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Blackout grips Pakistan as country fails to pay Chinese power producers
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 16 (ANI): Due to Pakistan's inability to make payments to the Chinese power supplies, the country lies in the abyss of electricity outages which is disrupting life and business amid this unbearable heatwave.
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Sri Lanka: Ceylon Electricity Board head quits; apologizes after alleging
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 14 (ANI): The Chairman of Sri Lanka's Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), M M C Ferdinando has resigned days after he alleged before the parliamentary panel that Prime Minister Narendra Modi influenced President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to award a wind power project to the Ad
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Electricity production disrupted in Nepal after man clings to transmission
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Nuwakot [Nepal], June 11 (ANI): Electricity production in Nepal's Nuwakot's hydro-electric plant has been stalled after a person climbed on a power transmission line and has been clinging onto it.
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Maryam Nawaz lashes out at ex-generals, says were 'not loyal to their inst
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 10 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Thursday lashed out at the ex-generals of the Pakistani armed forces and said that they were "not loyal to their institution."
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Pakistan requests Iran to increase electricity export amid severe power cr
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 8 (ANI): Pakistan's Minister of Development and Planning Ahsan Iqbal requested Iran to increase Iran's electricity exports to the Pakistani province of Balochistan, The Express Tribune reported citing an Iran News Agency.
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Pak govt imposes ban on wedding ceremonies after 10pm in Islamabad
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 8 (ANI): Amid the ongoing electricity shortage and worsening power cuts, the Pakistan government has imposed a ban on wedding functions after 10 pm, to be effective from Wednesday.
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Pakistan: Locals stage protests in Peshawar, Swabi against gas, power cuts
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], June 7 (ANI): A large number of people from different walks of life staged protests in Peshawar and Swabi against the excessive power and gas cuts demanding the Pakistan government to ensure an immediate smooth supply of electricity and natural gas.
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Pak govt apologizes to masses, vows to rectify power shortage
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 7 (ANI): After facing backlash from its citizens over a hike in electricity prices as well as power shortage, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif-led government on Monday apologized to the masses and vowed to rectify the problem of load-shedding.
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Protests continue in Pakistan over fuel prices hike
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], June 5 (ANI): After Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif-led government again increased the prices of petrol in Pakistan, the political party, Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) staged a protest across Karachi.
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Pakistan govt employees announce sit-in as fuel, electricity tariffs spike
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 4 (ANI): The Pakistani government employees are set to hold a sit-in outside the country's Finance Ministry from Monday, demanding a raise in their salaries owing to the unprecedented increase in the fuel and electricity tariffs.
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POSOCO signs MoU with IMD for better electricity grid management
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): National grid operator Power System Operation Corporation (POSOCO) on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) for cooperation in the areas of electricity grid management.
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HC asks Centre to examine claims of Delhi, Haryana for allocation of power
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Centre through the Ministry of Power to examine the rival claims and consider the validity of the right of the States of Haryana as well as Delhi for continued allocation of power from Dadri-II power plant.
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