Punjab’s CNG crises deepens as stations closed for two days
October 26, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
Staff Report
LAHORE: The CNG crises of Punjab have deepened further as many stations in the region have been closed according to the new schedule of gas load shedding.
According to Sui Northern Gas Company (SNGC) officials, following a new gas management plan, more than 1,000 CNG stations of Lahore, Gujranwala and Multan were closed at 6:00am on Tuesday morning.
After completing two days of closure, all these CNG stations will resume gas supply from Thursday morning at 6:00am.
The CNG stations of Faisalabad will be closed on Wednesday and Thursday, while stations in Islamabad and Bahawalpur will be closed on Saturday and Sunday.
People of the concerned regions have expressed deep worry over the CNG stations closure decision, while officials of the CNG Association of Pakistan have threatened to go on an indefinite strike if the government
Federal Cabinet Considers Two Weekly Holidays
November 4, 2009 by Trend PK
Filed under Breaking News
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Federal Cabinet Considers Two Weekly Holidays, A special session of federal cabinet has begun to discuss two holidays in a week for all public sector institutions. Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is presiding the meeting.
The federal cabinet is also expected to place a massive cut on a daily expenditure of the president, the prime minister, federal ministers and chief ministers of the four provinces under the proposed austerity drive, to be approved in the special cabinet meeting.
The agenda of the special cabinet meeting revealed that the prime focus of the meeting would be on the approval and implementation of austerity measures. According to the agenda, the austerity measures would be introduced to cut government expenses through administrative and management adjustment in the current system.
The other three items on the agenda are the approval of a sugar policy, gas load management plan 2009-10 and the review of paddy procurement in the 2009 Kharif season.
Federal Cabinet Considers Two Weekly Holidays was first posted on November 4, 2009 at 3:57 pm.
Federal Cabinet Meets today
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Federal Cabinet Meets today, The federal cabinet is expected to discuss two holidays in a week for all public sector institutions in a special meeting today (Wednesday).
The federal cabinet is also expected to place a massive cut on a daily expenditure of the president, the prime minister, federal ministers and chief ministers of the four provinces under the proposed austerity drive, to be approved in the special cabinet meeting.
The agenda of the special cabinet meeting, which would be chaired by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, revealed that the prime focus of the meeting would be on the approval and implementation of austerity measures. According to the agenda, the austerity measures would be introduced to cut government expenses through administrative and management adjustment in the current system.
The other three items on the agenda are the approval of a sugar policy, gas load management plan 2009-10 and the review of paddy procurement in the 2009 Kharif season.
Federal Cabinet Meets today was first posted on November 4, 2009 at 1:06 pm.
