Tag: Stakeholders

SDPI celebrates 20th birthday

Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) and other think tanks have been playing crucial role in the process of development across the globe through policy...

Re-engaging with America

Pakistan is trying to redefine the terms of engagements with the US after last year’s devastating NATO air attack at a border outpost in...

‘Institutions stakeholders in transportation’

Lahore Transport Company (LTC) Chairman Khawaja Ahmed Hassan on Thursday constituted a committee to interact with the heads of educational institutions to identify the...

Balochistan laments exclusion of stakeholders in debate

Pakistan’s recent act of granting India Most Favored Nation (MFN) status would add insult to the injuries of Balochistan, as it would diminish the...

Stakeholders vent fury over power shortage

The industrialists, traders and businessmen of the country have shown deep concern over the ongoing load shedding in the country and termed it a...

LPG stakeholders reject petroleum levy

LPG Association of Pakistan (LPGAP) and All Pakistan LPG Distributors have rejected the imposition of petroleum levy of around $150 per metric on locally...

OGRA to protect stakeholders’ rights

LAHORE - Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) Chairman Tauqir Sadiq chaired a public hearing organized by OGRA on a petition by Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) on Wednesday and said that OGRA was determined to protect the rights of all stakeholders in accordance with the law and in the best public interest. The petition was filed to determine SNGPL's estimated revenue requirements/prescribed prices for the year fiscal year (FY) 2011-12. The hearing was attended by

Stakeholders agree to share 25% of gas shortage

ISLAMABAD - A meeting, called to sort out differences on gas load management, unanimously decided to share 25 percent of gas shortage until June 30. However, the final plan would be fine-tuned on April 20.
The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) authorities informed the meeting that the company was supplying 1.85 billion cubic feet of gas per day (bcfd) to its consumers and was facing a shortfall of 400mcfd. The meeting was chaired by Minister for Water and Power Naveed

Stakeholders hail PCS officers promotion

LAHORE - Promotion of 15 Provincial Civil Service (PCS) officers to BPS-19, 20 and 21 in a provincial selection board (PSB-I) meeting on Monday is a "small step in the right direction" to address grievances of provincial officers, stakeholders told Pakistan Today.
The PCS Officers Association has been vying for their demands including faster promotions to higher grades. The association has held several meetings with the cabinet committee chaired by Senior Advisor to the CM

Free fertilisers useless: stakeholders

LAHORE: The government's decision to disburse free fertilisers to the flood-hit farmers will bear no fruit as farmers badly need cheap electricity and diesel in order to achieve the desired results, stakeholders of the agriculture sector told Pakistan Today.
They apprised Pakistan Today that fertilisers are used to increase fertility of the land and augment yield of crops. However, the fertility of land had already increased due to floods, thus government's spending on

Commerce Minister to consult stakeholders on EU trade concessions

The government has convened a meeting of stakeholders to evaluate the implications of the trade concessions offered by the European Union (EU). The meeting will be held in Karachi on October 14.
The Commerce Minister, Makhdoom Amin Fahim will consult stakeholders and officials of Trade Development Authority (TDA) of Pakistan and analyse the offered package. The Ministry of Commerce will also share its analysis on trade concessions with the stakeholders.
The meeting will