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Pakistan Says Conditions For Next $1.2 Billion IMF Loan Tranche Met: Report
Pakistan has met the IMF's benchmarks for maintaining the status quo in the energy sector - in an outcome that may help to get the next loan tranche of USD 1.2 billion, officials said, ahead of the visit of the global lender's review mission to the c
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Amid Frequent Power Blackouts, Pakistanis Find Light In Memes
Pakistan's worst power outage in months became a source of humour for some in the country of 220 million, where an energy network desperately in
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How Pakistan Handled One Of Its Largest-Ever Blackouts
Electricity is being restored in Pakistan after a nationwide blackout and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered an investigation into the grid failure that's added to the country's struggle with surging energy costs.
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Wedding Ceremonies Banned After 10 pm In Islamabad To Conserve Energy
In a bid to conserve energy, the cash-strapped Pakistan government has decided to ban wedding functions in Islamabad city after 10 pm, according to media reports on Wednesday.
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No Electricity For 18 Hours In Parts Of Pakistan Amid Worsening Heat Wave
An acute energy crisis in Pakistan has worsened prolonged power outages in the country, as small business owners struggle to continue work in the face of soaring temperatures, reported local media.
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In Pakistan's Coal Rush, Some Women Drivers Break Cultural Barriers
As Pakistan bets on cheap coal in the Thar desert to resolve its energy crisis, a select group of women is eyeing a road out of poverty by snapping up truck-driving jobs that once only went to men
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Nawaz Sharif Rushes To End Pakistan's Energy Shortages Ahead Of 2018 Poll
Sharif swept to power in 2013 vowing to eradicate crippling outages that brought Pakistan's $250 billion economy to its knees, but he now faces a race against time to stay true to his word before the next general election in 2018.
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Energy-Starved Pakistan Plans Its First Mega Nuclear Power Plant
Energy-starved Pakistan will set up a mega nuclear power plant with power generation capacity of 2,000 megawatts, the first in the country's history.
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China's Xi Jinping Heads to Islamabad to Unveil $46 Billion Investment
Chinese President Xi Jinping heads to Islamabad Monday for a rare visit to unveil a $46 billion investment plan that Pakistan hopes will end its chronic energy crisis and "transform" the country into a regional economic hub.
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Occupied With Tackling Terrorism, Little Time to Take up Developmental Issues: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today said most of his government's time is consumed in tackling terrorism and the acute energy crisis which leaves little time for development works.
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Pakistan plans huge desert solar park to fight energy crisis
For years Pakistanis have sweated and cursed through summer power cuts, but now the government plans to harness the sun's ferocious heat to help tackle the country's chronic energy crisis.
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Hybrid cars fail to ease Pakistan's gas woes
Pakistan last year announced measures to boost the hybrid car market, hoping they might help wean the country off its costly addiction to imported fuels, but seven months on the plan looks to have stalled.
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Nawaz Sharif to send Pakistan Power Min to India to tackle energy crisis
Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will send his Water and Power Minister to India to address the severe energy crisis facing the country.
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Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif seeks civil-nuclear technology from China
Prime Minister-designate Nawaz Sharif today sought civil nuclear technology to overcome Pakistan's energy crisis during a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.
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Pakistan Says Conditions For Next $1.2 Billion IMF Loan Tranche Met: Report
Pakistan has met the IMF's benchmarks for maintaining the status quo in the energy sector - in an outcome that may help to get the next loan tranche of USD 1.2 billion, officials said, ahead of the visit of the global lender's review mission to the c
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Amid Frequent Power Blackouts, Pakistanis Find Light In Memes
Pakistan's worst power outage in months became a source of humour for some in the country of 220 million, where an energy network desperately in
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How Pakistan Handled One Of Its Largest-Ever Blackouts
Electricity is being restored in Pakistan after a nationwide blackout and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered an investigation into the grid failure that's added to the country's struggle with surging energy costs.
-
Wedding Ceremonies Banned After 10 pm In Islamabad To Conserve Energy
In a bid to conserve energy, the cash-strapped Pakistan government has decided to ban wedding functions in Islamabad city after 10 pm, according to media reports on Wednesday.
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No Electricity For 18 Hours In Parts Of Pakistan Amid Worsening Heat Wave
An acute energy crisis in Pakistan has worsened prolonged power outages in the country, as small business owners struggle to continue work in the face of soaring temperatures, reported local media.
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In Pakistan's Coal Rush, Some Women Drivers Break Cultural Barriers
As Pakistan bets on cheap coal in the Thar desert to resolve its energy crisis, a select group of women is eyeing a road out of poverty by snapping up truck-driving jobs that once only went to men
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Nawaz Sharif Rushes To End Pakistan's Energy Shortages Ahead Of 2018 Poll
Sharif swept to power in 2013 vowing to eradicate crippling outages that brought Pakistan's $250 billion economy to its knees, but he now faces a race against time to stay true to his word before the next general election in 2018.
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Energy-Starved Pakistan Plans Its First Mega Nuclear Power Plant
Energy-starved Pakistan will set up a mega nuclear power plant with power generation capacity of 2,000 megawatts, the first in the country's history.
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China's Xi Jinping Heads to Islamabad to Unveil $46 Billion Investment
Chinese President Xi Jinping heads to Islamabad Monday for a rare visit to unveil a $46 billion investment plan that Pakistan hopes will end its chronic energy crisis and "transform" the country into a regional economic hub.
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Occupied With Tackling Terrorism, Little Time to Take up Developmental Issues: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today said most of his government's time is consumed in tackling terrorism and the acute energy crisis which leaves little time for development works.
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Pakistan plans huge desert solar park to fight energy crisis
For years Pakistanis have sweated and cursed through summer power cuts, but now the government plans to harness the sun's ferocious heat to help tackle the country's chronic energy crisis.
-
Hybrid cars fail to ease Pakistan's gas woes
Pakistan last year announced measures to boost the hybrid car market, hoping they might help wean the country off its costly addiction to imported fuels, but seven months on the plan looks to have stalled.
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Nawaz Sharif to send Pakistan Power Min to India to tackle energy crisis
Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will send his Water and Power Minister to India to address the severe energy crisis facing the country.
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Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif seeks civil-nuclear technology from China
Prime Minister-designate Nawaz Sharif today sought civil nuclear technology to overcome Pakistan's energy crisis during a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.
