Pak-Qatar economic partnership
to reach $9 billion
atar Emir Sheikh Tamim
Q bin Hamad Al Thani vis-
ited Pakistan in the
month of June 2019. During his
visit the two sides signed sev-
eral memoranda of understand-
ing for trade and investment,
tourism and business and for co-
operation in financial intelli-
gence.
Qatar further announced that
it is making $3 billion worth of
new investments in Pakistan, in
the form of deposits and direct
investments to stabilize the fi-
nancial situation of Pakistan.
Pakistan and Qatar signed
three memoranda of under- Minister Imran and Qatari
standing (MoUs) on trade and Emir Sheikh Tamim. The MoUs
investment and cooperation on were related to the establish-
ment of the Pakistan and Qatar
Joint Working Group on Trade
and Investment, cooperation in
the field of tourism and business
events and cooperation in the
exchange of financial intelli-
gence related to money launder-
ing — associated offences and
terrorism financing. A very im-
portantMoUwas signed be-
tween Qatar’s Financial
financial intelligence and Information Unit and Pak-
tourism. The signing of the istan’s Financial Monitoring
MoUs was witnessed by Prime Unit.
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Chinese Company to
construct Pre-fabricated
houses in Punjab
hinese company Sunrise con- Housing YaqubIzhar, General Sec-

C struction has signed a Mem-

orandum of Understanding
(MoU) with Punjab Housing and
retary Muhammad AtifAyub and
Chairman Public Facilitation Com-
mittee HammadAwan.
Town Planning Agency (PHATA) The houses constructed through
for the construction of low-cost pre- this technology will be easier to
fabricated houses under Naya Pak- build. Construction of these houses
istan Housing scheme. The can be as fast as one floor per week.
company Electric-
plans to ity to the
construct houses
ten thou- will be
s a n d provided
houses in through
Lahore and solar pan-
ten thou- els and
s a n d recycling
houses in plants
Sialkot in will be in-
the next stalled
three years besides
with the provision
help of pre- of clean
fab tech- drinking
n o l o g y. water in
This tech- t h e s e
nology will be used in the country housing units.
for the first time. The Chinese company has
Punjab Minister MianMehmood- agreed to the condition that 95 per-
ur-Rasheed, Chairman PHATA and cent labour force will be Pakistani
CEO of Sunrise construction Kevin while five percent technical staff
Zhu signed the MoU in the pres- will be Chinese which means that
ence of high ranking officials in- this project will provide employ-
cluding Chairman Taskforce for ment to more than 300000 people.

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Govt intends to
build dams in
Pashtun belt of
Balochistan
he Senate Standing Com- a master plan should be prepared

T mittee on Water Resources

under the chairmanship of
Senator Shamim Afridi discussed
the problems in Balochistan due
to insufficient irrigation systems
and water reservoirs in the area.
The senate standing committee
directed WAPDA and provincial
irrigation department to work on
feasibility for construction of
dams in Pashtun belt of Balochis-
to address the concerns, as this
area is equally a stakeholder of
the country’s resources as other
parts but is being consistently ig-
nored.
The committee while discussing
the delay in completion of Kachi
Kanal and Naulang Dam decided
to call chief secretary Balochis-
tan, secretary irrigation Balochis-
tan and secretary Planning

tan. It was recommended to initi-
ate work on numerous projects as
early as possible and in long-term
CRCC to prepare
Commission in the next meeting,
for allocation of money for re-
maining work of Kachi Kanal.
feasibility to Peshawar
circular railway
hyber Pakhtunkhwa Trans- Executive Managing Director Wang

K port and Mass Transit Depart-

ment has signed
memorandum of understanding
a
(MoU) with China Railway Construc-
tion Corporation Limited (CRCC) for
the preparation of feasibility study
forPeshawar Circular Railway (PCR)
project. KP Secretary Transport and
Mass Transit FakharAlam and CRCC
Lei inked the document at a ceremony
held in Civil secretariat Peshawer.
According to the MoU, CRCC will
conduct a feasibility study which will
include concept design, cost estima-
tion and will also present a technical
and financial proposal to the provin-
cial government within the next nine
months.

03

Insights of Karachi Circular Railway
Engineering Post Report
ike many other mega development projects
L in different sectors all these years, Karachi
Circular Railway has been in the boiling pot
for many years together.
Hope for its revival without any more lingering
in the lurch had glimmered when the Supreme
Court of Pakistan in May 2019 while hearing
cases for the mass transport system being opera-
tional in Karachi, the metropolitan city of the
country, directed the Sindh Provincial Govern-
ment to revive Karachi Circular Railway within
a month once encroachments upon the track are
removed.
Operations for removal of encroachments not
only on both sides of the track but on the track it-
self, which had taken place during past many
years, are in progress in the right earnest by the
Karachi administration in compliance with the or-
ders of the apex court of the country. The opera-
tions for removal of all the encroachments are in
the final stages and may be completed by the time
this appears in print.
Besides taking prompt action on the direction
of the Supreme Court of Pakistan for removal of
all encroachments in ruthless manner, the Sindh
Provincial Government has allocated funds for
Karachi Circular Railway in the Annual Develop-
ment Programme 2019-20 consecutively for third
year in the running. According to the information
available from different official and other sources,
the Karachi Circular Railway project was re-
flected in the Annual Development Programme of
Sindh Provincial Government in 2017-18 after a
gap of several years. According to the budget doc-
uments, fencing along the existing alignment of
the Karachi Circular Railway wouldbe completed
by June 2020 at an estimated cost of Rs 230 mil-
lion. Last year, the same amount was allocated for
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the purpose with the targeted date of completion
in 2019. In 2017-18 provincial budget, an amount
of Rs 241 million was allocated for the construc-
tion of a fence along the existing alignment of
the KCR as an unapproved project with the com-
pletion date in June 2020.
The project was supposed to be jointly funded
by the Sindh Government and China. The project
has now been included in the China-Pakistan Eco-
nomic Corridor (CPEC) comprehensive umbrella
and itsnew detaileddesign was prepared by the
Sindh Provincial Government.
Joint Coordination Committee of Pakistan and
China have agreed in principle for inclusion of
Mass Transport System as part of the CPEC,
Transport Working Group was duly asked to work
on the project based studies, feasibility of KCR
was completed in 2017 and ground breaking is ex-
pected to take place in 2019.
KCR is basically a provincial government proj-
ect but the federal government through Railways
Minister Sh Rashid Ahmad has repeatedly as-
sured all possible cooperation and assistance to
the Sindh Provincial Government in making the
KCR operational at the earliest possible for the
convenience and comfort of the larger number of
people of Karachi who have been raising voices
every now and then for KCR revival.
As such, there is no mention of the KCR revival
in the Public Sector Development Programme of
the Federal Government for financial year 2019-
20. The KCR revival project includes the transfor-
mation of the KCR into a mass transit system.
The total length of the raiway line is expected be
about 50 kilometers and is estimated to cost $ 1.58
billion. Initially, the project was to be financed by
Japanese development agency Japan Interna-
tional Cooperation Agency( JICA) and scheduled
to be completed in 10 years but under the special
directives of the then Prime Minister Nawaz
04
Sharif, the completion was reduced to just 3 years
and cost also brought down to Rs 270.547 billion.
KCR was originally opened way back in 1964,
the route of the old KCR started from DrighRoad
and ended in Karachi. The railway ceased opera-
tions in 1999 after it had suffered huge financial
losses. In 2005, however, revival plans for the
railway were initiated to fulfill the growing
transportation needs of Karachi whose population
was estimated to be around 27.5 million in 2020.
In May 2008, a semi-autonomous entity, the
Karachi Urban Transport Corporation (KUTC)
was incorporated to execute the project. Work on
the project was then scheduled to start in 2010
and completed by 2014. KCR so revived was esti-
mated to be serving about 700000 passengers per
day. But the project could not take off as scheduled
due to lingering dispute as the land transfer issue
between the federal government and Sindh
Provincial Government was not sorted out.
At that time, transfer of 357 acres of land at
Jumma Goth, the land along the loop and the land
along with the main line from the Railway Station
to Drigh Road Station for resettlement of the af-
fected people was required. Sindh Provincial Gov-
ernment was then reported to be in the possession
of hundreds of acres of land of the Railways.
In short, avoiding many details, all is not well
still regarding revival of KCR though all sorts of
encroachments on the track and on its both sides
are being removed. Many issues,however, remain
to be worked out amicably between the Federal
Government, Railways and Sindh Provincial Gov-
ernment before the KCR is put back on the track.
And this will take quite some period which cannot
be determined at this stage. Karachiites should
keep their fingers cross and praying for amicable
settlement of all outstanding issues and early re-
vival of the KCR for their convenience, comfort
and travel.
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Golen Gol attains full Sindh Govt to

utilise Solar PV
generation of 108 MW technology for
Electrification
indh Chief Minister, in this regard for Energy

S Syed Murad Ali Shah

in his budget speech
in the Provincial Assembly
said that Govt has decided
to provide electricity to 248
primary health facilities
through Solar PV technol-
ogy. The government will
also raise infrastructure to
provide electricity to more
s the water flow in- also successfully completed mission towers in Pakistan
Sector’s non-development
budget.
This year work on the
Sindh Solar Energy project
will also be initiated in col-
laboration with World Bank
which is envisioned to pro-
vide 420MW on-grid and
rooftop solar installations.
These solar PV installa-

A crease with rising

temperature in the
catchment area, GolenGol
Hydropower Project, on
June 26attained its maxi-
mum generation capacity
of 108 MW.
Golen Gol Hydropower-
Project went into operation
with commissioning of its
first unit in January 2018,
followed by completion of
its second and third units
in a phased manner by mid
2018.
For evacuation of elec-
tricityfrom Golen Gol Hy-
dropower Project to the
National Grid, WAPDA
the most difficult transmis-
sion line from Golen Gol
(Chitral) to Timergara in
September last year. The
180-kilometer long Golen-
Gol-Timergara transmis-
sion line crosses through
the most difficult moun-
tainous terrain having ex-
treme weather conditions.
As many as 706 transmis-
sion towers including 141
towers of 132 Kilovolt (KV)
and 565 towers of 220 KV
have been erected on the
snow-clad mountain peaks
including that of Lowari
Top at the highest altitude
of 10312 feet. The trans-
have never been erected
earlier at this altitude.
Golen Gol Hydropower-
Project has been con-
structed on Golen Gol – a
tributary of River Mastuj –
near Chitral. The installed
generation capacity of the
project is 108 MW with
three generating units,
each of them having a gen-
eration capacity of 36 MW.
The project will provide
436 million units of elec-
tricity to the National Grid
every year. Benefits of the
project have been esti- than 570 villages by june tions will provide electricity
mated at Rs. 3.7 billion per 2020. The government has to around 200,000 house-
annum. allocated Rs 24.920 billion holds in rural areas.

05

World Refrigeration Day Celebrated
SHRAE Pakistan and Pak-
A istan HVACR Society cele-
brated world refrigeration day
on 26th July. A well-organized event
was held at a local hotel at Lahore
which was participated by leading
professionals, consultants, clients,
contractors, technicians and HVACR
Society members in a large number.
The event was a beautiful bouquet of
knowledge as some very informative
and thought provoking presentations
were also a part. The chief guest of
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the event was Mr. Hammad
Shamimi, joint secretary, Ministry of
Climate change. Engr. Nisar Mohyud
Din professionally conducted the
event. Mr. Azim Ashraf welcomed the
guests and appreciated the efforts of
organizers for the best arrangements
and participants who showed up in a
large number on a very short notice.
He termed the presence of huge num-
ber of audience as a great success of
the PHVACR Society. Key note ad-
dress was delivered by Mr. Ziaul
06
Islam NPM-NOU, Ministry of Cli-
mate change. President Ashrae CPC
Mr. Fahim Shahbaz highlighted the
activities and performance of
ASHRAE Pakistan Chapter. Mr
Fahim ur Rehman, Vice President
LCCI was the guest of honor. Mr.
Noor Afzal, chairman Karachi chap-
ter of PHVACR Society and Mr.
Abbas Sajid ex-President Pakistan
HVACR Society also showed up at
the event. At the end of the first ses-
sion, Mr. Sajjad Haider, Chairman
Lahore chapter of HVACR Society
delivered the vote of thanks and
showed his firm commitment for La-
hore chapter to continue their efforts
for spreading knowledge to the
masses. Mr. Mahmood from Faisal-
abad Chapter attended the event
with his huge team from Faisalabad.
Mr. Mosul Ali, National Ozone Ex-
pert delivered an eye opening speech
on “New Refrigerants in RAC Sec-
tor”. Mr. Mohammad Amjad, Director
Operations, PCCDC delivered a

tailed presentation on Cold Chain-
Life line of sustainability, food secu-
rity and application of refrigerants
in this field.
Engr. Nisar Mohyud Din delivered
an in depth presentation on applica-
tion of refrigerants for thermal insu-
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lation of buildings. His presentation
was highly lauded by the partici-
pants.
A panel discussion with question
answer session was also part of the
event which was keenly participated
by the audience.
Participants while talking to En-
gineering Post highly lauded the ef-
forts of PHVACR society and the
ASHRAE Pakistan Chapter for ar-
ranging such a knowledge spreading
event. They requested the organiz-
ers to arrange such events in future
as well.
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Smart Climate Solutions (Pvt) Ltd to install
HISENSE VRF at NISHAT Residencies
mart Climate Solutions (Pvt)
S Ltd has partnered up with
NISHAT Hotels and Properties
Limited to supply and install a high-
end Central Conditioning Solution for
their latest project of NISHAT RESI-
DENCES, located at 75 FCC, Gul-
berg, Lahore.
Comprising of 2 residential towers,
7 floors above ground and 77 number
of total residences, SCS will be in-
stalling a total of 1100RT of Air Con-
ditioning capacity.
The project’s essential focus on In-
door Air Quality, Comfort and Opera-
tional efficiency of such luxury
residences, has decided to use the lat-
est Air Conditioning technology of
Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) from
HISENSE, which is both Eurovent &
AHRI Certified.
HISENSE VRF is being manufac-
tured by QINGDAO HISENSE-HI-
TACHI Air Conditioning Systems, a
joint Venture Company of HISENSE
INTERNATIONAL (China) and HI-
TACHI (Japan). Since its inception,
HISENSE VRF has been the leader in
manufacturing highly engineered
products catered to operational effi-
ciency and environmental friendli-
ness.
Smart Climate Solutions (Pvt). Ltd,
exclusive representatives of HISENSE
VRF (China), SKM (UAE) and Mit-
subishi Electric Hydronic and IT Cool-
08
ing (Italy) in Pakistan, has been work-
ing with some top brands in the coun-
try to meet their Comfort Cooling
requirements aimed at operational ef-
ficiency. SCS has been a trusted solu-
tion provider to the likes of AVARI
Hotels, J. (Junaid Jamshed), Hay-
atabad Medical Complex, Gul Ahmed,
AMGOC Group, Carrefour, Imtiaz
Super Store, Pioneer Cement Limited,
DG Khan Cement, Al-KARAM and
University of Veterinary and Animal
Sciences to name a few.
Thar coal can reduce
country’s 10 billion oil
import bill
indh Energy Minister, Imtiaz
S Shaikh while speaking at the
Sindh Assembly said the elec-
tricity produced from the coal pres-
ent in Thar can reduce the country’s
10 billion oil import bill to zero if
properly utilized. He informed the
assembly that Sindh government
and the Shanghai Electric are all set
to jointly start development work on
1320 megawatts of coal-powered
electricity project in Thar block I
It is pertinent to mention here
that 660 megawatts is already being
supplied to the national grid from
Thar coal power plant.
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14 New Power related projects
proposed under ADP
h y b e r and construction of
K
Construction
Pa k h t u n k h w a
1. Construction of 6.5MW Mujahadin HPP
Energy Depart- 496MW Spat-Gah hy- on River Barando in
ment has proposed 14 dropower project (HPP) Torghar district along
new power related proj-
in Kohistan under Pub- with carrying out of
ects under the Annual lic Private Partnership transmission line with
Development Pro-
(PPP) total cost of Rs 4195.644
gramme (ADP) 2019- 2. 188MW Naran million
20in addition to the HPP at Manshera cost- 6. C o n s t r u c t i o n
on-going projects. Alling Rs70 billion and and completion of re-
the projects have been 3. 157MW Maidan maining mini macro-hy-
divided into differentHPP in Swat costing dropower projects under
categories including
Rs65billion under PPP 365MMHPPs with total
Construction, procure-and Independent Power capacity of 35.6MW
ment of land, feasibility
Producers (IPP). costing Rs52550.190
studies and others. The 4. Construction of million
details of these projects
96MW Batakundi HPP 7. 10 mini macro 8. Rehabilitation 69MW Chitral with
are in Manshera costing hydropower projects on of Reshan HPP costing total cost of Rs20087.50
Rs40 billion and. canals costing Rs19.905 Rs806.520million million,
Projects related to 5. Detailed designs million 9. Lawi HPP 10. Construction of
Jabori HPP of 10 MW
costing Rs3798.260 mil-
lion,
11. Construction of
Balakot HPP of 300MW
in Manshera costing
Rs85912.928 million
12. Construction of
Karora HPP in Shangla
and Mataltan-Gorkin
13. HPP in Swat of
84MW costing
Rs20722.940 million
14. Construction of
Koto HPP of 40.8MW
costing Rs13998.896
million
15. Rs30 billion
have been set aside for
building of more hy-
dropower projects at
suitable places in differ-
ent districts of Khyber
Pakthunkhwa
Solarization
1. Solarization of
schools and basic health
units besides solar elec-
trification of 4000
mosques in KP.
2. Electrification of
un-electrified villages
through solar and alter-
nate energy resources in
remaining districts cost-
ing Rs325.490 million of
Khyber Pakthunkhwa.
3. Solarization of
Chief Minister’s Secre-
tariat and CM House.
4. Solarization of
remaining departments
of civil secretariat and
electrification of 100 vil-
lages through solar and
alternate energy re-
sources costing Rs 241
million will continue
5. Solarization of
440 mosques in union
councils PK-70 and PK-
71 Peshawar.
Feasibility studies
1. Feasibility stud-
ies for establishment of
wind energy units with
a cost of Rs150 million
and
2. Raising of KP’s
own Provincial Trans-
mission and Dispatch
Company (PT&DC) for
quick transmission of
10
electricity generated
from completed hy-
dropower projects to the
national grid for con-
sumers, agriculture and
industrial consumption.
3. Swat River cas-
cade study would be
conducted with an esti-
mated cost of Rs50.002
million whereas
4. Feasibility study
for power evacuation
from Chitral to Chak-
dara Lower Dir grid sta-
tion would cost
Rs300.002 million.
5. Conducting of
seismic study, explo-
ration and production of
Lakki Petroleum Con-
cession Block and pur-
chase of land for
construction of access
roads to power projects
costing Rs15 billion
have been proposed for
ADP 2019-20.
6. Feasibility stud-
ies for potential raw
sites with three schemes
having capacity of
965MW including Kari
MushkurChitral
446MW, GabralKalam
110MW and Torcamp-
GodubarChitral
409MW,
Purchase of land
1. Purchase of
land and Project Man-
agement Organization
(PMO) for three number
HPPs would be con-
ducted with an esti-
mated cost of
Rs4000million,
2. Purchase of
land for hydel projects
costing Rs2160.85mil-
lion
3. Purchase of
land and PMU Balakot
HPP 300MW costing
Rs1934.680 million
Micro projects
1. 27 ongoing proj-
ects will continue in the
upcoming fiscal year in-
clude construction of
micro hydro projects
(MHP) on rivers and
tributaries costing
RFs11465.41million,
2. MHP on canals
costing Rs4351.510MW
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Wind power plants NUST ranked

among 400 top
ject rankings (which name the world's
top universities for the study of 48 dif-
ferent subjects and five composite fac-

providing additional
ulty areas), alongside five independent
universities in regional tables (Asia, Latin America,
recent QS ranking Emerging Europe and Central Asia,

150MW to KE
the Arab Region, and BRICS)
ational University of Sciences The ranking was released on June

N
he federal government has
& Technology (NUST) has
been ranked #400 in the world
19, 2019
NUST has ascended 128 positions

T initiated the supply of addi-

tional 150MW to K-Electric
from the national grid. The addi-
by the prestigious UK-based ranking
agency Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)in
its 2020 rankings. The QS system
comprises the global overall and sub-
in the world ranking during the last 3
years, and 17 positions since last year,
which is indeed a meritorious accom-
plishment.
tional power is being generated
through 3 wind power plants
namely Zephyr, Tenaga and Dawood
Hydro China, 50 MW eachat 132
KV voltage. These wind power
plants arelocated in the wind corri-
dor ofGharo Sindh.
After the Sale Purchase Agree-
ment (SPA)between KE and Tapal
Energy (Private) Limited (TEPL)
for supply of 126 MW electricity ex-
pired, there were doubts of possible
shortfall for the costumers of K-
Electric. In view of the situation
Power Division engaged with
CPPA-G, NTDC, NPCC and K-Elec-
tric to evaluate and explore feasibil-
ity of any additional power supply
to KE through national grid. After
long deliberations, it was concurred
that power supply of 150 MW is
technically feasible from wind
power plants.
Minister for Power Omar Ayub
on June 19, 2019 stated that Min-
istry of Power will support the pro-
vision of electricity to K-Electric
customers. The contract issues be-
tween KE &Tapal will not affect the
supply of power to Karachi resi-

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13

Work on Sukkur-Hyderabad
motorway to be expedited
ederal Minister for Planning, Develop-
F ment & Reform Makhdum Khusro
Bakhtyar in his recent meeting with
Ambassador of China Yao Jingagreed to expe-
dite the work on Eastern Corridor from
Sukkur to Hyderabad in BOT (build, operate,
and transfer) mode to ensure completion as
soon as possible.
The 296-km project will be 6-lane motorway
with design speed of 120 km/h, having 70
NUST open house 2019
T
he annual Open House & Job Fair was
held in NUST College of Electrical &
Mechanical Engineering (CEME) by the
end of June 2019. Former Commandant
CEME Lieutenant General Sabeeh Qamar-uz-
Zaman, HI(M),(Retd), graced the occasion as
Chief guest. Many important personalities at-
tended the event including Pro-Rector RIC
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bridges, 15 interchanges and 243 underpasses.
Various projects under the CPEC framework
including 300MW coal-based power plant in
Gwadar and Kohala Hydropower station also
came under discussion.The minister apprised
the Chinese ambassador that less developed
areas including the merged districts of Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan have been ac-
corded priority in the next year’s development
budget.
NUST, Rear Admiral Dr Nassar Ikram; Com-
mandant NUST Military College of Signals
(MCS) Major General Muhammad Ali Khan;
and over 200 industrial representatives.
Over 384 students exhibited as many as
134 Final Year Projects in their respective dis-
cipline. Many companies conducted on-spot
interviews and job tests at the occasion.
14
Descon
Automation and
Control conducts
‘Partners in Safety’
event
escon Automation and Control department
D along with its Principal, MSA conducted a
“Partners in Safety” event at a private Hotel
in Islamabad.
The event highlighted Descon’s automation ca-
pabilities along with the new advances in technol-
ogy for flame and gas detection systems by MSA
General Monitors.
The attendees were from various organizations
based in Islamabad and its surrounding cities.
The “Partner’s in Safety” event focused on edu-
cating customers about ways of lowering the over-
all cost of ownership of their fire and gas detection
system.
The attendees were shown how they could take
advantage of the latest technology to do so and the
increased level of safety this provided for both their
plant and their personnel.
Aafiah Khan Head Descon Automation & Con-
trol said about the event, “At Descon, we highly
value workplace safety and are always looking for
ways to share our insights and learnings with
other industry leaders and professionals.
As a leading organization, we know that it is up
to us to continue raising the standards of Health &
Safety in our industry.”
Descon Engineering Limited is an integrated en-
gineering services and manufacturing company op-
erating internationally to deliver client-specific
solutions for projects related to the Energy, Infra-
structure and Process industry.
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15

One stop solution to multiple problems
ith advancement in tech-
W nology, there are some
companies in Pakistan
which are providing multiple fa-
cilities from one platform. Delta
control Automation Company
private limited (DCACPL) is one
such company which is providing
multiple solutions under one
roof. This company provides a
wide range of the latest equip-
ment being used under the su-
pervision of highly qualified and
experienced team of engineers in
Pakistan to understand and pro-
vide for all calibration require-
ments.
The services offered by
DCACPL includes engineering as
well as Installation of Systems
for Refineries, Petrochemicals,
Power Plants, Fertilizer and
Chemical Plants, Food Process-
ing units, Tanneries and General
Industries. With distinguish,
DCACPL is highly the only com-
pany in Pakistan which has been
able to get ISO-9001-
2015/ISO14001-2015,
OHSAS2007 Certification.
Amenities offered
n Weight and measurement:
The extrication of this leading
company is that its authorized
from Sindh Weight & Measure-
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Delta Control Automation
ment dept., Undertaking Tanks
Capacity Automation, Balance
Weight Automation, Land Test-
ing Services i.e. for Lifter’s /
Hoist / Cargo Lifts. Rapes Wires,
Sling Wires, Sling Belts.
n Hydro testing and
flow:Diesel flow meter automa-
tion is achieved through an ac-
tual flow generation on ground
and measurements are taken
with a meter. Master meter is
calibrated from accredited gov-
ernment lab. Pressure safety
16
valves testing / verification as
per API standard. Many presti-
gious contracting companies and
their clients (government) have
had witnessed and approved our
PSV testing. Supply, repair, serv-
icing and automation of flow
meter such as turbine, DP, etc.
flushing, pneumatic testing and
leak test of piping, spool and
skids.
n Thermal validation and
mapping:Having capability to
calibrate all kind of temperature
related instruments from 20c to
1200c. The latest technology for
the automation of infrared ther-
mometer with black body is its
specialty. To simulate the electri-
cal equivalent for the tempera-
ture indicators in collaboration
with the electrical lab, this com-
pany offers high quality automa-
tion for pressure measuring
instruments such a pressure
gauges, transmitters, switches
with precise reference equipment
that is traceable to national/in-
ternational standards.Being
highly proficient in the calibra-
tion of Dry Heat Sterilizer, Incu-
bator, Auto Clave, Steam Shower
Sterilizer, Humidity Chamber,
Try / Dryer.
n Automation & Testing
Services: The Latest technology
multi product calibrators which
are capable of calibrating a wide
variety of instruments in – house
such as multi meters, earth
testers, clamp meters etc. and on
site such as welding machine and
electrical meters. Traceable au-
tomation of oscilloscope and sim-
ulation in temperature
parameters is one of the most ad-
vanced steps in electrical lab of
this proficient company.
TEVTA to help set
up Institute of
Petroleum
Technology Karak
ecretary Energy and Power
S Engr.SarfarazDurranihave said
that the Industries department of
Khyber Pakhtunkhwawould set up
Institute of Petroleum Technology at
KP Energy and Power Department
Karak with the help of Technical Ed-
ucation and Vocational Training Au-
thority (TEVTA).The institute would
be set up at a cost of Rs2053 million
for which Rs28 million would be pro-
vided on lease. A special committee
would be constituted to revise the
PC-I of the project under PSDP and
ADP and would finalize recommen-
dations in ten days.
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World’s Leading Exhibition Company, Deutsche Messe
International HVAC-R Fair to held in Istanbul
s an industry which continues to add
A value to the Turkey’s economy with 4.5
billion dollars’ worth of Turkey’s export
last year, the air-conditioning sector will come
together with new target country markets in
stanbul at ISK-SODEX in 2 – 5 October 2019.
ISK-SODEX will unite procurement delega-
tions from EU countries in particular, as well
as Africa and South America continents, with
Turkish manufacturers for new commercial
cooperation opportunities.
Being comprised of air-conditioning sys-
tems, insulations, fittings and equipment, and
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heating and refrigeration systems, the air-con-
ditioning industry has turned towards new
markets for exports with an export goal of 5.5
billion dollars in 2019. With its promotion ac-
tivities gaining momentum in strategic coun-
tries such as Australia, Argentine, Chile,
Tanzania, Pakistan and Egypt, the sector will
meet its target markets at ISK-SODEX fair
from 2 - 5 October 2019. The fair which will
take place at stanbul TÜYAP Fair and Exhi-
bition Centre will provide great opportunities
this year to the air-conditioning sector that
seeks to set sail for new horizons in terms of
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its export goals.
Noting that the Turkish air-conditioning
sector has achieved a significant competitive
advantage in international markets, Deutsche
Messe’s subsidiary Hannover Messe Sodeks
General Manager Alexander Kühnel said that
the investors are now more eager to make in-
vestments in Turkey, and added:
“The air-conditioning sector is a significant
export area in Turkish industry and continues
to set new records every year with its growth
figures. The sector’s shift towards the state-of-
the-art products with a focus on R&D activi-
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Continued from page 18
ties in the recent years provides
a competitive advantage particu-
larly in international markets and
draws the attention of the foreign
investors. The number of foreign
investors wishing to establish com-
mercial cooperation with the Turk-
ish air-conditioning sector has
increased significantly. Aiming at
raising its exports goal by utilizing
this increased interest, the sector
especially focuses on farther mar-
kets with low exports volume. It is
of great significance that the sector
comes together with target mar-
kets at international exhibitions
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and demonstrates its said poten-
tial.”
The sector diversifies its export
markets. Noting that they will be
bringing the air-conditioning sector
and the target country markets to-
gether at ISK-SODEX 2019, Küh-
nel commented:
“The Turkish air-conditioning
sector has started to extend its
presence to strategic markets such
as Australia, Argentine and Chile.
We are aware that Africa continent
is also one of the new targets of the
sector. We will be increasing the
number of foreign buyers from ex-
isting countries on one hand with
mainly from Germany, U.K., Italy,
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France, Spain which are parallel to
the top 5 export countries of
Turkey’s HVAC & R industry and
on the other hand we will be pro-
viding a great opportunity for
Turkish manufacturers to meet im-
portant procurement delegations
from the said markets that are the
new export targets of the sector, in
İstanbul. We will also be hosting
sector professionals from many
strategic markets including in par-
ticular the USA, United Arab Emi-
rates, Iran, Iraq, Qatar, Northern
and Western Africa, Russia and
Poland, within the scope of the “In-
ternational Buyers’ Delegation”
programme. During the fair, we
will also be conducting supportive
programs focusing on the advan-
tages of the sector, and providing
new opportunities to the exhibitors
and visitors for networking, estab-
lishing business connections, and
exchanging information and expe-
rience.”
With over 42.000 square meters
of its exhibition area already sold
out, 2 – 5 October International
“ISK-SODEX” 2019 will host ex-
hibitors from countries such as
Germany, China, India, Japan,
U.A.E, South Korea, Lebanon, Pak-
istan, Russia, Thailand, France,
Italy, Netherland, Greece, U.SA.
and Turkey.
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Sighting of new moon
Visual sighting or astronomical method
Professional Engineer & Chartered Land Surveyor
Geomatics and Engineering Services (Pvt.) Ltd.,
ur Prophet (PBUH) said; “Commence
O fasting month (Ramadan) on seeing of
the new moon of Ramadan and end the
month of Ramadan with the new moon of
Shawwal. And if the sky is overcast, then act on
estimation i.e. count Sha’ban as 30 days. Here
came the prophetic tradition of visual sighting
of the new moon.
“The Prophet [PBUH], indeed, instructed the
companions to establish the first day of Ra-
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By A.W.Mir
Chief Executive
madan by sighting the moon, but then he stated
that the reason for his directive was the inabil-
ity of early Muslim community to provide accu-
rate calculation. The community was then
illiterate and did not master reading, writing or
calculation. They had no experienced as-
tronomers who have access to the knowledge,
tools and facilities to determine with accuracy
the beginning of the lunar month. Consequently,
moon sighting was the only tool available for the
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early Muslim com-
munity.”
Now let us take
the case of the tim-
ing of daily prayers.
Movement of the
Sun was the only
source available in
early days of Islam,
with the develop-
ment of watch; time
for prayers were set
using this new tech-
nology. No one
would go out and look at the Sun to announce
prayer time. There is nothing un-Islamic to use
watch for daily prayers.
Nowhere in Islam is it mandatory that only
a Maulvi / Mufti are authorized to sight the
new Moon for Islamic Calendar. If these indi-
viduals have authorization in Islamic teachings
let all of us know about it.
In the early days of Islam there were no tall
buildings and high resolution / powerful tele-
scopes, Moon sighting was carried out from
ground level or possibly from some high spot
nearby.
Science of Astronomy has full knowledge of
movement of celestial bodies (in this case Moon)
visible to necked eye and Astronomical calcula-
tions can be carried out to establish the time
and angle above the horizon (of the new Moon).
Dir.HumaidMajol Al Nuaimi, Chairman of
the Arab Union for Astronomy and Space Sci-
ence and Chancellor of University of Sharjah-
explained;the rotation of the moon around the
Earth drives the Lunar Calendar, which is also
Continued on page 25
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Sighting of new moon

sighting the new moon. ing where and when to may claim to have of performing religious are committing a sin
Continued from page 24 They started to imple- look for the moon, how sighted the new Moon; functions and duties because we are not fol-
the Islamic or Hijri ment the astronomical high it will be in the the time, direction and e.g. air-conditioned lowing his ways of
Calendar. The time be- calculations in conjunc- sky, and what are the its altitude with refer- mosques, loud speak- travel? The answer is
tween two full moons is tion with the visual chances of its visibility. ence to the horizon. ers, for travel we use no.
29.5 days. When the moon sighting. It is now possible to Compare that informa- motorized vehicles and It is high time that
moon comes exactly be- aero planes instead of our religious scholars
tween the Sun and the horses, donkeys and come out of their
Earth, it is called the camels etc. Since our shells, sit down with
“Conjunction” and it is Prophet (PBUH) did the persons knowl-
said that a new moon is not travel via any of edgeable about the sci-
“born”.At this conjunc- the modernabove men- ence of astronomy and
tion point, all of the tioned means of travel, develop lunar calen-
Sun’s radiation is re- does it imply that we dar.
flected back by the
moon and none reaches
the Earth. Therefore,
KP to construct
the moon is completely
black to us earthlings 20,000 housing units
and is thus
invisible.The
passed after the mo-
time
on under NPHS
ment of conjunction is
hief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mah-
called the age of the
moon.
Our Maulvis / Muftis
should know that the
C mood Khan on has approved three housing
schemes that will be constructed under
Naya Pakistan Housing Scheme. The CM di-
Prophet (PBUH), how- rected that that initial feasibility report should
ever, taught us that we be submitted within 20 days so that Memoran-
are the Ummah of dum of Understanding could be signed with Pak-
knowledge and we are istan’s Housing Authority and the said schemes
to achieve progress, be initiated on time.
seek knowledge and be Dr.Nuaimi, further calculate the exact tion with the calcu- According to the plan 20,000 housing units
up to date with the re- said; “as far as sighting window of the moon’s lated data and we can will be constructed on a total of 8500 Kanals
ality of the time we live the moon goes, we visibility after sunset establish whether the land.
in. Muslims thus estab- could acquire a great and even generate person is telling the He also directed to submit final proposal re-
lished astronomical ob- deal of help from sci- simulated images of truth. garding housing schemes in Swat and Hangu dis-
servations, and they ence. We could use cal- the moon beforehand.” All of us avail many tricts in next 10 days under which 9,000 units
invented the modern culations and modern We need to question modern tools and tech- would be constructed in Hangu and 3,000 in
systems that help in simulations for know- the individual who niques in the process Swat.

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Employer Branding
By Engr. Mohammad Iqbal Mirza,
CEO, Green Leaves
small shopkeeper and We human being are
large industrial con- different than other liv-
cern could be the ing species. Our sur-
same;what the mission vival depends primarily
of an organization is on physical needs,
and how it is projected safety and security fol-
says a lot about it. lowed by social needs –
From employees’ per- possessiveness, love,
spective, it’s really im- intimacy, family,
portant for friends and relation-
organizations that ship. Then comes recog-
their employees must nition, respect,
ne evening in understand their mis- self-esteem, achieve-
human being thrive on ployer was extending to employees.
emotions and negative employees. Though The concept of em-
attitude or behavior im- small from someone’s ployer branding is a
pact our performance. perspective, but the value based approach
When it comes to busi- value it embraces and to retain existing tal-
ness organization, the ethics it displayed have ent, shaping their per-
employees are basic to a great impact on the ceptions and
all the good and bad a psyche of employee’s behaviours while at-
business organization talents. Therefore, in tracting talents in the
achieves. A vague mes- today’s business envi- market. It is quite sim-
sage, and negative atti- ronment where organi- ilar to marketing
tude can ruin an zations need to have a within the organization
organization’s image competitive edge in all and positioning itself as

O the summer of
1969, I had to
travel in a taxi. On my
sion, so that the
prospective employees
adapt their abilities to
ment, and status which
furthers to personal
growth, realizing per-
and act as a resistant to
growth, product and
employer (Organiza-
spheres of its opera-
tion,organizations shall
ensure to send a care-
cherished employer –
employer branding.
Nowadays, employer
destination, I asked the achieve the organiza- sonal potential and tion) branding. The ex- fully designed and branding is a niche con-
taxi driver how much tion mission – its goals using it to self-fulfill- ample I quoted was one thought out message to cept as opposed to
fare on the meter. and objectives. ment and creativity. We of the many my em- attract pool of talented brand management,
While I fumbled with which is a more gen-
my wallet, the driver eral term. However,
posed me an unex- employment and
pected question, Bao branding seem to co-
Gee, where do you exist, in response to
work? I hesitated for a the ever growing com-
while and then an- petition for talent.
swered him. On know- We are in an era of
ing my Company name, change, the surfacing
he instantly asked, “Is of social platforms are
it true that you are compelling companies
served Chicken/Mutton to be more open, can-
Quorma at 2 rupees per did and transparent.
serving in your Com- The job seekers prefer
pany. My affirmative to join an organization
answer saw confirma- based on what its em-
tion of his information ployees say about it
in his curious eyes with and have a sound per-
a neutral face asking ception; this shows tal-
me yet another ques- ent is attracted by
tion: Can I get a job existing employees’
there? word of mouth; and
Today, the real life when an employer be-
example quoted above comes an employee’s
is called “Employer choice, they prefer to
Branding”.In the Jour- stay longer.
nal of Brand Manage- The example I
ment, Mr. Simon quoted represents a
Barrow and Mr. Tim distinct identity, a
Ambler were the first to characteristic and
introduce this term in uniqueness attached to
1996, as “the package the Company name.
of functional, economic The term brand is usu-
and psychological bene- ally associated with
fits provided by em- product and services
ployment, and only, but now it is
identified with employ- widely used for almost
ing company”. And everything including
since then, numerous workplace, skills and
books have been writ- content. When we talk
ten and conferences about employer brand-
held on this subject. In ing, it gives a unique
late 70s or even before, identity to the referred
the concept of Em- organization and sets
ployer Branding was the organization apart
tacitly present at all from the rest making it
levels of business in an employer of choice.
Pakistan, but unfortu- Employment is not just
nately stalemate or a mean of earning sus-
routines have occupied tenance; rather it’s a
our business leaders platform where people
thinking process and from diverse back-
overshadowed by in- grounds come together
stinct of exploiting and work to achieve a
more without giving common goal, while
enough to those who holding each other like
are reason to their pro- family members. Of-
duction volume and fices are becoming new
quality. I correlate the homes where work and
product and employer play co-exists.
branding with em- The world has be-
ployee’s welfare and come a global village,
satisfaction. integrated by modern
The mission of a communication

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Employer Branding
Continued from page 26 ence are intertwined. And a company’s reputa- even they can build a stable future with the com-
tion depends much more on the quality of people pany.
technology creating opportunities for talents it has and innovation its drives. Almost all companies try to attract and retain
to choose the best employer. The workplaces Strengthen online brand visibility. As social great talent. This is by making them believe that
around the world are trying to rise to the new media plays a crucial role in spreading the infor- they will be valued the most and this philosophy
levels of engagement, trust and work-life bal- mation, with a strong employer brand a com- may attract some of the greatest talent, but it
ance in making employees feel at home. In a sur- pany will be able to expand its reach it far flung doesn’t necessarily create an engaged workforce
vey this year 75 companies are identified who areas. that wants to be retained in the company. As
are leading the way in creating workplaces that Have more influence on customers. It’s im- human beings, the employees’ needs and aspira-
are great not just for some—but great for all. possible for companies to police their brands con- tions have changed over time. The new employ-
Top winners on this year’s list include multina- stantly. It’s the employees whose experience ees bring a wealth of ideas with them, so they
tional shipping behemoth DHL, online stream- counts. What they spread about you has influ- expect organizations to give them freedom and
ing service Hulu, UAE retailer THE One, and ence on customers. When you’re good with your flexibility in their work environment. They exert
multinational hospitality giant Hilton, to name internal customers, it directly impacts the sat- and dedicate their time and abilities expecting
a few. These companies span all sizes, ranging isfaction level of external customers. their companies to take care of their needs and
from 500,000-employee DHL, to small-but- Believe it or not, “Employer Branding” is like worries. The value of freedom at workis paying
mighty Galton Voysey Ltd., a consumer goods displaying your people, their opinions and emo- off, therefore organizations need to say goodbye
branding company with just 20 employees. tions, their experiences and attachment to the to the traditional ways of work and offer creative
These Best Workplaces represent 17 different cause of organization. When companies are able freedom to their people. It not only infuses trust
industries; Information Technology, Financial to show how their employees are empowered, en- in people but they motivate people to work when
Services & Insurance, and Manufacturing & couraged and their efforts recognized; it ulti- their creativity is at peak.
Production industries represent nearly half of mately transmits a messages to the prospective
all companies. candidates and the world outside about how Continued on page 28
They hail from eight diverse countries and
cultures: India, Japan, South Korea, UAE,
Greater China, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and Sri
Lanka. Despite these notable differences, these
organizations have one thing in common: they
have created workplaces where the vast major-
ity of employees experience a Great Place to
Work–regardless of who they are, or what they
do for the organization. In other words, they ex-
perience a Great Place to Work forAll” (By CEO
of Great Place to Work)
The concept of “Employer Branding” is now a
global movement, after the developed world has
already embraced it, the developing world is also
embracing, because of a balance-minded gener-
ation in business who want their workplaces to
be as comfortable as home to increase produc-
tion and quality by reducing the importance of
an opaque wall drawn between home and work-
place. The employer needs to do things not out
of box in projecting itself as a brand or an em-
ployer of choice; it simply is taking care of em-
ployees what he opts for himself and his
children.
The products are facing tough competition in
the market, because of innovation every manu-
facturer is trying to introduce and for this ad-
vanced technology is being used. The future of
work will depend largely on creativity and inno-
vation. This can only be achieved with the best
research and development facilities, flexible
working environment and very agile manpower
that can rise to challenges of becoming pioneers.
Therefore companies with best think tanks will
sustain their growth path in highly turbulent
and competitive environment. The employer
brand will attract highly talented employees and
this is best strategy of recruitment which keeps
talent pursuing their chance to become em-
ployee of such companies. In the recent years
Googles, Mahindra & Mahindra and Adobe are
companies who are employer of choice for people
around the world.
Here are the latest findings of Harvard Busi-
ness Review about what employers expect to
achieve through employer branding:
Attract new talent as it people want to associ-
ate themselves with an organization that cares
for its people and gives them freedom to work
the way they want to.
Retain their existing employees to reduce the
cost of new hiring. Investing into wellbeing and
happiness of employees is important in shaping
employer’s brand. It’s the word of mouth that
spreads faster than fire.
Build a global reputation, so that people from
around the world are attracted to work with
them. With a wider talent pool, companies have
more choices and can pick the best from the
crowd.
Secure long term hiring needs, which is pos-
sible only if the company is able to attract a
wider pool of talent for years to come.
Enhance customer experience. This is be-
cause company reputation and customer experi-

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Employer Branding
Continued from page 27 How a company treats its employees
How workplace culture is
It is very important for an employer to know What the chances of growth are
what his competitors are doing. It is just possi- What opportunities a company provides for
ble what he has started doing now, his competi- personal development
tors have been doing it for decades. Employer If the company has seen too many salary
shall provide unique benefits catered to employ- freezes
ees personalized needs and interests to exploit What perks and benefits the company offers
their best of the potentials. A company with strong employer brand
shows that it cares for people and values them.
The routine benefits will not attract high tal-
ents. The employer need to stay well informed It has a long way to go.Employer branding is
on current needs of talents in the market. A not a fad. It actually works. Don’t believe? Let’s
look-in approach analyzing HR practices, pro- conduct a quick experiment:
cedures and benefits being given is very essen- Simply ask yourself where you want to work.
tial. Which company would you like to be associated?
According to a new survey conducted by the What comes to your mind? I’m sure most people
Society for Human Resource Management, here will say – Google, Twitter, McKinsey, etc. Why?
are the five things that employees want the Because they are big brands! Their employees
most other than freedom and flexibility at work. have loads of fun working in company premise
The survey was conducted on over 600 people. and get a lot of benefits.
Anyone, including beginners and veterans,
who are making a move in their career will al- Note: A part of the article has been adapted
ways take into consideration: from management Study guide)

Kia lucky
motors to
start local
production
from August
ia Lucky Motors Pakistan is expected

K to commence production from August

this year. The company’s representa-
tives met with the Prime Minister’s Advisor
on Commerce, Textile, Industries and Pro-
duction and Investment RazzakDawood and
apprised him of their production plans and
some other related issues. The planned in-
vestment in the project is worth $ 190 mil-
lion.
The manufacturing facilities of the firm are
complete and the firm will start manufactur-
ing by August 2019 of the following models:
Kia Sportage, 2000 cc petrol and Kia Picanto,
1200 cc petrol.
According to sources the booking of Kia Pi-
canto will start in August, 2019 and delivery
will start in October, 2019 whereas Kia
Sportage will start booking in June, 2019 and
will be delivered in August 2019.
The matter however is not without contro-
versy. M/s Kia Lucky Motors Pakistan had
been awarded the Greenfield license under
ADP 2016-21 which granted them concession
of Federal Excise Duty (FED) @ 10 per cent
levied on locally assembled vehicles having
cylinder of 1800 cc or above. However despite
opposition the government, in the final ver-
sion of Finance Bill (second amendment), has
imposed FED on locally manufactured vehi-
cles of 1700 cc and above despite MoI&P’s
recommendation to remove the FED.
Some rumors are also circulating that the
Govt. is actively considering award of Green-
field status and similar concessions to an ex-
isting OEM which has committed to bring in
new investment.
As ADP was not supposed to to give conces-
sions to existing OEMs under the Greenfield
or Brownfield categories, the companies feel
like they were misled during the initial meet-
ings with withBoI, MoI&P and EDB. Repre-
sentatives of Kia Lucky motors state that if
such intent had been communicated earlier,
global OEMs like Kia and others would not
have decided to enter Pakistan in the first
place.

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Chinese company keen to

introduce Petrol, diesel
Tractors and Electric cars
in Punjab
unjab Agriculture to meet their require- these tractors.

P Department
(PAD) organised
the Punjab Agri-Expo
ment of ploughing and
harvesting.
Rashid Mukhtar, a
He also announced
that owing to high de-
mand in the region the
2019 at Lahore Expo representative of company is planning to
Centre. Pakistan-China Dailuda-Shifeng said start manufacturing in
Joint Chamber of Com- that introduction of 25 Pakistan "We will take
merce and Industry HP to 35 HP small trac- local vending industry
(PCJCCI) Vice Chair- tors in Punjab will be and dealers on board,
man Standing Commit- another reflection of once we will finalize our
tee on China programme to go
Affairs, Yousaf Fa, for manufacturing
PCJCCI Salah in Pakistan," he
Uddin and a large concluded.
number of other The company
dignitaries at- also deals in diesel
tended the occa- engines and three
sion. wheelers, and is
At the expo very keen to intro-
Dailuda & Shifeng, a continued and develop- duce electric cars in
leading Chinese agricul- ing Pak-China coopera- Pakistan. They have
tural machinery and au- tion. He said that their plans to introduce
tomobile manufacturing company also manufac- these electric cars in
company announced tures different agricul- Pakistan but prior to it
that it is gearing up to tural implements charging stations of
launch a range of small supported by its small these vehicles have to
power tractors in Pun- tractors but they are not be setup by the govern-
jab. The company has marketing those as ment. Their vehicles
been selling its small there are quite number can go up to 200 kilo-
horse power tractors in of good manufacturers metres with one charge
KPK for the last seven- in Punjab especially in and there should be a
teen years helping the Okara whose imple- charging station to re-
small scale land-holders ments can be used with power it.

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NUST wins big at IMechE 2019,UK
ut of the 32 participating
O teams the NUST team won
the title of Grand champions
at the IMechE UAS Challenge 2019,
held at Snowdonia Aerospace Centre
at Llanbedr Airfield, Northwest
Wales, UK from June 16 to 18, 2019.
The UAS Challenge is a competition
run by the Institute of Mechanical
Engineers (IMechE) for university
teams. Students undertake a full de-
sign-and-build cycle of an Un-
manned Aerial System (UAS) with
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specific mission objectives.
Two teams from Pakistan Navy
Engineering College (PNEC)
Karachi, which is one of the 19 con-
stituent institutions of NUST, par-
ticipated in the competition. Team
NUST air works Alpha in Fixed
Wing category and Team NUST Air
Works Beta in Rotary Wing category.
The total awards won by the 2
teams are “Safety & Airworthiness
Award” (sponsored by Frazer-Nash
Consultancy) – Team NUST Air
30
Works Beta for developing the best
combination of well-articulated
safety case; “Business Proposition
Award” (sponsored by Welsh Gov-
ernment) – Team NUST Air Works
Alpha for the most prominent busi-
ness and marketing case; “Scruti-
neers Award” –Team NUST Air
Works Beta for the best presented
UAS that is fully compliant with the
competition rules; and “Media & En-
gagement” Award – jointly won by
both the teams.
First European
CarPEUGEOT
coming to Pakistan
ucky Motors Ltd (LML) has
L signed a memorandum of un-
derstanding (MoU) with-
Groupe PSA of France to assemble
Peugeot cars in Pakistan. Peugeot
cars will be the first European cars
to arrive, in the CKD category, in
Pakistan. Under the expression of
interest (EoI) and MoU, LML will
assemble, manufacture, market,
distribute and sell PSA passenger
cars and light commercial vehicles
in Pakistan. The group has planned
to assemble PSA vehicles at Lucky
Motors automobile manufacturing
facility at Bin Qasim Industrial
Park.
Groupe PSA is a French multina-
tional manufacturer of automobiles
and motorcycles sold under the Peu-
geot, Citroën, DS, Opel and Vaux-
hall brands. Peugeot is the largest
PSA brand in Europe. The new proj-
ect involves an investment of about
$15 million in jigs and fixtures and
facility since the LML plant will be
used for assembly of the European
cars. It is pertinent to mention here
that LML, a Younus Brothers
Group’s company, is already bring-
ing Korea’s Kia brand vehicles to
Pakistan.
Peugeot has applied to the Board
of Investment (BoI) for category A
greenfield investment status under
the Auto Development Policy (ADP)
2016-21.
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Pak Indonesia to finalise FTA in July 2019 POGEE 2019

mbassador of In- lion in 2018. Pak- donesia are also pick- riod, the value of ex- $126 million to $303 Energy sector

A donesia Iwan- istan’s exports to In- ing up. In the same pe- ports increased from million.
Suyudhieamriwhi
le speaking at the La-
lacking
vision: Experts
hore Chamber of Com-
he 15th ‘Oil and
merce and Industry said
that Pakistan and In-
donesia will conduct
delegation level talks to held
T Gas

in
Energy con-
ference’
Karachi in
was
the
convert preferential last weeks of June
trade agreement (PTA) 2019 along with the
into free trade agree- 17th International Oil
ment (FTA). He said and Gas Exhibition
that Pakistani products (POGEE). The confer-
have great demand in ence was star studded
Indonesia therefore the as many notable
Pakistani businessmen names participated as
should seriously con- speakers including Di-
sider this opportunity. rector General, Pak-
He also invited the Pak- istan Council of
istani businessmen to Renewable Energy
participate in 34th Technologies, Dr
Trade Expo being held Baqar Raza, Director,
in Indonesia in October Alternative Energy
this year Development Board
Speaking on the occa- (AEDB) Sheeraz
sion, LCCI Senior Vice Anwar Khan, CEO,
President Khawa- Lakhra Coal Mining
jaShahzadNasir said In- Company (LCMC)
donesia and Pakistan Toufeeq Ahmed, Di-
are members of OIC and rector Projects, Pri-
D-8 Organization of Eco- vate Power &
nomic Cooperation. Both Infrastructure Board
countries have old his- (PPIB) Engr Ali
torical links and share Nawaz, Assistant Di-
special bondage of rector, Directorate of
friendship and compan- Alternative Energy,
ionship. Sindh Energy Depart-
LCCI Vice President ment, Asif Jehanzeb
Faheem-ur-RehmanSai- and many others.
gal said Indonesia is a There was a consen-
major trading partner of sus among the experts
Pakistan and is among that Pakistan’s En-
the top importing and ergy sector has im-
exporting destinations of mensely suffered due
Pakistan, There already to lack of vision and
exists Preferential strategy whereas
Trade Agreement be- focus has always re-
tween Pakistan and In- mained on reckless ca-
donesia. In 2018 pacity addition at
Indonesia allowed Pak- exuberant cost. Many
istan to have free mar- experts complained
ket access for 20 items that energy policy
with immediate effect. makers had largely ig-
For the last few nored other important
years, the bilateral factors such as im-
trade is following an provement in genera-
increasing trend. In tion mix,
2016, the volume of augmentation of in-
two-way trade was digenous supplies, up-
$2.2 billion which scaling of
reached to $2.8 billion transmission and dis-
in 2018. Imports from tribution system and
Indonesia to Pakistan institutional develop-
registered a sizeable ment which has ulti-
increase from $2.1 bil- mately led to a very
lion in 2016 to $2.5 bil- fragile system.

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Global Innovations

Huawei Delayed New Incredible Shift in the

Products Launch. Is it
A Precaution or cure?
uawei has delayed the launch
H of the Mate X folding handset
until September, having orig-
inally planned to launch it this sum-
mer. The firm said it
wanted to conduct
extra tests following
screen problems re-
ported by early re-
viewers of Samsung's
Galaxy Fold. Both
firms had unveiled
the devices in Febru-
ary but Huawei said
it now wanted to be
"cautious”. Samsung
currently has no re-
lease date for the Fold. Huawei con-
firmed that the Mate X is expected to
launch in September 2019.
Huawei said that “We don't want
Marketing of
World’s Leading
to launch a product to destroy our Company Amazon
reputation”. The Mate X was always
going to come later than Samsung's
Galaxy Fold, but the Korean phone-
A
mazon has shut down its
social network-like fea-
ture on its site and app
maker's problems
have certainly given called Amazon Spark, in which
Huawei more breath- Prime customers could post pic-
ing space. There is tures of the products they’ve
little doubt Huawei bought. The company launched
will have learned les- the service for Prime members
sons from Samsung's in 2017. It prompted customers
problems and - given to pick a selection of interests in
the extra scrutiny the the section in the feature, and
Mate X will get as a would then show you a feed of
result - Huawei is posts from users that related to
well advised to en- those interests. The service
sure it has every seemed to be designed to repli-
eventuality covered. Huawei has also cate influencers using social
scrapped a new laptop launch be- networks like Instagram and
cause of its current position on a US Pinterest. The companynoted
trade blacklist. that the site felt “too transac-
tional” as compared to other so-
cial networks and never really
took off. The page for the fea-
ture is no longer on Amazon
and its app, and its URL now
redirects to “#FoundItOnAma-
zon” for some users or to “Your
recently viewed items and fea-
tured recommendations.”Ama-
zon doesn’t appear to be giving
up entirely on social feed-driven
product discovery. In a state-
ment, an Amazon spokesperson
said that Spark wasn’t going
away entirely, and that the com-
pany has “pivoted and nar-
rowed the experience based on
what resonated with cus-
tomers.”

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Installation of AMI
meters in Gas sector
sian Development Bank
A (ADB) has decided to con-
duct feasibility
PESCO, HESCO and SEPCO for
in
the installation of smart (AMI)
meters in the gas sector. These
smart meters will help to reduce
losses for the companies.
Werner Liepach, Asian Devel-
opment Bank Director General
for Central and West Asia told
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make these more beneficial
for both Government and
the Federal Minister for Power
and Petroleum Omar Ayub
Khan that ADB is ready to ne-
gotiate the introduction of
smart metering infrastruc-
ture in the gas sector in order
to make it more efficient and re-
duce losses. This will also help
to introduce international stan-
dards of transparency and qual-
ity in the projects in order to
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people of the country.
The Federal Minister
announced that he will
conduct twice a month re-
view meetings on the
progress of projects initi-
ated in assistance of ADB
to ensure their timely
completion besides re-
moval of all bottlenecks.
Xiaohong Yang Country
Director ADB Pakistan
and other senior officials
of Power Division and
ADB attended the meet-
ing.

Site activities initiated on Mohmand Dam
Hydropower Project
ational Engineering Services
N Pakistan (NESPAK) Private
Limited-ledhas initiated de-
sign review work and site activities
on the Mohmand Dam Hydropower
Project. NESPAK won the consul-
tancy contract of Mohmand Dam
Hydropower Project through the
process of competitive bidding.
The Consultants’ scope of serv-
ices includes detailed design review,
engineering studies, construction
design, construction supervision,
contract management and environ-
ment and resettlement aspects in-
cluding assisting in
implementation of resettlement ac-
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tion plan. The consultants’ joint
venture comprises of six firms
namely, National Engineering Serv-
ices Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd - Pakistan
(Lead Firm), SMEC International
Pvt Ltd. – Australia, MWH Inter-
national, Inc – USA, DOLSAR En-
gineering Inc Co – Turkey,
Associated Consulting Engineers
ACE Ltd – Pakistan and MM Pak-
istan Pvt Ltd – Pakistan.
NESPAK-led joint ventures have
successfully completed many mega
projects in Pakistan like the Ghazi
Barotha Hydropower Project
(1450MW) and the Mangla Dam
Raising Project.
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Chinese company willing to invest in Municipal

Solid Waste incineration for power generation
akistan China Joint Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Chinese expert companies. feedstock to generate 120MW electricity

P and Industry (PCJCCI) President Shah

Faisal Afridi
while speaking at
The meeting was told that Tianying Company
Shanghai,produces
low-priced energy in
Ahmad Hasnain, Senior Vice President,
SalahuddinHanif, Secretary General and a num-
ber of the executive committee members of
meeting in Lahore China through incin- PCJCCI were present on this occasion.
said that Pakistan eration of waste ma-
needs to adopt low terials. The company
cost high efficiency representatives have
energy generation given a detailed
models in collabora- presentation on how
tion with Chinese. the Chinese waste-
He informed the at- to-energy incinera-
tendants that a Chi- tion model could
nese company prove to be a solution
“Tianying” was will- for energy crisis and
ing to invest in Mu- environment pollu-
nicipal Solid Waste tion in
(MSW) incineration In Pakistan
for power genera- about 3,000MW
tion. The company electricity can be
is looking for suit- generated using
able project agents to start investment in Pak- agricultural residue and municipal solid waste.
istan. He urged the government to adopt Pakistan generates about 15 million tons of
waste-to-energy incineration model in Pakistan crops residues annually, which can be used as

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Rs 581.8Mn allocated
for Mining sector
he federal government has ap- Petroleum Corehouse for its sustain-

T proved a total of Rs 581.8 mil-

lion for the development of
mining sector in the country. Out of
able operations to facilitate oil and
gas exploration research in Pakistan
and up-gradation of HDIP’s POL,
this Rs 581.8 million, Rs 433 million testing facilities at Islamabad, La-
is to be used for four on-going hore, Multan, Peshawar, Quetta and
schemes in mining sector while Rs ISO certification of petroleum test-
147 million is for new schemes. ing laboratory at Islamabad.
Rs 3.6 million have been ear- Rs. 416 million has been budgeted
marked for appraisal of new discov- for acquisition of four drilling rights
ered coal resources
of Badin Coal Field
and its adjoining
areas of southern
Sindh.
The government
has budgeted Rs
10.5 million for ex-
ploration and evalu-
ation of coal in
Nosham and Bahlol,
Balochistan which
was approved by
DDWP in 2017,
while Rs 3 million
has been earmarked
for exploration and
evaluation of metal-
lic minerals in Uthal
and Bela Area, dis-
trict Lasbela.
The new schemes which were ap- with accessories for geological sur-
proved in 2018-19 by CDWP are ex- vey of Pakistan for next financial
pansion and upgradation of Pakistan year.

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Special Economic Zones

under CPEC being
established in Faisalabad in
Punjab and Bostan in
Balochistan provinces
pecial Economic pharmaceuticals, motor mainly. kms away from Karachi

S Zones under
CPEC being es-
tablished in Faisalabad
bikes assembly,
chromites, cooking oil,
ceramic industries, ice
As for connectivity of
the Bostan Industrial
Zone is concerned, it is
seaport and 976 kms
from Gwadar sea port
and zero km on N-50
bility studies of all the
Special Economic Zones
side at the appropriate
level.
in Punjab and Bostan and cold storage, elec- located at a distance of National Highway. are being duly shared Needless to mention
in Balochistan tric appliances and 23 kilometers from It is pertinent to by Pakistani officials here that establishment
provinces Halal food industry Quetta Airport, 713 mention here that feasi- concerned with China of these Special Eco-
Engineering nomic Zones in all four
Post Report
Out of as many as 9 Engineering Post provinces of Pakistan
and Azad Kashmir in
Special Economic Zones The Official Media Partners due course of time will
(SEZs) which are being go a long way in not
established in different only accelerating
parts of Pakistan under process of industrializa-
the great game changer tion in the country on
China-Pakistan Eco- the whole in general
nomic Corridor (CPEC), and in the zones/re-
two are being estab- gions particularly but
lished in Faisalabad in also be creating lot of
Punjab and Bostan in employment opportuni-
Balochistan provinces. ties to the local people
Steady progress is as more and more in-
being made to develop dustrial units are estab-
these SEZs according to lished.
the schedule agreed
upon between the two
great neighboring coun- Pakistan
tries of China and Pak- Bureau of
istan so that industrial Statistics
development is acceler-
ated and fruits of these shows overall
developmental activi- decline in
ties start reaching the
people at the grass root Imports
level at the earliest pos-
he official figures
sible.
According to the in-
formation available
from official quarters
T from Pakistan
Bureau of Statis-
tics show that the coun-
concerned in Islam- try’s textile machinery
abad, AllamaIqbal In- import declined by
dustrial is being $59.521 million in July-
developed adjacent to June 2018-19 coming
Sahianwala Inter- down to $434.786 mil-
change of Motorway-3 lionagainst the machin-
(M-3)over approxi- ery import of $494.307
mately 3000 acres of million in July-June
land. 2017-18.
Type of industries to Import of the con-
be established and de- struction and mining
veloped in the Alla- machinery scaled down
maIqbal Industrial to $192.278 million in
City include textile, July-June 2018-19 from
steel, pharmaceuticals, $294.307 million in
engineering, chemicals, July-June 2017-18,
food processing, plas- showing a fall of 35 per-
tics, agricultural inputs cent or $102.029 mil-
etc. lion.
Bostan Industrial The country’s import
Zone is being estab- of construction and
lished in Balochistan mining machinery
province over 1000 slumped by 53.25 per-
acres out of which 200 cent or $16.46 million to
acres have already been $14.451 million in June
developed ensuring 2019 from $30.911 mil-
availability of allied lion in June 2018.
utilities including road, Pakistan’s import of
street lights etc. electrical machinery
Industries which are and appliances dropped
to be encouraged and by 17 percent or
promoted to be estab- $295.943 million to
lished in the Bostan In- $1.495 billion in July-
dustrial Zone include June 2018-19 from
fruit processing, agri- $1.791 billion in July-
cultural machinery, June 2017-18.

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POGEE 2019 held at Karachi
he 17th Interna-
T tional Oil and Gas
Exhibition (POGEE)
held at Karachi Expo Cen-
tre. Chief Guest and Pres-
ident, Karachi Chamber of
Commerce and Industry
(KCCI), Junaid Makda in-
augurated the event. He
said that the present gov-
ernment should resolve
energy crisis prevailing in
the country otherwise all
efforts to lift the ailing
economy could prove to be
futile
He emphasised on the
fact that imposition of 5
per cent tax on LNG
would even cause gas cri-
sis and prices to go up fur-
ther. Speaking on the
occasion, the Managing
Director Pegasus Consul-
tancy, Aamer Khanzada
said that POGEE has be-
come the country’s only
premier show on oil and
gas sector and providing
many solutions to the en-
ergy crisis prevailing for
the last many years.
He said that over 250
foreign and local ex-
hibitors displayed their
state of the art equipment
of oil, gas and power solu-
tions in the mega event
while the international
conference held on the
side-line of the exhibition
wherein a number of in-
ternational and local ex-
perts on energy sector
delivered their papers on
the new technologies, in-
ventions and solution to
the emerging issues.
The exhibitors dis-
played state-of-the-art
equipment, machinery,
technological advance-
ment and innovative serv-
ices to attract
approximately eight to ten
thousand visitors related
to oil, gas and energy sec-
tors from cities like,
Rawalpindi Islamabad,
Faisalabad, Sialkot, Gu-
jranwala, Peshawar, Hy-
derabad, Ghotki,
Muzzafargarh, Shakoh-
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pura, Multan, Lahore and
Karachi. More than 250
companies from around 25
countries set up their
state of the art stalls in
the show including China,
Germany, Italy, Canada,
Austria, Egypt, France,
Hong Kong, Bahrain,
Switzerland, Czech Re-
public, Poland, Japan,
U.A.E, U.K, U.S.A, Aus-
tralia, Korea, Denmark,
Belgium, Malaysia, Spain,
Taiwan, Thailand, Swe-
den, Netherlands, Singa-
pore, Saudi Arabia,
Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon,
Pakistan, Slovakia and
South Korea.
The exhibition provided
an opportunity to bring to-
gether the international
business professionals and
the leading local industry
players to exchange their
technical and business ex-
pertise in a highly focused
B2B environment to ac-
quaint the local industry
with the latest develop-
ments in the worldwide oil
gas and energy sector. The
highly focused 15th
POGEE Energy Confer-
ence was an excellent plat-
form for exchange of views
and information to the
highly targeted audience
from oil, gas and energy
industry.
The conference was held
on 22nd, June 2019 at the
Convention Centre of
Karachi Expo Centre.
Theme of the interna-
tional conference was
based on “Energy Trans-
formation, Past, Present &
Future". The conference
had exclusive sessions on
“Transforming Indigenous
Resources into Energy
Sources”, along with other
session on “Optimizing
Past Practices to Save Fu-
ture”.
Foreign exhibitors of-
fered many solutions for
the energy problems in
Pakistan at the 17th Pak-
istan oil, gas and energy
exhibition 2019. Many
July-2019
trade visitors showed their
interest to acquire ready
solution for alternate en-
ergy system mostly solar
panels for commercial, in-
dustrial as well as domes-
tic consumers.The
exhibitors from other
countries were of the opin-
ion that they were having
good business at the
POGEE -2019. Interna-
tional group marketing
head, Dr.Nodirjon Ra-
sulov, representing Camfil
Middle East, A Swiss
based company, which are
the global leaders in air
filters and clean air solu-
tions, said that ,” he sees
lot of potential in Pak-
istani market for the tech-
nology his company is
offering”. ” We were in
Pakistani market for last
30 years and now we are
here again in Pakistan,
we see lots of potential in
the local market as huge
international investment
in expected in coming
years”
On 2nd day of the exhi-
bition a large number of
business professionals
diplomats, foreign and
commercial attaches, dele-
gates, government offi-
cials, and industry leaders
witnessed the technologies
tured a day long highly fo- offered an excellent plat-
& product at display.
cused conference program form for the exchange of
In concurrence of this
that was aimed to bring- views & information to the
three day event happening
ing in South Asia’s energy highly targeted audience
in Karachi at the expo cen-
industry into the lime- from oil, gas and energy
tre, POGEE-2019 also fea-
light. POGEE conference Industry.
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Pakistan and Qatar to set up
Joint working group
ommerce Ministry of
C Pakistan and its counter-
part, Ministry of Com-
merce and Industry of Qatar
signed a Memorandum of Un-
derstanding (MoU) on the es-
tablishment of “Pakistan-Qatar
joint working group (JWG) on
trade and investment. The
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July-2019
Prime Minister’s Adviser on pand the trade and investment
Commerce, Textile, Industries
and Production and Investment
Abdul RazakDawood inked the
cooperation, strengthen com-
munication and enhance trust
to boost economic growth by
MoU with his Qatari counter- creating enabling environment.
Pakistan is especially work-
ing on capitalising on FIFA
World Cup 2022 which is to be
held in Qatar. FIFA worldcup
offers huge export opportunity
for Pakistani football manufac-
turers and exporters. Moreover,
Qatar is expecting 2.9 million
fans to attend 2022 FIFA event.
It is expected there will be a
huge demands of replica soccer
balls that tourists may carry as
gift items
The joint working group will
work to identify bottlenecks
that are holding the growth of
bilateral trade and investment
ties. This groupis mandated to
take necessary measures to un-
lock the growth potential of the
two countries.
Group on the Pakistan side
will be headed by Secretary
Commerce Ministry of Com-
merce and Textiles (Commerce
Division), Pakistan with the
representatives from other rel-
evant Ministries/
Departments including Board
of Investment as its members.
part. From Qatari side, head of Min-
As a result of this MoU, a istry of Commerce and Industry
special and dedicated working will be leading the Working
group will be established to ex- group.
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HBS and Baloki
RLNG power plant
cleared by CDWP
inister for Planning and
M D e v e l o p m e n t
MakhdumKhusroBakht-
yar presided over, the meeting
which formally approved a total of
four development projects with a
total cost of Rs6.552bn while re-
ferred four other proj-
ects of Rs237.178bn
to the Executive Com-
mittee of the National
Economic Council
(Ecnec) for formal ap-
proval.
Two projects of
combined cycle power
plant of 1,230MW
each one at Haveli
Bahadur Shah (HBS), District
Jhang worth Rs97.253bn and the
second one at Balloki, District
Kasur worth Rs94.038bn were pre-
sented to the committee. Both proj-
ects are based on RLNG and have
been up and running for almost a
year now but still remain formally
unapproved.
Both the projects were allocated
funds in PSDP 2015-16 and 2016-
17 under cash development loans
which were later converted into
government equity on June 30,
2017. The GOP equity was then
transferred to Pakistan Develop-
ment Fund Ltd (PDFL) created
42
under the Ministry of Finance
through a ‘gift’ from the Saudi Gov-
ernment.
The HBS project was originally
conceived at an estimated cost of
Rs90bn in May 2015 and revised to
Rs98.234bn in December 2015 by
the CDWP. The proj-
ect cost was revised
twice over the next
two years but the
project was com-
pleted at cost of
Rs97.253bn.
Likewise, the Bal-
loki project was con-
ceived at cost of
Rs88bn in May 2015
and kept on changing until com-
pleted at an estimated cost of
Rs94bn as exchange rate increased
from Rs101 to Rs141 per dollar.
The foreign exchange component of
the project dropped from Rs76bn to
about Rs50bn each.
Under the current financial pow-
ers, the CDWP can itself approve
projects costing no more than
Rs3bn while the projects of higher
estimated costs are approved by
Ecnec once the CDWP clears them
on technical grounds.Both projects
have been referred to ECNEC for
further discussion and final ap-
proval.

Hubco’s plan to convert
FO fired plant to Coal
facing objections
entral Power Purchasing
C Agency Guaranteed (CPPA-
G) has voiced some grave
concerns regarding M/s Hubco’s
proposed plan to convert its power
plant from Residual Fuel Oil (RFO)
to coal. Hubco had submitted a
plan to the government to convert
furnace oil-fired plant into a coal-
fired power plant prior to expiry of
Power Purchase Agreement (PPA
in 2027).
PPA for Hubco’s project was
signed in March 1997 between
Wapda and Hubco for 30 years
which is going to expire in March
2027 following which any further
extension in the existing agree-
ment would be on new terms and
conditions. It was instructed by the
erstwhile Ministry of Water and
Power, in a letter of June 2016 that
no further financial commitments
would be justified for purchasing of
power on imported fuels. Hence,
proposal of Hubco to utilize pulver-
ized coal boiler with imported sub-
bituminous coal cannot be
entertained.
Another major concern is that
the current demand supply balance
includes Hubco’s 1200 MW as com-
mitted available capacity until
2027 and it is feared that during
the period of conversion, its un-
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availability can cause shortage in
the system. CPPA-G further com-
mented that Hubco power plant
was established under Power Pol-
icy 1994 and its PPA does not sup-
port the concept of conversion
proposal.
During the proposed conversion
from RFO- fired boiler to coal fired
one, the other equipment will not
require changing. But the question
is that would it be technically viable
or useful to extend PPA for another
25 years after retrofitting boiler
with the remaining old equipment
keeping in mind that existing
steam turbine along with other
plant equipment was meant for a
30 year term, out of which more
than 20 years have already passed?
The project has paid the entire
debt component during the opera-
tion cycle of more than 20 years
which has significantly resulted in
reduction of Capacity Purchase
Price (CPP) but the acceptance of
such a proposal would imply that
power purchaser will be bound to
pay again full capacity payment as
per new agreement. On the other
hand the existing project, after ex-
piry of its PPA, will have the oppor-
tunity to trade under the
competitive wholesale market
framework.
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 Auto policy to provide incentives to
Electric vehicles in Pakistan
rime Minister Imran Khan has directed the country into electric vehicles by 2030. This auto industry opposed unrestricted incentives to

P
the concerned authorities to ensure con- massive reformation requires amendments in
version of 30 percent of all cars running in the auto policy the scope of which currently does
not cover Electrical vehicles. Considering new in-
electric vehicles as investors may misuse the in-
centive.

novations taking place in the field of electric mo-

bility it is important to revise the existing policy
for any new incentives for new technologies not
covered. While all the incentives in the policy
will be intact, new incentives for newer technolo-
gies may be added in revisions. This policy doc-
ument will become part of the next Auto Policy
2021-26.
For proper integration of EVs in the Pakistani
market a three phase penetration plan has been
submitted to the federal government for Electric
Vehicles. These phases include: (i) market devel-
opment and public awareness through incen-
tives and subsidies on electric vehicles, (years 1
and 2); (ii) fuel import bill substitution through
targeted penetration of electric vehicles through
local assembly and manufacturing (years 3 and
4); and (iii) reasonable local adoption and export
of electric vehicles and its components through
indigenous research, development, assembling
and manufacturing (years 5 and beyond).
Earlier this year, the Auto Development Com-
mittee (ADC) considered a proposal about incen-
tives for the electric vehicles but the existing