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PM summons meeting over load shedding crisis

Caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso will be chairing an important meeting regarding the severe electricity crisis today (Monday).

According to details, the meeting will see the participation of authorities of Ministry of Water and Power. This meeting was summoned in the wake of increased protests by masses over continuous rise in load shedding along with rising temperatures this summer.

The Ministry of Petroleum has already warned of paucity of any further revenue with Pakistan State Oil (PSO) to pay for furnace oil, reserves of which are very low.

PSO has been known to have demanded an immediate payment of Rs 15 billion from Finance Ministry to enable purchase of oil.

Masses would be eyeing the meeting with fervent hopes that this meeting would be helpful in resolving some long standing solutions, while various steps regarding preservation of electricity could also be mulled.

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