Tag: Loadshedding
Uniform load shedding for all, decides cabinet
The federal cabinet on Wednesday decided that load shedding would be conducted across all provinces uniformly.
The cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz...
Cabinet decides uniform loadshedding across Pakistan
The Federal Cabinet has decided that load shedding would be conducted on an equal basis throughout the country.
A meeting was held in this regard...
Load shedding protest: CM sets up tent office in Sargodha
Chief Minister of Punjab Shahbaz Sharif said that “thieves” and “watchman” are involved in the theft of electricity.
Extending the circle of his protest against...
Outages are creating terrorists
Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif has said that loadshedding issue has hurt the country and was a major cause of terrorism. Addressing to...
Energy crisis hurting country more than terrorism: Shahbaz
Chief Minister Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif has said that loadshedding has hurt the country more than terrorism.
Addressing the officials of various provincial departments at...
Political continuity needed to earn more respect for Pakistan: PM
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf said on Saturday that Pakistan needs political continuity to become a stronger and respectable nation among the comity of...
Due to power outages, the light at the end of...
Prolonged and unscheduled outages continued to irk the citizens across the country as the power shortfall has again surged to 5,713MW. Long hours of...
No light at the end of the tunnel
Frequent power outages are taking a toll on businesses across Pakistan, Al Jazeera said in a report published on Thursday.
Most businesses and households go...
Electricity finally gets president’s attention
President Asif Ali Zardari has ordered emergency measures to overcome the crippling power crisis.
This order was issued at a high-level meeting, presided over by...
Protest staged against long power cuts in Hyderabad
Residents of Hyderabad staged a protest against unscheduled and prolonged load shedding on Thursday.
The violent protesters chanted slogans against the Hyderabad Electric Supply Company...
Energy, Karachi security major challenges: PM
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has termed the resolution of energy crisis and Karachi’s law and order as the major challenges for the incumbent...
N-league victimising foes through power riots: Hiraj
Former advisor to PM and PML-Q leader Ahmad Yar Hiraj has claimed that ‘state terrorism’ was being meted out to him and other PML-N...
Power riots
The wrong way to vent anger
The energy crisis in Pakistan is nothing new. But being fed up with false promises of the government, ineptness...
Won’t order police to shoot at hapless protesters: Shahbaz
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Tuesday said he would rather be killed before ordering authorities to open fire on people protesting against load...
PTI holds rally to show solidarity with CJP
Hundreds of activists of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI)staged protest rally in support of Chief Justice of Pakistan and against the long hours of load shedding...
Loadshedding: MNA’s House surrounded, one dead
The energy crisis in Punjab has worsened resulting in extreme measures taken by the masses. This issue has now become political as protestors have...