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Day: November 12, 2019

9th Fire Safety & Security Convention-2019 Sindh Govt to Provide Support To Industries, Commercial Centres in Karachi to Beef Up Fire Safety Measures

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The Sindh government apart from providing support to Karachi Metropolitan Corporation to beef up its firefighting system is also ready to work with industrial zones and commercial centres in the city to enhance their safety systems so to tackle any fire or similar disaster. Sindh Local Government Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah stated this while speaking as the chief guest…

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Tarbela 4th Extension Generates 5.6 Billion Units Electricity, WB President Told

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ISLAMABAD: Tarbela 4th extension hydropower project has contributed 5.6 billion units of low-cost electricity to the grid since its launch last year, World Bank (WB) President David Robert Malpass was told on Thursday. Briefing the WB president, Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) Chairman Muzammil Hussain said as many as 378 million acre feet of water has been released from…

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Proposed Hike In Electricity Tariff Rejected

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ISLAMABAD: In a rare move, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Wednesday put on hold about Rs3 per unit increase in electricity tariff for consumers of ex-Wapda distribution companies (Discos) under monthly fuel adjustment for lack of evidence. At a monthly public hearing, Nepra Chairman Tauseef H. Farooqi said “it would be a burden on our conscience if…

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Ban on new CNG Connections Lifted

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ISLAMABAD: The government has lifted the ban on new Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) connections across the country. The moratorium on fresh connections on local gas to the industrial sector was imposed in 2011 and the industry was given re-gasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG) connections. The move was welcomed by All Pakistan CNG Association Central Chairman Ghiyas Abdullah Paracha. In a…

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