ISLAMABAD – A constitutional petition seeking declaration to all agreements executed, all exploration and mining licenses awarded to the various companies in District Chagai of Balochistan without consent and prior permission of Sanjrani tribe, as illegal and void ab-initio, was filed in the Supreme Court on Monday.
The petition was filed by Qazi Siraj Sanjrani and Muhammad Raheel Ahmed Khan through Ahmad Raza Qasuri under Article 184(3) of the Constitution making the federal government through Secretary Cabinet Division, Balochistan government through Chief Secretary, Secretary Mines and Minerals Balochistan, Tethyan Copper Company (Pvt) Ltd, Balochistan’s Chief Minister Nawab Muhammad Aslam Raisani, Sardar Atif Ali Sanjrani- an authorized representative of Sanjrani tribe, Planning Commission’s member Dr Samar Mubarakmand and Shaheen Sehbai, group editor The News, as respondents.
The petition states that under Article 246(b)(iii) of the Constitution, current District of Chagai is included in Provincially Administered Tribal Areas (PATA), thus no law or rules made are applicable in terms of Article 247(3) of the Constitution.
The petitioner stated that by virtue of being member of Sanjrani tribe, he is co-owner of majority of lands of District Chagai. He said after cessation of Nushki from Chagai District, current District of Chagai falls under the definition of PATA as defined in Article 246 of the Constitution, adding that now Chagai District contains Dalbandin Tehsil, Nokundi Tehsil, Taftan tehsil and Chagai Sub Tehsil.
The petition prayed the court to declare that the Balochistan Mineral Rules 2004 do not apply to District Chagai, since they are not extended to the same district in terms of Article 247(3) of the Constitution.
tamam sanjranion ko chahiye k wo united ho jaen or dosri nations ki tarah ezat k sath jeyen is mulk main
MUNIR AHMED SANJRANI . Editor of international sanjrani times karachi, I request all sanjrani tribes create a unity , ofter sanjrani tribess will be successfull
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