Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan resigns as IPP’s Central Information Secretary
SIALKOT: Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan, currently serving as Central Information Secretary of the Istehkam Pakistan Party (IPP), has tendered her resignation from the party position, citing personal commitments and health issues. In her resignation letter addressed to the party President Abdul Aleem Khan, Dr. Awan that it was not possible
Why Pakistan Needs a smart deal on Chinese IPPs debt?
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is all set to seek alteration in contacts of Chinese Independent Power Producers (IPPs) but it requires tough and lengthy government-to-government (G2G) negotiations to achieve desired objectives. Minister for Finance and Revenues Mohammad Aurangzeb along with Minister for Power Awais Leghari are scheduled to visit China this week
Govt spends Rs150 bn monthly on IPPs for almost no electricity
Between January and March 2024, consumers paid Rs150 billion monthly in capacity charges to Independent Power Producers (IPPs), many of which operated below 10% capacity. Former Commerce Minister Dr. Gohar Ejaz highlighted that, despite these payments, many plants produced minimal electricity. Ejaz criticized the current system, revealing that four power
Former Azad Kashmir PM arrested
Former Prime Minister (PM) of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Sardar Tanveer Ilyas, has been arrested by the Margalla Police in Islamabad. Ilyas, who belongs to the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP), was taken into custody after a case was registered against him at the Margalla Police Station. According to a police spokesperson,