KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly is set to hold its session today while, for seeking the legislation over the Local Government (LG) system the new (LG) amended bill will be tabled in house today, Geo news reported.Sindh Minister for Local Bodies Agha Siraj Durrani is likely to present the proposed local government amended bill in Sindh Assembly.Durrani told media on Sunday that the bill has been submitted to the assembly secretariat and it would be presented in the house on Monday.Terming it a historic bill, Durrani said that this would bring an end to the system that miserably failed to provide relief to the poor people of the province, particularly interior Sindh.He said that the copy of the bill has been provided to all the MPAs, adding, the bill would ask the house that since the present local government system has completed its tenure the permission to appoint administrators be allowed as the Sindh government intends to hold fair and free elections.Durrani said that once the bill was passed by the house and assented by the Sindh governor, the nazims would be relieved from their offices all over Sindh, including Karachi.He said that the governor would be requested to sign the bill within 24 hours. The minister said that after the dissolution of City Council it would be decided with consensus as to what system should be adopted in Sindh.After the induction of administrators the Sindh government would request the Election Commission of Pakistan to give election schedule, he added.Durrani said that the present system was the brainchild of a dictator and it has been rejected by the three provinces and Sindh will decide which system to bring in after the present City Council was dissolved.This bill would be presented in the house after a hectic exercise, as top leadership of both the PPP and MQM had to intervene and it appeared at one stage that the coalition would break apart.Earlier, Muttahdia had reservations over the appointment of administrators, according to Local Bodies Minister Agha Siraj Durrani. However, after negotiations and dialogues Muttahida agreed on appointing administrators.Speaking at an event in Hyderabad, Dr Farooq Sattar said that MQM would participate in local bodies elections all over the country.There had also been a lot of controversy between City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal, provincial minister for local bodies and chief minister but later differences were resolved after Interior Minister Rehman Malik and Sindh Governor intervened to rescue the coalition.Meanwhile, political pundits claim that local government amended bill might be deferred once again in Sindh Assembly on Monday owing to the recent controversy between the government and the judiciary.This bill has been deferred in the house for dozen of times and if it is deferred again on Monday it will go in pending.The political analysts say that Muttahdia would not feel easy once they sign the bill, adding, the prevailing situation was highly volatile to present the bill.The top priority of PPP these days would be to keep close watch on the development of judiciary issues in Islamabad.The parliamentary leader of PPP Pir Mazharul Haq is in Dadu, while provincial minister for local bodies is also in interior Sindh.Speaking at an event in Hyderabad, Sindh chief minister said that during a core committee meeting late Sunday night a consensus would be developed with Muttahida following which the bill would be presented in the house.
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KARACHI: Sindh Assembly has unanimously approved the Local Bodies Amended Bill 2010 on Monday.
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KARACHI: Governor Sindh Dr. Israt-ul-Ebad and Chief Minister Syed Qiam Ali Shah met here at Governor House on Sunday, Geo news reported. According to sources, two leaders discussed the overall law and order situation in Sindh province during meeting. The meeting also reviewed the ties of political parties included in Sindh coalition government, sources said. As per declaration issued from Governor Sindh following the conclusion of meeting, all coalition partners in Sindh government are agreed upon carrying out joint efforts for the development and welfare of the people in Sindh province. During the meeting, two leaders also vowed to continue coalition government and resolve all standing conflicts through consultation and cooperation at every level. Also, it was decided that the solutions of the conflicts among Sindh coalition partners, which were reached through dialogue, will be put into practice in letter and spirit.
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KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly is set to hold its session today while, for seeking the legislation over the Local Government (LG) system the new (LG) amended bill will be tabled in house today, Geo news reported. Sindh Minister for Local Bodies Agha Siraj Durrani is likely to present the proposed local government amended bill in Sindh Assembly. Durrani told media on Sunday that the bill has been submitted to the assembly secretariat and it would be presented in the house on Monday. Terming it a historic bill, Durrani said that this would bring an end to the system that miserably failed to provide relief to the poor people of the province, particularly interior Sindh. He said that the copy of the bill has been provided to all the MPAs, adding, the bill would ask the house that since the present local government system has completed its tenure the permission to appoint administrators be allowed as the Sindh government intends to hold fair and free elections. Durrani said that once the bill was passed by the house and assented by the Sindh governor, the nazims would be relieved from their offices all over Sindh, including Karachi. He said that the governor would be requested to sign the bill within 24 hours. The minister said that after the dissolution of City Council it would be decided with consensus as to what system should be adopted in Sindh. After the induction of administrators the Sindh government would request the Election Commission of Pakistan to give election schedule, he added. Durrani said that the present system was the brainchild of a dictator and it has been rejected by the three provinces and Sindh will decide which system to bring in after the present City Council was dissolved. This bill would be presented in the house after a hectic exercise, as top leadership of both the PPP and MQM had to intervene and it appeared at one stage that the coalition would break apart. Earlier, Muttahdia had reservations over the appointment of administrators, according to Local Bodies Minister Agha Siraj Durrani. However, after negotiations and dialogues Muttahida agreed on appointing administrators. Speaking at an event in Hyderabad, Dr Farooq Sattar said that MQM would participate in local bodies elections all over the country. There had also been a lot of controversy between City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal, provincial minister for local bodies and chief minister but later differences were resolved after Interior Minister Rehman Malik and Sindh Governor intervened to rescue the coalition. Meanwhile, political pundits claim that local government amended bill might be deferred once again in Sindh Assembly on Monday owing to the recent controversy between the government and the judiciary. This bill has been deferred in the house for dozen of times and if it is deferred again on Monday it will go in pending. The political analysts say that Muttahdia would not feel easy once they sign the bill, adding, the prevailing situation was highly volatile to present the bill. The top priority of PPP these days would be to keep close watch on the development of judiciary issues in Islamabad. The parliamentary leader of PPP Pir Mazharul Haq is in Dadu, while provincial minister for local bodies is also in interior Sindh. Speaking at an event in Hyderabad, Sindh chief minister said that during a core committee meeting late Sunday night a consensus would be developed with Muttahida following which the bill would be presented in the house.
KARACHI: Lawyers bodies, civil society and various political parties staged countrywide demonstrations on Sunday in support of superior judiciary after it struck down two presidential orders about the appointment of judges on Saturday evening. The Jamaat-e-Islami held a protest demo in front of Karachi Press Club against the government. The protestors were holding placards inscribed with pro-judiciary slogans. The protest was led by JI leader Muhammad Hussain Mehanti. Similarly, the JI also staged protest outside the Lahore Press Club, while the Tehrik-e-Insaaf took out a rally. Addressing the participants, speakers said that they would not hesitate to take to streets again for the cause of judiciary's independence. A rally was taken out in Multan in support of judges. The participants of the rally chanted slogans in favour of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Lahore High Court Chief Justice Khwaja Sharif and senior judge Justice Saqib Nisar. They said that President Zardari had adopted the dictatorial approach under a democratic set-up. In Quetta, Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf workers staged a demonstration in front of Press Club.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) will not allow the government to move scot-free, the party chief Mian Nawaz Sharif warned terming President Asif Ali Zardari as the biggest danger to the democracy. Addressing the packed hall of journalists after the party meeting, he said it seemed that the government does not accept the restored judiciary. The democracy never before faced such a great threat as now in the form of President Zardari, who has become the gravest danger to democracy, he said. The PML-N condemns the incident that occurred yesterday, as the event plunged the country in the uncertainty and the President House outgrew its limits, Sharif told. He said yesterday incident was an action re-play of November 3, 2007, adding the government is targeting the judiciary to safeguard its corruption in preference for their corruption to the respect for the judiciary. The Army should have the role stipulated in the Constitution, he said. Nawaz Sharif said he forcefully warned the government to ensure the supremacy of the Constitution, adding his party categorically rejects the autocratic method adopted by the government. He said the judiciary was resorted by the people not the government which only issued a notification, informing the journalists that he had told Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani a day before not to delay the implementation on the recommendations of judges appointments. However, the following day, something else surfaced, he added demanding the recommendations of the Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammed Chaudhry should be immediately put into action. Nawaz said the PML-N wants to make it abundantly clear to the government in unequivocal terms that it would not be allowed to go its way on judges appointments nor would it be spared the chance for corruption. We can make harsh decisions in the coming days and will protest in and outside the Parliament and mobilize the masses. We will not allow anyone to spoil the institutions for personal motives, he said. Had the Charter of Democracy been implemented, then there would not have been these problems, he asserted demanding President Zardari to bring back to Pakistan his wealth siphoned off to Swiss accounts; this is the money hard-earned by the people of Pakistan. The country has been turned into a circus, he added. The people of Pakistan will take care of all affairs, the Army should not be dragged into them; nor should the Army get itself involved in such affairs
Government of Pakistan awarded a contract to GDF Suez to supply 3.75 million tons per annum of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for a period of 20 years. This is the country's first gas import project and efforts are still being made to allow Shell to import additional 2.5 million tons during the same period.
The decision was made in the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet presided over by Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin in Islamabad on Tuesday 09, February 2010 .
By 2011 deadline for the first LNG supplies will be met. The project envisages supply of up to 500 million cubic feet per day of gas. The price of LNG imported from GDF Suez will be $1.8 billon lower than the rates offered by Shell in the first six years, the import price will be around $9.3 per MMBtu said, G A Sabri, senior petroleum ministry official.
"GDF Suez agreed to sell us LNG at a price far less than what Shell was offering. We have held meetings with both the suppliers and selection of GDF Suez won't result in further delay. A final agreement with a consortium of 4Gas, which will run the LNG import terminal, is expected in few weeks," said Mr. Sabri.
GDF Suez will start supplying the gas to Pakistan by Oct. 2011 according to the initial six-year contact. . The company may also supply 1.5 million tons of LNG annually for the following 14 years under the contract, G.A Sabri said.
Last month on 14th January 2010, Petroleum Minister, Syed Naveed Qamar, said significant progress had been made to meet oil and gas demand, particularly in the short and medium term, especially through LNG imports. Two proposals were under consideration of the petroleum ministry for LNG imports. The first project was the extension of Mashal project of Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC), which was a land-based re-gasification unit. The second proposal was from a major European company in the SSGC system by establishing a floating re-gasification unit in Karachi. Mashal LNG project was delayed by the government while Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) had started work on the project in 2005 whose completion will ensure supplies of gas, and help the economy.
Even after the announcement by ECC, Shell continues to contest the decision. Before the decision was publicized higher officers of Shell held meetings with Petroleum Minister Syed Naveed Qamar and senior officials of the finance ministry.
Initial statement released by ECC said, "the ECC also decided that Shell's offer at 15 per cent Brent plus $0.5 per MMBtu, subject to further improvement in the final round of negotiations will be accepted for up to one MTPA medium-term supplies of six years and 2.5 MTPA from the seventh to 20th year."
The official statement said the ECC also approved a $500 million sovereign guarantee by the finance ministry to cover LNG supplies.
The Finance Minister ordered Finance Secretary, Salman Siddique to issue a revised decision statement after deleting the controversy regarding the acceptance of Shell's offer and hence, revised statement did not say anything about the Shell offer.
Recent energy falls in Pakistan, as the natural gas reserves have depleted and has caused a great decline in Sui gas field production, LNG is the most appropriate option to meet energy shortfall. Officially gas shortage has reached 25% of the production and power crisis is worsening day by day. These projects are aimed to overcome the power crisis in Pakistan and many more such projects are in pipe line.
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