- Imran Khan chairs meeting of Cabinet Committee on Energy
- Says action to be taken against responsibles
ISLAMABAD, December 26: Prime Minister Imran Khan presided over a meeting of Cabinet Committee on Energy on Wednesday to discuss the gas crisis in the country.
The meeting also discussed the issues related to power generation projects, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and petroleum sector etc.
A report submitted by the fact-finding committee of the petroleum division on gas crisis also discussed in the meeting and the prime minister rejected the report and Continued on page 7
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said action would be taken against the responsibles, sources said.
Federal Minister for Petroleum Ghulam Sarwar Khan and Minister of Energy Omar Ayub also briefed the meeting about the issues faced by Pakistan’s power sector.
A new gas load management plan was also considered in the meeting. Apart of it, the gas companies presented the demand plan of LNG for the next four months.
The cabinet committee on energy also discussed the role of the refineries and the furnace oil lobby in the crisis, sources said. -NNI