Reducing rising electricity tariff?—II
LIBOR has gone up; thus a case for reduction of this margin suitably. Second solution is increase in the repayment period. In the power sector, debt servicing is cash based…
Development is for the people: Part – I
Every government in Pakistan has made tall claims about development and delivering wonderful benefits to the people in its name; and yet Pakistan continues to occupy lowly positions in world…
Pakistan: a victim of hybrid warfare
The concept of hybrid warfare encompasses use of all means available to a state to subdue its adversary and achieve strategic goals without the ostensible use of available kinetic force.…
KE’s petition: case for integration
KE (K-Electric) has submitted a petition to Nepra (National Electric Power Regulatory Authority) for getting a separate generation tariff. NEPRA recently did its public hearing on the subject. NEPRA will…
The way ahead?
“All that we borrowed up to 1985-86 was about $5 billion; we have paid approximately $16 billion and are still being told that we owe around $28 billion. The $28…
Talking like grown-ups
The ongoing talks between the PDM-coalition government and the PTI have survived the avoidable raid on Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi’s residence in Lahore. Irrespective of the outcome of these talks, the…
A serious business
EXTENDED Eid holidays bring everything to halt, except one’s digestion. It is a time to eat, pray and watch long films one would not otherwise find the time to see.…
An electric regulatory authority for Sindh
Sindh cabinet has approved a draft bill for organizing a separate electricity regulatory body for Sindh — Sindh Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Sepra). It is not known whether or not…
The Iran-Saudi pact
The recent rapprochement between Iran and Saudi Arabia has created a ripple of excitement among the people of the region, who have been badly affected by the undeclared cold war…
The G20 conundrum
The meeting of foreign ministers belonging to the G20 countries, held in India, ended without producing a consensus statement. It is the second occasion in a span of two weeks…
