The Aggregate Technical & Commercial (AT&C) losses of Pakistan’s power sectors soared to 29.7%, the highest in the region while other countries fared much better, according to the K-Electric Investor Presentation 2020, a copy of which is available with The Express Tribune. This regional comparison revealed Sri Lanka had the lowest AT&C losses of 10%, followed by Turkey 14.8%, Bangladesh…
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Though this period of uncertainty and loss has been challenging for people around the world, we’ve been able to focus on moments of compassion, renewal, and persistence to help us through the coronavirus pandemic. Every story of an animal species returning to its habitat (which is now devoid of industrial traffic) can uplift us even in our most isolated moments.…
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Expenditure target for FY21 to be fixed at Rs10.4tr –Rs600bn to be spent on development projects; Rs200bn on corona-related programmes ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to present the budget for fiscal year 2020-21 on June 5, it was learnt on Friday. According to sources, the finance ministry has recently given a presentation to the prime minister with regard to next…
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The report also warned that lockdown measures imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus may cause disruptions in life-saving health services “putting millions of pregnant mothers and their babies at great risk”. “The continuing rapid spread of Covid-19 across South Asia means new mothers and newborns will be greeted by harsh realities, including global containment measures such as lockdowns…
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