CM's aide sees new conspiracy against Thar coal project.

KARACHI -- Advisor to chief minister Sindh for information, law and anticorruption Barrister Murtaza Wahab has said that new era of conspiracy had been launched against Thar Coal Project as Khursheed Jamali chairman of a company associated with Thar Coal Project and two other investors had been arrested by the National Accountability Bureau despite the announcement of Chairman National Accountability Bureau that no businessmen would be arrested. This he said while talking to media persons on Wednesday at Sindh Assembly. He said that Sindh government and investors belonging to Sindh province were being victimized. He said that the Thar Coal Project is energy life line of Pakistan. Conspiracies had been hatched against the Thar Coal right from its beginning adding that it was said that there was no coal in Thar and later stories of its low quality were spread, he said.

He said that Pakistan Peoples Party had transformed this vital project of country into reality after long struggle and light up country that was engulfed with darkness. He said that Thar Coal Project was energy hub for whole region and energy life line for Pakistan, such measure for discouraging the investment would be considered a conspiracy against the country. He cited the case of Noori Abad Power Plants which were duly approved from NEPRA and an...