Former KE chairman Tabish Gauhar appointed as SAPM on power
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Former Karachi Electric chairman Tabish Gauhar has been appointed as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Power, it emerged on Friday.
A notification issued by the Cabinet Division, dated October 1, said the premier "has been pleased to appoint Mr Tabish Gauhar as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Power with immediate effect".
Gauhar is the founder and chairman of Oasis Energy — a management consultancy firm in the power and energy sector. He has a first-class honours degree from King's College, London and also has an MBA from the Institute of Business Administration in Pakistan.
He stepped down as director, chief executive officer and chairman of KE's board in 2015, after working at the organisation for over seven years, according to a statement on the power utility's website.
"Under his leadership, the company made significant progress in key operational and financial indicators and generated a profit for the first time in 17 years in 2012," the statement added.
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Oct 02, 2020 02:24pm
Is he a local or "imported" Pakistani?
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Oct 02, 2020 02:27pm
what he can to do?
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Oct 02, 2020 02:29pm
So, K-Electric's sales to Shanghai Electric is to be completed in record time now with the burden of enhanced rates for electricity consumption by the citizens of Karachi being passed on to them. There is no end to their suffering as everyone is in cohoots to fleece them by any means possible.
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Oct 02, 2020 02:32pm
I hope all of ik friends now have job as SAPMs
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Oct 02, 2020 02:36pm
I think he is the same guy who funded PTI in 2013 election on behalf of KE owner(Abraaj Group).
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Oct 02, 2020 02:41pm
Hopefully something good comes out of it as otherwise I see conflict of interest here.
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Oct 02, 2020 02:52pm
Welcome to game changers club. Country needs you.
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Oct 02, 2020 02:53pm
Every donor will get chair. However, allocation of the row depends on the amount of funding PTI received before elections.
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Oct 02, 2020 02:59pm
Perhaps someone would like to explain why electricity charges are some of the highest in the world while our GNP and per capita income is lower than BD, and the PKR weaker than the Taka.
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Oct 02, 2020 03:00pm
Promoted after KE's immaculate performance in Karachi under his guidance and leadership.
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Oct 02, 2020 03:04pm
What a reward? No one could solve the issues because in earnest no one want it to be
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Oct 02, 2020 03:07pm
So his achievement is that K E paid dividend.
A private monopoly getting generous tariff hikes from NEPRA, dividends was not an achievement.
How much was generation and distribution capacity enhancement?
Did line losses go down?
Why copper cables were removed ?
Was there any illegal over charging?
He should answer these questions rather than chest beating on dividend
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Oct 02, 2020 03:25pm
WoW...!!! with the reputation of initial plunder by KE... What a choice
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Oct 02, 2020 04:12pm
KE made 'significant' progress under his leadership , can someone elaborate ? How many innocent citizens have been electrocuted to death during his tenure?
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Oct 02, 2020 06:35pm
@Vikas, what's wrong with being an Overseas Pakistani. They are competent and also patriotic. One should not stereo type every one. Tabish is an extremely competent business leader and an industry expert.
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Oct 02, 2020 07:02pm
@rafiq, hahahaha. .nice joke
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Oct 02, 2020 07:06pm
There is an old saying about a wolf guarding the sheep.
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Oct 02, 2020 09:10pm
he is not a nice man. he terminated many workers from KESC when he was incharge on difference on false acuzation. This is Shame for Humanity . He is son in law of Zardari Sister farwal
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Oct 02, 2020 09:37pm
Tabish Gauhar was previously head of KE and he knows very well as what are the loop-holes of KE.
After becoming SAPM now he is standing on the other side of the fence.
Tabish Gauhar can suggest to the present CEO of KE Moonis Alvi as how to run day to day KE's affairs without load-shedding in any area of Karachi.
He can also work out on a plan how to keep the electricity tariff as low as possible to provide relief to Karachiites who are the worst suffers since KESC has been privatized.
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Oct 03, 2020 12:11am
great decision
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Oct 03, 2020 12:17am
Finally we have competent professionals in key roles thanks to pm khan.
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Oct 03, 2020 01:17am
Wonder what is his 'job description' and who will monitor his job performance? Hopefully he will do much much than collecting paychecks, all paid by tax payers.
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Oct 03, 2020 01:23am
@hamid shafiq, Good question as to what he can do. I think he can do a lot. For instance, collecting his paychecks every month, also to to see what other benefits he can avail. But it may be too early to say as to what he will produce as per his job responsibilities. Lets wait for his first performance review by his 'honest boss'.
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Oct 03, 2020 01:51am
No end to SAPMs
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Oct 03, 2020 07:53am
Another friend of IK
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Oct 03, 2020 10:35am
Good choice!!! What else can be expected..
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