Awais Leghari

Awais Leghari is the Power Minister of Pakistan, known for his efforts in implementing comprehensive reforms in the energy sector. Recently, he briefed the cabinet on initiatives that led to a significant reduction in industrial cross-subsidies and the solarisation of tube wells in Balochistan, contributing to substantial savings in the power sector.

Born on Jan 01, 1970 (55 years old)

Global Media Ratings

Dominance

0.00%

Persistence

0 wks

Reach

376,821

Power

478$

Sentiment

6.40

Countries Mentioned

Country	Mentions	Sentiment	Dominance	+ Persistence	x Population	= Reach	x GDP (millions)	= Power
Pakistan	5	6.40	0.17%	+0%	220,892,331	376,821	$280,000	478$
Totals	5				220,892,331	376,821	$280,000	478$

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Recent Mentions

Pakistan: Awais Leghari is the Minister for Power who dismissed reports regarding Nepra's approval of a multi-year tariff. 6

Mirza Muhammad Afridi Noor Ul Haq Qadri Faisal Javed Khan Sherry Rehman

Dawn – Pakistan’s oldest and most widely read English daily, est. 1941: Senate calls for swift justice in Balochistan killings - Pakistan

Pakistan: Power Minister Awais Leghari announced that he... 6

Dawn – Pakistan’s oldest and most widely read English daily, est. 1941: Cartoon: 13 July, 2025 - Newspaper

Pakistan: Power Minister Awais Leghari announced that he will soon present a revised strategy for reforming the existing solar policy. 6

Dawn – Pakistan’s oldest and most widely read English daily, est. 1941: Solar policy - Newspaper - DAWN.COM

Pakistan: Power Minister Awais Leghari claimed a Rs191bn cut in FY25 losses via better recoveries and theft control. 7

Dawn – Pakistan’s oldest and most widely read English daily, est. 1941: SOEs’ profit falls as power sector losses hit Rs5.9tr - Business

Pakistan: Power Minister Awais Leghari is making another attempt to convince the federal cabinet to curtail returns on solar net metering. 7

Shehbaz Sharif

Dawn – Pakistan’s oldest and most widely read English daily, est. 1941: Power minister renews push to slash solar net metering - Pakistan

Pakistan: Federal Power Minister Awais Leghari instructed power distribution companies to ensure uninterrupted electricity supply during Muharram. 8

Zulfiqar Hameed

Dawn – Pakistan’s oldest and most widely read English daily, est. 1941: Power Division instructs Discos to take steps to ensure uninterrupted electricity supply in Muharram - Pakistan

Pakistan: Power Minister Awais Leghari announced the signing of term sheets with commercial banks for an Islamic finance facility to address power sector debt. 7

Dawn – Pakistan’s oldest and most widely read English daily, est. 1941: Govt signs $4.5bn loans with local banks to ease power sector debt - Pakistan

Pakistan: Aurangzeb mentioned that Power Minister Awais Leghari has given plenty of press conferences on load-shedding. 6

Muhammad Aurangzeb Shehbaz Sharif Shamshad Akhtar Ahsan Iqbal Imdadullah Bosal Mohammad Ali

Dawn – Pakistan’s oldest and most widely read English daily, est. 1941: ‘Fantastic story on inflation’: Economic Survey shows ambitious GDP growth for FY25 - Business

Pakistan: Power Minister Awais Leghari expressed serious concerns over recent decisions of the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) pertaining to K-Electric. 5

Dawn – Pakistan’s oldest and most widely read English daily, est. 1941: Government to challenge ‘K-Electric friendly’ Nepra rulings - Pakistan

Pakistan: Energy Minister Awais Leghari said the government was finalising a plan to supply 7,000-megawatt electricity to Pakistan’s export industry. 8

Fiaz Ahmad Chaudhry Waseem Nazir Muhammad Waseem Younas Syed Monis Abdullah Alvi

Dawn – Pakistan’s oldest and most widely read English daily, est. 1941: First power equipment dashboard unveiled to boost industry - Business