With the completion of eight under-construction water and hydropower projects, the carryover water capacity of the country will increase from 30 days to 45 days with an addition of 9.7 million acre-feet water storage and hydel power generation will be doubled to 18,000MW with an increase of 9,043MW. This was briefed to a delegation of PAF Air War College Karachi during their visit to Wapda Hous
A Senate panel on Monday found fault with the procurement of foreign multilateral-funded projects in the power sector and ordered the National Engineering Services of Pakistan (Nespak) not to sign a final agreement with a local firm till a conclusion because of suspicious circumstances. A meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Power presided over by Saifullah Abro took up the matter of Nes
Distributive politics is at the core of Pakistan’s electoral system, where the ‘electability’ of an individual politician is believed to largely depend on their ability to secure resources to fund ‘development schemes’ or public services in their respective constituencies once the voters return them to the assemblies. No wonder the ruling parties allocate state resources, especially the annual
An inquiry by the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) into consumer exploitation by the automobile sector regarding premium payments (on-money), delayed deliveries, increased car prices after booking, etc has come to a standstill. Sources in the commission told Dawn that the investigations have been hindered by a court order and non-cooperation of Honda Atlas Cars (Pakistan) Ltd, as the co
With the commodity production improving, there is a noticeable pickup in exports, mainly to the Middle East, supporting the country’s apex trade body’s view that more resources can be generated by industry and trade than by knocking at the International Monetary Fund’s doors. With some initial increase in farm output, food exports grew 30 per cent in the first four months of the current fiscal