Shah said that the committee was briefed on the updated status by the officials of Water & Power Ministry on the recommendations made by the committee in its meeting held on November 28, 2016 on Port Qasim relating to the coal-fired power project.
The committee has recommended the ministry to expedite work on the project and complete it within the given deadline as the country is facing the menace of load-shedding, the committee chairman said, adding that the ministry officials claimed that the power project is likely to be completed before the deadline.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had directed to make Bin Qasim Power project operational by December 31, 2017. Mustafa Shah further said that Ministry of Ports and Shipping also briefed the committee on ferry services. The ministry officials said that the ferry service could not be launched till completion of all required formalities, including customs, etc. However, the committee has directed for expediting the work on the project so as to facilitate passengers intending to visit Iran, Dubai, etc, he added.
The committee also discussed the issue pertaining to exchange of harsh words between Aijaz Hussain Jakhrani and Muhammad Salman Khan Baloch in the last meeting of the sub-committee of National Assembly Standing Committee on Ports and Shipping. The committee endorsed that the latter had hurt the privilege of not only the committee member, but also of the whole committee.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2017