Tag: Cost

New fruit and vegetable market to cost Rs 1b: CM

Punjab CM Shahbaz Sharif said a new fruit and vegetable market is being constructed at Kacha on Ferozepur Road at a cost of one...

Floods cost Sindh govt Rs 45bn outside budget, says Marri

Terming the two floods in the Sindh as an exceptional challenge for the province, Information Minister Shazia Marri said on Monday that the natural...

TDAP organises workshop on cost reduction

Proper planning and scheduling, selection of good service providers, training of staff and complete documentation are the essential elements for managing cost component during...

LHC enquires about electricity cost

The Lahore High Court Chief justice chastised a federal government law officer on Thursday for belittling a petition seeking information about the production and...

X-mas party hangovers to cost UK economy £242m

Boozy nights on Christmas will adversely impact workplace routine and the next morning hangovers will cost the economy 242 million pounds loss in productivity...

The rising cost of living and corruption

Since it is not unusual so I would not label it as news, but the matter of fact is that almost 50 per cent...

All that glisters

This week’s column may feel like you’ve slowed down the gobbledygook disclaimers appearing at the end of ads for financial products but I think...

Banned outfit allowed to rally at cost of public convenience

The ill planning of the Islamabad city administration caused acute nuisance for the residents of the city on Thursday, when all the roads leading...

The economic cost of borrowing

Pakistan, being one of the developing countries, is seeing a tough time in its struggle to achieve the status of a developed nation. Inflation,...

‘MDA’s development schemes to cost over Rs 8 billion’

The implementation on new and ongoing development schemes of the Malir Development Authority (MDA) would cost Rs 8.123 billion, Karachi District Coordination Officer (DCO)...

LDA teachers mint money at the cost of education

Teachers in LDA schools have come up with a novel way of fleecing students: instead of teaching from the government-approved curriculum books, teachers in...

Curing dengue at development’s cost?

The dengue epidemic has sucked up all resources and attention of the Health Department, while all other development activity in the health sector has...

Low-cost cosmetics cause skin cancer

Low cost cosmetic companies used banned chemicals and harmful whitening agents in their products which might lead to skin cancer and allergies, a report...

The real cost of violence

The 2008 Geneva Declaration on Armed Violence and Development, endorsed by more than 90 states, argues that “living free from the threat of armed...

MQM’s opposition stance may cost it 3,000 Sindh govt posts

The ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has decided not to share the 7,600 vacancies available in different Sindh government departments with the Muttahida Qaumi...

Doctors mint money at the cost of poor

The doctors at the hospitals in the provincial capital are making a mockery of their profession and responsibilities, as they are fleecing the poor...

Google’s guitar doodle cost £166m in lost productivity

The Google guitar doodle marking Les Paul's birthday last week cost the world £166million in lost productivity. The late guitar pioneer was celebrated on...