Karachi: Sindh hukoomat ke taraf se Sindh Infrastructure Development Cess (SIDC) ke nafaz ke baad Karachi Port par petroleum products ki clearance mein taakhir ke sabab mulk bhar mein fuel ki qillat ka khatra paida ho gaya hai.
Oil Companies Advisory Council (OCAC) ne Wazir-e-Aala Sindh ko hangami khat likh kar ittila di hai ke petroleum cargo ships aur berth par kharay jahaz discharge ke intezar mein hain, aur foran customs clearance ki zarurat hai.
OCAC ke mutabiq, PSO ke cargo oil tankers MT Islam-2 aur MT Hanifa abhi tak berth par clearance ke liye muntazir hain, jab ke Kimari mein oil ka stock khatam hota ja raha hai. Council ne kaha ke KPT par mojud do jahazon ko foran customs clearance di jaye taake mulk bhar mein fuel supply chain ka tasalsul barqarar rakha ja sake.
OCAC ne warn kiya ke agar Wafi Energy ke petroleum cargo aur 21 October ko expected PARCO ke crude cargo ko clearance na mili to surat-e-haal aur sangin ho sakti hai. Unhon ne kaha ke cess ka 1.8% nafaz petroleum ki lagat mein Rs.3 per litre se zyada izafa kar sakta hai jo bil-akhir awam par bojh banega.
OCAC ke mutabiq, zara‘ati season chal raha hai aur is surat-e-haal mein petroleum supply chain rukne ka khatra barh gaya hai. Council ne hukoomat se foran notice lene aur masla hal karne ki appeal ki hai, warn kiya ke agar supply chain toot gayi to fuel supply bahal karne mein kam az kam do haftay lag sakte hain.
