Pakistani government to ban air conditioners

[Puchtoon]

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's prime minister has decided to ban the use of air conditioners by government offices to help cope with the country's pervasive energy shortages.

A statement issued Wednesday from Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso's office says the ban will go into effect on May 15 and will continue until the energy situation improves.

Pakistan faces serious shortages of electricity and natural gas.

The ban could make for a very uncomfortable summer since temperatures in Pakistan often reach 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).

The prime minister also issued a summer dress code recommending light-colored, loose-fitting clothing to help combat the heat.


Pakistani government to ban air conditioners

 

[SpArK]

Pakistan govt bans air conditioners to ease power crisis, issues new 'summer dress' code - World - DNA

Grappling with power outages across the country, the Pakistan government on Wednesday banned the use of air conditioners in its offices from May 15 and introduced a "summer dress code" for employees.

Caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso decided to impose the ban in all government departments and offices, an official statement said.

Khoso directed authorities to introduce a new dress code for government employees to help them cope with the lack of air conditioning.

The dress code includes white or light coloured shirts and trousers or shalwar-kameez with waist coat.

As a special concession, government employees will be allowed to come to work in "shoes without laces" or "sandals without socks", the statement said.

The ban on air conditioners will come into force on May 15 and continue till "there is substantial improvement in the energy situation".

The Prime Minister's House has already stopped using air conditioners as part of an austerity and conservation drive.

"The measure reflects the resolve of the government to manage the power crisis by management of demand," the statement said.

Authorities were given seven days to implement the ban.

Khoso expressed hope that provincial governments, private institutions and the people would cooperate with his government for energy conservation.

He appealed to people to adopt energy conservation in their homes and workplaces to minimise power cuts.

Power outages have increased across Pakistan with the steady rise in summer temperatures.

There are eight hours of power cuts in Islamabad while many rural areas go without electricity for upto 18 hours a day.

 

[veekysingh]

national capital have power cuts of 8 hours? that's not good

 

[manojb]

Does this ban applies to army/paf/isi/navy office also?
Best job in pak rigt now is for guy work ing in ice cream factory!

 

[Puchtoon]

Does this ban applies to army/paf/isi/navy office also?
Best job in pak rigt now is for guy work ing in ice cream factory!

Itni pak me kisi me dum nahi jo fauji ko hath lagaye ,Jede devey naughty look OO banda lende chuk.

 

[That Guy]

Does this ban applies to army/paf/isi/navy office also?
Best job in pak rigt now is for guy work ing in ice cream factory!

Probably, the Army doesn't have a stellar image in Pakistan right now, so they'd like to improve their image by complying with government institutions.

Speaking of ice cream, I'm gonna go and get from. Hot as hell over here

 

[indian_foxhound]

Probably, the Army doesn't have a stellar image in Pakistan right now, so they'd like to improve their image by complying with government institutions.

Speaking of ice cream, I'm gonna go and get from. Hot as hell over here

seriously man how you all live.... that's off to you guys...

 

[Mirza Jatt]

so this ban is also for the VIPs and the VVIPs ?

 

[indian_foxhound]

are you guys following this ban......????

 

[neehar]

this is not a very decent way to run the govt..govt has no authority to dictate people what to buy and what not to unless it is of security concerns.today its ac tomorrow something else..and finally everything..lets see how strong the civil society reply to it

 

[Bonhomie]

Just a matter of getting priorities straight.. don't know why aren't they paying debts whom they owe

 

[TalkToMe:D]

What about usage of A/c in car?

 

[That Guy]

seriously man how you all live.... that's off to you guys...

Everyone owns a generator now, so it's really not a problem for most people where I in Pakistan. Still, in about 4-8 years, this will no longer be an issue. Pakistan is moving towards coal energy, which is cheap than other forms of energy and Pakistan has enough coal to power Pakistan for centuries. Pakistan will become energy independent soon, Inshallah!

 

[That Guy]

so this ban is also for the VIPs and the VVIPs ?

Every institution and agency that works for or is a part of the government.

are you guys following this ban......????

Once it is implemented, then government institutions must comply.

this is not a very decent way to run the govt..govt has no authority to dictate people what to buy and what not to unless it is of security concerns.today its ac tomorrow something else..and finally everything..lets see how strong the civil society reply to it

It's only being applied to government institutions, not ordinary people. If it was ordinary people, they'd start protests in the streets.

I still think that banning solar panels was a bad idea...still, we got generators, so we can't complain too much.

What about usage of A/c in car?

Again, it's only being banned in government owned, operated, or partnered buildings and institutions.

 

[That Guy]

Just a matter of getting priorities straight.. don't know why aren't they paying debts whom they owe

It's because Pakistan doesn't have any money and it owes 65 billion Dollars, you can't just pay that over night. Pakistan is in a deficit crisis, it isn't making enough money to support itself so it has to borrow to keep up with demand. Once some of the government energy and mining projects get underway though, Pakistan will prosper and it'll be able to pay off the debt in no time.