LAHORE: The Punjab government on Tuesday appointed Lahore Development Authority Director General Ahad Khan Cheema chief executive officer of Quaid-i-Azam Thermal Power (Private) Limited, a company owned by the provincial government.

The company has been established to construct around 1,200MW power generation plant through Liquified Natural Gas near Bhikki on Sheikhupura-Faisalabad Road, according to sources.

Cheema will also continue to work as DG in addition to his new assignment till appointment of some senior official as new LDA chief.

Published in Dawn, July 1st, 2015

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