THE arbitrary sacking of the chief executives of the two national gas utilities is an example of governmental overreach and highhandedness at its worst.

An enquiry conducted by a committee headed by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority chairperson found that there had been no dereliction of duty by the two CEOs, and that the information they had allegedly failed to supply was available in real time round the clock to all the top officials and ministers of the concerned ministries.

Heads should roll, but these should be the heads of the officials in Islamabad, not of the hapless CEOs implementing official directives diligently and promptly.

Asad Siddiqi

Lahore

Published in Dawn, January 19th, 2019