Tag: Shortage
Electricity shortfall reaches 6500 MGW
The electricity shortfall has reached 6500 megawatt due to shortage of oil and gas to power houses.
According to the Ministry of Water and Power...
Capital in grip of water shortage
Due to lack of proper planning, various sectors of federal capital are facing enormous difficulties due to the shortage of water since last many...
Waiting for petrol to cross over 100
The motorists and commuters had to face serious problems in the provincial metropolis due to shortage of petroleum products here on Wednesday, as oil...
Difficult to survive without KBD:Baig Raj
The Punjab Forum on Friday said it is difficult for country to survive without proposed hydroelectric Kalabagh Dam (KBD).
The existing dams are not enough...
Gas shortage to end within a year through coal reserves: Dr...
Member of the Science and Technology Planning Commission, Dr Samar Mubarakmand on Tuesday said gas shortage would end within a year through coal reserves....
Brace for a drug shortage jolt!
Another healthcare crisis is in the offing, which may hit at least two million patients due to shortage of psychotropic drugs as pharmaceutical companies...
Aiming for 0.25m tonnes of modern agriculture sector
The Sindh government has made modernisation of agricultural storage and handling infrastructure in the province a key strategic priority.
This strategy is central to the...
Fighting fire with ‘hands only’
The fire brigade department, Rawalpindi, is facing acute shortage of equipment due to lack of attention by the city district government, employees at the...
The PM’s trial
...and the cost of security
A small lizard fell into my soup last night. As I jumped back the lizard with a huge effort flopped...
Petrol shortage hits masses
Motorists faced great hardships on Monday due to petrol shortage. Long queues of cars and bikes were seen at city petrol stations which were...
JI supports protest against outages, gas shortage
Announcing all out support to the protest movement by industrialists, traders and workers against fuel price hike, stoppage of gas to industries and prolonged...
ICCI strongly resents gas shortage and hike in tariff
Gas shortage in conjunction with electricity load shedding and tariff hike is causing immense problems for industries. Thus, government should take necessary measures to...
No more shortage of liquor!
Those getting ready to celebrate the New Year have finally cheered up as supply of liquor, which dropped by 80 percent since July, is...
Slow work intensifying housing shortage
Housing shortage is growing in the federal capital with each passing day as the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has not so far completed the...
PR suspend 38 more trains owing to fuel shortage
Pakistan Railways on Wednesday suspended the operations of another fleet of 38 mail trains owing to fuel shortage and imposed an emergency.
According to sources,...
Urea shortage to affect food security
Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) has awarded contract for the import of 215,000 tonnes of urea even though the Economic Coordination Committee of the...
93% view power shortage as serious problem
A large majority, 93 percent of the people, views electricity shortages and load shedding in their localities as very serious (57 percent) or serious...