ISLAMABAD: According to The News, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb stated on Tuesday that the government and Chinese laborers who were slain in an incident close to the Karachi airport were in discussions over Independent Power Producers (IPPs).
An explosion at Karachi International Airport on Sunday left three people dead, including two Chinese nationals, and numerous others injured.
In a televised speech on Tuesday, Obama expressed his sympathies to the Chinese government and people and denounced the terrorist attack on Chinese nationals.
In order to obtain an extended maturity and debt re-profiling from the power firms, the minister said he and Power Minister Awais Leghari had led negotiations. As a result, the minister claimed the government might lower the power tariff.