The govt dropped a ‘petrol bomb’ and people are bracing for an ‘electric shock’ in the form of high tariffs.

Financing to be provided at concessional mark-up rates through banks and DFIs, Rs10 billion allocated.

The asset-backed issue TFC is for a period of three years offering a return of 14.5 per cent.

The government indicates it will focus more on agriculture and small and medium enterprises.

Unbridled rise of cotton market continues as prices surge to all-time high of Rs8,000 per maund (37.324 kg).

Hina Rabbani Khar announced that the government will not give out monitoring and evaluation rights of rehabilitation.

Prices of cotton touch another peak at Rs7,650 per maund drawing support from the New York cotton market.

The cotton market continues upward march and prices touch record high of Rs7,550 per maund, making traders jittery.

Sui Southern Gas Company announces it will resort to gas outages in Sindh for 10 days starting October 26

At a time when production of food crops is quite critical, talk of water shortage for irrigation is quite disturbing.