Alexander Krivenyshev <wtz <at> worldtimezone.com> writes:
Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] <olsona <at> dc37a.nci.nih.gov> writes:
You didn't miss a Pakistan update; as far as I know we don't yet have anything that's government-issued.
Some additional information according to today news from Pakistan Online International News Network, that Pakistan plan to introduce DST from May 2009 till November 1, 2009.
Summary sent to Cabinet for advancing clock by one hr in May: Pervaiz http://www.onlinenews.com.pk/details.php?id=143500
"Federal Minister for Water and Power, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has said that the incumbent government is working on war-foot basis to overcome the shortfall of electricity in the country while the summary has been forwarded to the cabinet to advance clocks by one hour in May for adopting Daylight Saving Time (DST)."
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No loadshedding from next year: Ashraf http://www.onlinenews.com.pk/details.php?id=134732
"Federal minister for Water and Power, Raja Pervez Ashraf has said ..... that time will be reversed by one hour from the November 1. "
(short DST paragraph news) http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan04.html
Alexander Krivenyshev, http://www.worldtimezone.com
FYI: The News International - No. 1 English Newspaper from Pakistan Tuesday, April 07, 2009 By By Khalid Mustafa Clocks to be advanced by one hour from May 1 http://www.thenews.com.pk/print1.asp?id=171093 ..... “Pakistan Electric Power Company (Pepco) had asked the government in March to advance clocks by one hour from April 1 to cope with the power deficit. Pepco wanted Daylight Saving Time (DST) to start from April one, but ministry put up the summary before the Cabinet for approval after a months delay owing to which the clocks will be moved forward by one hour from May 1,” a senior official at Ministry of Water and Power told The News..... Alexander Krivenyshev, http://www.worldtimezone.com