Dr Asim Husain, Advisor to Prime Minister on Petroleum and Natural Resources on Monday assured the representatives of All Pakistan Oil Tankers Owners Association (APOTOA) that he would arrange funds for timely construction of tankers' terminal.
Chairing a meeting with the representatives of APOTOA, Oil Marketing Companies, City District Government, Karachi and oil refineries, Dr Asim said that he would ensure that the construction of the terminals at Zulfiqarabad and Machh Goth near Hub Chowki, Lasbela, was expedited and hoped that they would start functioning within few months.
According to an official statement, Petroleum Advisor was of the view that the construction of a full fledge tanker terminal require enormous funds and significant time which was difficult to manage under the present circumstances therefore instead of constructing state-of-the-art tankers' terminals he would ensure that terminals with essential facilities like levelled parking area, filtered drinking water, rest area, mosque etc were constructed during the next few months.
He said that the necessary funds would be arranged with the support of Oil Marketing Companies, City District Governments and the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources. The City District Government, Oil Marketing Companies, APOTOA, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources shall monitor progress and ensure proper construction of the parking area / oil tankers terminals in collaboration with APOTOA. Chairman APOTOA Muhammad Aslam Khan Niazi expressed his gratitude to the Advisor for sparing time and taking personal interest to resolve the longstanding issues of APOTOA.-PR
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