NA committee defers WAPDA Security Force Bill, forms K-IV inquiry panel
The National Assembly Standing Committee on Water Resources on Tuesday put off consideration of the WAPDA Security Force Bill, 2026. It also formed a four-member subcommittee to examine delays in the K-IV project.
- The committee deferred the WAPDA Security Force Bill, 2026, until its next meeting.
- A four-member subcommittee under Muhammad Idrees will investigate the K-IV project delay.
- A detailed report on water theft from the Kachhi Canal is due within one week.
The National Assembly Standing Committee on Water Resources on Tuesday again deferred consideration of the WAPDA Security Force Bill, 2026. Business Recorder reported that the delay came amid differences between the government and the Pakistan Peoples Party.
The committee held its 14th meeting at Parliament House in Islamabad under the chairmanship of Ahmad Atteeq Anwer. According to Daily Times, it decided to take up the bill again at its next meeting.
The committee was informed that the WAPDA Act, 1958 currently contains no statutory provisions on the creation, jurisdiction, powers or functions of a security setup.
The committee also formed a four-member subcommittee, convened by Muhammad Idrees, to investigate why the K-IV water supply project for Karachi remains incomplete despite huge expenditure.
On alleged water theft from the Kachhi Canal, the committee directed authorities to clarify whether the matter had been reported to the relevant departments and whether action had been taken. It asked for a detailed report on the status of the matter and the action taken within one week.
Daily Times also reported on a separate meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Communications, chaired by Aijaz Hussain Jakhrani at NHA Headquarters. It directed the NHA to prioritise ongoing development schemes, complete delayed projects on time and strengthen its workforce in Balochistan.
On the Sukkur–Shikarpur highway, the committee found the responses of the NHA and its Member (Sindh) unsatisfactory. The NHA chief executive admitted that the pictures shown to the committee did not reflect the situation on the ground. The committee asked the NHA to post a capable General Manager at Sukkur, whose previous General Manager was suspended in September 2026.
The NHA chief executive told the committee that construction on Sections III, IV and V of the M-6 Sukkur–Hyderabad Motorway would begin by January 2027. The committee directed that the project's General Manager be posted in Sindh rather than Islamabad.
Why it matters
The bill concerns security for WAPDA's dams and power infrastructure, while the K-IV project is meant to supply water to Karachi. Delays in both affect people who rely on that water and power.
