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Govt Making All Out Efforts To End Energy Crisis: Leghari

Islamabad (December 12, 2017): Minister for Power Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari informed the Senate on Tuesday that the government is making all out efforts to meet energy requirements keeping in view the interest of the consumers.

He was winding up a discussion on an adjournment motion moved by Sherry Rehman regarding the interim award issued by London Court of International Arbitration on 8th June this year in favour of nine IPPs directing Pakistan to immediately pay 10.977 billion rupees and to further discuss the need of the parliamentary oversight in key international arbitration cases.

The Minister said Pakistan has appealed against the decision in the court and hearing will be held in London this month. He said all out efforts will be made to safeguard the public money.Two bills were introduced in the house today (Tuesday).

The first bill “The Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Islamabad (Amendment) Bill, 2017” provides to amend the Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Islamabad Act, 2013.

The bill was moved by Minister of State for Capital Administration and Development Division Tariq Fazal Chaudhary and has already been passed by the National Assembly.

The second bill “The National University of Technology Bill, 2017” provides to set up National University of Technology inIslamabad.The bill was moved by Minister for Science and Technology Rana Tanveer Hussain.

The chair referred the bills to the concerned committees of the house.

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