SHANGLA / LOWER DIR / CHITRAL / CHARSADDA / HYDERABAD / KARACHI / ISLAMABAD:
The government-mandated, state-owned monopoly on the fuel supply chain of the country appears to be breaking down, claim sources.
Power outages, according to authorities concerned, may begin to get even longer.
The Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) refuses to provide vessels for fuel transportation to the Pakistan State Oil after the government barred PNSC from its more lucrative contracts for transporting petrol and diesel.
Sources in the petroleum ministry said that PNSC had initially delayed providing three vessels for furnace oil imports in early June, which led to power outages.
“It clearly shows the mismanagement and poor planning of PNSC for provision of vessels in time despite earlier information from PSO since May 8 onwards. Now due to the last hour need for the chartering of vessels, PNSC is saying that it is facing issues in the provision of vessels and showing their inability to provide the same,” states the PSO letter to the petroleum ministry.