Islamabad, November 3,2026: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Water Resources has constituted a four-member sub-committee to investigate delays in the completion of Karachi’s K-IV water supply project despite substantial expenditure.
The decision was taken during the committee’s 14th meeting, chaired by MNA Ahmad Atteeq Anwer at Parliament House on Tuesday.
The committee appointed Muhammad Idrees as convener of the sub-committee, tasking it with investigating the non-completion of the K-IV project despite the huge expenditure incurred.
During the meeting, the committee was informed that the WAPDA Act, 1958, currently contained no statutory provisions governing the establishment, jurisdiction, powers or functions of its security setup.
After discussion, the committee decided to defer consideration of the relevant bill until its next meeting.
The committee also took up the issue of water theft from the Kachhi Canal and directed the concerned authorities to clarify whether the matter had been reported to the relevant departments and what action had been taken to address it.
The authorities were further directed to submit a detailed report on the status of the matter and action taken within one week.
The meeting was attended by MNAs Muhammad Idrees, Mian Khan Bugti, Mir Munawar Ali Talpur, Waseem Qadir, Saba Talpur, Zulfiqar Ali Behan and Syed Javed Ali Shah Jillani, with the latter two participating through Zoom.
Amin ul Haque, mover of the relevant matter, Federal Minister for Water Resources Mian Muhammad Mueen Wattoo and Rana Ansar, Preliminary Secretary, also attended the meeting, along with officials of the Ministry of Water Resources.
