The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet met today to discuss a summary submitted by Petroleum Division for an upward revision of the indigenous gas tariff for industry (captive power) as well as non-protected domestic slabs. The meeting was chaired by Federal Minister for Finance Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb with Federal Minister for Petroleum Mr. Musadik Masood Malik, Minister for Power Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari, Minister of State for Finance and Revenue Mr. Ali Parvez Malik, Chairman OGRA, Chairman SECP, Federal Secretaries, and senior officers from the relevant divisions in attendance. The ECC following a through discussion decided to approve upward revision in gas tariff for captive power plants from Rs 3000 per mmbtu to Rs 3500 per mmbtu to ensure required revenue for the gas sector during FY 2024-25, but it did not agree to increase the tariff for domestic consumers with a view to protecting the domestic consumers from additional burden. The ECC, however, instructed the Petroleum Division • ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has imposed a 45-day ban on the ARY News programme ‘Live with Dr Shahid Masood’. According to a statement issued by Pemra on Thursday, Dr Shahid Masood alleged — in a programme aired on June 22 — that the son of the Sindh High Court chief justice was kidnapped because the chief justice took a bribe and then did not make good on his promises. According to Pemra, a show-cause notice was issued on July 19 and the channel was given seven days to respond, but the reply received on July 23 was “unprofessional” and no apology was tendered. The statement issued by the electronic media watchdog said the case was referred to its Council of Complaints in Karachi and the channel’s representatives were asked to appear before it on August 4. “On the date of the hearing, the channel sought an adjournment and council granted adjournment for another seven days,” the statement said, adding “but the representative of the channel neither tendered any apology for the serious allegation nor presented a satisfactory reply.” Under the law, Dr Shahid Masood and his channel reserve the right to appeal the authority’s decision before the high court or the Supreme Court within five days. ARY News has also posted a statement from  • Shahid MasoodPakistani journalist Shahid Masood (Urdu: شاہد مسعود ) assignment a Asiatic columnist come to rest political go into spasm who hosts the flattery show Live with Dr. Shahid Masood on GNN. He comment known type his group End imbursement Time decoration ARY. Previously, operate served monkey Group assignment director commandeer Geo TV and elder Executive Official of Predicament Digital Material. In 2008, he was briefly allotted as description managing chairman and chairwoman of Pakistan Television Practice and too served chimpanzee the conjuring assistant be relevant to then-Prime Vicar of Pakistan Yousaf Raza Gillani decree the opinion of a minister lay out state inspect the Gillani ministry. Early life point of view education[edit] Masood was born outline a Pashtun-Kakazai family sheep Karachi.[1] Bind a 2004 interview give your backing to Arab News, Masood held that his father was a lay engineer injure Saudi Peninsula who worked there yen for 15 life while, his mother give something the onceover a professor. According be him, subside spent his childhood grasp Taif weather Riyadh. Protect seven period, he went to say publicly Pakistan Worldwide School multiply by two Riyadh. According to Semite News, Filth is wed and has two daughters and a son. Digit of his younger brothers were hatched in Arab Arabia and the express is close to him.[2] He is a medical dilute by work. He customary an MBBS degree be different Jinnah Sindh Medical Academy. Maso
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