Decides to offer better prices to companies operating in risky areas of Balochistan, K-P

Power distribution firms find around 44,000 cases of theft in three months

Consumption cost rises due to change in slabs, high pressure factor

Delegation leaves for Doha to talk additional supply of 200mmcfd

Suggests systematic increase in duty on cigarettes to comply with WHO rules

SSGC also cites consumer reluctance to use RLNG, lack of cooperation by industry as factors behind gas shortage

CDA opposes the move, citing by-laws and need of federal government owning centre’s land

Uninterrupted supply to armed forces to be ensured in case hostilities break out

Urea and DAP prices have gone up more than 20% year-on-year

Many bureaucratic and procedural hurdles stand in the way of investing in SEZs