LAHORE: The Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Distributors’ Association has appealed to the prime minister, petroleum ministry and Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) to take immediate measures to check smuggling of “poisonous substance in the garb of LPG” from Iran.

“The substance being smuggled to Balochistan through Taftan and Mund borders as “LPG” was found to be Sulfur-rich when got tested in laboratories,” said the association chairman Irfan Khokhar on Sunday.

He said some 15,000 metric tons of this “poisonous substance” was being smuggled to the country was not only posing a threat to the regulated LPG sector but also public health in Pakistan.

“The LPG is a by-product of crude oil and natural gas and is rich in propane or hydrocarbons. It is an odourless, non-toxic and environment-friendly fuel. However, it is hard to tolerate the odour of the smuggled substance being sold as imported LPG,” said Mr Khokhar.

Calling for setting up laboratories in areas bordering Iran, he said no cylinder should be allowed to be transported into Pakistan without getting a clearance certificate. Ogra should also conduct surprise raids on the filling points of all LPG marketing companies to verify whether or not the smuggled substance was being mixed in the pure LPG, he demanded.

Published in Dawn, January 19th, 2015

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