Imported gas to reduce intensity of power crisis: Sec Petroleum

The National Assembly was informed Wednesday that the government was committed for completion of Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project.

Parliamentary Secretary for Petroleum and Natural Resources Engineer Tariq Khattak briefed the House that the import of gas from Iran would generate forty thousand megawatt electricity.

He was of the opinion that use of imported gas for power generation would ease pressure on locally produced gas and also eliminate load shedding in the country.

He added that according to the project, Pakistan would import 350 million MMCF gas daily and 2100 kilometer long pipeline would be laid for this purpose. “Pakistan has also signed an agreement with Qatar for import of 500million MMCF LNG.

To a supplementary question regarding supply of oil on deferred payment, the Secretary informed the National Assembly that the incumbent had received some information that Pakistan could face some sanctions in result of the IP gas pipeline project.

In his view, the friendly country’s like Saudi Arabia could be approached to supply oil on deferred payment.

Tariq Khattak further said that Pakistan has increased its gas production and during last three years 350mcf was enhanced while the government was hopeful for more production from Kohat (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) and Sindh.

Meanwhile, Advisor to Prime Minister on Human Rights Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar said that the number of forced disappearances in Balochistan has been increased in the recent times. Giving statistics, he told the house that cases of 102 forced disappearances were reported in 2010 while the total number of cases was 206 in 2011.

The advisor further said that the Supreme Court was playing a vital role in missing person case while the government had also formed a commission that has recovered almost 40 persons during last year.

The province was facing poor law and order situation and the cases of target killing, sectarianism and drug addiction were increasing with each passing day, he added. In his view, 90 per cent of poppy was being produced in Afghanistan that was also affecting Balochistan.

Khokhar confessed that the government has not yet fully implemented “Aghaz-e-Haqooq-e-Balochistan” package, expressing the hope that the 100 per cent implementation would be ensured in the current fiscal year.

Giving the details of registered cases of violence against women and children, he told that during 2008, 7658 cases of violence against women were registered, while in 2011 the number of cases has reached 9422, besides 2275 cases of violation against children were registered in 2008 and 1660 were registered in 2011.

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