Body formed to solve issue

ISLAMABAD - Government has formed a Coordination Committee under the Chairmanship of Minister for Water and Power Pervaiz Ashraf to decide how to overcome the ongoing gas loadshedding faced by the fertilizer sector after 20pc diversion to power generation sector. Federal Minister for Industries and Production Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani chaired a meeting regarding 20pc reduction in gas supply to the fertilizer units and its diversion for power generation as per approved by the Prime Minister in Energy Summit. Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Syed Naveed Qamar and Federal Minister for Food and Agriculture Nazar Muhammad Gondal along with the Federal Secretaries of their respective ministries also attended the meeting. The other relevant stakeholders from public and private sectors attended this meeting too. All the stakeholders expressed their viewpoint over the 20 percent curtailment of gas supply to fertilizer sector. The bad effects on fertilizer sector after a cut of gas supply which would also result in less production of urea were discussed in detail.

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