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PESHAWAR: Strong winds with gusts up to 55 kilometers per hour hit the provincial capital for the second consecutive day on Wednesday causing prolonged power outages. The weathermen call the weather phenomenon ridge and said it would prevail for three to four more days. The windstorm was also reported in some other parts of the province on Tuesday and Wednesday. An official of the Pakistan Meteorological Department told Dawn that the ridge system developed when a high pressure emerged on higher altitude. He said following a weather system like the…

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DUSHANBE: Pakistan on Wednesday assured Tajikistan of making utmost efforts for an early completion of the CASA-1000 project. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi at a joint press conference with his Tajik counterpart Sirajuddin Mehruddin said Pakistan believes that Central Asia-South Asia (CASA-1000) project will not only benefit the two countries, but the entire region. Launched in 2016, the under-construction CASA-1000 power project will allow the export of surplus hydroelectricity from Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan to Afghanistan and Pakistan. Mr Qureshi said that CASA-1000 project would improve electricity access, integrate and expand…

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ISLAMABAD: While increasing tax rates, the government on Wednesday reduced prices of all petroleum products by up to 2.5 per cent for the next 15 days to pass on partial impact of the decline in the international prices. According to a notification issued by the finance ministry, the ex-depot price of petrol was reduced by Rs1.55 per litre and that of high speed diesel (HSD) by Rs3 per litre. It also reduced the ex-depot price of kerosene and LDO by Rs1.55 and Rs1.56 per litre, respectively. As such, the ex-depot…

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Imran Maniar, MD, SSGC visited various facilities of the Company’s Hyderabad Region to apprise himself with the progress of various departments and ongoing projects. This was MD’s first visit to Hyderabad Region since his appointment in last February. Amongst others, during the visit, MD was accompanied by Asad Saeed Khan, SGM (HR), Abdul Waheed Jumani, GM In-charge (Gas Distribution Interior Sindh) and Brigadier Mohammad Abuzar (retd), DG (Security Services and Counter Gas Theft Operations). MD and his team visited HQ-3 (Transmission Headquarters), Regional Office, Stores, Medical Services; IT’s Disaster Recovery…

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LAHORE: The National Transmission and Dispatch Company Ltd (NTDC) have completed the rehabilitation/up-gradation of the existing 130km long 220kV double circuit transmission line from Jamshoro to KDA-33 (Karachi). The NTDC has completed rehabilitation work ahead of the deadline despite difficulties faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. The transmission line is expected to be energized on or before 31st March 2021. The completion of this transmission infrastructure shall result in the increase of 450 MW power supply from national grid to the KE power network during summer once load demand is high.…

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