A partial strike was observed in Sind after the Sind CNG Association disassociated itself from the strike call given by the Pakistan CNG Association against the looming increase in the CNG prices which will take effect from July 1. All the CNG stations remained open in Hyderabad and other parts of the province, however, the CNG filling stations observed complete strike in Karachi. All the CNG stations in Hyderabad and other parts of Sindh remained open, according to the association’s General Secretary Farooq Memon.
“The rise is though unjustified and illegal but we don’t want to harm the people who are the consumers of this cheap fuel. The strike also affects the public transport leaving the travelers stranded,” he said while talking to the APP. The association, he added, was opposed to making the CNG expensive to bring its price at par with the petrol and was also holding protests against the government’s decision.
“We hold protest demonstrations at certain locations, we have put up banners on all the CNG stations across the province decrying the hike,” he told.
FPCCI for boosting economic cooperation with China: The leadership of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) recommends concentrated cooperation in research and Development in the fields of agricultural and science and technology to give boost to economic cooperation with China.
While speaking at 7th China-South Asia Business forum, which concluded on 6th June 2012, Haji Fazal Kadir Khan Sherani, President of FPCCI said that the present volume of bilateral trade ($ 10 billion) between China and Pakistan was not up to the potential available and it could be enhanced manifold provided attention is focused on valued-added items particularly from Pakistan, which will help reduce chronic trade deficit of $ 9.2 billion faced by Pakistan.
“FPCCI has established its offices in Chengdu and Kunming to improve the trade relations” said President FPCCI while adding that special measures were required to improve exportability of Pakistani products in Chinese Market. Mr Malik, Vice President SAARC CCI and former President said that China has increased production of various crops by more than 100 times through hybrid seeds and has been able to maximize the production per yield, which is three to four times more than that of Pakistan. “We need to learn from Chinese experience to increase the production of cotton, rice, wheat and other essential crops” said Mr. Malik. Mr Haroon Rashid in his speech at the forum emphasized for institutional linkages between China and Pakistan and welcomes the initiative of CCPIT to facilitate cooperation between Educational institutions by sign MoU. He further added that both countries need to work jointly on Human Resource Development and frequent exchange of delegations on reciprocal basis.
