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Winter of discontent looms as Musadik Malik warns of incoming gas crisis

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  • Government will import an additional 20 thousand ton of LPG, says Malik.
  • We are devising comprehensive plan for gas distribution in winters, he says. 
  • Musaddiq Malik says Pakistan will become self-sufficient in energy sector in coming three to four years.

State Minister for Petroleum Musadik Malik Wednesday warned of a severe gas crisis in coming winters, saying that the government “will try to provide gas during breakfast and meal times”.

“To meet the gas demand for domestic consumers of sui northern, 95mmcfd is required, however, only 68mmcfd will be available in winters. While we have the same situation for sui southern consumers,” said the state minister in a press conference.

Considering such a situation, Malik said that the government will try to provide gas to consumers during meal times only.

The state minister further said that government will import an additional 20,000 ton of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

“We are devising a comprehensive plan for gas distribution in winters and it will be announced shortly,” he added.

Malik claimed that Pakistan will become self-sufficient in the energy sector in the coming three to four years.

“Government will try to provide more relief to the masses in winter compared to last year as we are working on the reduction of electricity and gas prices,” he concluded.

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E&P Companies Will Invest $5 Billion in Pakistan’s Petroleum Industry

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Over the next three years, local and foreign companies involved in Pakistan’s oil and gas exploration and production sector have shown a strong desire to invest more than $5 billion in the nation’s energy sector.

Recent changes to the Petroleum Policy and the implementation of an exclusive tight gas policy, which provide better incentives and a more investor-friendly regulatory framework, are credited with the increase in investor confidence.

These strategic changes are expected to boost domestic energy production, open up new avenues for growth, and draw large amounts of both domestic and foreign investment.

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PTI Encouraged Chaos and Sabotage: Rana Tanveer

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According to Rana Tanveer Hussain, the federal minister for food security, PTI encouraged violence, disorder, vandalism, and derogatory language in the nation’s politics.

The Minister told the reporters at Muridke that the founder PTI’s anti-nationalism and sabotage tactics are clear.

After Eid, he claimed, there won’t be any opposition movement since their leaders are still considering

According to the Minister, PTI is a tale of the past with a bleak future.

Additionally, he stated that the PTI has a history of flinging insults on one side and pleading on the other.

Rana Tanveer Hussain stated that the courts, not Trump, ought to determine what the PTI founder done to the nation.

Farmers would profit from the deregulation of commodity prices, especially those of wheat, according to the minister.

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DPM Restates Abundant Support for the Palestinian Cause

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Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar, the country’s foreign minister and deputy prime minister, has reiterated Pakistan’s steadfast support for the Palestinian cause.

He made the statement while meeting with his Palestinian counterpart, Dr. Mohammed Mustafa, on the fringes of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s Extraordinary Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Ishaq Dar reaffirmed Pakistan’s support for the creation of a viable, contiguous Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital, based on pre-1967 lines.

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