Petroleum Ministry imposes SNGPL new connections ban
Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited has also stopped commercial supply to hotels and tandoors; thousands who paid urgent fees still await links amid a winter shortfall.
SNGPL has extended its ban on new gas connections for an indefinite period.
SNGPL sources say the Ministry of Petroleum ordered the ban; easing depends on easing US-Iran tensions.
Commercial gas to hotels and commercial tandoors has been halted.
Thousands who paid urgent processing fees still have no new connections.
RLNG disruption and winter demand are tightening supply; gas is issued on a fixed schedule.