Pakistan's National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Tuesday approved a Pakistani rupee (PKR) 3.07 per unit increase in electricity prices, applicable to all power distribution companies, Geo News reported.
Comparing the petrol and electricity prices of Rajasthan with BJP-ruled states, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government in Rajasthan did not do anything to control the prices of petrol in the state.
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) received the Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) request to hike the electricity price by Pakistani currency PKR 3.53 per unit, ARY News reported on Tuesday.
Demonstrating their frustration with the recurrent hikes in electricity prices, locals have resorted to symbolic acts of resistance, such as discarding their power bills into water bodies.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel endorsed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's allegation against the Adani Group that it buys coal above market price due to which prices of electricity in the country are getting inflated. CM Baghel also asked why many public infrastructural projects are
As Pakistan continues to grapple with high electricity bills, the caretaker government on Thursday further jacked up the petrol and diesel prices by over 14 Pakistani Rupees (PKR) taking the price past 300 PKR, Geo News reported on Friday.
The heat of inflation in electricity prices in Pakistan has been growing steeply with prices soaring, leading to social unrest in the society, and the situation will need Islamabad to undertake a number of comprehensive efforts, The News International reported.
The development comes as the Pakistan caretaker government continues to hold talks for the third consecutive day in a bid to find ways to give relief to the protesting people.
Every day in Pakistan, more people are joining the nationwide protest against excessive electricity prices. As a form of protest, people are taking to the streets and burning their banknotes, ARY News reported.
Even though Pakistan has been able to secure an International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout, the road ahead is not going to be easy, as after electricity rates, Islamabad is planning to jack up gas prices as well by over 45 per cent in line with IMF's demand