{
  "id": 1407540,
  "title": "Govt seeks overhaul of gas surcharge law to tackle defaults, circular debt",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/govt-seeks-overhaul-of-gas-surcharge-law-to-tackle-defaults-circular-1407540",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T23:30:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2023362/govt-seeks-overhaul-of-gas-surcharge-law-to-tackle-defaults-circular-debt"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: The government is seeking comprehensive amendments to the decades-old Gas Development Surcharge (GDS) law to strengthen recovery from defaulting consumers, account for situations where gas is sold below cost and address regulatory gaps contributing to a gas-sector circular debt that has crossed Rs3.5 trillion. Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik is scheduled to introduce in the…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}