Vol. 54 - June 2012

As part of its event calender, SSGCrecently participated in the 10thedition of Pakistan Oil, Gas andEnergy Exhibition (POGEE), theannual mega energy sectorexhibition-cum-conference, toproject a progressive image of theCompany committed towardsenergy sus ta inab i l i t y anddiversification. The ingeniously-styled booth, fabricated andremodeled on the lines of therecently acquired LPG importterminal at Port Qasim Authoritywas adjudged the 'Best CorporateBooth' for the second year in a row,amidst widespread admiration from

local and foreign delegates. ThePegasus Consultancy-organizedPOGEE was held from May 8 to 10,2012 at Karachi's Expo Centre andfeatured a number of foreign andlocal companies from the energysector.

The 'thematic' booth was thecreat ive bra inchi ld of theC o m p a n y ' s C o r p o r a t eCommunication Department(CCD). CCD’s personnel along withCustomer Relations and SSGC LPGofficials networked with the visitorsand delegates and responded toqueries about the Company's LPG

SSGC shines in POGEE; wins ‘Best Corporate Booth’ award

DGM (CCD) receiving ‘Best Corporate Booth’ award MD, SSGC visiting the booth at the Expo Centre

MD talking to the media

Dr. Farooq Sattar, Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis inaugurating the 3-day event

POGEE

02 JUNE 2012

distribution plans as well astransnational pipeline projects suchas IP and TAPI.

The 3-day event was inauguratedby Dr. Farooq Sattar, FederalMinister for Overseas Pakistaniswho also visited the SSGC boothwith Aasim Siddiqui, Chairman,Pegasus and admired theinnovation displayed by CCD inconstructing it. He climbed theback of the booth and had hispicture taken with the CCD team.On the inaugural day, Syed HassanNawab, DMD (Operations) andShoaib Warsi, SGM (Distribution-South) also visited the booth andmet with the personnel from CCDand other departments deputed inthe exhibition.

Azim Iqbal Siddiqui, MD, SSGC,accompanied by Zuhair Siddiqui,DMD (Corporate Services), YusufJ. Ansari, SGM (ManagementServices) and Dr. Shehla Naqvi,GM (HR/Medical Services) visitedthe booth on the second day of the

exhibition. They were visiblyimpressed by the omnipresentbooth and lauded CCD for a jobwell done. The MD also spoke tothe media about issues related tothe LPG subsidiary and Company'splans for bridging the demand-supply gap.

The third and concluding day wasmarked by SSGC LPG (Pvt)Limited's COO Malik UsmanH a s s a n ' s c o m p re h e n s i v epresentation entitled 'SSGC LPG -B r i d g i n gP a k i s t a n ' sEnergy Gap'.Malik Usmang a v e h i spresentation ata conferencesession entitled'Energy SupplyO p t i o n s :Impor ted orI n d i g e n o u s '(See Page 4 fordetails). DMD(Operat ions)

and other industry stalwartsattended this engaging session.

The event concluded on a highnote for SSGC as Ms. NasreenHussain, DGM (CCD) received the'Best Corporate Booth' award fromAkhtar Shehzad, GM (Operations),Pegasus Consultancy.

The conferring of this award is asource of great pride for the entireCompany. n

SSGC’s management with CCD and CRD officials at the booth

Editor’s Note

03JUNE 2012

Editor’s NotePlanning for SuccessA new fiscal year is about tobegin wi th hopes andexpectations of a much moreproductive twelve months bothin terms of Company as wellas individual goals.

Executives are busy puttingf ina l touches to the i rperformance plans which willbe measured against theiractual performance. But asthe MD pointed out in his recent address, it is time to rise beyond individualinterests and work collectively towards organizational goals. This verymind set will do wonders for individual development since it will give eachone of us a chance to bring out the best in us. n

The Flame Editorial Team

021-9923-1622E-mail: flame@ssgc.com.pk

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05Strategic Plan for 2012-13 NGEP Launch Mission

Segregation of N’Shah SMSs In-house Committee

CRD against gas thieves Quetta Team’s theft raid

Investing in Invent Haj Balloting

• S. Nasreen Hussain• Salman A. Siddiqui• Syed Imran Ahmed

A newmasthead for anew season“And so with the sunshine and thegreat bursts of leaves growing onthe trees….. I had that familiarconviction that life was beginningover again with the summer.”

-F. Scott Fitzgerald

Summer is here with all itsrichness and exuberance and sois the new masthead on the frontpage.  Dear readers, this brightnew masthead depicting summerin its pure glory is a continuationof our concept of depicting eachseason’s masthead with coloursof that season.  With the adventof summer, an aestheticallydesigned masthead dominatedby hues of sun and sand willfeature on the next three issuestill the next season makes itsappearance. n

POGEE

04 JUNE 2012

Winning laurels at POGEE - Words of Praise

Bridging the Energy Gap - SSGC LPG COO's presentation

One of the highlights of POGEEwas a Conference programorganized for the objective ofdiscussing sustainable energysolutions through cross-borderenergy trade. In this regard, aconference session entitled 'EnergySupply Options - Imported orIndigenous' was held on May 10,2012 which featured an all-encompassing presentation byMalik Usman Hassan, COO, SSGCLPG (Pvt) Ltd. In his presentation,Mr. Usman dilated on the aims andobjectives of setting up an SSGCLPG import terminal at Port Qasim.While providing an overview of localLPG arena which started out in

Pakistan almost a decade ago, hesaid that the local productionstands at around 431,700 tonswhile 60,145 tons is imported.Mr. Usman added that there areapproximately 86 l icensedmarketing companies spreadthroughout the country with adistribution network of more than5,000 distributors.

Mr. Hassan in fo rmed theparticipants that reasons forentering LPG business includedenhancing overall gas supplies,providing energy diversity andsecurity as well as a competitivelypr iced, c lean and eas i l y

transportable fuel and bringingprice stability to the LPG marketby discouraging cartels.

While giving a comparative analysisof petrol, CNG and LPG, he saidthat LPG is cheaper than otherl iquid fuels and is easi lytransportable to distant locations,

Mr. Hassan further added that LPGmaintains power on higher altitudesand ensures longer life of storagetanks in the vehicles. The COOsaid that LPG or autogas, as it isknown worldwide, has establisheditself in many countries as by farthe most important alternate fuel.

Malik Usman, COO, SSGC LPG (Pvt) Ltd. giving his presentation at a special conference session

Organizational Objectives

05JUNE 2012

Azim Iqbal Siddiqui, MD, SSGCa d d re s s e d t h e C o m p a n ymanagement on May 21, 2012 onthe subject of 'Strategic Plan andPerformance Measure 2012-13' tostress on the primary objectivesduring the next fiscal year andreiterate the main priorities thatmust guide entire operations.

Addressing the DMDs, SGMs,GMs, and DGMs representing alldivisions and departments, the MDcalled them the organization'sleadership who gives it a sense ofdirection and mobilizes theirworkforce in achieving theobjectives.

The MD instructed the divisionaland departmental heads to ensurethat all the executives submit theirperformance plan which will helpin effective performance evaluation.He stressed that the departmentsmust prepare performance plan inkeeping with their vision statementand individual performance plans.Mr. Siddiqui said that themanagement committee wentthrough a brainstorming session todiscuss various aspects of thestrategic plan. He pointed out thatthere is an extensive need fortraining within the organization andit is incumbent on the divisionaland departmental heads to ensurecomprehensive training anddevelopment for their humanresource. The MD speciallystressed that 2,500 reinstatedemployees must be fully utilizedby giving them extensive training

so that they can emerge asproductive individuals for theCompany.

Elaborating on UFG and HRdisallowances that the Companygets f rom OGRA, the MD

expressed his concern that thereduction of UFG benchmark from7% to 4.5% poses a majorchallenge since this implies evengreater penalties for the Company.Mr. Siddiqui said that the regulatorhas also disallowed non-operatingincome for the next financial yearwhich meant that that any incomeSSGC will make will now becomeregulated or part of the Company'srevenue stream. Calling UFGreduction as priority number one,the MD stressed that all concerneddepartments must work with asingle minded approach towardscombating this menace. The MDsaid that in a scenario typified bya huge demand and supply gapof natural gas it is imperative to

save gas so that it can be passedon to the bulk customer to helpreduce energy crisis.

The MD called the World Bank-financed Natural Gas EfficiencyProject (NGEP) through which theCompany will implement UFGreduction plan over a 5-year period,a make or break situation for SSGC.He stressed that the Company'spriority number two should beconsiderable improvement in itscustomer service standards whichincludes superior quality of billingand speed of responsiveness sothat the customer convenience canbe better ensured.

The MD emphasized on the needto bring discipline back to theorganization both in terms ofworkplace eth ics such aspunctuality, customer service andinterpersonal communication aswell as in complying with differentrules and regulations. He said thatin this connection a ComplianceCell will soon be established whichwill be headed by a GeneralManager. He said that the Cell willidentify champions of compliancewithin various departments who willin turn help the management incomplying with requirements ofcorporate governance and variouslaws.

Focusing on other main priorities,the MD rei terated that al ldepartments must develop asuccession plan to fill key positions.He said that departmental heads

MD dilates on strategic plan and top priorities

SGM (MS) giving vote of thanks

MD stressed on rising above personal interests and working collectively for the Company

are also in one way HR managerssince they are well placed toidentify top talent and groom themfor future responsibilities.

The MD also said that it is primeresponsibility of all division anddepartments to control costs sinceany expenditure that we makemeans that customers end uppaying for it. He stressed thatprudent spending is the need ofthe hour. Mr. Siddiqui also stressedthat from now on projects will onlybe approved if properly worked outBoQs are submitted since that willhelp in planning inventorymanagement in a better way andreconciling inventory for bettereconomies of scale. He also calledupon all departments to review theirSoPs or work manuals.

Mr. Siddiqui emphasized that theinterest of the organization shouldbe foremost for every member ofSSGC team. He assured all presentthat the Company's Directors andmanagement will not take anydecision that is in conflict with theorganizational interest. He saidthat it is imperative to make peopleaccountable for their actions byensuring that anyone foundinvolved in wrongdoing must notgo scot free.

The MD dispelled the impressionthat every importance is given topeople working in the Head officeand those in the regional and zonaloffices across the franchise areasare being ignored. He asked theregional heads who had travelledfrom their respective locations to

hear the MD's address, to go backto their offices and tell theiremployees that they are as mucha part of SSGC as the humanresource based in the Head Office.The MD said that one of the bestthings about SSGC is its richdiversity that the managementvalues immensely.

In his vote of thanks, Mr. Yusuf J.Ansari, SGM (MS) expressed hisgratitude to the MD for sharing withthe par t ic ipants the mainingredients of the strategic planand identifying the potentialchallenges. He assured the MD offull cooperation in meeting theCompany's objectives during thenext fiscal year. n

Organizational Objectives / Achievement in IT

06 JUNE 2012

SSGC's IT Department continuesto ride the wave of technologicalsuccess. Working with IBM andits Business Partner InfoTechPrivate Limited, SSGC hasdeployed an innovative geographicinformation system (GIS) runningon an IBM® POWER7® processor-based IBM Smart Analytics System7700 with IBM Cognos® BusinessIntelligence and IBM CognosTM1® software. The solutioncombines digital maps with real-time operational and financial data,enabling SSGC to visualize andanalyze data in a real-worldc o n t e x t . T h e s u c c e s s f u lcollaboration of the two giantsspurred IBM to draf t th iscomprehensive case study.

The Case Study mentions the factthat the IBM solution gives SSGCfaster, more accurate and morecomprehensive reporting andanalytical capabilities, helping thecompany to identify hot spots forleaks and pilferage, to visualizesupply and demand issues, and toundertake what-if analyses to planmore efficient processes. Thecreation of a data warehouse tostore operational data for analysisand reporting has given SSGC asingle version of the truth,improving the consistency andreliability of reporting, the Studyfurther elaborates. n

IBM publishes SSGC's case study on its web site

UFG Reduction

07JUNE 2012

A World Bank (WB) project launchmission held a series of workingsess ions w i th t he SSGCmanagement and concerneddepartments to discuss modalitiesto launch Natural Gas EfficiencyProject (NGEP) for which the Bankis making a commitment of $200million spread over a 5-year period.The detailed sessions were

convened on May 23, 24 and 25,2012 at the Head Office andKarachi Terminal.

On May 22nd, the delegation,headed by Bjorn Hamso held anintroductory meeting with SSGC'smanagement committee led byAzim Iqbal Siddiqui, MD and NGEPteam headed by its GM KamranNagi. Other members of WBdelegation included Ken Bilston,Rashid Aziz, Javed Hussain, AnjumAhmed and Kazim Saeed. TheManagement Committee memberswho participated in the meetingwere Syed Hassan Nawab, DMD(Operations), Zuhair Siddiqui, DMD(Corporate Services), ShaukatBaloch, SGM (Transmission),Shoaib Warsi, SGM (Distribution-South), Yusuf J. Ansari, SGM (MS)and Amin Rajput, Head of InternalAudit. Abdul Waheed Jumani, DGM(NGEP) and Aatir Salman, ChiefEngineer (R&D) also participatedin the discussions.

The MD stated that SSGC has ateam of dedicated professionals inDistribution and Transmissiondivisions and in other concerneddepartments such as Rehabilitationwho will be working dedicatedlyon the Project. While adding thatthe SSGC Board will be apprisedof the status of the project everymonth, the MD maintained that theProject will not be a routine exercise

but a highly specialized taskrequiring superior skills set, giventhe gravity of the situation.

DMD (Operations) informed that inorder to better identify UFG-proneareas prior to carrying out requisiterehabilitation work, the DistributionD e p a r t m e n t h a s a l re a d ysegregated Karachi, Hyderabad

and Quetta zones into sub-zonesand is working to create furthersub-zones across the franchiseareas. He said that the segregationprocess is helping to reconcilepurchase and sale in order todetermine factors causing UFG.Procurement issues were alsodiscussed. n

NGEP: World Bank undertakes project launch mission

WB and SSGC teams at the introductory meeting prior to working sessions

(L to R): WB’s senior consultants Ken Bilston and Bjorn Hamso with MD, SSGC

A group photo of WB consultants, management committee and NGEP team

Segregation of Nawabshah SMSs completed

Nawabshah's Rehabil i tat ionDepartment recently completedthe segregation of the Distributionnetwork at Sales Meter Station(SMS) Sarhari for the division of 2sub-zones namely Shahpur Chakarand Sakrand and at SMS Padidanfor the division of 4 sub-zonesnamely Moro, Naushero Feroze,Bhirya City and Padidan.

The Rehabilitation Department,under the supervision and keeninterest of Rasheed Khanzada,

Regional Manager, Nawabshahused its technical expertise andprowess in successfully completingthe segregation of the distributionnetwork. The segregation detailsare as under:

SMS Sarhari• 6” dia sub-zone Sakrand• 6” dia 4” dia sub-zone Shahpur

Chakar

SMS Padidan• 8” dia SM sub-zone Moro

• 8” dia SM sub-zones NausheroFeroze and Bhirya

• 4” dia SM sub-zone Padidan

The segregation is seen as a majorstep towards evaluating UFGlosses and placing responsibilityto concerned sub-zone of theregion through separate metersand regulation assemblies at theSMSs. n

Courtesy: Muhammad SaleemBuriro, Sr. Engineer (Rehabilitation)

Distribution Network

08 JUNE 2012

Segregation work in progress at Sarhari and Padidan SMSs

Rehabilitation team inspecting the progress of work meant to evaluate UFG losses

Company's LLB graduates to be part of raiding teamsIn-house Committee on Gas Theft holds 7th meeting

Chaired by Azim Iqbal Siddiqui, MD,SSGC, the 7th meeting of theCompany's In-house Committee onGas Theft Control was held on May15, 2012. The MD minutely reviewedand discussed actions taken byconcerned departments as part ofthe Company-wide drive against gasthieves. He also discussed varioustechnical and non-technical issuesof the problems, assessed theprogress made on various frontswhile expressing concern about greyareas. The MD appreciated theefforts being undertaken by differentdepartments on gas theft byunregistered/non-customers butdesired that in view of the enormityof the task, the pace of work beenhanced to obtain maximumpossible adjustment from OGRA onaccount of the Company's claim ongas theft on unregistered/non-customers.

Those who participated in themeeting were Zuhair Siddiqui, DMD(CS), Yusuf J. Ansari, SGM (MS),S h a u k a t B a l o c h , S G M(Transmission), Mustafa Abdulla, GM(Distribution-Central), Majid Malik,GM (Distribution-East), Amir MumtazKhan, GM (CRD), Pervez Bhatti, GM(UFG), Brigadier (R) Mukhtar Ahmed,DG (Security), Mohammad AhmedSiddiqui, GM (Sales), FasihuddinFawad, Head of RA, Abdul Mateen,Consultant (Regulatory Authority),S h a k e e l B u k h a r i , G M

(Measurement), Shehryar Kazmi,DGM (Billing), Asif Ansari, DGM(Legal), Nasreen Hussain, DGM(CCD), Abdul Razzaq, CM (CRDTask Force) and other executivesfrom the concerned departments.

The MD discussed the status of hisinstructions to the Legal Departmentfor making Company based LLBgraduates in CRD and otherdepartments, part of the raidingteams that go on regular sprees togas-theft infested areas. Theobjective behind making LLBgraduates an integral part of suchteams is to help in lodging FIRs ofthose engaged in gas theft withoutany sort of inordinate delay. TheseLLB graduates will be encouragedto play a lead role during such raidsand while filing FIRs with area police.

The idea for inducting LLB graduateswas borne out of the fact that theseindividuals may either be well versedin legal issues or may havereasonable experience of lodging

FIRs in the police stations.

In this case, ground work hasalready been laid by conductingan orientation session on 'SoP forregistering gas theft cases' in April2012 which was conducted byMirza Mahmood Ahmad, Director,SSGC Board and Yusuf J. Ansari,SGM (MS) and attended by theMD and concerned departmentaland regional heads. Consequently,the regional heads passed on theinformation they got from thisextremely useful orientation backto their concerned departments,especially with regards to the entireprocedure of filing FIR and otheraspects of the Criminal Law(Amendment) Act 2011. On itspart, the Legal Department hasstarted compiling and sharing alist of employees stationed acrossthe franchise areas in differentcadres. Besides regular andcontractual employees in Grade 1and 2 cadres, the list includesindividuals who were reinstatedthrough Presidential Ordinance.Once identified and approved bythe management, this list will helpthe Legal and HR Department inimparting requisite training in therespective offices and regions.Not just LLB graduates butemployees from core and non-coredivisions too are welcome to be apart of the training to register gastheft cases. n

Internal Meeting

09JUNE 2012

MD, SSGC addressing divisional and departmental heads at the committee meeting; (below) SGM-MS

SSGC's crackdown against gasthieves continues unabated. TheCompany's Customer RelationsDepartment's anti-gas theft TaskForce raided Yousuf Arfani Gothlocated at National Highway,Karachi on May 15, 2012.

The team discovered that the arearesidents were blatantly engagedin direct use of gas with the helpof underground clamps. At oncethe Task Force got into the actionand summarily removed the rubberpipes from some 100 households.

The Force also raided the localcattle and poultry farms where themiscreants were using direct andunmetered gas for running theirgenerators.

CRD has already f i led anapplication with the area police for

lodging an FIR.

CMs Abdul Razzaq and MalikJaved Hamoka along with DCMQadeer Ahmed and otherexecutives and field staff from CRDdedicatedly went about theircontinuous mission and remained

hardly deterred by warnings andresistance from the residents.

Security cover was provided by theCompany's Security ServicesDepartment and area police.

The CRD and S&M teams haveintensified their crackdown againstnon-customers who are proving tobe a major liability for the Companysince their actions lead to majorincreases in unaccounted for gas(UFG) that in turn affects theCompany's bottomline.

Spurred on by the recent lypromulgated 'Cr iminal Law(Amendment) Act 2011', theteams have star ted lodgingFIRs against miscreants so thattheir criminal acts can serve asa major deterrence for other gasthieves. n

CRD crackdowns on gas thieves at National Highway

Gas Theft Raids

10 JUNE 2012

Task Force busy raiding areas and cattle farms where gas theft is rampant

CRD, S&M teams raid 'commercial' businessCRD's Task Force and S&MDepartment jointly raided a roadside restaurant located at theground floor of an apartmentbuilding in Gari Khata, Arambagh,Karachi on May 17, 2012. Theteams discovered that the caféowners were using direct/un-metered gas on commercial basisby fixing a tee connection with aregulator of the meter installed inthe building.

The Task Force teams immediatelydisconnected the gas supply byremoving the rubber pipe and otheraccessories and are now all set tolodge FIR against the miscreants.

The CRD and S&M teams have inthe past too made similar raids at

those tandoori shops, road sidehotels and other such commercialoutlets that have been illegally

using domestic connections withreckless abandon for running theircommercial businesses. n

Gas Theft Raids

11JUNE 2012

Hyderabad Office intensifies raids against gas thefts

Regional Office Hyderabad hasintensified its raids in those areaswhere the gas theft through directuse is on the rise. Concernedteams disconnected a massivenetwork of illegal connections intheft infested areas. To inspect,encourage and motivate the teammembers, Mushtaq Siddiqui, GM(Dis t r ibu t ion) -Lower S indhpersonally visited those areas.

It must be mentioned here that theMaintenance Department facedconsiderable resistance by the arearesidents. The miscreants tried toput up st i ff resistance bymanhandl ing some of theDepartment's personnel and evenfiring shots at the raiding party.Yet they did not deter from the taskat hand and went about dismantlingmassive rubber pipe extensionsincluding the clamps. Significantly,FIRs were lodged against the gasthieves. n

A restaurant was being run through an illegal connection

GM (D-LS) personally visited sites of the raids to mobilize his teams

In order to disconnect illegalconnections in Drib Jaro, a localvillage, Qamber’s Distribution teamundertook a surprise raid of thearea in May 2012. The team, ledby Engineer A. Sattar Sheikh,detected 15 underground theftclamps which were summarilydismantled and disconnections

were made through PRS of thelocality.

Some shocking details were alsounraveled. The Qamber team foundout that there were some 200houses in the village and all wereusing un-registered gas throughunderground theft clamps. In

addition, this village had only 16registered customers and all werefound involved in theft. It wasdiscovered that since 70% of theillegal connections were inside thepremises of the houses, it wasdifficult to disconnect the clamps.

Courtesy: A. Sattar Shaikh (Qamber)

Gas Theft Raids

12 JUNE 2012

Qamber team cracks down on gas thieves

SSGC's special task forceconducted a major raid in LabourColony located at Quetta's EasternPass Road.

The raid was conducted by Quetta

Distribution team on May 14, 2012,under the superv is ion o fMohammad Anwar Baloch, ZonalManager, Quetta and comprisingof Mohammad Tahir, AE, SultanSaeed, AE, Sher MohammadUmrani, AE and MohammadYounus, Welding Supervisor. Theteam discovered that the some 12to 15 houses were using gasthrough underground clamps bypuncturing the Company's 63 mmpolyethylene pipe. The raidingteam summarily removed theclamps and rectified the puncturedspots.

Significantly, FIR was lodged with

Satellite Town Police Station againstthe residents engaged in gas theft.The timely filing of FIR sent a verystrong warning to others to refrainfrom this serious crime.n

Courtesy: M. Anwar Baloch, ZM(Quetta)

Quetta Distribution conducts raid in Labour Colony

Since the implementation of'Criminal Law (Amendment) Act2011', different operationaldepartments of SSGC have takenup the task of detecting andsubsequently curbing gas theft byunregistered non-customers.

During March-April 2012, totalvolume of 3,427 theft casescovering domestic, commercialand industrial customers wasestimated at 314,834 MCF out ofwhich 194,595 MCF was throughdirect usage of gas and 120,239MCF was through leakages owing

to gas theft. These figures werecompiled from 13 gas theft casesregistered in Karachi, Hyderabad,Sukkur and Quetta. In Karachialone, some 3,300 domesticcustomers in different areas werefound engaged in gas theft throughdirect use of gas during raidsundertaken by Customer RelationsDepartment.

FIRs were lodged against 8 suchcases while the applications forregistration of FIRs under 'CriminalLaw (Amendment) Act 2011' havebeen submitted for the rest. n

UFG Reduction

13JUNE 2012

Company steps up efforts against non- customers

Adopting a targeted approach for greater gainsFor the greater objective ofcontrolling the rising incidence ofUnaccounted for Gas (UFG), theconcerned departments haveembarked on a number of practicalmeasures. Of late, with UFGvolumes showing a disturbinglyupward t rend, SSGC hassubstantially stepped up its efforts.

Raids on those areas whereresidents have been involved indirect use of gas and leakageshave become even more rampant,are now a regular feature. Therehave been successes on the way,yet much still need to be done.

On the other hand, almost a yearback, the senior managementins t ructed the Company 'sCustomer Relations Department toidentify those residential complexesand apartment buildings in differentareas of Karachi where UFG hadreached alarming levels and takea number of corrective actions tostem the rising incidence of UFGin those bui ldings. Almostinstinctively, CRD rose to theoccasion. Starting out on thisexercise in March 2011, theDepartment took a number oftechnical measures includingpressure reduction at certain levelsto minimize rate of leakages andensure that the customer does notface low pressure, meterreplacement, removal of rubberp ipes and regu la r i za t ion ,

underground and overheadleakage rectification. Within amatter of two months, thesemeasures bore fruit as UFGshowed a massive decline in fivecompleted projects namely Al-Azam Apartment and NomanCenter in Gulshan-e-Iqbal, PMJSquare in F. B. Area and Rufi

Apartment and Rehmani Gardenin Garden West.

For instance, reducing gaspressure in Al-Azam Apartment inGulshan-e-Iqbal from 15 psi to 4psi helped bringing purchasesdown (and consequently leakagerate) from 24.3 to 9.1. This led to asubstantial reduction of UFGvolume from 12 to 1 whichtranslates into an enormousreduction from 49% to 1%.Similarly, as a result of the abovementioned measures, UFG in termsof volume and percentage showeda n a p p re c i a b l e d e c l i n e .Cumulatively in terms of mcf, theseactions helped bring about UFGfrom 22.7 MCF to 2.3 MCF in theabove mentioned 5 apartments.

In a recent meeting, Azim IqbalSiddiqui, MD, SSGC instructedCRD to undertake this productiveexercise once again and assuredthe Department of all the supportin carrying out related actions. Herecommended targeting apartmentcomplexes occupied by 400 to 500consumers since this will make theirtask even more challenging andgive them a wider canvas to workon. During the meeting, CRDassured the management that theywould channelize avai labletechnical resources in taking upthis exercise once again and willemploy even more innovative ideasto stem the menace of UFG. n

CRD plans to target apartmentsto arrest rising UFG trends

FIRs are being lodged againstnon-customers

CSR Initiative

14 JUNE 2012

SSGC's contribution towards IBA's Invent acknowledged

Saeed Ahmed Rajput, a clerk inthe Billing Department of HubBaldia Zone, SITE, Karachi madea fervent request to the seniormanagement for providing him withfinancial assistance to help himmeet expenses incurred in hisdaughter's treatment arising out ofliver disorder. His daughterMomina, who is only 4 and a half

has been diagnosed with liverdisorder for which transplantationw a s a d v i s e d o n p u re l yhumanitarian grounds.

Considering the situation, themanagement decided to supportthis transplantation expenses bycontributing a sum of Rs. 1 millionunder the Company's CSR initiative.

As part of its CSR initiative, SSGCrecently contributed Rs. 0.5 millionto 'Invent - The EntrepreneurialChallenge', a student levelbusiness plan taken some threeyears ago by IBA to promoteentrepreneurship and innovation.In this regard, IBA established aCentre for EntrepreneurshipDevelopment with primary focuson education and training. Theobjective is to prepare Pakistan'sfuture business leaders.

In this regard, some of the leadingfinancial institutions of the countryincluding Arif Habib InvestmentsLtd., HBL Asset Management Ltd.,UBL Fund Managers, AskariInvestment Management Ltd., AlMeezan Investment Management

Ltd. and Pak Brunei InvestmentCompany collectively hosted adinner at Sind Club for directlycontributing and assisting in raisingthe targeted amount of Rs. 50million. At the dinner, the role ofSSGC and other contributors was

acknowledged and appreciated.

IBA's ‘Invent’ has expandeddramatically in recent years byinvolving 130 universities ofPakistan with over 3,000 studentscompeting in the challenge. n

Financial assistance for liver disorder treatment

Students all over Pakistan are participating in IBA’s Invent program

Corporate Ladder

15JUNE 2012

Azim Iqbal Siddiqui, MD, SSGCpresented promotion letters to thenewly designated DGMs fordifferent departments. The MDconferred letters to the new DGMsin a simple ceremony held on

May 23, 2012 in the Head Office.

Yusuf J. Ansari, SGM (MS), Dr.Shehla Naqvi, GM (HR), ShahbazIslam, DGM (HR) and other HRofficials were also present on the

occasion. The MD congratulatedthe new DGMs and advised themto demonstrate even greaterresponsibility and maturity inachieving their departmentalobjectives. n

MD presents promotion letters to new DGMs

New DGMs and their responsibilities

Mr. Sohail Mustafa Jalil DGM (Customer Relations)Syed Shehryar Kazmi DGM (Billing)Mr. Muhammad Riaz DGM (Billing)Mr. Tariq Aslam DGM (Transmission)Mr. Muhammad Amjad Javed DGM (Transmission)Mr. Kashif Qadeer DGM (Information Technology)Mr. Rauf Aslam Butt DGM (Information Technology)Syed Tariq Munawwar DGM (Sales)Mr. Amir Kazi DGM (Measurement)Mr. Waqar Ali DGM (Quality Assurance)Abdul Waheed Jumani DGM (NGEP)Mr. Azam Akhtar DGM (LNG)Mr. Muhammad Tarique Siddiqui DGM (Administrative Services)Mr. Jamshed Qureshi DGM (Internal Audit)Mr. Mateen Hamza DGM (Consumer Services)Mr. Khalid Saleem Ansari DGM (Legal Services)

MD giving a pep talk to new DGMs;(below) presenting promotion letters

SSGOA holds Haj and Yaatra balloting for 2012

The SSGOA-organized Haj andYaatra balloting for the year 2012was held at the Head OfficeAuditorium on May 4. A largenumber of Company executivesa n d m e m b e r s o f s e n i o rmanagement were present towitness the ceremony. Azim IqbalSiddiqui, MD, SSGC was the chiefguest on the occasion. He waswelcomed by SSGOA's office

bearers including ShahabuddinSiddiqui, General Secretary, IrfanJafri, Acting President, Mujeeb-ur-Rehman, Finance Secretary andAli Hassan Chandio, PublicitySecretary.

MD along with Zuhair Siddiqui,DMD (CS), Shaukat Baloch, SGM(T), Yusuf J. Ansari, SGM (MS) andDr. Shehla Naqvi, GM (HR)

participated in the balloting bydrawing out the names of thefortunate executives for both Hajand Yaatra categories. Theseexecutives belonged to differentoffices in Sindh and other regionsin the Company's franchise areas.

As a customary practice, nameswere also called out on the basisof seniority.

Following are the executives whose names emerged from balloting;

Name Designation Department/Region/Office

Mr. Ameen Muhammad DCM Funds -Head OfficeMr. Gulab CM Fixed Assets - Accounts - Head OfficeMr. Pervez Nasim AM Billing (Gulshan Zone) - KarachiMr. Athar Siddiqui DCM Meter Plant - Head OfficeMr. Khursheed Abbasi DM Billing - Karachi Society ZoneMr. Waheed-ur-Rehman Assistant Engineer Distribution - LarkanaMr. Shakeel Ahmed Assistant Engineer Customer Relations - LarkanaMr. Ghulam Akbar Metlo Executive Distribution - KhairpurMr. Ghulam Haider Assistant Manager Distribution - GhotkiMr. Sharbat Khan Assistant Manager Distribution - QuettaMr. Imam Bux Soomro Executive Industrial Relations - SukkurMr. Ghulam Sarwar Kolhoro Engineer Distribution - Jacobabad

Balloting for Pilgrimage

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Balloting for Pilgrimage

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Name Designation Department /Region

Mr. Mushtaq A. Siddiqui GM (Distribution) - Lower Sindh Distribution- HyderabadMr. Qamar-ud-din Junejo Chief Engineer Distribution - HyderabadMr. Amiruddin Siddiqui GM (Transmission) Karachi Terminal (KT)

Unit-wise/Seniority list

Name Designation Department/Region/Office

Mr. Shish Pal DCE (Distribution) SITE, KarachiMr. Kania Lal Asst. Engineer HyderabadMr. Parshutam Kumar Executive Billing Department

Yaatra Balloting

RO Hyderabad holds Hajj Balloting for Unit-B

The HR Section of Regional Office,Hyderabad conducted Hajjballoting for the year 2012 for theunionized staff of Unit-B on May13, 2012.

The balloting was supervised byAijaz Ahmad, Regional (HR)

Coordinator. Also present on theoccasion were Mushtaq A.Siddiqui, GM (D), Lower Sindh,Saeed Ahmad Lar ik , RM,Hyderabad, and executives fromthe IR Department including SyedShafaat H. Shah, DM and SultanAhmed Khan, Executive. CBA was

represented at the balloting byRizwan Ahmad Mallah, GeneralSecretary, Khalil Ahmad, RegionalSecretary and Syed Zill-e-HasnainNaqvi, Joint Secretary. Executivesf rom F inance, M&IM andMaintenance Departments alsowitnessed the balloting.

Following is the list of successful candidates whose names emerged through Hajj balloting for 2012:

Name Designation Location

Mr. Muhammad Ali Sr. Head Helper (MRM) NawabshahMr. Khalid Ansari Foreman, Welding HyderabadMr. Muhammad Tariq Superintendent Karachi -HOMr. Jameel Ahmed Supervisor Inspector HyderabadAbdul Wali Supervisor, Driving QuettaMr. Dur Muhammad Head Helper RanipurAbdul Khaliq Sr. Havaldar Quetta

List of alternate candidatesName Designation Location

Mr. Zafar Ali Supervisor Fitting DaduMr. Rahimuddin Sr. Meter Reader PishinMr. Muhammad Urs Assistant D.M. JamaliMr. Bagh Ali Mallah Sr. Havaldar Ranipur

Balloting for Pilgrimage

18 JUNE 2012

List of employees eligible for Hajj on seniority basisName Designation Location

Mr. Wali Muhammad Bhatti Supervisor, Welding HyderabadMr. Iftikhar Soomro Superintendent Tando Allah YarMr. Aziz-ur-Rehman Supervisor, Fitter QuettaMr. Ghulam Mustafa Jalbani Supervisor, Fitter SukkurMr. Moula Bux Mirani Supervisor, Fitter RohriMr. Allah Dino Shah Supervisor, Driving HyderabadMr. Muhammad Aslam Ansari Supervisor Hyderabad

Seniority-wise standby listName Designation Location

Abdul Karim Akhund Supervisor Welding HyderabadMr. Muhammad Shakir Sheikh Supervisor Welding RohriAbdul Aziz Qureshi Supervisor Instructor Sehwan

Courtesy: Aijaz Ahmad, Regional (HR) Coordinator

Haj, Umra Balloting for Unit-C held at KT

Haj and Umra balloting for Unit-Cemployees was held at SSGC'sKarachi Terminal. The balloting wasorganized by the HR Department.Employees were selected throughballoting and on seniority-basis.

The balloting was conducted andwitnessed by Amiruddin Siddiqui,GM (Transmission), Madni Siddiqui,ADGM (CP) and CBA's SaeedKhan (Vice President) and AzizullahPanhwar (Branch Secretary).

Selected through BallotingName Department and Location

Mr. Azhar Mahmood Customer Relations (Recovery) - KTMr. Muhammad Aslam Stores - KTMr. Shoukat Mehmood Transmisssion (Garage) - KTMr. Muhammad Usman Administration (Transport) - SSGC HOAbdul Shakoor Transmission (Compressor) HQ-SukkurMr. Mumtaz Ali Bugti Security Services - HQ-SUIAbdul Munaf Khan Customer Relations - HO

Balloting for Pilgrimage

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Waiting list by ballotingName Department and Location

Mr. Ghulam Gillani Measurement-KT

Mr. Munawar Ahmed Shujrah Transmisssion (Operations) - HQ-Shikarpur

Selected on seniority-basisName Department and Location

Mr. Barkat Ali Bugti Security Services - HQ-SUI

Mr. Shoukat Hussain Materials Management - SSSGC-HO

Mr. Mukammal Shah Admin (Fair Price Shop) - KT

Mr. Mohammad Maqbool Transmission (Operations Section-4) - KT

Mr. Muhammad Akram Transmisssion (Garrage) - KT

Mr. Dilawar Khan Transmission (Pipeline Repairs) - KT

Mr. Sher Ali Khan Transmission (Transport) - KT

Waiting list on seniority basisName Department and Location

Mr. Mohammad Khurshid Materials Management - SSGC-HO

Mr. Adam Shah Transmission (Civil Maintenance) - KT

List of candidates for UmrahFollowing is the list of Unit-C's selected candidates as well as those whose names are on the waiting for Umrah:

Successful employeesName Department and Location

Mr. Din Muhammad Janwari P&C - Khadeji

Mr. Nazeer Hussain Transmission (Civil Maint.) - KT

Mr. Reham Zeb Legal Services - HO

Mr. Jamaluddin Meter Repair Shop - KT

Mr. Mumtaz Ali Bugti Security Services - HQ-SUI

Mr. Ghulam Mustafa P&C - Khadeji

Mr. Muhammad Ali P&C - Khadeji

Waiting listName Department and Location

Mr. Sajjad Hussain Distribution Systems Maintenance - SITE

Mr. Mushtaq Ahmad Transmission (Workshop) - KT

Abdul Karim Transmission (Operations) - HQ-Quetta

Courtesy: Faisal Siddiqui, Executive, HRD

Reception

20 JUNE 2012

SSGOA holds its Annual Function in Larkana

Sui Southern Gas Officers' Association(SSGOA) arranged its AnnualFunction in March 2012 in Larkanawhich was attended by a largenumber of local Company executives.

In his address, Syed Irfan Ali Jafri,President, addressed issues of theexecutives with regards to their dutiesand PMS. He advised the executivesto work collectively towards reducingUFG.

Speaking on the occasion,Shahabuddin Siddiqui, GeneralSecretary thanked the executivesof Larkana for attending this functionand congratulated the local SSGOAoffice bearers for putting up a fineshow.

Aamir Ali Abbasi, Regional Secretary,SSGOA, Larkana presented hiswelcome address. He thanked theSSGOA office bearers based in theHead Office for making AnnualFunction a regular affair in differentregions in the Company's franchiseareas.

Fayyaz Sheikh, Acting DGM, Larkanacongratulated the SSGOA officebearers for putting up a superlativeshow and reiterated that the localexecutives and workers must reaffirmtheir commitment to serve SSGCbetter.

After a sumptuous dinner, theaudience was treated to a musicalprogram. n

SSGOA’s office bearers addressing the audience; artists in full flow; Fayyaz Sheikh, ADGM Larkana,Irfan Jafri, Acting President, SSGOA and Mujeeb-ur-Rehman, Finance Secretary being presented with gifts

GIS professionals learn about latest innovations in GPS

GTI Karachi organized a trainingworkshop on GPS technologyentitled “Enhance GPS TrainingCrouse for GIS professionals” onApril 24, 2012.

GPS expert trainer provided anenhanced one-day course for GISProfessionals. The workshopcurriculum, regarded as one of thebest and most comprehensive GPS

Training modules around wasfacilitated by Zawwar Hussain,Acting Manager, GIS-IT who carriesover 12 years of experience inGIS-based GPS applications andfield use.

This course included a practicalexercise of GPS positioning,navigation and data capturing forthe purpose of mapping.

The training focused on newinformation related to GlobalPositioning System that includesthe following features:

• Field of surveying for Point, Lineand Polygon

• Network of 24 satellites (withspares)

• Development for Surveying andMapping

• Operational 24 hours (Day andNight)

• Available worldwide for Land, seaand air

• Works in all weather conditions• Space Segment - Satellite

Constellation• Control Segment- Monitoring

Stations and Ground Antennas• User Segment - Handset and

different Receivers• Creating and Finding Waypoints• Ideal and Poor Satellite Geometry.

Programmes at GTI

21JUNE 2012

Achieving Excellence in People CareExternal Trainers Glen Jude Peter and Fareed Baig conducted a two-day training session on 'Excellence inPeople Care' at GTI Karachi on May 15-16, 2012. Pictures taken on the occasion. n

Programmes at GTI

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Gas Distribution Operations

Trainer Aziz-ur-Rehman Abro giving training on GasDistribution Operations on 12-13 April, 2012 at RegionalOffice, Sukkur. n

How to conduct an enquiry

External Trainer Dr. Muhammad Yusuf Sanjrani conducted a training session on 'How to conduct enquiry atworkplace' on April 26, 2012, with the participants on conclusion of the workshop. n

Procedures for Gas Fitters

Trainers Arshad Ghazali and Tehsin Gull Sheikh with theparticipants of training program on 'Procedure and Techniquefor Gas Fitters' which was held from April 18 to 21, 2012. n

ComputerSkillsGTI's Hussain and Irshad conductedseveral ‘Basic Computer Skills andMS Office 2007’ workshops in April2012. Pictures here are from one ofthe workshops. n

Excellence at Workplace

External Trainer Asif J. Qureshi conducting a training session on'Assertive Writing Skills' on May 2-3, 2012. n

Assertive Writing Skills

Farhan Munaf, AM (GTI) presenting medallions to the winners of the training competition held during his workshopon 'Excellence at Workplace' in April 2012; (below) with another batch of company executives in May. n

Sales Survey

Ali Hassan Chandio, DCM (Sales)conducting a training on sales surveyon April 19, 2012. n

Programmes at GTI

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Name Designation Department Place of Posting Retirement date

Mr. Tariq Hussain General Manager Billing Head Office 20-04-2012Mr. Irshad Ahmed Siddiqui Manager Finance Head Office 21-04-2012Mr. Aziz Khan Kakar Chief Engineer Surveillance & Monitoring Head Office 01-05-2012Mr. Ghulam Akbar Dy. Chief Manager Admin Services HQ-Dadu 10-05-2012

Retirements in April and May - Executives

Name Designation Department Place of Posting Retirement date

Mr. Muhammad Asif Sr. Head Record Keeper Billing Head Office 20-04-2012Mr. Muhammad Ramzan Sr. Head Helper (Welder) Dist. - Lower (Sindh) Head Office 21-04-2012Abdul Raheem Supervisor (Fitter) Surveillance & Monitoring Dist. - Lower (Sindh) 01-05-2012Mr. Rasheed A. Siddiqui Supervisor Carpenter Admin Services Head Office 10-05-2012Mr. Qubool Supervisor (Diesel Operator) Dist. - Karachi HQ-Dadu 10-05-2012

Retirements - Subordinates

Transitions - April and May - 2012• Ali Gul Mir Bahar, Assistant Manager (Sales), Regional Office, Sukkur• Mother of Mateen Hamza, Chief Manager, Sales• A. Jabbar Soomro, Assistant Manager (Distribution), Lakhi Ghulam Shah• Muhammad Akbar, Assistant Manager (Distribution), Ranipur• Ghazala Batool, sister of Shahabuddin Siddiqui, General Secretary, SSGOA

May their souls rest in peace. Ameen!

Media Campaigns / Human Resources

24 JUNE 2012

Combating gas theft: Recent print media ads

CANVASCANVASAssorted Articles

The Flame Life

Pictorial Coverage

Exploring Success in CareerBy Dr. Munawar Hyat Ahmed, DCMO, SSGC

When we see onwards to look for a career, we areactually on a hunt high and low in search of all possibleworldly commodities and security of our valuablesincluding closely-knit family members. It is thoughperfectly all right to think or dream this way. However,what about the success, do such a career alsoguarantees success as well. Does a success issomething beyond this or a successful career is anoxymoron. May be for some of us this question doesnot make sense. May be Marxism's philosophy, sopinned into their minds that thinking of career with allthe materialistic values is the success!

Having a career that entails power, wealth, security,health coverage and above all, the control over asystem, if is not a success, then what it takes to achievea success. Well it would not be nothing less than arevelation to most of us if it is proved that successactually complements the career achievement but ina very different manner. In short good career isincomplete with the 'success' but a success is alwayscomplete even with an apparently failed career.

Success as defined by Oxford Dictionary; the fact thatyou have achieved something that you want and havebeen trying to do or get.

Thereby, by definition it is a' want' that decides thesuccess and not a particular mode of earning. Ourwants may or may not be morality based. Now if wego into the details of cultural based conflicts in morality,which is also called as 'moral relativism', the goodand evil values are still mostly shared by the variousinter cultural norms. This subject, however is vast andbeyond the scope of this article.

Let's see how the Bible looks at the success; Delightyourself in the Lord and He shall give you the desiresof your heart ... Psalm 37:4.

By definition it is the 'want' or 'wish to do' is a success.The Christianity again 'isolates' the success and notbinding it to a successful career. Instead, it demandsto seek delight in the Lord. And as previously discussedall the worldly parameters of successful career actuallydelights the one who has it…………………

………………….And who else knows the best but theCreator can solve the mystery of union of career andsuccess. Allah says:

“And whatsoever you have been given is a comfortof life of the world and an ornament thereof; andthat which Allah hath is better and more lasting.Have you then no sense?” (Surah -e- Qasas, Chapter28, verse 60.)

None the less the encapsulation or uniting the careerand success, we must seek a pathway that providescomfort of life and seek Allah's mercy, which joins thecareer and success together.

And for success in career our heart and mind needsto be pinioned in the strong arms of interest andhonesty.

This reminds here a pertinent quote of Kahlil Gibran'swho wrote in his book 'The Prophet':

'And if you cannot work with love but only with distaste,it is better that you should leave your work and sit atthe gate of the temple and alms of those who workwith joy.' n

Success Factor

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Give a smile instead of chocolateIbn Jaz said: “I have notseen anyone who smiledmore than the Messengerof Allah (Sal Allahu alaihiwa sallam).” (Hasan)[Chapters on Al-Manaqib:Jami At-Tirmidhi]

What do you gain whenyou smile? When yousmile, the actual movement

triggers the brain's pleasure points.

Smiling causes endorphins, which are known as thebody's natural painkillers, to be released. Not

surprisingly, endorphins are also released whenlaughing, exercising, eating chocolate, gettingmassaged, meditating, to just about anything thatleaves a smile on your face. A smile makes a personfeel as good as eating 2,000 bars of chocolate.

Research shows that after being shown pictures ofsmiling people, the brain and heart activity ofparticipants is equal to that when given 2,000 chocolatebars. So the next time you think of giving someone achocolate, give a smile instead - it will do 2,000 timesbetter.

Research has also shown that women who showedan intense happiness in their smiles indicated a happier

Moral / Book Review

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future. When we smile our voices project a warmertone. So if you smile while speaking you are likely tohave a better conversation. Smiling is also a ticket tobetter health. Numerous medical and psychologicalstudies have found that through the triggering ofcertain hormones, a smile promotes good overallhealth. This leads to lower heart rates, steady breathingand the ability to smile through stressful situations.

Smiling has been found to boost levels of theneurotransmitter, serotonin. It is a vital part of regulatingour moods, sleep, sexuality and appetite. Thus,serotonin helps to keep us healthy and happy whichin turn produces more smiles. The physical act ofsmiling can use as little as 5 muscles or well over 16

and just like any muscle the more you use it, thestronger it is. Body builders shape their physique sotheir muscles are defined without even flexing. Similarly,maintaining a healthy smile will define an expressive,happy face. Smiling is contagious; when you smile itmakes others smile, so you spread the happiness andwell being around!

Jarir ibn Abdullah said: “I did not see the Prophet,since I embraced Islam, without a smile on his face.I saw him smiling when he could not see me and hewould smile in my presence.” [Sahih Bukhari] n

Source: dailyhadith.com

Son of a wood cutterAfter a lunch, Bill Gates gave $5 to the waiter as a tip.The waiter had a strange feeling on his face after thetip.

Gates saw and asked, “What happened?”

Waiter: I'm just amazed because on the same tableyour son gave a tip of $500 and you, his father, therichest man in the world only gave $5.

Gates smiled and replied with meaningful words: "Heis son of the world's richest man, but I am the son ofa wood cutter..."

The moral of the story: Never forget your past. It'syour best teacher. n

Book ReviewThe importance of being highly effective

One of the biggest sellingbooks of all time, “TheSeven Habits of HighlyEffective People” waswritten by Stephen R.Covey, having sold morethan 25 million copies in38 languages since it wasfirst published in 1989.

Listed by Time as one ofthe 25 most influentialbusiness managementbooks, “The SevenHabits…” is a very usefulguide to help us changethe way we think and

approach things. Covey's message is simple, “if wewant to change a situation, we first have to changeourselves and to change ourselves effectively, we firsthave to change our perception”.

The seven habits, according to Covey are intendedto make us immensely effective individuals not justfor our own personal aggrandizement but for thebenefit of others.

Covey presents his teachings in a series of habits,manifesting them as a progression from dependencevia independence to interdependence.

The first three habits Be Proactive, Begin with theend in mind and Put first thing first are lessons ofpersonal truimph and takes one from a level ofdependence to independence.

The other three Win Win, Seek first to understandthen to be understood and Synergy takes us furtherfrom independence to interdependence. The seventhhabit Sharpen the saw helps one in accomplishingexcellence.

Reviewed by Tehmina Anwer, Secretary to DGM (CCD)

Everybody knows the old saying: "Have breakfastlike a king, lunch like a prince and dine like apauper." Everybody does not realize that the fact thata healthy breakfast is the most important meal of theday.

Why eating healthy breakfast is beneficialIt is scientifically proven that fat burning processesare most active in the morning, and fat storage - inthe evening. So if we eat a healthy breakfast in themorning, we will boost our metabolism to burn fat andcalories, and will give our body a good energy startfor the day.

Eating healthy breakfast will help us maintain normaland healthy body weight. We will avoid making badfood choices for breakfast - poor quality and quantityof breakfast meals, which are the main reasons foroverweight and obesity.

What is a healthy breakfast and what is notA healthy breakfast contains whole grain foods, plentyof fruits and vegetables, as well as a cup of skim milkor yoghurt, tea, fresh fruit or vegetable juice, or mineralwater.

Eating breakfast containing all these foods, or at leasta small quantity of them, is much healthier than eatingfatty sandwiches or cheese burgers, or hot dogs withmayonnaise, ketchup, and mustard.

Actually eating whole grains for breakfast is muchmore beneficial to our body weight than fried, pastryand sugar foods, high sugar drinks or any of the fattyfoods mentioned above.

Wholegrain foodsWhole grains include wholemeal breads, wholegrainbreakfast cereals, wheatgerm, brown rice, puffedwhole grains, bulgar, couscous, popcorn and oatmeal. Wholegrain foods contain compound carbohydrates,such as starch and fiber. They are constant suppliersof glucose and fructose - the main sources of energyfor body metabolism.

Benefits of wholegrain foodsFiber-rich foods, such as wholemeal breads andbreakfast cereals, take longer to digest and create afeeling of fullness for long period of time. They controlperistalsis and gut flora, as well as help in excretingof toxins and excretory products produced during themetabolism.

Grain foods for breakfast are great sources of vitamins,such as B-1, B-3 (also vitamin PP), B-6, and folic acid,as well as the fat-soluble vitamins - A, D, E. They arenaturally low in saturated fat and contain beneficialpolyunsaturated fatty acids, also contain phosphorus,potassium, and calcium, which activate the metabolicprocesses that control the body energy balance. n

Importance of healthy breakfast

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Planning and Development (P&D)Depar tment is a st rategicDepartment which through theyears has played a critical role inthe development of SSGC'sTransmission System. The 3,367-km long transmission networkencompassing the Company'sfranchise provinces of Sindh andBalochistan provinces wasdesigned in-house by P&DEngineers as per the internationalengineering standards and codesapplicable in oil and gas Industryto ensure safe and efficient gasoperations.

In order to bridge the wideningdemand and supply fissure, (P&D)has taken initiative of exploitingnew and unconventional sourcesof energy through Synthetic NaturalGas (SNG) by establishing LPG-Air Mix Plants. In addition, P&D isin the process of planning todevelop the infrastructure tofacilitate LNG import.

P&D relies on self developmentand believes in in-house solutions.For the sa id reason, the

Department established andmaintains the state-of-the-art CADand Simulation sections to developand analyze engineering solutionsusing latest engineering software.The projects are managed andcontrolled using the latest projectmanagement tools and Oracle ERPsolution.

New gas field developmentproject: In the current financialyear P&D is involved in integrating 5- new gas field' projects whichwill add altogether 75 MMCFD ingas volume and 186 km in ourt ransmiss ion network. TheDepar tmen t has recen t l ycommissioned 24” dia x 29 kmKunnar/Pasakhi Gas Field PipelineProject for receiving 100 MMCFDgas which will be eventuallyincreased up to 282 MMCFD byApril 2014.

Loopline projects: To increase thecapacity and reduce pressurelosses, P&D engineers carried outsimulation studies on differentscenarios of loop line projects. Inthe recent past P&D initiated and

P&D – A legacy of in-house solutions

P&D Engineers at work in the officeand at the project site

By Obaid Ullah Khan, Sr. Engineer (P&D)

People and Processes

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successfully completed QuettaPipeline Capacity ExpansionProject (QPCEP). The front endengineering and design for 24” diax 33-km Tando Adam to MassuLoopline Project has beencompleted, this loopline projectwill increase the capacity of ILBPsystem and complete the 24” dialoop from HQ-2 to Pakland, it willalso enhance the system flexibility.

LNG Import: To develop theinfrastructure for LNG import, P&Dengineers worked on differentscenarios through simulationmodeling and proposed then e c e s s a r y i n f r a s t r u c t u redevelopment for the LNG supplies,which includes new loopline andcompressor stations projects atdifferent locations.

LPG-air mix projects: In 2009-10and 2010-11, P&D successfullycompleted three LPG-air mixprojects to deliver natural gas intofar flung areas at Surab and Noshkiin Balochistan and Kot Ghulam

Mohammad in Sindh.

Compressor Stations: In 2005P&D successfully completed therelocation of Sui Compressors atHQ-3 Hyderabad under the GasInfrastructure and RehabilitationProject (GIREP-II) Program. Withthe advent of LNG import, Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline Project andindigenous gas fields, P&D iscarrying out simulation studies foraugmentation of existing pipelinenetwork and new compressionsystem at HQ-2 for transportingimported LNG.

Submerged Crossings: Since thelast 4 years, SSGC has suffered

repeated pipeline sabotageespecially at the OverheadCrossings. So far 33 submergedcrossings have been completed andthe planning is under progress forremaining 27 submerged crossings.

Intelligent Pigging: To keep upthe integrity and ascertain the lifeof old transmission pipeline system,P&D planned and initiated theIntelligent Pigging of 16” dia ILBPwhich is in progress. The intelligentpigging for 12” dia QPL from km43 Jacobabad to km 344 QuettaTerminal is under planning.

Apart from the project activities,P&D assists MP & NR and OGRAin day to day queries and updatethe status on Pipeline Projects, GasSupplies, Gas Sales Agreements,Gas Transportation Agreement,Pipeline Contribution Agreementetc.

Last but not least P&D maintainsa learning culture by keeping anup to date library. n

Meticulous Planning: LPG-air mix plant layout as drawn by P&D engineers

People and Processes

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Academic Achievements

M. Usman AhmadRao d/o ImranAhmad Rao, Clerk(Legal Department-HO) secured 99%(1st position) in hisClass 1 AnnualExaminations fromG r e e n l a n dGrammar School,Karachi.

Abdul Moiz s/oAbdul HameedM e m o n , S r .E n g i n e e r a n dIncharge Thef tControl , Larkana,s e c u r e d f i r s tpos i t ion (91%)f r o m F a u j iFoundation ModelSchool, Larkana.

Abdul Munam S/oAbdul HameedM e m o n , S r .Engineer andIncharge Thef tControl, Larkanas e c u r e d f i r s tposition (85%) fromFauji FoundationModel Schoo l ,Larkana

Syeda Aliza Zaidid/o Syed AmirH a s a n Z a i d i ,Super in tendentCivil Department,KT was rankedthird in her Class IIExamination fromL i t t l e F o l k sParadise School,Karachi.

Asif Bashir Bharos/o Bashir AhmedB h a ro , S e n i o rEngineer (CRD)passed his MPAF i n a l s w i t hspecialization inHRM by securing73% (3.37 CGPA)from University ofSindh, Jamshoro.

Khadija Saleemd/o M. SaleemAmin, DCM (B/M)s e c u r e d 1 s tposition (99.5%marks) in her ClassK G f i n a lexaminations fromAli's Montessori,Gulshan-e-Iqbal,Karachi.

Hamza Rafiq s/oM. Rafique Brohi,M a n a g e r(Rehabi l i ta t ion/U F G ) , S I T E ,Karachi secured81% and wasranked 4th overallin his Class IV FinalExaminations.

Ameer Jan s/oMujeeb-ur-RehmanLangah, Executive,R O , L a r k a n as e c u r e d 1 s tposition in his ClassV I I F i n a lExaminations bysecuring 94.8%marks.

Anis s/o FaheemAhmed, Attendant,( F i n a n c eD e p a r t m e n t )achieved 89% in hisClass I I I th i rds e m e s t e rexaminations andwas ranked 8th.

Abdul Qadeer s/oAbdul Karim Bhayo,AM (Billing) wasranked 2nd in hisClass V F ina lExamination fromSoofi Cheezal ShahPublic High School,Old Wahdat Colony,Hyderabad.

Sana Karim d/oAbdul Karim Bhayo,AM (Billing) wasranked 1st in herClass VII FinalExamination fromSoofi Cheezal ShahPublic High School,Old Wahdat Colony,Hyderabad.

Karan Kumar s/oMahboob Oad,Meter Reader, BillingDepartment, Sub-zonal office Dokria c h i e v e d 1 s tposition in Class IIFinal Examinationfrom Naeem PublicSchool, Dokri.

Aashish Amlanis/o Shankar LalAmlani, Executive(Billing) secured A-1 Grade in Class IIFinal Examinationfrom Anna EnglishHigh School,Hyderabad.

Baby Saniya d/oM o h a m m a dA s h r a f , D M -Coordinator to CE(RO Hyderabad)a c h i e v e d 7 t hposit ion in herClass KG-II (GradeA-1) from GhouriC h i l d r e nElementary School,Hyderabad.

Aamir Ali Brohi s/oKaleb HussainB r o h i , S r .Superintendent,DSM, SITE secured1st position in hisClass VI F inalExamination fromG o v e r n m e n tHigher SecondarySchool, Larkana.

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Academic Achievements

Adeeva Rani d/oAmir Alan, DM (HR)o b t a i n e d f i r s tposition in her KG-II Examination fromL i t t l e H e a r t sP r i m a r y a n dSecondary School.

Daarshna d /oK i r s h a n L a l ,Superintendent,H y d e r a b a dsecured 86.9% (A-I Grade) achieving2nd position in herC l a s s V I I IExamination fromSilawat RoshanTara High School,Hyderabad.

M u n e e b - u r -R e h m a n s / oShahzado RizwanQ u r e s h i ( A M -Stores) Hyderabad,passed his NurseryExams by securing1st position fromAmina ElementaryS c h o o l ,Hyderabad.

Baby Misbha Ranis / o S h a h z a d oRizwan Qureshi( A M - S t o r e s )Hyderabad passedher Class 1 AnnualExamination in (A-1 Grade) f romAmina ElementaryS c h o o l ,Hyderabad.

Owais Durrani s/oFarooq Durrani,D r i v e r ( A SD e p a r t m e n t )secured 81% (A-1Grade) in his Prep-I I A n n u a lExamination fromW h i t e R o s eGrammar School,Karachi

Najam-ul-Huda s/oF a z a l Wa h a b(Executive) wasranked 1st (87.38%)in his Class VI 2ndTerm Assessmentfrom The RiseInternational School,Barakahu Campus,Islamabad.

Kashaf-ul-Duja s/oF a z a l Wa h a b(Executive) wasranked 3rd (85%) inhis Class III 2ndTerm Assessmentfrom The RiseInternational School,Barakahu Campus,Islamabad.

Kailash Kumar s/oHazari Jee, AM(CRD) was promotedto Class VII in his FinalExamination fromGovernment ModelH i g h S c h o o l ,Hyderabad.

Paras Ram s/oHazari Jee, AM(CRD) secured 2ndposition and waspromoted to ClassIII in his FinalExamination fromGovernment ModelH i g h S c h o o l ,Hyderabad.

Hafsa Rani d/oL iaqut Sha ikh ,D C M ( Z o n a lManager-Billing)secured 98% (2ndposition) in herC lass 1 F ina lExamination andwas promoted toClass II.

R a f e h A b e e rA h m e d s / oM o h a m m a dW a s e e m , A M(Recovery-KT) waspromoted to ClassI from ASF PublicSchool, Karachiand was a l sodeclared the 'MostTidy Student ofClass 1'.

Al i MubasherImam s/o RiazAhmed Hu l l i o ,Superintendent,M a i n t e n a n c eDepartment, SSGCs e c u r e d 1 s tposition in his ClassV Examination fromQ u a i d - e - Aw a mPubl ic School ,Larkana.

Nayab Panhward/o MohammadJurial, AssistantManager (CP), HQDadu secured A-1Grade (96.5%) inher Class M:3Examination fromBahria FoundationCollege, NausheroFeroze.

M o h a m m a dJ a m s h e dP a n h w a r s / oMohammad Jurial,Assistant Manager(CP), HQ Daduobtained 79% in hisC l a s s I IExamination fromBahria FoundationCollege, NausheroFeroze.

Baby Sahti d/oMuzamil HussainLeghari completedL e v e l - 1Examination in Aplus (secur ing97.6%) from VisionSecondary School,Mirpurkhas.

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32 JUNE 2012

Workshop on Motivation

Azim Iqbal Siddiqui, MD, SSGC presenting certificates to Company executives on the completion of a day-long workshopon 'Motivation and Delegation' which was conducted by Shahbaz Islam, DGM (HR) on March 28, 2012.

Pervaiz Bhatti, GM (UFG) chairing a meeting of the Company's focal persons on UFG in interior Sindh and Balochistanto discuss procedures and formats to counter gas theft by non-customers. The meeting was held on April 30, 2012.

Focal Persons' meeting on UFG

Franchise-wide CC&B Training

Abul Hassan Suhriani, Sr. Engineer (Measurement - CC&B Focal Person) conducted a training programme on “CC&BVersion 2.3.1 Functionality” in regional offices of Hyderabad, Sukkur and Quetta with the coordination of IT Departmentand GTI, in April 2012. Earlier in March 2012, Mr. Suhriani successfully conducted Training on “Industrial Meter Proving”,organized by GTI at Regional Office Hyderabad.

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33JUNE 2012

Training session on CSR

Muhammad Ali Gohar, DCM (CSR/CCD) participated in a day-long workshop entitled “Impact Sharing Workshop” onApril 20, 2012 at a Karachi hotel. The workshop was organized by SEEDS Asia and Church World Service Pakistan.

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34 JUNE 2012

Mr. Kakar bids farewell

Senior managers as well as Department colleagues bid farewell to Aziz Khan Kakar, CE (S&M) who retired from SSGCafter serving the Company illustriously since 1986. A ceremony was held on May 8, 2012 to pay tribute to Mr. Kakar.

Ali Hyder s/o M.Ramazan Mughal,Sr. Meter Reader,Billing, achieved 'A'Grade in his ClassVIII Annual Examsfrom Star GrammarHigher SecondarySchool, NausheroFeroze

Shahbaz Ali Khans/o M. RamazanMughal, Sr. MeterReader, Bi l l ingachieved 'A' Gradein his Class IVAnnual Examinationfrom Star GrammarHigher SecondarySchool, NausheroFeroze

Maham Asjadd/o Asjad Farooq,DM (IMC) secured87% in her finalexamination and waspromoted to ClassVIII from AtaturkPubl ic School ,Karachi.

Maryam Asjad d/oAsjad Farooq, DM(IMC) secured94.3% in her finalexamination and gota double promotionto Class III fromAta turk Pub l icSchool, Karachi.

Javeria Asjadd/o Asjad Farooq,DM (IMC) secured96% in her finalexamination andwas promoted fromClass KG-2 to 1from Ataturk PublicSchool, Karachi.