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Emergency loans from financial bodies not to solve Pakistan's woes, need t
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 23 (ANI): Pakistan needs an overhaul of economic policy as the country is facing its worst ever floods in history accompanied by a huge resource gap despite getting emergency loans from global financial bodies for the reconstruction.
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Pakistan guards CPEC reality better than state secrets; power sector to fa
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 20 (ANI): Secrets of CPEC projects are guarded more than state secrets by the Pakistani government still the occasional spills suggest that these projects are facing severe challenges to sustain which is posing a great hindrance to the country's power sector growth
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Chinese-built power plant shutdown triggers misery in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 31 (ANI): One of the biggest hydro-power plants in Pakistan which were constructed by a Chinese firm on river Neelam has come to a grinding halt due to geological failure deep inside the tunnel which diverts water from the river to the power plant.
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Pakistan power authority NEPRA to raise electricity tariffs again
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 30 (ANI): Pakistan's National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has issued a decision to increase the basic electricity tariff once again after it raised the basic electricity tariff by Rs 7.9 per unit last week.
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Pakistan hikes electricity tariff by PKR 7.91 per unit
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 23 (ANI): Amid the rising inflation in the county, the Pakistani government has once again raised the electricity price in the country by PKR 7.91 per unit under "uniform national tariff".
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More heavy rainfall expected in Karachi amid prolonged power outages
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], July 12 (ANI): Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has given out a warning of "heavy to very heavy" rains from July 14 to July 17 in Karachi at a time when the day-to-day activities in the city are already disrupted by prolonged power outages.
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Pakistan: Residents of Bannu City hold protests over unscheduled power out
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Bannu City [Pakistan], July 8 (ANI): Against the unscheduled and frequent power outages in Pakistan, the residents of Bannu city took to the streets on Thursday revolting against low voltage and electricity fluctuations.
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Pakistan: Looming LNG Shortage Crisis
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 1 (ANI): In a major setback to Pakistan's ongoing energy crisis, the country has failed to procure Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) at an "affordable" price.
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Pakistan: After Sindh and Punjab, Islamabad opts to limit business hours
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 19 (ANI): After Sindh and Punjab provinces, Pakistan's capital Islamabad had also decided to limit the operational hours of markets, shopping malls, wedding halls, and restaurants amid the energy crisis in the country.
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Pakistan: Opposition party concern over undeclared power outage in Hyderab
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Hyderabad [Pakistan], June 19 (ANI): Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) has expressed its concern over the unannounced load shedding in Hyderabad and urged the government to resolve the issue for the citizens.
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Pakistan requests Iran to increase electricity export amid severe power cr
Updated : 3 years, 11 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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Pakistan: Locals stage protests in Peshawar, Swabi against gas, power cuts
Updated : 3 years, 11 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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