The regulator has been empowered under the rules to appoint third party inspectors (TPIs) as a part of regulatory activities in compliance with the policy issued by the government of Pakistan. The government is cognizant that performance of any organisation improves with competition; hence, the induction of independent third party inspectors has been made. The appointment of TPIs is based on the open competition as per the requirement of the PPRA Rules to ensure transparency, fair play and a level playing field to all the stakeholders.
In compliance with the PPRA Rules and keeping in view the capacity constraints of HDIP, the inspection of the CNG stations is evenly distributed to all TPIs including HDIP at a fixed fee. The activity being monitored is critical from the point of public safety and it is also time-bound.