Karachi to experience heatwave from May 5-8

KARACHI: Amid the coronavirus lockdown, the southern port city will witness a heatwave from May 5 to 8, the Meteorological Department said on Friday. Met department Director Sardar Sarfaraz said that during the time period, mercury can rise up to 42 degrees Celsius in Karachi. Sarfaraz said that during the heatwave, the sea breeze will remain suspended. Due to hot winds blowing from the northwest, the weather will feel hot and humid, he said. Read more: Locked down due to coronavirus, Karachi residents brace for heatwave starting today Karachi went…

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The oil bankruptcies are just beginning. Here’s who could be next

The oil crash is blocking American frackers from accessing the cheap credit that fueled their prolific rise. That reversal of fortunes could prove fatal for overleveraged shale oil companies.The downturn in the oil industry has laid bare just how much America’s rise to superpower status in the energy world was made possible by easy money. Virtually unlimited borrowing allowed shale companies to dramatically ramp up production, whether that oil was needed or not.Getting locked out of the junk bond market will tip the weakest players into bankruptcy, risking countless US…

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PSO BoM reviews company’s performance during nine months

Pakistan State Oil (PSO), the leading oil marketing company of Pakistan, convened its Board of Management (BoM) meeting to review the company’s performance during the nine months of fiscal year 2019-20 which concluded on March 31, 2020. According to the details released by the company here on Thursday, despite serious challenges faced by the economic and business world amid Covid-19 outbreak, PSO’s bottom line remained positive. The profitable performance was achieved by it through re-gaining its market share over same period last year (SPLY) and by maintaining growth over and…

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Civil society demands establishing parliamentary commission on power sector audit report

KARACHI: A civil society group striving to promote renewable energy and climate justice has welcomed the recently-released power sector audit report and demanded establishment of a parliamentary commission to further examine its findings and look into the entire matter afresh with a broader social, economic, financial and environmental lens in the current scenario of COVID-19. While terming the audit report ‘first step in right direction’, the civil society group called for continuation of the power sector audit process and making it democratic, broad-based, citizens-driven, climate-focused and policy-oriented. The group, namely…

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Petrol prices in Pakistan drop by Rs 15 per litre

Petrol prices in Pakistan drop by Rs 15 . The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has suggested government to decrease the petroleum products price . As per the suggestions government announces to reduce Rs15 in petrol price. According to the details, the authority has recommended the price by Rs 44 from the next month (May). The suggested price of petrol by Rs20.68/ liter, light diesel oil (LDO) by Rs24.57/ liter, diesel may be reduced by Rs33.94 per liter and kerosene oil by Rs44.07/ liter. If the government accepts the…

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