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  • Nepra forms a committee to investigate a major power outage

    Nepra forms a committee to investigate a major power outage

    Canada Global (Web News) The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) established a five-person committee to investigate the severe national grid failure that occurred on January 23 and caused the worst electricity outage in months across the entire country, paralysing life and exposing the nation’s shoddy infrastructure.

    The committee was formed, according to sources with knowledge of the situation, at the Standing Committee on Energy’s request to look into the cause of the power outage.

    Three technical specialists have been added to the group, which will be led by the Nepra adviser, and the report will be delivered to the Nepra chairman within a month, according to additional sources.

  • Former president Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan passes away

    Former president Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan passes away

    Canada Global (Web News) Pervez Musharraf, a former president, died at the age of 79 in Dubai following a protracted illness, according to a report on Sunday by Geo News.

    The former military leader passed away at American Hospital Dubai, where he was receiving amyloidosis therapy.

    The application to transfer Musharraf’s body to Pakistan was submitted by his family to the Pakistani consulate in Dubai.

    In order to return Musharraf’s mortal remains to Pakistan, a special jet will depart from Nur Khan airfield and fly to Dubai.

    The All Pakistan Muslim League (APML), a political organisation founded by Musharraf, denied the death rumours when they first appeared last year.

    The news that he was critically ill or on a ventilator had been denied by the party. Musharraf’s condition was stable and he was receiving amyloidosis treatment at home, according to the statement.

    The illness known as amyloidosis is brought on by an aberrant protein that accumulates in tissues and organs and impairs their functionality.

    The former president will be laid to rest in a Karachi cemetery, according to people close to his family. The grieving family formally requested permission from the Pakistani consulate in Dubai to return Musharraf’s lifeless remains to Pakistan.

    In order to return Musharraf’s body to Pakistan for burial, a special aircraft would touch down at Dubai’s Al Maktoum International Airport on Monday morning, the sources claimed.

    While his father was buried in Karachi, the former president’s mother was interred in Dubai.

  • Zardari asks govt to raise workers’ wages to Rs35,000 amid economic crisis

    Zardari asks govt to raise workers’ wages to Rs35,000 amid economic crisis

    Canada Global (Web News) Asif Ali Zardari, a former president, proposed on Tuesday that the coalition government increase the minimum pay for employees to Rs35,000.

    According to Zardari, the government should take action to address social issues in light of the present economic climate.

    Zardari expressed his concern, saying it was the government’s responsibility to provide relief to the masses.

    As Pakistan struggles to meet the requirements of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the revival of a desperately needed loan programme that has been stalled since September of last year, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar announced an increase in petroleum prices of up to Rs35 on Sunday with immediate effect.

  • Imran Khan criticises PPP over Sindh LG polls

    Imran Khan criticises PPP over Sindh LG polls

    (Canada Global Web News) Imran Khan, the leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf, expressed his disappointment with the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Wednesday, saying the party “had no commitment to fair and free elections” as seen by the local body elections.

    The PPP won the most seats in Karachi and won a resounding majority in the Hyderabad division, making it the clear winner of Sindh’s local body elections in the second round.

    However, the PTI leader criticised the government, claiming that “it employs force, extortion, police harassment, and money to acquire votes” rather than organising fair elections.

  • Sindh CM Murad Ali says No one should raise hue and cry

    Sindh CM Murad Ali says No one should raise hue and cry

    Canada Global (Web News) Murad Ali Shah, the chief minister of Sindh, and Nasir Hussain Shah, the provincial minister for local government, reportedly asked Jamat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi president Naeem-ur-Rehman to accept the results of the Sindh local government (LG) elections without raising a fuss because the Sindh government had given the town administrations more authority on Monday.

    Speaking to the media, he says that the results were manually compiled rather than reported utilising the RTS (Result Transmission Technology) system.

    He said, “But the compilers were not well taught” Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) hoped to win more than 100 of Karachi’s 235 seats.

    He claimed that voting was conducted peacefully. Law and order could not be successfully enforced thirteen times, but we nevertheless made an effort to control the situation.

  • Pakistan’s first-ever electric bus to hit the Karachi roads

    Pakistan’s first-ever electric bus to hit the Karachi roads

    Canada Global (Web News) The Peoples Electric Bus Service was inaugurated at Clock Tower, Seaview, by Sindh Information and Transport Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon on Friday, marking the beginning of electric bus service in Pakistan.

    Following the inauguration event, the minister was accompanied by the ministers for local government and labour in Sindh, Syed Nasir Hussain Shah and Saeed Ghani, who all boarded the bus and checked over its amenities.

    In his remarks to the media, Memon also mentioned that the environmentally friendly bus service would start operating today.

    According to the minister, “These buses, which run totally on stored batteries, are of European quality and will not spread any form of pollution.” He also said that in addition to decreasing pollution, the buses will provide low-cost travel options to citizens.

    Memon described the route, saying that the bus would take the Khayaban-e-Ittehad road from Tank Chowk in Malir Cantt to the Clock Tower roundabout in Seaview.

    He added that it was the duty of the city’s citizens to maintain the electric bus service. “[The service] is these people’s property, and we must cooperate to address the city’s traffic, pollution, and other issues.”

    The Sindh government, according to Memon, is giving special attention to Karachi and its development projects because Karachi is Pakistan’s economic centre. He also lauded the PPP’s leadership.

  • Sindh again delays Karachi, Hyderabad LG polls

    Sindh again delays Karachi, Hyderabad LG polls

    Canada Global (Web News) The provincial government of Sindh, which is governed by the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), announced the delay of local body (LB) elections in Hyderabad and Karachi and cancelled the announcement regarding new constituencies during a late-night meeting of the Sindh cabinet.

    Sharjeel Inam Memon, the Sindh Information Minister, told reporters in the early hours of Friday in Karachi that the remaining districts in Sindh will hold local elections on January 15 as scheduled.

    The minister stated that although the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) did have concerns regarding delimitations, the decision was made after the Sindh cabinet meeting and was not based on “protest or threat of anyone.”

    As an ally of the ruling PPP, Memon insisted that the MQM-issues P’s will be addressed at the national level. Furthermore, he mentioned the province’s security issues.

    Just hours earlier, Dr. Farooq Sattar, the founder of the MQM Organization Restoration Committee, and Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) Chairman Syed Mustafa Kamal declared they were burying the hatchet and joined the MQM-P to “jointly raise voice for the rights of the people of urban regions of Sindh.”

    Convener Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui had issued a warning that they would not permit the local government elections to take place on January 15 if the issue of delimitations was not resolved during a press conference where the leaders announced the reunion of the MQM-P.

  • KE consumers to see reduction of Rs7.43

    KE consumers to see reduction of Rs7.43

    Canada Global (Web News) The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has approved a Rs7.43 per unit reduction in K-(KE) Electric’s power tariff due to a monthly fuel charges adjustment (FCA) for electricity consumed in November 2022.

    The power regulator also raised the price for ex-Wapda Distribution Companies (Discos) customers by Rs0.1857 per unit due to FCA for the same month.

    Following a petition filed by KE in which the company sought a reduction of Rs7.043 per unit, the power regulator announced that it has allowed KE to reduce its tariff by Rs7.4307 per unit for the month of November, providing Rs10.67 billion in relief to its Karachi customers.

    According to a Nepra notification, all consumer groups, with the exception of lifeline consumers, home consumers consuming up to 300 units, agricultural consumers, and KE’s Electric Vehicle Charging Station (EVCS) consumers, would be subject to the negative FCA for November 2022.

    Regardless of their amount of usage, domestic customers with Time of Use (ToU) metres are similarly subject to the negative adjustment due to the monthly FCA. In the billing month of January 2023, KE must reflect the FCA from November 2022.

    Although KE has used the rate of Rs6.2700 per unit for the cost of energy obtained from the Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA-G) in the current month, the authority’s approved fuel cost component in the matter of XWDiscos for the current month is Rs6.2654 per unit. As a result, the entire cost of fuel has decreased by almost Rs3.4 million.

  • Wheat imported from Russia arrived in Karachi

    Wheat imported from Russia arrived in Karachi

    Canada Global (Web News) On Monday, the first shipment of wheat that the current administration imported from Russia landed in Karachi.

    Officials from the Ministry of Food Security reported that two ships had arrived in the city and that a further 450,000 tonnes of wheat from Russia would go through Gwadar to reach Pakistan.

    The government is importing 7.5 million tonnes of wheat altogether, and by March 30 all the wheat shipments from Russia will have arrived.

    Ships delivering imported wheat from other nations also arrived at Karachi harbour around this time. At the Karachi port, 350,000 tonnes of wheat have so far arrived.

    Due to recent economic hardship, a lack of foreign currency, and the loss of wheat crops by floods, Pakistan’s flour issue has worsened. To purchase individual flour bags, there are lengthy lines of people.

    The cost of flour rose to Rs 130 per kg, while fine flour cost Rs 150 and Chakki flour cost Rs 160 per kg. On the other hand, the inexpensive flour bag sold by the Sindh government for Rs650 and the 10kg flour bag offered by the federal government at the utility stores have both vanished from the market.

    Furthermore, the price of roti has increased to Rs25 due to the high cost of wheat and the scarcity of gas.

  • Seaview to remain open on New Year’s eve

    Seaview to remain open on New Year’s eve

    Canada Global (Web News) The Karachi police said that the Seaview beach would be available on December 31 for locals to enjoy New Year’s Eve.

    Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) Syed Asad Raza of District South stated in a statement that Karachi residents would be able to take part in the New Year’s Eve celebrations at the amusement centre.

    Additionally, the police will take extreme security steps to maintain safety and tranquilly on the property. Visitors visiting the beach were cautioned by the police to maintain their composure while celebrating.

    According to him, security operations in and around Seaview will involve almost 2,500 police officers.

    “Celebrate New Year within civil law; hoarding will not be permitted,” the police officer warned, threatening harsh punishment for those who engage in impolite behaviour.

    The officer also warned the citizens that anyone who uses aerial fire will face attempted murder charges. He also warned residents of the city to avoid one-wheeling and reckless driving.