LAHORE: The Sui Northern Gas Company has banned issuance of new gas
connections to domestic consumers in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Addressing
the traders at Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) on
Tuesday), Arif Hameed, the Managing Director of SNGC, said Punjab is
faced with more gas cuts because gas is not extracted from here.
“Pakistan
is facing a shortfall of 850 million cubic feet. Under the Article 158
of the Constitution, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are using their right
to have more access,” he said, adding, “We will try to ensure
uninterrupted gas supply for domestic consumers in winter.”
He
further said that increase in demand leads to low pressure. Referring to
18th Amendment, he said that gas would be supplied to those areas,
where gas is being extracted. Online
