PTI’s Imran Khan unfolds its energy plan

After facing hullabaloo over party’s political agenda, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) unfolded its strategy to resolve the energy crisis in the country, vowing to get rid the country of the crisis after coming into power with diligent planning, effective policy and efficient management for a self-reliant and economically stable Pakistan.

The PTI announced it will delegate decision-making authority from politicians to professionals in the energy sector to tackle the prevailing crisis.

Briefing participants of PTI Policy Seminar on “Energy: From Crisis to Solution” at a local hotel, the party described the incumbent government as incapable of handling the energy crisis, laying out its five-year strategy to overcome the problem.

Imran Khan, the chief of the party observed, “The current government has neither the ability nor the political will to make the sector financially viable by reducing losses and leakages in the system and cutting the cost of energy generation”.

He further stated that unless politicians have stakes in Pakistan, they will not take long-term decisions. No one who has property and assets abroad will be made part of the PTI cabinet, he clarified.

Imran commented, “The elimination of terrorism and bringing good governance are short-term targets. Tackling the energy crisis, however, is a long-term goal”.

The cricket-turned politician promised to solve the problems which have pushed the country to the brink of bankruptcy. In his view, a chief executive who has 80-member cabinet could not curb corruption as ministers continue to blackmail the Prime Minister for vested interests.

A statement issued by the party stated that indigenous resources such as domestic gas and Thar Coal have been ignored.  It added that ever-increasing dependence on imported furnace oil has amplified the total oil import bill from $3 billion to $12 billion in the last decade.

The party was of the opinion that if immediate actions were not taken, Pakistan’s power shortages will rise from the current 5,500 megawatts to over 11,000 megawatts in the next five years.

Earlier this week, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) held an energy conference over the same issue where the PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif identified energy crisis as the biggest challenge for any new government.

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