SHC restrains police from arresting KESC CEO
The warrant for Gohar’s arrest was issued by the Senate’s Standing Committee on Water and Power over his alleged failure to appear during a session. Gohar went to court for bail after the warrant was issued.
The standing committee was irked when Gohar failed to appear to discuss the agreement between KESC and the Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) on November 8.
The committee wanted to discuss how much power KESC could generate and its cost per unit and how much power it was receiving from Wapda.
On Gohar’s failure to appear, the committee requested the interior ministry and Sindh chief secretary to ensure his presence during the December 3 meeting.
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After so many troubled years KESC is doing a fantastic job now and these clowns want to arrest the CEO of it ,how ironic.They need to keep in mind that this is a foreign funded organization and these kind of news can shake the confidence of the would be investors and the existing investors as well. And it make Headlines internationally as well.
On the one hand hand you are trying to attract foreign investment and on the other, you are scaring away foreign investors by such strong arm tactics. Why can't our lawmakers act in a sensible and rational manner ? National interest is far more important the the egos of a bunch of individuals.
The only reason the KESC CEO is being arrested is because KESC is doing a much better job than WAPDA. As the people of Karachi (those of whom pay our bills and don't steal) we should support the KESC in their efforts.
Lol what do they want to arrest him for..? The meeting was just a attempt to reduce the power supply that wapda is obliged to give to kesc. It's smart of him not to go. Wapda should honor the contract they made when privatising kesc and not let politics come into an organisation which is becoming increasingly efficient as compared to wapda..
Issuing warrant against CEO of KESC was a legal step taken by Senate Standing Committee, the Sind High Court should not restrain the police from arresting him, and this is absolutely interference in the jurisdiction of parliament from judiciary.
@Mohammad Ali Siddiqui: He is the CEO of the finest institution of the country, if you distrupt him you will be messing with KESC and we dont want that!
^^ and what would happen then?
Arrest him for what? The jokers in the Senate committe should be arrested for their stupid decisions.
I am really getting tired of this infighting, either the court blocks the governments decisions or the government does the same. There has to be some cohesion and some independance between the two. Some clear boundaries need to be set. Other there will be no real progress no matter how hard one instituition tires
We have many faces out of the country now who had their names on Exit control list.
Very bad attitude to handle professionals in our country. Can this standing committee can call the landlords, nawabs & sardars in front of any committee/ court Shame on our Parliament members.
But will he be now appearing before the Senate Standing Committee for Water and Power to discuss the details.
I am afraid that he may run abroad and never return back.
The Minisry of Interior should put his name in the exit control list so that he should not run away from Pakistan.