MULTAN, Jan 2nd: Due to low pressure of the gas in 75 percent localities of Multan city, the people forced to purchase LPG to prepare the breakfast .So that their children could go to school or college and Head of family could go on Job.Taking advantage of the rising demand of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) the dealers have increased the prices of LPG cylinders. The dealers are selling the LPG at Rs100 to Rs110 per kg against the original rate of Rs.90 per kg. On the other hand the LPG dealers are also selling empty gas cylinder of 14-kg and 11.2-kg at Rs1,500 and Rs1,200 respectively. Nasir Abbas Zaidi of Amirabad said that he was using LPG in his house as the sui gas pressure in his area was very low and they can’t even make tea on it. He said that the LPG dealers are taking advantage of this situation and selling the LPG on higher rates. “If the government couldn’t provide gas to us then it should at least take some steps to control the rates of LPG,” he added. Javed Shad of Samijabad said that the concerned authorities should control the prices of LPG as the dealers were selling the gas in black. He said that pressure of sui gas always remain low in their area and they have submitted several complaints with the authorities but in vain. Zulfikar, a cab driver said that all the CNG stations were closed in the twin cities and he cannot afford to use petrol in his vehicle that’s why he was using Liquefied Petroleum Gas in his taxi cab, but now the LPG dealers were also selling it in black and charging high rates. A LPG dealer said that they were also facing shortage of LPG because of its high demand and they were also getting it on high rates. He also admitted the fact that some dealers were selling LPG in black and charging high rates from consumers.