Pakistan, March 16 -- Overbilled gas consumers can finally heave a sigh of relief as the government admitted that higher slab rates were responsible for the issuance of inflated bills while announcing that such users would be compensated.

Prime Minister Imran Khan has also stepped forward in this regard by taking notice of the higher gas bills. A spokesperson claimed that following his directives, Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) had announced to compensate overbilled gas consumers on March 11. He added that the extra amount charged from the gas consumers would be adjusted in the next month's bills and the SNGPL 's regional offices were at present collecting data of bills with pressure factor so as to compensate the consumers....