Jalozai refugee camp, Pakistan Image by The Advocacy Project Photo credit: Mary Moore, March 2003 Pakistan Pakistan needs more N-plants for energy needs ISLAMABAD (APP) – Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Dr Ansar Parvez has said Pakistan needs to build more nuclear power plants to meet its energy requirements and therefore it requires international collaboration. “It has already been tasked … Read more on The Nation, Pakistan Floods ravage Pakistan livestock Pakistani officials say thousands of livestock have been killed in the floods, brought on by heavy monsoon rains. Officials at the ministry for food and agriculture said that a rapid response was needed to keep animals in flood affected areas alive….. Click Here to Read More

Energy & Security are Pakistan’s Top Challenges — Black Watch Online Symposium Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) June 18, 2009 Pakistan is beset with persistent terrorism and security challenges from militants like the Taliban and insufficient energy supplies to a national economy that has grown over 6% per annum since 2004. How the Pakistani government tackles these converging challenges has direct implications for US and European interests. While these risks have caused some to divest, those who have a prudent risk management strategy and strong understanding of…. Click Here to Read More

“SOLAR ENERGY”   by Farooq Raza Qadri               Today in Pakistan we are facing shortage of almost every basic need of life like water, gas, and especially electricity. It is the worst conditions we are facing now a days. The reason for that is…well we all know “THE REASONS” don’t we!!! Few days back I was reading an article in a local newspaper which was about getting electricity like many European countries which is from “Wind Turbines”. It’s a very good idea and we must have to think other ways of energy to meet our needs. Another idea which I’m going to discuss here is “SOLAR ENERGY”.  As we all know that summer season is longer than winter in Pakistan. So it means we can get more and more…. Click Here to Read More

Pakistan president woos Chinese energy investment Pakistan’s president appealed Wednesday for Chinese help in developing his country’s stagnant energy sector, pointing to nuclear power as one growth area but making no public mention of a deal with China that has… Read more on KSWO Lawton-Wichita…. Click Here to Read More

THE loadshedding-driven sleepless nights and disrupted daily routines of last summer are still haunting the people as the weather turns hot. The situation has not improved since last year; indeed all the signs are that it is getting worse.Credit goes to brave Pakistanis for surviving through the winter despite 10-hour power and gas loadshedding. But in the upcoming summer when the mercury is going to consistently hover round 40°C, occasionally rising to 50°C in some places, a power crisis of a similar order is going to prove unbearable. Last summer the national media reported tragic deaths due to heatstroke and dehydration. The energy crisis in winter forced thousands of industries to shut down operations, affecting industrial…. Click Here to Read More