condemned the government policies saying that first the government snatched CNG and now petrol has gone out of reach of public. “How could we survive in this situation therefore we have stopped our vehicles,” he said.
A key officer of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources on condition of anonymity said that matter could be resolved in some minutes if the government pays circular debt of PSO. If government pays only Rs50 billion as PSO demanded immediately, the crisis could not have reached such an enormous proportion,” he added.
Talking to ‘The News,’ people belonging to different walks of life condemned the government policies and demanded an immediate resignation of Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Shahid Khaqan Abbasi who not only failed to provide gas even for domestic use but also failed to provide petrol to motorists for last seven days.
Abid Hussain Shaikh, an angry motorist, said that the government has made PSO managing director, secretary and additional secretary of the Ministry of Petroleum and Director General (Oil) scapegoats. “The government should sack the minister for petroleum and natural resources because he is unable to play his role in resolving the crisis. There is no gas for domestic consumers and now we are deprived of petrol as well. So why is he serving as minister for petroleum and natural resources,” he added.
Dr Khurram Shahzad, another motorist, said that what is the benefit of dismissal of some officers. “Has public been able to get petrol after their dismissal,” he questioned. The government is responsible of every kind of crisis in the country due to its mismanagement. The government should pay Rs50 billion out of Rs200 billion as circular debt of PSO, he said. “In fact, the government did not want to resolve even genuine issues of public, he denounced. We are facing low to zero gas pressure since October 2014, we are facing 12 to 16 hours of electricity loadshedding in peak winter season and now we are facing worst kind of petrol shortage for seven days,” he said.