Illegal gas connections in Karak, Kohat to be regularised

Source The News

The federal and provincial governments and the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines limited (SNGPL) are to regularize thousands of illegal gas connections in Karak and Kohat to avoid any mishap and preserve around 1000 MMCF of gas that is being misused.

The project is to cost around Rs5 to 6 billion. The provincial government authorities have agreed during a meeting with the Managing Director SNGPL Arif Hameed that the rubber pipes will be replaced to avoid any untoward incident, officials told The News.

The officials said around 7000 legal and 40,000 illegal connections alone in Karak use 1000 MMCF gas. “The total consumption of all the legal and illegal consumers is only 220 MMCF. The rest of the gas is wasted due to leaked pipes and illegal connections,” said the officials.

The officials said the SNGPL is bearing the losses of the theft and misuse of gas since it is paying the entire amount to the OGDCL and MOL at the time of purchase. “We had requested the government to help SNGPL regularize these connections,” said the officials.

Gas supply to south Punjab suspended

Source Dawn


The gas supply to southern Punjab and Shakardarra was suspended due to severe damage caused to the main pipeline at Swerokas area on Monday night, official sources said.


The 12-inch main pipeline supplying gas to southern Punjab through Daud Khel from Gurguri was damaged as a result of a blast when a huge rock fell on it. The police and technical teams rushed to the scene around midnight to ascertain the cause of the blast.

Later the police confirmed that the pipeline had been damaged due to falling of a rock on it and it was not sabotage. The pipeline supplies gas to Mianwali in Punjab and Shakardarra in Kohat district.

Karak dwellers to get gas, assures minister

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Provincial Minister for Prisons Mian Nisar Gul Friday said the NWFP government had deposited Rs160 million for 111-kilometre gas pipeline to Banda Daud Shah tehsil.

Addressing a meeting of Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) officials at the Circuit House in Karak town, the minister said the provincial government had constituted a committee under the chairmanship of NWFP Minister for Information Mian Iftikhar Hussain to resolve dispute over provision of natural gas in Karak. He said the committee would hold meeting in Peshawar on December 23 to discuss the complaints of the landowners of the Noshapa area.

Mian Nisar Gul warned the OGDCL officials not to force the residents to take up arms for their rights and said the work on the Noshapa oil and gas reserves would not resume till the December 23 meeting and resolution of the issue.

The provincial minister said the exploration of oil and gas in Banda Daud Shah tehsil and Noshapa had adversely affected the environment and according to a survey the abortion cases and death ratio of women in delivery cases were on the rise. He said the wildlife had also been affected.

OGDCL Regional Coordinator Mushaffaq Paracha told the meeting that efforts would be made for the uplift of the area and the projects would be approved after consulting the elected representatives.

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KWO vows to halt gas pipeline repair

Wednesday, March 04, 2009

From Nasir Iqbal Khattak

KARAK: President of Karak Welfare Organisation (KWO) Noor Ahmad Khan has warned that gas authorities would not be allowed to repair the damaged pipeline and would continue their struggle till the acceptance of their demand.

Talking to mediamen on phone from an undisclosed location here on Tuesday, he said that the indifferent attitude of concerned authorities compelled them to take such an extreme step. KWO president regretted blowing up the pipeline and said that they would halt gas supply to other parts of the country till the provision of the facility to the entire district.

Noor Ahmad further said that in December 2008, a convention was held which was attended by all political parties of the area and gas department in which it was decided that gas would be supplied to the entire district, royalty would enhanced by 30 per cent and employment would be given to locals, adding that the authorities have failed to honour their promise.

He maintained despite repeated demands, quarters concerned had denied to fulfil their promises. He demanded of the government to ensure the provision of gas to nook and corner of the district, enhance gas royalty by 30 per cent and provide employment to locals.

2 killed: At least two persons were killed here in different incidents on Tuesday.

In the first incident a vehicle crushed a cycle rider at Tarkhe Koi locality when he was crossing Indus Highway.

The injured was rushed to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. In the second incident, a man committed suicide here on Tuesday by eating poisonous medicines. Reason behind the suicide could not be ascertained.