This was a key takeaway at the Senate Standing Com-m--ittee on Power meeting, presided over by Senator Saif-ullah Abro, wherein the panel strongly condemned the penalisation of paying consumers by power companies.... The meeting also discussed the merger of Alternate Energy Development Board( AEDB) and Private Power Infrastructure Board( PPIB).... Restoration of services of officials in Peshawar Electric Supply Company and illegal reappointment of Quetta Electric Supply Company’s( Qesco) chief

With election-related activity slowly picking up steam in the country, a third resolution seeking a delay in the February 8 polls landed in the Senate on Sunday, this time citing the weather and the security situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.On January 5, a thinly-attended session of the upper house of parliament had become the talk of the town after it adopted a resolution, albeit a non-binding one, seeking the postponement of the general elections over security and bad weather concerns. The wide

？ Overseas Pakistanis complain Rs410m went missing？ Caretaker govt’s legislative powers questioned ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Commi-ttee on Finance and Revenue on Wednesday expressed serious concern over alleged frauds and embezzlements in depositors’ accounts at a private foreign bank. The committee called on the managements of the State Bank of Pakistan( SBP), Federal Investi-gation Agency( FIA), and the Dubai Islamic Bank( DIB) for a detailed investigation. Chaired by Senator Saleem Mandv

Independent Senator Dilawar Khan on Monday wrote a letter to Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani, saying that it was “ disconcerting ” that no “ tangible steps ” had been taken by the Election Commission of Pakistan( ECP) for delaying the February 8 general elections despite the passage of a resolution by the upper House of Parliament.On January 5, a thinly-attended session of the upper house of parliament had become the talk of the town after it adopted a resolution, albeit a non-binding one, seekin