Zardari mulls over power crisis in the country

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Zardari mulls over power crisis in the country

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President taking notice of power crisis directed the related ministries to solve the problem.

05 August,2011 10:30 pm

According to the presidential spokesman, ,the Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh, the Minister for Water and Power Naweed Qamar and the Petroleum Minister Dr Asam Hussain were called to the President House.The federal ministers briefed the President about the issues regarding energy department.The President directed the ministers to submit report within a week about the administrative, monetary and technical issues to end the power crisis.The President was briefed that 3400 MW electricity was added in the National grid but yet shortage of 4000 MW was at hand. On the occasion, the President Zardari said that power crisis had become a colossal issue faced by the county and democracy could not neglect it at any cost.He stressed to focus special attention on the supply of electric power to Karachi.