The federal government has imposed a ban on CNG sale to vehicles with engine capacity of 1,000cc and up, asking authorities to ensure that owners of such vehicle did not get CNG from fuel stations.
If any station-owner sells CNG to owners with vehicles over 1000cc, he would be fined Rs 50,000.
Sources said it had been approved by the prime minister pump found violating these instructions shall be fined for the first offence with Rs 50,000 and in case of repetition, the owner shall be fined Rs 100,000.
For the third offence and violation, the CNG pump shall be sealed for a minimum period of six months. Similarly for any subsequent offence the period of suspension of the CNG pump shall not be less than one year.
The prime minister also approved these instructions in order to restrict use of CNG for private transport in view of acute shortage and scarcity of this natural asset and to ensure more gainful value of this scarce commodity for sectors like power, industry, fertilizer and domestic consumption.
These instructions shall not be applicable on public transport as defined in West Pakistan Public Transport Act 1961.
The prime minister is concerned and conscious that this cheap mode of transport primarily meant for low and middle income groups has been excessively abused by vehicles of more than 1,000cc.
Khoso has directed the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Resources to consult the Ministry of Law for the implementation of these decisions.
The decisions, after being vetted by the Ministry of Law, will come into force on May 25.
The most economical configuration for a cng vehicle is 1300 cc with efi.
wrong decesion
This CNG should be offered to all the users without any limit/discrimination. This is cheap way of transportation which results the government to save a lot of money in return which they will have to use to buy the petrol/diesel and people have to buy that expensive energy source. We should be getting the gas supply from Iran by 2014 anyways so we should not be worried about the reserves right now and should save the money which will be used to buy the petrol/diesel from other countries and for which regular pakistani have to pay that amount. CNG is a cheap and atmosphere friendly for the vehicles and environment, the continuous supply to the CNG sector will help each and every person in Pakistan.
I hope our leaders make the right decision for the benefit of their own people and make their life easier than miserable because there are already a little too many problems in life of a regular Pakistani.
Pakistan Zindabaad
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