Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah meets Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik.—APP
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik held a comprehensive meeting on Friday to address key energy-sector issues affecting the province.
The chief minister underscored the need for timely federal decisions on several long-pending matters, stressing that Sindh’s energy resources must be leveraged effectively to support industrial growth, employment generation, energy security and economic development.
Topics discussed included the grant of the Hidan Block to Sindh Energy Holding Company Ltd (SEHCL), allocation of stranded and dormant gas fields, gas supply from the Soho and Kandhkot fields, and pending matters related to Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC).
A major focus of the discussion was the Hidan Block (2767-3), for which SEHCL submitted an application in February 2025 under the Council of Common Interests (CCI) decisions and the Petroleum Exploration and Production Policy 2012.
