Gas crises to be resolved in six months: Dr Asim
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ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Dr Asim Hussain has said that gas crises in the major issue of the incumbent government and assured that government would eliminate the gas crises within next six months.
Addressing a ceremony here on Saturday, Federal Minister for Petroleum said that mineral resources in the country are beyond our knowledge and by utilizing them energy crises would be eliminated from the country.
He said that in this scenario, effort to acquire energy resources increased and resulting into wars among different nations.
Federal Minister said that current shortfall in the country is 1.8BCF. He assured that before his departure he would give road map to remover this 1.8BCF.
He said that different projects are in pipelines to control and undertake the energy crises in the country.
Dr Asim said that there are possibilities that present set up may not be able to defeat the energy crises from the country however; efforts to eliminate the energy crises would be fruitful for our successor government.
At this occasion, he announced to regularize the employees of SSGC with in a week.
He said that government is facing difficulties to control the gas and electricity theft however, it is our collective responsibility to curtail such elements.
He said that government would face the issues but never escape from it.
