Tag: Increase
1st quarter of 2019 witnesses 12% increase in violence-related fatalities: report
--Balochistan witnesses over 158% rise in fatalities, erstwhile FATA saw 75% drop
ISLAMABAD: The first quarter of 2019 was quite volatile for Pakistan with an overall...
Govt jacks up Sightseeing Lahore Bus Service fares
--TDCP spokesperson says price hike won’t affect tourism
LAHORE: Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab (TDCP) on Thursday hiked fares for the Sightseeing Lahore Bus Service, which...
Frequent U-turns show PTI govt’s inexperience in running country’s affairs
LAHORE: With less than a month in power, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led federal government has been making mistakes and backtracking on its own...
Pakistan sees 23pc increase in its voters
Total number of voters increase to 105.96mn as compared to 86.19mn in 2013
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday published the...
Balochistan lawmakers urge increase in provincial constituencies
Balochistan Assembly Saturday called for a review of the recent delimitations carried out by the federal government across the province and asked to increase...
Govt plans to review loadshedding schedule: Awais Leghari
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Power Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari on Thursday said the government was planning to review the power load-shedding schedule that it had...
Ratio of missing persons increased exponentially in 2017: report
LAHORE: During the last six months of 2017, three persons are being added to the already existing list of missing persons on a daily...
Bill Gates announces increase in financial aid for Pakistan: report
ISLAMABAD: While praising the Pakistani government’s commitment to the eradication of polio, Chairman of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Bill Gates has committed that...
Tunisia to increase aid for poor in response to protests
TUNIS: Tunisia plans to increase support for poor families and needy people by some $70 million, a government minister said on Saturday, after protests...
Trump administration backs legislation to increase Green Cards allotment by 45pc
The legislation 'Securing America's Future Act', backed by the Trump administration has been introduced in the House of Representatives.
Pushing for merit-based immigration and increasing...
Five-fold increase in petrol consumption thins storage limit
By AMER SIAL
The decline in motor spirit (petrol) prices coupled with decline in compressed natural gas (CNG) availability and increase in vehicular traffic have...
Petrol prices likely to increase by Rs 2 per litre
Officials in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources have revealed that petroleum product prices in the country could increase by up to 19.9...
Cement prices to increase by Rs 35-40/bag after FED rate raised
Due to the increase in Federal Excise Duty (FED) through the Finance Bill 2016, the cement prices will be increased by Rs 35-40/bag or...
APTMA expresses concern over increase in customs duty
The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has expressed concern over the government’s increasing the duty on import of raw cotton from 2 per...
Court dismisses plea against increase in salaries of MNAs
The Lahore High Court on Friday dismissed a petition questioning the recent increase in salaries of members of the National Assembly (MNAs), declaring it...
Exports increase by 6.39% in May
The country's merchandise exports in May increased by 6.39 per cent as compared to that of April 2016.
The exports increased from $1.722 billion in...
Strong domestic consumption leads growth in cement production
Cement industry has recorded its highest ever despatches of 3.584 million tonnes during March 2016 on the strength of healthy growth in domestic consumption...
