ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan has added around ten thousand megawatt electricity to the national grid and it is striving to produce electricity to meet country’s needs for next 15 years.

Currently the country has surplus production of gas and all of the consumers are getting uninterrupted supply. This has been stated by Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi while addressing the annual function of Mari Petroleum Company.

He emphasised the need to enhance the volume of indigenous energy resources to cope with country’s needs and reduce the burden of import bill on the national economy.

The premier spoke high of the company’s valuable contribution to mitigate the energy crisis in the country besides playing its role to ensure food security.

The annual event was attended by a huge number of company’s staffers and their families as the event also coincided with the golden jubilee celebrations of the company.

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