June 29, 2026
A nation among the most savaged by climate-driven floods is racing to burn ever more of the dirtiest fuel beneath its own feet — and the contradiction is not hypocrisy but a confession about who is permitted to think about tomorrow.
June 29, 2026
Sindh's Thar Coal Board has extended an 18 per cent guaranteed return to attract fresh mining investment, as indigenous lignite displaces costly imported fuel and a 105km rail link advances.
Islamabad: Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) Director General Coal Said Ali Nawaz remarked that Thar coal is truly a game changer for Pakistan’s economy as the country has spent $6 billion on coal imports in the last three to four years. “Over the next five years, we could reap the full benefits as the base load shifts to Thar coal. This will reduce power prices and have an overall impact of Rs2 to Rs3 on the basket price through the conversion of three imported units based on carbon,” he said. Nawaz was addressing a seminar on “Leveraging Domestic Coal
Islamabad: The caretaker government on Monday approved nine projects worth 372 billion rupees, including a mega-scheme that is not part of the current fiscal year’s development spending and lacks funds – in violation of the Public Finance Management Act. Out of a total of 12 projects costing Rs 626 billion presented before the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC), led by caretaker finance minister Dr Shamshad Akhtar, two worth Rs 214 billion were withdrawn. The ECNEC postponed approval of a project, the Thal Grand Canal, due to a serious dispute between Sindh and Punjab. According to a statement
October 10, 2022
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says that amid the skyrocketing fuel prices, the cheaper energy production from the Thar Coal Mines project would prove as a game-changer for development of the entire country. He stated this while addressing the inauguration of the commercial operations of Phase-II of Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company during his visit to Thar Coal Mines Block-II in Tharparkar on Monday. He said the Thar Coal Project could help the government save up to six billion dollars as the expenditure on the import of energy including petrol and liquid petroleum touched 24 billion dollars. Shehbaz Sharif said the
October 5, 2022
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the authorities concerned to link the Thar Coal Mines with the country’s railway network by March 2023. During a meeting chaired by the Prime Minister in Islamabad on Wednesday, it was principally decided that the project of linking Thar Coal Mines with the rail network would be jointly executed by the Federal and Sindh governments. The Prime Minister told the meeting that the development projects need to be completed with the “Pakistan Speed” as the previous government had inflicted irreparable loss to the country during the last four years. He said the government is
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