ECC

Sugar lobby group denies price manipulation, stock hoarding

Govt collects tariff rationalisation surcharge to reduce its subsidy bill

Govt moves to fulfil one of the remaining conditions of the World Bank loan

Sick unit stays virtually shut, employees have not been paid salaries since Oct 2016

Also approves disbursement of one month’s salary to Steel Mills employees

Approves issuance of Rs54.5b guarantees in favour of SBP, extends reduced rate of 0.4% on banking transactions

Balochistan says it was not consulted; consumer prices may rise 9.7%

Industry will take one to two weeks to work out price formula

Suggests uniform energy prices for industries across the country

Province protested against distributing its non-tax revenue to industrial sector