Responding to a motion moved by Ms Shazia Mari, Naveed Qamar, Imran Zafar Leghari, Makhdoom Mustafa Mehmood, Ejaz Jakhrani and Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah, he admitted that there was acute shortage of natural gas in twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad especially for tail enders.
Earlier Minister for Science and Technology asked the movers to convert their adjournment motion into motion under 259 and let debate the gas shortage issue in the Lower House of the Parliament.