Power sector

Pakistan, IMF to begin last round of performance review in Dubai on Wednesday

Decision comes at a time when financial advisers have been hired, investors have deposited fees for bidding process

Offers technological assistance to expedite work on hydropower projects

First meeting of special committee dwells on issues of governance and pay packages

Politics of clientelism, lagging technical and managerial skills holding sector back

Likely to give one-month extension in deadline for inviting SOQs for Fesco

Suggests CPEC economic zones be built in Hunza, Gilgit

Money will be used to install smart meters, privatise Discos, scale back subsidies

Experts say woes can be overcome, but question remains over sustainability

Loan will be extended a whole week after Islamabad fulfilled over half a dozen conditions