Federal Minister for Petroleum Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said that the CNG industry should never have been set up, which is without any law and code of conduct.
Talking to media outside the Parliament House on Monday, the minister said Pakistan was facing energy crisis due to wrong policies of the past governments. He said those who were blaming their govt should talk in parliament and they would respond.
He said the demand of gas was 6 billion cubic feet while its supply was 4 million cubic feet. The minister said first the CNG supply to vehicles was for 72 hours which was now reduced to 54 hours. Due to this reduction problems have multiplied and long queues of cars are seen, he added.
People who own vehicles worth Rs 2.5 million should tell why they stand in long queues just to save Rs 500, the minister questioned. Regarding agreement for LNG export from Qatar, he said the agreement would be made at government level and not through personal connections, adding that it would be based on principles. Regarding Pak-Iran gas pipeline, he said I can say it a thousand times this project would be difficult to continue due to US and international sanctions.
