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SNGPL, SSGCL detected 133,106 gas theft cases in three years

ISLAMABAD, Oct 18 (APP): The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) and Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGCL) have detected around 133,106 gas theft cases in their respective operational areas during the last three years. From July 2013 to August 2016, the SNGPL identified 130,516 theft cases, involving 18,031 mmcf (million cubic feet) gas and Rs 10,496 million in stolen money, official sources in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources told APP. While, it identified gas theft of 22,819 mmcf by non-consumers and 34,154 mmcf in law and order affected areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.