LAHORE: I can’t cook, there is no gas, bring dinner on your way back home,” said housewives to their husbands, as low gas pressure in the city for domestic users on Wednesday made it impossible to cook food. Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) users faced another day will no or low gas pressure. CNG stations were also deprived of gas and people had to run their vehicles on petrol.
City areas including Iqbal Town, Multan Road, Township, Model Town, Gulberg, Shadman, Shahdara and Wahdat Road faced low pressure. “For the last ten days, we are experiencing low gas pressure round the clock,” lamented a housewife Shazia Rizwan adding, “We are purchasing food from restaurants and it is a burden on our pocket.” Another housewife Farrah Naz said her children had to go to school without taking breakfast. “Gas pressure was not enough and I could not make breakfast.
I could only give them a cold glass of milk,” she added. The motorists also complained about the closure of CNG stations. “My monthly expenditure has increased because of low gas pressure,” said Rafiq Ahmed, as he has to dine out and run his car on petrol.
