Tag: Hike

CNG stations strike in Punjab

Commuters had to suffer due to shortage of public transport as all the CNG stations across Punjab remained closed on Sunday in protest against...

Vidya Balan hikes her fee to 70 million

After tasting success with Milan Luthria’s ‘The Dirty Picture’, Vidya Balan is acting pricey. Buzz has it that the thinking man’s muse, Vidya, has...

LPGDA approaches PM on fresh price hike

Fresh increase in Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) price by almost Rs5 per kilogram is unjustified as profiteers in LPG marketing sector have enhanced prices...

4% power tariff hike on the cards

A huge increase of four percent in the power tariff is expected within the next 48 hours to help the government save Rs 15...

Govt to take action against price hike of fertilizer by manufacturers

An action is being taken against fertilizer manufacturing companies for unilateral increase in urea prices. The case, in this regard, is being sent to...

APTMA Chairman rejects electricity tariff hike

All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) Chairman Mohsin Aziz has rejected electricity tariff hike and two weekly offs in the country, fearing production, exports...

Power price hike to mar SBP efforts to control inflation

The government’s intention to raise power tariff by four percent would be a serious blow to the efforts of State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)...

Four percent power tariff hike on the cards

The government is all set to jolt the people with a power tariff hike again, as the Ministry of Water and Power has sought...

IESCO seeks massive hike of Rs2.40 increase in power tariff

The Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) has sought a massive increase of Rs2.40 per KWh in the power tariff to Rs11.17 per KWh for...

Massive Rs 2.04 per unit hike in power tariff

The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Wednesday approved a massive increase of Rs 2.04 per unit in the electrify tariff to the...

Govt issued notice on plea against POL price hike

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday issued notice to the government in a writ petition against the recent increase in petroleum and compressed...

‘Gas tariff hike to destabilise economy’

Questioning the 13.5 per cent rise in gas prices, the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry has said that the unwise move by the...

PHC declares hike in power tariff illegal

The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has declared illegal the hike in the power tariff, announced by federal government. The court observed since the provincial...

15% gas price hike on the cards

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources has forwarded a summary to the prime minister proposing a 15 percent hike in the price of...

KCCI rejects tariff hike, gas outage

Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) has rejected the recent news by ECC (Economic Coordination Committee) to increase tariffs, gas outages for industry...

Impact of gas price hike on fertiliser

With bi-annual gas price review on the cards, an important ECC meeting is being held today for final approval of increase in consumer gas...