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PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH
ORDERS OF THE DAY
FRIDAY, THE 6TH FEBRUARY, 2009

Business to be brought forward before the Legislature on Friday, the 6th February 2009, at 09.30 a.m.

I.    (A) Recitation from the Holy Quran.
      (B) Naat Shareef.

II.     QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
        (Home & Jails Departments).

III.    Leave application of Members, if any.

IV.    Privilege Motion No.01; Given notice of by Syed Javed Hussain Shah, MPA.

V.    Adjournment Motion, if any.

VI.   INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF GOVERNMENT BILL NO.1 OF 2009-THE SINDH FINANCE (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2009.
 
VII.   INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF GOVERNMENT BILL NO.2 OF 2009-THE SINDH PUBLIC PROCUREMENT BILL, 2009.

VIII.   INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF GOVERNMENT BILL NO.3 OF 2009- THE COLONIZATION OF GOVERNMENT LANDS (AMENDMENT), BILL, 2009.

IX.     Any other Business with the permission of the Chair.

Karachi, the                                                                                    HADI BUX BURIRO
4TH FEBRUARY, 2009                                                                     SECRETARY
                                                                                           PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

 

Summary of Proceedings

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

HOME & JAIL DEPARTMENT

LIST OF STARRED ASSEMBLY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR

FRIDAY THE 6TH FEBRUARY, 2009.

 

 

*88. MRS. HUMERA ALWANI: Will the Minister for Home be pleased to state:-

(a)   Number of arm licences issued during January 2005 to 30th April, 2008;

(b)   Do Government has any policy to recover the unlicenced arms to/ de-weaponise the society, if so, detail?

ANSWER

DR. ZULIFQAR ALI MIRZA, Minister for Home:

The detail of district-wise number of arms licence issued by the Government during the period from January 2005 to April 2008 are as under:-

S #

District

Licence Issued

S #

District

Licence Issued

1.

Karachi

4350

13.

Sukkur

1705

2.

Hyderabad

2053

14.

SMBB

(N’ Shah)

1640

3.

Thatta

1982

15.

N’ Feroze

1788

4.

Badin

1401

16.

Khairpur

As reported by DCO relevant record has been burnt in the riots on 28.12.2007. However only 75 Arms licenses have been issued from 01.01.2008 to 30.04.2008

5.

Matiari

699

17.

Larkana

2571

6.

Jamshoro

1024

18.

Shikarpur

1248

7.

T. M. Khan

786

19.

Jacobabad

As reported by DCO relevant record has been burnt in the riots on 28.12.2007. Thereafter only 19 Arms licenses have been issued.

8.

T. A. Yar

786

20.

Kamber

1270

9.

Mithi

1228

21.

Umerkot

450

10.

Sanghar

As reported by DCO relevant record of Arms Branch from August, 2001 to May, 2007 was stolen. However as per record 315 licenses have been issued from June, 2007 to April, 2008.

22.

Ghotki

1509

11.

Mirpurkhas

1609

23.

Kashmore

As reported by DCO relevant record has been burnt in the riots on 28.12.2007. However, only 10 Arms Licenses have been issued during the month of April, 2008.

12.

Dadu

2992

 

 

 

 There are Rules in relation to recovery and punishment of unlicensed weapons at present there is no special drive for recovery of unlicensed weapons.

 
 

*101. MRS. HUMERA ALWANI: Will the Minister for Home be pleased to state:-

District-wise number of district public safety committees actively working in the Province alongwith its performance in detail?

ANSWER

DR. ZULIFQAR ALI MIRZA, Minister for Home:

At present there are no District Public Safety Commissions functioning. However, in the year 2002 these Commissions were established in the following 12 districts of Sindh but their term of office expired after (3) three years in terms of section 45 of the Police Order-2002, Since then, the committees are not functioning but their Secretaries who are government officials continue to work in these 12 districts:-

S. No.

Name of District

S. No.

Name of District

01.

Hyderabad

07.

Naushahro Feroze

02.

Thatta

08.

Khairpur

03.

Badin

09.

Sukkur

04.

Mirpurkhas

10.

Shikarpur

05.

Tharparkar

11.

Jacobabad

06.

Nawabshah

12.

Larkana

 

 

*103. MRS. HUMERA ALWANI: Will the Minister for Home be pleased to state:-

Is it fact that Special Crime Cell abolished by Sindh Government, if so, reasons thereof?

ANSWER

DR. ZULIFQAR ALI MIRZA, Minister for Home:

There has never been such a cell, so no question arises for abolishment.

 

 

*154. MRS. HUMERA ALWANI: Will the Minister for Home be pleased to state:-

(a)     Number and Country-wise illegal immigrants living in the Province of Sindh;

(b)     Does Government intends to launch campaign against them or approach to Federal Government in this regard?

ANSWER

DR. ZULIFQAR ALI MIRZA, Minister for Home:

Estimated aliens in Sindh as per data collection from National Aliens Registration Authority (NARA) is as under:-

Bangalis

823,360

Burmese

189,861

Afgans

516,519

Iranians

16,874

Sri Lankan

356

Indian

16,415

Total:

1,563,385

 

Yes: The National Aliens Registration Authority (NARA) is the agency of the Federal Government which has been specially established to control and check illegal immigrants, the agency is fairly working well. Beside, Special Branch of the Sindh Police also checks and takes legal action against illegal immigrants and over stay cases.

 

 

*155. MRS. HUMERA ALWANI: Will the Minister for Home (Jails) be pleased to state:-

(a)   Details of Jails in the Province of Sindh, with capacity to confine the prisoners there in the prisons;

(b)   Is it fact, that due to shortage of Police vans, prisoners could not be produced in the Courts properly, if so do Government intend to improve it?

ANSWER

HAJI MUZAFFAR ALI SHUJRA, Minister for Jails:

S. No.

Name of Jail

Authorized Capacity

01.

Central Prison Karachi

1691

02.

Central Prison Hyderabad

1527

03.

Central Prison-I Sukkur

1498

04.

Central Prison-II Sukkur

550

05.

Central Prison Larkana

410

06.

Central Jail Khairpur

526

07.

District jail Malir Karachi

893

08.

District Jail Nawabshah

79

09.

District Jail Mirpurkhas

75

10.

District Jail Sanghar

250

11.

District jail Jacobabad

250

12.

District Jail Dadu

250

13.

District Jail Badin

250

14.

District Jail Shikarpur

250

15.

Special Prison Nara Hyderabad

300

16.

Y.O.I.S Karachi

350

17.

Women Jail Karachi

102

18.

Women Jail Larkana

110

19.

Women Jail Hyderabad

150

20.

Women ward Central Prison-II Sukkur

30

Total

9541

 

(b)   Due to shortage of court production police and prison vans there is a problem of production of inmates in the court. It is pointed out that Government has approved sanction of purchase of 153 prison vans and police department are in the process of doing the needful. Moreover shortage of police personnel should also be made up. It is also mentioned that the delay in shifting of responsibilities of court production from Sindh Police Department to Sindh Prison Department is due, to said problems of shortage of resources as mentioned above.

 

 

*172. MR. ARIF MUSTAFA JATOI: Will the Minister for Home (Jails) be pleased to state:-

Month wise number of political prisoners confined in Jail during the period from 1st January, 2005 to 30th April, 2008 in the Province?

ANSWER

HAJI MUZAFFAR ALI SHUJRA, Minister for Jails:

No Political Prisoner has been confined in any Jail during the period from 1st January, 2005 to 30th April, 2008 in Sindh, neither as of to date.

 

 

*263. MR. MUHAMMAD NAWAZ CHANDIO: Will the Minister for Home (Jails) be pleased to state:-

Details of accommodation facilities provided by the Government to the prisoners in jails of Province of Sindh?

ANSWER

HAJI MUZAFFAR ALI SHUJRA, Minister for Jails:

The details of accommodation facilities provided to the prisoners in each jail are given at Annexure, placed on the table of the House.

 

 

*295. MR. ARIF MUSTAFA JATOI: Will the Minister for Home be pleased to state:-

District-wise number of arm licenses issued by the Government during the period 1st March, 2008 to 30th April, 2008?

ANSWER

DR. ZULIFQAR ALI MIRZA, Minister for Home:

The detail of district-wise number of arms licences issued by the Government during the period form 1st March 2008 to 30th April 2008 are as under:-

S #

District

Licence Issued

S #

District

Licence Issued

 

 

1.

Karachi

1415

13.

Sukkur

Nil

2.

Hyderabad

159

14.

SMBB(N’ Shah)

125

3.

Thatta

07

15.

N’ Feroze

79

4.

Badin

20

16.

Khairpur

75

5.

Matiari

37

17.

Larkana

160

6.

Jamshoro

110

18.

Shikarpur

106

7.

T. M. Khan

09

19.

Jacobabad

15

8.

T. A. Yar

38

20.

Kamber

81

9.

Mithi

38

21.

Umerkot

31

10.

Sanghar

125

22.

Ghotki

77

11.

Mirpurkhas

74

23.

Kashmore

10

12.

Dadu

125

-

-

-

 

 

*452. SYED RAZA HYDER: Will the Minister for Home be pleased to state:-

(a)   Named sanctioned strength as well as actually working strength of each Police Station, administrative staff strength & M.L.O in District West Karachi during the year 2007 & 2008;

(b)   Especially for Orangi Town, named sanction strength as well as actually working strength of each Police Station, M.L.O. & administrative Staff strength?

ANSWER

DR. ZULIFQAR ALI MIRZA, Minister for Home:

The sanctioned/working strength of each Police Stations located in District West Karachi during the years 2007 & 2008 is as under:-

Name of P.S.

Working Strength

Posted

Insp.

SI

ASI

HC

PC

Insp.

SI

ASI

HC

PC

DIGP/

Office

10

11

16

17

4343

4

4

8

5

30

SSP/Inv-I & II

46

66

84

230

322

51

79

125

223

349

SITE

10

43

102

113

834

12

69

95

172

679

N’ Nazimabad

14

56

150

139

770

13

44

83

155

636

Liquatabad

10

51

123

92

633

15

25

52

132

373

Gulberg

9

41

122

113

669

15

21

49

109

480

New Karachi

8

41

112

73

517

7

32

62

91

295

HQ.Kh.A.

Nagri

20

42

70

320

788

18

28

96

188

964

HQ Naval Colony

18

45

68

212

490

13

29

53

129

766

Total

145

396

847

1318

5066

148

331

623

1204

4590

 

(b)   Orangi Town

 

Name of PS

PI

SI

ASI

HS

PC

PI

SI

ASI

HC

PC

Orangi

1

8

18

23

179

1

4

9

23

95

Pak Bazaar

1

7

15

19

137

1

5

11

10

90

Mominabad

1

6

15

10

77

1

8

5

10

60

Total

3

21

48

52

393

3

17

25

43

245

Grand Total

3

21

48

52

393

3

17

25

43

245

 

*482. MR. ARIF MUSTAFA JATOI: Will the Minister for Home be pleased to state:-

Month-wise F.I.R.’s as registered in District Naushero Feroze from 1st January, 2008 upto 30th June, 2008?

ANSWER

DR. ZULIFQAR ALI MIRZA, Minister for Home:

Month wise Number of FIRs registered in District Naushahro-Feroze form 01st January, 2008  up to 30th June, 2008 are as under:-

S. No.

Year-2008

Months

Number of FIR.

01.

January

329

02.

February

166

03.

March

195

04.

April

176

05.

May

290

06.

June

299

Total

1455

*483. MR. ARIF MUSTAFA JATOI: Will the Minister for Home be pleased to state:-

Month-wise number of F.I.R.’s as registered in District Khairpur from 1st January, 2007 upto 30th June, 2008?

ANSWER

DR. ZULIFQAR ALI MIRZA, Minister for Home:

Month wise Number of FIRs registered in District Khairpur from January, 2007 upto 30th June, 2008 are as under:-

 

S. No.

Months

Number of FIR.

S. No.

Months

No. of FIR

01.

Jan-07

98

09.

Oct-07

179

02.

Feb-07

133

10.

Nov-07

188

03.

Mar-07

214

11.

Dec-07

238

04

Apr-07

193

12.

Jan-08

329

05.

May-07

219

13.

Feb-08

166

06.

June-07

262

14.

Mar-08

195

07.

July -07

221

15.

Apr-08

176

08.

Aug-07

201

16.

May-08

290

09.

Sep-07

238

17.

Jun-08

299

Total

1779

Total

2060

Grand Total

3839

 

*484. MR. ARIF MUSTAFA JATOI: Will the Minister for Home be pleased to state:-

Month-wise number of un-licenced weapons seized during 1st January, 2007 upto 30th June, 2008?

ANSWER

DR. ZULIFQAR ALI MIRZA, Minister for Home:

A total number of 67905 unlicenced weapons were recovered between 1.1.2007 to 30.06.2008. The month wise details are as under:-

 

S. No.

Year-2007

Months

Weapon

01.

January

2700

02.

February

3519

03.

March

4700

04.

April

4471

05.

May

2466

06.

June

2901

07.

July

2975

08.

August

3184

09.

September

2773

10.

October

2138

11.

November

4329

12.

December

2153

Total

38309

S. No.

Year-2008

Months

Weapon

01.

January

5661

02.

February

5685

03.

March

3463

04.

April

3249

05.

May

6605

06.

June

4933

Total

29596

Grand Total

67905

 

*769. SYEDA MARVI RASHDI: Will the Minister for Home be pleased to state:-

Is it a fact that driving license fee is being collected/charged by the Home Department?

 

ANSWER

DR. ZULIFQAR ALI MIRZA, Minister for Home:

Yes! It is a fact that Driving Licence fee is collected through Pakistan Post Officer and deposited in the Account of Government of Sindh by Home Department.

 

 

*789. MR. NADEEM AHMED BHUTTO: Will the Minister for Home be pleased to state:-

District-wise number of available new vehicles with cost and type of each purchased for Sindh Police during the financial year 2003-04, 2004-05, 2006-07 and 2007-08?

ANSWER

DR. ZULIFQAR ALI MIRZA, Minister for Home:

Detail at Annexure, placed on the table of the House.

 

 

*800. MR. NADEEM AHMED BHUTTO: Will the Minister for Home be pleased to state:-

(a)   District-wise number of Arms Licenses issued by the Department during the period from    01-01-2003 to 31-12-2003;

(b)   Is it a fact that steps were taken to recover illegal Arms during above period; if so, District-wise details thereof?

 

ANSWER

DR. ZULIFQAR ALI MIRZA, Minister for Home:

District-wise number of arms licenses issued during the period from 01.01.2003 to 31.12.2003.

S#

Name of District

No. of arms licenses issued

S#

Name of District

No. of arms

licenses issued

1.

Karachi

2025

13.

S.B. Bhutto

600

2.

Larkana

392

14.

Jamshoro

Nil (District Created on 14.12.2004)

3.

Shikarpur

133

15.

Hyderabad

506

4.

Dadu

526

16.

Jacobabad

2931

5.

Umerkot

Nil (Distt: revived on 14.7.04)

17.

Tando Allahyar

Nil (Distt: created on 30.06.05)

6.

Sukkur

134

18.

Mitiari

Nil (Distt: created on 4.04.05)

7.

Tharparkar

117

19.

Khairpur

Nil (Record burnt)

8.

Mirpuskhas

165

20.

T.M Khan

Nil (Distt: created in 2005)

9.

Badin

254

21.

Sanghar

Nil (Record stolen)

10.

Thatta

109

22.

Kashmore

Nil (Record burnt)

11.

N’ Feroze

145

23.

Kambar

Nil (Distt: created in 2004)

12.

Ghotki

44

Total:-

8077

Yes! Such steps have been taken by Government and have recovered 5158 illegal weapons during the said period as under:-

UNLICENSED WEAPONS RECOVERED DURING THE

PERIOD 01-01- 2003 UPTO 31-12-2003.

     

S #

Weapons

C.C.P.O,

 Karachi

Hyderabad Region

Sukkur Region

Sindh Province

1.

Sten Gun/Kalashnikov.

63

62

309

434

2.

Shot Gun.

7

166

557

730

3.

Pistol.

1907

616

870

3393

4.

Rifle

42

58

127

227

5.

Revolver.

190

101

83

374

6.

Carbine.

17

4

45

66

7.

Cartridges.

0

2247

2574

4821

8.

Bullet Round.

20015

8110

14031

42156

9.

Dagger [Knife.

354

17

2

373

10.

Dynamite.

60

0

0

60

11.

Hand Grenade.

128

4

27

159

12.

Mouzers.

18

0

4

22

13.

Rocket Launcher Shell

0

37

0

37

14.

Repeater

0

1

0

1

15.

Rocket Launcher

0

1

8

9





*801. MR. NADEEM AHMED BHUTTO: Will the Minister for Home be pleased to state:-

District-wise number of Arms licenses issued during the period from 01-01-2004 to 31-12-2004 alonwith procedure/policy adopted for the same?

ANSWER

DR. ZULIFQAR ALI MIRZA, Minister for Home:

District-wise number of arms licenses issued during the period from 01.01.2004 to 31.12.2004 is as under:-

S#

Name of

District

No. of arms licenses issued

S#

Name of District

No. of arms

licenses issued

1.

Karachi

2248

13.

S.B. Bhutto

600

2.

Larkana

380

14.

Jamshoro

Nil (District created on 14.12.2004)

3.

Shikarpur

105

15.

Hyderabad

258

4.

Dadu

653

16.

Jacobabad

619

5.

Umerkot

Nil

(Distt. revived on 14.7.04)

17.

Tando Allahyar

Nil (District created on 30.06.05)

6.

Sukkur

131

18.

Mitiari

Nil

(Distt: created on 4.04.05)

7.

Tharparkar

214

19.

Khairpur

Nil

(Record Burnt)

8.

Mirpuskhas

216

20.

T.M Khan

Nil

(Distt: created in 05)

9.

Badin

262

21.

Sanghar

Nil

(Record stolen)

10.

Thatta

812

22.

Kashmore

Nil

(Record Burnt)

11.

N’ Feroze

213

23.

Kambar

Nil

(Distt: created in 2004)

12.

Ghotki

180

Total:-

6891

 

However procedure/policy adopted for issuance of arms licences is given as under:-

ISSUANCE OF NEW ARMS LICENSE

i.        Applicant (private) should be Income Tax/Agriculture Tax payers.

ii.       Officers of Armed Forces/Civil Officers of BPS-17 and above.

iii.      Foreign Diplomats (on the recommendations of Ministry of Foreign Affairs).

iv.      Registered security companies.

v.       Multinational companies and other public limited companies traded/listed on stock exchange.

vi.      Professional including doctors, engineers and lawyers.

vii.     Any other organization/group/individual with the approval of Ministry for Interior.

 

Quota for issuance of Arms License

1.       Home Minister                          -        unlimited

2.       Home Secretary                        -        200 individuals per month

Companies quota                      -        100

Defence personnel                    -        50

3.       District Coordination Officers

Karachi                                    -        150

Hyderabad/Sukkur/Larkana     -        75 each

Others DCOs                            -        60 each

(Presently quota of DCO is suspended)

 

 

*802. MR. NADEEM AHMED BHUTTO: Will the Minister for Home (Jails) be pleased to state:-

(a)   Whether any arrangement is available at all the Jails of the province for treatment of the prisoners;

(b)   If answer to (a) above is in affirmative, amount spent for the same in each Jail during the financial year 2006-2007 and 2007-2008?

ANSWER NOT RECEIVED

Sent to Department                          Remainder

09-10-2008                                   06-11-2008

                                                    22-11-2008

                                                    19-12-2008

                                                    22-01-2009

 

 

*803. MR. NADEEM AHMED BHUTTO: Will the Minister for Home be pleased to state:-

District-wise number of Police Constables recruited during the period from 01-01-2004 to 31-12-2006 and 01-01-2008 to 01-04-2008?

ANSWER

DR. ZULIFQAR ALI MIRZA, Minister for Home:

District-wise number of Police constable recruited between 01.01.2004 to 31.12.2006 and 01.01.2008 to 01.04.2008 are as under:-

S #

District

Period from 01.01.04 to 31.12.2006

01.01.2008 to 01.04.2008

Total

1.

Karachi

45

86

131

2.

Sukkur

39

-

39

3.

Ghotki

07

01

08

4.

Khairpur

36

01

37

5.

N’ Feroze

25

-

25

6.

Larkana

19

02

21

7.

Jacobabad

305

02

307

8.

Shikarpur

09

03

12

9.

Kashmore

864

06

870

10.

Kambar

-

-

-

11.

Hyderabad

11

01

12

12.

Jamshoro

-

-

-

13.

Dadu

10

01

11

14.

Mitiyari

-

-

-

15.

Badin

-

-

-

16.

S.M. B. Bhutto

09

-

09

17.

Sanghar

04

-

04

18.

Thatta

-

-

-

19.

Mirpurkhas

02

-

02

20.

Umer Kot

01

-

01

21.

Tharparkar

01

-

01

22.

Tando Allayar

-

-

-

23.

T.M Khan

-

-

-

Total

1387

103

1490

 

 

*957. SYEDA MARVI RASHDI: Will the Minister for Home be pleased to state:-

(a)   Is it a fact that Ms. Parveen abduction two years ago with one and half year old son and she reached at home village Khahi Talali on 15th August, 2008 in District Naushero Feroze;

(b)   Whether accused of abduction of above said lady and raped her are not arrested yet?

 

ANSWER NOT RECEIVED

Sent to Department                         

20-01-2009                                  

 

*958. SYEDA MARVI RASHDI: Will the Minister for Home be pleased to state:-

(a)   Is it a fact that a girl aged six years has been raped on 15th August 2008 near University of Karachi;

(b)   If answer to (a) above be in affirmative, whether perpetrator has been arrested and sent up in court of law?

ANSWER NOT RECEIVED

Sent to Department                         

17-01-2009                                  

 

*962. SYEDA MARVI RASHDI: Will the Minister for Home be pleased to state:-

Names of people killed in Police encounter alongwith areas where encounters took place as well as names and status of the Police Officers who were awarded in the result of such encounters during the period from 1st January, 2008 to 16th August, 2008?

ANSWER

DR. ZULIFQAR ALI MIRZA, Minister for Home:

 

S#

Name of People Killed in Police Encounter

Name of PS FIR NO. & U/Section

Name & Rank of Police officers who awarded in encounters.

01.

Mst. Maqsooda W/o M. Aftab

Gulshan-e-Iqbal 182/2008 U/s 353/324 PPC

No Reward/Award have been given to any police officers/ officials in this case

02.

Mst. Saima Anis D/o Anis

Mithadar 245.2008

U/s 353/324/302

---do---

03.

Rehan S/o Lal

Muhammad

Baghdadi 139/2008

U/s 353/324/186/34

---do---

04.

Allaha Jurio Burfat S/o Jurio

Jamshoro 197/2008

U/s 353/324-PPC

---do---

 

 

*977. SYEDA MARVI RASHDI: Will the Minister for Home be pleased to state:-

Number of Arms licences issued every month alongwith procedure/criteria of maintaining records of Arms licences?

ANSWER

DR. ZULIFQAR ALI MIRZA, Minister for Home:

The number of Arms License (NBP) issued every month on the following quota basis.

1.

Home Minister

Unlimited

2.

Home Secretary

200-per month

3.

DCO Karachi

150-Per month

4.

DCOs Hyderabad/Sukkur/Larkana

100-per month

5.

All other DCOs

75-per month

 

There is following criteria for issuance of licenses (NBP)

1.    Income Tax/ Agriculture Tax payers.

2.    Officers of Armed Forces/Civil Officers of BPS-17and above.

3.    Foreign Diplomats (on the recommendation of Ministry of Foreign Affairs).

4.    Registered security companies

5.    Multinational companies and other public limited companies traded/listed on stock exchange.

6.    Professional including doctors, engineers and lawyers.

7.    Any other organization/group/individual with the approval of Minister for Interior

The record of Arms Licenses issued from every district are maintained by DCOs concerned.

 

 

*1060. MS. HEER ISMAIL SOHO: Will the Minister for Home (Jails) be pleased to state:-

(a)   Is it a fact that incidents of strike, killing of police officers and holding strikes on the roofs of the jails by the prisoners have taken place in the various jails;

(b)   If answer to (a) above be in affirmative, date and location-wise strikes incidents occurred in jails in the last two years?

 

ANSWER NOT RECEIVED

Sent to Department                          Reminder

23-12-2008                                   22-01-2009

 

 

*1061. MS. HEER ISMAIL SOHO: Will the Minister for Home (Jails) be pleased to state:-

(a)   Whether some new jails have been established from 2002 to 2008;

(b)   If answer to (a) above be in affirmative, location-wise capacity in the said jails to accommodate the prisoners?

 

ANSWER

HAJI MUZAFFAR ALI SHUJRA, Minister for Jails:

(a)      Yes,

(b)      Following Jails has been established in Province of Sindh, from 2002 to 2008 details thereof alongwith location-wise and capacity of each jail are given below:-

S #

Name of the Jails

Location

Capacity

Date of Functioning

01.

District Jail Badin

Badin

250 prisoners

15.04.2005

02.

District Jail Dadu

Dadu

250 prisoners

16.02.2005

03.

District Jail Shaikarpur

Shaikarpur

250 prisoners

24.02.2005

04.

Special Prison for Women Hyderabad

Hyderabad

150 prisoners

19.03.2003

05.

Youthful Offenders Industrial School Hyderabad

Hyderabad

200 prisoners

23.10.2008

 

 

*1136. MR. FAYYAZ ALI BUTT: Will the Minister for Home be pleased to state:-

Conditions/Clause and establishment of Community Police as well as their criteria for selection?

ANSWER

DR. ZULIFQAR ALI MIRZA, Minister for Home:

According to the District Coordination Officer, Karachi. The City District Council of the City District Government Karachi vide Resolution No.443 dated 24.01.2009 has changed the nomenclature and re-named the Community Police as City Warden Services and accordingly changed the designations of its functionaries as Chief City Warden, Additional Chief City Warden, Deputy Chief City Warden and wardens.

Earlier, the Community Policing system was introduced under section 142 of the SLGO in September, 2007 in order to enforce municipal rules and regulations as mentioned under schedule VIII of the SLGO.

To maintain strict watch over municipal properties, encroachment of land, unauthorized construction, encroachment on storm water drains, illegal installation of hoardings/bill boards, unauthorized digging/cutting of roads unauthorized opening of cabins/shops huts and dumping of garbage at non-designated places. Further to assist Traffic Police aid TMAs to manage smooth traffic flow and facilitate pedestrian, crossings at busy intersections and discouraging unauthorized parking at shopping plazas, malls, etc.

Community Police now the City Warden Services, only interact with the community and has no power of seizure, arrest or use of weapon.

As regards the selection criteria for recruitment in City Warden Services the same is carried out strictly in accordance with the Government policy of recruitment and through wide publicity in the leading newspapers.

 

 

*1137. MR. FAYYAZ ALI BUTT: Will the Minister for Home be pleased to state:-

Taluka-wise number of arms licenses issued in District Dadu during the period from January, 2007 to December, 2007?

ANSWER

DR. ZULIFQAR ALI MIRZA, Minister for Home:

S #

Name of Taluka

No. of Arms Licenes Issued during the period from January, 2007 to December, 2007.

01.

Dadu

388

02.

Johi

174

03.

K. N Shah

135

04.

Mehar

177

 

Total

874

 

 

*1245. SYED KHALID AHMED: Will the Minister for Home be pleased to state:-

Sanctioned posts in different Police Stations of Landhi Town Karachi as well as available staff with their date of joining?

ANSWER

DR. ZULIFQAR ALI MIRZA, Minister for Home:

The Sanctioned and working strength of different Police Station of Landhi Town is as under:-

 

Head

Insp:

S.Is

A.S.Is

HCs

PCs

Sanctioned Strength

08

25

75

52

370

Working Strength

06

27

54

55

303

 

Futher details at Annexure, placed on the table of the House.

 

 

*1247. SYED KHALID AHMED: Will the Minister for Home be pleased to state:-

Town-wise buildings occupied by the Rangers as well as future plan to vacate these buildings in Karachi?

 

ANSWER NOT RECEIVED

Sent to Department                         

17-01-2009                                  

 

 

*1249. MR. MUHAMMAD MOIN AAMIR PIRZADA: Will the Minister for Home be pleased to state:-

Number of available staff and sanctioned posts in different Police Stations of Korangi Town Karachi along with their date of Joining?

ANSWER NOT RECEIVED

Sent to Department                         

17-01-2009                                  

 

 

*1250. MR. MUHAMMAD MOIN AAMIR PIRZADA: Will the Minister for Home be pleased to state:-

District-wise Police officials involved in street crime and corruption charge along with detail of there arrests and trial during 1st January 2008 to 31st July 2008 in Sindh?

 

ANSWER NOT RECEIVED

Sent to Department                         

23-01-2009                                  

 

 

*1252. MR. MUHAMMAD MOIN AAMIR PIRZADA: Will the Minister for Home be pleased to state:-

Name/number of registered Security Agencies functioning in Karachi along with criteria for issuing license to them?

 

ANSWER

DR. ZULIFQAR ALI MIRZA, Minister for Home:

There are 197 Security Companies functioning in Sindh Province under Sindh Private Security Companies (Regulation & Control) Ordinance-2000. List placed at Annexure, placed on the table of the House. Criteria for issuance of Operating Licence is as under:-

1.    Should be registered as a company with the SECP under the Companies Ordinance 1984.

2.    Clearance from different law enforcing agencies through Ministry of Interior, Govt. of Pakistan.

3.    Security clearance by Sindh Police (Special Branch) of the Directors of the Company.

4.    Financial Resources-minimum limit 1.5 million cash in Bank.

5.    Undertaking by the Company that they shall abide all the Rules/Policy of the Provincial Government regarding regulation & control etc.

6.    After completion of all the codel formalities, summary is submitted through Home Minister to Honourable Chief Minster Sindh the Competent authority for approval.

7.    After approval by Chief Minister Sindh the company shall pay a sum of Rs. 2 lac as registration fee, Rs. 40,000/- for branch office, if they open other than the Head Office and Rs. 25000/-Annual Renewal of licence fee.

 

 

*1253. MR. NAJAMUDDIN ABRO: Will the Minister for Home be pleased to state:-

(a)   Is it a fact that crime No.132, 1996 of Taluka Police Station Larkana has not yet been challaned;

(b)   Is it a fact that on the direction of Hon’able High Court circuit Branch Larkana DIGP Crimes to send up the said accuseds;

(c)    If answer to (a) & (b) above be in affirmative, who is responsible for such delay and negligence as well as the reasons thereof?

 

ANSWER NOT RECEIVED

Sent to Department                         

17-01-2009                                  

 

 

 

*1267. MR. MUHAMMAD MOIN AAMIR PIRZADA: Will the Minister for Home be pleased to state:-

(a)   Is it a fact that some new born babies has been kidnapped from various Hospitals of the Province;

(b)   If answer to (a) above be in affirmative, number of cases reported during the period from   01-04-2008 to 30-09-3008, number of babies recovered and number of persons arrested in this crime?

ANSWER

DR. ZULIFQAR ALI MIRZA, Minister for Home:

(a)      Yes.

(b)      Two Cases were reported during the period from 01.04.2008 to 30.09.2008 in Karachi. 02 babies were recovered & 04 persons were arrested vide case FIR NO. & U/s 265/2008 U/s 364-A, 133/2008 u/s 363/34 PPC respectively. No case has been reported from any other District in Sindh.

 

 

*1278. MS. FARHEEN MUGHAL: Will the Minister for Home be pleased to state:-

Number of cases of motorcycle/car snatching and theft reported at each police station of Hyderabad District and number of motorcycles/cars out of above recovered by the Police alongwith number of cases in which culprits arrested during the years 2006, 2007 and 2008 (up to 30-09-08)?

ANSWER

DR. ZULIFQAR ALI MIRZA, Minister for Home:

The requisite information is at Annexure, placed on the table of the House.

 

 

*1279. MS. FARHEEN MUGHAL: Will the Minister for Home be pleased to state:-

(a)   Is it a fact that cases of child exploitation and sexual abuse have been increased in Hyderabad District;

(b)   If answer to (a) above is in affirmative, number of cases reported at each Police Station alongwith number of cases out of above in which culprits arrested during the years 2006, 2007 and 01-01-08 to 30-09-08?

(c)    Whether there exists any law against  the exploitation and sexual abuse of the children;

(d)   If answer to (c) above be in affirmative, the details thereof?

 

ANSWER NOT RECEIVED

Sent to Department                         

15-01-2009                                  

 

 

*1280. MS. FARHEEN MUGHAL: Will the Minister for Home be pleased to state:-

(a)   Number of women killed under the pretext of “KARO-KARI” in Hyderabad, Tando Allahyar and Tando Muhammad Khan Districts during the years 2005, 2006 and 2007;

(b)   Whether any cases in this regard registered by the Police;

(c)    If answer to (b) above is in affirmative, the Police Station-wise details thereof?

 

ANSWER

DR. ZULIFQAR ALI MIRZA, Minister for Home:

(a)      During these years only one case of Mst. Lela d/o Qabil Lashari was reported in Hyderabad District.

(b)      Yes; the case was registered at Police Station Baldia in Hyderabad District and F.I.R. bearing No. 21/06 under Section-302/34 was registered against accused (1) Zahid Lashari, (2) Sabir Lashari, (3) Muharam Lashari & (4) Shahid Lashari (all arrested). The case was sent up on 27.03.2006 before the trial court where it is pending trial.

(c)      None except the above.

 

 

*1287. MS. FARHEEN MUGHAL: Will the Minister for Home be pleased to state:-

(a)   Is it a fact that a 40 years old woman Hanifan Magsi, put herself on fire protesting against the Nawabshah Police on 20th September, 2008 and expired in Hospital at Karachi after  5 days;

(b)   If answer to (a) above is in affirmative, the details thereof as well as her grievance against Nawabshah Police?

 

ANSWER NOT RECEIVED

Sent to Department                         

15-01-2009                                  

 

 

*1290. MS. FARHEEN MUGHAL: Will the Minister for Home be pleased to state:-

District-wise names/date of kidnapping of persons for ransom in the Province alongwith kidnapees recovered with date out of above during the period from 01-01-07 to 31-12-07 and from 01-01-08 to 01-10-08?

 

ANSWER NOT RECEIVED

Sent to Department                         

15-01-2009                                  

 

 

*1334. MS. HEER ISMAIL SOHO: Will the Minister for Home be pleased to state:-

Total number of incidents of kidnapping occurred during fiscal year 2007-08 and number of cases out of above registered, resolved/ not resolved till to day alongwith name of such district where most cases reported?

 

ANSWER NOT RECEIVED

Sent to Department                         

22-01-2009                                  

 

 

*1335. MS. HEER ISMAIL SOHO: Will the Minister for Home (Jails) be pleased to state:-

(a)   Total number of prisoners detained in the various Jails of the Province convicted of life imprisonment and death sentence;

(b)   Whether female prisoners also detained for life imprisonment in the jails;

(c)    If answer to (b) above is in affirmative, location-wise number of male/female prisoners?

 

ANSWER NOT RECEIVED

Sent to Department                         

22-01-2009                                  

 

Karachi:-                                                                 HADI BUX BURIRO

the 4th February, 2009.                                                   Secretary

                                                                       Provincial Assembly of Sindh