Tag: Prices

US-Iran standoff to send fuel prices through the roof

Consumers will be faced with a massive increase in the prices of petroleum products because of the brewing crisis between Iran and the United...

Petroleum prices may increase by Rs 6.45

The federal government may increase the petroleum prices by Rs 6.45 per liter from February 01, sources said on Monday. Official privy to the development...

Food prices hit record highs in 2011: UN agency

The price of basic foodstuffs hit a record high in 2011, with the cost of cereals surging by more than a third over the...

Vegetable prices continue to rise

The prices of vegetable again witnessed significant increase at the city’s Sunday bazaars as compared to the last week, as onion, ladyfinger and capsicum...

Engro raises urea prices

After imposition of Gas Infrastructure Development Cess (GIDC) and rise in gas tariff, ENGRO has raised urea prices by Rs210 per bag to Rs1,790...

‘POL prices not decreased according to international market’

Parliamentary Secretary for Petroleum and Natural Resources Tariq Khattak Monday confessed in the National Assembly that the government did not decrease the petroleum prices...

New Year brings new, higher fuel prices

As a difficult 2011 passed without any relief to the people, harder times are ahead with 2012, which is also not promising any good...

‘Raise in gas prices to shatter economy’

The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) has strongly criticised the decision of Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) for creating massive hike...

President orders OGRA to take back price increase in petroleum products

President of Pakistan Aisf Ali Zardari has ordered Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority to reconsider the recent hike in prices in petroleum products, reports...

Govt fires up gas bomb

Indecisiveness and inefficiency, the hallmarks of the incumbent government, were obvious on Friday when it increased CNG prices to Rs 77.14 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,...

LPG prices hiked by Rs 5 to 10 per kg

As the weather is getting chillier, the price of Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) was increased by Rs 5 to Rs 10 per kilogramme on...

Roti, naans might become dear

Wheat flour prices are likely to increase by Rs47 per 20-kilogram bag as Pakistan Flour Mills Association (PFMA) has approached the Punjab Food Department...

Commodity prices surge by 12 to 126pc in 2011

The poverty stricken consumers of essential commodities in Karachi have been overburdened by sky rocketing prices of domestic items during last year owing to...

After petrol, here comes the gas bomb!

The federal government is all set to increase gas prices by Rs 15.71 per kilogramme from January 1. According to sources in the Petroleum...

Petroleum prices are likely to increase by Rs 5 per litre

The government is likely to increase the petroleum prices by Rs 5 per litre from January 01, next year, sources said Saturday. Official sources of...

CNG kit prices jump up by 40pc

CNG conversation kit prices have jumped up by 28 to 40 per cent in just one day after government’s decision to impose complete ban...

Sugary products’ prices go up and stay up

The prices of sugar has come down to a record level this year but the producers of sweets, beverages, biscuits and other sugary products...