Increase in Gas price to put burden of Rs397 Billion on industry: PIAF
Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) has rejected the massive increase in gas and electricity rates as a result of an agreement with the International Monetary Fund after approval by the federal cabinet. According to the notification, the government has increased the price of gas to be used for fertilizer sector by 62 percent […]
Zahid Mir appointed as MD of PRL
Outgoing Managing Director Oil and Gas Development Company (OGDCL) Zahid Mir has been appointed as managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) of Pakistan Refinery Limited (PRL) with effect from August 1, 2019 for a period of three years. He will replace Aftab Husain. Zahid Mir is joining the company after having served as MD […]
16 factories in Gujranwala sealed for causing pollution
The Environment Protection Department (EPD) team’s raided 16 factories of Gujranwala engaged in burning of expired batteries and sealed them under the supervision of Deputy Director Usman Azhar and Inspector Ghulam Mustafa. The owners of these units had not installed treatment systems to control the pollution. The factories were located in Industrial Estate No II […]
Rawalpindi to have Integrated Command, Control and Communication center
At the 41st meeting of the public-private partnership steering committee (PPPC) held at 8 Club Road under the chair of Punjab Finance Minister Hashim Jawan Bakht it was decided to establish Integrated Command, Control and Communication Center (IC-3) in Rawalpindi and Murree under the public-private partnership. At the meeting the Minister accorded approval to Rs […]
More than 10 thousand Schools in Punjab to have Solar Energy
The Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has directed the concerned authorities to hasten the process of providing electricity to the schools of south Punjab. In a meeting which the CM chaired it was decided that the far flung and off grid areas of Punjab will be provided with solar panels. In this way 10800 […]