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Short supply from Iran behind outages in Balochistan: minister - Newspaper

In this file photo, Energy Minister Hammad Azhar addresses a press conference in Lahore. DawnNewsTV/File KARACHI: Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar said on Thursday the government has taken up with Iran the issue of reduced electricity supply from the neighbouring country, which is causing hours-long outages in Balochistan. “Power shortfalls in Iran have led to loadshedding in our Gwadar, Turbat and Makran regions. These areas are not connected to the national grid and are dependent on Iranian power supply,” he said on Twitter, adding that Islamabad has requested Tehran to normalise power supply to the affected areas of Balochistan.

ECC re-validates Rs 352bn for procurement of Covid-19 vaccines

ECC re-validates Rs 352bn for procurement of Covid-19 vaccines test ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on Wednesday re-validated Rs 352 billion in the current fiscal year for procurement of Covid-19 vaccines as the government aimed to vaccinate at least 85 million by December this year. Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Shaukat Tarin, chaired the ECC meeting (through a video link), while Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam, Minister for Privatization Muhammad Mian Soomro, Advisor to the PM on Institutional Reforms and Austerity Dr. Ishrat Hussain, Advisor to the PM on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood, SAPM on Finance and Revenue Dr. Waqar Masood, federal secretaries, chairman FBR and other senior officers attended the meeting.

ECC rolls over Rs352bn of Covid-related stimulus package - Newspaper

Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin addresses the ECC meeting via a video link on Wednesday. APP ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on Wednesday rolled over Rs352 billion of the Covid-related Economic Stimulus Package to current fiscal to meet various expenditures, including procurement of vaccinations, and deferred approval of the five-year strategic trade policy framework. The meeting of the ECC presided over by Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin also discussed the intervention price for cotton at a belated stage but could not take a final decision though the crop is at the last leg of sowing. Apart from Mr Tarin, only two out of 14 ECC members attended the meeting.

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