Compressed natural gas (CNG) dealers have fiercely opposed the exorbitant increase in gas prices, saying it would hit the consumers hard.
According to a press release, All Pakistan CNG Association Central Chairman Ghiyas Abdullah Paracha said the association had called a meeting of its central executive committee to review the situation and decide on the future course of action.
The increase in CNG prices was illogical and unacceptable and would trigger an inflation storm, he warned.
According to a senior official of the Ministry of Petroleum, the government increased CNG prices by around Rs9 to Rs12 per kg. “Countries around the world are rapidly adopting CNG fuel while we are going to ruin this industry,” he said, adding consumers had already been disturbed by three days of suspension in gas sales every week and now the price hike was not less than a bomb.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 1st, 2012.
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Am jobless since last so many days and wherever i have gone for the interview i am told that there is no vacancy exists and no chance of any opening till this government is in power. Can anyone help me in getting a job
Every salaried person is getting poorer by the day. I would advise all the young educated men and women to start looking for opportunities outside Pakistan. This country is going down. If you cant do anything to save it then atleast save yourself and your family.