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Govt pursuing multi-pronged strategy to meet power shortage

ISLAMABAD, Oct 24 (APP): Minister for Water and Power Khawaja Asif Monday said the government was pursuing multi-pronged strategy to overcome power shortfall in the country. Speaking at a Energy Investment Forum organized by Private Power Infrastructure Board (PPIB) the minister said the country was facing from 18 to 20 hours power load-shedding before the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) came into power, but now it had been reduced to six hours by initiating a number of power projects. As a result of such efforts, the minister said the government had encouraged private sector to pump in resources in power sector through implementation of a robust energy policy.