Information Minister Attaullah Tarar and Petroleum Minister Ali Pervez Malik said in a joint press conference that people are facing many difficulties. He said that even today the people will get good news regarding the reduction in the prices of petroleum products. They have further reduced the prices in the global market, the benefit of this will be passed on to the people. 130 billion subsidy was given to the people under the relief scheme. Federal Minister Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik has said that the government is trying to import LNG to meet the gas needs in the coming winter, while efforts will be made to ensure gas supply through the pipeline to domestic consumers in all three cooking hours. In his address, the Minister of Petroleum said that due to shortage of LPG in the country and increase in prices, ordinary citizens are facing difficulties. Complaints have been received from some cities of LPG price reaching Rs 700-800 per kg, while there are also availability issues in various areas. He said that on the instructions of the Prime Minister, contacts are being made with the relevant departments on the issues of LPG supply and prices for the past few days so that the process of making illegal profits by compulsion of the people can be stopped.