Sindh Governor Imran Ismail has rejected the Sindh (Covid-19) Emergency Relief Ordinance, 2020. The draft has been returned to the provincial government along with objections by the governor. Giving a relief in electricity and gas bills falls under the domain of the federal government, Governor Ismail said in his letter to the provincial government. He said the centre is providing all possible relief to the masses in the current situation. Industrial and commercials consumers of electricity, and small traders have been provided relief, Governor Ismail said. The federal government also distributed Rs27 billion under the Ehsaas Emergency Relief Program. The centre improvises to provide tangible relief and extend beneficial policies to the people of Pakistan, including the Province of Sindh, the governor wrote in the letter. “It is the exclusive jurisdiction of the Federal Government to provide relief in respect of electricity and gas bills, which it has already undertaken,” he said. “As a continuing process, the Federal Government will be providing relief to all, including Sindh, without any fear, favour or discrimination.”
