Allama Muhmmad Iqbal Words, without power, is mere philosophy.
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Experts and businessmen have welcomed the ground-breaking of the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline and said the project will resolve the serious energy crisis in the country. President Asif Ali Zardari and his Iranian counterpart Dr Mahmoud Ahmadinejad performed on Monday groundbreaking of the project. The project will deliver 750 million cubic feet of gas […]
The Senate was informed on Friday that at present the total power generation capacity of the country from different sources is 8‚504 MW. Minister of State for Water and Power Tasneem Ahmad Qureshi told the House during question hour that the power generation from Hydel sector is 2‚837 MW and thermal 5‚052 MW while […]
In what appeared to be another shock to citizens of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, petrol almost became a rare commodity in the twin cities. The shortage was created after rumors that the government had planned to close sale of petrol before Tahirul Qadri’s proposed million-men-march on Islamabad on January 14. Some of the petrol […]
Urging the international community for direct investment, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf said there were numerous opportunities for foreign investors in the country’s engineering, power and horticulture sectors. Addressing the Board of Investment (BOI) meeting, the newly elected premier said that its efforts for speedy resolution of the investors’ problems would enhance their confidence and […]
Welcoming the interest shown by Russian in the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) and Iran-Pakistan (IP), Advisor to Prime Minister on Petroleum & Natural Resources Dr. Asim Hussain expressed confidence over the bilateral cooperation of the two countries. The advisor asserted that the country’s approach towards meeting energy requirements is of urgent nature and completion of mega projects. […]
As power shortfall hit 8,000 megawatts on Thursday and protests fanned across Punjab, President Asif Ali Zardari directed Minister for Water and Power to take effective measures for elimination of unscheduled loadshedding. President Zardari convened an emergency meeting on the energy crisis, suggesting the concerned minister to establish a central control room in the Ministry […]
