LPG dealers announce countrywide strike on July 31

Karachi: Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) vendors announced a countrywide strike on July 31 against the sale of the commodity at fixed government prices.

There will be a symbolic strike on Monday over the hike in LPG prices, according to Irfan Khokhar, chairman of the LPG Industries Association.

Khokhar claimed that all LPG shops will remain closed from 8 AM to 12 PM on July 31.

Further he added that it would be made sure that consumers would receive gas at the going rate. He continued, "Unnecessary proceedings against LPG outlets should be avoided, and direct meddling in LPG operations by police and government authorities should be prevented.

Irfan predicted that on August 5 and 6, there would be a nationwide shutdown if the government failed to comply with the association's requests.

Earlier, Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) vendors demanded a nationwide strike on Friday in protest of the product's "expensive prices."

The chairman of the LPG Industries Association of Karachi Irfan Khokhar, announced in a statement that distributors will begin a nationwide strike on August 5 by closing their stores.

Khokhar said that LPG was not being sold anywhere in the nation at the specified official price and added that the gas was being offered at higher prices as a result of black-market activity.

He said that officers of Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) officials were responsible for the sale of "expensive gas." The price per kilogram is Rs178, he continued, yet LPG was being supplied for Rs220 to Rs350 per kg, stating that he will file a lawsuit to challenge this.