Provincial Assembly of Sindh in its sitting held on Tuesday, the 21^st May, 2024 has passed the following Resolution given notice of by Ms. Sadia Javed, MPA:

“The Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) is a flagship federal initiative launched by the Pakistan Peoples Party’s Federal Government in July 2008, it is the country’s largest single social safety net program. This House, through the Government of Sindh, urges the Federal Government to significantly increase the benefits of the Benazir Income Support Program, considering the rising inflation in the country, so that maximum assistance can be provided to the poor who benefit from this program.”

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

HOME DEPARTMENT

LIST OF STARRED ASSEMBLY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR

TUESDAY, THE 21^St MAY, 2024

01        *Syeda Marvi Rashdi:

Will the Minister for Home be pleased to State:-

Number of Police Training Centres exist in the Province?

ANSWER

MR. ZIA-UL-HASSAN LANJAR: MINISTER FOR HOME:-

Number of Police Training Centers that exist in the Province is ten (10). Details may be perused at Annexure Placed on the Table of the House.

92        *Ms. Qurat-ul- Ain Khan:     

Will the Minister for Home be pleased to State:-

Number of staff posted in Traffic Police Department in Karachi alongwith district/rank-wise detail thereof?

ANSWER

MR. ZIA-UL-HASSAN LANJAR: MINISTER FOR HOME:-

            Number of staff posted in Traffic Police Department in Karachi is 6402. District / rank-wise details may be perused at Annexure placed on the Table of the House.

179      *Mr. Abdul Basit:          

Will the Minister for Home be pleased to State:-

(a)   Whether it is a fact that bandit operation were carried out during 2023-24 in Katcha areas of Sindh;

(b) If answer to (a) above is affirmative Funds allocated and spent including areas of expenditure alongwith area cleared as a results of the said operations?

ANSWER

MR. ZIA-UL-HASSAN LANJAR: MINISTER FOR HOME:-

            Yes, the operation against bandits is carried out in Katcha area of Sindh in 2023-24.

Inspector General of Police Sindh has provided details of operation and utilization of funds which may be perused at (Annexure-A & B). Placed on the Table of the House.

180      *Mr. Abdul Basit:          

Will the Minister for Home be pleased to State:-

Number of people involved in street crimes arrested/ Punished in Karachi during 2018 to 2023?

ANSWER

MR. ZIA-UL-HASSAN LANJAR: MINISTER FOR HOME:-

Inspector General of Police Sindh has informed that detail of people involved in street crimes arrested / punished in Karachi during 2018 to 2023 is as under:

181      *Mr. Abdul Basit:          

Will the Minister for Home be pleased to State:-

Details of street Crimes reported in Karachi from 2018 to 2023?

ANSWER

MR. ZIA-UL-HASSAN LANJAR: MINISTER FOR HOME:-

            Details of street crimes reported in Karachi from 2018 to 2023 is as placed at Annexure placed on The Table of the House.

236      *Mr. Muhammad Daniyal:   

Will the Minister for Home be pleased to State:-

(a)   Is it a fact that there have been out of turn promotions in the department during last five years;

(b)   If answer to (a) above is affirmative, the details thereof?

ANSWER

MR. ZIA-UL-HASSAN LANJAR: MINISTER FOR HOME:-

No, its not true. The Hon’able Supreme Court of Pakistan in Suo Moto Case No. 03/2012 and C.P.No. 492 to 495/2009 has declared all types of out of turn promotions illegal.

372      *Mr. Muhammad Daniyal:   

Will the Minister for Home be pleased to State:-

(a)  Procedure / criteria required for a Hon’ble citizens for issuance of arm license for his security?

(b) Number of Licenses issued in the year 2022 in Karachi division?

ANSWER

MR. ZIA-UL-HASSAN LANJAR: MINISTER FOR HOME:-

(a)        Rule 2.1 of Sindh Arms Rules 2018 lays down criteria for issuance of Personal Non Prohibited Bore (NPB) Arms Licences in the Province of Sindh is at Annexure placed on the Table of the House.

(b)        4788 NPB Arms Licenses were issued in the year 2022 in Karachi Division.

373      *Mr. Muhammad Daniyal:   

Will the Minister for Home be pleased to State:-

(a)     Is it a fact that security agencies  were registered in the province of Sindh  during 2019 and 2020;

(b)     If answer to (a) above is affirmative the detail thereof along with the criteria followed to registered any security agency?

ANSWER

MR. ZIA-UL-HASSAN LANJAR: MINISTER FOR HOME:-

Yes, the operating licenses were issued to the Private Security Companies during the year 2019 and 2020.

Details are as below:

The criteria followed for issuance of the operating license is at Annexure placed on the Table of the House.