The association has asked the country’s premier to take notice of the situation, take corrective measures so that the CNG sector, along with domestic and industrial users, could breathe a sigh of relief. PHOTO: PPI/FILE
The association has asked the country’s premier to take notice of the situation, take corrective measures so that the CNG sector, along with domestic and industrial users, could breathe a sigh of relief.
In a statement, Ghiyas Abdullah Paracha, the APCNGA Supreme Council chairman, said that private companies had been involved in “power politics and manipulation that took the masses and the economy hostage”.
He claimed that if a gas company was awarded a contract, others would stop the execution through “bureaucratic intrigues, collusion with certain NGOs or invoke the courts”.
On the other hand, he said, some bureaucrats find it a lucrative opportunity and take advantage.
Paracha added that the crisis would deepen if authorities continued to serve the illegitimate interests of gas firms, exploration activities were kept intentionally sluggish and a decision to import gas was calculatingly delayed.
He said that the incumbent government is yet to take any strict action to streamline matters.
“The APCNGA is ready to meet the prime minister or the petroleum minister to apprise them of the situation and recommend solutions.”
Published in The Express Tribune, January 22nd, 2014.
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Although I am not a supporter of burning the precious gas in cars, but I guess this guys is saying some truth. Pakistan has lots of untapped potential as far as conventional gas is concerned. If there is a crisis, then the most obvious solution is to accelerate the exploration activities. But imho also, this crisis like situation has been created, or worsened, for the benefit of "commission-seeking" lobbies, especially that of LNG.