UN SDG 12, “Sustainable Consumption and Production”, deals all such issues comprehensively. Interested friends can see my referred above. Sole due to unawareness of the requirements of ACI 350 for all hydraulic concrete, to meet ESHF, we have polluted the whole unground water of Pakistan, an irreparable loss to the nation. Now all development Banks including WDG, ADB, KFW, EU, etc. are going to meet the UN agenda for Sustainable development, in all their funding/grants, provided the project is sustainable.
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Sufficient stocks of Petrol and Diesel are available across the country. Islamabad
OGRA strongly rebut the speculations on Petrol/diesel shortages. The country has sufficient petrol and Diesel stocks for meeting demand for 18 and 37 days respectively. Furthermore, ships carrying 101,000MT petrol is at berth/outer anchorage. The local refineries are playing their due role in meeting demand of petroleum products. Spokesman OGRA Imran Ghaznavi
Read MorePakistan blackout: Cash-strapped nation cuts power to save money, then can’t turn it back on
Hospitals, schools, factories and tens of millions of homes across Pakistan were left without power Monday after the country’s electricity grid suffered a nationwide outage. The huge blackout, right as parts of the country struggle through a harsh winter, was blamed by the country’s federal energy minister Khurram Dastgir-Khan on a surge that knocked out the network. In a bid to conserve Pakistan’s rapidly-dwindling fuel supplies, electricity is often cut off during low usage hours overnight, especially in the winter when demand is highest. Dastgir-Khan told the Geo News network…
Read MoreThe Private Power Infrastructure Board (PPIB) has approved the name of law firm M/s Howard Kennedy for representing the government of Pakistan in LCIA Arbitration in M/s Star Hydropower Limited (SHPL) case
The fee of law firm will be £230,000 whereas fee of barrister will be finalized by the Attorney General Office, the sources added. Recently, MD PPIB, Shah Jahan Mirza apprised the Board that Star Hydro Power Limited (SHPL) and NTDC entered into dispute over delay in installation of Power Purchaser Inter-Connection Facility by NTDC. Both parties filed counter arbitral claims against each other before LCIA, wherein NTDC’s claim was dismissed and it was found in breach of terms of PPA in making payment of liquidated damages. Thereafter, SHPL filed case…
Read MoreOGDCL, Tehzibul Akhlaq Trust Collaborate to Promote Education
OGDCL, Tehzibul Akhlaq Trust Collaborate to Promote Education December 23, 2022 December 17, 2022: Aiming to revolutionize the education system of Pakistan, the Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tehzibul Akhlaq Trust for sponsoring education with the concept of transforming societies.The seven-year program mainly focuses on providing free education to 25 students in the Baluchistan province’s OGDCL operational areas. These students will complete their studies up to grade-12 education at one of the schools run by the Tehzibul Akhlaq Trust in…
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