1 (28Th Session) NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT ———— “QUESTIONS for ORAL ANSWERS and THEIR REPLIES” to Be Asked A
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1 (28th Session) NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT ———— “QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWERS AND THEIR REPLIES” to be asked at a sitting of the National Assembly to be held on Thursday, the 14th January, 2016 43. *Ms. Suraiya Jatoi: (Deferred on 06-01-2016) Will the Minister for Climate Change be pleased to state the most eminent threat(s) to Pakistan due to changing of climate at present? Reply not received. 45. *Sahibzada Muhammad Yaqub: (Deferred on 06-01-2016) Will the Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the funds for developments schemes/ projects for the Members of the National Assembly and Senate of Pakistan are not being released; (b) if the answer to part (a) above is in the affirmative, the reasons thereof; and (c) the prescribed procedure to develop schemes in the Constituencies of the Members of Parliament? Transferred to Planning Development and Reform Division for answer on Next Rota Day. 2 47. *Ms. Nafeesa InayatIlah Khan Khattak: (Deferred on 06-01-2016) Will the Minister In-charge of the Capital Administration and Development Division be pleased to state: (a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to impose ban on private practice of the Government Doctors in Islamabad; and (b) whether any step taken by the Government to stop the said practice; if so, the details thereof? Transferred to National Health Services Regulation and Coordination Division for answer on Next Rota Day. @ 71. *Ms. Shamas Un Nisa: Will the Minister for climate change be please to state: (a) the country-wise amount received as donation for rehabilitation after earthquake 2015; and (b) the names/details of donors alongwith the amount donated by each of them? Minister for Climate Change (Mr. Zahid Hamid): (a) & (b) No international appeal for donation was made by Government of Pakistan; hence no amount was received from any country/local donors after earthquake 2015. 181. *Ms. Sajida Begum: Will the Minister In-charge of the Aviation Division be pleased to state the steps being taken by the Government to improve the security at Airports and to improve the performance of employees of the Pakistan International Airlines? @ Transferred from Prime Minister office. 3 Minister In-charge of the Aviation Division: The security at Airports has been intensified and the capability of ASF personnel has been enhanced to pre-empt and counter any terrorist attack. In this connection, ASF has acquired modern Aviation Security gadgets and screening equipment with the cooperation of Governments of Japan and Bahrain for security of airports. 2. In addition, Integrated Security System (ISS) has been installed at Lahore Airport which covers 10.5 Km area of the perimeter. This is a state of the art, multi-layered system for provision of impeccable security. 3. Moreover, Following Arms/Ammunition and Vehicles have been procured during the last year and being procured in current financial year to enhance security cover to the airports:— a. Procured from Last Year Budget 1. Dragoon APC B7 - 10 2. SMG Rifle — China - 1615 3. Sniper Rifle - 20 4. Single Cabin Veh (QRF) - 25 5. Double Cabin Veh (Ops) - 10 b. Being Procured in Current Budget 1. Single Cabin Veh (QRF) - 10 2. Double Cabin Veh (Ops) - 10 3. Vehs all types incl M/C - 31 4. SMG Rifle — China - 1190 5. M4 Colt Rifle — USA - 160 6. Sniper Rifle USA - 50 7. Pistol USA - 50 The Improvements in the Performance of PIACL Employees. A number of steps have recently been taken by the Management of PIACL to enhance the performance of their employees and to boost their morale as well as their well-being, which ultimately contributes to overall operational efficiency and efficacy of the Organization. Salients of which are enumerated hereunder:— 4 (i). A Festival Allowance has been introduced for all staff cadre employees, which is admissible to them on major religious festivals like Eid, Christmas, and Diwali etc, according to the respective religion. (ii). Medical facilities have further been augmented by allowing lifetime admissibility of this facility to special children of employees. (iii). A handsome salary raise has recently been granted to staff cadre employees at the rate of 50% for PG-I and PG II employees and at the rate of 45% for PG-III and PG-IV employees. (iv). Ad hoc salary raise at the rate of 17% has been granted to Officer cadre employees whereas negotiations are currently underway with the representative association of PIA officers, for a practicable increase in their salaries. (v). Different motivational course and trainings have been designed and are being imparted to employees in addition to their regular mandatory courses and trainings w.r.t their respective trades, with a particular focus on customer services. 182. *Ms. Sajida Begum: Will the Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage be pleased to state the steps taken by the present Government for safety and security of the Journalists? Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage (Mr. Pervaiz Rashid): The present Government considers media as an important instrument for strengthening democracy and is taking all possible measures for protection and safety of journalists in the country. It has taken the following major steps for ensuring safety and security of the Journalists. (a) Constitution of Ministerial Media Security Committee. (b) Setting up of hot line for journalists. (c) Urgent Hearing of Court Cases of affected journalists. The detail of these steps is given at Annex-‘A’ & B’ respectively. 5 It may be further informed that a meeting of sub-Committee on Media Security to address the issues related to security of Media Houses and Insurance of journalists was held under the chairmanship of DG/P1O at PID, on 15-12-2015 which was attended by Mr. Khushnood Ali Khan, APNS, Mr. Mehtab Ali Khan, CPNE, Mr. Agha Bilal, PBA, and senior officers of Ministry of I,B&NH and PID, the details of which are as under: a. Representative of CPNE appreciated steps taken by the ICT to conduct the security audit of the Media Houses and training provided to the security guards. b. Media organizations assured that they will call their in-house meetings to discuss the matter regarding insurance of working journalists through EOBI. c. Similar actions have also been taken by Regional Information Offices (RIOs) PID in their respective provinces by conducting security audit of Media Houses at provincial level. (Annexure has been placed in the National Assembly Library). 183. *Ms. Naseema: Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that there is shortage of Universities especially for Women in Balochistan at present; and (b) the steps being taken by the Government to establish Women Universities in the said province? Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training: (a) Yes; given size vis-a-vis distribution of population in the Province of Balochistan, it can be said that access to higher education is not evenly spread in province. Presently, 10 Universities and sub campuses in public and private sector are offering higher education to the students of Balochistan including one women university in public sector i.e. Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University, Quetta. All other Universities are open to the students of either gender (Annex-I). 6 HEC has also planned a new University at Sibi and project for its establishment has been approved on October 29, 2015. The charter of University is in process with provincial government. ( b) Government of Pakistan in its long term Vision 2025 has set certain Pillars for growth and development of the country. Realizing that knowledge has become the key driver for socio-economic development in the globalized world, “People First: Developing social and human capital” has been identified as very first of the seven Pillars of the Vision 2025. In view of the above and to implement Vision 2025, Higher Education Commission has completed a mapping exercise to determine feasibility of setting up universities or sub-campuses across the province which is being discussed with the Provincial Government in accordance with the Government’s initiative to establish a university or sub-campus ,is in each district of the country. Establishment of Women University or a sub-campus of Women University would be decided in accordance with the feasibility and recommendation of the Provincial Government. Annexure-I —————————————————————————————————— S.No. Name of University/DAI District —————————————————————————————————— 1. University of Balochistan, Quetta Quetta 2. Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University, Quetta Quetta 3. Balochistan University of Engineering & Technology Khuzdar 4. Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water & Marine Science, Uthal Uthal 5. Balochistan University of Information Quetta Technology & Management Sciences 6. University of Turbat Turbat 7. University of Loralai Loralai 8. AlHamd Islamic University Quetta Sub Campus of Public Sector University in Balochistan 9. National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad (NUML) Quetta 10. lqra University, Karachi Quetta Proposed University 11 University of Sibbi, Sibbi —————————————————————————————————— 184. *Ms. Naseema: Will the Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state: (a) the district-wise total number of persons in Balochistan to whom financial assistance has been provided from the Pakistan Bait- ul-Mall (PBM) during the last three years till date; 7 (b) whether it is a fact that a large number of poor people of Balochistan are being deprived from said assistance by the PBM; (c) if so, the steps being taken by the Government to provide said assistance to the maximum poor people of the said province? Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Division: (a) The detail of the district-wise total number of persons in Balochistan to whom financial assistance has been provided from the Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal (PBM) during the last three years is annexed.