Faisalabad industry starved of gas for third day

FAISALABAD: Gas supply to the industries in the city remained suspended for the third day in a row, which has rendered thousands of daily wage earners jobless, Geo New reported.

Sui Gas Department had announced a schedule for the suspension of gas supply to the industries for three days. Accordingly, gas supply to the industries remained suspended for the third day today, prompting all productive activities in the mills and factories standstill and thereby throwing thousands of wage earners jobless.

All Pakistan Textile Processing Mills Association said that despite President and Prime Minister of Pakistan’s announcement of ending gas load shedding from March 15, the practice of weekly three gasless days continues unabated ruining the industries in the city. They said that gas load shedding for Punjab industries alone was a conspiracy against the province of Punjab unjustifiably.