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  The Embassy of Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) hosted a grand reception today to commemorate Pakistan's National Day, attended by members of the diplomatic corps, senior UAE government officials, Emirati nationals, and the Pakistani community. His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest, alongside Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Ahmed bin Ali Al Sayegh. The event featured traditional performances, including the national anthems of Pakistan and the UAE played on traditional instruments. The Pakistani flag was prominently displayed on the hotel building, visible across Abu Dhabi, symbolizing the strong ties between the two nations . In his address, Ambassador Faisal Niaz Tirmizi reflected on the significance of the Pakistan Resolution and the challenges faced by the nascent state in its journey toward socio-economic development. He highlighted various opportuni...

NEPRA Approves Electricity Rate Hike for K-Electric to Reduce Subsidy Payments


 In a new turn of events,  (NEPRA) has endorsed a significant expansion in power rates for purchasers of K-Electric for the long periods of October and November. This choice is pointed toward decreasing the national government's appropriation installments to the Karachi-based utility, because of their solicitation.


The supported rate increment goes from Rs1.49 to Rs4.46 per unit, contingent upon various shopper classifications, barring life-saver purchasers. These charges depend on power utilization information from February and Walk 2023 and will be recuperated from K-Electric customers in October and November 2023.


This increment follows a past climb of Rs3.28 per unit permitted by NEPRA for K-Electric shoppers as a feature of a uniform public duty change the nation over, which will be active from October 2023 to Walk 2024.


Therefore, K-Electric shoppers will encounter an extra expense going somewhere in the range of Rs4.76 and Rs7.73 per unit during October and November. This will be trailed by a normal increment of Rs3.28 per unit from December to Spring. These progressions will varyingly affect buyers, contingent upon their utilization examples and levy classifications.


The choice to raise power rates comes as the national government tries to decrease appropriation installments to K-Electric. NEPRA, in its assurance, illustrated the particular rates for various customer classes however didn't support 47 extra paise per unit increments for the second and third quarters of the last monetary year. This oversight was because of the shortfall of explicit strategy rules covering those quarters, notwithstanding NEPRA's prior draft strategy rule accommodation.


Under the new NEPRA assurance, homegrown purchasers in the private classification utilizing somewhere in the range of 100 and 300 units each month will see an extra charge of Rs1.49 per unit notwithstanding the Rs3.28 per unit increment that will stay essentially until Walk 2024. Private purchasers utilizing 301 to 700 units or more will confront an additional expense of Rs3.21 per unit for the following two months, on top of the half-year increment of Rs3.28 per unit.


Any remaining shopper classes adjusted by K-Electric will likewise encounter an extra expense of Rs4.46 per unit for October and November, notwithstanding the half-year charge of Rs3.28 per unit.


The power division had mentioned three separate quarterly changes for K-Electric to line up with shoppers of ex-Wapda dissemination organizations. These changes were planned to address the overabundance and accomplish consistency in charges.


The NEPRA choice mirrors the mind-boggling difficulties of adjusting the monetary supportability of force dispersion organizations with the need to oversee appropriation uses and guarantee that shoppers are dealt with fairly. The effect of these rate increments on customers, especially in Karachi, remains a subject of critical concern, and it highlights the significance of compelling administrative oversight and government strategies to address the energy area's difficulties.

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