Late last year we got to know that the government is working on its plan to phase out CNG from vehicles with engines larger than 1000cc, a final date for implementing the plan wasn’t provided nor any hint of it. Yesterday, the caretaker PM, Hazar Khan Khoso signed the Ministry of Petroleum’s plan to ban use of CNG from cars with engines larger than 1000cc which will come into effect from 25th of May, 2013.
And to impose the ban, any CNG station which breaches the directives of the prime minister for the first time will be charged of Rs50,000 and if it violates the orders for the second time, it would face a penalty of Rs100,000 and in case it continues to defy the ban for the third time, then it would be exposed to Rs600,000 penalty. Even then it is found in violating the ban, then the said CNG station would be closed down for at least one year.
The decision does not include to ban public sector and public transport vehicle as they are exempted from the ban.
Moreover, OGRA has so far refused to implement the orders as it says that in the past, it acted on the orders which like this one, was issued without the consent of the ECC and the federal cabinet and therefore, Supreme Court took the notices and the regulator is still facing cases in the courts.
OGRA is now consulting with its legal division to ascertain whether the ban has legal backing or not.
Meanwhile, Ghiyas Paracha, Chairman of All Pakistan CNG Association has protested against the ban saying that it violates the constitution and equal rights to the people.
Saif Ali Kajani.
Ghiyas paracha is right..all people have not new cars..only few have..more than 50% people have using old cars in 1300cc & above..the old cars mileage on petrol not good like new one…i think caretaker goverment gona mad,,,
currently they went on strike so in lhr cng is not available, no idea about other cities.
my poor1600 gti 🙁
very good
800cc is every green at all the time nice decision……
if it has to be banned then it should b above 1000cc and and also above 2007 or 2010 model. many people have old big cars ex daewoo racer, hyundai ecxel ect cng should not b banned on these old cars as there market price is less than a a suzuki mehran.
PLZ down the price of petrol.
Every one is thinking towards their own ease. God bless this country. How a care taker Govt. can decide on these issues? Their job was just to conduct unfair elections. PML(N) is killing using shoulders of care taker Govt.