CNG filling stations between Jhelum to Attock to go on one day strike.

RAWALPINDI, November 09, 2009 (Balochistan Times): On the call of All Pakistan CNG Association, CNG filling station in between the Jhelum to Attock District including Rawalpindi and Islamabad will observe complete strike by closing down their business from 2400 hours midnight of Monday (today) to next midnight 2400 hours as a token strike against the government decision of two weekly offs of CNG filling station. The central chairman of the association Ghayas Abdullah Paracha and Photohar Region chairman Sheikh Abid Hayyat announced this on Monday evening here at associations office in Rawalpindi Saidpur Road. They also announced the strike schedule for other region according to which Lahore and Sargodha regions CNG station would go on strike from 12th of Nov. for the same period. Similarly, on the third phase of protest, the CNG filling stations of Multan and Bahawalpur region would shut down their business from Nov. 13 for a period of 24 hours starting from Thursday midnight to next midnight. Ghayas Abdullah Paracha and Sheikh Abid Hayyat have said this token strike is against the government decision of closing CNG stations two days a week. If the government will not take back its unwise decision back immediately, the whole CNG filling station situated in Punjab and NWFP would observe complete strike for an indefinite period. They demanded of the government to form such a CNG policy that can help CNG sector to flourish. They turned down the decision of government for fixing the CNG prices at an expected rate of Rs.59 from January 2010. Paracha emphasized the government to not to fix the rate of CNG at par with the petrol abiding by its pledges with CNG sector. The government should maintain the agreed upon difference between the prices of CNG and Petroleum products, he added.

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