All agreements for the extraction of Balochistan’s natural resources were signed by “weak and non-political governments”, National Party chief Dr Abdul Malik Baloch said on Wednesday. “Balochistan will not get a 25-35 percent share out of the Reko Diq project. Instead, its share won’t be more than 10 percent. “Like all previous arrangements, the Reko Diq agreement is unjust for…
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In order to enable PSO to remain current in its payment obligations to LNG suppliers as well as to maintain LNG supply chain, the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) allowed release of Rs. 10 billion budgeted subsidy to Petroleum Division and allowed GoP guarantee against bank financing upto Rs. 50 billion In order to enable PSO to remain current in its…
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Pakistan is a country of 230 million people, a nuclear power, and rich in natural resources but we rank 138 in the world prosperity index and cannot provide quality health and education to our people. With the dwindling reserves, stalled IMF programme, limited bilateral /multilateral inflows and expensive commercial lending to Pakistan, the situation can’t be worst. There is also…
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To help stabilise the economy, the federal cabinet resolved on Tuesday to take drastic steps, such as closing markets at 8:30 p.m. and wedding halls at 10.00 p.m. This is part of the government’s greater plan to cut back on energy consumption in order to save precious foreign exchange reserves. According to Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, “with this initiative, which…
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Oil prices crashed early on Wednesday, with Brent Crude falling below the $80 a barrel mark again, as concerns about immediate global oil demand intensified with soaring Covid cases in China and slowing economies globally. As of 8:33 a.m. ET on Wednesday, the U.S. benchmark, WTI Crude, had plummeted below $75 per barrel and traded down by 2.68% at $74.91.…
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Saudi Arabia could reduce the official selling price for its flagship Arab Light crude further for Asian buyers, Reuters has reported, citing four analysts it surveyed. The discount will be for Asian purchases. Aramco already cut the price of its Arab Light for Asian buyers to the lowest in 10 months for shipments taking place this month. The price was…
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Construction work is under progress on 12 different sites of Dasu Hydropower Project. The critical diversion system will be completed in May this year, while electricity generation will commence by the end of 2026. The project management briefed Chairman Wapda Lt-Gen Sajjad Ghani (retd) during his visit to Dasu Hydropower Project which is being constructed by Wapda on River Indus…
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The federal and Baluchistan governments inked a deal on Reko Diq with the Canadian business Barrick Gold on 16 December, after the Supreme Court approved a settlement to begin mining at the site located in Chagai district. The Baluchistan administration described the arrangement as historic and the largest investment pact ever made by the nation. The statement said, “The $6.5…
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Dalian and Singapore iron ore futures fell on Tuesday, along with Chinese steel benchmarks and other steelmaking ingredients, as Covid-19 pressures that have been dragging down China’s economy weighed on sentiment on the first trading day of 2023. Top steel producer China’s factory activity shrank at a sharper pace in December as surging Covid-19 infections disrupted production and curbed demand…
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The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) on Tuesday released details of activities undertaken by the authority’s oil enforcement team to promote a healthy environment. The team held a meeting on Safety Awareness Campaign-Mission. Regarding safe usage of heaters on gas, LPG, and LPG cylinders, a safety awareness walk was conducted at Murree jointly with the SNGPL and local administration.…
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