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KARACHI: Karachi could face electricity outages during evening and nighttime peak hours as disruptions to gas supplies linked to the ongoing US-Iran conflict threaten power generation, K-Electric warned. The warning comes as Pakistan faces shortages of regasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG), which is used to fuel power plants. The situation has been aggravated by disruptions to LNG shipments from Qatar, one of Pakistan’s major gas suppliers. K-Electric spokesperson Imran Rana said the utility might resort to load management as a last resort if fuel constraints affected electricity generation during peak…

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ISLAMABAD: Federal Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday to attend a high-level international energy conference as Pakistan grapples with rising fuel prices, disrupted liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies and mounting pressure to control subsidies. Malik is scheduled to participate in the 17th International Energy Forum (IEF) Ministerial in Riyadh, which is hosted by Saudi Arabia and co-hosted by Italy and Nigeria. The meeting brings together officials from major energy-producing and consuming countries, alongside executives from leading energy companies, including Saudi Aramco, ExxonMobil, Shell and BP.…

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LAHORE: The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) has launched the Centre for Air Pollution and Environment (CAPE), a new centre dedicated to identifying the sources of air pollution in Punjab. The centre has been established with a major grant from Coefficient Giving, which is funding a multi-year, multi-site study to identify and quantify the major contributors to particulate air pollution across Punjab. The project also includes establishing a state-of-the-art laboratory for the chemical analysis of air pollutants. Dr. Qasim Imtiaz, a faculty member in the Department of Chemistry and…

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LAHORE: The LUMS Energy Institute (LEI) convened the Second National Consultative Workshop on the Power Sector Indigenization Roadmap at LUMS, bringing together senior leadership and representatives from the Ministry of Energy, WAPDA, National Grid Company (NGC), Power Planning and Monitoring Company (PPMC), DISCOs, regulatory bodies, electrical power equipment manufacturers, industry associations, policymakers, and academia. The workshop aimed to advance a coordinated national approach to strengthening Pakistan’s domestic electrical power equipment manufacturing industry and reducing import dependence. Building on the first workshop held in May 2025, the initiative progressed from preliminary…

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BEIJING: China and the European Union (EU) have held intensive consultations on hybrid and electric vehicle (EV) trade, seeking to address economic concerns and establish a more balanced trading relationship, China’s Ministry of Commerce said on Monday. During the discussions, both sides agreed that export quotas for Chinese hybrid vehicles should not be lower than those allocated to other import sources. They also agreed that EU trade measures should not specifically target Chinese products or discriminate against Chinese companies. China’s commerce ministry said the two sides had further agreed to…

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