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'Pakistan government least bothered by people's plight, it just wants to e
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The financial planning of Pakistan at a time when the country is grappling with a massive economic crisis, clearly shows that the federal government is "least bothered" with the plight of the people and just wants to take the easy route and enjoy the ride for however long it is in power.
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Pak: Amid sweltering heat, electricity billing fraud raises concern among
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
As Karachi grapples with scorching summer temperatures, residents are increasingly alarmed by skyrocketing electricity prices and overcharged electricity bill, exacerbating financial strain amidst Pakistan's soaring inflation.
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PoJK govt's offer of 50 per cent reduction in electricity prices rejected
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
According to sources, the government proposed a 50 per cent decrease in electricity rates per unit, a proposal promptly dismissed by the Kashmir action committee. They assert that consumers should be charged based on the production cost of hydropower in PoJK.
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Pakistan: Electricity bills to rise as govt set to privatise power distrib
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The Pakistani government has finalised a plan to privatise profit-making power distribution companies (Disco), adding that electricity prices are likely to go up reported ARY News, citing sources.
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Student federation in PoK protests against increased prices of electricity
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The National Federation of Students (NFS) organised a protest and long march on various locations in Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK).
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Pakistan's power regulatory authority announces increase of PKR 5.63 per u
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The price hike was announced after the NEPRA completed a hearing of a petition by the Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) that demanded a hike in electricity tariffs under monthly adjustment for December 2023.
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Pakistan: NEPRA approves increase of PKR 1.15 per unit hike in electricity
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Pakistan's National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has approved a Pakistani Rupees (PKR) 1.15 per unit increase in electricity prices
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Pakistan: NEPRA approves PKR 3 per unit hike in electricity prices
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
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.
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"Ashok Gehlot govt did not do anything to control prices of petrol, diesel
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
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.
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Pakistan: Electricity prices likely to be hiked by PKR 3.53 per unit
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
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.
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PoK: Residents protest soaring electricity bills by symbolically throwing
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
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.
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Pakistan: Petrol, diesel prices continue to surge amid social unrest
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
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.
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