DHULLIAN: Natural gas will henceforth be distributed on wider scale covering better part of [the] country as [an] alternative measure to meet fuel shortage. An ambitious plan prepared to this effect by [the] Federal Government was today [Jan 10] disclosed by Minister for Fuel, Power and Natural Resources Hayat Mohammad Khan Sherpao, while inaugurating Foundation Gas Filling Plant here some seventy miles from Rawalpindi.
He said that by next March, air-mixed liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) will be available to Quetta and Larkana. … The Minister further revealed that it was proposed to lay a 300 miles long pipeline from Sui in Baluchistan to Karachi. Under first phase of project, the pipeline will be laid by October this year. … The entire project, which is estimated to cost Rs. 54.33 crores, will be completed by June 1976. Mr. Sherpao said a similar scheme now under implementation will provide additional gas to Punjab and NWFP. …
Earlier in his welcome address, Major General (Retired) Mohammad Nawaz Malik, Managing Director of Fauji Foundation disclosed that Iran was likely to collaborate with Pakistan in manufacturing of gas filling cylinders. — Islamabad Bureau
Published in Dawn, January 11th, 2024
