• Lawmakers asked the federal government to give the province a proper share of it
• Says that the Constitution guarantees the region where the gas is manufactured should be preferred in supply
KARACHI: On Friday, the Sindh Assembly echoed the fears and protests of lawmakers over the permanent shortage of natural gas across the province and called on the federal government to give Sindh a proper share of natural resources.
However, despite the importance of this issue, many legislators did not come out at this time as it unanimously adopted an important movement after a pending movement by the Pakistan Peoples Party’s Hair Sohu, which in it. Demands talks on increasing gas load shedding. Province
Talking about her movement, Ms Sohu said that Sindh produced 61 % of indigenous gas, yet it is lacking in the province.
He said that the supply of gas was barely restored for two hours this morning, which forced the students to go to school without breakfast.
“Why are we not giving gas according to our needs?” He asked, he added that the constitution has also guaranteed that the province where the gas is produced should be given priority in supply.
Supporting the pending movement, Jamaat -e -Islami member Mohammad Farooq also said that the people of the region have the first right to where the gas is manufactured.
Rashid Khan, a member of the Muttahida National Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, said that the people of Sindh were fed up with the gas burden. “This is oppression and oppression against the people,” he said.
He said the government has increased the allegations of gas, but gas was not available.
MQM MPA said that the famous bangles in Hyderabad have been closed due to lack of gas, which has affected more than 500,000 people associated with the business.
He urged the CM of Sindh to talk to the Prime Minister on the matter.
Aamir Siddiqui of MQMP said that the Chief Minister should fight the issue of gas load shedding at the CCI meeting.
Senior Minister Sharjeel Anim Memon said gas load shedding is also a continuation of the injustice that was being done with the province.
He said that the federal government is responsible for implementing the constitution which guarantees the rights of the province. Earlier, there was gas in the cities and people burned wood in the villages, but now people in the cities were also forced to use wood for cooking.
He said that the load shedding in the province was also carried out for 16 to 17 hours.
The minister said that it was the responsibility of the gas companies to improve their infrastructure. He said that the postponement movement would be approved and it would be sent to the federation.
Mr Memon also asked MQMP members to raise the issue with the federal government as they are coalition partners.
Earlier, Speaker Owais Qadir Shah started the operation at 10 am to find only 10 lawmakers in their seats at home. The question time was not held because any of the legislators who presented their written questions.
A frightened speaker went ahead with a notice of attention to the call as the number of members eventually increased to 44 in the 168 -member house.
In a notice to focus on his call, MQMP’s Shariq Jamal pointed out that the roads were dirty and that its constituency was filled with trash in parts of PS-90.
He said that neither the Sindh Solid Waste Management Board nor any Local Government Authority claimed responsibility for setting up garbage in Malir Saudabad, Khurkharpar and adjoining areas.
In response, senior minister Sharjeel Memon said that the complaint of the MQMP member could be correct.
He said that the provincial government was spending millions of rupees on wasting the trash and now garbage is being collected and it has been transferred to land full sites.
The Minister said that the provincial government is giving Rs 1.2 million to every union council to reduce the problems of the areas.
Sabir Qamkhani pointed out that the ministers were not there and said that if they were busy, parliamentary secretaries should have been in the House to answer the questions of the legislators.
Sharjeel Memon said parliamentary secretaries should be obliged to go to the House.
Later, the house was postponed till Monday.
Dawn, appeared on January 25, 2025
