Govt to maintain 30% price parity for LNG with petrol: Khaqan Abbasi
Petroleum minister directs CNG stations to convert their stations to pump LNG.
Abbasi explained that international sanctions constitute the major hurdle for the I-P pileline. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
As gas stations across Punjab restart after a three month long closure, Abbasi said the government will keep maintain a price parity of 30 per cent below oil prices for LNG.
Talking to a delegation of Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Thursday‚ the minister said CNG station owners have already been asked to convert their stations onto LNG.
I-P gas line
As the foreign office spokesperson told reporters that Pakistan remains committed to the stalled multi-billion dollar gas pipeline with Iran, Abbasi explained that international sanctions constitute the major hurdle.
He informed that a project to import gas from Turkmenistan will take up to four years to complete.
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