INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:

I cannot comment on matters of national security: PMISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Tuesday

refused to comment about the outcome of National Security Committee, saying he was bound by his oath

Briefing media about the power projects undertaken by the PML-N government, Prime Minister Abbasi said that more than 11, 000 megawatts of

electricity was added to the national grid over the last five years

Yesterday, the demand in power supply rose to 24, 800 MW which was a new record, he said, adding there was a shortfall of 400 megawatts

Pakistan now has the capacity to generate 28, 400 MW, he said.He said that Pakistan had consumed 6.3 billion electricity units in 2013 while

in 2018 it was recorded at 9.2 billion units

The prime minister said that power generation was reduced to half due to shortage of water reservoirs

consumers were getting electricity this year

He further added that big dams could not be built in the country as long as a national consensus was reached among all stakeholders