t-align: justify;">ISLAMABAD, Sep 2 (APP): Deputy Prime Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar on Monday reaffirmed the government’s unwavering commitment to supporting the petroleum industry and achieving energy autarky in Pakistan.
t-align: justify;">He expressed these views while chairing the second meeting of the committee constituted by the prime minister to tackle challenges facing the petroleum industry.
t-align: justify;">Among others, the meeting was attended by Ministers for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Petroleum and Power, senior government officials besides representatives from the petroleum sector.
t-align: justify;">The committee reviewed progress on actionable points from the first meeting and expressed satisfaction with the advancements made.
t-align: justify;">The DPM urged continued pursuit of all initiatives, focusing on key areas like developing an integrated energy plan; evaluation and optimizing gas utilization from dedicated fields; restructuring sui companies; establishing a one-window facilitation cell for petroleum exploration; automating and digitalizing workflows at DGPC.
t-align: justify;">Dar urged finalizing a framework for implementing CCI’s petroleum sector decisions and rationalizing port charges according to international standards.
