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Gas Supply For CNG To Resume From Tonight: Minister

Karachi (December 15, 2018): The government has decided to resume gas supply to the CNG sector, Federal Minister for Petroleum Ghulam Sarwar Khan announced on Saturday, almost a week since the crisis hit CNG stations in Karachi and left public transport in disarray.

Talking to media men along with Governor Sindh Imran Isamail in Karachi today he said that he on the directives of Prime minister held meetings with all stakeholders including Sindh chief minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and discussed with them the issue in detail.

“We held detailed talks with the CNG association earlier today. I am pleased to announce that we will resume gas supply to the CNG sector at 8:00PM tonight,”

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He said that three day closure schedule during winter season of CNGs will continue to be enforced which will be minimized.

He said that representatives of government and CNG sector will be in close touch with Sui Southern Gas company on the matter.

He said that in Punjab industry in Faisalabad and Sialkot was hundred percent restored by converting it on LNG. He said that equal treatment is also being meted out with Sindh in this regard.

He said that hundred percent relief will be given to Industry sector in Sindh as well.

He said that it has been decided in his meetings with stake holders that fifty percent gas supply for captive industry will be restored which with the passage of time will be increased.

He said that gas crisis took place because of shortfall in the system of Sidh gas company as compare to last year.

He said after the gas crisis emerged prime minister directed me to immediately rush to the Karachi returned after getting the crisis over.

he said that prime minister Imran khan has also constituted an inquiry committee on the matter.

Residents of Karachi, the country’s largest city and main business hub, continued to suffer on Saturday as the CNG crisis entered its seventh day, disrupting public transport and posing difficulties for commuters.

CNG is the main fuel for public transporters in Karachi.

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The supply of gas to CNG stations remained suspended for the past seven days, forcing owners to shut down their CNG stations. Only a scattered number of buses, mini-buses, and rickshaws could be seen running on the roads on Saturday.

On Tuesday night, SSGC, the supplier of gas in Sindh and Balochistan, announced to halt gas supply to CNG stations and captive power plants of all general industries.

SSGC said that it was facing acute shortage of gas and low pressure in the system, which was affecting adequate supply to domestic and commercial sectors.

On Thursday, Prime Minister Imran Khan ordered that boards of directors of the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) and SSGCL be dissolved owing to the prevailing gas shortfall in the country.

The premier gave directions for stricter action against the gas suppliers, as the CNG crisis continued to disrupt public transport.

A day after ordering a fact-finding committee to launch an inquiry against the managing directors of both SNGPL and SSGCL, the federal government decided to reshuffle the companies’ boards of directors over purported poor performance. On the prime minister’s instructions, the boards of directors of both the companies were dissolved.

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