As the temperature goes down across Pakistan, the government has announced new schedule of gas loadshedding for winter.
As per details, the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) released new timings for the gas loadshedding in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Punjab.
The new schedule will remain in effect till February and the supply is divided into three separate parts.
Gas will be available to domestic user during these three time periods during the day.
- Morning: 5:30 am to 8:30 am
- Afternoon: 11:30 am to 1:00 pm
- Evening: 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm.
The domestic users are urged to plan their daily cooking routine according to the newly announced gas schedule. On the other hand, the industrial users are exempted from the gas loadshedding.
No price change in January
Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik announced on Tuesday that the government will keep gas prices unchanged from January 1, 2026, following directives from the Prime Minister.
Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik said during a briefing to the National Assembly Standing Committee on Petroleum that no change is being made in the price of gas on the instructions of the Prime Minister.
He announced that the price of gas is not being increased from January 2026 on the orders of the Prime Minister.
He added further that the circular debt of gas is not increasing anymore. Adding that the circular debt of gas is 3 thousand billion, which includes LPS.
The Minister of Petroleum said that Qatar maintained the terms of the contract in a difficult situation.
He said that the LNG cargo from Qatar went up to 30 dollars globally.
Adding that Qatar continued to supply us under the agreement. He further said that Pakistan values this relationship with Qatar.
He said that the flow of the circular debt of gas is zero. As of current, the circular debt of gas is 3 thousand billion rupees, 1700 billion rupees is interest in the circular debt of gas.
If the circular debt were increasing, the price of gas would have to be increased.
