The government increased the natural gas tariff by up to 112% for domestic (everyday consumers) and general industries, including export-oriented sectors, captive power plants, CNG and IPPs, and commercial sectors.
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Mr Dar said that the country was making progress in 2017-18 under the PML-N government but suddenly nation faced economic decline in previous four years under PTI government.
Communication Ministry owes Rs8.7bn to DISCOs. Power Division asked the Communication Ministry to refund the amount to DISCOs.
The Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) notified the Senate Standing Committee on Energy that it had still not received Rs 350 billion from K-Electric.
The ECP has set deadline of March 7 to submit response.
Sabzi Mandi police station has apprehended a group wanted in several cases and mobile phones, tablets, and weapons used in the crimes were recovered from the accused possession.
Higher exchange rates resulted in extensive dollar selling. As a result, Rupee gains 3.4pc as compared to dollar in just 11 days.
Pakistan has handed over the draft of the Memorandum of Economic and Fiscal Policies (MEFP) to the IMF after settling basic issues.