Senate Body Receives Briefing On Issues Of Ports & Shipping
Sumaira FH Published May 23, 2017 | 08:35 PM
ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 23rd May, 2017 ) : A meeting of Senate Standing Committee on Ports and Shipping was held here at Parliament House on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Muhammad Ali Khan Saif.
Minister for Ports and Shipping Mir Hasil Khan Bizenjo, Secretary Ministry of Ports and Shipping, Chairman Karachi Port Authority and other officials briefed the committee about the issues of transportation on Ports relevant to the ministry of Railway.
Members of the committee including Senator Kalsoom Parveen, Senator Mir Kabir Ahmed Muhammad Shahi, Senator Taj Haider and Senator Muhammad Daud Khan Achakzai attended the meeting. The officials of ministry of Ports and Shipping also briefed the committee about the KPT and Port Qasim Authority in detail regarding all cases, enquiry cases and land and plot cases pending with the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Karachi Port Trust (KPT) and Port Qasim Authority.
Senator Taj Haider proposed that a private ferry service should be started. Secretary Ministry of Ports and Shipping said that Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) had already advertised regarding start of a Ferry service in national newspapers.
Minister for Ports and Shipping Mir Hasil Bizenjo proposed the committee to held its next meeting in Karachi to discuss all the pending issues on spot. The minister said that he has issued special directives to Chairman Karachi Port Trust for renovation of Railway track.
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