Tag: Supply

PESHAWAR - Suspected militants on Wednesday attacked two Afghanistan-bound NATO containers killing a driver. Two cleaners were also injured in the ambush near Landi Kotal, official and local sources said. The NATO containers were stopped near Landi Kotal by armed men.
"As the vehicles stopped, they opened fire on the driver and his two helpers. The driver died on the spot while the two cleaners sustained bulled wounds", a local transporter told this scribe on telephone from Landi

KARACHI - The increased gas curtailment to 20 percent and 12 percent from the Sui and Mari gas networks respectively is expected to lead to the supply falling below the expected demand of six million tonnes in 2011.
This is will likely force the government to import more urea and earlier than anticipated. Moreover, the recent price hike of Rs190 per bag of urea is more than enough to offset any production losses.
Despite gas curtailment since April 2010, urea offtake in

LAHORE: An acute shortage of life-saving drug heparin, used in kidney dialysis, is causing a lot of inconvenience to patients, while profiteers were fleecing customers asking for the life-saving injection, Pakistan Today has learnt. According to an estimate, nearly 300 dialysis are performed across government hospitals in the provincial metropolis everyday and the use of heparin is vital in it. Mayo Hospital Urology Department Head Dr Nawaz Chugtai said that during dialysis blood

LAHORE: Gas supplies to industries and CNG stations in Punjab remained suspended while pressure at domestic connections was low as well, on Tuesday. Businessmen asked Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif to raise the issue with the prime minister, warning him that most of the industries in the province were about to close.
Pakistan Industrial and Traders Association Front (PIAF) Chairman Irfan Qaiser Sheikh and Vice Chairman Iqbal Baig Chughtai and Lahore Township Industries

LAHORE: The onset of winter has resulted in a sharp spike in the domestic sector's consumption of gas. The domestic sector's gas consumption is estimated to have more than doubled, in marked contrast to consumption in summer, resulting in a widening gap between demand and supply.
According to Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) press release, the distribution system has to be maintained at a certain level for smooth operations of compressor units and to ensure stable gas

KARACHI: Karachites would face further load shedding as a power generating unit of Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) has been closed for, what the sources said, burning of furnace oil of "below specification", supplied by a private oil company.
KESC is relying on a private oil supplying company 'Byco' to meet its additional fuel needs. The furnace oil supplied by the company, sources claimed, was not up to standard, causing the closure of a unit of KESC at Korangi. Due to

GUJRANWALA: Sui Northern Gas Pipe Lines (SNGPL) Gujranwala Region General Manager Mahmood Zia has assured the businessmen community that Gujranwala would be divided into three zones regarding the supply of Sui gas to the industrial sector.
The General Manager Mahmood Zia said that 850 industrial units, depending on natural gas in Gujranwala would be supplied gas for 23 continuous days while supply of gas would be suspended for remaining seven days of the month.
The GM said

KARACHI: The Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) Limited has warned the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) that supply of gas would be suspended if the power utility did not clear its outstanding dues within 30 days, Pakistan Today has reliably learnt. The payable amount is at least Rs 22 billion.
The SSGC Managing Director Dr Faizullah Abbasi had personally approached the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the KESC Tabish Gauhar to try and resolve the issue amicably. However,

LAHORE: Punjab is being discriminated against in the supply of sui gas, which is badly affecting the industrial sector of the province, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Tuesday.
He made these remarks while addressing members of the Gujrat Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Shahbaz said that he wants economic prosperity of Punjab and the province be granted its due right. Shahbaz said that he had raised the issue of gas load shedding with the prime minister and the

KARACHI: The Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) managing director on Monday apologised to the people of Karachi for cut in gas supply to the Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) that is causing prolonged power load shedding in the city.
"Despite the fact that the KESC owes at least Rs 22 billion to the SSGC, gas supply has been curtailed due to annual maintenance work and it has nothing to do with the payment issue," SSGC MD Dr Faizullah Abbasi told the media at the Karachi Press

KARACHI: Gas supply to Sindh will be shut down for the maintenance of the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) gas fields from October 26 to November 4, SSGC Managing Director Dr Faizullah Abbasi said on Tuesday while addressing a lunch hosted by the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI).
"The arrears on KESC have gone up to Rs 22 billion and there has been no commitment by the power utility about the clearing of the dues. We do not have any plans to cut down the gas

Chasmai village water supply system benefits over 4000 people
Flood protection wall built in Wali Jan Kach village to benefit over 2000 people
PESHAWAR
In order to provide clean drinking water facilities to the residents of Chasmai village in Bannu, the government has installed a drinking water supply system comprising of 3 surface tanks and having a storage capacity of 10,000 gallons. They have also installed 2,940 meters of distribution pipelines.