Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has swung into action after complaints rolled in against the LPG mafia selling liquefied petroleum gas at an exorbitant price of up to 90% higher than Ogra’s determined rates for September. LPG Industries Association Chairman Erfan Khokhar claimed that LPG is being sold at Rs300-360 per kilogram instead of the Rs212 per kilogram rate…
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Ambassador of Iran to Pakistan, Mohammad Ali Hosseini on Tuesday said the Iranian government is ready to complete the Pak-Iran gas pipeline to enhance cooperation in the energy sector. Iran wants full cooperation with Pakistan in gas and other sources of energy, he said. “To further strengthen trade cooperation with Pakistan, completion of energy projects, especially the Pak-Iran gas pipeline,…
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Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has shown keen interest in financing Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) projects and will remain closely associated with the authority. “AIIB will look into possibilities of financial assistance for Wapda projects,” said AIIB Director General (Investments) Supee Teravaninthorn. She was leading a business development mission of AIIB that met Wapda Chairman Lt Gen…
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The news is out. As per Business Recorder exclusive, there is nothing concrete coming from Qatar. The vibes coming from Qatar are similar. Now it’s out in the public. The government was initially looking at getting deposits from Qatar. Got a plain no on it. The next in line are investments. Government is attempting to put everything under the sun…
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Russia won’t immediately resume exports of natural gas to Europe through its Nord Stream 1 pipeline, worsening a shortage that threatens to tip the continent into an energy crisis this winter. On Friday, Russian state energy giant Gazprom said it would not resume flows through the pipeline on Saturday as planned because it had detected an oil leak at its…
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The National Transmission and Despatch Company Limited (NTDC) has completed the rehabilitation works of Dadu-Khuzdar transmission line at 2:00am on Sep 5, 2022. The transmission line was energised and started power supply to QESCO, subsequently electricity restored in major parts of Balochistan province. The NTDC spokesperson said that on the direction of Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif and others…
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The government has planned to amend a gas theft and recovery law to introduce gas utility courts and delegate federal government powers to prime minister for taking action against people involved in gas theft and delay in recovery of consumer bills. Sources told The Express Tribune that the government would make amendments to the Gas (Theft Control and Recovery) Act…
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Residents of Gharibabad area on Dalazak Road here on Monday demonstrated against the prolonged suspension of gas supply, excessive electricity loadshedding and non-provision of drinking water. The protesters, who also included children, blocked the area road by staging a sit-in led by chairman of the neighbourhood council, Noor Zaman. The protesters set on fire used tyres and raised slogans against…
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The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) on Monday asked the provincial and district authorities to ensure availability of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) at the prescribed rate across the country. “The current notified LPG producer price is Rs 2,013 per 11.8 kg cylinder and for the consumer, it is Rs 2,496,” OGRA Spokesman Imran Ghaznavi said in a news…
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The floods are a major catastrophe the scale and consequences of which will take time to become embedded in the national consciousness. A trauma and crisis such as these floods plays a key role in pushing along the evolution of institutions, habits of thinking and approaches to policy. The good news is that we have agency to intervene in and…
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