COP31 Published 13 Nov, 2026 05:14am EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif while attending COP31 on in Türkiye highlighted Pakistan’s solar power...
Negotiations with govt over petroleum levy reach final stage: JI Liaqat Published 06 Nov, 2026 07:27am ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Pakistan Deputy Chief Liaqat Baloch has said that negotiations with the government...
JI sets up 25 camps across Karachi to step up its protest drive Published 27 Sep, 2026 02:24am KARACHI: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Karachi on Saturday set up 25 protest camps across the city against the petroleum...
Energy sector reforms required Updated 07 Sep, 2026 05:31am Federal Minister for Power Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari and the Federal Minister for Petroleum Pervaiz Malik in a joint...
JI vows to step up campaign after today’s strike Published 03 Sep, 2026 07:12am KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Wednesday vowed to step up the party’s campaign against...
Thousands of women protest against PL, fuel price hike Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am KARACHI: Thousands of women marched in Karachi on Monday to protest against petroleum levy (PL) and rising fuel...
JI announces nationwide protests against inflation Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami chief Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman on Friday accused the government of burdening consumers through...
Audit Report 2025-26: DSS fails to address operational weaknesses, burdens consumers: AGP Published 25 Jun, 2026 06:42am ISLAMABAD: The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has observed that the imposition of a Debt Service Surcharge (DSS)...
Procurement and pricing: Nepra revises framework for imported coal Published 25 Jun, 2026 06:18am ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has finalised a comprehensive review of the...
Plea challenging capacity payment mechanism for IPPs dismissed Published 10 Jun, 2026 06:22am LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has dismissed a constitutional petition challenging the capacity payment...
Pakistan’s energy insecurity Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am Global debate is naturally fuelled in the immediate aftermath of supply disruptions of a critical product (natural...
CPEC outcome Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am EDITORIAL: Federal Minister for Power, Sardar Awais Khan Leghari, during a press conference on Sunday, acknowledged...
Wapda union rejects privatisation of Discos Published 01 Jun, 2026 04:28am PESHAWAR: The All Pakistan Wapda Hydro Electric Workers Union has strongly opposed the government’s decision to...
JI chief calls for cut in fuel prices Published 31 May, 2026 02:34am KARACHI: Central Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Saturday called for a substantial reduction...
Business community concerned over Iran power import tariff Published 19 May, 2026 06:02am LAHORE: Pakistan’s business community has expressed serious concerns over the newly-approved electricity import...
PPP raises objections to solar energy policy Published 14 May, 2026 06:40am ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on Wednesday raised objections in the National Assembly over the...
Circular debt set to touch Rs1.9trn mark Updated 31 Mar, 2026 09:01am ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s power sector circular debt is set to approach Rs1.9 trillion up from Rs1.689 trillion recorded...
Reinterpretation of ITO ‘rattles’ IPPs Updated 23 Feb, 2026 09:22am ISLAMABAD: The Independent Power Producers (IPPs), including those established under the China-Pakistan Economic...
Punjab ‘the worst hit by poverty’ despite claims of prosperity: JI Published 23 Feb, 2026 03:58am LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman on Sunday said that Punjab has witnessed the highest increase...
JI chief asks govt to clarify CPEC ‘stagnation’ Published 15 Feb, 2026 02:44am LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman on Saturday called on the government to brief the nation on a...
Farmers term net-metering policy ‘economic killing’ Published 12 Feb, 2026 04:44am LAHORE: The General Council of Kissan Board Pakistan (KBP), with participation from representatives of all four...
‘Conditional subsidy’: experts say power tariff cut for industry, agriculture not enough Published 19 Dec, 2025 08:48pm Under new tariff structure, price of additional electricity units for agriculture and industrial sectors was reduced to Rs22.98 per unit
IFRS-9: CPHGC seeks PD support for exemption from ECL method Published 18 Dec, 2025 06:01am ISLAMABAD: The China Power Hub Generation Company (Pvt) Ltd (CPHGC) has sought the Power Division’s support for an...
Proportional representation only path to real democracy: JI Updated 15 Dec, 2025 07:20am LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman on Sunday said the party wanted transparent...
EDITORIAL: Power Division’s past failures Updated 09 Dec, 2025 07:20am EDITORIAL: Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik in his press conference on Sunday stated that Pakistan would begin...
Recovering PPIB’s annual fee: Nepra approves 1.1 paisa per kWh tariff hike Published 08 Jul, 2025 06:15am ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has approved a power tariff increase of 1.1 ...
Power minister tells NA: Early termination of pacts with 6 IPPs helps govt save Rs411bn Updated 12 Apr, 2025 02:42pm ISLAMABAD: Minister for Energy (Power Division), Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari Friday said as per the calculations...
PPAs, IAs without coercion: Govt secures written confirmation from IPPs Updated 19 Mar, 2025 09:32am ISLAMABAD: The federal government has secured written confirmation from the Independent Power Producers (IPPs)...
No lessons learnt Updated 11 Mar, 2025 06:07am Pakistan is a unique country in which the authorities seem incapable of learning from past experience. Here we are...
Pacts revision with IPPs: Development partners informed of possible scenarios Updated 04 Mar, 2025 09:08am ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Power, Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari on Monday said negotiations with IPPs are...