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Punjab Launches Digital Registry to Combat Plastic Pollution

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Plastic-Pollution

LAHORE: The Environment Protection and Climate Change Department (EPCCD) is developing a digital registry to map and monitor plastic bag production, as well as register all producers, distributors, collectors, and recycling units. This initiative is part of the Punjab government’s “No to Plastic” campaign. Punjab, the most populous province in Pakistan, accounts for over half of the country’s plastic consumption. Despite this, there has been a lack of data on the scale of plastic bag production, a source from the EPCCD told Dawn on Friday. According to WWF-Pakistan, the country…

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Electricity Tariff for Karachiites Increased by Rs3.23 for June-September

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NEPRA

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) announced on Friday an increase of up to Rs3.23 per unit in electricity rates for K-Electric consumers over the next four months (June to September) to address a nine-month backlog of fuel cost adjustments (FCA). K-Electric had requested a cumulative FCA of about Rs18.6 per unit for the three quarters from July 2023 to March 2024, aiming to collect up to Rs26 billion from consumers. Nepra provisionally approved about half of this request, distributing the adjustments to mitigate consumer burden. Consequently, consumers…

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PM Highlights Huge Investment Potential in Alternative Energy Sector

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alternative-energy

Commits to Strengthening Pakistan’s Energy Infrastructure BEIJING: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reaffirmed his government’s commitment to bolstering the alternative energy system in Pakistan, emphasizing the vast investment opportunities within the sector during a meeting with the Chairman of Power China on Wednesday. The prime minister detailed his administration’s extensive efforts to combat power theft nationwide. The Power China chairman praised the swift and high-quality completion of the Sahiwal Coal Power Plant, referencing the terms “Pakistan Speed” and “Punjab Speed” to describe the rapid execution of development projects. During the meeting,…

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President Removes Hurdle to Sacking DISCOs’ Boards

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Asif-Zardari

Promulgates Ordinance Empowering Govt to Remove Independent Directors of SOEs ISLAMABAD: Hours before the parliamentary sessions began, President Asif Ali Zardari promulgated an ordinance to eliminate a legal barrier preventing the government from dismissing the boards of loss-making power distribution companies (DISCOs). The State-Owned Enterprises Governance and Operations Amendment Ordinance 2024, effective from June 5, 2024, grants the government temporary legal authority to remove independent directors on the boards of state-owned enterprises (SOEs). The ordinance, issued a day before the scheduled National Assembly and Senate sessions, underscores the government’s preference…

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PM Shehbaz Vows to Follow Chinese Development Model

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Pakistan-China

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif lauded the Chinese development model on Thursday, asserting that Pakistan could become a great nation by emulating this model through diligent effort and a strong focus on industrial and agricultural growth. “All Pakistanis will also have to pass through this thorny process. There is no other way to earn respect in the world,” the prime minister declared at the 4th Pakistan-China Friendship and Business Reception in Beijing. Earlier, PM Shehbaz met with Ambassador Luo Zhaohui, Chairman of the China International Cooperation Agency (CIDCA), discussing the…

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