Tag: Consumers
IESCO mobile service facilitates consumers
The Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) is facilitating its consumers at their door steps to provide its best services through out Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Chakwal,...
Exorbitant chicken prices hit consumers
The prices of vegetables remained stable while the prices of fruits and chicken increased at the Sunday bazaars of the city.
Out of 29 listed...
Electricity: either for the consumers or the mills
In order to facilitate the textile sector, Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) has increased load shedding for domestic and commercial consumers, sources told Pakistan...
Consumers get a lifeline
In a major decision the government has notified enhancing the slab of electricity life line consumers from the current level of 50 units to...
Senators believe WAPDA, KESC fleecing consumers
Senators on Tuesday alleged that WAPDA, KESC and other gas utility companies were fleecing consumers through “fast metres”.
Senator Tahir Mashhadi, Prof Khurshid Ahmad, Begum...
LPG prices at record high, producers pass on tax to consumers
Producers of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) have shifted the burden of levy on LPG to the 60 million consumers, raising its prices by Rs15,850...
Consumers missing out on all the fun
The performance of Punjab Consumer Protection Council, designed to run District Consumer Protection Councils (DCPCs) and District Consumer Courts (DCCs) for the protection of...
Small electricity consumers spared fuel charges
The Lahore High Court on Monday abolished the fuel adjustment duty for small consumers of electricity using up to 350 units in a month,...
Chamber opposes transfer of IP gas expenses to consumers
The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) while rejecting the suggestion of distributing expenses of Pak-Iran gas pipeline project to the masses demanded...
Will tariff reduction benefit consumers?
Economic managers in Islamabad are trying hard for downward rationalisation of tariffs from existing 30-35 per cent to 20-25 per cent, which mainly covers...
PEPCO to recover Rs285b from consumers
The receivables of Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) has increased to Rs285 billion against different consumers, creating hurdles to continue uninterrupted power supply. Official...
Consumers, CNG station owners slam four-day closure
Consumers and owners of CNG stations have severely criticised the Petroleum and Natural Resources Ministry for planning a four-day closure every week for CNG...
Rising chicken prices playing havoc with consumers
Over the decades, poultry meat has been considered an easy and relatively cheap method of raising dietary standards of the people as it is...
Consumers exploited through sale of sub-standard products
Substandard and contaminated products are rampantly sold and consumed in the country as there is no national body or legislation on food safety.
Though many...
KWSB’s ‘special consumers’ not so special after all
The cash-strapped Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) has decided to recover outstanding dues of at least Rs 303 million pending since 2001 from...
Pak-Iran gas not for domestic consumers: petroleum secretary
Federal Petroleum and Natural Resources Secretary Muhammad Ejaz Chaudhry said on Thursday domestic consumers would not be able to afford Pak-Iran gas project. Briefing...
Its either power or gas for load shedding-hit consumers
With long hours of power load shedding across the country becoming a norm, the citizens are forced to run in-house power generators but with...
