No more Sui gas for Presidency
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ISLAMABAD: Taking a cue from the politics-free environment, Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Ltd (SNGPL) has upped the ante against habitual gas defaulters by deciding to cut the gas connections to President House, Parliament House, Prime Minister House, Cabinet Block, Convention Centre and even Parliament Lodges in federal capital, learnt The Spokesman on good authority.
“Politically appointed MDs have always pushed the matter under the carpet. Since government departments and influential CNG owners owe over Rs 10 billion to the company facing financial crunch, disconnections are the only options left now,” commented a senior official of the gas company seeking anonymity.
Parliament House of the country, which houses National Assembly and Senate, owes approximately Rs 61 million. Cabinet division which takes care of the Presidency and PM House is a defaulter of over Rs 66 million while Convention Centre located next to diplomatic enclave and used for government functions owes approximately five million rupees to SNGPL.
“Several notices have been served on all these defaulters which resulted in multiple meetings with the top elected and bureaucratic officials, but the end result is that for over five years, these law making institutions have not been paying their dues,” revealed the gas company’s top officials.
The company is learnt to have sent final notices to all the above mentioned defaulters. “If they fail to pay within few days, their connections will be disconnected on May 15th,” added the officials.
Notices have also been issued to top CNG gas stations owners who are defaulting by almost Rs 8 billion. The list of defaulters in this category includes lots of politically-backed families and retired army officers from KP and Punjab.
“We are hoping that this will be the right time to press them for payments,” hoped a top financial wizard of the company.
Sui Southern Gas Company on the other hand is waiting for recovery of over Rs 79 billion from Sindh and Baluchistan industries, government departments and CNG stations. The list of SSG include WAPDA, Pakistan Steel, DHA Karachi, Dewan Group of industries, Quetta Jail, etc
“Politically appointed MDs have always pushed the matter under the carpet. Since government departments and influential CNG owners owe over Rs 10 billion to the company facing financial crunch, disconnections are the only options left now,” commented a senior official of the gas company seeking anonymity.
Parliament House of the country, which houses National Assembly and Senate, owes approximately Rs 61 million. Cabinet division which takes care of the Presidency and PM House is a defaulter of over Rs 66 million while Convention Centre located next to diplomatic enclave and used for government functions owes approximately five million rupees to SNGPL.
“Several notices have been served on all these defaulters which resulted in multiple meetings with the top elected and bureaucratic officials, but the end result is that for over five years, these law making institutions have not been paying their dues,” revealed the gas company’s top officials.
The company is learnt to have sent final notices to all the above mentioned defaulters. “If they fail to pay within few days, their connections will be disconnected on May 15th,” added the officials.
Notices have also been issued to top CNG gas stations owners who are defaulting by almost Rs 8 billion. The list of defaulters in this category includes lots of politically-backed families and retired army officers from KP and Punjab.
“We are hoping that this will be the right time to press them for payments,” hoped a top financial wizard of the company.
Sui Southern Gas Company on the other hand is waiting for recovery of over Rs 79 billion from Sindh and Baluchistan industries, government departments and CNG stations. The list of SSG include WAPDA, Pakistan Steel, DHA Karachi, Dewan Group of industries, Quetta Jail, etc
He has enough of LNG financiers and does not need to be bothered by a gas connection. Hahahahahahahaha
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