Sindh not only gets royalty from gas, its gas is priced much more than the gas of Balochistan. The current system of gas pricing is based on well head price. Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Resources - Government of Pakistan
Where Sindh gets paid more for the same unit of gas produced compared to Balochistan. And also Sindh gets 69% of gas royalty WHICH IS NOT PART OF FEDERAL DIVISIBLE POOL but PAID DIRECTLY TO SINDH.
Under country’s constitutional article 161 provinces get royalty, surcharge and excise duty on Oil and gas resources. Collection from these two is not part of Federal Divisible Pool, federal government after deducting 2.5% collection transfers directly to provinces.
For current fiscal year 2008-09, federal budget estimated Rs 57 amount to be collected for royalty distribution, provinces were to get following share
Sindh Rs 39.4 billion 69%
Balochistan Rs 8.3 14%
Punjab Rs 5 9%
NWFP Rs 4.3 billion 8%
Pakistan Energy Report- Sindh produces 31% more than what it consumes Indus Asia Online Journal (iaoj)