Gas-fired 320 MW power plant for Pakistan

It is in apropos of a news item that the government will get 320 MW of gas-fired power plant from UAE. Our President himself was present at the time of the handing over ceremony. It shows our President’s personal interest and his government's terms with UAE that in the time of dire need of electricity we have received such a valuable powerhouse which even can be operational with gas-fired. Let’s stop this incident here. First I will quote the example of my own district Chitral. We have three thermal power stations lying inoperative
in the time of severe load shedding period: one is in Tehsil Molkhoh and the other in Mastuj while the third one is in proper Chitral. On asking the reason for these inopearive thermal power houses, the authorities bluntly say that the government doesn’t give us diesel to run the powerhouses. So what about the new gas-fired power plant; will our brotherly UAE govt also give us gas to run it otherwise Wapda never bothers to run such power stations within the country.
Another aspect of this charity we received wrapped into the cover of gift from the UAE Govt is surprising. Why we the people of Pakistan always ask for charities from different countries, sometimes for oil or financial and powerhouse? After all we are the nuclear country. Doesn’t our scientists have any capability to manufacture such kind of powerhouse? Because the Holy Prophet (PBUH) once said, “That the upper hand is better than the lower one”. Is it our fate and destination to ask for aid all the time? It is not the proper time to change our policies toward the aid centre to the self-sufficiency. If our Govt and we try to make some effective reforms we would be in the position to say no to foreign aids forever. It is the universal truth that those nations who look for foreign aids and never rely on their own resources never progress in any field.
So it is now the responsibility of our "popular" Govt to lead the nation towards self-sufficiency and economical independency, while using and relying on our own sources instead of foreign aid.

Bashir Hussain Azad
Chitral.