LPG marketers oppose sealing of licensed plants

LAHORE: The Pakistan LPG Marketers Association (PLPGMA) has called on the federal government to immediately stop the sealing of licensed LPG plants, warning that continued enforcement actions by regulatory authorities could disrupt supplies, push up prices and hurt millions of consumers nationwide. The Association said recent raids by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority and other bodies in Lahore and other cities were penalizing legally licensed operators, even as the industry’s outdated pricing framework remained unresolved. Marketing and distribution margins have not been revised since 2018, despite rising operational and freight costs, while local and imported LPG remain under a single pricing mechanism despite differing cost structures. Chairman PLPGMA Ahsan Butt said enforcement was addressing symptoms rather than fixing structural flaws, and called for an urgent margin revision, separate pricing for imported LPG, and immediate talks with the government to avert a nationwide supply crisis. Copyright Business Recorder, 2026

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