KARACHI: Provincial Minister for Industries, Commerce and Cooperative Department Jam Ikramullah Dharejo Monday expressed concern over the news of gas load shedding to industrial and domestic consumers of Sindh.

He requested the Prime Minister of Pakistan to take notice of the gas load shedding news in Sindh province, he said in his statement. The minister said: “Sindh province is the most gas producing province in Pakistan. Gas load-shedding will send a blow to industrial activities in Sindh province. The gas load shedding is likely to increase unemployment and poverty in the province.”

Dharejo said that the Prime Minister should pay special attention to this issue and solve it on priority basis. He said that the Sindh government was committed to industrial development in the province besides standing by the industrialists of Sindh province to solve the problems.