Islamabad: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday said the government has decided to revamp the oil and gas sector. The sector will be reinvigorated to enhance production for meeting the country’s growing energy demand, he added.
He was talking to Dr Asim Hussain, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Petroleum and Natural Resources, who called on him accompanied by Abdul Rasheed Lone, the outgoing Managing Director of the Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Ltd (SNGPL) and Irfan Qureshi, the Managing Director of the Pakistan State Oil (PSO).
The prime minister appreciated Rasheed Lone and Irfan Qureshi for their services. On Tuesday Gilani interviewed and selected Ejaz Chaudhry, Secretary Ministry of Petroleum, Naeem Malik Additional Secretary Ministry of Petroleum, Arif Hameed as Acting Managing Director SNGPL, J. A. Shah as Acting Managing Director PSO, Asif Sindhu as acting MD Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) and Aziz Ahmed Bilour, Secretary Ministry of Defence Production.
The prime minister urged the new appointees to work with dedication and make every effort to enhance production to overcome the energy shortage which is hampering the growth of economy and creating difficulties in everyday life of common man.
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