A representative image showing ‘fake news’ on a laptop screen. — AFP/File The draft amendments propose a jail term of three years and a fine of Rs 2 million. Authority to be established with the power to remove online content. The project also proposes social media protection courts. ISLAMABAD: The federal government has tabled amendments … Read more
Federal Minister for Energy (Power Division) Awais Leghari gestures during an interview in this undated photo. — X/Government of Pakistan The government is looking at captive and bagasse power plants for cost savings. Domestic electricity rates are already reduced by Rs4 per unit. Minister criticizes K-Electric’s Rs 500 billion profit claim. ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for … Read more
A technician works on porcelain insulators on an electrical transmission tower in Karachi. — Reuters/File IPP contract changes could save Rs411 billion annually: sources. Tariff revision for bagasse power plants saves Rs238 billion. The extension of the winter electricity assistance program is also under study. ISLAMABAD: The federal government is working on various options to … Read more
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs a federal cabinet meeting in Islamabad in this undated photo. — APPLICATION/File The government claims the move would save the national exchequer Rs238 billion. The Prime Minister said the government was taking all possible measures to reduce electricity tariffs. “A mechanism has been developed to enable the safe evacuation of … Read more
Federal Minister for Energy Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari. — APPLICATION/File Federal Energy Minister Awais Leghari said on Friday that negotiations with 11 other independent power producers (IPPS) were currently underway to reduce electricity tariffs. While briefing on the ‘Bijli Sahulat package’, Laghari said the government had terminated power purchase agreements with five IPPs, a … Read more
Gold bars are seen at the Austrian gold and silver separation plant “Oegussa” in Vienna, Austria, March 18, 2016. — Reuters To help provide debt relief to low-income countries devastated by climate-related disasters, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) should sell 4% of its gold, study suggests, as climate finance dominates first discussions of the COP29 … Read more