Miftah blames PTI for looming energy crisis
June 28, 2021
KARACHI: Miftah Ismail, former finance minister, has held the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government responsible for a looming energy crisis in the country. According to local media, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader was addressing a press conference in Karachi, where he said that delays in the dry docking of LNG terminals is one of the reasons for the emerging energy crisis. He asked why the government had opted for expensive fuels for electricity production.
Miftah questioned the government’s choice of opting for expensive fuels, such as furnace oil and diesel, for electricity production. It is worth mentioning here that a day earlier, Energy Minister Hammad Azhar acknowledged that the country could face a power shortage from June 29 to July 6, as the RLNG terminal would be non-functional during that period.
Miftah Ismail questioned the government s choice of opting for expensive fuels, such as furnace oil and diesel, for electricity production. DawnNewsTV/File
PML-N leader and former finance minister Miftah Ismail hit out at the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI)-led government on Sunday, holding it responsible for a looming energy crisis in the country and delays in the dry docking of liquified natural gas (LNG) terminals one of the reasons he identified for the emerging shortage of gas and electricity.
Addressing a press conference in Karachi, he also questioned the government s choice of opting for expensive fuels, such as furnace oil and diesel, for electricity production.