KARACHI: Sindh Transport Minister Owais Qadir Shah on Thursday issued a 24-hour deadline to the federal government for the resumption of the gas supply to the industries and CNG stations all over the province.

Shah said that there will be Dama Dam Mast Qalandar against the federal government if the gas supply is not restored, as the government will put its weight behind the industrialists and transporters in its protest against the federal government.

Shah said that the federal government has failed to resolve the prime issues of the people of Pakistan.

Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, in a statement issued from his office, demanded the immediate restoration of the gas supply and said that under the Article 158, people of Sindh have the first right over the gas as the province produces 70 percent of the energy in Pakistan.

Shah said that the gas crisis has prompted a severe crisis as not only the domestic consumers are facing the burnt but the industries, power projects, CNG stations have also been closed due to the non-supply.

He said that the electricity generation has also been adversely affected due to the halt.

Advisor to the chief minister on information, Murtaza Wahab, called the unawareness of gas crisis by Prime Minister Imran Khan, an admission of his failure. The minister said that the federal government maintains a discriminatory attitude towards Sindh.

Wahab warned that the crisis can prompt law and order issue in the province, adding that the CNG station’s closure can increase unemployment.