{"id":325148,"date":"2023-04-10T23:54:41","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T18:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=325148"},"modified":"2023-04-10T23:54:41","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T18:54:41","slug":"thar-col-is-future-of-pakistan-dastagir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/thar-col-is-future-of-pakistan-dastagir\/","title":{"rendered":"Thar Col is future of Pakistan: Dastagir"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Minister for Power Division Khurram Dastagir Khan on Monday said that Thar Coal was the future of Pakistan and can fulfil the electricity demand of the country. Winding up the discussion on motion moved by the Senator Taj Haider to discuss failure to tap into true potential of Thar Coal inordinate delay in construction of second transmission line and Islamkot-Chor Railway line that has left national grid deprived of affordable electricity and many coal power plants reliant on expensive imported coal. Sharing the details of Thar Coal project, the minister said that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif along with former President Asif Ali Zardari had laid down the foundation of Thar Coal project in 2014 and extended it by establishing four more plants in 2015 and 2016 with total number of five plants.  He said that 2640 mega watt electricity was being produced from Thar Coal Power Plants. He also criticised the governmnt of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf for delaying completetion of these projects. PTI govrnment had an anti-development agenda, he added. DNA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Minister for Power Division Khurram Dastagir Khan on Monday said that Thar Coal was the future of Pakistan and can fulfil the electricity demand of the country. 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