Government officials considering an increase of gas tariffs for CPPs Tuesday, February 21, 2012: Pakistan is facing severe shortage of Gas. The country prime source of producing electricity is also gas and oil, but due to increasing demand for gas by CPP the commercial electricity generating units are not getting what they need. Keeping that […]
Feb 22 2012 | Posted in
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Rolling blackouts may have damaging effects on the economy of the country, yet it affects everyone’s personal life as well in a number of ways, one of which is gaming. While many, myself included, will be of the opinion that the effects of load-shedding on the minority of the country’s population who play video games. […]
Jan 23 2012 | Posted in
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Zardari can be forced to step down as President: Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam chief, Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman, believes that mounting pressure can force President, Asif Ali Zardari, to resign from his post. Fazl fears a collision amongst the institutions, and has urged them to continue working under the constitutional orders. The situation of several institutions including […]
Jan 9 2012 | Posted in
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KRL lift Pakistan Premier League title Tariq Lutfi’s Khan Research Laboratories were crowned the champions of Pakistan after officially receiving the trophy at Jinnah Stadium yesterday. The Rawalpindi outfit had all but secured their win, however they had to play a dead rubber match against arch-rivals, WAPDA, yesterday. The Watermen held the game to a […]
Dec 30 2011 | Posted in
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WAPDA play KRL as the giants of Pakistani football collide The Pakistan Premier League witnesses one of the most anticipated matches in the fixture list. Table leaders, KRL, take on WAPDA at the Municipal Stadium in Rawalpindi, in what promises to be a true clash of the titans. In recent memory, WAPDA, have been dominating […]
Dec 27 2011 | Posted in
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Shah Mehmood Qureshi blasts PPP for destroying the major institutions and has urged people to follow the change While addressing to the nation during Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf’s rally at the Mazaar-e-Quaid in Karachi, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, took a swipe at his former party for derailing the major institutions of the country. Qureshi said that the present […]
Dec 26 2011 | Posted in
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Increasing Receivables will lead to fuel shortage: PSO warns The Pakistan State Oil (PSO) has informed that the amount of receivables have reached to Rs179 billion, which is due to the non-payment of the power sector and specifically PIA. The increasing amount of receivables will ultimately affect the supply chain, which will lead to the […]
Nov 26 2011 | Posted in
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Liquidity constraints for PSO; threats to cut down fuel supply Pakistan State Oil (PSO) has threatened to all of its defaulting customers to immediately repay the outstanding dues otherwise any further supply of fuel will be cut down until the payment. The petroleum supplier issued a strict statement on Friday to stop fuel supply to […]
Nov 26 2011 | Posted in
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The energy crisis has worsened the economy of Pakistan and continues to pull down the GDP growth rate. The future of the country appears bleak. According to WAPDA’s chairman, Shakeel Ahmed Durrani, the power shortage is expected to last until 2018, given the increase in demand. The government of Pakistan looks for solutions amidst expensive […]
Oct 20 2011 | Posted in
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If only the people of Pakistan were as punctual and disciplined as load-shedding There are many things the people of Pakistan are known for but punctuality, orderliness and discipline are a few things that we are not known for. It is for this reason, perhaps, that one element of load-shedding has the nation both frustrated […]
Oct 20 2011 | Posted in
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The end of load-shedding in Islamabad, too good to be true When it was announced earlier in the month that there would be no more load-shedding in Islamabad, there was a general sense of relief and a wave of peace sweeping over almost every citizen of the city. At the same time however, everyone was […]
Oct 19 2011 | Posted in
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