Daily Times
July 13, 2021
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Power and Petroleum Tabish Gauhar here on Monday vowed to ensure an inexpensive and reliable power generation and distribution system under the newly approved National Electricity Policy (NEP) 2021. “Seamless power supply at an affordable rate with efficient distribution is one of top priorities of the government,” he said while addressing the inaugural consultative session of National Electricity Plan 2021.
He said that the approval of NEP by the Council of Common Interest (CCI) was an important development. The NEP provided goals, principles and directives of the power sector on sustainable contours, he said.
The writer is country director, Population Council, Islamabad.
ON July 1, Prime Minister Imran Khan absented himself from a high-level national security briefing to address an even more crucial threat facing Pakistan food insecurity. On some level, it was heartening to see the prime minister focusing on a looming national concern. While focusing on how to improve agricultural yields, he also raised the challenge of providing food to our large population. Disappointingly, however, he did not follow through to talk about population itself, such as the numbers of people without education and paid work, the rapid rate at which people are outstripping natural resources and work opportunities, and urbanisation.
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Over 4,000 schools handed over to Sindh
CM approves takeover of federally run schools, enhances teachers salary to Rs25,000
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Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah approved on Thursday the takeover of over 4,000 schools formerly being run under the federal education and professional training ministry and increased teachers salaries to Rs25,000 from Rs8,000.
The handover of 4,192 non-formal schools - under the National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) and Basic Education Community Schools (BECS) - to the province was decided at the 42nd Council of Common Interest (CCI) meeting held in August 2020.
The CM gave his approval during a meeting at the Chief Minister s House on Thursday.
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