The Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) has announced electricity schedule for the residents of Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
The IESCO spokesperson stated that several areas under its authority will face an electricity outage.
Islamabad
These feeders and grid stations have no light from today, 9:00 am onwards Kund Rajgan, Scheme-II, King Hammad, and Chatta Bakhtawar feeders, in Rawalpindi City Circle, F/Block, B/Block, Khurram Colony, Al-Noor Colony, Farooq-E-Azam, Sector-4, Affandi Colony, Dhoke Hukamdad, Iqbal Road-II, Gulshan Abad, Jamia Masjid, Jinnah Road, Mangtal, Ali Market, Asghar Mall, Misrial Road, People Colony, New Race Course, Radio Pak-I, Bhadana, Eighteen, Pind Hoon, Ratta, and Railway Colony feeders.
Rawalpindi
In Rawalpindi there is complete power outage on Kashmir Road, Adamjee Road, Mecca Chowk, Car Chowk, Model Town, MSF, Park View, K/H Road, Gulishanabad, Hayal, Girja-1, Choungi No-22, Rajjar, Dhoke Awan, Kahuta City-II, Khawaja, Chowk Pindori, New Choa, Ghazan Khan, Nara Matore, Ghumti, Pind Jhatla, Bhangali, Syed Kasran, C/B Khan-2, Dhoke Farman Ali, Tipu Road, and Makkah Chowk feeders. In Attock Circle, electricity supply will remain suspended from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm in areas fed by Bhoi Gar, Salargah, Ghazi Kohli, Museum (D/S), Nisar Shaheed (D/C), Saifiya Town, Millat Colony, Cabinet Division, Small Industrial Estate, N-Block, Munir Abad, Burhan, Hazro, Hattian, Qazi Abad, GBHP Colony, Shamsabad, Attock Rural, Katchery, Miskeenabad, Waisa, Malhowali, Bhatiot, Moorat, Jand-2, Pind Sultani, Dhurnal, Fateh Jang, Dakhnair, Attock Cantt, Dhoke Fateh, Darul Islam, Bagh Neelab, Sangjani, Pind Parian, Sara-e-Kharboza, Shah Allah Ditta, Gulshan-e-Sehat, Paswal, and Darya Sharif feeders, from 08:00 am to 04:00 pm, Lala Rukh, Hasanabdal, Munirabad, POF Emergency, Bhater, Chakwal Circle feeders.
Gas loadshedding schedule announced for winter
Earlier, the government announced new schedule of gas loadshedding for winter.
As per details, the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) released new timings for the gas loadshedding in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Punjab.
The new schedule will remain in effect till February and the supply is divided into three separate parts.
Gas will be available to domestic user during these three time periods during the day.
- Morning: 5:30 am to 8:30 am
- Afternoon: 11:30 am to 1:00 pm
- Evening: 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm.
The domestic users are urged to plan their daily cooking routine according to the newly announced gas schedule. On the other hand, the industrial users are exempted from the gas loadshedding.
No price change in January
Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik announced that the government will keep gas prices unchanged from January 1, 2026, following directives from the Prime Minister.
Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik said during a briefing to the National Assembly Standing Committee on Petroleum that no change is being made in the price of gas on the instructions of the Prime Minister.
He announced that the price of gas is not being increased from January 2026 on the orders of the Prime Minister.
He added further that the circular debt of gas is not increasing anymore. Adding that the circular debt of gas is 3 trillion, which includes LPS.
The Minister of Petroleum said that Qatar maintained the terms of the contract in a difficult situation.
