PM stresses comprehensive planning to meet gas requirements

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday stressed the need for comprehensive planning to meet gas requirements of both domestic and industrial sectors in the country.

The PM said this while chairing a meeting to discuss demand and supply of gas and problems faced by the sector.

The prime minister noted that the gas-related matters are not restricted to one province or region but the whole country. "Therefore, it is important that the future strategy on this matter is formulated after mutual consultations."

Imran Khan directed his special assistant Nadeem Babar to furnish all the matters regarding gas before the Council of Common Interests (CCI). In addition, he said consultations should be held with energy experts in order to find a durable solution to gas-related matters.

The meeting was attended by federal ministers Pervaiz Khattak, Shibli Faraz, Dr Fehmida Mirza, Asad Umar and Umar Ayub Khan, and special assistants Nadeem Babar and Dr Shahbaz Gill.