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Summary Law ministry verified the stern corruption in LPG sector.
The Law Ministry has suggested the government of Pakistan to have an out of court dialogue with three multi-national companies and settle the issue by paying heavy damages to them, to avoid likely a case against the president, the prime minster and the foreign minister.According to the documents, Dunya News received, the Law Ministry was on the opinion that the Petroleum Ministry and OGRA officials breached with these three multinational companies to favour local LPG companies. The ministry also disclosed the terms and condition decided with these firms were also not fulfilled. According to the Law Ministry, such tactics tarnish the image of the country. Earlier, A London based legal firm has sent a consolidate legal notice to the president, PM, foreign minister, minster for Petroleum and Natural Resources and the attorney general of Pakistan that the government of Pakistan must make a handsome compensation to their client for having breached the titled agreement existing between Pakistan and Mauritius and having caused colossal loss to their client. They also alleged in the Notice that the three companies made huge investment in Pakistan in LGP sector. After their investment, a local company of LPG, owned by then president Pervez Musharraf’s friend, was accommodated out of the way, creating an artificial shortage of LPG. The government has sought out a legal opinion from the Law Ministry after receiving the notice.
