Syed Akhtar Ali

Rural life, especially for the poor, is very difficult in terms of fuel and energy. Cheap and clean fuel is a major and urgent requirement for […]

ISLAMABAD: Smog and air pollution has emerged as a major urban issue in Pakistan. In Lahore, children could not go to school recently due to air pollution. […]

Smog has arrived once again – as it comes down this time of the year. Children have not gone to school. Air flights and normal road […]

Autumn has come and smog is in, more intensely in northern and central Punjab and especially in Lahore. Smog, although short-lived, and causing invisibility and immediate […]

ISLAMABAD: Liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices have come down and are falling continuously. Although current summer prices have a seasonal effect, there appears to be a constant […]

We have emerged from an energy crisis recently, but only to create new problems and issues or accentuating the existing ones. Lack of adequate planning and […]

ISLAMABAD: Despite a sizeable and fast-growing market of 9-10 million tons per annum, Pakistan is beset by the closure of two big steel projects – Pakistan Steel […]

ISLAMABAD: Energy costs and tariffs have been increasing and may further go up. There is a need to explore ways and means for reducing these, wherever a […]

Energy cost and tariff have been increasing and may go further up. There is a need to explore ways and means for reducing these, wherever a […]