Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah through a DO letter to prime minister of Pakistan has conveyed the deep concern over the prolonged gas outages across Sindh, which according to him is the largest contributor to nationwide gas production. Shah told the prime minister that "This is gravely impacting the province's economy, industries and homes." CM added that the gas suspension to province of Sindh was a violation of Article 158 of the Constitution.

Chief Minister further said in his letter that the production of gas from Sindh is between 2700-3000 mmcfd and against that Sui Southern Gas Co is supplying less than 1200 mmcfd to Sindh. Quoting Article 158 of the Constitution, Shah said the people of Sindh have priority over the 3000 mmcfd of gas produced in Sindh.

Murad Ali Shah requested the prime minister to indulge in the matter and direct concerned ministry for regular gas supply to Sindh as per their requirement and in line with Article 158 of the Constitution, the letter ends.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2019