President of Multan Chamber of Commerce & Industry Shahid Naseem Khokhar has hailed the decision of President Asif Ali Zardari to form a committee comprising officials and representatives of leading business and industrial houses and stock exchanges to review the entire gas sector in the country and submit proposals for equitable availability of gas to domestic, industrial and commercial consumers across the country and described it a good step.
In a press statement, Khokhar said that some elements were exploiting the situation and giving it political colour. He said that the Committee, to be headed by the minister for petroleum and in his absence by the secretary petroleum, will comprise representatives of the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma), the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry, stock markets, the managing directors of the state sector gas supply companies and other relevant officials to redress the grievances of Industrialists of Punjab.
According to him, Zardari said the gas supply issues raised by the labour in Punjab must be looked into on a priority basis and their complaints addressed forthwith. "The PPP is a party of the labour and the problems and issues of the working class must be addressed urgently," he said. The President said that the textile industry was in critical situation and it must not be allowed to suffer on account of gas shortage.
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