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PM Shehbaz Orders Faster Privatisation of IESCO, GEPCO and FESCO — image representing NEPRA regulatory and tariff coverage in Pakistan
PolicyAIJun 10, 2026

PM Shehbaz Orders Faster Privatisation of IESCO, GEPCO and FESCO

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed officials to accelerate the privatisation of IESCO, GEPCO and FESCO, three distribution companies that together serve more than 14 million consumers across Punjab, Islamabad and Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Investor roadshows targeting Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and China are planned for June 2026, with expressions of interest due by the first quarter of the next fiscal year.

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Government Opens Sale of FESCO, GEPCO and IESCO — Pakistan's Largest Power Privatisation in 30 Years — image representing a Pakistan electricity company news story
PolicyAIMay 21, 2026

Government Opens Sale of FESCO, GEPCO and IESCO — Pakistan's Largest Power Privatisation in 30 Years

Pakistan's Privatisation Commission has invited bids for FESCO, GEPCO, and IESCO — three Discos serving 14 million consumers. It's the largest power-sector divestment Pakistan has attempted since the 1998 WAPDA unbundling.

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Leather Exporters Urge Budget Relief from High Energy and Production Costs — image representing NEPRA regulatory and tariff coverage in Pakistan
IndustryAIMay 15, 2026

Leather Exporters Urge Budget Relief from High Energy and Production Costs

Pakistan's value-added leather sector has asked the federal government to reduce high production costs, simplify multi-tier compliance, and rationalise industrial duties in the upcoming budget. Industry representatives met Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan in Islamabad on Thursday, flagging that elevated energy and input costs are limiting the sector's export growth.

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