By Asim Hussain
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Standing Committee on Maritime Affairs in its meeting held here on Tuesday under the Chairmanship of Abdul Qadir Patel in the Parliament House invited the representatives of the joint action committee of Karachi Dock Labour Board (KDLB) to resolve their issues with Karachi Port Trust (KPT).
The Committee took serious view of the KDLB workers sit-in staging in front of KPT headquarters in Karachi. After listening the demands raised by KDLB protesters Standing Committee directed the Ministry of Maritime Affairs to prepare a new SRO through which the members of DOK workers in KDLB Board may be increased up to 5 to maintain a balance in the Board as per past practice.
The Committee recommended that the Ministry of Maritime Affairs should arrange a meeting of KDLB representatives with the Minister for Maritime Affairs and all other stakeholder in KP within 2-3 days to resolve their genuine demands and for ending their protest in front of KPT headquarters Karachi.
The Committee noted that the term of Executive Officer of KDLB has been expired and strongly recommended that in order to bring transparency in the KDLB affairs. A fresh advertisement for the post of Executive Officer of KDLB may be published in leading newspapers across the country.
The committee deferred the remaining agenda for the next meeting.
Besides, Chairman of the Standing Committee Malik Shakir Bashir Awan, Kesoo Mal Kheal Das, Jam Abdul Karim Bijar, Syed Rafiullah, Sardar Nabil Ahmed Gabol, Hassaan Sabir, Pullain, Syed Shah Ahad Ali Shah, Shahid Ahmad, Muhammad Arshad Sahi, Khurram Munawar Manj and Muhammad Usman Badini, MNAs also attended the meeting.
