Energy shortage was diminished to a great extent due to import of LNG, he said talking to PTV.

He said the present government had evolved a consensus on import of LNG, terming it a right decision.

Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh categorically denied any irregularities in import of LNG from Qatar. “We were supplying uninterrupted LNG to industrial sector to generate more products,” he added.

He said the national economy was further improving as Grass Domestic Product (GDP) had also enhanced due to concrete measures taken by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government.