1.0Daily Lead Pakistanhttps://leadpakistan.com.pk/newsWeb Deskhttps://leadpakistan.com.pk/news/author/edt/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="d4Q1anTdvV"><a href="https://leadpakistan.com.pk/news/defusing-pakistans-ipp-time-bomb/">Defusing Pakistan’s IPP Time Bomb</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://leadpakistan.com.pk/news/defusing-pakistans-ipp-time-bomb/embed/#?secret=d4Q1anTdvV" width="600" height="338" title="“Defusing Pakistan’s IPP Time Bomb” — Daily Lead Pakistan" data-secret="d4Q1anTdvV" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://leadpakistan.com.pk/news/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Jawad Saleem Pakistan’s energy sector is facing an existential crisis rooted in the financial and legal quagmire surrounding Independent Power Producers (IPPs). The circular debt tied to IPPs has ballooned to an unsustainable PKR 2.6 trillion as of 2024, up from PKR 2.2 trillion just two years ago. This staggering increase has not only crippled […]