Govt bodies owe SNGPL Rs37b in dues
The company has urged all government entities to settle their dues promptly to avoid further action. Final notices had already been sent to these defaulters in April 2025.
According to the notices, government hospitals owe the company a total of Rs1.4125 billion. The hospitals in the federal capital owe the SNGPL Rs183.62 million, hospital in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), Rs106.08 million and hospital in Punjab are supposed to pay Rs1.12 million to the company.
The police departments in the federal capital and the two provinces where the company operates — Punjab and the K-P — owe it Rs499.7 million with Rs141.5 million to be paid by Islamabad Police, Rs63.13 million to be paid by the K-P Police and Rs295.04 million to be paid by Punjab Police.
The jail in the K-P and Punjab are also supposed to pay Rs607 million to the company with Rs38.6 million to be paid by prisons in the K-P and Rs569 million to be paid by prisons in Punjab.
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) also owes the SNGPL Rs251.2 million. The Public Works Departments (PWD) owes Rs141.6 million with Rs118.46 million at federal level; Rs5.028 million in the K-P and Rs18.114 million in Punjab.
Educational Institutions are also due to pay the gas company a total of Rs115.28 million with institutions at the federal level owing it Rs65.58 million; the K-P, Rs17.14 million and Punjab, Rs32.554 million.
According to the notices, Commandant Police Training College at Sihala, owes it Rs146.37 million; Lahore' General Hospital, Rs97.74 million; Punjab House Executive Engineer, Rs89.21 million; Lahore's Mayo Hospital, Rs85.7 million and PIMS, 61.4 million.
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