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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in Technology

Smart Meter Rollout Expands Across Pakistan’s Power Sector

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Energy has informed the Senate that more than 2.1 million smart meters have been installed across Pakistan’s power distribution companies. LESCO leads the rollout with over 1.15 million units, followed by GEPCO and MEPCO. IESCO and FESCO have also installed more than 100,000 meters each. PESCO, K-Electric, HESCO and SEPCO account for the remaining installations, according to a written reply submitted by the ministry to the Senate. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in Politics

Pak-Iran gas pipeline: PM forms committee to resolve arbitration impasse

Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik on Tuesday told the Senate that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has formed a high-level committee to resolve the Pak-Iran gas pipeline arbitration impasse. Responding to a Calling Attention Notice by lawmaker Talha Mahmood, the minister said the committee was examining the project's legal, financial and energy aspects, including Pakistan's potential liability and future energy requirements. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

US Senator hits Trump over ‘endless war’ as US fuel prices, debt surge 

US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has accused President Donald Trump of overlooking mounting economic pressures at home while pursuing another conflict in the Middle East. In a post on X, Schumer pointed to rising petrol prices and the US national debt, which has surpassed $40 trillion, while criticising Trump’s focus on the war. “Gas above $4/gal. National debt at $40 trillion. Another endless war in the Middle East,” Schumer wrote. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

US Senate votes to halt Iran war in challenge to Trump

The Republican-majority US Senate backed legislation on Tuesday to halt US military action against Iran, but it was not immediately clear how it would affect the war as President Donald Trump's administration negotiates a peace agreement with the Islamic republic. The Senate voted 50-48 in favour of the concurrent resolution, which passed the House of Representatives early this month, reflecting growing concern even among some of Trump's Republicans about the unpopular conflict that began on February 28. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in Politics

PTI-backed Allama Raja Nasir Abbas notified as Senate opposition leader

Senate Chairman Yousuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday notified Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) chief and PTI-backed Senator Allama Raja Nasir Abbas as the opposition leader in the upper house of parliament. “In pursuance of sub-rule (3) of Rule 16 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012, the chairman Senate has been pleased to declare Senator Raja Nasir Abbas as Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, with immediate effect,” said a notification issued by the Senate Secretariat. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in Politics

High-level Senate delegation to visit US on Jan 20

A high-level parliamentary delegation of the Senate, led by Deputy Chairman Senate Senator Syedal Khan Nasar, will undertake an official visit to the United States from January 20 to January 25, 2026, the Senate Secretariat said on Tuesday. In a statement, the secretary termed the visit a "historic milestone" in Pakistan-US parliamentary relations and the start of a new institutional phase of transatlantic engagement. The visit, organised under the auspices of the Pakistan Policy Institute USA, will, for the first time, formally include the Pakistan-US Inter-Parliamentary Group (IPG), a development… Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in Politics

Air pollution draining $22bn a year from Pakistan's economy: Sherry Rehman

Air pollution has been costing Pakistan $22 billion annually, an amount equal to 6.5% of the national gross domestic product (GDP), said Senator Sherry Rehman during a Senate meeting on Thursday. Chairing a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Climate Change, the senior Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader highlighted the severe effects of climate change on the country's financial and human capital. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in Politics

NA passes 27th Constitutional Amendment Bill amid opposition's walkout

The National Assembly passed the 27th Constitutional Amendment Bill with a two-thirds majority on Wednesday, two days after the Senate approved the key legislation, which seeks major judicial and military reforms. The Bill has been approved in the Lower House, two days after the Senate approved the key legislation, which seeks major judicial and military reforms. The government introduced eight new amendments to the bill. The proposed changes include the removal of four clauses and the addition of four new ones. Read More…

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