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Minister apologises on behalf of govt for rescheduling groundbreaking of dam without informing CJP
Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar on Monday shared his grievance with Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda over not being informed of the rescheduling of the inauguration of the Mohmand Dam project. "You changed the date without informing me; you did not think it was necessary to inform me," remarked the chief justice while hearing a case regarding construction of the Nai Gaj Dam in Sindh. "I might not even attend the inauguration now."
Last week, the government had shelved the inauguration ceremony of the much-awaited Mohmand dam project, rescheduling the groundbreaking of the project from Jan 2 to Jan 13. The top judge told Vawda to tell the prime minister to inaugurate Mohmand dam's groundbreaking himself, since he [the chief justice] had not been informed of the change of plans.
Vawda offered an apology "on behalf of the government" and urged the chief justice to attend the ceremony when it takes place. The chief justice regretted that the prime minister "was unaware of the issues that were pending".
He demanded the reason behind the delay in the releasing of the funds for the Nai Gaj dam and said that he would ask the attorney general to summon the finance minister for the next hearing. "We will issue a notice if the finance minister does not appear [for the next hearing]," he said. The chief justice wondered if the federal government was serious about building the dam.
He said that if the court had not taken up the case, the dam project would have remained in a limbo for the next two or three years. Justice Nisar asked Vawda to summon a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec). "If the [Ecnec] meeting is not held, then we will summon all four of the ministers on short notice," he warned. He also directed the water minister to inform the court about the date of the meeting in the next hearing.
"Have we done nothing for the construction of the dam?" he asked. "The government did nothing for the dam project on its own. All it did was announce that by 2025, the country will face water shortage." The hearing was adjourned until Jan 11.
https://www.dawn.com/news/1456044/m...reaking-of-dam-without-informing-cjp#comments
Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar on Monday shared his grievance with Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda over not being informed of the rescheduling of the inauguration of the Mohmand Dam project. "You changed the date without informing me; you did not think it was necessary to inform me," remarked the chief justice while hearing a case regarding construction of the Nai Gaj Dam in Sindh. "I might not even attend the inauguration now."
Last week, the government had shelved the inauguration ceremony of the much-awaited Mohmand dam project, rescheduling the groundbreaking of the project from Jan 2 to Jan 13. The top judge told Vawda to tell the prime minister to inaugurate Mohmand dam's groundbreaking himself, since he [the chief justice] had not been informed of the change of plans.
Vawda offered an apology "on behalf of the government" and urged the chief justice to attend the ceremony when it takes place. The chief justice regretted that the prime minister "was unaware of the issues that were pending".
He demanded the reason behind the delay in the releasing of the funds for the Nai Gaj dam and said that he would ask the attorney general to summon the finance minister for the next hearing. "We will issue a notice if the finance minister does not appear [for the next hearing]," he said. The chief justice wondered if the federal government was serious about building the dam.
He said that if the court had not taken up the case, the dam project would have remained in a limbo for the next two or three years. Justice Nisar asked Vawda to summon a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec). "If the [Ecnec] meeting is not held, then we will summon all four of the ministers on short notice," he warned. He also directed the water minister to inform the court about the date of the meeting in the next hearing.
"Have we done nothing for the construction of the dam?" he asked. "The government did nothing for the dam project on its own. All it did was announce that by 2025, the country will face water shortage." The hearing was adjourned until Jan 11.
https://www.dawn.com/news/1456044/m...reaking-of-dam-without-informing-cjp#comments
