Karachi (HRNW) Provincial Minister for Industries, Commerce and Cooperative Department Jam Ikramullah Dharejo, while talking to the media in the Sindh Assembly Building, has said that the whole country including Karachi has been facing shortage of gas. Industrial production has been affected due to gas shutdown and domestic consumers are also suffering.
He further said that the perception that industries were closing down was wrong. President Asif Ali Zardari realized the seriousness of this problem during his presidency and in this regard he also tried to reach an agreement with Iran. If the gas supply agreement with Iran had been concluded, this situation would not exist today.
Provincial Minister Jam Ikramullah Dharejo said that Sindh province produces the most gas so Sindh has the first right to gas.
In principle, there should be no load shedding of gas in Sindh. In response to a question, he said that the Sindh government had spoken to the federal government in this regard. The Prime Minister of Pakistan had assured to solve the gas problem.
He said that it was hoped that the problem would be solved soon. Government of Sindh was trying to solve the problems of industrialists at all levels.