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Pakistan-Kyrgyzstan sign protocols, MoUs to deepen economic cooperation

MoUs signed to boost standards, investment, trade, and regional connectivity

Published 28 Jul, 2025 10:17pm

Business & Economy

Energy minister says govt will end electricity buying, selling responsibility by 2025

Awais Leghari claims jailed former PM Imran Khan saved IPPs from forensic audit

Updated 29 Dec, 2024 12:13am

Business & Economy

Pakistan to revamp power distribution following IMF talks

Power sector is grappling with a circular debt that exceeded Rs2.66 trillion

Published 01 Nov, 2024 10:38pm

Pakistan

Energy Minister Leghari aims to reduce electricity prices to Rs10 per unit

Says reducing electricity prices top priority for government

Published 11 Oct, 2024 01:05am

Pakistan

Govt expects tariff relief following review of independent power producers

Govt is renegotiating contracts to address "unsustainable" electricity prices that are among the highest in the region

Published 21 Sep, 2024 03:14pm

Business & Economy

Govt renegotiating power deals with IPPs to cut costs: Leghari

Power minister says existing price structure of power not sustainable

Published 07 Sep, 2024 04:47pm

Pakistan

Government reviewing IPP contracts, says Energy Minister Awais Leghari

Tells Senate committee that government is not answerable to any company

Published 30 Aug, 2024 10:50pm

Pakistan

Govt considering prepaid electricity meters, minister says

Says capacity payments have doubled due to depreciation

Published 26 Aug, 2024 01:21pm

Business & Economy

Power minister vows to maintain IPP contracts

Awais Leghari describes them as ‘important as CPEC’

Published 28 Jul, 2024 10:27pm

Business & Economy

Finance Minister Aurangzeb in Beijing to seek debt relief, say sources

Both finance, power ministers said last week that they would be discussing power sector reforms in their visit

Published 25 Jul, 2024 07:37pm

Business & Economy

Electricity tariffs will reduce next year, says power minister

Awais Leghari cites all DISCOs to be privatised in one and half year period

Published 05 Jul, 2024 12:36am

Power Ministry denounces fake bill propaganda against Awais Leghari

Bill pertains to an upper section of Fort Monroe Hill station

Published 03 Jul, 2024 11:12am

Pakistan

Energy Minister Leghari seeks interior ministry’s help to ensure security at KP grid stations

Letter comes a day after Gandapur took over a grid station in DI Khan

Updated 20 Jun, 2024 12:36pm

Pakistan

Gandapur says ‘breakthrough’ achieved in meeting with ministers

Inside story reveals curt exchange between ministers over loadshedding

Updated 27 May, 2024 09:17pm

Pakistan

Federal ministers, KP CM Gandapur agree to resolve power issues together

Mohsin Naqvi, Awais Legahri, Gandapur will meet again on Monday

Updated 26 May, 2024 12:47pm