Karachi Political Diary

 Karachi Political Diary

 Mubasher Mir

The Sindh Assembly Speaker Owais Qadir Shah, like the Speakers of the National Assembly and the Punjab Assembly, has also written a letter to the Election Commission of Pakistan stating that the amended Election Act is in force, so the Election Commission has a duty to Respect sovereignty. Keep in mind the independence of the Parliament while deciding the reserved seats.

Following these lines, questions have also arisen as to why and how the previous decisions of the Supreme Court were applied to the legislation of the Parliament. The highest court of the country has the right to suspend or uphold the constitution and legislation of the parliament.

Being a graduate was the first condition for the 2002 assembly, but the 2008 elections were also held under the same condition, but in April 2008, the Supreme Court of Pakistan abolished the condition of being a graduate. At that time Chief Justice was Abdul Hameed Dogar ,And during the period of his advocacy, he continued to perform professional services in Khairpur along with Syed Qaim Ali Shah. The decision of the Supreme Court of Pakistan was not challenged by the federal government . At that time Yusuf Raza Gilani was the Prime Minister, after the same decision Asif Ali Zardari was elected as the President of the country. In all the elections that have been held since then, only non-graduate candidates are becoming members of the assembly. This is an example of the priority given to the decisions of the Supreme Court.

A seminar on energy crisis in Pakistan was organized in collaboration with Karachi Editors Club and DHA SUFFA University. In which the former chairman of FBR Shabbar Zaidi participated as the chief guest and said in his address that the energy crisis in Pakistan is of a political nature, economic decisions are influenced by politics.This is the major problem of the country. He said that despite the lack of capacity in the transmission line, power plants were installed with imported coal in 2013, which was not decided considering the country's need.

From the seminar, ex-minister and ex-chairman of PSO Sohail Wajahat said that the energy crisis cannot be fixed without correcting the economy, in fact we have made wrong decisions in the economy due to which we are facing energy and currency crisis today. 

Malik Khuda Bakhsh, the leader of the Petroleum Dealers Association, blamed the lack of policy continuity for the destruction of the CNG sector. He said that billions of rupees were invested in the CNG sector, but due to the crisis in this sector, the investors suffered a lot. Policy continuity is essential to revive the economy and tackle the energy crisis.

Abubakar Ismail Energy Expert discussed the problems faced by the industry and emphasized on improving power transmission. The energy crisis is certainly a testament to the failures of our policies. Political governments set up power plants for their own interests. There should be a full forensic audit of the energy sector, after which whoever committed the corruption should be truly punished.

The number of Chicken Gounia patients are increasing in Karachi. This disease is found in the coastal areas, the city of Karachi was affected by it for more than a few years, this disease causes pain in the whole body and especially in the joints, while the person suffers from severe headache.

Although the Sindh government is trying to take measures to treat it, but more people are relying on private treatment. On the filth of the city of Karachi, the area has become a Garbage ground. The local bodies have not yet been able to take effective measures, the claims of the provincial government are in place but in every street and neighborhood there is a Kuchra Kundi which is the reason why diseases are affecting every house. Waste management system needs to be improved.

According to media reports, the son of Karachi University's slain Professor Shakeel Auj has applied to the Sindh High Court to re-investigate the murder. Professor Shakeel Auj who was 54 years old, was shot dead on September 18, 2014. He was the Dean of the Faculty of Islamic Studies, Karachi University.

The son of the deceased says that despite the passage of ten years, he did not get justice. Many questions arise on the justice system of Pakistan. A well-known figure who was shot on the road in broad daylight, his murder is a mystery. Delay in justice is equal to crisis in justice.

Karachi Political Diary

 Karachi Political Diary

. Mubasher Mir

The Sindh Information Department organized a program in memory of the martyrs on the occasion of Defense Day, in which the families of the martyrs participated. It is not possible to give an example of those who sacrificed for the defense of the country, while being the heir of the martyrs is also a matter of pride.

An adjournment motion was tabled in the Sindh Assembly regarding the implementation of the water distribution agreement reached in 1991. The federal government is being asked to present a policy in this regard, in this context the Sindh Assembly authorizes the federal government to make a policy, the resolution was unanimously approved.

Member of the Sindh Assembly Muhammad Farooq, who belongs to Jamaat-e-Islami, raised the question under the attention notice that from where the robbers in Sindh get modern weapons and why the unrest could not be controlled. In response to this, Interior Minister Zia Linjar said that a lot of actions have been taken against the robbers, while some robbers uploaded their videos using social media ,he claimed that they were getting weapons from police ,it was the allegation of a dacoit but even the police could not adequately answer it.

According to the provincial interior minister, people are trapped, robbers make phone calls to citizens, it is surprising that robbers are using mobile phones freely in Kacha area.

The leader of the opposition in the Sindh Assembly has once again criticized the Sindh government and said that the provincial government is destroying the local bodies. By appointing focal persons in the districts, the importance of local representatives has been further reduced, the situation in Hyderabad has worsened due to rains while the mayor of Karachi only works to maintain Shahrah-e-Faisal. The demand for empowerment of local bodies is also raised from the public level, but it does not seem to be happening. The local bodies will be empowered only when resources are transferred to them. The Sindh government should make the Provincial Finance Commission active, so that regular share in the development program for other districts can be allocated in the budget.

Senior provincial minister Sharjeel Inam Memon has warned drug sellers across the province that raids will be conducted wherever there is information that ice or hashish is being sold. He said that the woman who killed a  father and her daughter by hitting the car on Karsaz was also intoxicated, the question arises as to how such a dangerous drug is so easily available throughout the city. Why is the police system failing to control it? There is police patrolling while the complete report and information of each police station limits are obtained by the police from various sources, but still the criminals are doing their work. To stop the patronage of influential people, there is a need for changes in the way of working, due to outdated procedures criminals are doing their job and destroying the youth generation.

It has been revealed in Public Accounts Committee, Sindh that K Electric is in default of Sindh Government, electricity duty is collected from consumers in electricity bills, but this duty has not been paid by K Electric to the government for many years. was informed by him that he lacked funds, hence the payment was not being made. Chairman Public Accounts Committee Sindh issued a show cause notice to the CEO of K Electric. Surprisingly, K Electric is already a defaulter of the Sindh Government and Karachi Metropolitan nevertheless entered into an agreement with K Electric to pay the KMC charges in their bills. KMC should collect the charges. Why did the Sindh government allow KMC to enter into such a contract with an already insolvent institution?

The details of the province-wide solarization program have been brought forward by the Chief Minister of Sindh, in which it has been revealed that there are 2.6 lakh households in the province of Sindh who do not have access to electricity. It is a fundamental right. Villages that are far from the national grid have difficulty getting electricity, they have the first right to solar power panels, but they live at a very low level of poverty. It is not difficult to estimate the ability of these families to operate the solar panel subsidy that the Sindh government is giving, so attention should also be paid to increasing the employment opportunities of these people. Along with providing electricity to these people, there should also be a plan to train them. The number of people living below the poverty line is increasing.