PSO resumes operations at Keamari oil terminal as situation returns to 'normal'.

KARACHI -- The state-run Pakistan State Oil (PSO) company on Thursday resumed operations at its oil terminal in Karachi's Keamari area, two days after the facility was closed in the wake of a suspected toxic gas leak in the neighbourhood that killed at least 10 people and affected hundreds others.

"The terminal is working at full capacity and supplies will reach fuel stations throughout Karachi by the evening," PSO spokesperson Imran Rana told Dawn.com, adding that operations at the terminal were resumed in the afternoon as the situation appeared to be getting back to normal.

A panic-like situation was witnessed at petrol pumps in Karachi on Wednesday evening as rumours of an impending fuel shortage triggered panic buying among the city's residents. PSO had insisted that despite suspension of operations at its Kermari terminal, it had "ample stock" available of fuel and that there was no need for people to panic.

In a statement issued on Thursday, the spokesperson said the "PSO management has decided to resume the company's operations at the Keamari Terminal, Karachi." The press release added that the company's Zulfiqarabad Oil Terminal is already working round-the-clock to supply fuel to Karachi and its suburbs.

The decision was taken "after careful review of the health and safety...