Stop politicizing issue of load shedding, Kaira tells Shahbaz

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Information and Broadcasting Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira asked Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Monday to avoid doing politics on the issue of load shedding.
Talking to media in Muzzaffargarh on Monday, he said under the 18th amendment‚ the provinces are empowered to generate electricity on their own.
To a question‚ Kaira said the government had started short‚ medium and long term measures to overcome the electricity crisis.
He also said that no power plant running on fuel was closed due to the shortage of oil, adding that supply of oil to the plants had been increased to twenty five thousand metric tonne from twelve thousand metric tonne to operate the power plants in maximum capacity.
He said windstorm damaged main lines of 500 KV and 220 KVs in Muzaffargarh‚ causing loss of 1800 megawatt.
He said two lines had been restored which added 1100 megawatt of electricity to the national grid and by this evening‚ 350 power plant of Lal Peer would also be restored.
Besides, two power plants of Chasma had also resumed production due to which power generation capacity had improved and stabilized,he said.

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  1. Tum khud to judiciary ko b politicize kar rahay ho or dosroon ko haqiqi awami masail ko politicize karnay say rokna chahtay ho. Istrah to nae hota istrah k kamoon me.

  2. Kaira Saheb this PPP govt has completed its tenure and will be judged on their performance. They have not only failed but even further worsened power generation, law and order, Extortion mafia, Land Mafia, economy, state enterprises, railways, PIA, PSO, PSM, NICL, NB, OGDC, KPT, education, health etc. Name one thing other than emendments to constitution.

  3. No Kaira,you and the government after making a big deal about the crisis told the people of Pakistan that you would release funds to deliver thousands of tons of oil to facilitate the electric companies but as usual the electric companies only recieved less then half the oil promised,half,just like the governments other promises,half a.s.s. and half baked.What other excuse are you going to use the next time,TORNADO??? because you a.s.s.h.o.l.e.s. are fresh out of excuses.

  4. @All above commentators!!!This is very dangrous for unity of Pakistan, because ShahbazSharif by issuing provincialist statements is sending a wrong signal to smaller provinces, because separatists in Sindh and Balochistan will use his statements to gather support for their separatist movement. Shahbaz is a selfish and visionless man. Punjab gets larger load shedding because PMLN agrred to 18th amendment in constitution according to which the load shedding is proportional to quantity of electricity each province uses: That s y Punjab getting more load shedding. Why PMLN agreed to this? Ask them.

  5. Load shedding is done according to quantity of power each province uses. Punjab uses 70% of power so it s getting 70% of loadshedding. This is agreed by PMLN in 18th amendment. Now Sharif are preaching dangrous statements which r dangrous for unity of Pakistan.

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