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The Power Division spokesperson has issued an important clarification regarding the Peak Hours Relief Strategy.

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The statement explained that no load management is being carried out in HESCO (Hyderabad Electric Supply Company) and K-Electric under the 2.25-hour peak hours relief plan. This is due to the availability of low-cost power generation in the southern region and its supply to these two distribution companies. The spokesperson noted that furnace oil-based generation does not significantly impact these areas. In addition, sufficient electricity from alternative sources is available in the south. Since this electricity is primarily supplied to HESCO and K-Electric, it has been decided not to subject…

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PM Shehbaz cuts petrol price by Rs12, diesel by Rs135 per litre

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses the nation, April 10, 2026. ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday announced a cut of Rs12 in petrol price and Rs135 in diesel rate, citing reduction in global oil prices. In a televised address, the prime minister said the new fuel prices will take effect from April 11. The Petroleum Division issued a notification reducing petrol prices by Rs11.83 and diesel by Rs134.81 per litre, setting new rates at Rs366.58 and Rs385.54, respectively. The price of kerosene has been reduced by Rs17.33 per litre…

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Petrol prices in Pakistan could drop by Rs 30-60 per litre

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Petrol prices in Pakistan are expected to decrease by Rs 30 to 60 per litre following a fall in international oil rates, triggered by the ceasefire between Iran and the United States. According to media reports, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, has issued special instructions to ensure that the benefits of lower global oil prices reach the public. “The finance and petroleum ministries have started considering over reduction in fuel prices,” reports said. Authorities are closely monitoring crude oil prices for the next two days before…

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Sindh Minister for LG Nasir Hussain Shah visited Pakistan’s first sanitary engineering landfill site.

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sanitary engineering landfill

Karachi: Sindh Minister for Local Government Syed Nasir Hussain Shah visited Pakistan’s first sanitary engineering landfill site, Jam Chakro Landfill Site Phase-II, to review the pace of ongoing development works and future expansion plans, where he was given a detailed briefing by senior officials and project consultants. The visit was attended by Parliamentary Secretary for Local Government Qasim Siraj Soomro, MPA Imdad Pitafi, Managing Director Sindh Solid Waste Management Board Tariq Nizamani, PD SWEEP Usman Moazzam, along with Turkish consultants and Chinese contractors. Officials informed the minister that five new…

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Trump vows no more attacks by Israel on Iran gas field after it ‘violently lashed out’

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DOHA/RIYADH: US President Donald Trump said an angry Israel “violently lashed out” and attacked Iran’s major gas field, a significant escalation in the US-Israeli war, but ruled out further such attacks by Israel unless Iran retaliated.Wednesday’s attack on the huge South Pars gas field drove oil prices higher and prompted a threat by Iran to attack oil and gas targets across the Gulf, while it fired missiles at Qatar and Saudi Arabia.The escalation heightens the unprecedented disruption of global energy supplies that has raised the political stakes for Trump, who joined Israel in…

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