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PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government has approved an energy plan that will involve giving Rs10 billion to K-P’s oil and gas companies for energy exploration in the province.
The approvals came during a meeting of the apex committee on energy, under the chair of K-P Chief Minister (CM) Pervez Khattak at the CM Secretariat on Friday. K-P Minister for Finance Sirajul Haq, Chief Secretary Muhammad Shahzad Arbab, Additional Chief Secretary Khalid Pervez, secretaries of finance and energy and power, among others, were present in the meeting. Khattak also approved establishment of a consultancy firm to evaluate and overview investment opportunities for alternate resources in the energy sector. This firm would also look into the potential handing-over of Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) to the province by the federal government.
“It is the provincial government’s priority to explore natural resources of the region and bring them to utilisation,” said Khattak, pointing out that previous governments had not paid attention to the energy sector which had led to the present crisis. He said the government intends on taking immediate action on energy in the province. He added they were going to initiate the process by setting up small power houses across K-P with an investment of Rs12 trillion.
The meeting was told that the apex committee on energy, headed by Khattak, would work as a policy-making institute. The newly-formed Pakhtunkhwa Energy and Development Organisation (PED) and Pakhtunkhwa Oil and Gas Company Limited (POGCL) will implement and act upon policies prepared by the committee.
Speaking on the occasion, PED Managing Director Bahadur Shah said according to the short-term plan, three hydro power projects worth Rs12 billion would be completed in three years. These projects, he said, would have a power capacity of 56 megawatts (MW).
Shah said the mid-term plan was for eight power projects worth Rs1.30 trillion, with a capacity of 626MW, to be completed in eight years. Similarly, in the long-term, PED would complete 18 power projects in the province over 10 years, costing Rs10.38 trillion, with a power production capacity of 25,760MW.
“356 localities have been earmarked for the construction of small hydropower units in the province, for which 80% of funds will be released by the K-P government while the remaining will be borne by the local population,” informed Shah. He added that a summary had been approved in this regard.
POGCL Chief Executive Officer Raziuddin said his department has a plan for production of 40,000 barrels of oil per day in 2014, 48,400 in 2016, 70,862 in 2018 and up to 1,114,125 barrels in 2020-25.
Raziuddin said their plan envisaged gas production at 380, 460, 556, 673 and 1,084 million cubic feet of gas per day in years 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020-25, respectively. He added during the same years, the company has chalked out a programme to produce 14, 30, 66, 144 and 1,007 tonnes of light petroleum gas per day.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 25th, 2014.
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K-P govt approves extensive energy plan – The Express Tribune
The approvals came during a meeting of the apex committee on energy, under the chair of K-P Chief Minister (CM) Pervez Khattak at the CM Secretariat on Friday. K-P Minister for Finance Sirajul Haq, Chief Secretary Muhammad Shahzad Arbab, Additional Chief Secretary Khalid Pervez, secretaries of finance and energy and power, among others, were present in the meeting. Khattak also approved establishment of a consultancy firm to evaluate and overview investment opportunities for alternate resources in the energy sector. This firm would also look into the potential handing-over of Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) to the province by the federal government.
“It is the provincial government’s priority to explore natural resources of the region and bring them to utilisation,” said Khattak, pointing out that previous governments had not paid attention to the energy sector which had led to the present crisis. He said the government intends on taking immediate action on energy in the province. He added they were going to initiate the process by setting up small power houses across K-P with an investment of Rs12 trillion.
The meeting was told that the apex committee on energy, headed by Khattak, would work as a policy-making institute. The newly-formed Pakhtunkhwa Energy and Development Organisation (PED) and Pakhtunkhwa Oil and Gas Company Limited (POGCL) will implement and act upon policies prepared by the committee.
Speaking on the occasion, PED Managing Director Bahadur Shah said according to the short-term plan, three hydro power projects worth Rs12 billion would be completed in three years. These projects, he said, would have a power capacity of 56 megawatts (MW).
Shah said the mid-term plan was for eight power projects worth Rs1.30 trillion, with a capacity of 626MW, to be completed in eight years. Similarly, in the long-term, PED would complete 18 power projects in the province over 10 years, costing Rs10.38 trillion, with a power production capacity of 25,760MW.
“356 localities have been earmarked for the construction of small hydropower units in the province, for which 80% of funds will be released by the K-P government while the remaining will be borne by the local population,” informed Shah. He added that a summary had been approved in this regard.
POGCL Chief Executive Officer Raziuddin said his department has a plan for production of 40,000 barrels of oil per day in 2014, 48,400 in 2016, 70,862 in 2018 and up to 1,114,125 barrels in 2020-25.
Raziuddin said their plan envisaged gas production at 380, 460, 556, 673 and 1,084 million cubic feet of gas per day in years 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020-25, respectively. He added during the same years, the company has chalked out a programme to produce 14, 30, 66, 144 and 1,007 tonnes of light petroleum gas per day.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 25th, 2014.
Read more: Peshawar
K-P govt approves extensive energy plan – The Express Tribune
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PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government has approved an energy plan that will involve giving Rs10 billion to K-P’s oil and gas companies for energy exploration in the province.
The approvals came during a meeting of the apex committee on energy, under the chair of K-P Chief Minister (CM) Pervez Khattak at the CM Secretariat on Friday. K-P Minister for Finance Sirajul Haq, Chief Secretary Muhammad Shahzad Arbab, Additional Chief Secretary Khalid Pervez, secretaries of finance and energy and power, among others, were present in the meeting. Khattak also approved establishment of a consultancy firm to evaluate and overview investment opportunities for alternate resources in the energy sector. This firm would also look into the potential handing-over of Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) to the province by the federal government.
“It is the provincial government’s priority to explore natural resources of the region and bring them to utilisation,” said Khattak, pointing out that previous governments had not paid attention to the energy sector which had led to the present crisis. He said the government intends on taking immediate action on energy in the province. He added they were going to initiate the process by setting up small power houses across K-P with an investment of Rs12 trillion.
The meeting was told that the apex committee on energy, headed by Khattak, would work as a policy-making institute. The newly-formed Pakhtunkhwa Energy and Development Organisation (PED) and Pakhtunkhwa Oil and Gas Company Limited (POGCL) will implement and act upon policies prepared by the committee.
Speaking on the occasion, PED Managing Director Bahadur Shah said according to the short-term plan, three hydro power projects worth Rs12 billion would be completed in three years. These projects, he said, would have a power capacity of 56 megawatts (MW).
Shah said the mid-term plan was for eight power projects worth Rs1.30 trillion, with a capacity of 626MW, to be completed in eight years. Similarly, in the long-term, PED would complete 18 power projects in the province over 10 years, costing Rs10.38 trillion, with a power production capacity of 25,760MW.
“356 localities have been earmarked for the construction of small hydropower units in the province, for which 80% of funds will be released by the K-P government while the remaining will be borne by the local population,” informed Shah. He added that a summary had been approved in this regard.
POGCL Chief Executive Officer Raziuddin said his department has a plan for production of 40,000 barrels of oil per day in 2014, 48,400 in 2016, 70,862 in 2018 and up to 1,114,125 barrels in 2020-25.
Raziuddin said their plan envisaged gas production at 380, 460, 556, 673 and 1,084 million cubic feet of gas per day in years 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020-25, respectively. He added during the same years, the company has chalked out a programme to produce 14, 30, 66, 144 and 1,007 tonnes of light petroleum gas per day.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 25th, 2014.
Read more: Peshawar
K-P govt approves extensive energy plan – The Express Tribune
KP govt should invest in food security. as KP is producing only 11% of its needs, they need to get down to utilize maximum out of cultivatable land !
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COP suspended for failing to check car for explosives !
KP Police propose two laws to PTI govt
Efforts to curb growing militancy
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police has proposed two laws to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led provincial government to intensify efforts for curbing growing militancy and terrorism in the province, a source said.
The proposed laws will ensure that nobody is able to rent a house or stay at any hotel or in without his documents being thoroughly checked by the police and investigation agencies. “This will also ensure that no innocent person is insulted, tortured or held during operations against terrorists,” the source said.
“Realising the gravity of the situation, Inspector General of Police Nasir Khan Durrani has proposed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Restriction of Rented Buildings Act and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Hotels Restriction Act,” the source added.
In the act pertaining to regulation of rented buildings, it has been suggested that landlords will be under legal obligation to inform the police about the particulars of their tenants. The tenants shall be given the rented accommodation after verification of their credentials by two respected Pakistani nationals along with their computerised national identity cards (CNICs) within three days of renting their property. “Failure of the landlord to intimate the police will be a cognizable offence and the violator can be arrested under this proposed law,” said the source.
The law further provides that in case a landlord fails to pass on the information about his tenants to the police within the prescribed time, he will be liable to be charged for abetment and harbouring in case the tenant is involved in some heinous offence.
“The law pertaining to regulation of hotels provides for each hotel, inn and guest house to be registered with the police station concerned. It makes it mandatory for the hotel management to maintain computerised database of the guests and communicate it promptly to the police station concerned through fax on the arrival of each guest,” the source added.
The law makes the hotel management responsible for verifying the credentials and CNICs of all guests from the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra)’s verification system.
The hotel management will be responsible for maintaining complete information, including the name, place of residence, expected duration of stay and purpose of the visit as well as checking the baggage of guests for arms and explosives and ensuring that no unauthorised and unaccounted guest stay at the hotel.
The source added that the post-incident analysis of major terrorist attacks have revealed that in most of the cases the terrorist activities were carried out by individuals coming to cities temporarily and escaping after the commission of offence. “The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police has also proposed to have a central database for all tenants and guests staying in rented accommodations and hotels that should be updated on a daily basis,” the source said.
The source said Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which is the frontline province in the ongoing war against terrorism, has suffered immensely in the past 13 years.
“Since there is no system in place to check suspicious activities, the police are bound to conduct door-to-door search operations, which at times result in unnecessary inconvenience to the general public,” admitted an official.
KP Police propose two laws to PTI govt - thenews.com.pk
BRILLIANT !!!!
hope these laws are enacted as soon as possible @Spring Onion @Pukhtoon @chauvunist
KP Police propose two laws to PTI govt
Efforts to curb growing militancy
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police has proposed two laws to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led provincial government to intensify efforts for curbing growing militancy and terrorism in the province, a source said.
The proposed laws will ensure that nobody is able to rent a house or stay at any hotel or in without his documents being thoroughly checked by the police and investigation agencies. “This will also ensure that no innocent person is insulted, tortured or held during operations against terrorists,” the source said.
“Realising the gravity of the situation, Inspector General of Police Nasir Khan Durrani has proposed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Restriction of Rented Buildings Act and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Hotels Restriction Act,” the source added.
In the act pertaining to regulation of rented buildings, it has been suggested that landlords will be under legal obligation to inform the police about the particulars of their tenants. The tenants shall be given the rented accommodation after verification of their credentials by two respected Pakistani nationals along with their computerised national identity cards (CNICs) within three days of renting their property. “Failure of the landlord to intimate the police will be a cognizable offence and the violator can be arrested under this proposed law,” said the source.
The law further provides that in case a landlord fails to pass on the information about his tenants to the police within the prescribed time, he will be liable to be charged for abetment and harbouring in case the tenant is involved in some heinous offence.
“The law pertaining to regulation of hotels provides for each hotel, inn and guest house to be registered with the police station concerned. It makes it mandatory for the hotel management to maintain computerised database of the guests and communicate it promptly to the police station concerned through fax on the arrival of each guest,” the source added.
The law makes the hotel management responsible for verifying the credentials and CNICs of all guests from the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra)’s verification system.
The hotel management will be responsible for maintaining complete information, including the name, place of residence, expected duration of stay and purpose of the visit as well as checking the baggage of guests for arms and explosives and ensuring that no unauthorised and unaccounted guest stay at the hotel.
The source added that the post-incident analysis of major terrorist attacks have revealed that in most of the cases the terrorist activities were carried out by individuals coming to cities temporarily and escaping after the commission of offence. “The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police has also proposed to have a central database for all tenants and guests staying in rented accommodations and hotels that should be updated on a daily basis,” the source said.
The source said Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which is the frontline province in the ongoing war against terrorism, has suffered immensely in the past 13 years.
“Since there is no system in place to check suspicious activities, the police are bound to conduct door-to-door search operations, which at times result in unnecessary inconvenience to the general public,” admitted an official.
KP Police propose two laws to PTI govt - thenews.com.pk
BRILLIANT !!!!
hope these laws are enacted as soon as possible @Spring Onion @Pukhtoon @chauvunist
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This is the best which should have been there in the past but never practically implemented.
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the other day Nasim Durrani said to his department, if you want to do job, do it or leave police.
he is an upright man !
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that will just make life hell for all the citizens.. we r not the best of countries when it comes to doing paper work. imagine that you want to go to peshawar but before that you have to get the approval from the police and get your documents verified. makes life miserable, no?
and what is the benefit of doing this? no one of suspicious character will be able to stay at hotels etc or rent any place without any formal authentication. sounds gud but then we have plenty of areas which are not even registered and are not documented. how is that going to be monitored? what stops an unknown terrorist from staying at his friends place? or friends' friend place?
instead of this, police should bring the records of all criminals online and have a centralized database. Maxiumum which the hotels should be required to do is to check the documentation of anyone coming against this database.
The only place where this law can be implemented is regarding rented accommodations and businesses.
all in all, its not a good proposition.
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University of Bedforshire coming to Peshawar
as far as temporary travel stay is concern, the CNIC must be submitted to the local thana by the hotel management.
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as far as Tenancy is concern, it should be the duty of the tenant to bring clearance certificate from the home town police station and submit the same in the police station where the rented property lies.
the idea of bringing this law is not to harm the citizens, but to filter out suspects. what points you have raised are genuine, hence it should be debated and worked out and improved.
as far as temporary travel stay is concern, the CNIC must be submitted to the local thana by the hotel management.
and
as far as Tenancy is concern, it should be the duty of the tenant to bring clearance certificate from the home town police station and submit the same in the police station where the rented property lies.
the idea of bringing this law is not to harm the citizens, but to filter out suspects. what points you have raised are genuine, hence it should be debated and worked out and improved.
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