Govt moves to ensure stable urea prices, reliable gas supply for fertilizer industry

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister / Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar @MIshaqDar50 chaired a meeting on sustainable gas supply to fertilizer manufacturers, aimed at ensuring stable prices and timely availability of urea for farmers.
The committee reviewed current gas allocation to fertilizer plants, discussed pricing mechanisms, and explored options to balance industry sustainability with farmers’ affordability.
DPM/FM stressed the need for a coordinated approach between ministries, regulators, and industry players to guarantee predictable gas supplies and curb market distortions. He directed stakeholders to devise a strategy that protects farmers from price volatility and shortages.
The meeting was attended by the Ministers for National Food Security, Power, Climate Change, and Privatization, SAPM Tariq Bajwa, along with the Chairman Federal Board of Revenue, Chairman Competition Commission of Pakistan, National Coordinator Power, concerned senior government officials and representatives of the fertilizer industry.