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NA Committee on Petroleum directs FIA to expedite inquiry into theft of Oil from District Karak

Friday, 26th August, 2016

Islamabad; August 26, 2016: Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Resources has directed the Federal Investigation Agency to expedite the inquiry into the theft of crude oil from oil field in District Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Committee also directed the M/o Petroleum and Natural Resources to provide the requisite record to the FIA within a week. The Committee met under the Convenership of Malik Ihtebar Khan, MNA in Islamabad this morning.

The Representative of FIA apprised the Committee about preliminary findings into the theft of oil. He apprised that more than 100 FIRs have been registered against the persons reportedly involved into the theft. He further informed that the OGRA may be directed to provide technical assistance required to complete the inquiry.

The Committee after presentation from the Representative from Provincial Energy Department regarding utilization of royalty transferred to the provinces by the Federal Government and Productivity Bonus, directed for inclusion of a Member of the National Assembly from the oil producing districts in the Committees responsible for overseeing the utilization of the said funds. The Committee also directed the Provincial Energy Departments to ensure utilization of funds allocated by the Oil Exploration and Production Companies on social welfare, education and health care in the oil and gas producing districts and not otherwise.

The Committee was also briefed about the social welfare guidelines by the Director General, Petroleum Concession. The Committee decided to discuss the same in its next meeting. 

The meeting was attended by MNAs; Mr. Muhammad Arshad Khan Laghari, Rana Afzaal Hussain, Mian Tariq Mehmood, Rana Muhammad Ishaq Khan, Mr. Rasheed Ahmad Khan, Mr. Abdul Waseem,  Mr. Sajid Ahmed,  Mr.  Akram Khan Durrani,  Ms. Shahjehan Muneer Mangrio, Secretary M/o P&NR, Representatives from Provincial Energy Departments and Senior Officers of the concerned departments.