HYDERABAD, June 1: The University of Sindh plans to hold a seminar on revenue resources in Sindh and its distribution says Vice Chancellor Mazharul Haq Siddiqui. Scholars and economists will give suggestions and recommendations.

He shared these views while launching the book of Prof Ghulam Hussain Khaskheli titled "Genesis of fiscal relations in Pakistan: a critique in international and historical perspectives" on Thursday.

The VC said the author had not missed any point about resources and revenue collection in historical prospective.

He said injustices in distribution of revenue among provinces had been the cause of grievance among federating units and added that it was a timely publication as there was a need to distribute resources on need and collection and not on population basis.

He said the book embodied the voice of people while author’s recommendations too, were important. He said loan and revenue need to be utilised in just and fair manner like building schools, raising standard of education, health and on welfare of people.

Prof Ghulam Hussain Khaskheli said that he had tried to get original sources and references in his book with an updated data for researchers.

G.M. Umrani said the book had been the outcome of Prof Khaskheli’s research which examined analytically and critically, the centre-provincial fiscal arrangements in Pakistan.

The book maintains distribution of resources as the source of tension for the centre which was dominated by only one province he said and added: “The book's concluding arguments resonates with the conviction that public policies reduce dependence on others and add to the stability of country.

Dr Rafia Ahmed Shaikh and others also expressed their views.