Staff Reporter
Islamabad
Minister for Energy Omar Ayub Khan says Prime Minister Imran Khan is keen to resolve the issues pertaining to gas sector and maintaining the supply chain of gas throughout the country.
He was co-chairing the consultative meeting on pricing mechanism of gas and LNG alongwith Special Assistant on Petroleum Nadeem Babar in Islamabad this afternoon. Speaking on the occasion, the Special Assistant Nadeem Babar said the rate of production of local gas has decreased over the years, which contributed in supply demand gap in gas sector. He also highlighted the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan to resolve the issue within premises of constitutional right of Provinces which is acceptable for all stakeholders.
He also apprised the forum about the cross-subsidy being provided by the Government on energy sector. Energy Ministers of Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Chief Secretary Balochistan represented the respective provinces.
The Forum explored the issues, challenges and plausibility of implementing a country-wide sustainable and affordable gas pricing mechanism. At the onset of meeting, Federal Minister Omar Ayub Khan thanked the Provincial Ministers for joining the meeting for national cause.
