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Islamabad seeks 24 LNG cargoes as Pakistan braces for winter shortages

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KARACHI: Pakistan is seeking at least 24 cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar and spot market for the coming winter season, according to official documents seen by Arab News on Tuesday, as the Middle East war poses the risk of gas shortages in the country. Pakistan relies heavily on imported LNG to meet demand from its power, industrial and domestic sectors, and normally receives an average of nine cargoes a month from Qatar under long-term government-to-government agreements. But supplies have been severely disrupted since March, when QatarEnergy first…

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UNDP Report: Pakistan’s Multidimensional Poverty Rate Exceeds India, Bangladesh

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WASHINGTON: More than one-third of Pakistan’s population faces overlapping deprivations in health, education and living standards, with the country’s multidimensional poverty rate significantly higher than those of India and Bangladesh, according to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The latest Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), released on Monday, estimates that 38.3 per cent of Pakistan’s population lives in multidimensional poverty, compared with 16.4pc in India and 14.9pc in Bangladesh. The estimates are based on household surveys conducted in different years and therefore do not represent a strictly contemporaneous comparison. In Pakistan,…

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ESG Symposium 2026 Unites ASEAN Efforts, Moving from Proposals to Real Action: Building on Three Key Agendas Toward 4P Collaboration That Links Policy, Business and Communities to Drive a Tangible and Scalable Transition

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BANGKOK, THAILAND – Media OutReach Newswire – 7 October 2026 – ESG Symposium 2026 is advancing from a forum for dialogue to regional-level action. Under the theme “ASEAN in Action: Powering Inclusive Green Transition,” the Symposium builds on last year’s proposals to advance three key agendas: Energy Transition, Just Transition and Climate Adaptation. It also links these agendas with Public–Private–People Partnership (4P) collaboration, in order to move approaches from the policy level to implementation in the business sector and local communities, and to bring lessons from Thailand into consideration for…

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Pakistan’s Nuclear Power Generation Hits Record 22.5 TWh as Solar Surges Ahead

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Nuclear electricity output rises 3.7pc in 2025, while solar generation reaches 36.3 TWh and becomes the country’s largest power source ISLAMABAD: Pakistan produced a record 22.5 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity from nuclear power in 2025, marking a 3.7 per cent increase from 21.7 TWh a year earlier, according to the World Nuclear Industry Status Report (WNISR) 2026. Despite the record nuclear output, Pakistan’s rapidly expanding solar sector grew at a much faster pace. Solar electricity generation reached an estimated 36.3 TWh during 2025, overtaking nuclear power for the first time…

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Pakistan moves to secure winter gas supplies as demand pressures loom

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed authorities to prepare a comprehensive winter gas management plan and ensure uninterrupted imports as Pakistan braces for higher seasonal demand amid regional supply risks. Chairing a high-level meeting on Tuesday, the prime minister ordered proactive measures to manage winter shortages and called for a nationwide awareness campaign to encourage more efficient use of gas. Officials told the meeting that domestic consumers would receive priority in the allocation of locally produced gas, while regasified liquefied natural gas would primarily be directed towards power generation and…

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