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Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif blames PTI for energy crisis in country
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 17 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday blamed the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government for the ongoing energy crisis in the country and said that the load shedding across the country is due to the "mismanagement and incompetence of the p
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Pakistanis forced to pray in dark during Ramzan as govt's claims to addres
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], April 15 (ANI): Pakistanis are facing great difficulties as the government despite making tall claims of resolving the persistent issue of load shedding in Karachi even during the Taraweeh prayer timings and because of this people are forced to perform prayers in sheer
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Pakistan: Electricity shortage reaches critical levels, unannounced load-s
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 31 (ANI): The power crisis across Pakistan has intensified as the overall electricity shortfall reached 5000 megawatts, local media reported on Thursday.
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Pakistan political party protests against power cuts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 28 (ANI): Pakistan's political party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUIF) has staged a protest against the hours-long electricity load shedding in Bajaur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
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Frequent load-shedding continues to trigger unrest in Gilgit Baltistan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Gilgit Baltistan [PoK], February 10 (ANI): Load-shedding and the increase in the price of electricity have been a major problem for residents in Pakistan occupied Gilgit Baltistan.
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Peshawar Jirga condemns hours-long power, gas load shedding
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], February 2 (ANI): The Peshawar Qaumi Jirga has expressed protest over hours-long power and gas load shedding and warned of ringing the offices of Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) and Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) to convey their message.
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Pakistan: Protest held in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa against hours-long power load
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 1 (ANI): Thousands of people gathered in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province to protest against the hours-long electricity load-shedding and dereliction of duty by the staff of Peshawar Electric Supply Company at Gandheri area in Nowshera district.
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Awami Action Committee protest in Skardu over load shedding, food crisis
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Gilgit-Baltistan [PoK], January 11 (ANI): The Gilgit-Baltistan based Awami Action Committee (AAC) on Monday organised a protest in Skardu against repeated and prolonged power shedding and a crisis of food items, amidst heavy snowfall in the area.
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Pakistan: Women protest against excessive power, gas outages in Lakki
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], December 29 (ANI): A large number of women clad in 'Burqas' held a protest demonstration on Tuesday against power, gas load-shedding in Lakki city.
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Jamaat-i-Islami stages protest in Lahore against gas outages, increasing t
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], December 13 (ANI): Pakistan's Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) party on Monday held demonstrations in dozens of places in the city of Lahore in Punjab province to protest against gas load shedding and increasing tariffs for power and water utilities.
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Coal supply issue: 4 out of 27 power generation units currently shut in Ma
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 12 (ANI): Amid reports of coal shortage in the country, Maharashtra Energy Minister Nitin Raut has said that four out of 27 power generation units are currently shut in the state and added that no load shedding will be there due to coal crisis.
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Power ministry asks states to use unallocated power, not sell it outside a
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): The Ministry of Power on Monday requested all states and Union Territories to use unallocated power only to supply electricity to its consumers in the State and not impose load shedding or sell it in power exchanges at higher prices.
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