Sindh seeks Hidan Block rights

According to The Express Tribune, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and Federal Minister for Energy Ali Pervaiz Malik held a meeting on Friday at the Chief Minister's House. The talks covered the award of the Hidan Block to Sindh Energy Holding Company Ltd (SEHCL), the allotment of dormant gas fields, gas supply from the Soho and Kandhkot fields, and unresolved issues involving Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC). Shah urged federal authorities to make timely decisions on several long-pending matters, arguing that the province's energy resources should be used to support industry, jobs and economic growth.

On the Hidan Block, SEHCL filed an application in February 2025 under the 2012 Petroleum Exploration and Production Policy, following a Council of Common Interests decision. Shah noted that repeated letters sent to the Energy Department, the CM Office and the DG Petroleum Concessions had not resolved the matter, and insisted Sindh had met every procedural and legal requirement. He sought federal backing for allocating dormant gas fields to the province for industrial use, and for timely allocation of gas from the Soho discovery in Sujawal Block and surplus gas from Kandhkot.

Shah cited Article 158 of the Constitution, which says producing provinces should get priority in gas use, and called Sindh the largest gas-producing province. He wants that priority applied fully, and says timely allocation from Soho and Kandhkot would help tackle energy shortfalls and back industrial expansion.