Punjab seizing Sindh’s gas reserves, CM Murad complains

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KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has written a letter to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif complaining that Punjab its taking hold of Sindh’s gas reserves.

The letter was written in response to a widely circulated news report which states that the federal government has relaxed a moratorium which prevented the expansion of gas provision schemes, and has approved 97 gas projects worth more than Rs37 billion, mostly located in Punjab.

The letter states that Punjab only produces 3 percent of gas reserves in the country while it uses 42 percent of the country’s gas. He said this was a violation of article 158 of the Constitution which accords priority to the province.

The CM complained that thousands of applications are pending for urban areas in Sindh and in rural areas SSGCL has still been unable to complete projects which were funded by the Sindh government in 2012.

The CM requested the Prime Minister to lift the moratorium and avoid diverting natural gas from Sindh.

Punjab faces extensive gas load shedding especially during the winter season when consumption increases for heating purposes.

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  1. aur do vote nawaz govt ko. sab panjab ke lian ker rha hai next govt to yeh lega hi nhe so abhi se panjab ko safe ker rha Hai nawaz. bohot bari galti hue is nawaz ko karachi se vote deke. no next votes from sindh to.nawaz govt . lelo abhi jitna lyna hai sindh se. Allah mere mulk ki awaam ki madad kre

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