Pakistan update

[Alexander Krivenyshev]

Alexander Krivenyshev <wtz <at> worldtimezone.com> writes:

> 
> Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] <olsona <at> dc37a.nci.nih.gov> writes:
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> > 
> > You didn't miss a Pakistan update; as far as I know we don't yet have
> > anything that's government-issued.
> > 
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> Some additional information according to today news from Pakistan Online 
> International News Network, that Pakistan plan to introduce DST from May 2009 
> till November 1, 2009.
> 
> Summary sent to Cabinet for advancing clock by one hr in May: Pervaiz 
> http://www.onlinenews.com.pk/details.php?id=143500
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> "Federal Minister for Water and Power, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has said that 
> the incumbent government is working on war-foot basis to overcome the 
> shortfall of electricity in the country while the summary has been forwarded 
> to the cabinet to advance clocks by one hour in May for adopting Daylight 
> Saving Time (DST)."
> 
> and
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> No loadshedding from next year: Ashraf 
> http://www.onlinenews.com.pk/details.php?id=134732
> 
> "Federal minister for Water and Power, Raja Pervez Ashraf has said 
> ..... that time will be reversed by one hour from the November 1. "
> 
> (short DST paragraph news)
> http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan04.html
> 
> Alexander Krivenyshev,
> http://www.worldtimezone.com

FYI: The News International - No. 1 English Newspaper from Pakistan
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
By By Khalid Mustafa 
Clocks to be advanced by one hour from May 1
http://www.thenews.com.pk/print1.asp?id=171093

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“Pakistan Electric Power Company (Pepco) had asked the government in March to 
advance clocks by one hour from April 1 to cope with the power deficit. Pepco 
wanted Daylight Saving Time (DST) to start from April one, but ministry put up 
the summary before the Cabinet for approval after a months delay owing to which 
the clocks will be moved forward by one hour from May 1,” a senior official at 
Ministry of Water and Power told The News.....


Alexander Krivenyshev,
http://www.worldtimezone.com