powercrisis

Work on Diamer-Bhasha dam to begin on Oct 18, followed by three other projects.

Water and power ministry to seek ECC approval.

Opposition threatens to hold more protests over the weekend.

Private sector will take decisions and enjoy financial autonomy without govt intervention.

Sharif says the power outage of up to 18 hours in Nawabshah is unjustified.

Bans rally of 5 or more people within 100 yards of KESC surroundings to prevent public protests.

Opposition MPs and an uneasy government ally take part.

Cabinet committee adopts finance ministry’s stance of requiring reforms first.

The supply chain needs to be strengthened, by addressing the factors that are contributing to its frailty.

Protests, media coverage tends to churn summits, payments up a notch or 2; nonsense in fast forward is still nonsense.

Nawaz Sharif could use electricity as a framing device for populism he needs to get back into power.

Opposition says government has been indifferent towards electricity shortfall.

President Zardari issues directives to ensure power generation units are operational and working optimally.

Pepco sources said only three hours of relief from loadshedding would be provided with this payment.

Former member of the Hafiz Gul Bahadur group voices frustration.

Pakistan’s power plants consume Rs1 billion worth of furnace oil every day.

Protestors learn that rioting is only way to communicate with govt.

To end circular debt, govt plans to impose petroleum levy on natural gas and LPG.

The Water and Power Ministry will present the recommendations in the next cabinet session.

KESC officials say loadshedding in industrial areas has come to a halt.

PPP leader says PML-N not serving the masses by provoking the people.

PML-N chief says no cases of corruption or mismanagement in Punjab.

PML-N heap criticism on current administration; vow to stand up for the masses.

Naveed Qamar assures opposition situation will improve within 24-36 hours.

Police and protestors clash at Bund Road, PML-N tries to direct blame at federal govt.

Permanent solutions to energy crisis to be discussed at later meetings.

Riots continue for second consecutive day, Gujranwala faces brunt of fury.

The Sharif brothers always think on ethnic lines: Sharjeel Memon.

The government needs to urgently come up with solutions that bridge the gap between power demand and supply.

PM directs Ministry of Finance to release funds to Pepco for resumption of fuel supply to power plants.

PSO refuses to supply oil to power companies without bank guarantees.

PML-N chief says he supports ‘peaceful public reaction’ to frequent outages.

A heated debate is expected as the lower house opens its 35th session today.

Citizens take to the streets against power cuts.

Several injured as police clash with protestors at Ring Road, Multan Road.

Officials say power suspended due to cleaning and maintenance work.

Unless the government seriously reforms the entire power sector, the country will effectively shut down completely.

Angry demonstrators ransack GEPCO office, attack police checkpoint in Gujranwala.

PSO suspended oil supply to govt and private power companies due to non-payment of bills.

‘Companies start to use SAP software to minimise losses’.

Private sector lobby accused of delaying LNG import project.

Electricity shortage causes annual loss of two per cent of GDP: annual report.

Pakistani people desperately need change of government, The tragedy - voters don’t really have much to choose from.

Pakistan’s natural ‘strategic depth’ in terms of trade, economic activities is within the region, especially India.

Power crisis has rendered 400,000 people jobless.

President meets Iranian interior minister, says cooperation needed.

Business leaders summit lays stress on changes in strategy to cope with challenges.

We denied importance of tax, power sector reforms for two decades, and now all will come back to bite us in the rear.

Any response to US and the media — should come not from the heart or the fist but from the mind and reason/logic.

Zardari says militancy threatens regional and global peace, needs to be tackled collectively.