SNGPL cuts 179 gas connections

LAHORE:The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL), in its campaign against gas theft and illegal usage, disconnected 179 connections across Punjab, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, and Islamabad, imposing fines exceeding Rs4.8 million. According to a spokesman for the SNGPL, in Multan and Sahiwal, 38 connections were severed due to illegal gas usage, resulting in fines totaling Rs210,000.

Meanwhile, Lahore and Faisalabad saw 44 connections cut, with fines amounting to over Rs2 million. In Sheikhupura, Gujranwala, and Gujrat, 17 connections were disconnected for illegal gas use, incurring fines of Rs1.55 million. Additionally, 21 connections were dismantled in Bahawalpur and Rawalpindi for similar violations.

In Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, particularly in Peshawar, Karak, and Mardan, authorities disconnected 59 connections, imposing fines exceeding Rs1 million and filing eight FIRs against violators.