Fawad Yousafzai

ISLAMABAD - Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has determined a hike of upto 25.78 percent in the prescribed gas prices of both the Sui companies for the financial year 2024-25, which will burden the consumers by Rs137.624 billion.

ISLAMABAD - Thousands of employees of the Federal Secretariat will start partial strike from today (Thursday) against the government's discriminatory policy of depriving BPS 1-16 staff from 150 percent allowance and have decided to start a protest in front of the Parliament House.

ISLAMABAD - While opposing the establishment of Mineral Regulatory Authority, members of the Senate panel opined that the subject of

ISLAMABAD - The federal government Friday slashed the average sale prices of re-gasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG) by up to 2.72 percent for the consumers of both the Sui Companies for the month of December 2024 as import of supercooled gas cargoes surged significantly by over 71 percent during the month.

ISLAMABAD - The federal government has released a subsidy of Rs 159 billion to the power sector from July 1 to December 18 of the current fiscal year, which is mere a 13.36 percent of the total budgeted subsidies of Rs1,190 billion allocated for the sector in FY 2024-25.

ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal has instructed the government departments concerned to confirm land prices to the China Century Steel Mills in accordance with their demands, as he was informed that the company had sought land on discounted rate in Rashakai Special Economic Zone, and emphasising a China-like deal for the company, where land is often provided free of charge to industries.

ISLAMABAD - Senate Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development was informed on Monday that approximately 0.7

ISLAMABAD - The cost of doing cold storage business will go up further as National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has directed all power distribution companies, including K-Electric, to charge all cold storages under commercial tariff category instead of industrial tariff.

ISLAMABAD - To reduce the vulnerability of coastal communities to climate change impacts and reduce poverty in Sindh's coastal regions, the provincial government with the help of IFAD is launching Sindh coastal resilience project (SCRP), worth Rs 46 billion.

ISLAMABAD - To overcome the severe power outages in Gilgit Baltistan, the federal government will install 100 megawatts solar plants with the cost of approximately Rs26 billion. The federal government has already invited Chinese companies to invest in solar projects in Gilgit Baltistan.