Kharif season: ECC directs Petroleum Division for gas supply to fertilizer plants.

ISLAMABAD -- The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet on Wednesday directed the Petroleum Division to supply indigenous gas to fertilizer plants till May 31 aimed at meeting the urea requirement in the country for the upcoming Kharif season, setting aside the option of importing the urea fertilizer.

The ECC meeting, chaired by Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, made this direction after considering and deliberating on a summary submitted by the Ministry of Industries and Production on Urea Fertilizer requirement for the Kharif-2023 season, a news release said.

The ministry presented details on the demand, production and domestic...

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