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| Pak: Amid mounting criticism, petroleum minister apologises for fuel crisis |
| 2015-01-20 |
| [DAWN] A week into the debilitating fuel shortage distressing the Punjab province, Minister for Petroleum Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Monday said he was ashamed on behalf of the government that the crisis has been allowed to continue. At a press conference in Islamabad, Abbasi accepted responsibility for the crisis and said that a high-level committee had been formed to investigate those responsible for the shortage. The minister said that oil supply has been increased by 30 per cent throughout the country. He said that shortage of petrol in some areas of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa occurred due to exceptional demand following substantial reduction in prices. He further stated that closure of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations in some areas of Punjab also caused shortage of the commodity. "Supply has increased by 50 per cent in Islamabad and Rawalpindi and 100 per cent in Lahore," Abassi said during his briefing. |
| Posted by:Fred |