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'Cash payout for political optics': KP Minister takes jibe on Pakistan PM'
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 28 (ANI): After Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced a new relief package of Rs 28 billion per month "to protect the poor from the burden of petrol and diesel price hike", Kyber Pakhtunkhwa Finance Minister, Khyber Taimur Khan Jhagra while raising quest
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Shehbaz blames Imran for Pakistan's economic woes in his first public addr
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 28 (ANI): Refuting the allegations of foreign conspiracy made by PTI chief Imran Khan, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday blamed the PTI chief for major problems afflicting the nation including mounting loans, inflation and economic woes of the country
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Pakistan Finance minister defends sudden price hike in petroleum products
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 27 (ANI): Pakistan's finance minister has said the recent decision to hike prices of all petroleum products in the country was done as the government had no other option left to prevent the country from drifting towards a bad situation.
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After fuel, electricity prices hiked in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 27 (ANI): Ceding to the demands of the International Monetary Fund for the release of USD 1 billion tranche of loan, the Pakistani government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has decided to hike the electricity prices by Rs 7 besides privatization of profitable
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Traders, industry leaders slam Pak govt for fuel prices hike
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 27 (ANI): Trade and industry leaders of Pakistan have slammed the Shehbaz Sharif government for increasing the petrol and diesel prices by PKR 30 per litre causing a surge in the cost of production in the country.
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Pakistan:Fault lines visible in Shehbaz govt as PML-N calls for immediate
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 27 (ANI): A faction of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has shown its support for holding an immediate election in the country and expressed that if prices of petroleum products are hiked to meet the latest International Monetary Fund (IMF) demand it will dent t
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Imran Khan rips into Pakistan govt after hike in petroleum products, prais
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 27 (ANI): While invoking the name of India, former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan yet again slammed the Shehbaz Sharif government after the federal government hiked the petrol and diesel prices by PKR 30 per litre.
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Nepal: Student unions protest against hike in fuel price
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 25 (ANI): Student unions in Nepal have taken to the streets to protest against the recent hike in the price of petroleum products and demanded the withdrawal of the hike.
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Pakistan: After fuel and electricity crisis, wheat prices soar to all-time
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], May 25 (ANI): Pakistan is staring at an unprecedented wheat crisis amid the ongoing political and economic instability as the harvest is expected to be over two metric tonnes less this year.
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CNG price increased by Rs 2 per kg in Delhi-NCR
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): The Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL), on Saturday, increased the price of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) by Rs 2 per kg. With this CNG will cost Rs 75.61 per kg with effect from today.
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Delhi Govt raises minimum wages of labourers, hiked wages to be applicable
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): The Kejriwal Government raised the dearness allowance (DA) for labourers, on Friday. With the latest revision in the dearness allowance, the monthly wages for unskilled labourers have been raised from Rs 16,064 to Rs 16,506 per month.
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Petrol, diesel consumption jumps despite price rise
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): Despite a sharp jump in prices, the consumption of petrol and diesel has increased in the recent months, government sources said.
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