Prime Minister Imran Khan Sunday took notice of ‘overbilling’ of the domestic gas consumers and directed the minister for petroleum to conduct immediate inquiry into the matter, according to a statement issued by the PM Office. The prime minister said that putting extra burden of gas prices on the masses was unjustified, the statement added.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was on a day-long visit to Lahore on Sunday, approved the ‘Punjab Spatial Strategy’ and assured the provincial government of all possible support by the federal government.

The prime minister chaired a meeting over the capacity enhancement of Punjab government’s administration and financial resources, the PM Office said in a separate statement. During the meeting, the prime minister stressed the need for restructuring of the administrative infrastructure for the welfare of the people. The meeting considered proposals for the utilization of technology, investment and use of human resource for achieving the economic growth. Dr. Salman Shan, a renowned economist, gave a detailed briefing. The meeting also deliberated upon the measures for increasing the skilled manpower and for the growth of agriculture, industry, energy and infrastructure.

Deliberations took place on the steps that should be taken to better promote agriculture, industry, power, infrastructure, and skilled human resource. It was advised that emphasis be given on increasing agricultural and industrial output and also on identifying ways to diversify the range of products being manufactured.

The development plan for 50 cities and 36 major districts of Punjab also came under discussion and it was decided that at least 15 cities of the province be declared ‘economic hubs’.