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Framework made to save 50% citizens from gas price hike

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Dr Musadik added that it was distressing that the ex-government did not procure Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) cargoes that were available at the reduced rate of $4 per MMBTU (Metric Million British Thermal Unit) two years ago He said although the price of crude oil had declined in the world market, the rate of refined fuel did not decrease at the matching ratio. He claimed that before leaving the government, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) signed laws that gave the federal government no ability to adjust the gas price set by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)   ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Petroleum Dr Musadik Malik on Thursday said, “The ministry had designed a broader framework under which 50 percent of the country’s total population, including the poorest of the poorest people, would be rescued from the gas price hike.”

FO condoles over tragic gas leak incident in Jordan

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Chlorine gas leaked at Jordan’s Aqaba port. Pakistan expressed condolences over the tragic incident 12 people died, 251 were injured in a chlorine gas leak Aqaba Port is a major route for Iraqi trade ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has extended condolences over the loss of lives as well as injuries in the tragic incident at Aqaba Port, Jordan. In a statement, Foreign Office spokesperson Asim Iftikhar expressed deepest sympathies to the families of the deceased and prayed for the speedy recovery of those injured. The spokes