ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif chaired a high-level meeting to review power and petroleum supply situation during summer months especially during Ramadan, at the PM House on Wednesday.
The Prime Minister directed that all out efforts should be made to ensure smooth supply of petroleum products in all parts of the country particularly during the holy month.
He also directed the Ministry of Water and Power that during Ramadan load-shedding should not exceed the specified limit of six hours in urban and eight hours in rural areas, with no load-shedding allowed at Sehr and Iftar time.
Federal Minister for Finance, Mr. Ishaq Dar; Federal Minister for Petroleum, Mr. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi; Federal Minister for Water & Power, Khawaja Muhammad Asif; Federal Minister for Information, Senator Pervaiz Rashid; Special Assistant to PM, Mr. Tariq Fatemi; Chairman Privatization Commission, Mr. Muhammad Zubair; Secretary Finance, Dr. Waqar Masood; Secretary Petroleum, Mr. Arshad Mirza; Secretary Ports and Shipping, Mr. Khalid Pervez; Secretary Water and Power, Mr. Younus Dagha and MD PSO, Mr. Shahid Saleem attended the meeting along with other senior government officials.
INP