By Khaleeq Kiani Mna Abdul Qadir
ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Tuesday expressed concern over 鈥減oor regulatory environment鈥 in the petroleum sector, observing that lives were in danger after an official disclosure that almost half of a total of 2,000 bowsers handling liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) were not registered anywhere.
The issue came to light at a me颅颅eting of the National Assem颅bly鈥檚 Standing Committee on Plann颅颅ing, Development and Spe颅cial Ini颅颅颅tiatives.
The meeting, chaired by MNA Abdul Qadir Gillani, dw颅颅elt at length on the LPG tanker explosion in Multan on Jan 27.
Expressing concern over the tragedy, Abdul Qadir Gillani said: 鈥淪uch incidents are becoming frequent and providing meagre aid to victims is not a solution. This must stop 鈥 we must take action against those found responsible.鈥
Other members of the committee echoed these sentiments, dra颅wing attention to the unchecked and hazardous sale of LPG in plastic bags in Khyber Pakhtun颅khwa and incidents of theft in Sindh.
The committee criticised the Oi