LPG prices to be brought down

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Dr.Asim Hussain said on Thursday that government would bring down the prices of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) to ease the burden on domestic consumers.

Talking to a private news channel, he warned that if the LPG will not be made available on low prices forests would vanish.

The minister pointed out that Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGC) and Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) would establish LPG companies and a Rs 25 million terminal would be provided in Karachi for the purpose, he added.

Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2011