Khurram Baig, Business Editor of The Express Tribune, says that the government should increase the rate of gas it sells to the industries and make sure that a steady supply reaches those who require gas for production but not for power generation.
On the transportation front, he says that the government should have laid down a policy where certain vehicles would be allowed to have CNG kits intalled.
Regarding the transport strike in Karachi, Baig says that the government will have to give in here because of public demand and the availability of gas.
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@ stranger for your kind information, CNG uses 11% of the total output. In my view, the price of CNG should be equal to that of Diesel and let the consumers decide what they want. The government's effort in this regard is 'too little too late' mainly because it is likely to hurt their popularity even more.
@Asif Hussain Nizamani, what would happen if the things which are produced in Punjab are dedicated to Punjab ?
@Eldorado: Its CNG which is still limiting pollution in our cities, otherwise it would become a Not-to breathe country, CNG only consumes 5% of total output, CNG accidents are still in very low percentage as compare to vehicles usage and that is also controllable by implementing regulations, at the current rate even the import is profitable for the government-- Make some sense here--
Use of natural gas in CNG is the biggest wastage of energy.. It looks bad for general population support but it is just sheer wastage of natural gas. It should be use at non subsidize rate in industries and power generation if Pakistan ever want its economy to grow properly with equitable benefit to whole population.
@saad salim: B/C sindh's ratio is 67% of total gas productions . Punjab ratio is about 7% and Punjab using 45% of gas . As per Pakistan constitution province has first right to use its minerals . Sindh is also facing shortage which is for the sack of Pakistan .
Mr Saad Salim needs to know that Sindh produces majority of the natural gas that Punjab uses. In reality there shouldn't be any load shedding of natural gas in Sindh!!!
Unbelievable is happening.
The government has noting to do, except to shut down CNG Stations all over the country.
Is this called "good governance"?
punjab has 4 consecutive days cng closure while in sindh it's only 2 days and that too with a gap in which the tanks can be filled up with cng again.why is there discrimination and victimisation of punjab?