CNG stations in Karachi to remain shut on Saturday

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A Pakistani employee of a service station helps drivers to form a queue to fill their vehicles with Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in Karachi, 04 July 2005. Pakistani authorities have raised the price of CNG, an alternative and cheaper fuel compared to petrol, by 5.81 percent. The Pakistani government last week also increased petroleum product prices by an average of over three percent to adjust to the rise of oil prices in the international markets that hit 60 US Dollars a barrel. AFP PHOTO/Aamir QURESHI / AFP / AAMIR QURESHI

KARACHI: Compressed natural gas (CNG) stations in the provincial capital remained closed on Saturday as gas shortage crisis in Sindh continues.

On Friday, domestic consumers also complained against low gas pressure and shortage.

The Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) has said it faces a shortage of 100 million square feet of gas.

“The relevant ministry should be directed to provide Sindh with gas as per Article 158 of the Constitution,” Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah had said in a letter written to Prime Minister Imran Khan.