In pursuance of Article 107 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Provincial Assembly of Sindh shall stand dissolved on the expiration of its term of five years on the 28th May, 2018.
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20th April 2018  |  PAS/Legis-G-24/2018/1602

Resolution

To,

The Secretary to Government of Pakistan,

Ministry of Water and Power,

ISLAMABAD

 

The Chairman,

Indus River System Authority (IRSA),

ISLAMABAD

 

The Chief Secretary to Government of Sindh,

KARACHI

The Secretary to Government of Sindh,

Irrigation Department,

KARACHI

Subject:           RESOLUTION.

I am to state that the Provincial Assembly of Sindh in its sitting held on Monday, the 09th April, 2018 has unanimously passed the following Resolution moved by Mr. Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, Minister for Food and Parliamentary Affairs, Sindh:-

 

“The House expresses its grave concern on the failure and apathy of IRSA to check continuing and accelerating erosion of most fertile coastal land of Indus Delta by the sea. In the absence of sufficient outflows to the sea, already an estimated 2.4 million acres of Sindh’s coastal land has gone under the sea. The coming rough conditions of the sea during the next six months are expected to devour thousands of acres more of our precious land.

 

Under the Inter Provincial Water Accord of 1991 IRSA is duty bound to ensure the outflow to the sea of sufficient quantities of water to check sea erosion. In the post Tarbela period Indus Delta has suffered on a large scale due to the shortage of fresh water outflowing into the sea. For the last 25 years IRSA has failed even to determine the quantity of outflow of fresh water that would check sea erosion. It sadly continues to ignore the problem while crops, orchards and coastal villages are rapidly going under the sea and millions of those whose forefathers has been living in this most fertile area for centuries have been forced to migrate.

 

The House is of the opinion that this disaster is entirely man-made and has been caused by the shear negligence and apathy of Federal institutions. The land that has gone under the sea is the land of Pakistan. The people living in the coastal areas of Sindh are citizens of Pakistan. Basic Human Rights of these millions of Pakistanis are being continuously violated.

 

The House respectfully expresses the hope that the Honorable Supreme Court of Pakistan shall take due notice of this man-made disaster and summon IRSA and other connected Federal authorities to explain their gross negligence.                                     

 

The House also respectfully expresses its expectation that the Honorable Supreme Court of Pakistan shall be pleased to direct the Federation of Pakistan to take steps and actions similar to those that have been taken in other countries to protect river deltas and the people living in deltaic regions.

 

The House also draws the attention of the Commission of the Supreme Court on Water Quality in Sindh towards the constant menace of discharge of Industrial effluents from Punjab into Sindh. The House is of the opinion that it was essential that these industrial effluents should be scientifically treated before their release in water channels and expects the Commission to take up the matter with the Government of the Punjab, since all previous pleas from Sindh in this regard have fallen on deaf ears.”.

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(G.M.UMAR FAROOQ)

Secretary

Provincial Assembly of Sindh

NO.PAS/LEGIS-G-24/2018/1602   KARACHI, THE 20th APRIL, 2018.

A Copy is forwarded for information to the:-

1.     Mr. Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, Minister for Food and Parliamentary Affairs, Sindh.

2.     Principal Secretary to the President, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Islamabad.

3.     Principal Secretary to Prime Minister, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Islamabad.

4.     Secretary, Senate of Pakistan, Islamabad.

5.     Secretary, National Assembly of Pakistan, Islamabad.

6.     Principal Secretary to Governor of Sindh, Karachi.

7.     Principal Secretary to Chief Minister of Sindh, Karachi.

8.     Secretary (Implementation) Services, General Administration & Coordination Department, Government of Sindh.

9.     Secretary Provincial Assembly of Punjab/ Khyber Pakhtun Khwa/ Balochistan/ Legislative Assembly Azad Jamu & Kashmir/ Gilgit-Baltistan, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta , MuzaffarAbad, Gilgit-Baltistan.

10.  Secretary to Government of Sindh, Law Department.

11.  Inspector General of Police, Sindh, Karachi.

12.  Registrar, Sindh High Court, Karachi.

13.  Advocate General, Sindh, Karachi.

14.  Director, Press Information, Government of Sindh, Karachi.

15.  Head of Branches, Provincial Assembly of Sindh (All).

16.  Administrator (Automation), Provincial Assembly of Sindh.

17.  Deputy Director (Research), Provincial Assembly of Sindh.

18.  Staff Officer to Mr. Speaker, Provincial Assembly of Sindh.

19.  Staff Officer to Madam Deputy Speaker, Provincial Assembly of Sindh.

20.  P.S. to Ministers / Advisors/ Special Assistants to Chief Minister, Sindh.

21.  P.S. to Leader of Opposition, Provincial Assembly of Sindh.

 

 

(M.H.M.HASSAN SHAH)

Additional Secretary

Provincial Assembly of Sindh