Observer Report ISLAMABAD
Federal Energy Minister Hammad Azhar has said that to meet the shortage of natural gas in the country, the domestic consumers will be provided gas three times daily for cooking purpose only.
Speaking in the Senate on Friday, he said that as per proposed schedule, gas will be available at the time of breakfast, lunch and dinner, rejecting reports that the commodity would be provided thrice a week.
Hammad Azhar while mentioning the efforts of government to minimise gas shortages, said that talks with Russia on a gas pipeline are moving forward. A Russian delegation toured Pakistan a few days ago, he pointed out, adding it would again visit Pakistan for a new round of talks on the matter in the next two to three days.
The country has secured 11 cargoes of liquefied natural gas for the months of November and December, he added.
The minister said that various parts of the country face the issue of low gas pressure with the advent of winter season as people crank up heaters to keep themselves warm amid the cold weather, driving up the commodity’s demand.
Separately, four ordinances were moved in the upper house of Parliament today. These include the Public Properties (Removal of Encroachment) Ordinance, 2021; the Regulation of Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Electric Power (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021; the Public Private Partnership Authority (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021 and the Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021.
