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Pakistan currently operates six nuclear power plants with a total installed capacity of 3,530 MW(s) Restoration work is underway at four Chashma nuclear power plants – C1, C2, C3 and C4 – and they are expected to run at full capacity within the next 72 hours. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

KARACHI/LAHORE: State natural gas producer OGDCL is preparing to increase production for the first time in recent years as the ongoing conflict in the Middle East choked supplies, its CEO said. High electricity tariffs and rapid adoption of rooftop solar have reduced demand for natural gas in recent years, forcing Pakistan to renegotiate long-term liquefied

LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s nomination of the US president for the Nobel Peace Prize was widely criticized as folly, although most experts said Pakistan’s renewed outreach to Washington and its efforts to stay out of Donald Trump’s crosshairs were driven by practical and short-term considerations. They described the country’s current foreign policy, including its

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Barrister Gohar Khan said on Wednesday that his party had taken a “principled position” on national security and demanded that briefings be held in Parliament. The federal government decided on Tuesday to convene a closed-door briefing for leaders of political parties and parliamentary leaders on the rapidly evolving regional security