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Ex-rulers generated commission, not electricity: Shahbaz
[Pak Daily Times] Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said previous rulers simply generated commission and not electricity during their 5-year tenure."We will salvage the nation from scheduled power outages and fulfil our promise of clearing the circular debt," he said during his meeting with Speaker National Assembly Ayaz Sadiq at Model Town. "Tough decisions would have to be taken to put economy on the right track. Circular debt is over Rs 500 billion and we will pay it within 60 days. It is ironical that both rich and poor are benefiting from subsidy given on electricity. Only the poor deserve it," he said. The chief minister said that the cost of production of electricity could be reduced by generating power from alternative sources. "Punjab government has made a plan to produce electricity from solar energy, biomass, biogas and coal with cooperation from the private sector. The provincial government is evolving a 5-year energy policy," said the chief minister. Posted by: Fred 2013-07-02 |
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