the Minister for Planning and Development be pleased to statethe plans made and proposed for the development of Karachi by theGovernment during the current year and for future alongwith thevalue thereof?

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Minister for Planning and Development (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal): After18th Constitutional Amendment, the Provinces have been constitutionally andfinancially empowered. Preparing plans and projects for the Provinces and citiesis the responsibility of the Provincial Government concerned. Federal Governmentis transferring resources under the 7th National Finance Commission Award toProvinces as per their enhanced share. Provincial Governments are supposed toimplement the subjects devolved after 18th Amendment.

However, the Federal Government is implementing about 67 developmentprojects located in / around Karachi costing about Rs. 1044 billion including KarachiSewerage Project (S-III) through various sponsoring Ministries / Divisions, underthe federal Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2013-14. An amountof Rs. 15.2 billion has been allocated for these projects in PSDP 2013-14.

One mega project “Karachi-Lahore Motorway” is at conceptual stage.The feasibility study of the said project is in process. Cost of the project will befirmed up on the basis of the feasibility study etc.

22. *Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi:


(a) whether it is a fact that the Government had announced duringbudget 2013-14 that SROs under which tax rebate is given willnot be issued after December, 2013 and a new CoordinatedSystem will be formulated by ending unjustifiable rebate in taxes;

(b) whether it is also a fact that the Government has failed to doso; if so, the reasons thereof; and

(c) the steps being taken by the Government to implement the saidannouncement/commitments?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) The Finance Minister, in hisbudget speech had stated that “we have to adopt a simple tax and tariff structureby abolishing the culture of SROs.” No deadline was fixed and the Finance Ministeronly emphasized that the culture of SROs shall be abolished. In line with his speech/policy, maximum restraint is being exercised in issuance of SROs, and no new

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SRO, under which tax rebate was given, has been issued after December, 2013.Only one SRO has been issued after December, 2013, and even in that SRO, norebate has been given.

(b) No, this is not correct as no new SRO giving tax rebate was issuedafter December, 2013.

(c) In order to abolish culture of SROs, certain principles have beenformulated on the basis of which a number of categories of SROs issued from timeto time are planned to be deleted/rationalized over a period of three years.

23. *Saman Sultana Jaffri:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statisticsand Privatization be pleased to state the total amount of foreignexchange of the country reserves as on 30-6-2012 and 30-6-2013?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): The foreign exchange reserves ofthe country on the mentioned dates are as follows:

Foreign Exchange Reserves——————————————————————————————

NET NET TOTALEND RESERVES RESERVES LIQUID

PERIOD WITH SBP WITH FXBANKS RESERVES

——————————————————————————————June-12 $10,803 $4,485 $15,289June-13 $6,008 $5,011 $11,020

——————————————————————————————[all amounts in millions US dollars]

24. *Nighat Parveen Mir:


(a) the efforts/performance made by the Ministry to control thenarcotics in the country during the year 2013-14;

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(b) the total number of foreigners arrested alongwith thecontrabands recovered therefrom during the said period; and

(c) the punishments awarded to the traffickers of narcotics duringthat period?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):(a) Requisite information is attached as Annex-A.

(b) 47x foreigners have been arrested during 2013-14. Detail of drugsrecovered from them is as under:———————————————————————————————

Year No. of Kind & Qty of Drugs Seized (in Kg)foreigner ———————————————————Arrested Heroin Hashish Opium Cocaine

——————————————————————————————2013 45 64.206 10.980 0.060 6.7162014 2 0 0 0 1.510

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(c)——————————————————————————————

Punishments Awarded No. of Accused——————————————————————————————

Death Penalty 04Life Imprisonment 53More Than 10 years RI 185 to 9 years RI 46Less than 5 years RI 419

——————————————————————————————Grand Total 540

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(Annexure has been placed in the National Assembly Library)

25. *Khalida Mansoor:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statisticsand Privatization be pleased to refer to Starred Question No.13 repliedon 25-9-2013 and to state whether there is any proposal under

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consideration of the Government to collect tax from all tax payerson monthly basis like electricity and gas bills; if so, when it will beimplemented?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): No such proposal in respect ofcollection of Income Tax on monthly basis is under consideration. However, SalesTax and Federal Excise duty is already being collected on monthly basis and SalesTax and Federal Excise Returns are filed by 15th of each month, in respect ofSales of the previous month.

26. *Khalida Mansoor:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statisticsand Privatization be pleased to refer to Starred Question No. 31 repliedon 25-9-2013 and to state the steps taken by the Government forreduction in poverty under poverty alleviation programme in thecountry alongwith the results achieved therefrom?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar):

The Government has taken the following steps to alleviate povertyin the country;

Ongoing Programmes

(1) Increase in allocation of Cash Support Programme: Thegovernment has increased the allocation for the Benazir IncomeSupport Programme (BISP) from Rs. 44.00 billion for FY 2012-13to Rs. 75.00 billion for FY 2013-14. Further, disbursement to eachbeneficiary has also been enhanced from Rs.1,000 to Rs. 1,200 permonth. The number of beneficiaries will increase from 4.85 million to5.70 million during the current financial year.

(2) Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) was set up undersection 42 of the Companies Ordinance 1984 as a ‘not for profit’institution to reduce poverty at the grass root level in 1997.

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Total funds available with PPAF as of December 31, 2013 are overRs. 25 billion as per following breakup:—

For Microcredit: Rs.18.0 billionFor Grants: Rs. 7.6 billion

As of December 31, 2013, Rs. 17 billion (out of available 18 billion) havebeen deployed for access to microcredit. Since commencement of operations inApril 2000 to December 31, 2013, PPAF has disbursed Rs. 90 billion formicrocredit in 5.6 million cases.

Grant funds are provided to Partner Organizations (POs) for small scalewater and infrastructure schemes; health and education interventions; socialmobilization; livelihood enhancement and disaster management, etc. A total ofRs. 7.6 billion available with PPAF at present will be used for these activities forwhich commitments have already been made.

(3) Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal (PBM)

For the current financial year, an amount of Rs. 2.00 billion has beenallocated for Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal to undertake different programme for the poorand the disadvantaged.

New Initiatives

Following new programmes have been launched/are being launched bythe government:

i. Small Business Loans Scheme: With a view to enable youth tostart their own businesses, small business loans will be made availablethrough the banking system. Under the scheme, loans ranging fromRs. 100,000 to Rs. 2,000,000 will be available at a mark-up of 8%.The remaining cost will be borne by the Government. In the first yearof the scheme, 100,000 loans will be offered. This scheme has beenlaunched recently.

ii. Skills Development Programme: Under this programme 25,000young people up to the age of 25 and with minimum qualification ofmiddle, will be imparted training in a number of trades across thecountry. Six months training will be given for which fee will be paid

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by the government. Emphasis will be placed on such trades as are indemand abroad or will enable graduates to become self-employed.

iii. Micro-Finance Scheme: To enable our men and women toundertake micro-enterprise activities, the government has allocatedRs.3.5 billion to launch a scheme of Qarz-e-Hasana (loans withoutmark-up). At least 50% of these loans will go to women.

iv. Youth Training Program: This Programme will allow Master’sdegree holders to work in a private sector organization on a stipendof Rs. 10,000 per month paid by government. This programme willenable these youth to gain experience and improve their chances tofind a job commensurate with their qualification.

v. Provision of Laptops: To promote access to information andcommunication technology, laptops will be provided to distinguishedstudent pursuing higher education.

vi. Fee Reimbursement Scheme for Less Developed Areas: underthis scheme, education at Master’s and Doctorate levels will beimparted free of tuition cost to students from underdeveloped areas,which include the entire Balochistan, FATA, Gilgit-Baltistan, InteriorSindh, Multan, Bahawalpur and D.G. Khan Divisions of South Punjab;and Malakand, Kohistan, and Dera Ismail Khan areas of KhyberPakhtunkhwa.

27. *Zahra Wadood Fatemi:


(a) the names of State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) being consideredfor privatization during the next five years;

(b) whether there is a sequential plan for privatization of those SOEs;and

(c) the steps taken by the Government to enable privatization ofthose SOEs?

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Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) The CCoP on 3rd October,2013 approved a list of 31 SOEs for priority privatisation. (Annex).

(b) The SOEs would be launched for privatisation in a phased manner,keeping in view the international as well as national market conditions, investors’appetite, geo-political conditions etc. However, a schedule for the same cannotbe determined at the moment, as consultation with the stakeholders is under process.

(c) The CCoP on 03-10-2013 also directed the line Ministries/organization to provide all relevant information to the PC in respect of the PSEsunder their administrative control, to enable the PC to prepare privatisationproposals for the same and to facilitate the government to take prudent and judiciousdecision on privatisation programme.

Annex

Privatisation Program For Early Implementation

(Approved by the Cabinet Committee on Privatisation on 3rd October,2013)

Oil & Gas

1. Oil and Gas Development Co. Ltd (OGDCL)2. Pakistan Petroleum Ltd (PPL)3. Mari Petroleum Ltd.4. Government Holding Private Ltd (GHPL)5. Pak Arab Refinery Ltd (PARCO)6. Pakistan State Oil Co Ltd (PSO)7. Sui Southern Gas Co Ltd (SSGC)8. Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Ltd (SNGPL)

Banking & Finance

9. Habib Bank Limited (HBL)10. United Bank Limited(UBL)11. Allied Bank Limited (ABL)12. National Bank Limited (NBP)13. State Life Insurance Corp. (SLIC)14. National Insurance Co. Ltd. (NICL)15. National Investment Trust Ltd. (NITL)

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16. Small & Medium Enterprise (SME) Bank17. Pakistan Reinsurance Co. Ltd. (PRCL)

Power

18. Heavy Electrical Complex (HEC)19. Islamabad Electric Supply Co. Ltd (IESCO)20. Faisalabad Electric Supply Co. Ltd (FESCO)21. Hyderabad Electric Supply Co. Ltd (HESCO)22. Jamshoro Power Generation Co. Ltd (JPCL)23. Northern Power Generation Co. Ltd.-Thermal Power Station-

Muzaffargarh24. National Power Construction Co. (NPCC)25. Kot Addu Power Company Ltd. (KAPCO)

Industries, Transport & Real Estate

26. Pakistan Steel Mills Corp (PSMC)27. Pakistan Engineering Co Ltd (PECO)28. Pakistan International Airlines Corp (PIAC)29. Pakistan National Shipping Corp (PNSC)30. Convention Centre, Islamabad.31. PIA Investment Ltd -Roosevelt Hotel NY & Scribe Hotel - Paris

28. *Zahra Wadood Fatemi:


(a) the short term plans of the Government to shore up the foreignexchange reserves; and

(b) the impacts of those plans on Rupee depreciation?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) The Government has beenfollowing plans for building foreign exchange reserves in calendar year 2014. Thedetails of proposed inflows are as follows :—

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(a) World Bank & ADB $1.4 billion(b) IDB/Commercial $1.2 billion(c) Global/Euro Bonds(IFC) $2.0 billion(d) Remittance-based bond

Floatation $1.0 billion(e) Shares disinvestment

through stock market $1.0 billion(f) Etisalat $0.8 billion(g) 3G licenses $1.2 billion(h) Recovery of pending

Claims CSF $1.5 billion—————————————————————TOTAL : $10.1 billion—————————————————————

The Government of Pakistan has signed an agreement with IMF underEFF in July, 2013 and received first and second tranches of US$544 & $553million respectively.

Nevertheless, to improve and stabilize the external position and build foreignexchange reserves over the medium term would require growth, and diversificationof exports both in terms of products and markets; and improving foreign investmentinflows particularly foreign direct investment.

(b) The above inflows are likely to release pressure on Pak rupee.

29. *Abdul Waseem:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statisticsand Privatization be pleased to state the year and mobile phonecompany-wise amount of total tax collected in the country duringthe last five years alongwith the province wise details thereof?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): Financial year-wise details of taxcollection from the Mobile Phone Companies during the last five financial years isas under:—

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30. *Abdul Waseem:


(a) the names of banks and financial institutions from whom theGovernment has taken loans from May, 2013 till date separatelyalongwith the details thereof; and

(b) the purposes for which those loans have been taken?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar):

Foreign Loans:

(a) Loan agreements have been signed with ADB, China Exim Bank,Islamic Development Bank, World Bank and Consortium of Credit Suisse/StandardChartered Bank/UBL during the period from May to December, 2013. Detailsare given at Annex-I.

Out of total committed amount of US$ 2148.97 million under theseagreements, US$ 232.85 million were disbursed up to November, 2013.

Domestic Borrowing:

The domestic borrowing of the country is raised from the banking sectoras well as the non-banking sector through government securities. The bankingsector invests in Pakistan Investment Bands (PIBs), Market Treasury Bills (MTBs)which are the source of long term and short term domestic borrowings. These aretradable instruments with active secondary market therefore, the ownershipcontinues to change on daily basis, and therefore the names and the details ofbanks are not available.

The government obtained Rs. 897.2 millions from local banking sourcesduring May 2013 to October 13. Break up for this is as under:—

Total from banking sector 897.2From SBP 890.2From Scheduled Banks 7.0

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Government has repaid an amount of Rs. 133.4 billion to the commercialbanks which was in the form of short term Treasury Bills during this period.

Foreign Loans:

(b) The loans were taken for financing development projects andbudgetary/ balance of payments support.

Domestic Borrowing:

This amount was borrowed to finance fiscal deficit

ISLAMABAD: KARAMAT HUSSAIN NIAZI,The 26th January, 2014. Secretary.

PCPPI—100(14) NA—26-1-2014—700.

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8th Session

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT

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“UNSTARRED QUESTIONS AND THEIR REPLIES”

For Monday, the 27th January, 2014

(Originally Unstarred Question Nos. 133, 138, 5, 6, 135, 139, 147, 10, 11,14, 20, 22, 23, 26, 27, 40, 42, 54, 56, 58, 61, 62, 65, 297, 341, 342, 343,344, 346, 347, 348, 349, 351, 352, 353, 354, 358 and 359 were set down

for answer during the 7th Session)

133. Disallowed on re-consideration.

138. Dr. Nisar Ahmad Jatt:


(a) the names, offences and dates of the Mercy Petitions of each ofthe convicts of death sentences awarded during the last fiveyears; and

(b) whether the death sentences are not being executed due topendency of the said Mercy Petitions before the President?

Reply not received.

5. Sabiha Nazir:

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased tostate the year-wise total number of persons appointed in the FIA,NADRA, Immigration and Passports departments from 1-1-2008 to30-1-2013?

Reply not received.

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6. Dr. Nafisa Shah:


(a) the total number of prisoners in various Jails in the country onaccount of blasphemy charges at present; and

(b) the percentage of Hindus, Christians, Muslims and Ahmedisthereof?

Reply not received.

135. Dr. Mahreen Razaque Bhutto:

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased tostate the year-wise total number of plots allotted by the NationalPolice Foundation to politicians, bureaucrats and others except theemployees of police departments during the last five years till date?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):Detail of plots allotted by National Police Foundation to Politicians, Bureaucratsand others except the employees of Police departments during the last five yearstill date is placed at Annex-A.

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(a) the comparative position of the legislation entrusted to theMinistry before and after the 18th Amendment made in theConstitution;

(b) the comparative position of subordinate offices/departments/companies/projects under the administrative control of theMinistry before and after the said Amendment;

(c) the comparative position of functions of the Ministry before andafter the said Amendment; and

(d) the comparative position of actual utilization of current anddevelopment expenditure of the Ministry before and after thesaid Amendment?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) The position of Finance Division(Main) and its attached Departments/ Organizations and allied Divisions is givenhereunder:

A. Finance Division(Main)

Details of subjects assigned to Finance Division before and after18th Constitutional Amendment are at Annex-A. The subject of“State Lotteries” has been omitted after 18th Amendment.

(b) No change before and after 18th Constitutional amendment in thecomparative position of sub-ordinate offices Departments/Companies/projectsunder the administrative control of the Ministry, which reads as under:—

Attached Departments

(i) Auditor General of Pakistan(ii) Controller General of Accounts(iii) Central Directorate of National Savings

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Subordinate Offices

(i) Pakistan Mint, Lahore(ii) Federal Treasury Office

Autonomous Bodies/Semi autonomous Bodies/Corporations etc.

(i) Pakistan Security Printing Corporation (PSPC)(ii) State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)(iii) National Bank of Pakistan (NBP)(iv) First Women Bank Limited (FWBL)(v) House Building Finance Company (HBFCL)(vi) Zarai Taraqiati Bank Ltd.(vii) Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Bank Ltd(viii) Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan.(ix) Competition Commission of Pakistan.(x) Industrial Development Bank of Pakistan.(xi) Equity Participation Fund (EPF).(xii) National Investment Trust Ltd. (NITL)(xiii) Infrastructure Project Development Facility (IPDF)(xiv) Infrastructure Project Financing Facility (IPDF)(xv) Infrastructure Project Financing Facility (IPFF)(xvi) Competitiveness Support Fund (CSF)(xvii) Khushhal Pakistan Fund (KPF)(xviii) Ex-National Development Finance Corporation (NDFC)(xix) Industrial Development Bank of Pakistan (IDBP).

Joint Investment Companies

(i) Pak-Kuwait Investment Company (Private) Ltd.(ii) Pak-Libya Holding Company.

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(iii) Saudi-Pak Industrial & Agricultural Investment Company Ltd.(iv) Pak-Oman Investment Company(v) Pak-Brunei Investment Company Ltd.(vi) Pak-Libya Investment Company Ltd.(vii) PAIR Investment Company Ltd.

(c) No specific change occurred after 18th Amendment.

(d) (i) Current Expenditure before 18th Amendment

FY -2009-2010

(a) Demand No.28-Fin. Div. (Main) Rs. 740,735,100/-

(b) Demand No.32-Other Expenditure of Rs. 76,539,807/-Fin. Div.

———————Total: Rs. 817,274,907/-

———————(ii) Current Expenditure after 18th Constitutional Amendment.

FY-2010-11

(a) Demand No.28-Fin. Div. (Main) Rs. 758,945,571/-

(b) Demand No.32-Other Expenditure of Rs.108,105,868/-Fin. Div.

———————Total: Rs. 867,051,439/-

———————FY-2011-12

(a) Demand No.28-Fin. Div. (Main) Rs.902,497,274/-

(b) Demand No.32-Other Expenditure of Rs. 97,364,148/-Fin. Div.

———————Total: Rs. 999,861,422/-

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FY-2012-13

(a) Demand No.28-Fin. Div. (Main) Rs.1,097,951,345/-(b) Demand No.32-Other Expenditure of Rs.126,771,849/-

Fin. Div.———————

Total: Rs.1,224,723,194/-———————

G.. Total Demand No.28 Rs.3,500,129,290/-———————

G.. Total Demand No.32 Rs. 408,781,672/-———————

(iii) Dev. Expenditure before 18th Amendment.

FY. 2009-2010(Rupees in million)

——————————————————————————————Projects Allocation Expenditure

——————————————————————————————10 3478.160 1599.024

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(iv) Dev. Expenditure after 18th Amendment.

FY. 2010-2011 & FY. 2012-2013

(Rupees in million)——————————————————————————————

Projects Allocation Expenditure——————————————————————————————

10 1533.858 1084.21007 1947.786 373.70903 1537.685 260.64320 5019.329 1718.562

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B. Federal Board of Revenue

(a) -Nil-.

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(b) No changes have been brought about in the subordinate offices,departments, companies, projects under the administrative controlof FBR in light of the 18th Amendment in the Constitution of theIslamic Republic of Pakistan.

(c) -Nil-.

(d) (i) Non-development/current expenditure in respect of RevenueDivision before and after 18th amendment is as under:—

——————————————————————————————S. No. Demand No. Financial Year Final Grant Actual Expenditure————————————————————————————————————————

1. 44 2009-10 (Before 18th 188,724,000/- 154,516,263/-2. 44 2010-11 Amendment) 203,999,000/- 172,588,718/-3. 36 2011-12 (After 18th 200,952,000/- 207,414,686/-4. 37 2012-13 Amendment) 211,831,000/- 243,092,563/-

——————————————————————————————(ii) The expenditure in respect of FBR (Hqrs) is as under:

——————————————————————————————2009-2010

Demand Name Before 18th Amendment——————————————————————————————

Budget Grant Expenditure——————————————————————————————

Development Expenditure 976,308,000 561,915,000Current Expenditure 9,984,373,441 10,000,354,891

——————————————————————————————2010-2011

Demand Name After 18th Amendment——————————————————————————————



——————————————————————————————2011-2012



Development Expenditure 567,254,000 _ 473,272,000Current Expenditure 12,181,284,200 13,222,980,693

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——————————————————————————————C. Economic Affairs Division

(a) Before 18th Amendment, as per Rules of Business, 1973, the functionsperformed by EAD are given at Annex-B. Through 18th Amendment/legislation,21 functions as at Annex-C have been entrusted to EAD.

(b) Nil.

(c) Before 18th Amendment 10 functions (Annex-B) were performedby EAD. After 18th Amendment 21 functions (Annex-D) have been entrusted toEAD, out of which 14 functions as at Annex-D have been transferred to differentMinistries and Divisions. However, current only 17 functions as at Annex-D arebeing performed by EAD, which are in line with the original business of EAD asspecified in Rules of Business.

(d) The comparative position of actual utilization of current expenditurebefore and after the said amendment are as under:———————————————————————————————

Financial Years Modified Budget Expenditure Remarks————————————————————————————————————————

1 2 3 4————————————————————————————————————————

2009-2010 254,291,900 245,430,355 Before 18th Amendment2010-2011 276,383,709 271,729,699 -do-2011-2012 540,165,944 534,716,474 After 18th Amendment2012-2013 428,220,471 342,793,023 -do-2013-2014 419,996,000 95,761,615 -do-(Expenditurefrom July toSeptember, 2013

—————————————————————————————— After 18th Amendment made in the Constitution devolved functions

were transferred to EAD during the financial year 2010-11.

No development Expenditure was allocated to EAD before and afterthe 18th Amendment.

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D. Statistics Division

(a) No legislation has been entrusted to the Statistics Division beforeand after the 18th Amendment.

(b) No comparative change before and after the 18th Amendment.

(c) Comparative position of functions before and after 18th Amendmentare at Annex-E.

(d) The comparative position of actual utilization of current expenditurestand at Rs.674,521,000/- whereas the same after 18th Amendment stood atRs.938,308,000/-. However, there is no change in the development expenditureof Statistics Division before and after the said Amendment.

E. Privatization Division(a)(b) Nil(c)(d)

F. Auditor General of Pakistan

(a) The comparative position of the legislation entrusted before and after18th Amendment made in the Constitution is as under:——————————————————————————————

S.No. Before 18th Amendment After 18th Amendment———————————————————————————————————————————

1. Article 168(3) Article 168(3)The Auditor General shall, unless he The Auditor General shall, unless hesooner resigns or is removed from sooner resigns or is removed from officeoffice in accordance with clause 950, in accordance with clause (5), hold officehold office for a term of five year for a term of four years from the date onfrom the date on which he assumes which he assumes such office or at tainssuch office or attains the age of the age of sixty-five years, whichever issixty-four years, whichever is earlier. earlier.

2. Article 170(2)The audit of accounts of the Federal andof the Provincial Government and theaccounts of any authority or bodyestablished by, or under the control of theFederal or a Provincial Government shallbe conducted by the Auditor-General, whoshall determine the extend and nature ofsuch audit.

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(b) There is no difference in the comparative position of subordinateoffice/departments/companies/projects or under the administrativecontrol of the Audit Department before and after the said Amendment.

(c) Functions of the Department of the Auditor General of Pakistan aredetermined by Article 170 of 18th Amendment that empowers theAuditor General of Pakistan to Audit the Accounts of the Federaland of the Provincial Governments and the accounts of any authorityor body established by, or under the control of, the Federal or aProvincial Government. Article 170 further empowers the AuditorGeneral to determine the extend and nature of such Audit.

(d) There is no difference in the actual utilization of current anddevelopment expenditure of the Department of the Auditor Generalof Pakistan before and after 18th Amendment.

G. Controller General of Accounts

(a) There occurred no change in the comparative position of thelegislation entrusted to CGA Department before and after the 18thAmendment made in the Constitution.

(b) Field Accounts Offices under the administrative control of CGA aresame as before the 18th Amendment. A list of all these is mentionedbelow:—

AGPR and its sub offices Lahore/Karachi/Peshawar/Quetta/Gilgit.

AG Punjab/Sindh/Balochistan/Khyber Pakhtunkhw Gilgit-Baltistan and AJ&K, Muzaffarabad.

Directorate General (MIS), Islamabad. Director General Accounts Works, Lahore. Directorate of Accounts Pakistan Post Office Department,

Lahore. Directorate of Budget & Accounts PAK PWD, Islamabad. Chief Accounts Officer Geological Survey of Pakistan, Quetta. Chief Accounts Officer Pakistan Mint, Lahore. Chief Accounts Officer Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad. Military Accountant General, Rawalpindi. Member Finance/FA&CAO Pakistan Railways, Islamabad.

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(c) No change has occurred in the functions of CGA after 18thAmendment.

(d) CGA Department only deals with current expenditure and there occursno change in the utilization of expenditure after the said amendment.

H. Central Directorate of National Savings

(a) No change in the functions/assignments/(b) working of the department has been(c) occurred.(d)

(Annexure has been placed in the National Assembly Library)

147. Muhammad Riaz Malik:

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased tostate the location-wise total number of guest houses registered inIslamabad at present?

Transferred to Cabinet Division for answer on next Rota Day.

10. Munaza Hassan:

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased torefer to un-Starred Question No.24 replied on 16-9-2013 and to state:

(a) the name of those automatic arms in which 20% to 75% increasehas been made during the year 2013-14; and

(b) the persons/authorities/agencies which will use the said arms?

Reply not received.

11. Munaza Hassan:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statisticsand Privatization be pleased to state whether it is a fact that thefunds have been allocated for the welfare of women and children inthe country during the financial year 2013-14; if so, the detailsthereof?

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Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): In the wake of the Constitution(18th Amendment) Act, 2010, most of the functions of the erstwhile Ministry ofWomen Development have been devolved to the provinces. However, 12 WomenCentres in the province of Punjab, (subsequently renamed by the then Minister forHuman Rights as Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women Centres on 26-4-2013) are stillfunctioning under Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights. Main objectives ofthese centres are to provide temporary shelter to victims of violence in emergencies,free legal assistance to women in distress and to provide free social and legalcounseling to the women. Rs. 78.00 million have been allocated in the FederalDevelopment Budget 2013-14 for these Centres @ Rs. 6.5 million for each Centre.

After 18th Amendment, Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights isfocusing on the project related to human rights. However, National Commissionon the Status of Women has become functional and MoU has been signed withUN Women for cooperation regarding support to reporting process such asConvention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women(CEDAW), International Convention of Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR),Convention Against Torture (CAT) & Universal Periodic Report (UPR) andtechnical support for issues related to legislations/policies/plans related to women’shuman rights. Moreover, Human Rights Wing in Ministry of Law, Justice and HumanRights is maintaining “Women in Distress and Detention Funds” which wasestablished in 1996 under Women in Distress and Detention Act 1996. The totalamount available in this Fund is Rs. 57.073 million and allocation for 2013-14 isRs. 3.403 million.

In addition to above, following allocations were also made during CFY2013-14 for welfare of Women and Children under Demand No 50-CurrentExpenditure of erstwhile Human Rights Division now merged with Law and JusticeDivision:——————————————————————————————

S. No Name of Office Total Budgetin million

——————————————————————————————1. National Commission on the Status of Women 25.000

2. National Commission for Children Welfare and Development 9.507

3. Implementation of National Plan of Action for Children Islamabad 4.864

4. National Child Protection Centre, Islamabad. 9.468

5. Family Protection and Rehabilitation Centre/Women Centre, Islamabad. 8.000————————————————————————————————————————

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Some social welfare centres are also functioning for welfare of womenand children under Capital Administration and Development Division. Currently 9Social Welfare Centres in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) are providing theservices to the vulnerable population with special emphasis to women and children.The names of the Centres alongwith budget allocation for FY 2013-14 are asunder:—

(Rs. in million)——————————————————————————————S. No. Centre’s Name Budget

2013-14——————————————————————————————

1 Women Welfare & Development Centre, G-7/ 1, 23.313Islamabad.

2 Model Child Welfare Centre, Islamabad. 5.307

3 Construction of Model Child Welfare Centre 24.45Building, Humak Islamabad (Development)

4 Pilot School Social Work Center, Government Boys 3.872Higher Secondary School F-6/2, Islamabad.

5 Rural Community Development Centre, Punjgran 13.132Islamabad.

6 Pilot Comprehensive Community Development 6.592Center, Sohan Islamabad.

7 Community Development Center, Noon Islamabad. 6.145

8 Social Services Medical Center, Federal Government 3.300Polyclinic Islamabad.

9 Social Welfare Training Institute Islamabad. 13.388——————————————————————————————

TOTAL 98.409——————————————————————————————

Federal Ombudsman for Protection Against Harassment of Women atWork Place is also working in Islamabad. Total allocation during CFY 2013-14 isRs. 43.874 Million.

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14. Sajid Ahmed:

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased torefer to Starred Question No.142 replied on 25-09-2013 and to state:

(a) the total number of Kachi Abadis in Islamabad alongwithlocations thereof; and

(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to abolish the said Abadis; if so, when it will beimplemented?


20. Dr. Nafisa Shah:


(a) whether it is a fact that a number of incidents of kidnappingsfor ransom have taken place in Islamabad during the last threemonths;

(b) if so, the amount of ransom demanded and paid by the affecteesduring the said period?

Reply not received.

22. Tahira Aurangzeb:


(a) whether it is a fact that construction work of Bari Imam Complexhas been completed; if not, its completion time; and

(b) the date of commencement of the construction work of the saidComplex?


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23. Tahira Aurangzeb:


(a) the head-wise total expenditures incurred on the constructionof Bari Imam Complex, Islamabad so far alongwith the authoritywho granted approval therefor; and

(b) the percentage of work of the said Complex completed so far?


26. Imran Zafar Leghari:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statisticsand Privatization be pleased to state the terms and conditions atwhich the present Government has borrowed loan from IMF andother international funding agencies/institutions/banks etc?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): The status of the terms andConditions at which present Government has borrowed loan from IMF and otherfunding agencies is as under:—

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(a) the number and names of registered Dini Madaris in Islamabadat present;

(b) the total number of students studying in those Madaris separatelyat present; and

(c) the steps taken by the Government against non-registeredDini Madaris?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):(a) There are 172 registered Deeni Madaris are functioning in ICTIslamabad.(Annex-A).

(b) 16399 students are studying in these registered Deeni Madaris inIslamabad. (Annex-B).

(c) Deni Madaris are registered under Section-21 of SocietiesRegistration Act, 1860 enforced in ICT on 1st December, 2005, whereas followingsteps are undertaken for the Registration of Un-registered Madaris:—

• Labour & Industries Department of ICT has been asked for theregistration of Madaris under the relevant law.

• Special Branch of ICT Police has been directed to conduct surveyto indicate the Un-Registered Madaris, to be registered subsequentlyas per law.

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• Ulema Advisory Committee Meetings were convened to motivatethe Mohtamims to register their Madaris, on priority.


40. Mrs. Shahida Rehmani:


(a) the prescribed criteria to control the sale and use of Paan, Gutkaand Chaalia in Islamabad; and

(b) whether any action has been taken by the Government in thisregard during the year 2013-14; if so, the details thereof?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):(a) The sale and use of unwholesome and injurious food items Intended for humanconsumption is prohibited under Section 5 of Pure Food Ordinance, 1960 andSection 17 of the same law empowers the Food Inspector to seize such fooditems. The sale and use of pan and gutka in Islamabad falls within purview of PureFood Ordinance, 1960 and Pure Food Rules, 1965.

(b) Health Department, ICT launched a campaign to control sale anduse of Pan, Gutka & Chhalia wherein 445 packets of these items were recoveredand confiscated from the different shops in ICT under Pure Food Ordinance,1960 and Pure Food Rules, 1965 (Annexure-I). The owners of the said shopswere warned to stop the sale of these items in ICT.

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42. Syed Asif Hasnain:

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased tostate whether it is a fact that there is a shortage of employees havingdomiciles of Sindh Urban in the Ministry and its attached departmentsand autonomous bodies at present; if so, the details thereof?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):The attached Department of Narcotics Control Division, anti-Narcotics Force(ANF) has the vacant posts of Sindh urban, quota. Details at Annexure-A please.

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(a) the year wise details of the posts sanctioned in each scale in theMinistry during the last five years till date; and

(b) the year-wise total number of employees who worked againstthose posts during the said period separately?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) The year-wise details of theposts sanctioned in the Ministry during the last five years till date is at Annexure-I.

(b) The year-wise total number of employees who worked against thoseposts during the said period is also at Annexure-II.

(Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library)56. Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economics Affairs Statisticsand Privatization be pleased to state:

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(a) the names, designations and qualification of the employeesworking in the Chief Revenue Office, Islamabad at present; and

(b) the method of recruitment adopted therefor?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) No office designated as “ChiefRevenue Office, Islamabad” exists under the administrative control of FBR.

(b) As above.

58. Syed Waseem Hussain:

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased tostate the country-wise details including tenure of officers of FIA,NADRA and Passport Offices posted abroad at present?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):The detail of officers of NADRA, FIA and Immigration and Passport Office isplaced at Annex-A, B & C respectively.


61. Shaikh Rohale Asghar:

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased tostate the District-Wise total number of legal illegal immigrants residingin the country at present?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):No country wide survey has been conducted to ascertain the actual number ofillegal immigrants residing in different cities. However, survey results of illegalimmigrants residing in Karachi are as below:—

a. As per Shigri Report estimated population of illegal immigrants inKarachi upto 1994 is 16,26,324. District wise lists enclosed herewithas Annex-A, B, C & D.

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b. As per NARA Staff Survey 2003-2009 the total number of illegalimmigrants residing in Karachi is 18,85,435. District wise list isenclosed herewith as Annex-E.


62. Shaikh Rohale Asghar:


(a) whether it is a fact that the building of jail has not beenconstructed in Islamabad so far; if so, the reasons thereof; and

(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to construct said building in Islamabad in the nearfuture; if so, when it will be implemented?

Reply not received.

65. Abdul Qahar Khan Wadan:


(a) the location-wise total number of Passport Offices establishedin Balochistan Province at present; and

(b) the year-wise number of persons recruited in those PassportOffices during the last five years in the said province alongwiththe district-wise details thereof?

Reply not received.297 Naeema Kishwar Khan:


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(a) the grade-wise deduction being made as Group Insurance Fund(GIF) from the employees of the Education Department of theFederal Government by the AGPR, Islamabad;

(b) the maturity period of said GIF alongwith the time by which itis to be returned to those employees;

(c) the details of payment made from the said fund to the retiredFederal Government employees during the year 2012-13 tilldate; and

(d) the steps being taken by the Government to grant the said fundto retired employees thereof?

Transferred to Establishment Division for answer on next Rota Day.

341. Belum Hasnain:


(a) the facilities and medicines being provided to centers for addictsin the country at present; and

(b) the per month amount, spent on the patients in each centre duringthe year 2013-14?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):(a) Three Model Addiction Treatment and Rehabilitation Centres (MATRCs) areworking since 2010 in three major cities of Pakistan (Islamabad, Quetta andKarachi) under ANF these centers are rehabilitating drug addicts to convert themto normal citizens. These Centers will remain operating till 30-06-2014. facilitiesprovided to addicts are attached at (Annexure-A). Medinces administered toaddicts are at (Annexure-B).

(b) Per month Amount Spent on the patients in each Center during theYear 2013-14. attached as (Annexure- C).


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342. Munaza Hassan:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statisticsand Privatization be pleased to state the total amount received bythe present Government under the head of foreign aid in the countryduring the current financial year alongwith the heads under which itwould be utilized?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): 1. The present Government hasreceived/ (disbursed) foreign assistance worth US$ 564.66 million during thecurrent financial year under the following heads:—

Afghan Refugees.

BOP/budgetary Support

Earthquake

Floods

Kerry Lugar

Project Aid

Tokyo Pledges

Detail is at Annex-A

2. The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)approved a 3-year arrangement in September, 2013 under the Extended FundFacility (EFF) for Pakistan in an amount equivalent to US$6.62 billion. During 1stJuly 2013 and 31st December 2013, Pakistan has received US$1097.80 millionunder the above facility from IMF.

The amount would be utilized for Balance of Payments support.

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343. Munaza Hassan:


(a) the total amount of fee being charged by NADRA for the issuanceof Family Registration Certificate (FRC) at present; and

(b) the prescribed criteria for issuance of FRC alongwith the periodrequired therefor?


(a) Fee for Family Registration Certificate.(FRC)

Normal Category: Rs. 500Executive Category: Rs. 1000

(b) Prescribed Criteria and Required period for Family RegistrationCertificate (FRC).

(1) All family members for which FRC is required should be registeredin NADRA database in family linkage.

(2) FRC is issued on the same day. However, in executive categoryapplicant avails expeditious processing at NRCs.

344. Sajid Ahmed:

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased tostate the city-wise total illegal immigrants in the country at present?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):No country wide survey has been conducted to ascertain the actual number ofillegal immigrants residing in different cities. However, survey results of illegalimmigrants residing in Karachi are as below:—

a. As per Shigri Report estimated population of illegal immigrants inKarachi upto 1994 is 16,26,324. District wise lists enclosed herewithas Annex-A, B, C & D.

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(b) As per NARA Staff Survey 2003-2009, the total number of illegalimmigrants residing in Karachi is 18,85,435. District wise list isenclosed herewith as Annex-E.



Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased tostate the progress made by the FIA so far as directed by the SupremeCourt of Pakistan in the case of Asghar Khan?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):The progress in the Case of Asghar Khan is as under:

Director General FIA constituted the following Team on 18-11-2013 toenquire into the matter in the light of the facts placed before the Hon’able SupremeCourt of Pakistan:—

i. Mr. M. Ghalib A. Bandesha, Addl. Director General FIA (BS-21),Chairman.

ii. Mr. Qudrat Ullah Khan, Director Punjab FIA (BS-20) Member.

iii. Mr. Najaf Quli Mirza, Director Sindh FIA (BS-20) Member.

iv. Dr. Usman Anwar, Director Immigration FIA HQ (BS-20) Member.

Enquiry Number 47/2013 of FIA Special Investigation Unit (SIU) hasbeen registered on 20-11-2013 to finalize the Inquiry on merits within the stipulatedtime. The Inquiry Team on 25-11-2013 worked out the methodology for conductingthe Inquiry.

The relevant record of the case from the Supreme Court of Pakistan isbeing collected within a week.

Chairman PEMRA has been requested on 3-12-2013 to provide theUnedited TV Recordings and their transcripts in Urdu or in English of all interviewson different TV Channels in respect of the persons related with the case.

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Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased tostate the details of total number of CCTV cameras installed inIslamabad Capital Territory at present?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):In Islamabad city, CCTV Cameras have not been installed by ICT Police. Aproject namely the Safe City Project was conceived to install 1500 CCTV Camerasalong-with 500 KM Fiber network to cover Islamabad. The tendering process ofthe project is subjudice in the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Besides, under theinstructions of ICT Administration, various commercial and public sectororganizations have installed CCTV Cameras within their premises.


Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased tostate whether it is a fact that the high smoke emitting vehicles areplying in Islamabad; if so, the reasons alongwith the action beingtaken in this regard?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):The fact is that Smoke Emitting Vehicles are prohibited to ply in Islamabad. Sternaction is being taken against the Smoke Emitting Vehicles under Code 49 of 12thSchedule of Motor Vehicle Ordinance 1965 and violators are being issued finetickets to refrain them to enter in Islamabad.

• During Current Financial Year 2013-14, ICT Police challaned116 Smoke Emitting Vehicles.

• Secretary, Islamabad Transport Authority challaned 63 (SmokeEmitting Vehicles). Total amount of Rs.92,000/- was fined to theabove vehicles.

• Secretary, Islamabad Transport Authority carrying out inspection ondaily basis to check smoke emitting public service vehicles.

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(a) whether it is a fact that there is no excise mobile squad inIslamabad to attest/confirm the registration of vehicles on roadat present; and

(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to establish said squad; if so, when it will beimplemented?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):(a) At present seven (07) Mobile squads are functioning to attest/confirm theRegistration of vehicles on Roads in ICT.

(b) Mobile Squad are already functioning.

351. Sher Akbar Khan:


(a) whether it is a fact that the scanners have been purchased forinstallation at the entry points in Islamabad during the last fiveyears till date; if so, the criteria adopted in the purchase of saidscanners alongwith the details thereof; and

(b) whether it is also a fact that the cases of corruption have beenregistered regarding the purchase of said scanners; if so, thedetails alongvvith the action taken against the responsiblesthereof?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):(a) It is a fact that scanners have been procured for installation at the entry pointsin Islamabad. The following criteria is adopted :—

(I) A MoU was signed by the Govt. of Pakistan with Govt. of China inOctober 2008.

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(II) A commercial contract to this effect was signed between the Ministryof Interior and NUCTECH Co. China in June 2009.

(III) A loan agreement was signed between EAD and EXIM Bank Chinafor provision of soft loan in Dec. 2010. The Cabinet also ratified theloan agreement.

(IV) A PC-I was prepared by the Ministry of Interior and approved bythe ECNEC on 30th March 2009.

(V) A pre-shipment inspection and final acceptance test was carried outby the official of Govt. of Pakistan and a report to this effect wasissued.

(b) No case of corruption is registered regarding procurement of thesescanners.

352. S. A. Iqbal Qadri:

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased tostate the number of Blue/Official Passports cancelled during the year2013-14 alongwith the reasons thereof?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):In year 2013-14, more than 2000 Official/Gratis Passports have been cancelled.Presently Official Passports are being issued strictly in accordance with prescribedrules/ criteria and fool proof steps have been taken to check issuance of BluePassports to non-entitled persons.

Reasons for Cancellation.

These Passports were issued in relaxation of rules to many non-entitledpersons, hence they have been cancelled.

353. Dr. Arif Alvi:


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(a) the names of Government officials involved in the Issuance ofmore than 2000 blue passports to unauthorized individualsduring the last five years till date; alongwith the action takenagainst the responsible so far; and

(b) whether a number of embassies including UAE have taken extraprecautionary measures due to said scam causing delay on theissuance of visas to genuine applicants; if so, the steps beingtaken by the Government in this regard?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):(a) Under para-9 of the Passport and Visa Manual, 2006, Federal Governmentcan exempt any person or class of persons from all or any of the provisions in thepublic interest. This power was required to be used judiciously and was grosslymisused during the previous years. Such cases where Official Passports wereissued in relaxation of the above provision have been cancelled. Presently, Officialpassports are issued strictly in accordance with prescribed rules and criteria andconcrete steps have been taken to check issuance of Blue Passports to non-entitled persons and further the subject clause is not being utilized as a policy. AnInquiry is being conducted in the light of which further action will be taken.

(b) No such case has been reported from any Embassy.

354. Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak:


(a) whether it is a fact that the public transport is not being plied inIslamabad since long; if so, the reasons thereof;

(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to launch a public transport service in ICT; if so,when it will be implemented?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):(a) It is correct that Public Sector Transport System is not being plied in Islamabadsince long. However, private Sector Transport System is plying on different routesin Islamabad Capital Territory.

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The ICT Administration exercises regulatory and supervisory role onPrivate Sector Transport in ICT. At present 23 Infra City routes are plying inIslamabad. (Annex-“A”). In addition, 07 routes run between Rawalpindi -Islamabad (Annex-“B”). New routes are added from time to time, in view ofpublic demand and urban sprawl.

(b) There is no proposal with ICT Administration for launching a masspublic transport system in ICT.




(a) whether it is a fact that the previous Government extended theduration of passport from five to ten years in the public interest;and

(b) whether it is also a fact that present Government once againhas fixed the said period up-to five years; if so, the reasonsthereof?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):(a) The validity of Passport was increased from 5 years to 10 years from01-11-2012 without charging additional fee.

(b) The decision was modified by the Government of Pakistan w.e.f.01-06-2013 for the following reasons:

(a) The validity of Passport was enhanced to 10 years without additionalfee, which resulted financial loss to the national exchequer.

(b) Changes in facial features of Passport holders during this long period(10 years) and the likelihood of misuse of Passports of the minorsprocessed on the basis of Children Registration Certificate (CRC)bearing no photograph of the applicant thereon.

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(c) The Passport seekers who intend to proceed abroad on short visit,such as Umrah and Ziarat purpose may not be interested to get 10 years validitypassports.

The Ministry of Interior vide letter dated 03-12-2013 approvedenhancement of validity of Passports from 5 year to 10 year with enhanced Passportfee which is subject to choice of the applicant. Fee rates are as under:

——————————————————————————————Fee for 5 years validity Fee for 10 years validity

Passport ———————————————————Normal Urgent Normal Urgent

——————————————————————————————MRP 36 Pages 3000 5000 5400 9000MRP 72 Pages 5500 9000 9900 16200MRP 100 Pages 6000 12000 10800 21600

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Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased tostate whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to constitute monitoring committees at provincial levelto address problems of the people and control the increasingcorruption in NADRA; if so, when it will be implemented?


Steps to control corruption in NADRA

There is no proposal under consideration of the Government to constitutemonitoring committees at provincial level. However, to control corruption NADRAhas established Regional Head Offices (RHQs) in all Provinces as per followingdetails:—

Sindh (RHQs Karachi & Sukkur)KPK (RHQ Peshawar)Balochistan (RHQ Quetta)Punjab (RHQs Lahore, Sargodha, Multan and Islamabad including AJK,Gilgit Baltistan)

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The Director Generals along with the support teams monitor and controlthe operational activities of Regions.

Vigilance sections are operating in all Regions to monitor ongoing activitiesat NADRA Registration Centers.

Technology based business rules / checks are in place to control corruption/ mal-practice.

Facilitation Cells at Regional level have been established to addressproblems of the customers in a transparent and speedy manner.

Public grievances and corruption related complaints addressed to ChairmanNADRA and Regional DGs are thoroughly investigated and prompt action is takenagainst the culprits.

1. Lal Chand:


(a) the total number of Pakistanis who travelled to India duringthe period from 1-1-2008 to 30-6- 2013; and

(b) the total number of Pakistanis who travelled to India duringthe above mentioned period , but, did not return so far?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):(a) In total, 179,957 number of Pakistanis traveled to India during the period from1-8-2008 to 30-6-2013.

(b) In total 26,199 number of Pakistanis did not return to Pakistan, sofar, out of which 8,375 number of Pakistanis are still having valid Indian visas,while visas of 17,824 number of Pakistanis stand expired.


Will the Minister Incharge of the Prime Minister’s Office be pleasedto state:

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(a) the details of the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) made in thecountry by the Overseas Pakistanis during the current fiscal year;

(b) the details of incentive packages offered by the presentGovernment to those Pakistanis to attract the said investment;and

(c) the details of the beneficiaries of the said incentives alongwiththe follow up of the said incentives?

Minister Incharge of the Prime Minister’s Office: (a) Foreign DirectInvestment (FDI) is compiled country & sector wise only and the detail of sameduring the last five years is at Annex-I & II. No data is available / maintainedwith respect to FDI made by Overseas Pakistanis exclusively.

Source: State Bank of Pakistan

(b) Investment regime is offering incentives across the board withoutany discrimination of local and foreign investors including Overseas Pakistanis.The details of incentive packages offered to investors are at Annex-III.

(c) As, there is no database available regarding FDI made by the ForeignNationals and Overseas Pakistanis, therefore, details regarding Overseas Pakistaniswho have benefitted from these incentives cannot be determined.




(a) whether it is a fact that country’s total tax, revenue is collectedfrom the manufacturing sector; if so, the total revenue collectedduring the current fiscal year;

(b) whether it is also a fact that the agriculture and most of theservices sectors are out of the tax net; if so, the reasons thereof;

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(c) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to include the said services in the tax net; and

(d) the steps taken by the present Government to balance its taxnet base?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) It is not correct that total taxrevenue of the country is collected from the manufacturing sector.

(b) Agriculture Sector: Agriculture sector is not subjected to incometax levied under the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 due to the bar placed videentry No. 47 of the Federal Legislative list contained in Part I of the 4th Scheduleto the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

Services Sector.—The services sector is not out of the tax net.

(c) As stated earlier, the services sector is already in the tax net.

(d) In order to balance/broaden the tax base, the following steps arebeing taken:—

A Broadening of Tax Base (BTB) initiative has been launched. For thispurpose, a National Data Warehouse has been created in FBR. The data warehouseprimarily includes the data collected through third party sources such as motorvehicle registering authorities, educational institutions, CVT collected by FBR andprovincial governments on purchase of immovable property, electricity distributioncompanies and the withholding tax statements. Further, data of purchase ofproperties is being obtained from property registrar offices of Lahore and Karachifor scanning and computerization. This data is used to broaden the tax base.Indigenously developed softwares have been put into operation that help inidentifying potential taxpayers not in the tax net. Appropriate legislation has alsobeen made to get from banks the data of the financial transactions carried out bythe persons not in the tax net. The honorable Prime Minister of Pakistan has alsoannounced a tax incentive package, the main purpose of which is enhancing thetax base and providing maximum facilitation to the taxpayers.

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4. Dr. Nafisa Shah:


(a) the total number of women appointed in Islamabad Police duringthe year, 2013-14 alongwith the ratio thereof; and

(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to increase the representation of women inIslamabad Police; if so, the steps being taken in this regard?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):(a) 18 Police officials (including one Lady Constable) were appointed in ICTPolice during 2013-14 till date on contract basis. The quota of 10% for womenwas maintained.

(b) No proposal for increasing 10% quota fixed for appointment ofwomen by the government is under consideration at this stage.

5. Dr. Nafisa Shah:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statisticsand Privatization be pleased to state the projected growth estimatesof agriculture for the year 2013-14?

Transferred to Planning and Development Division for answer on nextRota Day.



(a) the sector-wise number of Deeni Madaris registered in ICT atpresent; and

(b) the sources of income of said Deeni Madaras?

Reply not received.

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7. Dr. Mahreen Razaque Bhutto:

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased tostate whether it is a fact that Mobile Verification System for theidentification, of suspicious vehicles has been terminated inIslamabad; if so, the reasons thereof?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):The Mobile Verification System in Islamabad has not been terminated.

8. Belum Hasnain:


(a) the quantity of liquor, heroin and hashish recovered/seized bythe Islamabad Police since 1-1-2008 till date alongwith the stepstaken to control it; and

(b) the actions taken against the culprits in each case during thesaid period?

Reply not received.

9. Belum Hasnain:

Will the Minister Incharge of the Prime Minister’s Office be pleasedto state the monthly expenditure of the Prime Minister House duringthe year 2013-14 alongwith its details?

Minister Incharge of the Prime Minister’s Office: The monthlyexpenditure of the Prime Minister House during the year 2013-14 alongwith itsdetails is at Annex-I.

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10. Naeema Kishwar Khan:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statisticsand Privatization be pleased to state:(a) the departments for whom additional allowance has been

announced by the Finance Minister in the budget session 2013who performed duty during the session;

(b) the departments to whom said allowance has not been paid sofar; and

(c) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to provide said allowance to the remainingdepartments including the employees of PTV; if so, when it willbe implemented?

Reply not received.

11. Saman Sultana Jaffri:

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased tostate the total number of terrorists attacks occurred in Islamabadduring the last five years till date?

Reply not received.

12. Khalida Mansoor:


(a) whether it is a fact that there is no proper system to registercomplaints and control the corruption in AGPR regarding,G.P.Fund at present; if so, the steps being taken in this regard; and

(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to taken necessary actions against the responsibles;if so, when it will be implemented?

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Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) Since 2004 an appropriateERP system (SAP) System Application Product has been introduced andimplemented in all Accountant General Offices for making all type of Governmentexpenditures i.e. GP Fund, Pension, Payroll, Financial, others etc. Further followingmeasures specifically in GP Fund have been taken to control/avoid corruption inAGPR Office:—

(i) All type of GP Fund payments regarding adjustment, final settlement,advances, and transfers are made through SAP system.

(ii) All type of calculations are system based and further examinedmanually in order to avoid chances of errors/omissions.

(iii) New GP Fund facilitation centre has been established to process GPFund payments and proper ticket system has been introducedaccording to international standards.

(iv) Separate component in GP Fund facilitation center has been workingon complaints, court cases, and other correspondence.

(b) The responsible are always proceeded against under the GovernmentServants Efficiency and Discipline Rules 1973.


Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased tostate the names/details of provinces which have started to raise theirown dedicated anti terrorism setup/units without involvement/participation of PSP officers?


Sindh - Reply may be Treated as NIL.KPK - Reply may be Treated as NIL.Balochistan - Reply may be Treated as NIL.ICT - Reply may be Treated as NIL.Punjab - Till date, Counter Terrorism Department Punjab is

functioning according to the Home DepartmentNotification No. SO (IS-II) 3-24/2009 (P-I) dated

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21-07-2010. The process of establishment a newCounter Terrorism Force as stand-alone has beenstarted in the Punjab. The process for the recruitmentof Corporals is on its way. The physical and writtentest has been conducted. The advertisement for theex-army officers has also been given in the newspapers.


Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased tostate the month wise details of number and categories of crimesreported in each of the districts of the country since January, 2012till date?

Reply not received.

15. Sufyan Yousuf:

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased tostate the number of Pakistanis detained under Public ProtectionOrdinance, 2013 in the Islamabad Capital Territory alongwith thedetails thereof?

Reply not received.

16. Mehboob Alam:

Will the Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs Statisticsand Privatization be pleased to state whether there is any proposalunder consideration of the Government to privatize all assets of PTCLEtisalt; if so, the terms and conditions thereof?

Reply not received.



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(a) whether it is a fact that F1A has illegally blocked the road infront of FIA office, Iqbal Town, Islamabad;

(b) whether it is also a fact that due to the said blockade people ofthe locality are facing a lot of problems, if so, the reasons thereof;and

(c) the time by which the said impediment will be removed?Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):

(a) The FIA Zonal office Iqbal Town, Islamabad is housed in a private commercialbuilding located at Service Road parallel to Islamabad Express Way. FIA hasblocked the Service Road due to the following reasons:

i. The building does not contain any in-built security arrangements eventhe outer wall;

ii. At several occasions that office has received serious security threatsfrom terrorists/militants which prompted for special arrangements inorder to avert major losses;

iii. The intelligences agencies had also warned that office for beefing upof security measures;

iv. Due to the persisting threats and in the backdrop of bomb blastsoccurred at Lahore Office in the past, FIA Islamabad adopted somesafety measures to avoid any loss of precious lives and property.However, the road in front of the Zonal office building is open for thepedestrians. Alternate loop of approximately 100 meters has beenprovided in front of building for all kinds of vehicular movement.

(b) The blockade does not create problems for the residents of the IqbalTown due to the following reasons:

i. This blockade does not restrict any movement of pedestrians;

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ii. Only movement of vehicular traffic has been diverted throughalternate loop around the parking of the building to avoid risk ofunforeseen incident e.g explosion through vehicle.

(c) The government building for the said FIA Zonal Office Islamabadhas been got allotted on 31st December 2013 and the shifting of office will bedone soon after vacation of the same.


Will the Minister for Planning and Development be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of Members working in the PlanningCommission at present alongwith names, domiciles, perks andprivileges thereof; and

(b) the number of specialists/persons re-employed/employed oncontract basis or given extension in service in the saidcommission alongwith their names, domiciles, perks andprivileges?

Minister for Planning and Development (Mr. Ahsan Iqbal): (a) Allposts of Members, Planning Commission are lying vacant. Recruitment for thevarious posts of Members, Planning Commission is under process and interviewsof the short-listed candidates are scheduled to be held on 21st January, 2014.

(b) Nil.

19. Sajid Ahmed:


(a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to fix minimum pension at Rs.20,000/- per month;

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(b) if so, the time by which it will be implemented?

Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics andPrivatization (Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar): (a) No proposal is underconsideration to fix minimum pension at Rs. 20,000/- per months.

(b) As above.20. Sajid Ahmed:

Will the Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control be pleased tostate the district-wise smart cards issued by NADRA in the countryso far?

Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control (Ch. Nisar Ali Khan):District-wise smart cards issued by NADRA in the country so far is attached asAnnex-A.

KARAMAT HUSSAIN NIAZI, Secretary.

ISLAMABAD:The 26th January 2014.

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