Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif said on Friday while criticizing the government said that the gas shortage was the result of the government s criminal negligence.

Shahbaz Sharif, while expressing concern over gas crisis, said that the government had promised to provide gas to domestic consumers at least three times a day, but this did not happen.

He said the children are forced to go to school hungry but the government is not aware of it, adding that our mothers, sisters and daughters are also having difficulty in cooking.

The PML-N president went on to say that the gas crisis in the country prevails due to the incompetence and corruption of Imran Niazi, adding that there is not even enough gas in the houses for women to cook, while the gas supply to the industry is being cut off.