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By Staff Reporter The federal government is now banking on increasing electricity consumption to solve the power sector’s cost crisis, rather than directly tackling losses and mismanagement, a meeting between Energy Minister Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari and the Pakistan Business Council (PBC) revealed on Thursday. PBC CEO Javed Kureishi led a delegation that presented a framework projecting an additional 44 to 45 TWh of annual demand over the next 5-7 years. The proposal suggests pushing consumption in sectors like EVs, data centers, agriculture, railways, and industry to spread fixed…

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By Our Correspondent Senior Sindh Minister and Provincial Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit Sharjeel Inam Memon on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the federal Ministry of Water and Power and power utilities, calling the ongoing load shedding crisis in Sindh “the highest example of governance failure in Pakistan.” Speaking in the Sindh Assembly, Memon said that despite privatization, K-Electric, HESCO and SEPCO continue to fail in providing basic electricity facilities to citizens. “K-Electric was handed over to the private sector, but Karachi is still in darkness. This…

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KARACHI: The Sindh government’s Transport Department has decided to seek approval from the provincial cabinet for the establishment of a logistics park and procurement of 500 electric buses as part of efforts to expand the mass transit network and promote modern, environment-friendly public transport across the province. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Sindh Mass Transit Authority (SMTA) Board chaired by Sindh Senior Minister for Information and Transport Sharjeel Inam Memon on Thursday. The meeting reviewed various matters related to the expansion of the mass transit system,…

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ISLAMABAD: While the government has repeatedly claimed that it is seeking to reduce its dependence on Independent Power Producers (IPPs), the disclosure of new agreements extending for 30 and 40 years has raised questions about the government’s power-sector policy. Details of the agreements signed with various IPPs, including their effective periods, have come to light. The current government has also reportedly entered into new agreements with four IPPs. According to the details, four such agreements were signed in 2025. Among them, the government signed a 30-year agreement with Jamshoro Coal…

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