Pakistan ACCA » Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani http://www.pakistanacca.com Pakistan's Largest Accountancy News Source Sat, 25 May 2013 05:31:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 2 Full Days Off http://www.pakistanacca.com/2010/04/22/2-full-days-off/ http://www.pakistanacca.com/2010/04/22/2-full-days-off/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 11:48:40 +0000 admin http://www.pakistanacca.com/?p=485 The federal government has announced two full days off a week for government workers, besides the early closure of markets, ARY NEWS reported.

Addressing a news briefing, Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Thursday also announced RS 116 billion for energy sector to overcome power crisis.

Unveiling decisions to ease the power crisis and minimise loadshedding across the country, Gilani informed the nation about efforts being made by the government to lessen people’s hardship because of power shortage.

10 new independent power projects (IPPs) are in pipe line under the short term police to save and produce the electricity, Gilani said after chairing energy conference.

Briefing on the occasion, Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervez Ashraf said government and relevant offices would have two weekly offs, adding the industries would announce alternative weekly offs.

The decision regarding two weekly holidays will be affective form July 31, he clarified.

He said the power quota to Karachi from Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) has been slashed by 300 Megawatts from 650 MWs.

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