Punjab govt’s ‘Sahiwal power plant’ pictures stir controversy
The party’s official account tweeted:
The much touted Sahiwal Coal Power Plant publicised by @GovtOfPunjab just another eye wash!
Its actually a pic of the Bowen Plant in U.S.A pic.twitter.com/Ig8vcAKBzP— PTI (@PTIofficial) May 26, 2017
The PTI maintained that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government was trying to deceive the nation by using these pictures.
On May 24, the Punjab government had tweeted:
ATTN: 1320 MW Sahiwal Coal Power plant – the first mega project under CPEC will be inaugurated tomorrow! pic.twitter.com/661r4W5Wnd
— Govt Of The Punjab (@GovtOfPunjab) May 24, 2017
The first plant of Sahiwal coal power plant will become functional from tomorrow – adding 660 MW electricity in the national grid. pic.twitter.com/353pRZ6EnR
— Govt Of The Punjab (@GovtOfPunjab) May 24, 2017
The two pictures are in fact of American power plants taken in 2007 and 2009.
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