Tag: Prices

Vegetable prices continued their upward spiral at the Sunday bazaars of the capital showing no signs of a price decrease before the holy month...

Gas prices to rise by Rs8 per kg

All Pakistan CNG Association (APCNGA) has withdrawn its call for strike on July 13, 2011 after negotiating an increase of eight rupees per kilogram...

Vegetable prices increase

Vegetable prices increased at Sunday Bazaars of the city while rainwater made the bazaars filthy and dirty, causing troubles for customers. Prices of potatoes,...

‘No method for checking prices of commodities’

No method has been devised to check the prices of commodities being sold in the markets of Pakistan, said Karachi Retail Grocers Alliance Adviser...

Gilani to keep a close eye on sugar prices

Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani on Monday directed the Ministry of Industries to keep a close eye on the production and marketing of sugar...

Prices jumped by 13.9% in last fiscal year

The hike in fuel and electricity prices pushed up the consumer prices to 13.9 percent on year-on-year basis, says the data released by the...

Govt hit masses with CNG bomb on new fiscal: PEW

The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Friday said government has hit masses hard with CNG bomb on the eve of new financial year. Government is...

Oil prices slide after recent bounce

World oil prices slid on Thursday on profit-taking after soaring the previous day on easing concerns over Greece and signs of strengthening energy demand...

Seafood exports fetching good prices

In spite of the ban on seafood exports to the European Union (EU), exports of fish and its products have increased by 25 per...

Local oil prices surged by up to 60 per cent in...

The prices of crude oil on international and local markets remained higher during the concluding financial year 2011is mainly linked by analysts to the...

Petrol prices likely to be slashed in July

The government is likely to reduce the prices of petroleum products: petrol by Rs 1.50 per litre, and high speed diesel by Rs 1.00...

KESC gets Rs 129b in subsidies, loses 600% in stock prices

The Karachi Electric Supply Company’s (KESC) is the only private company availing subsidies from the government, managing to get Rs 129 billion from 2008...

Gas prices set to appreciate by 11pc

Wellhead gas prices are likely to witness a jump of 11 per cent for 1HFY12 owing to 32 per cent rise in international crude...

Pakistan feels the pinch of surging food prices

The primary concern of more than half of all Pakistanis when buying food is its cost while 44 per cent say they can no...

Prices remain stable

Vegetable and fruit prices remained stable at Sunday Bazaars of the city while mango was the favourite commodity of citizens. The number of customers...

Rising food prices changing eating habits

People across the world are changing their eating habits because of the rising cost of food, according to a survey of 17 countries carried...

Rising food prices create difficulties for common man: Oxfam

A global food survey Wednesday raveled that due to high food prices in Pakistan most people do not always have enough food to eat...