Heavy rain, strong winds and hailstorms swept across several regions of Pakistan on Wednesday, leaving at least three people dead and seven others injured while disrupting electricity and communication services in multiple cities. Read More: PMD issues nationwide thunderstorm alert The severe weather affected parts of Sindh, Balochistan, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Azad Jammu and […]
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Govt halts HBFC privatisation, reopens Roosevelt Hotel deal
ISLAMABAD: The government has halted the ongoing privatisation of House Building Finance Company Limited (HBFC) and reopened the process for the Roosevelt Hotel in New York, following a meeting of the Privatisation Commission Board chaired by the Adviser on Privatisation. Read More: HBFCL privatisation may start afresh Officials said the board reviewed key state-owned assets and decided […]
Senate panel orders suspension of Jacobabad XEN
ISLAMABAD: A Senate committee has directed the Ministry of Energy to suspend the Executive Engineer (XEN) of Jacobabad, who is facing an inquiry over an electrocution incident, and to submit the inquiry report to the panel. The Senate Functional Committee on Problems of Less Developed Areas convened at the Parliament House on Thursday under the […]
NEPRA takes action against SEPCO, HESCO for inefficiency
NEPRA has imposed heavy fines on SEPCO and HESCO for failing to reduce power losses and improve recovery. The fines also cover violations of safety standards and improper earthing of electric poles. Together, the two state-owned distribution companies in Sindh have been fined over Rs 95 million. According to official orders, SEPCO was fined Rs […]
SEPCO workers held a protest rally against Israeli aggression
SUKKUR:SEPCO workers held a protest rally under All Pakistan Wapda Hydro Electric Workers Union CBA here on Thursday to condemn Israel’s brutalities. The rally was addressed by workers’s Chairman, Shujja Ghumro, Arshad Indhar, Abdul Malik, who urged all Muslim countries and freedom loving nations of the world to condemn brutalities of Israel and urged the […]
Naudero shuts down in protest against SEPCO-sponsored ‘discrimination’
Naudero, the hometown of Bhutto family, on Tuesday, observed a complete shutter down for the whole first day of Ramadan against discrimination with power supply. The citizens protested against Sukkur Electric Power Company’s (SEPCO) four feeders in a single town with a population of 80,000. No shopkeeper or pushcart vendor opened the business as all […]