Tag: Power
The dark horse makes his presence felt
Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) kept each other running in circles on the election day in various constituencies which were thronged...
Will have zero tolerance for corruption, injustice: Imran
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan on Friday said his party would have zero tolerance against corruption, favouritism and injustice in the society once it...
FPCCI demands exemption from gas, power cuts
The Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) on Friday demanded total exemption from power and gas load shedding to strengthen the...
PIAF seeks CJ’s help against power cuts
Pakistan Industrial and traders Associations Front (PIAF) on Tuesday sought the Chief Justice of Pakistan’s help against load shedding due to which industrial production...
Electricity restored after countrywide breakdown
Power supply to various areas of the country was partially restored on Monday morning, hours after breakdown of a major powerhouse sent most of...
MQM, ANP senators condemn govt officials for countrywide blackout
Senators belonging to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and the Awami National Party (ANP) on Monday grilled government officials over the massive electricity breakdown...
‘Only Veena can lure minister for Water and Power to the...
Humayun Mandokhel on Monday criticized minister for water and power over his absence from session of Senate's Standing Committee on Water and Power, a...
Mixed opinions surface following SC order to arrest PM
Mixed opinions surfaced in the metropolitan after the Supreme Court’s verdict in the Rental Power Projects (RPPs) Case that ordered arrest of Prime Minister...
SC seeks report in Rental Power case
The Supreme Court (SC) Friday sought a clarification from National Accountability Bureau (NAB) over the removal of investigation officer in the Rental Power case,...
Presidency, PM House among power defaulters
The President’s House, Prime Minister’s House, intelligence agencies and defence institutions are among defaulters who have failed to make payments against use of electricity,...
Govt committed to smooth transition of power: PM
Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Monday said that the government was committed to holding free, fair and transparent elections and ensure a smooth...
No money for new hydel power projects: WAPDA chairman
Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) Chairman Raghib Shah on Thursday said that there are no funds available for new hydel projects.
Shah told the...
Commemorative stamp released for FFC’s pioneering Wind Power Project
Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited (FFC) is the largest urea manufacturer in Pakistan. To meet its diversification and environment protection policy, FFC is also pioneering...
1,500 MW power being pilfered in country: minister
Water and Power Minister Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar said on Thursday that 1500 MW power pilfering was presently taking place in the country and action...
An eye on the Throne
The Afghan Taliban led by Mullah Omar could share power with rival groups in the future Afghan government, but not without any share of...
ADB approves $245m to improve Pakistan’s power distribution system
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a loan of $245 million (Tranche 3) for the eight distribution companies to improve power distribution system in...
Japanese anti-nuclear vote melts away
Eight million people signed an Internet petition demanding an end to nuclear power and hundreds of thousands joined public protests. Yet Japan handed an...
