Tag: Increases

Punjab govt increases health budget to Rs 102b: Shujaur Rehman

Punjab Finance Minister Mian Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman said that the present government had ensured modern health facilities and free medicines by increasing the health budget...

Weekly inflation up by 0.55%

    The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended on July 4 for the lowest income group up to Rs 8,000 registered an increase...

Sale of winter accessories increases in twin cities

The recent cold wave has people rushing to weekly bazaars to stock up on winter accessories. The a hike in demand for winter clothes...

Sale of winter accessories increases in twin cities

The recent cold wave has people rushing to weekly bazaars to stock up on winter accessories. The a hike in demand for winter clothes...

Sale of fish increases as temperature drops

The sharp drop in temperature in the twin cities has led to a hike in the sale of fish and increase in the number...

‘Punjab govt is lying about doctors’ salaries’

More than 1000 seats of doctors were lying vacant in Punjab and the Punjab government had failed to hire doctors on these seats despite...

Our tragedy does not end here

If we look at the next generation which will succeed the rule of this country we see that tragedy does not end with the...

Inflation increases to 11 per cent in October

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation has increased to 11 per cent in the month of October 2011 showing an upward trend from...

Woollies demand increases

With Eidul Azha not far away and prevailing cold weather conditions after the rain, a great rush was witnessed in the weekly bazaars of...

Aggregate deposit growth increases, credit offtake down

Recently released sector data shows aggregate deposit growth are up 4.1 per cent YTD (till Aug 19, 2011) driven by high NDA (Net Domestic...

Tea import increases by 17.03pc

The imports of tea in the country registered an increase of 17.03 per cent during the first month of financial year as the country...

CPI increases by 12.46 per cent YoY

Consumer Price Index (CPI) is expected to register a 12.46 per cent YoY rise for the month of July 2011 against the rise of...

Load shedding increases despite rain

Although rain turned the weather pleasant and reduced the temperature but there was no respite from load shedding, which instead of decreasing increased on...

Flour price increases by Rs20 per bag

Increase in electricity tariff and imposition of 0.2 per cent turnover tax has pushed the prices of 20 kg wheat flour bag by Rs20...

Weekly SPI increases by 0.53pc

The rise in prices of kitchen items including chicken, beef, mutton, sugar, wheat flour, rice, onion and fresh milk has pushed up the weekly...

Food export increases by 25.55pc

ISLAMABAD - Export of food group, during the last nine months of current financial year, has registered an increase of 25.55 percent compared to the same period of last financial year. Food commodities, worth $3.083 billion, were exported during the period from July to March 2010-11 as against $2.455 billion in the year 2009-10, said figures released by the Federal Bureau of Statistic on Tuesday.
Export of basmati rice increased by 4.67 percent during the period under review, as

Hydroelectric generation increases by 3.2b units

LAHORE - The Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) has generated 3.2 billion additional units of hydroelectricity during the period July 2010 to March 2011 compared with the corresponding period of last year. This increased generation was triggered by greater water availability in reservoirs, in addition to efficient operation and management of hydropower stations, said a press release issued by WAPDA.
This contribution of low-cost hydroelectricity, by WAPDA, to the