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Rawalpindi
Motorists as well as commuters are facing difficulties because of the closure of compressed natural gas (CNG) stations on the fifth consecutive day on Monday.
The taxi and rickshaw drivers have blocked the Jhelum Road and chanted slogans against SNGPL for forcefully closing down CNG stations. Commuters faced shortage of public transport as more than 50 per cent of public transport was off roads. The vehicles plying on petrol were charging high fares.
Muhammad Naeem, a taxi driver, said that motorists and commuters had to face hardships because of closure of CNG stations in Potohar region. “The PPP government has deprived us of our livelihood,” he added.
Siraj Ahmed Bhatti, a rickshaw driver, said that the government literally failed to control ever-increasing crises in the country, they should resign immediately, he suggested. He demanded of the authorities to resolve the problem otherwise situation would lead towards civil disobedience.
Fazal Sher, a motorist, said, “I am searching CNG but failed to get it. We are already perturbed over inflation, scarcity of water and other problems and the closure of CNG stations have added to our miseries,” he said. Farzana Rehan, a government servant, said that the government instead of doing anything to overcome the energy crisis is creating more problems for the public.
All Pakistan CNG Association’s Supreme Council Chairman Ghayas Abdullah Piracha when contacted by ‘The News’ condemned closure of CNG stations in Potohar Region including Rawalpindi and Islamabad. He blamed the government for forcefully closing down CNG stations. “We appeal to Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry to take suo moto notice against forceful closure of CNG stations by SNGPL.”
Motorists as well as commuters are facing difficulties because of the closure of compressed natural gas (CNG) stations on the fifth consecutive day on Monday.
The taxi and rickshaw drivers have blocked the Jhelum Road and chanted slogans against SNGPL for forcefully closing down CNG stations. Commuters faced shortage of public transport as more than 50 per cent of public transport was off roads. The vehicles plying on petrol were charging high fares.
Muhammad Naeem, a taxi driver, said that motorists and commuters had to face hardships because of closure of CNG stations in Potohar region. “The PPP government has deprived us of our livelihood,” he added.
Siraj Ahmed Bhatti, a rickshaw driver, said that the government literally failed to control ever-increasing crises in the country, they should resign immediately, he suggested. He demanded of the authorities to resolve the problem otherwise situation would lead towards civil disobedience.
Fazal Sher, a motorist, said, “I am searching CNG but failed to get it. We are already perturbed over inflation, scarcity of water and other problems and the closure of CNG stations have added to our miseries,” he said. Farzana Rehan, a government servant, said that the government instead of doing anything to overcome the energy crisis is creating more problems for the public.
All Pakistan CNG Association’s Supreme Council Chairman Ghayas Abdullah Piracha when contacted by ‘The News’ condemned closure of CNG stations in Potohar Region including Rawalpindi and Islamabad. He blamed the government for forcefully closing down CNG stations. “We appeal to Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry to take suo moto notice against forceful closure of CNG stations by SNGPL.”
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