Sharjeel Memon says the federal government should not be a ‘stepmother’ to Sindh. PHOTO: PPI
In a statement issued on Tuesday night, Memon asked the federal government to stop acting like a ‘stepmother’ when it came to Sindh. Karachi generates 65 per cent of the country’s revenue, he said, adding that the metropolis has a right to receive 650MW as it is paying for it.
Memon claimed that most of the power plants installed in the country were bought from the revenue generated by Karachi. He appealed to the prime minister to tell his ministers to refrain from releasing statements against the province.
Memon said the chief minister wrote a letter to the prime minister and sought an extension in the agreement that allows Karachi to receive 650MW. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif assured that he will review the contract but some ministers are now trying to delay it, he claimed.
Memon demanded that Karachi should receive electricity at the same price as other provinces. The residents will have to bear extra power charges if the federal government made any changes in the prices, he warned. He said that 650MW are hardly three to four per cent of the total power production in the country.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 15th, 2015.
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Pak Law is: Out sight; Out of mind! Proximity is The Rule for Sharing! As a mater of fact; This exactly the core issue that Pakistan is where it is...Today! It is the same reason the Dam could not be entrusted with Punjab! Even KPK can't get water and power from their river and their dams, Karachi is way down, down stream. The division of power sharing by Punjab just prove the case of Kala Bagh Dam. Robbery of all sorts of other's share in all national treasures, even their own too... was the motive the Capital was moved up.