Cut in input cost demanded

LAHORE: The All Pakistan LPG Distributers Association has demanded of the government to bring down the input cost of the local LPG producers, who are suffering due to import and smuggling of the adulterated and dangerous product.
In a statement issued Tuesday, All Pakistan LPG Distributers Association Chairman Farooq Iftikhar said that local producers of LPG were in trouble because of the high input cost, while adulterated and dangerous LPG was being smuggled and sold openly.
He said that the association had been calling for the promotion of alternate fuels like LPG, which would certainly cut the burden on the conventional fuel sector. He urged the government to bring down the LPG producer’s price through a policy framework in line with the LPG Policy.
Iftikhar said that the availability of sufficient LPG in the country, despite severe petrol crisis, was ample proof of the association’s commitment to Pakistan.
The LPG association wants to emphasise on the government that countries like Pakistan would be be adversely affected if the OPEC Countries reduce oil production. Therefore, to reduce the dependence on conventional fuel, like petrol and diesel, the government should encourage LPG as an alternative.