Gas supply to Balochistan areas suspended as pipeline washed away

Supply of gas to various parts of Balochistan was suspended as flooding in Bolan River washed away 12-inch gas pipeline in Bolan district on Thursday. “Incessant rains and hilly torrents have swept away alternative gas pipeline of 12 inch causing gas supply suspension to the areas including Quetta, Pishin, Mastung, and Kalat,” SSGC spokesman Salman Siddiqui said. Floods had damaged…

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SHC moved against loadshedding, tax collection through power bills

The Jamaat-e-Islami’s Karachi chapter on Wednesday filed a petition in the Sindh High Court (SHC) against “illegal” loadshedding, lack of power generation and collection of different taxes by K-Electric from its consumers through the electricity bills. JI Karachi chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman and others said KE has failed to discharge its duty for providing uninterrupted electricity to the residents. They…

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Most KE consumers may not get benefit of fuel adjustment charges waiver

Nearly half of the K-Electric consumers may not get the benefit of exemption from paying fuel adjustment charges (FAC) in their monthly electricity bills as Federal Energy Minister Khurrum Dastagir said on Wednesday that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced elimination of fuel adjustment charges in the entire country for only those who consumed up to 200 units of electricity per…

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Federal Energy Minister for removing bottlenecks to ensure early completion of Thar coal block one project

Federal Energy Minister, Engineer Khurrum Dastgir Khan visited the power generation company at the site of block one of Thar coal project.The Federal Minister reviewed the work on the boiler of the under-construction coal-based power plant.Later on, the Sino Sindh Resource (Private) Limited and Chairman of the generation company of the block one power plant briefed the Federal Minister about…

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