Top Story
January 20, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan told the federal cabinet Tuesday Pakistan was the first country to take into account the negative effects of the coronavirus lockdown and make timely decisions, while pandemic in India increased poverty.
He particularly appreciated the timely and transparent initiatives of the National Command Operation Center (NCOC), Ehsaas and the finance ministry team. The cabinet was briefed on the issue of Broadsheet, and the ministerial committee recommendations were presented in the meeting.
The planning minister briefed the cabinet on the impact of coronavirus pandemic on the basis of a recent survey, conducted by the Federal Bureau of Statistics. It said that the income of about 20 million people had almost waned in April; thanks to the wise strategy of the government, the policy of smart lockdown, instead of complete lockdown and decision making in the construction and manufacturing sector, the income of 20 million people
Top Story
January 20, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan told the federal cabinet Tuesday Pakistan was the first country to take into account the negative effects of the coronavirus lockdown and make timely decisions, while pandemic in India increased poverty.
He particularly appreciated the timely and transparent initiatives of the National Command Operation Center (NCOC), Ehsaas and the finance ministry team.
The cabinet was briefed on the issue of Broadsheet, and the ministerial committee recommendations were presented in the meeting.
The planning minister briefed the cabinet on the impact of coronavirus pandemic on the basis of a recent survey, conducted by the Federal Bureau of Statistics. It said that the income of about 20 million people had almost waned in April; thanks to the wise strategy of the government, the policy of smart lockdown, instead of complete lockdown and decision making in the construction and manufacturing sector, the income of 20 million people
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The LNG story
January 19, 2021
Natural gas is environmentally friendly and the most efficient (cheapest) form of thermal energy. After coming to power, the PML-N and former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi understood that making additional gas available in the system was the only way to fix Pakistan’s energy problems.
Although the country produced a considerable amount of gas, it needed much more to continue working and ensuring industry remained competitive. Pakistan’s gas production was on a continuous decline, and is expected to decline substantially in the coming years. Every sector, including industry and CNG, faced gas loadshedding and the government was forced to run many power plants on furnace oil and diesel.
The Cabinet Committee on Energy on Monday constituted a subcommittee to examine in detail the availability of pipeline capacity. Reuters/File
ISLAMABAD: Amid growing number of suppliers competing for pipeline and terminal capacity, the Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE) on Monday constituted a subcommittee to examine in detail the availability of pipeline capacity and how to allocate it for transportation of re-gasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG).
Informed sources said the CCoE met briefly under the chairmanship of Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar as some of the relevant stakeholders were based in Karachi and appeared to be unable to optimally contribute through video conference.