Month: January 2021

ISLAMABAD: Poor planning for the import of liquefied natural gas (LNG) has earned a bad name to the government as gas load-shedding in various parts of the country provided detractors an opportunity to criticise the government, noted cabinet members in a recent meeting. During discussions, the cabinet members highlighted that considering the gas supply and demand situation, proper planning should have been done well ahead of time. They were of the view that the ongoing gas crisis had given critics an opportunity to rail against the government. With the country…

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LAHORE: Heaps of waste are yet to be lifted and disposed of at the landfill sites, leaving a large population of Lahore with no option but to live in a stinking environment for the last many days. There are reports that people in various localities have expressed anger over the situation and castigated sanitation / cleanliness workers / supervisors and sweepers for not lifting the waste despite passage of many days. On the other hand, the Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) has apologised to the citizens for inconvenience and pledged…

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ISLAMABAD: Independent power producers (IPPs) have cast off a payment plan offered by the government for partial settlement of their dues and demanded at least 50 per cent upfront cash payments before signing formal agreements for tariff discounts. An implementation committee led by Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh had last week offered payment of about Rs450 billion to the IPPs in three equal (one-third of total) installments through a combination of cash and tradeable bonds next month, June and December 2021. Each installment was to comprise one-third (about Rs50bn)…

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