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Times for this Ramazan’s (1447 AH) last Iftar for the federal and provincial capitals are listed below: Islamabad Iftar Fiqh-i-Hanafia — 6:20pm Fiqh-i-Jafria — 6:30pm Karachi Iftar Fiqh-i-Hanafia — 6:44pm Fiqh-i-Jafria — 6:57pm Lahore Iftar Fiqh-i-Hanafia — 6:14pm Fiqh-i-Jafria — 6:24pm Peshawar Iftar Fiqh-i-Hanafia — 6:26pm Fiqh-i-Jafria — 6:36pm Quetta Iftar Fiqh-i-Hanafia — 6:45pm Fiqh-i-Jafria — 7:03pm

A man walks past scores of gas cylinders, while LPG (right) is filled at a shop in North Nazimabad. —Fahim Siddiqi / White Star KARACHI: Following the suspension of supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar due to Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, the city’s gas crisis has worsened amid Ramazan’s peak demand, leaving fasting residents struggling during crucial Sehri and Iftar hours. Meanwhile, the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) has introduced an unannounced supply schedule, compounding the peoples’ problems. Since the war has broken in Iran around two weeks ago, Karachi’s households have been struggling to cope with the worsening gas shortage across the city. A senior SSGC official, who preferred to be unnamed, told Dawn that the overall gas supply situation needed a lot of “adjustment” following the suspension of LNG supply from Qatar, adding that the gas utility had so far “successfully” managed to ensure gas supplies during Sehri and Iftar. However, with low gas pressure and disrupted supply...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Central Secretary Information Nadeem Afzal Chan hosted an Iftar dinner in honour of the children of Pakistan Sweet Home, attended by prominent political, social and business personalities.

Islamabad - Deputy Chairman Senate Syedaal Khan Nasar on Tuesday attended an Iftar dinner as the chief guest, hosted by Pakistan Muslim League (N) Punjab Vice President Sheikh Arsalan Hafeez.

Times for today’s Iftar (Ramazan 11) and tomorrow’s Sehri (Ramazan 12) for the federal and provincial capitals are listed below: Islamabad Fiqh-i-Hanafia Iftar (today) — 6:05pm Sehri (tomorrow) — 5:12am Fiqh-i-Jafria Iftar (today) — 6:15pm Sehri (tomorrow) — 5:02am Karachi Fiqh-i-Hanafia Iftar (today) — 6:35pm Sehri (tomorrow) — 5:35am Fiqh-i-Jafria Iftar (today) — 6:48pm Sehri (tomorrow) — 5:31am Lahore Fiqh-i-Hanafia Iftar (today) — 6:00pm Sehri (tomorrow) — 5:09am Fiqh-i-Jafria Iftar (today) — 6:10pm Sehri (tomorrow) — 4:59am Peshawar Fiqh-i-Hanafia Iftar (today) — 6:11pm Sehri (tomorrow) — 5:18am Fiqh-i-Jafria Iftar (today) — 6:21pm Sehri (tomorrow) — 5:08am Quetta Fiqh-i-Hanafia Iftar (today) — 6:32pm Sehri (tomorrow) — 5:38am Fiqh-i-Jafria Iftar (today) — 6:50pm Sehri (tomorrow) — 5:37am

Karachi’s sole power supplier, K-Electric, has announced that there will be no load-shedding across the city during Sehri and Iftar timings throughout the holy month of Ramadan, ARY News reported.

The power and petroleum ministers on Wednesday assured the nation that there would be no electricity and gas loadshedding during Sehr and Iftar throughout the month of Ramazan. Addressing a joint press conference alongside Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik, Power Minister Awais Leghari said, “We have decided that there will be absolutely no loadshedding in any area — unless there is a huge fault God forbid — during the timings of Sehr and Iftar. “Even economic loadshedding in areas with high-loss feeders will be restricted at the time of Sehr and Iftar,” he added. Leghari noted that it was Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s wish that those fasting were provided with utility services in a proper and timely manner so they “do not face any issues”. Meanwhile, Malik stated that “complete arrangements” had been made to ensure the supply of gas “with maximum pressure from 3am to 10:30pm, especially during Sehr and Iftar”. Leghari affirmed that it would be ensured that “there is no suspension of electricity during t...

KARACHI: The Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) has issued a gas supply schedule for Karachi and the surrounding areas for the holy month of Ramazan. The announcement by the utility said that gas would be available from 3am to 9am for Sehr and from 3:30pm to 10:00pm for Iftar, with the supply expected to be suspended outside these hours to manage overall demand. “To ensure improved gas pressure, SSGC would be carrying out gas pressure profiling from 9am to 3:30pm,” it said, “and then during nighttime from 10pm to 3am during Ramazan,” said the utility. The SSGC added that “an approximate 10 percent annual decline in the country’s gas reserves has widened the gap between gas demand and supply”. The announcement said that timings had been worked out for providing convenience to people for food preparations for Sehr and Iftar. SNGPL proposes supply from 3am to 10:30pm The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) has also proposed providing gas from 3am to 10:30pm daily during the upcoming holy month across Punjab....