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He directed to cut reliance on imported fuel for power generation and utilize local resources instead to produce cheaper electricity.<br \/>\nChairing a meeting to discuss various proposals to overcome load-shedding in winters, the prime minister ordered taking every possible measure to ensure supply of electricity. The briefing by the Ministry of Energy focused on demand and supply of electricity as well as estimates of fuel required for power generation.<br \/>\nThe meeting was attended by former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Murtaza Javed Abbasi, Energy Minister Engineer Khurram Dastagir, PM\u2019s Adviser Ahad Cheema, State Minister for Petroleum Dr Musadik Malik, Special Assistants Dr Jahanzeb Khan, Junaid Anwar Chaudhry and senior officials. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday directed the authorities concerned to take steps to reduce power load-shedding during winters in order to provide maximum relief to electricity consumers. He directed to cut reliance on imported fuel for power generation and utilize local resources instead to produce cheaper electricity. 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