PESHAWAR: Complying the with the direction of Petroleum Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan, the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) on Wednesday conducted an operation against illegal gas connections in Peshawar, reported Radio Pakistan.
6,550 meter illegal gas pipelines were cut in the areas of Sarband, Bahadur Kallay, Landi Sarrak, Charsadda road and Landi Arbab.
“Legal actions will be taken against people who are using compressors,” said General Manager SNGPL Peshawar Arbab Saqib. “For this purpose 57 compressors and 68 gas meters have been disconnected.”
The work on a 32 km gas supply line from Darra Adamkhel to Peshawar has almost completed but the low gas pressure issue still needs to be addressed.
Similarly, a 16-inch diameter pipeline is being set up that would provide direct gas to the industrial estate near Hayatabad. Apart from that an extra 12 inch operation phase will be added in order to resolve gas pressure in Peshawar.
On Jan 22, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Qatar would buy two gas power plants from Pakistan and will build two other power plants in the country.
While talking exclusively to ARY News, Qureshi said Qatar would play a key role in the revival of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and will financially support the national flag carrier.
He added that Doha was interested in investment in agriculture sector pertaining to processing field in Pakistan and that a delegation of Qatari business community would arrive in Pakistan to explore the investment opportunities in the country.
As a goodwill gesture, Qatar had lifted ban on rice import from Pakistan, Qureshi concluded.
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