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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 the 49th Session)

16. *Mr. Sajid Ahmed:

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state:

(a) the names of government departments which monitor to explore new trade markets;

(b) the performance shown by those departments during the year 2011-12 till date; and

(c) the names of countries with whom Pakistani exports have reduced during the last five years alongwith the reasons thereof?

Minister for Commerce (Makhdoom Muhammad Amin Fahim): (a) Trade Development Authority of is responsible for exploring new trade markets for Pakistan’s exports.

(b) TDAP participated in all the major trade fairs held in important trading partners of Pakistan.

Expo Pakistan 2012 provided a useful platform for enhancing commercial relations with Pakistan’s major trading partners, Private sector trade representative bodies and associations were actually involved in trade promotion events/expos organized by TDAP and the private sector in different Countries. 2

TDAP has played a pivotal role in coordinating inbound and outbound trade delegations. In addition, participation international trade expos and hosting the Expo Pakistan has resulted in enhancing Pakistan international trade profile during the last three years.

(c) The list of countries with which Pakistan’s exports have been decreasing since last five years is placed at Annex-I. The reasons for decrease in Pakistan exports to these countries are given helow:—

• Deteriorating law and order situation due to on-going war on terrorism has also adversely affected the performance of industrial sector thereby leading to decrease in Pakistan’s exports performance.

• Declining performance of Pakistan’s industrial and manufacturing sector due to non-availability of electricity/gas causing supply side constraints.

• Low global demand for textile products due to recession and disposable income crunch in 2008-09.

• Pakistan’s share of exports to the European Union (EU) countries has been steadily declining since 2005 when the Drug related special concession (GSP+) was withdrawn by the EU.

• De-listing of Pakistan’s fisheries establishments in 2007 by the European Union hampered Pakistan’s exports to EU member countries thereby causing decrease in total exports.

• The rise in non-tariff barriers like certification requirements, sanitary and phyto-sanitary (SP S) standards etc. by some major markets of the world caused decrease in Pakistan’s exports.

• The conclusion of preferential trade agreements by the competitors of Pakistan with some major markets of the world e.g. US, EU, South Korea, Central America etc. 3 4 @130. *Ms. Imrana Saeed Jamil:

Will the Minister for States and Frontier Regions be pleased to state the steps taken by the Government for the repatriation of Afghan Refugees 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 Afghan Refugees living in Pakistan, in lines with the Tripartite Agreement between the Governments of Afghanistan & Pakistan and the UNHCR on the voluntary repatriation of Afghan refugees, and approved by the Cabinet on 24th March, 2010.

• The Strategy, alongwith above Tripartite Agreement, is valid till 30th June, 2013 and is under implementation; with main focus to repatriate maximum number of Afghan refugees till 30th June, 2013, provided there is no drastic change in the situation.

• To maximize the repatriation, the number of Voluntary Repatriation Centers have been increased from two to three (one each in Chamkani & Bunair in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and one in Baleli in Balochistan) and kept operational throughout the calander year despite the previous practice of winter breaks to facilitate voluntary repatriation.

• To encourage and motivate the Afghan refugees to repatriate, the repatriation package of US$ 100 per returnee has also been enhanced from US$ 100 to US$ 150 from January, 2011; with free transportation.

• As a result of hectic efforts and persuasions, 55,283 Afghan refugees families comprising 296,192 individuals (registered Afghan refugees) were repatriated during the last four years; bringing the total repatriation to over 3.8 million since 2002.

• The Government of Afghanistan was pursued and resultantly, they established 48 Reintegration Cites at various secure places for returning Afghan refugees. —————————————————————————————— @ Transferred from Interior Division. 5

• In order to resolve this protracted issue, with sustainability and amicably, the Governments of Afghanistan, Iran & Pakistan and UNHCR jointly developed a multi-year approach “Voluntary Repatriation, Sustainable Reintegration and Assistance to Host Countries” in the regional context that was agreed to in January, 2012 and subsequently was also endorsed by the international community in a stakeholders Conference held in May, 2012. The focus of this approach is on (a) creation of conditions conducive for voluntary repatriation through community based investments in areas of high return as well as (b) building of Afghan refugee capital linked to livelihood opportunities in Afghanistan to facilitate return.

• The present remaining number of registered Afghan refugees in Pakistan is 1.6 million. To deal with repatriation of these remaining refugees, the Prime Minister has recently constituted a Cabinet Committee in December 2012 under Chairmanship of the Minister for SAFRON with members from Ministries of Interior, Foreign Affairs and other relevant agencies to:

i. find ways & means to expedite maximum repatriation up till 30th June, 2013; and

ii. coordinate, consult and deliberate with Government of Afghanistan, UNHCR and other stakeholders and prepare specific modalities and strategies for solution-oriented future course of action beyond 30th June, 2013.

• The international community has been and is being pursued effectively and continuously on each available fora for enhanced and continued support to ensure maximum repatriation and no effort or opportunity is spared to resolve the protracted issue of Afghan refugees amicably as early as possible

1. *Ms. Shireen Arshad Khan:

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state the year and country-wise quantity of sea food exported during the last five years alongwith the kinds and value thereof? 6 Minister for Commerce (Makhdoom Muhammad Amin Fahim): (a) Statement showing the year and country-wise quantity of seafood exported during the last five years alongwith the kinds and value is at Annex-A. The total value 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 and African countries during the last three years separately; and

(b) the steps taken by the Government to increase the said volume during 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 considers Africa as a market with huge potential for developing trade relations in goods and services. Pakistan’s exports to Africa during 2011-12 amounts to US$ 1636.79 million and imports from Africa for the same period stands at US$ 1383.804 million. Pakistan has trade ties with all countries in the African region but major trading 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:— 7 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 of Trade 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 November 2007. Two rounds have so far been held to convert PTA into FTA. Third round under Joint . Working Group was held in February, 2011. Fourth round is expected during 2013.

(ii) Pak –Tunisia PTA

First Round of Pakistan and Tunisia PTA was held on the sidelines of Pak-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 is expected that the Trade Agreement will be signed during the 2nd Session of Pak- Algeria JMC scheduled for 19-21 March, 2012. 8 (iv) Pak-Libya PTA

During the visit of the President of Pakistan to Libya from 30th April to 2nd 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 Rabat on July 17-18, 2008, it was mutually agreed to initiate and conclude bilateral PTA. 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 High Commission 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 East African Community; the same has been conveyed through diplomatic channel.

II. TRADE PROMOTION

Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) has participated in various Exhibitions/Fairs in the following countries since 2008 where our products were 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 9 10

3. *Mrs. Shagufta Sadiq:

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state the steps taken by the Government to improve the condition of the Railway Stations including sanitation system throughout the country during the period from March, 2008 till date?

Minister for Railways (Haji Ghulam Ahmad Bilour): In order to improve the railway, stations an amount of Rs. 253.0 million has been incurred during the period from March, 2008 till date. The breakup of expenditure incurred on renovation/ repair is attached as Annexure “A”.

The steps taken regarding sanitation system at Railway stations throughout the country are as under:

1. Sanitation work at railway stations is supervised by the Divisional Medical Officers.

2. Sanitary Inspectors and sanitary workers remain on duty round the clock.

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 accumulation of water in station premises.

6. Special attention is given to keep the bathrooms clean and staff is present 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. 11 Annexure-A

DETAIL OF EXPENDITURE INCURRED ON RENOVATION/REPAIR OF RAILWAY STATION FROM MARCH 2008 TILL DATE —————————————————————————————— Sr. No. Division Amount (Rs. in million) —————————————————————————————— 1. 44.049 2. Quetta 7.983 3. Sukkur 93.231 4. 35.679 5. 64.087 6. 5.378 7. 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 India during the year 2012-13 alongwith the value thereof; and

(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration by the Government to increase the exports to India in near future; if so, 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 compiled Pakistan-India bilateral trade statistics for the month of July-August so far. Following table shows latest bilateral trade between India and Pakistan for the year 2011-12 and 2012-13 (July-August); 12 US$ million —————————————————————————————— Years Exports Imports —————————————————————————————— 2011-2012 338.517 1507.328 2012-13 (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 exports to 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 to India during the year 2011-12. The measures undertaken will have far-reaching effect 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 August 30-September 5, 2012 at Mumbai.

• Three agreements signed between India and Pakistan during the 7th Round of Talks to adverse the concerns Pakistani exporter with reference to Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs)

• Areas of cooperation such as petroleum, electricity, agriculture and customs 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 pleased to state the names of developmental projects launched in Azad Kashmir by the Ministry during the period from March, 2008 till date alongwith the value thereof separately? 13 Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan (Mian Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo): The Names & cost of development projects launched in Azad Jammu & Kashmir by Ministry of KA&GB during the period from March 2008 till date are as under:—

——————————————————————————————————————————— S# List of the Project Capital Cost ——————————————————————————————————————————— PSDP PROJECTS

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 381.42 10. 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 ——————————————————————————————————————————— Grand Total (PSDP+Dev) 32186.95 ——————————————————————————————————————————— *Devolved projects were being carried out by the Federal Govt. upto 30th June, 2012 and now are being carried out by the AJK Govt. The Federal Government is providing funding for these projects. 14

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. 15 16 17 8. *Mrs. Nisar Tanveer:

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state:

(a) the total debt upon as on March, 2008 and at present;

(b) the total loss of Pakistan Railways as on March, 2008 and at present;

(c) the year-wise income and expenditure of Pakistan Railways during the last four years till date;

(d) the total locomotives functional as on March, 2008 and at present;

(e) the total locomotives purchased since March, 2008 till date; and

(f) the overall evaluated performance of Pakistan Railways during the said period?

Minister for Railways (Haji Ghulam Ahmad Bilour): (a) The total debt on Pakistan Railways as on March, 2008 and as on January, 2013 is as under:— (Rs.in Million) —————————————————————————————— As on As on March,2008 January, 2013 —————————————————————————————— Foreign Debt 14,144.574 18,664.414 Local 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 —————————————————————————————— 18 (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 8228.793 Exp. 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 up till now.

(f) The overall performance of Pakistan Railways during the said period was 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 for transportation of various items/goods to Afghanistan and Iran during the year 2011-12 till date; and

(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to issue such permits during the year 2013-14; if so, 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. 19 10. *Sheikh Muhammad Tariq Rasheed:

Will the Minister for Narcotics Control be pleased to state the steps being taken to eradicate narcotics from the country?

Minister for Narcotics Control (Haji Khuda Bux Rajar): (a) 1. Steps taken by ANF to control narcotics from the country are as under:—

a. 25x Police stations of ANF are working in the country to control the narcotics.

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 of narcotics.

d. Capacity building of ANF officials and other Law Enforcement Agencies through training and provision of equipment for counter narcotics activities.

e. Establishment of Canine Units at each Regional Directorate (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Sindh and Balochistan).

f. Enhancement of reward money / incentive to the informers.

g. Deployment of ANF personnel at all international airports, seaports and dry ports to counter narcotics trafficking through passengers and goods.

h. Launching of campaign/crack down against drug peddlers involving Police 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 support even 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 local administration supported by MoNC/ ANF. 20 Province-wise summary of Poppy cultivation/destruction is as under:— —————————————————————————————— Year Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ———————————————————————— Cultivation Destruction Balance (in Hectares) (in Hectares) (in Hectares) —————————————————————————————— 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. 21 Pakistan has been acknowledged as Poppy Free State for the year 2011.

3. In order to monitor the trafficking and use of synthetic drugs, Regional Directorates of ANF have been directed to take stringent measures. With regard to diversion of precursors for manufacturing of narcotics drugs, an elaborate SOP has been formulated and being implemented in letter and spirit. Moreover, Pre- Export Notification (PEN) online system is also in practice to have check on misuse/ diversion of precursors.

4. Capacity building courses at National and international level are being imparted to enhance the capacity of ANF personnel for effective narcotics checking. Presently ANF has a very modest training institute which runs courses on drug law enforcement not only for all the law enforcement agencies of the country but also hosts 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’s resolve to combat the menace of drugs. Its achievements in seizures of narcotics are appreciated by the world community. Pakistan is reported to be one of the top three countries which have affected the largest drug seizures. Details of seizures during last five years are enclosed as Annex-A. 22 23 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 arrival and 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 Pakistan Railways during the last four years?

Minister for Railways (Haji Ghulam Ahmad Bilour): (a) Following steps have been taken to improve punctuality position of trains.

(i) rationalisation in train services and time table, according to public demands. (ii) ensured availability of locomotives for passenger services. (iii) provision of scratch rakes at main stations to avoid late start of passenger trains from originating stations. (iv) rehabilitation of track between Karachi – Khanpur and doubling of track between - (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). 24 (vii) blocking of tracks due to bomb explosions and public protests on track and law and order situation.

(c) The number of passengers declined during last four years, with decline in passenger earning as evident from the table below:— —————————————————————————————— Year No. of passengers Revenue from passengers (in thousands) Rs. in million —————————————————————————————— 2008-09 82542 11823.629 2009-10 74933 11631.853 2010-11 64903 11578.872 2011-12 41097 10763.215 ——————————————————————————————

12. *Sheikh Salahuddin:

Will the Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan be pleased to state whether Gilgit-Baltistan is a province of Pakistan; if not, the present status thereof?

Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan (Mian Manzoor Ahmed 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 accordance with international commitments i.e. UNSC Resolution No. 39 (1948), dated 20-01-1948. It has internal independence on the pattern of provincial setup. Maximum internal autonomy including legislative, executive, judicial reforms and self governance for the people of Gilgit-Baltistan has been ensured by way of promulgation 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. 1 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 answer during 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 Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) at present; and

(b) the total number of employees of TDAP working in Pakistani Embassies 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 Embassies abroad. The detail may be seen at Annexure-B.

(Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library) 2 18. Mrs. Munira Shakir:

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state the name of the department of the Government which monitors and ensures that Insurance Companies operating in the country are implementing terms and 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 Question No.80 replied on 21-1-2013 and to state the manufacturing/repairing work being done in the workshops/factories of the Pakistan Railways at present alongwith the details thereof?

Minister for Railways (Haji Ghulam Ahmad Bilour): The manufacturing/repairing work being done in Pakistan Railways workshops/factories at present is detailed as under:—

(a) FACTORIES

i. Pakistan Locomotives Factory, Risalpur

The project of 69 D.E Locomotives was completed in June, 2008 and thereafter the factory has completed following works:

(1) Major fabrication/special repair work of 86 burnt and accidental diesel electric locomotives.

(2) Manufacturing/repairing of different types of locomotive spares like, Gear Case, Propeller Shaft, Brake Lever, Push Rod, Extension Shaft, Bearing Bracket, Magnet Frame, Traction Motor 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 the factory. 3 ii. Railway Carriage Factory, Islamabad

The following projects are being carried out at present:

1. Rehabilitation, Up-gradation and Conversion of 400 passenger carriages.—275 coaches have so far been rehabilitated and turned out for operation while work on remaining 125 coaches is under progress and expected to be completed by June 2015.

2. Procurement/Manufacture of 202 New Design Passenger Coaches.—A contract agreement amounting to US$ 134.452 million for procurement/manufacture of 202 New Design Passenger Carriages was signed with M/s. China National Machinery Import & Export Company (CMC), China on October 10, 2009.

In this connection 55 coaches out of 202 coaches have been received in Completely Build Up (CBU) condition and are under operation while remaining 147 coaches will be received in Completely Knocked Down (CKD) condition and will be manufactured at Carriage Factory Islamabad (CFI). The material of 77 coaches has been received and manufacturing of CKD coaches is in progress. The material of remaining coaches will be received shortly. iii. Concrete Sleeper Factories

There are five Concreter Sleeper Factories. Three factories are situated at Khanewal, Sukkur and Kohat Cantt. while the fourth sleeper factory at Kotri was leased out in November 2006 for 15 years. Whereas, the fifth factory at Shahinabad has been closed w.e.f 1-10-1996 due to saline water.

Concrete Sleepers Factories are producing Concrete Sleepers for Railway track. Factories at Sukkur and Khanewal are manufacturing Pre-Stressed Concrete Mono Block Sleepers while factory at Kohat Cantt. is manufacturing Twin Block Sleepers. 4

The detail of sleepers manufactured during the last five years and current 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 undertaken in the Railway Workshops. Besides, various spare parts of rolling stock are also manufactured in these workshops. The detail is as under:—

i. Central Diesel Locomotives Shop, Rawalpindi

34 diesel electric locomotives have been repaired/ overhauled since July 2012 till date.

ii. Loco Shop, Moghalpura, Lahore

16 diesel electric locomotives have been repaired/ overhauled since July 2012 till date. Moreover, repairing/manufacturing of following parts 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 5 iii. Diesel Shop, Karachi

13 diesel electric locomotives have been repaired/ overhauled since July 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 of coaches and wagons like Brake Beam Modified, Truss Bar Assembly, Screw Coupling, Hanger Brake Beam, Helical Coil Spring and Bush for Brake Lever etc. have been manufactured during this period.

v. Carriage and Wagons Shop, Hyderabad

The overhauling/repair of 142 tank wagons, 24 passenger coaches and 12 other types of wagons have been carried out since July 2012 till date.

vi. Steel Shops, Moghalpura, Lahore

The steel shop manufactures the steel items like suspension bearing cap, steel billet, ride control trolleys, cast iron brake blocks, brake discs, dog spikes, loose jaws etc. Besides rolling of angle irons, fish plates, round bars and de-coiling of released springs is also carried out. vii. Electrical Shops, Moghalpura, Lahore

The following works have been carried out in the Electrical Shops since July 2012 till date:

a. Overhauling of 24 Power Vans and 23 Train Lighting Vans.

b. Rewinding of 1090 different types of heavy duty Electrical Motors, Alternators, Transformers, Fans, Armature and other electrical Switch Gears equipment installed in coaches.

c. Manufacturing of electrical items/accessories like Single/Two Pole Connectors, Oyster Light Fittings, Brass Knife Switches, 6 Way Junction Box etc. 6 d. Generation of Electricity in Power House by Diesel Generating Set as a back-up measure.

2. Mrs. Shagufta Sadiq:

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state the quantity and country-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 five years 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 at present;

(b) the date of awarding contract for dining cars in each case during the last five years; and

(c) the procedure adopted for awarding those contracts during the said period separately?

Minister for Railways (Haji Ghulam Ahmad Bilour): (a) Details of Operational Passenger Trains in the country at present: 7

Mail/Express 17=34 Intercity 16=32 Passenger 6=12 Mixed 4=8 International 3=6 Shuttle (KHI-LHR) 3=6 ——— 49=98 ——— —————————————————————————————— (b) Name of train with dining car Date of awarding of contract —————————————————————————————— 1. 7Up/8Dn () 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 () 25-04-2012

7. Rail Cars (LHR-RWP) 21-04-2012 101Up/102Dn, 103Up/104Dn, 105Up/106Dn,109Up/108Dn,

8. 17Up/18Dn, () 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 procedure was adopted in all above trains. 8

4. Shaikh Rohale Asghar:

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state:

(a) the route-wise total number of trains plying at present by Pakistan Railways;

(b) the total number of employees of Pakistan Railways at present;

(c) the train-wise total number of employees working at present alongwith the justification thereof; and

(d) the average number of employees of Pakistan Railway engaged in each operational train at present?

Minister for Railways (Haji Ghulam Ahmad Bilour): (a) At presently Pakistan 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 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 1=2 Lahore — Karachi via Pakpattan 1=2 Quetta — Rawalpindi 1=2 — Karachi 1=2 Multan — Karachi 1=2 9 Intercity trains Rawalpindi — 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 trains Mari Indus — Attack City 1=2 Lahore — Sialkot via 1=2 Lahore — Shorkot via Jaranwala 1=2 Wazirabad — Sialkot 1=2 Sargodha — Kundian 1=2 Rawalpindi — Havelian 1=2

Mixed trains Mirpur 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 10

(b) At present 82,940 officers/officials are at the pay roll of Pakistan Railways.

(c) The employment in Pakistan Railways is not made train wise.

(d) At an average 10 railway employees are engaged in each operational train. (Mail/Express). This includes Drivers, Assistant Drivers, Guards, Luggage Guards, Conductor Guards, Special Ticket Examiner, Police Escort, Power plant operators and Carriage Muawan (optional).

5. Ms. Imrana Saeed Jamil:

Will the Minister for Commerce be pleased to state the total number of items included in the export and import list made between Pakistan and 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 imports from India. Except those in the Negative List, all other items are importable from India. On the other hand, there is no such list maintained by India and everything is exportable.

Ministry of Commerce notified the Negative List vide its SRO No. 280 dated March 20, 2012. Sector wise distribution of the Negative List is as follows: —————————————————————————————— Sr. No. Sectors No. of Tariff Lines —————————————————————————————— 1. Agri 16 2. Aluminium 12 3. Auto 385 4. Ceramics 28 5. Chemicals 33 6. Cutlery 22 7. Elect. Appliances 3 8. Elect. Machinery 54 9. Footwear 7 10. Furniture 16 11. Glass 22 12. Jems & Jewllery 3 —————————————————————————————— 11 —————————————————————————————— Sr. No. Sectors No. of Tariff Lines —————————————————————————————— 13. Leather 19 14. Machinery 37 15. Metal Products 5 16. Meters 6 17. Misc. Manfd. Articles 22 18. Optical Fiber 2 19. Paper & Board 92 20. Pharma 49 21. Plastics 83 22. Prefabricated Buildings 5 23. Rubber 19 24. Soap & Toiletries 7 25. Sports 32 26. Steel 137 27. Stone & Marble 5 28. Surgical 10 29. Textile 74 30. Wood 4 —————————————————————————————— Grand Total 1209 ——————————————————————————————

6. Sheikh Salahuddin:

Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state the total amount earned, spent and misused during the last five years by the Pakistan Railways?

Reply not received.

KARAMAT HUSSAIN NIAZI, Secretary. ISLAMABAD: The 24th February 2013.

PCPPI—2211 (2013) NA—24-2-2013—700.