Overview
- A high-level meeting convened by a prime-minister-appointed committee approved the restoration of 35 million cubic feet per day of natural gas to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with CNG stations set to reopen and receive supply from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily starting Thursday.
- Officials said the decision followed direct intervention by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s committee and included participation from federal ministers, KP leaders and Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited management.
- The federal government instructed Punjab to remove obstacles to interprovincial wheat and flour transport and provided the Ministry of National Food Security’s WhatsApp number for dealers to report any hindrances.
- Authorities confirmed the agreement is being implemented immediately and that gas distribution will be monitored to ensure fair usage and to prevent diversion from the CNG sector.
- Restoring CNG supply should ease transport and fuel shortages for motorists and businesses in KP, while officials warn that supply stability will depend on continued federal-provincial coordination and on-the-ground monitoring.