Day: August 5, 2026

## **OGDCL, PINSTECH Partner to Develop Lithium Extraction Technology Following Major Discovery in Sindh** **ISLAMABAD:** In a landmark move to establish Pakistan’s first indigenous lithium industry, **Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL)** has signed an agreement with the **Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology (PINSTECH)** to jointly develop technology for the commercial-scale extraction of lithium from geothermal brines. The partnership follows OGDCL’s confirmation of Pakistan’s first significant lithium discovery in geothermal brines at the **Wahid Bakhsh Well** in Khairpur, Sindh, where advanced geochemical analysis revealed a lithium concentration…

## **Govt Revives Plan to Split SNGPL, SSGCL into Five Gas Companies** **ISLAMABAD:** The federal government has revived its plan to restructure Pakistan’s gas sector by unbundling **Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL)** and **Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGCL) into five separate entities, comprising one national transmission company and four provincial gas distribution companies. The proposed reforms were reviewed during a meeting on Tuesday between **Ali Pervaiz Malik**, Federal Minister for Petroleum, and **Bolormaa Amgaabazar**, World Bank Country Director for Pakistan. According to an official statement, the reform framework…