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ISLAMABAD: The Senates Standing Committee on Ports and Shipping on Monday recommended the government to release Rs 474 million for purchase of land for Pakistan Navy (PN), which will ensure security for Gwadar Port, Balochistan.
Deputy Chief of Navel Staff Admiral Zakaullah told the committee that the government has assigned security arrangement to PN of all ports in the country during war and peace time. In this regard the PN required 1,000 acres of land to ensure security of the Gwadar Port and in this regard arrangement with provincial government of Balochistan and other stakeholders have already been completed. This land is required for strategic and defence purposes only and for long-term motives, he maintained.
He also claimed that PN has developed 584 acres land but now the government asked for vacating that place, however, the PN agreed on it. However, 1,000 acres of land may be provided immediately to for developmental works at Gwadar Port.
The committee was informed that the PN has agreed to vacate 584 acres of land, which is in its possession since 1980s. Chairman of the committee Sardar Fateh Muhammad Hassani directed to resolve all outstanding issues of PN, provincial government and speed-up the work on Gwadar development.
He also claimed that prices of land were too high at Gwadar Port, which has bright future once it becomes fully operational. The chairman directed that local people should be given priority in appointment at Gwadar Port otherwise deprivation will further increase among local people.
Gwadar Port chairman informed the committee that 99.9 percent local people were given employment and utmost efforts were made for the local people. Senator Rubina Irfan was of the view that local people should be given proper training at Port Qasim and Karachi Port Trust. Such training will ensure appointment to local skilled people.
She expressed her annoyance that the federal government was handling Gwadar Port and it was not given to the local people. It is regrettable that the government has initiated Aghaz-e-Haqooqi Pakistan but could not hand over Gwadar Port to Balochistan. Rubina demanded that Gwadar Port should be given to the provincial government immediately. She claimed that the federal government was responsible for all law and order situation in Balochistan and blamed that government agencies were involved in it.
Briefing the committee, the Port Qasim Authority chairman said that there is a dispute between PQA and PN over a piece of land of 250 acres. The PQA already paid for it but PN has yet to vacate that piece of land.
He further informed the committee that there are about 273 industrial units under construction. He said Pakistan Textile City, over an area of 1,250 acres has substantially been completed with a total cost of $67 million. He said now the investors can come and invest there.
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Deputy Chief of Navel Staff Admiral Zakaullah told the committee that the government has assigned security arrangement to PN of all ports in the country during war and peace time. In this regard the PN required 1,000 acres of land to ensure security of the Gwadar Port and in this regard arrangement with provincial government of Balochistan and other stakeholders have already been completed. This land is required for strategic and defence purposes only and for long-term motives, he maintained.
He also claimed that PN has developed 584 acres land but now the government asked for vacating that place, however, the PN agreed on it. However, 1,000 acres of land may be provided immediately to for developmental works at Gwadar Port.
The committee was informed that the PN has agreed to vacate 584 acres of land, which is in its possession since 1980s. Chairman of the committee Sardar Fateh Muhammad Hassani directed to resolve all outstanding issues of PN, provincial government and speed-up the work on Gwadar development.
He also claimed that prices of land were too high at Gwadar Port, which has bright future once it becomes fully operational. The chairman directed that local people should be given priority in appointment at Gwadar Port otherwise deprivation will further increase among local people.
Gwadar Port chairman informed the committee that 99.9 percent local people were given employment and utmost efforts were made for the local people. Senator Rubina Irfan was of the view that local people should be given proper training at Port Qasim and Karachi Port Trust. Such training will ensure appointment to local skilled people.
She expressed her annoyance that the federal government was handling Gwadar Port and it was not given to the local people. It is regrettable that the government has initiated Aghaz-e-Haqooqi Pakistan but could not hand over Gwadar Port to Balochistan. Rubina demanded that Gwadar Port should be given to the provincial government immediately. She claimed that the federal government was responsible for all law and order situation in Balochistan and blamed that government agencies were involved in it.
Briefing the committee, the Port Qasim Authority chairman said that there is a dispute between PQA and PN over a piece of land of 250 acres. The PQA already paid for it but PN has yet to vacate that piece of land.
He further informed the committee that there are about 273 industrial units under construction. He said Pakistan Textile City, over an area of 1,250 acres has substantially been completed with a total cost of $67 million. He said now the investors can come and invest there.
Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan
