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CNG Load Management Plan not to end in February
Posted by K. Shahzad in Inside Story on February 17th, 2010
Previously when the all Pakistan association of CNG Fuel Stations was gone on strike by closing the CNG stations country wide, the government had held a meeting with the delegation from the association and had e nsured them that they will have to wait only till the end of February 2010 and at the end of month the CNG Load Management Plan will be discontinued. But this is not the case now, the latest statement from the administration side tells that they now don’t know when it is going to be discontinued due to the cold weather and consumption of natural gas. It also have been told that most likely the Gas Load Management or Gas Load shedding will be continued at least march 2010.
Its another promise which is broken by the current government but at the end the outcome is same that they are now saying they don’t know how long this load shedding will lost. Reminding you the previous promises by current government about ending the electricity load shedding and at the end they came with statement that this is not possible at the moment. In fact nothing on earth was done to back those promises up, also in Gas case same is the case.
Not to mention but its again same case of making the public fool as always, current government is very good at making the promises but when it comes to fulfilling them, unfortunately they are no where near, may be they make a promise and forget about that till a time comes when they have to re-thing and get the time period extended.
Another flaw the current country administration have that they don’t come up with facts and figures, just simply the promises which are never going to be fulfilled. The better way to gain the confidence of people is to provide the fact, ok this thing was promised, but we didn’t got able to fulfill it but things are improved to this level etc and full thing will be achieved in such and such period of time. But that will only be possible when government is really commuted to back their promises and do something for betterment of the country but unfortunately this does not seem to be the case at the moment.
Lets hope for the best, hope that this CNG Load Management Plan is discontinued soon and lots more is done to put the country back on the track of economic growth.
KESC goes online against theft of electricity
Posted by K. Shahzad in Inside Story on February 11th, 2010
KESC Facebook ad
Karachi electricity supply company which is responsible for providing the electricity to Karachi have finally decided to deal with the electricity theft in the city. As part of this campaign they have made use online medium along with the use of conventional media like TV and newspaper ads.
Most recently they have been seen making use of a social network called Facebook using their proper advertisement feature. They have maintained a Facebook as well to connect with people effectively. Also they are maintaining a YouTube channel as well.
It is actually a positive step that along with normal online advertisements now Pakistani Organizations are now using the social networks to promote themselves and to connect with people. They way they will be better able to get the consumer feedback directly and will be better able to know what the consumers think about them.
The current campaign being promoted using all kind of media including online mediums is called “They Steal, We Pay” or “Wo Karein, Hum Bharain” in Urdu. This is against those culprits who steal the electricity and consequently other consumers end up paying for them to fulfill the electricity costs. This campaign from this Electric Supply Company shows that they are finally now up to deal the issues in order to improve their distribution network.
The current campaign is not only limited to the promotion, in fact they are tracking out the individuals who are committing this crime, registering the FIRs against them and also publishing their names as well as addresses in newspapers in their ads.
People across the country who committing the crime of electricity theft crime must stop from today, any of such campaign can deal with you bitterly and can make you exposed in front souls huge in number.
KESC Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/KESC-Official/171879877110
KESC YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/kescofficial
Finally more and more organizations must follow the way KESC using Social media in order to connect with people and getting the valuable feedback.
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Youtube first fully and now partially banned in Pakistan, Ban imposed by Govt of Pakistan
Posted by K. Shahzad in Inside Story on February 8th, 2010
On Sunday youtube was again total down for users all over Pakistan. PTCL blocked it for all other ISPs country wide. Also other ISPs having their own Internet wireless or wired links with other countries were instructed to ban the site. The full website ban lasted about 40 minutes to an hour.
Later website was back except for few videos. Ban was imposed to restrict the Asif Ali Zardari’s shut up videos. President Zardari was addressing people in a public address, few people who were apparently distracting and trying to get President Zardari’s attention, Zardari gone angry on them and told them openly to shut up during his speech.
Now people cut up this portion of speech – including the portion in which the president of country telling the public to shut up – and uploaded these videos to youtube.
After a while when these videos spread like fire and people were sharing these to their friends and relatives, mr. Zardari probably got embarrassed by this and ISPs were told to block this video.
Rightly so, as being president of the country how could you tell your public to shut up and in a public speech. What message you are sending other countries. This thing more fired up when these videos were blocked country wide. But their are not many things that Zardari administration can do about this, because the videos are still available worldwide and even in Pakistan people can see them using other means like proxy websites.
However if you try to access those specific videos directly using youtube address a page appears with text “This Site is Restricted” centered on the screen.
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Roads and bridges network at faizabad Islamabad
Posted by K. Shahzad in Inside Story, Pictures on January 26th, 2010
Above is the satellite view of the bridges and roads in Faizabad area of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. It actually manages huge traffic in great manner. I think its the only one of its kind in Pakistan or at least in Rawalpindi Islamabad.
The point is that on more areas such plans must be thought of and executed. We all know many places which are always congested with loads of traffic and passing those places is a misery. So such plans may thought for those places as well. Traffic on roads will no keep increasing so thinking in advance is a better strategy.
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US dollar price hits all time high in Pakistan
Posted by K. Shahzad in Economy, Inside Story, National on January 7th, 2010
Open market buying price of US dollar hit all time high of over 85 Rupees per unit. US Dollar is constantly declining in the international price but its price is Pakistan continued to rise. Also in the inter bank it was being sold at all time high of 84.92 Rs per unit.
Dollar have actually risen up about 25 Rs in just in period of last two years by coming to price of 85 from just Rupees 60. It must also be kept in mind that before this US dollar price had taken about years to rise just Rupees 20 in the period of over 10 years when the USD price was on the way to 60 Rupees per unit from 40 Rupees per unit. Fact is that in International market still US dollar is declining but Pakistani Rupee is declining at more pace. We can blame the current security situation and the failed policies of current administration for this downfall.
New year 2010 as a new dawn, welcome to new era
Posted by K. Shahzad in Inside Story, National, Occasions on January 1st, 2010
We hope that this new year 2010 will prove to be a new dawn with opportunities for Pakistan. We will get rid of all the problems that currently our country is facing. Hope their will be peace in the country and hope we will be back to the development and will get our status back in aspects of life as a nation.
With all the hope their are things our country requires from us, all it takes is the where ever you are, if you are a lost soul, get back to honesty voluntarily as soon as possible. This applies to people of Pakistan and Administration/Leadership of the country.
For all those souls who are causing trouble to destabilize the nation must also realize that it is the time to change otherwise we will force them to change. This applies to all who are in race to destabilize the law N order by their coward attacks on general public as well as men in uniform.
Lets see this as an opportunity to rise on map on the world once again and do our part to serve the humanity. God Bless Pakistan.
Bye Bye 2009, What you brought for us
Posted by K. Shahzad in Inside Story, National on December 31st, 2009
The question is, What we Pakistanis achieved in 2009 which will now be over within an hour. If we look back you will see that this year was not much in favor of Pakistan. The terrorist activity was on its peak in this year and also Army was on war at different places in order to clean up the country from foreign planted militants. In this process many of Pakistan Security forces men lost their lives, we value their sacrifice for the sovereignty of their country and their people. Lots of areas were cleared and lots of people displaced first from their homes because of these battles but and then same battles enabled them to go back to their homes and areas so the things now were far better than past.
Battles are not over yet security forces need to go a long way to clean the country from culprits but the hope exists. Again a solute to all who lost their lives while saving the lives of others, their sacrifices were never a waste but a new hope for the nation.
Politically and Economically it was the hardest time for the nation. As all macro-economic indicators seen felling down. Some of reasons may be connected with law and order but some other may be associated with the politics and incompetent administration. One thing people may have realized or better must realize that if they have to see their country going on a new path of prosperity and sovereignty they need to choose the right people as the leaders and have to sideline those who don’t perform making them the footnote history of Pakistani politics.
One achievement I can think of is Pakistan started an individual plant where they can build JF-17 thunder them selves. If you can think of more, respond via comments.
The new year comes as a hope for this country and I hope that things will much better than the past. Hope fully security situation will be much better and we will be on the way of development once again.
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This is the last post of year 2009 and its to say bye bye to 2009 with hope to have a better year for the nation.
Government closes CNG in Lahore zone first, 585 CNG stations effected
Posted by K. Shahzad in Inside Story, National on December 13th, 2009
On Friday administration closed down the CNG stations in Lahore zone, which comprises of wider adjacent areas, for two Days, Saturday and Sunday. This effected 585 CNG stations and millions of vehicles. Despite the good amount of local Natural gas resources government is doing this to import the costly Liquid Natural Gas (LNG).
However, Pakistan CNG Association chairman said that CNG stations will only be remained closed on Saturday this time. Government have decided to shutdown CNG for eight days each month. Lahore region was first to watch this effect, Islamabad and other region will be the next suffering victims.
President’s Secretariat and Several govt departments on IESCO’s Defaulters list
Posted by K. Shahzad in Inside Story, National on November 15th, 2009
Islamabad Electric Supply Company(IESCO) have issued a list of defaulters who have outstanding dues to be Payed to IESCO. These defaulters include Government ministries and several other government and semi-government departments. The remaining dues on part of these departments are individually tens to millions and together they make hundreds of millions.
These defaulters include but are not limited to President’s Secretariat, Senate, Pakistan secretariat, Federal board of Revenue (FBR), many ministries, govt of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan govt departments, two Cantt boards in Rawalpindi, several municipal towns, Capital Development Authority, Federal Capital police, FIA and lots of other government departments.
Capital Development Authority alone is responsible for outstanding Rs. 194 million. IESCO is the most efficient electric supply company under WAPDA, it have the least transmission losses among all and the best dues recovery near 95%. Most of the defaulters some way belong to the government causing loss to the organization.
IESCO warned all defaulters to pay remaining dues till 23rd of Nov 2009 or otherwise they will have to face disconnection. If any of defaulters will not be able to pay the dues till designated 23rd Nov, their electric supply will be disconnected same day.
No CNG for two days each week for Punjab and NWFP
Posted by K. Shahzad in Basic Needs, Inside Story, National on November 5th, 2009
A CNG Station From Pakistan
What else can you expect from a Government which is highly not capable of managing things. Now after having all sufferings from the electricity load shedding Pakistanis had finally to see this day when they will be facing so called “Gas Load Management Plan”. According to this plan initially the people of Punjab and NWFP will remain without CNG for two days each week. This will not happen for days or week or a month, the plan is to repeat it the whole winter, initially it would be from 15th Nov, 2009 to 15th Mar, 2010.
This is the time when the people of Pakistan were expecting that government will fulfill its promise of ending the electricity load shedding they have now to bare the other kind of load-shedding which is being called the “Gas Load Management Plan (GLMP)”.
The disadvantages of this decision will be severe this will immediately effect the economy and cause the inflation. As the cost of using petrol instead CNG for travel is 5 to 10 times more than the CNG. Now Imagine when people will have to use the Petrol to transport the daily used items and food they have to pay much higher for this and on same time they will charge consumer much more.
This is like throwing the nation back into the dark age. If there is really shortage of Gas in the country there are many ways to deal with this, one of them may be to import gas, such a project was on its way, which is called Pakistan Iran Pipeline but don’t know how and when would our government will be able to complete this.
As most of previous governments, another disability of this government is the vision of future. They are highly unable to figure things out that what is going to be happen in near future and act accordingly. They would have idea very much before by looking into the increasing demand, that they are gonna face the gas shortage in the future.
Past shows once a thing is gone wrong you should not expect any thing better for years, as this government have introduced a new kind of load shedding for people of Pakistan, now I can see it prevailing it for many years, at least till the current ruling is in charge.
I hope that the leaders would now be understanding the gravity of situation and would deal with all the things wisely. And I hope that we Pakistanis would not have to listen about anything like “Food Load Management Plan” or “Water Load Management Plan” in the future.
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