Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Naveed Qamar said on Saturday that the industry would soon be exempted from electricity load shedding.
Briefing the media about a meeting of business leaders with President Asif Ali Zardari at the Governor’s House, he said that industrial units, which had their own feeders or were situated in an area where there was no load of other consumers, would be exempted from electricity load shedding from Monday. He said that several issues, including policy matters, had been discussed and the businessmen shared their problems with the president. Information Minister Firdous Ashiq Awan, All Pakistan Textile Mills Association Chairman Ejaz Gohar were also present in the meeting along with other leaders.
Industries to be exempted from load shedding: minister
