Appointments of OGDC, PARCO heads probed by panel
Parliamentary panel summons MDs over absence from meeting
ISLAMABAD:
The sub-body of the Parliamentary panel raised serious questions over the appointment of heads of the Oil and Gas Development Company (OGDCL) and Pak Arab Refinery Limited (Parco) and issued summons over their absence in a meeting held on Monday.
The subcommittee of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Resources chaired by Member of the National Assembly Jamshed Dasti noted that the appointment of the managing directors of OGDCL and Parco was made in violation of laid procedures. It also issued directives to summon heads of the relevant companies and special secretary to Prime Minister over their absence from the meeting.
Dasti said that the government had appointed head of OGDCL Masood Siddiqui in violation of rules and regulations as he did not meet required experience and qualifications. He said that government had also appointed Siddiqui without advertising his post. He also added that appointment of Parco MD was also in violation of defined procedures.
“If the heads of these companies do not attend the next meeting of the sub-body, warrants will be issued for their arrests through provincial governments in line with business of rules,” Dasti said, adding that Parco head had written a letter to the chairman of the petroleum subcommittee that the Parliamentary panel could not force him to attend the meeting.
The committee members also noted that oil worth Rs1.25 billion was stolen from the pipelines of Parco and depot of Pakistan State Oil (PSO) located in Mahmoodkot but no action was taken by Parco’s and PSO’s management. “The practice of oil stealing is going on for several years but no action has been taken,” the members of the body said.
The subcommittee also took notice of PSO officials facing inquiries in corruption cases who were promoted illegally. PSO’s chief accepted that he held dual-nationality, which he also mentioned in the documents submitted during process of his appointment, the panel said.
The subcommittee also expressed concerns over delay in ongoing gas development schemes and directed gas companies to expedite work on them.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 6th, 2012.
The sub-body of the Parliamentary panel raised serious questions over the appointment of heads of the Oil and Gas Development Company (OGDCL) and Pak Arab Refinery Limited (Parco) and issued summons over their absence in a meeting held on Monday.
The subcommittee of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Resources chaired by Member of the National Assembly Jamshed Dasti noted that the appointment of the managing directors of OGDCL and Parco was made in violation of laid procedures. It also issued directives to summon heads of the relevant companies and special secretary to Prime Minister over their absence from the meeting.
Dasti said that the government had appointed head of OGDCL Masood Siddiqui in violation of rules and regulations as he did not meet required experience and qualifications. He said that government had also appointed Siddiqui without advertising his post. He also added that appointment of Parco MD was also in violation of defined procedures.
“If the heads of these companies do not attend the next meeting of the sub-body, warrants will be issued for their arrests through provincial governments in line with business of rules,” Dasti said, adding that Parco head had written a letter to the chairman of the petroleum subcommittee that the Parliamentary panel could not force him to attend the meeting.
The committee members also noted that oil worth Rs1.25 billion was stolen from the pipelines of Parco and depot of Pakistan State Oil (PSO) located in Mahmoodkot but no action was taken by Parco’s and PSO’s management. “The practice of oil stealing is going on for several years but no action has been taken,” the members of the body said.
The subcommittee also took notice of PSO officials facing inquiries in corruption cases who were promoted illegally. PSO’s chief accepted that he held dual-nationality, which he also mentioned in the documents submitted during process of his appointment, the panel said.
The subcommittee also expressed concerns over delay in ongoing gas development schemes and directed gas companies to expedite work on them.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 6th, 2012.