AIRLINK 197.88 Decreased By ▼ -0.09 (-0.05%)
BOP 9.94 Decreased By ▼ -0.10 (-1%)
CNERGY 7.23 Decreased By ▼ -0.06 (-0.82%)
FCCL 37.69 Increased By ▲ 1.69 (4.69%)
FFL 16.71 Decreased By ▼ -0.20 (-1.18%)
FLYNG 27.10 Increased By ▲ 2.06 (8.23%)
HUBC 134.90 Increased By ▲ 0.87 (0.65%)
HUMNL 14.04 Decreased By ▼ -0.10 (-0.71%)
KEL 4.75 Decreased By ▼ -0.03 (-0.63%)
KOSM 6.77 Decreased By ▼ -0.17 (-2.45%)
MLCF 45.75 Increased By ▲ 0.77 (1.71%)
OGDC 216.45 Decreased By ▼ -1.78 (-0.82%)
PACE 6.94 No Change ▼ 0.00 (0%)
PAEL 40.80 Decreased By ▼ -0.62 (-1.5%)
PIAHCLA 17.00 Increased By ▲ 0.14 (0.83%)
PIBTL 8.37 Decreased By ▼ -0.09 (-1.06%)
POWER 9.36 Decreased By ▼ -0.03 (-0.32%)
PPL 184.35 Decreased By ▼ -1.58 (-0.85%)
PRL 41.32 Increased By ▲ 0.05 (0.12%)
PTC 24.85 Increased By ▲ 0.08 (0.32%)
SEARL 103.88 Decreased By ▼ -0.77 (-0.74%)
SILK 1.02 Increased By ▲ 0.01 (0.99%)
SSGC 40.50 Decreased By ▼ -0.41 (-1%)
SYM 17.77 Decreased By ▼ -0.28 (-1.55%)
TELE 8.79 Decreased By ▼ -0.12 (-1.35%)
TPLP 12.68 Decreased By ▼ -0.16 (-1.25%)
TRG 66.27 Decreased By ▼ -0.33 (-0.5%)
WAVESAPP 11.22 Decreased By ▼ -0.08 (-0.71%)
WTL 1.74 Decreased By ▼ -0.04 (-2.25%)
YOUW 3.99 Decreased By ▼ -0.01 (-0.25%)
BR100 12,088 Decreased By -21 (-0.17%)
BR30 36,531 Decreased By -66.6 (-0.18%)
KSE100 114,641 Decreased By -400.9 (-0.35%)
KSE30 36,054 Decreased By -145.7 (-0.4%)

That the argument that country’s Independent Power Producers (IPPs) are having special rights, advantages, or immunities is quite legitimate. First, it was the federal government that has worked out and offered to the IPPs a highly lucrative or ‘generous’ deal which they have grabbed by both hands. Second, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which has been maintaining an oversight over government decisions and policymaking processes has acquiesced to the government-IPPs deal. Third, National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has “cleared” those deals after a detailed meeting with the Government’s Negotiation Committee. In other words, NAB too has put his full weight behind the deal.

Is there no foul play?

Farhan Mughal (Lahore)

Copyright Business Recorder, 2021

Comments

Comments are closed.