*APCNGA Starts Hunger Strike To Safeguards Interests Of 80 Million People,
3.7 Million Car Owners, Rs 400 Billion Investment And End To Loadshedding*
*Move to destroy CNG sector to introduce LPG, LNG failed, controversial
decisions should be taken back*
*CNG sector using only 6.9 per cent gas, has no alternative, gas being
provided to influential sectors illegally*
*SC notice on corruption in LPG welcomed, termed support of APCNGA stance*
*Dated March 12*
The All Pakistan CNG Association (APCNGA) on Tuesday commenced hunger
strike to protect interests of 80 million masses using CNG-powered vehicles
for transportation, 3.7 million owners of vehicles using economical fuel,
safeguard Rs 400 billion investment in the CNG sector and bring end to
unjust loadshedding.
We are protesting anti-CNG policies of the government, politically
motivated gas distribution, 5-day gas load shedding in Punjab, continuous
maltreatment, and abuse of power by authorities, said Ghiyas Abdullah
Paracha, Chairman Supreme Council APCNGA while speaking to reporters in the
hunger strike camp.
Leaders of APCNGA from across country including Fazal Muqeem, Pervaiz
Khattak, Fayaz Gillani, Abid Hayat, Brig. Iftikhar, Irfan Ghauri, Syed
Sabzwari, Tariq Malik, Ashar Haleem, Malik Zulfiquar, Anjum Riaz and others
were also present on the occasion.
Ghiyas Paracha said that in a bid to introduce costly imported LNG and LPG
to benefit few influential, government has been systematically destroying
CNG sector which will be resisted.
He said that efforts to familiarise masses with costly liquid fuels met
with failure despite the fact that gas crisis was engineered to justify the
wrongdoing.
However, he said, in the process millions of jobs were lost, masses were
punished and deprived of economical transportation and investment of around
Rs 400 billion was put on stake, he said.
Paracha said that APCNGA has been blowing whistles over massive, continued
and unprecedented corruption in the petroleum ministry while recent move of
the Supreme Court to take notice of corruption in the LPG import scam
proves that our stance was just and based on irrefutable facts.
Some influential officials and crooked businessmen have shaped a gang to
deprive masses of their rights, relieve them of their hard earned money and
lay waste to our investments, he said, adding that plundering national
resources will not be allowed come what may.
A mafia has been suing energy crisis to increase personal fortunes and they
come up with another idea in case of failure of former move, Paracha
informed.
He said that many owners of CNG filling stations from all across Pakistan
are not being provided gas since one and a half years despite directives of
the Prime Minister and courts which is devastating their Rs 10 billion
investments.
On October 04, 2011 and Jan 01, 2013 the Prime Minister issued orders to
provide gas to our CNG outlets but it could not be implemented due to
friction between petroleum ministry and Ogra.
The all-powerful bureaucracy also violated the orders of High Courts
directing implementation of PM’s orders, he added.
New CNG stations will not enhance the usage of gas but distribute load
which will relieve masses that have to wait for hours to get their tanks
refilled.
Ghiyas Paracha demanded reversal of all the anti-CNG moves, abandoning
projects which are to benefit few and reduce gas loadshedding duration in
Punjab.
He asked the incoming government to revisit all the decision taken by the
incompetent cabal to ensure smooth flow and give break to the masses.
3.7 Million Car Owners, Rs 400 Billion Investment And End To Loadshedding*
*Move to destroy CNG sector to introduce LPG, LNG failed, controversial
decisions should be taken back*
*CNG sector using only 6.9 per cent gas, has no alternative, gas being
provided to influential sectors illegally*
*SC notice on corruption in LPG welcomed, termed support of APCNGA stance*
*Dated March 12*
The All Pakistan CNG Association (APCNGA) on Tuesday commenced hunger
strike to protect interests of 80 million masses using CNG-powered vehicles
for transportation, 3.7 million owners of vehicles using economical fuel,
safeguard Rs 400 billion investment in the CNG sector and bring end to
unjust loadshedding.
We are protesting anti-CNG policies of the government, politically
motivated gas distribution, 5-day gas load shedding in Punjab, continuous
maltreatment, and abuse of power by authorities, said Ghiyas Abdullah
Paracha, Chairman Supreme Council APCNGA while speaking to reporters in the
hunger strike camp.
Leaders of APCNGA from across country including Fazal Muqeem, Pervaiz
Khattak, Fayaz Gillani, Abid Hayat, Brig. Iftikhar, Irfan Ghauri, Syed
Sabzwari, Tariq Malik, Ashar Haleem, Malik Zulfiquar, Anjum Riaz and others
were also present on the occasion.
Ghiyas Paracha said that in a bid to introduce costly imported LNG and LPG
to benefit few influential, government has been systematically destroying
CNG sector which will be resisted.
He said that efforts to familiarise masses with costly liquid fuels met
with failure despite the fact that gas crisis was engineered to justify the
wrongdoing.
However, he said, in the process millions of jobs were lost, masses were
punished and deprived of economical transportation and investment of around
Rs 400 billion was put on stake, he said.
Paracha said that APCNGA has been blowing whistles over massive, continued
and unprecedented corruption in the petroleum ministry while recent move of
the Supreme Court to take notice of corruption in the LPG import scam
proves that our stance was just and based on irrefutable facts.
Some influential officials and crooked businessmen have shaped a gang to
deprive masses of their rights, relieve them of their hard earned money and
lay waste to our investments, he said, adding that plundering national
resources will not be allowed come what may.
A mafia has been suing energy crisis to increase personal fortunes and they
come up with another idea in case of failure of former move, Paracha
informed.
He said that many owners of CNG filling stations from all across Pakistan
are not being provided gas since one and a half years despite directives of
the Prime Minister and courts which is devastating their Rs 10 billion
investments.
On October 04, 2011 and Jan 01, 2013 the Prime Minister issued orders to
provide gas to our CNG outlets but it could not be implemented due to
friction between petroleum ministry and Ogra.
The all-powerful bureaucracy also violated the orders of High Courts
directing implementation of PM’s orders, he added.
New CNG stations will not enhance the usage of gas but distribute load
which will relieve masses that have to wait for hours to get their tanks
refilled.
Ghiyas Paracha demanded reversal of all the anti-CNG moves, abandoning
projects which are to benefit few and reduce gas loadshedding duration in
Punjab.
He asked the incoming government to revisit all the decision taken by the
incompetent cabal to ensure smooth flow and give break to the masses.
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