Dear Ms. Drilon,

My response to some parts of your latest email are:

I am pleased to inform you that the permission from the Government was granted unconditionally.
I am also pleased that the permission from the Government was granted unconditionally. According to the original work plan as psoted on the ADB website, it was suggested that the panel could visit the project site twice. If the government granted the permission unconditionally, the reason of droping the possibility of second visit as well as the recultance in coinciding the panel visit with Lok Sath is not understandable to me. As a matter of transparency, I would like to demand the disclosure of the correspondence between the government and the Bank.

The provisions in the TORs that are the most relevant to the site visit are in paragraph 11 on "Publicity", which state "...panel members will exercise discretion, maintain a low profile in the country, and will not give media interviews while making site visits in the borrowing country." The other provision that may apply in particular to the visit to Pakistan is in paragraph 19: "During the course of the Inspection, the Panel and its members should not make any pubic disclosures regarding its work. These provisions apply equally and fully to any translator, interpreter or consultants retained by the Panel."

All above provisions you have mentioned are directly or indirectly related with the members of inspection panel, translators, interpreters or consultants. I would ask simple questions what are the provisions related to the role of requesters (and peoples) in this process. Are they bound to present their testimonies, evidences and statements in specific way? Can't they present their testimonies, evidences, statements and yes their judgments in the way that is most convenient to their being, environment, culture and articulation? I mean the Lok Sath. I don't think the participation of the members of the inspection panel in Lok Sath will be violations of the provisions that related to the site visit of the inspection panel. If this is the case, then please concretize it so that I can understand this clash in clear way. It will be certainly our pleasure to host the panel in the project area. However, the dates for site visit of the inspection panel should be convenient to us. And the most convenient to us is that the panel should joined us during Lok Sath so that all requesters can be able to hold the meeting with panel. Later on, some of us will accompany the panel in the visit of different villages. You know we are not paid to this specific but very hectic work. You know very better how much this work is demanding. So our voluntary participation should be recognized and appreciated in the way that the site visit of the panel should be at least convenien to us. This is especially important when the government granted the permission of site visit unconditionally.

Another most important issue that we need to prior discussed is how the minutes of the meeting of the inspection panel will different villagers will be prepared? Who will prepare these minutes? Whether these minutes will be disclosed or not?

I will be leaving Islamabad tomorrow. You know there are a lot of preparations required to hold Lok Sath. Many of us who are part of this struggle will be spending next few weeks in the project area. Therefore, our email correspondence will be the best media.

I will appreciate your prompt response. Looking forward you seeing and meeting very soon in the project area.

With best regards,