3218(17) 259Th Session Senate 15-02-2017

Raheel—3218(17) 259th Session Senate PC-08

1 (259th Session)

SENATE SECRETARIAT ————— “QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWERS AND THEIR REPLIES”

to be asked at a sitting of the Senate to be held on

Thursday, the 16th February, 2017

*Question No. 61. Senator Mian Muhammad Ateeq Shaikh: (Notice received on 10-08-2016 at 02:25 p.m.)

Will the Minister for Law and Justice be pleased to state the number of cases filed against the officials of LESCO in the office of Federal Ombudsman during the last two years indicating also the number of cases out of the same in which the officials were found guilty and punished?

Mr. Zahid Hamid: 2

Nature of complaints is excessive / wrong / inflated billing as well as delay in provision of connections. Some cases are of replacement of defective meters, transformers and poles. These Complaints are filed against the officers / officials due to maladministration.

*Question No. 62. Senator Mian Muhammad Ateeq Shaikh: (Notice received on 11-08-2016 at 03:50 p.m.)

Will the Minister for Human Rights be pleased to state:

(a) the amount allocated for the Human Rights wing of the Ministry of Human Rights during the last three fiscal years with year wise break up; and

(b) the names of projects on which the said funds were spent during that period?

Mr. Kamran Michael: (a) It is clarified that Human Rights Wing being part of the Ministry does not have any separately allocated amount. The Ministry has a Development Wing which manages the Public Sector Development Program (PSDP). Under PSDP, an amount of Rs. 119.603 million was allocated for Ministry of Human Rights during the last three years. The Year-wise break-up is as under: —————————————————————————————— 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 —————————————————————————————— Rs. 78.0 million Rs. 10.0 million Rs. 31.603 million —————————————————————————————— (b) The names of projects on which the said funds were spent during that period are as under:

(i) 12 Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Human Rights Centre for Women, Punjab located at Lahore, Vehari, Sahiwal, Mianwali, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Bhawalpur, Sialkot, Multan, Muzaffargarh, Khushab and D.G Khan. 3 (ii) Construction of Working Women Hostel, G-6/2 and G-7/3, Islamabad.

(iii) Establishment of Helpline for Legal Advice on Human Rights Violations, Islamabad.

*Question No. 63. Senator Mohammad Azam Khan Swati: (Notice received on 24-08-2016 at 10:31 a.m.)

Will the Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-Faith Harmony be pleased to state the steps taken / being taken by the Government to provide / ensure safety to minorities with particular reference to the Christian community, in practicing their own religion in the country?

Sardar Muhammad Yousaf: In the wake of 18th Constitutional amendment, this Ministry has been mandated the task of Policy and Legislation with regard to Interfaith Harmony in the country, while following subjects of defunct Ministry of Minorities Affairs have been devolved, as under: —————————————————————————————— S# Official Business Status —————————————————————————————— i. Safeguarding the rights Devolved to Provinces of minorities.

ii. Promotion of welfare Devolved to Provinces of minorities.

iii. All other matters Devolved to Provinces relating to minorities.

iv. Protection of minorities Assigned to against discrimination. M/o Human Rights ——————————————————————————————

Therefore, issues pertaining to “steps to provide/ensure safety to minorities, in practicing their own religion in the country” are outside the mandate/purview of this Ministry and relates to Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Human Rights and Provincial Governments. 4 *Question No. 64. Senator Mian Muhammad Ateeq Shaikh: (Notice received on 30-08-2016 at 10:05 a.m.)

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state:

(a) the present status of work on 7-km pipeline of Neshpa Well No. 6 indicating also the time by which the same will be completed; and

(b) the quantity of crude oil and gas to be supplied through the said pipeline indicating also the names of areas which will benefit from the same?

Mr. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi: (a) The construction work for pipe line of Nashpa # 6 had been completed on 8th October, 2016 and subsequently oil and gas was injected into the system on 10th October, 2016.

(b) Daily average production of oil and gas from Nashpa Well No. 6 during the month of December, 2016 remained 3367 barrels of oil per day and 12 MMCFD of gas.

The gas is being injected into the system of SNGPL for supply to prioritized sector i.e. domestic & commercial.

*Question No. 66. Senator Mohammad Azam Khan Swati: (Notice received on 27-10-2016 at 10:00 a.m.)

Will the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs be pleased to state:

(a) the names, designations, educational qualifications date of appointment and place of domicile of the persons working in BPS-16 and above in the Election Commission of Pakistan;

(b) the names and designations of the said officers working on deputation basis in ECP;

(c) the steps being taken by the Government to improve the capacity of those officers; and 5 (d) the steps being taken by the Government to ensure transparent elections in the country?

Sheikh Aftab Ahmed: (a) The details of question as per requirement is attached at “Annex-A”

(b) The detail of officers working in ECP, on deputation and contract are attached at “Annex-B” and B-I respectively.

(d) The detail of steps being taken by the Election Commission for more improvement and transparency in the election process is attached at “Annex-D”.

(Annexures have been placed on the Table of the House as well as Library.)

*Question No. 67. Senator Mohammad Azam Khan Swati: (Notice received on 15-11-2016 at 10:20 )

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state whether it is a fact that Asian Development Bank has refused to provide funds for the construction of Diamer-Bhasha Dam, if so, the alternative measures adopted / being adopted by the Government in this regard?

Khawaja Muhammad Asif:

¦ ADB had shown interest in financing of the Project. Their Reconnaissance Mission visited WAPDA in March-April, 2009 and advised to improve Resettlement Action Plan and Environment Management Plan. All the Pre-requisites desired by ADB were fulfilled and Aide Memoire was also issued on 8th June, 2009. However, later on, ADB used delaying tactics and shied away from giving any firm commitment.

¦ Recently, financing strategy for Implementation of Diamer Bhasha Dam Project has been approved by the Cabinet Committee on Energy on 30-11-2016. In the light of financing strategy, WAPDA has been directed to update PC-Is (one for dam part and the other for power generation). Updation of PC-Is is in process. 6

¦ According to the financing strategy, Dam & Pre-requisites will be implemented through PSDP grants plus WAPDA aranged financing, whereas Power Generation Facilities shall be implemented through Local/Foreign loans plus WAPDA arranged financing.

¦ Construction of infra-structure/preliminary works of Diamer Bhasha Dam Project i.e. Project Colony at Thore Valley, Composite Model Village-II at Harpan Das are in progress whereas work on KKH Bypass is stopped since December 2015 due to boundary dispute between GB & KP.

¦ Most of the land required for the Project has already been acquired through PSDP funds.

*Question No. 68. Senator Col. (R) Syed Tahir Hussain Mashhadi: (Notice received on 02-12-2016 at 10:00 a.m.)

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the Capital Development Authority has made payment in September, 2005 to the Sui Northern Gas pipelines Limited (SNGPL) for provision of gas to Sector I-14, Islamabad;

(b) whether it is also a fact that SNGPL has failed to provide natural gas to the residents of the said Sector so far, if so, the reasons thereof; and

Mr. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi: (a) No. SNGPL has reported that CDA had made payment in April 2006.

(b) Yes. M/s SNGPL has informed that supply main of 10” dia was required to be laid for supply of gas to this sector, which could not be laid due to non-provision of clear line route by CDA. 7 (c) 10” dia. X 8.80 Kms supply main has been laid for sector I-16 which is passing through sector I-14. The company has further indicated that the work for laying of distribution network in I-14 shall commence shortly.

*Question No. 69. Senator Col. (R) Syed Tahir Hussain Mashhadi: (Notice received on 23-12-2016 at 01:00 p.m.)

Will the Minister for Human Rights be pleased to state:

(a) the procedure laid down by the National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) for receiving complaints from individuals and taking suo moto actions in case of violation of human rights;

(b) the number of complaints received from individuals and suo moto notices taken by the said Commission during the last three years and the action taken thereon separately; and

(c) the steps being taken by the Government to check and control human rights violations and ensure protection of human rights in the country?

Mr. Kamran Michael: (a) The NCHR deals with the complaints from individuals and by taking suo moto notice in accordance with Section 3 of the National Commission for Human Rights (Complaints) Rules, 2015 (Annexure-I).

(b) The Commission started functioning in mid December 2015. From December 2015 to 10th January, 2017, the Commission received 518 complaints of various nature (Annexure-II). During the period from December 2015 to 10th January, 2017, the Commission took suo moto notices of 89 petitions out of which 71 processed, 7 in hearing, 2 resolved and 8 have been consigned.

(c) Government is committed to ensure Human Rights of its citizens as envisaged under the Constitution as well as international commitments by adopting all possible measures to ensure protection and promotion of such rights. However, despite various positive efforts at Federal and Provincial level, violations of Human Rights do take place. In this context, responsibility of the Governments both at Federal and Provincial levels has increased manifold. In this regard, the Federal Government has taken various initiatives in order to ensure protection and promotion of Human Rights, with special focus on Rights of Women, Children, Minorities and other vulnerable segments of the society. These include: 8 I. Action Plan for Human Rights, approved by the Prime Minister of Pakistan on 13th February, 2016, is being implemented. The Plan ensures following major areas of intervention to further improve Human Rights situation in the country:

i. Policy Legal Reforms & Access to Justice;

ii. Implementing key Human Rights Priorities: Rights of women, children, minorities and vulnerable population;

iii. Cross cutting interventions for protection of Human Rights: education, sensitization, awareness raising, research and communication;

iv. Intemational/UN Treaty Implementation;

v. Establishment and strengthening of National Human Rights Institutions;

vi. Implementation and Monitoring of Action Plan.

II. An amount of Rs. 750.00 million has been approved to put in place institutional mechanisms for realizing the rights proposed in the Action Plan which includes an amount of Rs. 400.00 million for human rights education, sensitization, awareness raising, research and communication, Rs. 250.0 million for establishrnent of National Institute of Human Rights for capacity building, training, research and development and Rs. 100.0 million Endowment Fund for Free Legal Aid for Poor Victims of Human Rights Violations.

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

IV. National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) has been established with a broad mandate and powers to take suo-moto 9 actions. The Ministry of Human Rights has also notified the NCHR Complaint Rules, 2015 which comprehensively elaborate the procedure regarding evaluating and disposing of complaints of Hurnan Rights Violations.

V. Similarly, autonomous National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) and National Commission on Minorities (NCM) are also working to check and control Human Rights violations of women and minorities respectively and to effectively protect/promote their rights.

VI. Ministry of Human Rights has launched Public Awareness Campaign on Human Rights Education and Sensitization under Action Plan for Human Rights, 2016 through Seminars as well as advertisements in print and electronic media. The campaign’s target is general public, civil society, researchers, academia, students, government functionaries, and different segments of society. The campaign focuses Right to Life besides promotion of Human Rights’ values for creating a culture of tolerance and respect.

VII. Ministry of Human Rights has formulated a draft National Policy Framework for promotion and protection of human rights after completing the consultative process at federal and provincial level. The draft has been circulated among Ministries/Divisions for final consultation/input before submission to Federal Cabinet for its approval. The task for formulation of provincial strategies on human rights has also been started in collaboration with provincial governments.

VIII. A National Task Force (NTF) to monitor implementation of Action Plan for Human Rights has been notified under the chair of Federal Minister for Human Rights comprising parliamentarians (one each from National Assembly & Senate of Pakistan), relevant Federal Ministries and Provincial Human Rights Departments. Provincial Task Forces (PTF) in Punjab, KP and Sindh have also been established. The Provincial Task Force in Balochistan is in process.

IX. District Human Rights Committees are also being constituted to check and control Human Rights violations of women and minorities respectively and to effectively protect/promote their rights. 10 X. The human rights situation in Jails has also been monitored through Jail Monitoring visits. So far more than 100 prisoners with petty offences have been released and re-unified with their families alongwith HR Sensitization among Prison’s staff Annex-I 11 12 13 Annex-II 14 *Question No. 70. Senator Col. (R) Syed Tahir Hussain Mashhadi: (Notice received on 23-12-2016 at 01:00 p.m.)

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state the names of countries from which Pakistan is purchasing Gas at present?

Mr. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi:

Inter State Gas System (Pvt) Limited (ISGSL)

The Following projects are under ISGSL mandate:—

¦ Turkmenistan Afghanistan Pakistan India Gas Pipeline Project ¦ Iran Pakistan Gas Pipeline Project

With regard to above projects, Gas Sales and Purchase Agreements (GSPA’s) were signed with Turkmenistan and Iran respectively. However these projects are currently under implementation stage therefore at present there is no flow of gas under these projects.

Pakistan State Oil Limited (PSO)

PSO is importing LNG through Government to Government Agreements and tendering/ Competitive bidding. Under Government to Government arrangement, the LNG is being imported from Qatar while under competitive bidding, the suppliers arrange LNG from various sources, viz.

¦ Nigeria

¦ United Kingdom

¦ Spain

¦ Equatorial Guinea

¦ Australia

¦ Trinidad

¦ Netherlands 15 *Question No. 72. Senator Sehar Kamran: (Notice received on 09-01-2017 at 09:00 a.m.)

Will the Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-Faith Harmony be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that a Sufi Council was established in the country during the Pervez Musharraf regime, if so, the present status of the same;

(b) the major functions and achievements of the said Council; and

Sardar Muhammad Yousaf: (a) A Sufi Advisory Council was constituted on 9-6-2009 but it ceased to function due to non-availability of funds from 29-08-2011.

(b) Nil

*Question No. 74. Senator Muhammad Talha Mahmood: (Notice received on 10-01-2017 at 02:02 p.m.)

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

(a) the criteria laid down for granting permission to foreign investors for making investment in Pakistan;

(b) the number of foreign investors applied for permission for investment in Pakistan during the last three years indicating also the number of those who were granted the same; and

(c) the number of those investors who were not granted permission during the said period and the reasons thereof in each case? 16 Minister Incharge of the Prime Minister’s Office: (a) Investment Policy 2013 stipulates an “open-admission” system that does not require pre- screening or approval for entrants. All sectors are open for foreign investment except a few specified industries like arms and ammunition, explosives, radio- active substances, security printing, currency & mint. As such no permission is required from Board of Investment for making investment.

(b) Not applicable as explained at a. above

*Question No. 75. Senator Muhammad Talha Mahmood: (Notice received on 10-01-2017 at 02:02 p.m.)

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

(a) the volume of foreign investment made in the country during the last three years with sector-wise break-up; and

(b) the steps taken by the present Government to attract more foreign investment and to facilitate the foreign investors?

Minister Incharge of the Prime Minister’s Office: (a) The total inflow of FDI from July 2013 to Dec, 2016 was US $ 9,660.2 Million. (Net FDI after adjustment of outflow was US$ 5,603.5 Million).

Detail of Sector-wise break-up of FDI from July 2013 to Dec, 2016 is at Annex-I.

Source: State Bank of Pakistan

(b) The steps taken by the present Government to attract more foreign investment and to facilitate the foreign investors are as under:—

¦ Promulgation of SEZ Act, 2012; ¦ Launching of first ever Ease of Doing Business Strategy; ¦ Investment Promotion & Facilitation

Details of these steps are at Annex-II. 17 18 19

*Question No. 76. Senator Muhammad Talha Mahmood: (Notice received on 10-01-2016 at 02:02 p.m.)

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state:

(a) the number of foreign investors who have shown interest for making investment in oil and gas sectors in Pakistan during the last three years; 20 (b) the number of meetings of the said investors held with the Minister and officers concerned of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources during the said period; and

Mr. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi: (a) Seven foreign companies formally showed interest for making investment in oil and gas exploration during last three financial years. Out of them, three companies have been granted three exploration licences, whereas request of remaining four foreign companies for grant of seven exploration licence would be included in the next bidding round.

(b) The said foreign companies are already working in Pakistan and have frequent meetings with Minister and officers concerned of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources.

(c) The present Government has taken various measures to attract foreign investors and create an investment friendly environment in the Exploration & Production (E&P) Sector, which includes but not limited to the following:

i. Petroleum Policy 2012 is being implemented, which offers attractive terms & conditions for foreign as well as local investors.

ii. 46 new blocks have been awarded under Petroleum Policy 2012.

iii. Terrain security clearance process has been initiated for award of Thirty two (32) new exploration blocks to E&P Companies through bidding process.

iv. The producer gas price under Petroleum Policy 2012 has been increased from 31% to 68% for different Zones.

v. For New Exploration Efforts in old blocks, Supplemental Agreements have been signed for conversion to 2012 Petroleum Policy’s better price.

vi. The Bonanza of US$ 1/MMBTU has been introduced for first three discoveries in Offshore area. 21 vii. The E&P Companies have been allowed to sale 10% of gas production to any buyer.

viii. Gas price of Petroleum Policy 2012 has been extended to entire incremental gas production, subject to meeting minimum threshold of 10% addition in existing maximum production of any day during six months w.e.f 31-07-2013 or volume committed in approved development plan, whichever is higher.

ix. Windfall levy has been reduced from 50 to 40 percent.

x. After the expiry of a lease period, the Lease can be further renewed or re-granted for another 5 years subject to payment of an amount of 15% of well head value.

xi. Tight Gas Price under Tight Gas Policy 2011 has been improved by offering 20% premium over 2012 Petroleum Policy.

*Question No. 77. Senator Muhammad Usman Khan Kakar: (Notice received on 11-01-2017 at 10:00 a.m.)

Will the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs be pleased to state the number of persons working in BPS-1 to BPS-22 in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, its attached departments, corporations, authorities, subordinate offices and autonomous & semi-autonomous bodies with grade wise and province wise breakup?

Sheikh Aftab Ahmed: Presently, sanctioned/working Strength of employees of M/o Parliamentary Affairs is 170. The grade wise and province wise breakup is at Annex-I.

There are no attached departments, corporations, authorities, subordinate offices and autonomous & semi-autonomous bodies of Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs. 22 23 *Question No. 78. Senator Ghous Muhammad Khan Niazi: (Notice received on 11-01-2017 at 03:55 p.m.)

Will the Minister for Human Rights be pleased to state the steps taken by the Government for protection of human rights in the country?

Mr. Kamran Michael: The Government of Pakistan is committed to ensure Human Rights of all citizens as envisaged under the Constitution as well as international commitments by adopting all possible measures to ensure protection and promotion of such rights, i.e. rights of women, children, persons with disabilities and minorities, etc. “The Criminal Law (Amendment) (Offences relating to Honor Killing) Act, 2016 and “The Criminal Law (Amendment) (Offences relating to Rape) Act, 2016” passed by the joint session of the Parliament and “The Criminal Law (2nd Amendment) Act, 2016 (Child Protection)” are the landmark legislations for protection of Human Rights, particularly rights of women and children. The Ministry regularly takes up all Human Rights violation cases with the concerned authorities for their redressal.

The steps taken by the Government for protection of Human Rights in the country are as under:

1. Action Plan for Human Rights, approved by the Prime Minister of Pakistan on 13th February, 2016, is being implemented. The Action Plan provides for specific interventions in order to ensure protection of Human Rights in the country.

2. An amount of Rs. 750 million has been approved to put in place institutional mechanisms for realizing the rights proposed in the Action Plan which includes an amount of Rs. 400 million for human rights education, sensitization, awareness raising, research and communication, Rs. 250 million for establishment of National Institute of Human Rights for capacity building, training, research and development and Rs. 100 million Endowment Fund for Free Legal Aid for Poor Victims of Human Rights Violations.

3. A Project titled, Helpline “1099” for Legal Advice to the victims of Human Rights Violations has been launched. The Helpline (1099) provides referral services to address grievances of the victims. Public Notices have been issued in newspapers to create awareness among the masses in this regard. Since 10th February, 2016 total calls 24 received are 36271, out of which 4969 cases were eligible which were taken up with the relevant departments for redressal.

4. National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) has been established with a broad mandate and powers to take suo-moto actions. The Ministry of Human Rights has also notified the NCHR Complaint Rules, 2015 which comprehensively elaborate the procedure regarding evaluating and disposing of complaints of Human Rights Violations.

5. The Ministry of Human Rights has initiated Public Awareness Campaign on Human Rights Education and Sensitization under Action Plan for Human Rights, 2016 through Seminars as well as advertisements in print and electronic media. The campaign’s target is general public, civil society, researchers, academia, students, government functionaries and different segments of society. The campaign focuses promotion of Human Rights’ values for creating a culture of tolerance and respect. In this regard, the following activities have been undertaken:

i. 09 Seminars have been organized in various Universities during 2015 and 30 Seminars during 2016 as a part of Human Rights Education, Sensitization & awareness raising.

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

iii. Moreover, 6 Day Public Awareness Campaign has been launched on print media through publishing half page/quarter page advertisements.

iv. “Information, Education and Communication (IEC) Material on Human Rights Issues” has been developed as a part of Public Awareness Program. The material also contains messages against rape and child protection.

v. Universal Children Day (20th November) International Human Rights Day (10th December) and International Women’s Day (08th March) are also celebrated as regular features in order to create awareness among the masses. 25 vi. Ministry of Human Rights has formulated a draft National Policy Framework for promotion and protection of human rights after completing the consultative process at federal and provincial level. The draft has been circulated among Ministries/ Divisions for final consultation/ input before submission to Federal Cabinet for its approval. The task for formulation of Provincial Strategies on Human Rights has also been started in collaboration with Provincial Governments.

vii. A National Task Force (NTF) to monitor implementation of Action Plan for Human Rights has been notified under the chair of Federal Minister for Human Rights comprising parliamentarians (one each from National Assembly & Senate of Pakistan), relevant Federal Ministries and Provincial Human Rights Departments. Provincial Task Forces (PTF) in Punjab, KP and Sindh have also been approved. Establishment of Provincial Task Force in Balochistan is also in process.

viii. Disirict Human Rights Committees are also being established to monitor human rights situation, in the country.

*Question No. 79. Senator Nuzhat Sadiq : (Notice received on 12-01-2017 at 03:35 p.m.)

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that through 18th Constitutional Amendment the Provinces have been allowed to generate electricity by their own with prior permission of the Federal Government;

(b) whether any province has sought permission of the Federal Government for generation of electricity by itself since the passage of the said amendment, if so, the details thereof; and

Khawaja Muhammad Asif: (a) As per Article 157 (2) (c) & (d) of the Constitution of Pakistan, the Provinces may construct power houses and grid 26 stations and lay transmission lines for use within the Province and determine tariff for distribution of electricity within the Province. (b & c) In order to encourage the Provinces to generate electricity by their own, the Government of Pakistan (GoP) announced “Power Generation Policy 2015” in April 2015, which offers various initiatives to allow Provinces/ AJK/GB to develop their own Power Projects. The Power Policy 2015 also allows Provinces/AJK/GB entities to issue Letter of Interest (LOI) and letter of Support (LOS), prepare pre-qualification and bid documents, pre-qualify the Sponsors, evaluate the bids/proposals, and award the projects. As per Power Policy 2015:

¦ Relevant entities in the provinces/AJK/GB will provide a one-window facility for implementation of projects under the Policy and will issue LOI and LOS, prepare pre-qualification and bid documents, pre-qualify the Sponsors, evaluate the bids/proposals and award the projects.

¦ Provinces/AJK/GB may prepare their own policies and process/ develop Power Projects.

¦ Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) may issue Tripartite LoS to the sponsors with respective Province/AJK/GB, sign Implementation Agreement and issue GoP’s Guarantee on the recommendation of respective Province/AJK/GB for such projects.

¦ In case where the Power Purchaser is a provincial entitity and the Tariff is determined by NEPRA/ Provincial Reulator, the GoP Guarantee should be issued where it is fully backed by the respective Provincial Government as a charge against its share in the divisible pool as per NFC Award subject to a cumulative limit of 20% of the share of the respective Province in a give year or as may be decided between the Federal and the respective Provincial Government.

*Question No. 80. Senator Rozi Khan Kakar : (Notice received on 20-01-2017 at 12:00 p.m.)

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of persons appointed in OGDCL, SSGPL and SNGPL since June, 2013 with province-wise break-up; and 27 (b) whether those appointments were made in accordance with the annual allocation of budget to the said departments, if not, the reasons thereof?

Mr. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi: (a) The total number of persons appointed in OGDCL, SSGCL, and SNGPL since June, 2013 with province-wise break- up is as under;

(i) Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL):

Total 607 persons have been inducted in OGDCL during the period from June-2013 to Dec.-2016. Province-wise breakup is as under;

(ii) Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGCL):

SSGC has appointed 385 Executive and 210 Sub-ordinate staff (total 595) since 1st June 2013 till 30 January, 2017. Province-wise break-up is as under; 28 (iii) Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL)

A total of 979 indviduals have been recruited in SNGPL since 1st June, 2013. The Province wise break-up of these individuals is as under;

(b) (i) Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL):

The Company Maintains its own budget/expenditure for existing/hiring of manpower as per operational requirement. All such inductions were made in accordance with the annual budget allocation for the said period.

(ii) Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGCL):

Yes, the appointments were made in accordance with the annual budget of the Company.

(iii) Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL)

Yes, the appointments ,were made in accordance with the annual budget of the Company.

*Question No. 81. Senator Kalsoom Perveen: (Notice received on 20-01-2017 at 03:32 p.m.)

Will the Minister for Human Rights be pleased to state:

(a) the number of cases of domestic violence against children reported during the last one year; and 29 (b) the steps being taken by the Government to curb this menace?

Mr. Kamran Michael: (a) In the wake of 18th Constitutional Amendment, the subject of minors/ children has been devolved to the Provinces. The requisite information is required to be provided by the ICT Administration and Provincial Home Departments. Accordingly, they have been requested to furnish the requisite information by return fax on 30th January, 2017 (Annex-I). Their response is still awaited. However, Unicef estimated that 10 million child labourers in Pakistan, out of them nearly 264,000 children were estimated to be domestic workers, working in unprotected and unregulated environments whereas during 2013, twenty one (21) cases of torture of child domestic workers were reported.

(b) ¦ The Ministry of Human Rights has enacted the Criminal Law (Second Amendment) Act, 2016 which addresses the issue of cruelty to child.

¦ The Ministry of Human Rights has also drafted the ICT Child Protection Bill, 2016 which provides for protection of children from violence, abuse and exploitation. The Bill has been approved by the Cabinet’s Committee on disposal of legislative cases.

¦ As per directives of the Prime Minister’s office, the Ministry of Human Rights has convened a meeting of the representatives of the Provincial Governments, Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD) and ICT Administration on 24th January, 2017 to prepare a coordinated strategy to address the issue. In this regard a consultation with relevant federal and provincial counterparts will shortly be convened to develop a coherent strategy.

¦ The Government of the Punjab has drafted Law on domestic labour which is under consultation process.

¦ The Government of Sindh is considering the domestic labour policy and law. Besides, an agreement has been signed with UNICEF for conducting a survey to collect data regarding number of minors engaged in domestic labour.

¦ The Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Social Welfare Department has drafted a Bill which covers the issue of domestic child labour. The Bill is in process of finalization. 30 Annex-I 31 32 *Question No. 82 . Senator Rozi Khan Kakar : (Notice received on 23-01-2017 at 11:30 a.m.)

Will the Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-Faith Harmony be pleased to state:

(a) the number of Hajj and Umrah Tour Operators in the country at present; and

(b) the procedure and the criteria laid down for the grant of quota for Hajj and Umrah to the said tour operators?

Sardar Muhammad Yousaf: (a) At present there are 742 Hajj Operators registered with the Ministry. Regarding Umrah operators, this Ministry has no data about the number of Umrah Operators in the country as these operators are registered with the Department of Tourism Services (DTS) being regulatory authorities of respective provinces and ICT. However, MORA & IH attests the Contract/Agreement made between Pakistan Tour Operators and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Umrah Services Provider on yearly basis on the request of Kingdom Saudi Arabia.

Consequently, this Ministry has attested 539 agreements during the year, 2015-16 whereas 219 contracts have been attested till date during year 2016-17.

(b) Hajj quota is allocated to Hajj tour operators in line with the procedure/ criteria as prescribed in Hajj policy of the concerned year. Procedure and criteria for allocation of Hajj quota for Hajj 2017 will be finalized in the light of Hajj Policy, 2017; which is yet to be approved. With regard to umrah, the Ministry does not grant any quota of Umrah to Umrah operators.

*Question No. 83. Senator Rozi Khan Kakar : (Notice received on 24-01-2017 at 11:00 a.m.)

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state the names of foreign petroleum companies which were issued licences for exploration of oil and gas in the country during the last three years indicating also the amount received from them under the head of license fee?

Mr. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi: During the reported period three foreign companies were granted licences for Oil and Gas exploration in the country, under Petroleum Exploration and Production Policy, 2012. These companies have deposited the licence fee as under:— 33 —————————————————————————————— Block Company Licence fee (Rs) —————————————————————————————— (Kuhan) OMV 100,000 (Karak North) Tallahassee 100,000 (Paharpur) KPBV 100,000 —————————————————————————————— *Question No. 86. Senator Nisar Muhammad : (Notice received on 25-01-2017 at 02:15 p.m.) Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased to state: (a) the details of salary, allowances and other fringe benefits paid to the Managing Director (MD) and Deputy Managing Director, (DMD), PSO during the last six months; and (b) the details of foreign visits undertaken by the said officers during the said period? Mr. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi: (a) The details of salary, allowances and other fringe benefits paid to the Managing Director (MD) and Deputy Managing Director (DMD), PSO during the last six months is attached as Annex-A. (b) The details of foreign visits undertaken by the said officers during the said period is attached as Annex-B. Annexure-A 34

*Question No. 86-A. Senator Nisar Muhammad : (Notice received on 26-01-2017 at 10:00 a.m.)

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

(a) the number of corruption cases registered in the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) at present indicating also the number of the same pending for the last ten years; 35 (b) the number of persons convicted in the said cases during that period; and

(c) the names of persons with whom plea bargain was made by the NAB during the said period indicating also the amount involved in the case and the amount received through plea bargain separately in each case?

Mr. Zahid Hamid: (a) The total number of corruption cases registered in National Accountability Bureau (NAB) at present are 940, whereas pending / under process for the last ten years prior to 2006 (i.e. 10 Years) are 10 x cases only.

(b) The total number of persons convicted during last ten years in the said cases are 1352 including 745 of Plea Bargain cases which are considered deemed to be convicted.

(c) Names of persons with whom plea bargain was made under section 25 (b) of NAO, 1999 from 2006 to 30-06-2016 is at Annex-I. It is also available on the official website of NAB i.e.

“www.nab.gov.pk”

(Annexure has been placed on the Table of the House as well as Library.)

*Question No. 88-B. Senator Chaudhary Tanvir Khan: (Notice received on 27-01-2017 at 10:25 a.m.)

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state:

(a) the steps being taken by the Government to make the non- functioning power plants operational in the country indicating also the estimated cost to be incurred on each of the same; and

(b) the steps being taken by the Government to improve the performance of power plants running below their capacity at present indicating also the estimated cost to be incurred on each of the same? 36 Khawaja Muhammad Asif: (a)

PEPCO

The requisite information regarding public sector Thermal Power Plants is placed at Annex-1 for Information please.

WAPDA

All the WAPDA Hydel Power Stations are under operation except Gomal Zam Dam Power Satation (2 x 8.5 = 17 MW) which is currently non-functional due to fault on its generating units. The units are under Defect Liability Period (DLP).

The rectification of the fault will be carried out at the cost of Contractor and there will be no extra cost to be paid. The first unit will be in operation within one month whereas the other will be available after 5-6 months.

(b) Presently, Jinnah Hydel Power Station (8 x 12 = 96 MW) is running with reduced output due to outage of two units. Both units are under Defect Liability Period (DLP). The Contractor is rectifying the fault. There will be no extra cost to be paid. The units will be in operation within 5-6 months. 37 Annex-I 38 39 40 41 42 *Question No. 88-C. Senator Sardar Muhammad Azam Khan Musakhel: (Notice received on 27-01-2017 at 11:35 a.m.)

Will the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources be pleased ton state: (a) whether it is a fact that regional offices of Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (ORGA) have been established in Lahore and Karachi; and (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to establish regional offices of the said Authority in Peshawar and Quetta, if so, when?

Mr. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi: (a) Yes. (b) Yes, the Authority has already approved to establish its regional office at Peshawar and Quetta on urgent basis. Currently, the Authority is in process to hire office space for its operation at Peshawar and Quetta.

*Question No. 88-D. Senator Sardar Muhammad Azam Khan Musakhel : (Notice received on 27-01-2017 at 11:35 a.m.) Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state: (a) the names and date of posting of officers of the rank of Line- Superintendents, SDOs and above presently posted in districts of Lakki Marwat and Dara Ismail Khan; and (b) whether it is a fact that a number of the said officers have been working on the same posts in those districts for more than three years, if so, the reasons thereof?

Khawaja Muhammad Asif: (a) The names and date of posting of officers of the rank of Line-Superintendents, SDOs and above presently posted in districts of Lakki Marwat and Dera Ismail Khan is attached as Annex-I.

(b) Almost all Grade-17 and above officers have less than 3 years stay in the said Division. As far as Line-Superintendents are concerned, in accordance with Line Staff Service Rules, the Superintending Engineer is competent for posting of Line Staff within the Circle. 43 Annex-I 44

*Question No. 88-E. Senator Chaudhary Tanvir Khan: (Notice received on 30-01-2017 at 09:40 a.m.)

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state:

(a) the demand of electricity in the country at present; and

(b) the time by which loadshedding of electricity will be done away with indicating also the steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

Khawaja Muhammad Asif: (a) The Average Daily Demand of electricity in the country at present is 12,376 MW (as on 08-02-2017).

(b) Approximately 10,000 to 11000 MWs are expected to be added in the system, up to June 2018, as a result load shedding is likely to be ended in June 2018. A list of expected projects alongwith completion date is attached as Annexure ‘A’. 45 46 *Question No. 88-F. Senator Muhammad Usman Khan Kakar: (Notice received on 30-01-2017 at 11:30 a.m.)

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state the number of appointments made in the Ministry of Water and Power and its attached departments under the Aghaz-e-Haqooq-e-Balochistan programme in addition to the normal prescribed quota of Balochistan since the launching of the programme with grade wise and district wise break up?

Khawaja Muhammad Asif: The datails of Appointments made under the Aghaze-e-Haqooq-e-Balochistan Programme other than the normal prescribed quota of Balochistan, is at Annex-I. Annex-I 47 48 49

*Question No. 88-G Senator Dr. Jehanzeb Jamaldini: (Notice received on 31-01-2017 at 10:10 a.m.)

Will the Minister for Human Rights be pleased to state the amount allocated for the welfare of women in the province of Balochistan during the fiscal year 2016-17 indicating also the names of projects for which the same has been allocated?

Mr. Kamran Michael: Since the subject has been devolved and allocated to Government of Balochistan after 18th Amendments, therefore, no budgetary allocation has been made in the FY 2016-17 for the welfare of women of Balochistan by this Ministry.

*Question No. 88-H Senator Dr. Jehanzeb Jamaldini: (Notice received on 01-02-2017 at 12:35 p.m.)

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state the amount presently outstanding against the electricity consumers on account of non-payment of electricity bills indicating also the steps being taken by the Government to recover the same? 50 Khawaja Muhammad Asif: DISCO wise outstanding dues of electricity from Govt. and Private consumers upto December, 2016 are given as under:

Note:

Includes Rs 18.6 Billion assessed for KPK consumers for the period 05-09-2007 to 15-09-2010 on account of differential of Tariff after the withdrawal of KPK Petition from PHC. The said assessed amount has not been passed on the consumers. The payment of these receivables has been linked with the markup on NHP arrears payable to Govt. of KPK, as proposed by KPK. 51 Steps being taken by the Government to recover the same

In order to boost effective recovery against Govt. and Private consumers, following steps are being taken by the Government:—

¦ Timely execution of equipment removal orders against the defaulters.

¦ Strict vigilance over payment of electricity hills of big industrials, commercial and tubewell consumers.

¦ Physical checking of the premises of the permanently defaulting consumers to make sure that the defaulters are not using electricity from any other source.

¦ Follow up of court cases/settlement of billing disputes.

¦ Timely delivery of electricity bills to consumers.

¦ Circle review and Regional review committees have been activated for reviewing the disputed cases.

¦ Provincial Finance Secretaries are being pursued for recovery of outstanding dues against the major defaulting departments of provincial governments.

¦ Reconciliation with Government Departments to recover the legitimate dues.

¦ All DISCOs (except TESCO) have sent cases of private running / disconnected electricity defaulters of Rs. 1 lac and above having more than 01 year of period to NAB for recovery.

*Question No. 88-I Senator Dr. Jehanzeb Jamaldini: (Notice received on 01-02-2017 at 12:25 p.m.)

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state;

(a) whether it is a fact that the sub-division of Sukkur Electric Power Company (SEPCO) have been sending excessive bills to consumers, if so, the reasons thereof; 52 (b) the number of complaints regarding excessive bills by various sub-divisions registered in the said Company during the last five years indicating also the excess amount and action taken in each case; and

(c) the mechanism and procedure laid down for addressing the complaints of excessive billing by that Company indicating also the average time during which the same are addressed?

Khawaja Muhammad Asif: (a) It is not a fact that excessive bills are being sent to consumers. However, if any complaint is reported the same is being addressed and corrected through the DISCO and the Federal Complaint Cell. (b)

(i) Registration of consumer complaint.

(ii) Field report from the concerned SDO regarding complaint.

(iii) As per report, bill adjustment note is prepared by the concerned Revenue officer.

(iv) Approval of bill adjustment note by the competent authority in each case.

(v) The approved amount is fed to computer for issuance of correct revised bill by computer center. 53 (vi) Average time to resolve complaint regarding excessive billing requires 20 days and according to batch sequence in the same month as per billing program.

*Question No. 88-J Senator Sitara Ayaz: (Notice received on 01-02-2017 at 02:30 p.m.)

Will the Minister for Water and Power be pleased to state the details of appointments of Class IV made in the Tarbela Dam from 2014 to 2016 with Province wise (quota wise) break up?

Khawaja Muhammad Asif: 83 No. appointments of Class-IV were made in the Tarbela Dam Project from 2014 to 2016 out of which 19 No. appointments were made against deceased Employee’s son Quota. Province wise detail is as under: —————————————————————————————— Sr. No. BPS Total Province —————————————————————————————— 1. 1 2 Punjab 2. 1 58 KP 3. 2 15 KP 4. 3 6 KP 5. 3 2 Punjab —————————————————————————————— Total: 83 ——————————————————————————————

ISLAMABAD : AMJED PERVEZ, The 15th February, 2017. Secretary.

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