Open Court in Kalat hears complaints on load shedding and encroachments

KALAT: In line with the directives of Chief Minister Balochistan Sarfraz Bugti, the Kalat district administration held an Open Court (Khuli Kachehri) chaired by Assistant Commissioner Kalat Asad Samalani.

FC Colonel Naveed, DSP Mahiwal, Tehsildar Kalat Haji Abdul Ghaffar Lehri, heads of all departments, local notables and political and social leaders attended the Open Court.

Issues raised by citizens

Anjuman-e-Tajiran president Mir Munir Shahwani, joint employees’ president Haji Ghulam Qadir Umrani, Balochistan National Party (BNP) Kalat leader Wadera Raheem Mengal and others highlighted problems.

The issues pointed out at the Open Court included security at the teaching hospital, cleanliness in the labour room, the current Law and Order situation, a rise in vehicles with tinted windows in the city, removal of Encroachments in the Zawa stream, prolonged power load shedding, repair of street lights, activation of the local committee, merit-based appointments to government jobs, and difficulties in obtaining birth certificates for children older than ten years.

Assistant Commissioner Asad Samalani said the purpose of Open Courts was direct contact between the public and the district administration, through which people informed heads of departments of their problems directly. He said the series of Open Courts was continuing under Deputy Commissioner Munir Ahmed Durrani and that many problems were being resolved through it.

Local notables and residents expressed satisfaction, calling the continuation of Open Courts by the Kalat district administration a welcome step. They said public problems and hardships had eased considerably because of the Open Courts, and that Deputy Commissioner Munir Durrani and Assistant Commissioner Asad Samalani were working seriously to resolve public issues.

Photo: Courtesy DGPR Balochistan