Electricity 6pc higher from today
By: Usman Cheema | Published: October 01, 2009ISLAMABAD - The government has increased the power tariff by 6 percent for the consumers that will come into effect from today.Ministry of Water and Power a few days back forwarded a summary to the prime minister asking to raise power tariff by six percent to be implemented from October 1. That has been accepted by him thus making the life of the public more miserable.The already burdened and frustrated public of
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US Congress passes Kerry-Lugar aid bill with strings attached
WASHINGTON - With its adoption by the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday, the congressional process on the so-called Kerry-Lugar bill, whose conditionalities are causing huge controversy in Pakistan, is now complete on the measure Read full story »
Inter-Risk owner's remand extended
ISLAMABAD - The Judicial Magistrate, Faheem Shah, granted two days physical remand of the owner of Inter-Risk Security Company, Syed Ali Jaffar Zaidi with the direction to the police to verify from the Interior Ministry whether the Read full story »
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