Tag: price-hike

Price hike and Eid shopping frenzy

  Eidul Fitr is upon us marking the end of the holy month of Ramzan. Everyone is out there raiding shops looking for the perfect...

NAB recovers Rs 385.11 mln from pharmaceutical company for illegal price...

NAB Rawalpindi recovered Rs 385.11 million through plea bargain from accused persons, Tariq Haider and Mian Khalid Mehmood, who are both directors of M/s...

LHC seeks Punjab govt’s reply on plea against price hike

The Lahore High Court on Tuesday has sought reply from the Punjab government till June 6, in a petition challenging the increase in prices...

Dar doesn’t want tax increase used as excuse for price hike

Finance minister calls upon provincial governments to check price hike after “additional revenue measures” Federal Minister for Finance Senator Ishaq Dar in his capacity of...

LHC issues notice to government on petrol price hike

  The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday issued a notice to the federal government to respond to a petition challenging the recent increase in...

Surge in dry fruits prices

  As the weather turned pleasant in the provincial capital, prices of dry fruits have started to go up. A random survey conducted by this scribe...

Prices of vegetables, fruits mount up unchecked ahead of Eid

Local traders have increased the prices of vegetables and fruits ahead of Eidul Azha in the twin cities. Local administration has failed to organize and...

Vegetables, fruits’ prices mount up unchecked ahead of Eid-ul-Azha

The local traders have been increasing prices of vegetables and fruits manifold every day ahead of Eidul Azha in Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Local administration has...

20-kg flour bag price soars to Rs 745

The price of 20-kg flour bag has increased in the federal capital to Rs 745 from Rs 735 as flour mills increased the price...

LHC adjourns petitions against price hike, Haj policy

The Lahore High Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of a petition against price hike, especially in Ramazan, till July 16. The court ordered...

Minister believes Sasta Sahulat Bazars helped in controlling price hike

Sasta Sahulat Bazars have helped in controlling price hike and providing relief to the citizens in Punjab said Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs...

Govt inviting food insecurity to please IMF: Punjab Forum

Punjab Forum President Baig Raj on Sunday said the hike in wheat flour prices has added to the miseries of the masses which is...

Power, POL price hike draws widespread scorn

PTI threatens to protest in streets, PPP in parliament JUI-F joins list of opposition parties opposing PML-N move Adjournment motions moved in NA, Senate against brutal...

A meaty rise in vegetable prices

Vegetable prices have sky rocketed during the monsoon season as prices of tomatoes increased by 84 percent in July compared to June according to...

PPP, ANP seek revocation of POL price hike

The Pakistan People’s Party and Awami National Party on Monday submitted separate adjournment motions in the Senate Secretariat over the recent petroleum products price...

Mill owners smuggling flour following price hike

Flour mills owners have started smuggling of flour following increase in the wheat prices as announced by the government. The government had increased the price...

LPG prices increased by Rs 5

Marketing companies of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) have increased the rate of LPG by almost Rs 5 per Kilogram to Rs 110. Chairman LPG Distributor...