PPP warns of protest outside SSGC office against closure of gas supply

KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party warned on Friday that it will protest outside the Sui Southern Gas Supply office in case gas supply remains suspended.

PPP leader Saeed Ghani said that the party will not some people ruin the country’s future, adding “only the ignorant say that the eighteenth amendment has damaged the country”.

The provincial minister also made workers chant anti-Imran Khan slogans at the gathering.

Residents of Karachi continued to suffer as the CNG crisis entered its sixth day, disrupting public transport and daily routine.

Supply of gas to CNG stations remained suspended, posing difficulties for the residents as public transport owners continued their strike, leaving commuters stranded on bus stops. On Tuesday night, SSGC the supplier of gas in Sindh and Balochistan, announced to halt gas supply to CNG stations and captive power plants of all general industries.

SSGC said that it was facing acute shortage of gas and low pressure in the system, which was affecting adequate supply to domestic and commercial sectors.