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President Asif Ali Zardari took strict notice of electricity loadshedding taking place during Sehri and Iftari timings. – File Photo by Reuters

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari, taking strict notice of the electricity loadshedding during Sehri and Iftari timings, called for a high level meeting at the presidency to discuss the issue on Monday, DawnNews reported.

The meeting would b attended by Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, Federal Finance MinisterDrAbdul Hafeez Sheikh, Federal Minister for Water and Power Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar, the Adviser to the Prime Minister on Petroleum and Natural Resources Dr Asim Hussain and the secretaries of the departments.

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