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(50th 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 25th February, 2013
(Originally Starred Question No. 16 was set down for answer during the49th Session)
16. *Mr. Sajid Ahmed:
Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state:
(a) the names of government departments which monitor to explorenew trade markets;
(b) the performance shown by those departments during the year2011-12 till date; and
(c) the names of countries with whom Pakistani exports havereduced during the last five years alongwith the reasons thereof?
Minister for Commerce (Makhdoom Muhammad Amin Fahim):(a) Trade Development Authority of Pakistan is responsible for exploring newtrade markets for Pakistan’s exports.
(b) TDAP participated in all the major trade fairs held in important tradingpartners of Pakistan.
Expo Pakistan 2012 provided a useful platform for enhancing commercialrelations with Pakistan’s major trading partners, Private sector trade representativebodies and associations were actually involved in trade promotion events/exposorganized by TDAP and the private sector in different Countries.
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TDAP has played a pivotal role in coordinating inbound and outboundtrade delegations. In addition, participation international trade expos and hostingthe Expo Pakistan has resulted in enhancing Pakistan international trade profileduring the last three years.
(c) The list of countries with which Pakistan’s exports have beendecreasing since last five years is placed at Annex-I. The reasons for decrease inPakistan exports to these countries are given helow:—
• Deteriorating law and order situation due to on-going war on terrorismhas also adversely affected the performance of industrial sectorthereby leading to decrease in Pakistan’s exports performance.
• Declining performance of Pakistan’s industrial and manufacturingsector due to non-availability of electricity/gas causing supply sideconstraints.
• Low global demand for textile products due to recession anddisposable income crunch in 2008-09.
• Pakistan’s share of exports to the European Union (EU) countrieshas been steadily declining since 2005 when the Drug related specialconcession (GSP+) was withdrawn by the EU.
• De-listing of Pakistan’s fisheries establishments in 2007 by theEuropean Union hampered Pakistan’s exports to EU membercountries thereby causing decrease in total exports.
• The rise in non-tariff barriers like certification requirements, sanitaryand phyto-sanitary (SP S) standards etc. by some major markets ofthe world caused decrease in Pakistan’s exports.
• The conclusion of preferential trade agreements by the competitorsof Pakistan with some major markets of the world e.g. US, EU,South Korea, Central America etc.
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@130. *Ms. Imrana Saeed Jamil:
Will the Minister for States and Frontier Regions be pleased to statethe steps taken by the Government for the repatriation of AfghanRefugees from the country during the last four years till date?
Minister for States and Frontier Regions (Mr. Abbas Khan Afridi):Steps taken during the last four years (since 2009), are as under:—
• Framed Management and Repatriation Policy/Strategy for AfghanRefugees living in Pakistan, in lines with the Tripartite Agreementbetween the Governments of Afghanistan & Pakistan and theUNHCR on the voluntary repatriation of Afghan refugees, andapproved by the Cabinet on 24th March, 2010.
• The Strategy, alongwith above Tripartite Agreement, is valid till 30thJune, 2013 and is under implementation; with main focus to repatriatemaximum number of Afghan refugees till 30th June, 2013, providedthere is no drastic change in the situation.
• To maximize the repatriation, the number of Voluntary RepatriationCenters have been increased from two to three (one each inChamkani & Bunair in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and one in Baleli inBalochistan) and kept operational throughout the calander yeardespite the previous practice of winter breaks to facilitate voluntaryrepatriation.
• To encourage and motivate the Afghan refugees to repatriate, therepatriation package of US$ 100 per returnee has also been enhancedfrom US$ 100 to US$ 150 from January, 2011; with freetransportation.
• As a result of hectic efforts and persuasions, 55,283 Afghan refugeesfamilies comprising 296,192 individuals (registered Afghan refugees)were repatriated during the last four years; bringing the totalrepatriation to over 3.8 million since 2002.
• The Government of Afghanistan was pursued and resultantly, theyestablished 48 Reintegration Cites at various secure places forreturning Afghan refugees.
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• In order to resolve this protracted issue, with sustainability andamicably, the Governments of Afghanistan, Iran & Pakistan andUNHCR jointly developed a multi-year approach “VoluntaryRepatriation, Sustainable Reintegration and Assistance to HostCountries” in the regional context that was agreed to in January,2012 and subsequently was also endorsed by the internationalcommunity in a stakeholders Conference held in May, 2012. Thefocus of this approach is on (a) creation of conditions conducive forvoluntary repatriation through community based investments in areasof high return as well as (b) building of Afghan refugee capital linkedto livelihood opportunities in Afghanistan to facilitate return.
• The present remaining number of registered Afghan refugees inPakistan is 1.6 million. To deal with repatriation of these remainingrefugees, the Prime Minister has recently constituted a CabinetCommittee in December 2012 under Chairmanship of the Ministerfor SAFRON with members from Ministries of Interior, ForeignAffairs and other relevant agencies to:
i. find ways & means to expedite maximum repatriation up till30th June, 2013; and
ii. coordinate, consult and deliberate with Government ofAfghanistan, UNHCR and other stakeholders and preparespecific modalities and strategies for solution-oriented futurecourse of action beyond 30th June, 2013.
• The international community has been and is being pursued effectivelyand continuously on each available fora for enhanced and continuedsupport to ensure maximum repatriation and no effort or opportunityis spared to resolve the protracted issue of Afghan refugees amicablyas early as possible
1. *Ms. Shireen Arshad Khan:
Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state the year andcountry-wise quantity of sea food exported during the last five yearsalongwith the kinds and value thereof?
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Minister for Commerce (Makhdoom Muhammad Amin Fahim):(a) Statement showing the year and country-wise quantity of seafood exportedduring the last five years alongwith the kinds and value is at Annex-A. The totalvalue of seafood exported during last five years is as under:—
Value in million rupees——————————————————————————————
YEAR VALUE——————————————————————————————
2007-08 13,327.5
2008-09 18,464.9
2009-10 19,049.8
2010-11 25,313.9
2011-12 28,597.5——————————————————————————————
Source: F.B.S
(Annexure has been placed in the National Assembly Library)
2. *Ms. Tahira Aurangzeb:
Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state;
(a) the year-wise volume of trade made between Pakistan andAfrican countries during the last three years separately; and
(b) the steps taken by the Government to increase the said volumeduring the period from March, 2008 till date?
Minister for Commerce (Makhdoom Muhammad Amin Fahim):(a) Year-wise volume of Trade between Pakistan and Africa Pakistan considersAfrica as a market with huge potential for developing trade relations in goods andservices. Pakistan’s exports to Africa during 2011-12 amounts to US$ 1636.79million and imports from Africa for the same period stands at US$ 1383.804million. Pakistan has trade ties with all countries in the African region but majortrading partners are South Africa, Kenya, Egypt, Cote de Ivory, Sudan and Djibouti.Volume of trade during the last three years with Africa is given as under:—
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Value Million US$——————————————————————————————
Year Exports Imports Total Trade——————————————————————————————
2011-12 1636.7 1383.8 3020.5
2010-11 1601.1 1495.4 3096.5
2009-10 1397.9 1101.2 2499.1——————————————————————————————
(Year wise bilateral trade details are attached at Annex-I)
(b) Steps taken by the Government to increase volume of trade.
There are two types of steps taken by Government to increase volume ofTrade i.e. Market Access Initiatives and Trade Promotion;
I. MARKET ACCESS INITIATIVES
(i) Pak-Mauritius PTA
Pakistan and Mauritius signed the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA)on 30th July, 2007, at Port Louis, Mauritius and is operational since 30th November2007. Two rounds have so far been held to convert PTA into FTA. Third roundunder Joint . Working Group was held in February, 2011. Fourth round is expectedduring 2013.
(ii) Pak –Tunisia PTA
First Round of Pakistan and Tunisia PTA was held on the sidelines ofPak-Tunisia JMC during September, 2012 at Islamabad.
(iii) Pak-Algeria Trade Agreement.
Pakistan and Algeria are negotiating a Trade Agreement since many years.Now Ministry of Commerce has completed all the codal formalities and it isexpected that the Trade Agreement will be signed during the 2nd Session of Pak-Algeria JMC scheduled for 19-21 March, 2012.
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(iv) Pak-Libya PTA
During the visit of the President of Pakistan to Libya from 30th April to2nd May 2009, Pakistan proposed to initiate negotiations on Free Trade Agreement(FTA).
(v) Pak –Morocco PTA.
During the first session of the Pak-Morocco JMC meeting held in Rabaton July 17-18, 2008, it was mutually agreed to initiate and conclude bilateralPTA. Both side also agreed on the roadmap.
(vi) PTA with Southern African Customs Union (SACU)
Ministry of Commerce has given its consent to MoFA (Pakistan’s HighCommission in South Africa) for requesting SACU to negotiate PTA with Pakistan.
(vii) PTA with East African Community(EAC)
This Ministry intends to have a preferential trade agreement with EastAfrican Community; the same has been conveyed through diplomatic channel.
II. TRADE PROMOTION
Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) has participated invarious Exhibitions/Fairs in the following countries since 2008 where our productswere displayed creating awareness among buyer about these products;
(i) Tanzania
(ii) Angola
(iii) Algeria
(iv) Egypt
(v) Sudan
(vi) Libya
(vii) South Africa and
(viii) Kenya
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3. *Mrs. Shagufta Sadiq:
Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state the steps taken bythe Government to improve the condition of the Railway Stationsincluding sanitation system throughout the country during the periodfrom March, 2008 till date?
Minister for Railways (Haji Ghulam Ahmad Bilour): In order toimprove the railway, stations an amount of Rs. 253.0 million has been incurredduring the period from March, 2008 till date. The breakup of expenditure incurredon renovation/ repair is attached as Annexure “A”.
The steps taken regarding sanitation system at Railway stations throughoutthe country are as under:
1. Sanitation work at railway stations is supervised by the DivisionalMedical Officers.
2. Sanitary Inspectors and sanitary workers remain on duty round theclock.
3. Daily washing of platforms of railway stations is carried out.
4. Fumigation is carried out especially in summer season to kill insect,flies and mosquitoes in the vicinity.
5. The drains are regularly cleaned to ensure that there is no accumulationof water in station premises.
6. Special attention is given to keep the bathrooms clean and staff ispresent on duty for this purpose round the clock.
7. Stray dogs at railway station premises are killed.
8. Garbage dumps at railway station premises are disposed off regularly.
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Annexure-A
DETAIL OF EXPENDITURE INCURRED ON RENOVATION/REPAIROF RAILWAY STATION FROM MARCH 2008 TILL DATE
——————————————————————————————Sr. No. Division Amount (Rs. in million)
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1. Karachi 44.049
2. Quetta 7.983
3. Sukkur 93.231
4. Multan 35.679
5. Lahore 64.087
6. Rawalpindi 5.378
7. Peshawar 2.600——————————————————————————————
Total 253.007——————————————————————————————
Say Rs. 253 millions
4. *Mr. Muhammad Riaz Malik:
Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state:
(a) the details of imports and exports of Pakistan made with Indiaduring the year 2012-13 alongwith the value thereof; and
(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration by theGovernment to increase the exports to India in near future; ifso, when it will be implemented alongwith the details thereof?
Minister for Commerce (Makhdoom Muhammad Amin Fahim):(a) As regards the year 2012-13, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics has compiledPakistan-India bilateral trade statistics for the month of July-August so far. Followingtable shows latest bilateral trade between India and Pakistan for the year 2011-12and 2012-13 (July-August);
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US$ million——————————————————————————————
Years Exports Imports——————————————————————————————
2011-2012 338.517 1507.3282012-13 (July-August) 44.503 197.350——————————————————————————————
Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics
Pakistan’s major exports to India include vegetables, fruit, wool, minerals,ores, petroleum products, chemicals, leather, cotton fabric, bag & sack,construction material, metals, machinery, surgical etc. While India’s major exportsto Pakistan include vegetable, sugar, tea & mate, spices, oil seeds, raw cotton &cotton yarn, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, iron & steel, machinery etc. (Commodity-wise trade figures are at Annex-I).
(b) Numerous steps have been taken to increase Pakistan’s exports toIndia during the year 2011-12. The measures undertaken will have far-reachingeffect for trade prospects during 2012-13 as well. Some of the steps taken include:
• “Lifestyle Pakistan” exhibition was held at Delhi in April 2012.
• FPCCI organized “Made in Pakistan” exhibition on August30-September 5, 2012 at Mumbai.
• Three agreements signed between India and Pakistan during the 7thRound of Talks to adverse the concerns Pakistani exporter withreference to Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs)
• Areas of cooperation such as petroleum, electricity, agriculture andcustoms cooperation have been identified.
(Annexure has been placed in the National Assembly Library)
5. *Shaikh Rohale Asghar:
Will the Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan be pleasedto state the names of developmental projects launched in AzadKashmir by the Ministry during the period from March, 2008 till datealongwith the value thereof separately?
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Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan (Mian ManzoorAhmed Wattoo): The Names & cost of development projects launched in AzadJammu & Kashmir by Ministry of KA&GB during the period from March 2008till date are as under:—
———————————————————————————————————————————S# List of the Project Capital Cost
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1. Rathoa Haryam Bridge Mirpur 4232.9
2. Mirpur Water Supply & Sewerage System, Mirpur 5122.97
3. Improvement & Metalling of Single to Double Lane Metalled Road 860.00
(Arja-Tien Dhalkot Road).
4. Establishment of 4.8 MW Battar Hydro Electric Stations, Distt. Bagh 760.4
5. 1.7 MW Dhannan Hydro Power Project, Distt. Kotli 297.25
6. Multi-Sector Rehabilitation & Improvement Project in AJK 3735.3
7. 48 MW Hydro Power Project (Phase-II) Distt. Neelum 7056.0
8. Widening & Imp. Of Sharda Noori Nar Jalkhad Road 32 KM District 2018.9
Neelum.—————————————
Sub-Total 24084.00—————————————
* Devolved Ministries Projects
9. Const of Scout Cadet College Muzaffarabad 381.4210. PTDC TFC at Muzaffarabad AJK 25.588
11. Establishment of Women Economic Empowerment Centres at 10.00
Muzaffarabad, Bagh & Rawalakot by SW&WDD, GoAJK.
12. Development of Forestry Sector Resources for Carbon Sequestration in AJK 1663.04
13. Population Welfare Programme, AJK (2003-08) 1116.5
14. National Programme for Family Planning & Primary Health Care-AJK 2313.027
15. National Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health Programme (MNCH)-AJK 599.85
16. Expanded Programme of Immunization (EPI), Control of Diarrhea Disease 792.68
(CDD), AJK
17. Roll Back Malaria- AJK 19.759
18. National TB Control Programme-AJK 35.532
19. National Programme for Prevention and Control of Blindness-AJK 83.249
20. National Programme for Prevention and Control of Avian Pandemic 9.920
Influenza-AJK
21. Prime Minister’s Prog. for Prevention & Control of Hepatitis-AJK 417.129
22. Strengthening National TB Control Programme by Ensuring 14.841
Interrupted Drugs Supplies - AJK
23. Clean Drinking Water for All (AJK Component) 620.68———————————————————————————————————————————
Sub-Total (Devolved Projects) 8103.21
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Grand Total (PSDP+Dev) 32186.95———————————————————————————————————————————
*Devolved projects were being carried out by the Federal Govt. upto 30th June, 2012 and noware being carried out by the AJK Govt. The Federal Government is providing funding for these projects.
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6. *Ms. Shahnaz Saleem:
Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state the total number of
reconditioned locomotives purchased from South Korea during the
period from March, 2008 till date alongwith the terms and conditions
thereof?
Minister for Railways (Haji Ghulam Ahmad Bilour): Pakistan Railway
has not purchased any reconditioned locomotives at all from South Korea.
7. *Ms. Imrana Saeed Jamil:
Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that pharmaceutical items are not being
imported from India at present;
(b) if so, the steps taken in this regard so far?
Minister for Commerce (Makhdoom Muhammad Amin Fahim):
(a) There are 49 items of Pharmaceutical Sector in Negative List of Pakistan for
trade with India. The list includes mostly finished products. These finished products
have been added in the list to protect the local manufacturer. Other than these 49
items, the rest of medicines and raw material are importable from India. The list of
49 items is at Annex-I.
(b) Once, the list of Negative items is eliminated after approval by the
Cabinet. The balance pharmaceutical items will be importable.
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8. *Mrs. Nisar Tanveer:
Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state:
(a) the total debt upon Pakistan Railways as on March, 2008 andat present;
(b) the total loss of Pakistan Railways as on March, 2008 and atpresent;
(c) the year-wise income and expenditure of Pakistan Railwaysduring the last four years till date;
(d) the total locomotives functional as on March, 2008 and atpresent;
(e) the total locomotives purchased since March, 2008 till date; and
(f) the overall evaluated performance of Pakistan Railways duringthe said period?
Minister for Railways (Haji Ghulam Ahmad Bilour): (a) The totaldebt on Pakistan Railways as on March, 2008 and as on January, 2013 is asunder:—
(Rs.in Million)——————————————————————————————
As on As onMarch,2008 January, 2013
——————————————————————————————Foreign Debt 14,144.574 18,664.414Local Debt (SBP) 23,828.680 39,938.969
——————————————————————————————Total 37,973.254 58,603.363
——————————————————————————————(b) Total Loss of Pakistan Railways as on March, 2008 and as on
January, 2013 is as under:—(Rs.in Million)
——————————————————————————————As on March,2008 As on January, 2013
——————————————————————————————28,813.498 34,037.322
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(c) The year-wise income and expenditure is as under:—
(Rs.in Million)——————————————————————————————Description 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2002-13
upto 12/2012————————————————————————————————————————Income 23181.251 22112.854 18612.068 15444.393 8228.793Exp. 46204.219 47094.350 51070.856 45377.103 22177.454————————————————————————————————————————
(d) Total functional locomotives as on March, 2008 and as on January,2013 are as under:—
During March, 2008 At present
406 180
(e) No new locomotive has been purchased since March, 2008 to uptill now.
(f) The overall performance of Pakistan Railways during the said periodwas not satisfactory due to financial constraints.
9. *Mr. Wasim Akhter Sheikh:
Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state:
(a) the year-wise total number of permits issued by the Ministry fortransportation of various items/goods to Afghanistan and Iranduring the year 2011-12 till date; and
(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of theGovernment to issue such permits during the year 2013-14; ifso, the details thereof?
Minister for Commerce (Makhdoom Muhammad Amin Fahim):(a) Ministry of Commerce has not issued any permit for transportation of items /goods to Afghanistan and Iran.
(b) No such proposal is under consideration by the Government.
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10. *Sheikh Muhammad Tariq Rasheed:
Will the Minister for Narcotics Control be pleased to state the stepsbeing taken to eradicate narcotics from the country?
Minister for Narcotics Control (Haji Khuda Bux Rajar): (a) 1. Stepstaken by ANF to control narcotics from the country are as under:—
a. 25x Police stations of ANF are working in the country to control thenarcotics.
b. Formulation of new National Anti Narcotics Policy– 2010.
c. Creation of Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to strengthen Inter-agency cooperation and to coordinate efforts against the menace ofnarcotics.
d. Capacity building of ANF officials and other Law EnforcementAgencies through training and provision of equipment for counternarcotics activities.
e. Establishment of Canine Units at each Regional Directorate (KhyberPakhtunkhwa, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Sindh and Balochistan).
f. Enhancement of reward money / incentive to the informers.
g. Deployment of ANF personnel at all international airports, seaportsand dry ports to counter narcotics trafficking through passengersand goods.
h. Launching of campaign/crack down against drug peddlers involvingPolice under IATF forum.
i. Extension of AN F’s jurisdiction to FATA.
2. Destruction of Poppy is the responsibility of Provincial Governments/ FATA Administration. However, MoNC and ANF provide complete supporteven to the extent of making forces available, whenever possible, for the task.Ground and aerial surveys are conducted in the poppy cultivation prone areas.After verification, the poppy crop is destroyed by Provincial Govt. and localadministration supported by MoNC/ ANF.
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Province-wise summary of Poppy cultivation/destruction is as under:———————————————————————————————
Year Khyber Pakhtunkhwa————————————————————————
Cultivation Destruction Balance(in Hectares) (in Hectares) (in Hectares)
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2008 1850 — 1850
2009 1674 — 1674
2010 1709 22 1687
2011 382 20 362
2012 397 15 382
Balochistan
2008 56 56 —
2009 105 105 —
2010 56 46 10
2011 1009 1009 —
2012 577 577 —
Sindh
2008 — — —
2009 — — —
2010 24 24 —
2011 24 — 24
2012 — — —
——————————————————————————————* Less than 1000 Hectares - Poppy Free Status.
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Pakistan has been acknowledged as Poppy Free State for the year2011.
3. In order to monitor the trafficking and use of synthetic drugs, RegionalDirectorates of ANF have been directed to take stringent measures. With regardto diversion of precursors for manufacturing of narcotics drugs, an elaborate SOPhas been formulated and being implemented in letter and spirit. Moreover, Pre-Export Notification (PEN) online system is also in practice to have check onmisuse/ diversion of precursors.
4. Capacity building courses at National and international level are beingimparted to enhance the capacity of ANF personnel for effective narcotics checking.Presently ANF has a very modest training institute which runs courses on drug lawenforcement not only for all the law enforcement agencies of the country but alsohosts training courses for officials of regional countries.
5. ANF is striving hard to control drugs trafficking through Pakistan.Unprecedented and record seizures affected by ANF are indication of ANF’sresolve to combat the menace of drugs. Its achievements in seizures of narcoticsare appreciated by the world community. Pakistan is reported to be one of the topthree countries which have affected the largest drug seizures. Details of seizuresduring last five years are enclosed as Annex-A.
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11. *Rana Mahmood -ul- Hassan:
Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state:
(a) the steps being taken by the Ministry to ensure timely arrivaland departure of trains of Pakistan Railways;
(b) the reasons of delay in the arrival and departure of those trains;and
(c) the years-wise financial impact of such delay on PakistanRailways during the last four years?
Minister for Railways (Haji Ghulam Ahmad Bilour): (a) Followingsteps have been taken to improve punctuality position of trains.
(i) rationalisation in train services and time table, according to publicdemands.
(ii) ensured availability of locomotives for passenger services.
(iii) provision of scratch rakes at main stations to avoid late start ofpassenger trains from originating stations.
(iv) rehabilitation of track between Karachi – Khanpur and doubling oftrack between Khanewal - Raiwind
(v) installation of new signaling system on main line.
(vi) rehablitation/procurment /induction of passenger coaches.
(vii) procurment/repair of power vans.
(b) The reasons of delay in arrival and departure of trains are as under.—
(i) locomotive failures
(ii) engineering restrictions
(iii) signal failure(iv) crossing and precedence
(v) coaches with mechanical and electrical defects.
(vi) uncongenial weather condition (heavy rains and fog).
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(vii) blocking of tracks due to bomb explosions and public protests ontrack and law and order situation.
(c) The number of passengers declined during last four years, with declinein passenger earning as evident from the table below:———————————————————————————————
Year No. of passengers Revenue from passengers(in thousands) Rs. in million
——————————————————————————————2008-09 82542 11823.6292009-10 74933 11631.8532010-11 64903 11578.8722011-12 41097 10763.215
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12. *Sheikh Salahuddin:
Will the Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan be pleasedto state whether Gilgit-Baltistan is a province of Pakistan; if not, thepresent status thereof?
Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan (Mian ManzoorAhmed Wattoo): (a) By virtue of Article 1(2) (d) of the Constitution of Pakistan,Gilgit-Baltistan is a part of Pakistan which enjoys special status in accordancewith international commitments i.e. UNSC Resolution No. 39 (1948), dated20-01-1948. It has internal independence on the pattern of provincial setup.Maximum internal autonomy including legislative, executive, judicial reforms andself governance for the people of Gilgit-Baltistan has been ensured by way ofpromulgation of Gilgit-Baltistan (Empowerment and Self Governance) Order, 2009.
ISLAMABAD: KARAMAT HUSSAIN NIAZI,The 24th February, 2013. Secretary.
PCPPI—2211(13) NA—24-2-2013—700.
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50th Session
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT
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“UNSTARRED QUESTIONS AND THEIR REPLIES”
For Monday, the 25th February, 2013
(Originally Unstarred Question Nos. 11 and 18 were set down for answerduring the 49th Session)
11. Mr. Muhammad Rehan Hashmi:
Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state:
(a) the total number of employees working in Trade DevelopmentAuthority of Pakistan (TDAP) at present; and
(b) the total number of employees of TDAP working in PakistaniEmbassies abroad alongwith the details thereof?
Minister for Commerce (Makhdoom Muhammad Amin Fahim):(a) The total number of employees working in TDAP is as under:—
——————————————————————————————BPS BS -16 BPS Permanent Contract Total
17-21 (Gazetted) 01-15 Employees Employees(1-16 NG) (17-20)
——————————————————————————————116 56 551 143 77 943
——————————————————————————————The detail may be seen at Annexure-A.
(b) Fifteen employees of TDAP are working in Pakistan Embassiesabroad. The detail may be seen at Annexure-B.
(Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library)
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18. Mrs. Munira Shakir:
Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state the name of thedepartment of the Government which monitors and ensures thatInsurance Companies operating in the country are implementing termsand conditions made with their clients in letter and spirit?
Transferred to Finance Division for answer on Next Rota Day.
1. Mrs. Shagufta Sadiq:
Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to refer to Starred QuestionNo.80 replied on 21-1-2013 and to state the manufacturing/repairingwork being done in the workshops/factories of the Pakistan Railwaysat present alongwith the details thereof?
Minister for Railways (Haji Ghulam Ahmad Bilour): Themanufacturing/repairing work being done in Pakistan Railways workshops/factoriesat present is detailed as under:—
(a) FACTORIES
i. Pakistan Locomotives Factory, Risalpur
The project of 69 D.E Locomotives was completed in June, 2008and thereafter the factory has completed following works:
(1) Major fabrication/special repair work of 86 burnt and accidentaldiesel electric locomotives.
(2) Manufacturing/repairing of different types of locomotive spareslike, Gear Case, Propeller Shaft, Brake Lever, Push Rod,Extension Shaft, Bearing Bracket, Magnet Frame, TractionMotor Armature, Axle (Machining), Flange, Coupling etc.
Presently the repair work of 05 diesel electric locomotives and repair/manufacturing of 72 types of diesel spare is being carried out in thefactory.
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ii. Railway Carriage Factory, Islamabad
The following projects are being carried out at present:
1. Rehabilitation, Up-gradation and Conversion of 400passenger carriages.—275 coaches have so far beenrehabilitated and turned out for operation while work onremaining 125 coaches is under progress and expected to becompleted by June 2015.
2. Procurement/Manufacture of 202 New Design PassengerCoaches.—A contract agreement amounting to US$ 134.452million for procurement/manufacture of 202 New DesignPassenger Carriages was signed with M/s. China NationalMachinery Import & Export Company (CMC), China onOctober 10, 2009.
In this connection 55 coaches out of 202 coaches have beenreceived in Completely Build Up (CBU) condition and are underoperation while remaining 147 coaches will be received inCompletely Knocked Down (CKD) condition and will bemanufactured at Carriage Factory Islamabad (CFI). Thematerial of 77 coaches has been received and manufacturing ofCKD coaches is in progress. The material of remaining coacheswill be received shortly.
iii. Concrete Sleeper Factories
There are five Concreter Sleeper Factories. Three factories aresituated at Khanewal, Sukkur and Kohat Cantt. while the fourthsleeper factory at Kotri was leased out in November 2006 for 15years. Whereas, the fifth factory at Shahinabad has been closed w.e.f1-10-1996 due to saline water.
Concrete Sleepers Factories are producing Concrete Sleepers forRailway track. Factories at Sukkur and Khanewal are manufacturingPre-Stressed Concrete Mono Block Sleepers while factory at KohatCantt. is manufacturing Twin Block Sleepers.
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The detail of sleepers manufactured during the last five years andcurrent financial year is as under:—
Year Sleeper Produced
2007-08 492,900 Nos
2008-09 417,592 Nos
2009-10 124,394 Nos
2010-11 200,896 Nos
2011-12 109,182 Nos
2012-13 102,815 Nos
(b) WORKSHOPS:
The repair, maintenance and overhauling of rolling stock are undertakenin the Railway Workshops. Besides, various spare parts of rolling stock are alsomanufactured in these workshops. The detail is as under:—
i. Central Diesel Locomotives Shop, Rawalpindi
34 diesel electric locomotives have been repaired/ overhauled sinceJuly 2012 till date.
ii. Loco Shop, Moghalpura, Lahore
16 diesel electric locomotives have been repaired/ overhauled sinceJuly 2012 till date. Moreover, repairing/manufacturing of followingparts of locomotive have also been carried out during the said period:
Description Outturn (Nos)
Traction motors 92
Magnet frames 131
Turbo Superchargers 10
Brake blocks 13850
Suspension bearing 292
Axle cap bolt 309
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iii. Diesel Shop, Karachi
13 diesel electric locomotives have been repaired/ overhauled sinceJuly 2012 till date.
iv. Carriage and Wagons Shop, Moghalpura, Lahore
522 passenger coaches and 1397 freight wagons have been repaired/overhauled since July 2012 till date. Moreover, 42 various items ofcoaches and wagons like Brake Beam Modified, Truss Bar Assembly,Screw Coupling, Hanger Brake Beam, Helical Coil Spring and Bushfor Brake Lever etc. have been manufactured during this period.
v. Carriage and Wagons Shop, Hyderabad
The overhauling/repair of 142 tank wagons, 24 passenger coachesand 12 other types of wagons have been carried out since July 2012till date.
vi. Steel Shops, Moghalpura, Lahore
The steel shop manufactures the steel items like suspension bearingcap, steel billet, ride control trolleys, cast iron brake blocks, brakediscs, dog spikes, loose jaws etc. Besides rolling of angle irons, fishplates, round bars and de-coiling of released springs is also carriedout.
vii. Electrical Shops, Moghalpura, Lahore
The following works have been carried out in the Electrical Shopssince July 2012 till date:
a. Overhauling of 24 Power Vans and 23 Train Lighting Vans.
b. Rewinding of 1090 different types of heavy duty ElectricalMotors, Alternators, Transformers, Fans, Armature and otherelectrical Switch Gears equipment installed in coaches.
c. Manufacturing of electrical items/accessories like Single/TwoPole Connectors, Oyster Light Fittings, Brass Knife Switches,6 Way Junction Box etc.
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d. Generation of Electricity in Power House by Diesel GeneratingSet as a back-up measure.
2. Mrs. Shagufta Sadiq:
Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state the quantity andcountry-wise tea imported in the country during the last five years?
Minister for Commerce (Makhdoom Muhammad Amin Fahim):The quantity and year-wise detail of tea imported in the country during the last fiveyears is as under:———————————————————————————————
Year Qty. (MTs) Value (Million US$)——————————————————————————————
2007-08 100391 202.0
2008-09 96932 222.6
2009-10 94463 270.8
2010-11 118820 334.1
2011-12 120422 350.8——————————————————————————————
Total: 531028 1380.3——————————————————————————————
3. Shaikh Rohale Asghar:
Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state:
(a) the details of operational passenger trains in the country atpresent;
(b) the date of awarding contract for dining cars in each case duringthe last five years; and
(c) the procedure adopted for awarding those contracts during thesaid period separately?
Minister for Railways (Haji Ghulam Ahmad Bilour): (a) Details ofOperational Passenger Trains in the country at present:
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Mail/Express 17=34
Intercity 16=32
Passenger 6=12
Mixed 4=8
International 3=6Shuttle (KHI-LHR) 3=6
———49=98
————————————————————————————————— (b) Name of train with dining car Date of awarding of contract——————————————————————————————
1. 7Up/8Dn (Tezgam) 16-06-2012
2. 9Up/10Dn (Allama Iqbal Express) 17-12-2012
3. 41Up/42Dn (Karkoram Express) 21-06-2012
4. 1Up/2Dn (Khyber Mail) 25-04-2012
5. 13Up/14Dn (Awam Express) 25-04-2012
6. 45Up/46Dn (Pakistan Express) 25-04-2012
7. Rail Cars (LHR-RWP) 21-04-2012101Up/102Dn, 103Up/104Dn,105Up/106Dn,109Up/108Dn,
8. 17Up/18Dn, (Millat Express) 25-09-2012
9. 27Up/28Dn (Shalimar Express) 25-02-2012
10. 303Up/304Dn (Business Express) 04-02-2012——————————————————————————————
(c) Auction through sealed bids is invited from the prequalified parties /firms and the highest bidder is awarded the dining car contract. Same procedurewas adopted in all above trains.
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4. Shaikh Rohale Asghar:
Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state:
(a) the route-wise total number of trains plying at present byPakistan Railways;
(b) the total number of employees of Pakistan Railways at present;
(c) the train-wise total number of employees working at presentalongwith the justification thereof; and
(d) the average number of employees of Pakistan Railway engagedin each operational train at present?
Minister for Railways (Haji Ghulam Ahmad Bilour): (a) At presentlyPakistan Railways is operating 98 passenger trains per day.
The route —wise trains are as under.
Mail/Express trains
Rawalpindi — Karachi via Multan 1=2
Rawalpindi — Karachi via Faisalabad 1=2
Peshawar — Karachi via Multan 2=4
Peshawar — Karachi via Bhakkar 1=2
Quetta — Karachi via Dadu 1=2
Havelian — Karachi via Jhang 1=2
Sialkot — Karachi via Lahore 2=4
Lahore — Karachi via Faisalabad 3=6
Lahore — Karachi via Sahiwal 1=2
Lahore — Karachi via Pakpattan 1=2
Quetta — Rawalpindi 1=2
Sargodha — Karachi 1=2
Multan — Karachi 1=2
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Intercity trainsRawalpindi — Lahore 4=8
Lahore — Faisalabad 2=4
Lahore — Shorkot via Jaranwala 1=2
Lahore — Sargodha 1=2
Lahore — Sialkot via Narowal 1=2
Rawalpindi — Multan via Bhakkar 1=2
Multan — Sargodha via Shorkot 1=2
Jacobabad — Karachi via Rohri 1=2
Hyderabad — Mirpur Khas 3=6
Badin — Hyderabad 1=2
Passenger trainsMari Indus — Attack City 1=2
Lahore — Sialkot via Wazirabad 1=2
Lahore — Shorkot via Jaranwala 1=2
Wazirabad — Sialkot 1=2
Sargodha — Kundian 1=2
Rawalpindi — Havelian 1=2
Mixed trainsMirpur Khas — Khokhropar 1=2
Quetta — Chaman 1=2
Lalamusa — Sargodha 2=4
International
Lahore — Attari on every Monday and Thursady
Quetta — Zahidan on 1st and 15th of every month
Karachi — Munabao on every Friday from Karachi
Karachi and Lahore Shuttle
Karachi — Landhi 1=2
Shandara Bagh — Lahore — Kot Lakhpat 2=4
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(b) At present 82,940 officers/officials are at the pay roll of PakistanRailways.
(c) The employment in Pakistan Railways is not made train wise.
(d) At an average 10 railway employees are engaged in each operationaltrain. (Mail/Express). This includes Drivers, Assistant Drivers, Guards, LuggageGuards, Conductor Guards, Special Ticket Examiner, Police Escort, Power plantoperators and Carriage Muawan (optional).
5. Ms. Imrana Saeed Jamil:
Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state the total numberof items included in the export and import list made between Pakistanand India alongwith the names thereof?
Minister for Commerce (Makhdoom Muhammad Amin Fahim):Pakistan has notified a Negative List of 1209 items which are banned for importsfrom India. Except those in the Negative List, all other items are importable fromIndia. On the other hand, there is no such list maintained by India and everything isexportable.
Ministry of Commerce notified the Negative List vide its SRO No. 280dated March 20, 2012. Sector wise distribution of the Negative List is as follows:——————————————————————————————
Sr. No. Sectors No. of Tariff Lines——————————————————————————————
1. Agri 162. Aluminium 123. Auto 3854. Ceramics 285. Chemicals 336. Cutlery 227. Elect. Appliances 38. Elect. Machinery 549. Footwear 7
10. Furniture 1611. Glass 2212. Jems & Jewllery 3
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——————————————————————————————Sr. No. Sectors No. of Tariff Lines
——————————————————————————————13. Leather 1914. Machinery 3715. Metal Products 516. Meters 617. Misc. Manfd. Articles 2218. Optical Fiber 219. Paper & Board 9220. Pharma 4921. Plastics 8322. Prefabricated Buildings 523. Rubber 1924. Soap & Toiletries 725. Sports 3226. Steel 13727. Stone & Marble 528. Surgical 1029. Textile 7430. Wood 4
——————————————————————————————Grand Total 1209
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6. Sheikh Salahuddin:
Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state the total amountearned, spent and misused during the last five years by the PakistanRailways?
Reply not received.
KARAMAT HUSSAIN NIAZI, Secretary.
ISLAMABAD:The 24th February 2013.
PCPPI—2211 (2013) NA—24-2-2013—700.
