I am di s cus s i ng about t he s ui Nor t her n Gas Pi pel i nes Li mi t ed, whi ch i s
wor ki ng i n pr ovi nce Punj ab and nor t h wes t pr ovi nce. Sui Nor t her n Gas Pi pel i nes L i mi t ed was i ncor por at ed as a pr i vat e company i n J une 1963 wi t h t he obj ect of t r ans mi s s i on and distribution of natural gas in Punjab, North West frontier province, and the federal capitalar ea. Sui Nor t her n Gas Pi pel i nes Li mi t ed was l at er conver t ed i nt o a publ i c l i mi t edcompany i n J anuar y 1964 under t he compani es act 1913 ( now compani es or di nance 1984), and is listed on three stock exchange of the company. The company took over theexi s t i ng Sui - Mul t an s ys t em ( 349 Kms of 16 i nch and 129 Kms of 10 i nch di amet er pipeline) from Pakistan industrial development corporation and Dhulian- Rawalpindi-Wah system (132 Kms of 6 inch diameter pipeline) from Attock Oil Company limited.the company's commercial operations commenced by selling an average 47 MMCFD gasin two regions viz. Multan and Rawalpindi, serving a total number of 67 consumers. Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited is the largest integrated gas company with an existingtransmission system of 6,195 Kms and distribution system of 46871 Kms. The companyserves more than 2.7 mill ion consumers in north central Pakistan through an extensivenetwork in Punjab and North West frontier province. The company has over 43 years of experience and maintenance of high pressure gas transmission and distribution system. ithas also expanded its activities to undertake the planning, designing and construction of pipelines, both for itself and other organizations. 1.5 Company Profile Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) is the largest integrated gas companyserving more than 3.4 million consumers in North Central Pakistan through an extensiven e t wo r k i n P u n j a b a n d NWF P . Th e Co mp a n y h a s o v e r 4 6 y e a r s o f e x p e r i e n c e i n operation and maintenance of high-pressure gas transmission and distribution systems. Ithas also expanded its activities to undertake the planning, designing and construction of pipelines, both for itself and other organizations. SNGPL operates in a region of thenation that has a rapidly growing demand for natural gas and power generation due tosignificant industrial development.SNGPL was incorporated as a private limited Company in 1963 and converted into a public limited company in January 1964 under the Companies Act 1913, now Companies3