PM expresses 'sincere regrets' over power failure.

ISLAMABAD -- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Tuesday expressed his 'sincere regrets' for the inconvenience the citizens suffered due to nationwide power outage and said that he ordered an inquiry to fix responsibility.

'On behalf of my government, I would like to express my sincere regrets for the inconvenience our citizens suffered due to power outage yesterday. On my orders an inquiry is underway to determine reasons of the power failure. Responsibility will be fixed,' the premier wrote on the Twitter on early Tuesday.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also expressed his 'displeasure over the recent incident of power breakdown' across the country and directed the authorities to fix responsibility of the incident.

The premier issued these directions while chairing the federal cabinet in Islamabad on Tuesday. The cabinet also directed to prepare a comprehensive strategy for preventing incidents of power breakdown in future. The cabinet also approved first-of-its-kind nationwide public awareness campaign to adopt energy saving habits.

The forum also decided that energy saving habits should be based on common and universal practices and will be included in the curriculum. The cabinet was briefed that import bill of petroleum products had doubled in last seven years.

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb presented a detailed briefing on national awareness and communication strategy for energy conservation.

The prime minister directed that the caretaker governments in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab should also be taken on board with regard to energy conservation projects. A comprehensive report based on the recommendations of the inter-ministerial committee formed regarding Tosha Khana was presented to the federal cabinet. The federal cabinet presented its recommendations on the new Tosha Khana policy. The prime minister directed that in the light of these suggestions, the inter-ministerial committee should amend its report and submit it for approval in the next cabinet meeting.

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Addressing the launching ceremony, the prime minister said that Pakistan was passing through difficult times and resolved that he would sacrifice all his political career and life for the...