{
  "id": 7697154,
  "title": "UGDC establishes national presence at Gastech expo",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/ugdc-establishes-national-presence-at-gastech-expo",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-16T03:44:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40439711/ugdc-establishes-national-presence-at-gastech-expo"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pakistan's private gas supplier, Universal Gas Distribution Company (UGDC), has officially joined Gastech, the world's premier international energy forum, marking its first-ever participation in the event's 54-year history. UGDC, representing the country on this global stage, has established a national presence at the Gastech Exhibition & Conference 2026, held at BITEC in Thailand from September 14–17. The company's CEO, Ghiyas Paracha, expressed appreciation for the government's policy to allocate 35 percent of gas to private parties, which has enabled UGDC to pitch foreign companies to invest in the gas distribution network in Pakistan. UGDC aims to transform the nation's energy market by attracting foreign direct investment, establishing direct business-to-business (B2B) joint ventures, and cutting gas prices in Pakistan. The company has already operationalized three dormant gas fields by processing raw gas into pipeline-quality supply and plans to scale purification infrastructure and integrate stranded reserves into the national grid with international partners, including top US firms.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}