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PPP Blocks Two Gas Revenue Bills Amid Growing Rift with Government

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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Friday blocked parliamentary proceedings on two government bills seeking amendments to natural gas revenue mechanisms, amid growing tensions within the ruling coalition over the recent Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections, judicial appointments and proposals for the creation of new provinces. The development came during a meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Petroleum, chaired by PPP lawmaker Syed Mustafa Mehmood, where former federal minister Syed Naveed Qamar asked the committee at the outset not to take up the Natural Gas (Development…

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Pakistan’s $6.5bn PPP Pipeline Needs Major Expansion: Adviser

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan needs to significantly expand its public-private partnership (PPP) project pipeline to meet rapidly growing infrastructure requirements, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Privatisation and Chairman Privatisation Commission Muhammad Ali said on Friday. Addressing the National Strategic Dialogue on Mobilising Private Capital through PPPs and Privatisation, organised by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Muhammad Ali said the existing federal PPP pipeline of 38 projects worth around $6.5 billion was insufficient to meet the country’s future infrastructure needs. He said the government could not finance the required infrastructure investment on…

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Senate Panel Raises Concerns Over Delays, Irregularities in Dasu-Islamabad 765kV Project

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ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Economic Affairs has expressed serious concern over delays, alleged financial irregularities and weak project management in the 765kV Dasu-Islamabad Transmission Line Project, noting that Rs9 billion has already been paid in interest against Rs76 billion received from donors. The committee met under the chairmanship of Senator Saifullah Abro to review progress on power sector projects financed by multilateral development agencies, with particular focus on the Dasu-Islamabad transmission line project, comprising Lots I to IV. The Economic Affairs Division briefed the committee on project proposals,…

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Power Division Moves to Digitise Detection Billing System to Curb Overbilling

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ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has decided to introduce fundamental reforms in the electricity detection billing system to protect consumers from inflated bills, unnecessary hardship and additional financial burdens. The initiative is part of the broader power sector reform agenda being pursued under Federal Minister for Power Division Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari, with a focus on improving consumer protection and strengthening transparency in the electricity billing system. Detection bills have traditionally been issued in cases where electricity meters malfunction, technical faults occur or actual consumption cannot be accurately recorded. In…

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Nepra Allows Rs2.0581/Unit Positive FCA for July Electricity Consumption

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ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has approved a positive Fuel Charges Adjustment (FCA) of Rs2.0581 per unit for electricity consumed in July 2026, which will be recovered from consumers of ex-WAPDA distribution companies (XWDISCOs) and K-Electric (KE) through their September 2026 electricity bills. According to a notification issued by Nepra on Friday, the actual fuel cost component for July 2026 was determined at Rs9.1511 per kWh, compared with the reference fuel charges component of Rs7.0929 per kWh. The difference resulted in a positive FCA of Rs2.0581 per…

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