200 tons of LPG being smuggled daily from Iran
KARACHI, April 23: Around 170-200 tons of Iranian liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is being smuggled into Pakistan daily, and traders are mixing it with the locally-produced gas to fleece consumers.

High oil prices here to stay, energy forum
ROME, April 21: High oil prices are here to stay, but they cannot be blamed for the current global food crisis, an international forum heard on Monday.

Asia-Pacific region needs to develop energy resources
RAWALPINDI, April 5: The United Nations Regional Commission for Asia and the Pacific, in a new report, says that the region would become selfsufficient in meeting its demand for energy if the abundant energy resources could be developed and shared optimally.

CNG rickshaws Rozgar scheme more bane than a boon
ISLAMABAD, April 19: Launched under the slogan of providing jobs to the poor in September 2006, the President's Rozgar Scheme has emerged as a burden on the people in the Rawalpindi region, as CNG rickshaws financed under the programme have turned out to be fraught with manufacturing faults.

CNG buses disappear in a haze
ISLAMABAD, April 20: A consortium which launched a CNG bus service between the twin cities in February with 10 buses has folded up the service in protest.

110 CNG stations in residential areas
A large number of CNG filling stations already exist in residential areas of Rawalpindi and more are ready to go into operation in a few months - a worrying prospect for people living around.

NBP hands over 45,000 CNG rickshaw worth Rs 5.5 bln
NBP hands over 45,000 CNG rickshaw worth Rs 5.5 bln Karachi: National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) has so far handed over about 50,000 environment friendly CNG rickshaws worth more than Rs 5.5 billion to applicants all over Pakistan under its Rozgar scheme. This was stated by the Group Chief Consumer Banking NBP Aamir Siddiqui in an interview here Monday.