Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf will be on a two-day visit to Sindh from Thursday (today) where he will visit Thar Coal Field and Pakistan Steel Mills in Karachi. During his stay in Karachi, he will hold meetings with political leaders and people from different walks of life.
The Prime Minister will be briefed about the Thar Coal development project by Secretary to Government of Sindh, Coal and Energy Development. A presentation will also be made to the Prime Minister by Naveed Ismail, Managing Director, National Transmission and Dispatch Company on Laying of Transmission Line from Thar Coal Field.
The Prime Minister will also be briefed by Shahrukh Khan, CEO Sino-Sindh on latest status of Block-VI project. Athar Naseem Shaikh, CEO, Sino-Sindh will brief the Prime Minister on Block-I project. Shams Uddin Shaikh, CEO, Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company will brief the Prime Minister on the latest position of joint venture between Government of Sindh and Engro on Block-II of Thar Coal Field.
Dr Samar Mubarakmand will brief the Prime Minister on the progress made so far on production of electricity through Under Ground Coal Gasification Pilot project in Block-V. The Prime Minister will also address a public meeting at Thar where Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah, Senator Gul Mohammad Lot and Dr Mahesh Malani, Mani, MNA will also address the gathering.
He will be accompanied during the visit by Minister for Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh, Minister for Water and Power Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira, Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Dr Nadeem ul Haq and Robina Qaimkhani Member Thar Coal Board.-PR