Smuggling of LPG into Pakistan on the Rise: Officials
Sunday, 19 May 2013 20:01
Oil and Gas Enterprise Department of the Ministry of Commerce and Industries on Sunday said that a number of Afghani and Pakistani traders are smuggling Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) into Pakistan due to its high price in the Pakistani market.
The Oil and Gas department officials believe that if the government does not take steps to prevent smuggling, the prices of gas will increase in Afghanistan.
The officials said that the price of 1Kg of LPG in Pakistan has escalated to 180 Pakistani Rupees. Due to this steep rise in its price, the smuggling of gas has also increased.
Officials have said that at present LPG is smuggled through the Spin Boldak district in Kandahar into Pakistan.
"We are asking our security forces to prevent the smuggling of LPG into Pakistan," Head of Oil and Gas Enterprise Department of the Ministry of Commerce and Industries, Faridullah Shirzai, told TOLOnews.
Currently Pakistan does not have transit permits to pass through Afghanistan, thus, a number of Pakistani and Afghani traders smuggle LPG into Pakistan.
Smuggling of LPG into Pakistan on the Rise: Officials
Sunday, 19 May 2013 20:01
Oil and Gas Enterprise Department of the Ministry of Commerce and Industries on Sunday said that a number of Afghani and Pakistani traders are smuggling Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) into Pakistan due to its high price in the Pakistani market.
The Oil and Gas department officials believe that if the government does not take steps to prevent smuggling, the prices of gas will increase in Afghanistan.
The officials said that the price of 1Kg of LPG in Pakistan has escalated to 180 Pakistani Rupees. Due to this steep rise in its price, the smuggling of gas has also increased.
Officials have said that at present LPG is smuggled through the Spin Boldak district in Kandahar into Pakistan.
"We are asking our security forces to prevent the smuggling of LPG into Pakistan," Head of Oil and Gas Enterprise Department of the Ministry of Commerce and Industries, Faridullah Shirzai, told TOLOnews.
Currently Pakistan does not have transit permits to pass through Afghanistan, thus, a number of Pakistani and Afghani traders smuggle LPG into Pakistan.
Smuggling of LPG into Pakistan on the Rise: Officials
