KASUR: To overcome the problem of water shortage in the agriculture field, the Punjab government has introduced drip irrigation system and is providing 60 per cent subsidy to the farmers. These views…
–Punjab info minister says no decision taken to increase metro fares –Says govt considering options to keep project running in feasible way LAHORE: With the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led Punjab government proposing to end…
LAHORE: Punjab government has decided to end subsidies on fares of the Metro Bus service, Punjab Finance Minister Makhdoom Hashim Jawan Bakht said on Thursday. According to a statement issued here, the…
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that his government has vowed to give additional subsidy for exporting sugar so that crushing season of sugar mills could be…
Spokesman of the Prime Minister Dr Musadik Malik said that the government was providing relief to farmers and giving subsidy on fertilisers. Farmers were the backbone of the economy and cultural heritage,…
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on the request of Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif has restored subsidy on fertilisers. Shehbaz Sharif had entreated PM Sharif to reinstate Fertilizer Subsidy Scheme. Restoration of subsidy…
Parliamentary body appeals to PM to revive PSM, says it must not be sold at any cost Stopping short of recommending action against the ‘criminal negligence’ of the 13-month long closure of…
Fertiliser manufacturing companies getting payments in drafts to be cut after July 1 when subsidised rates are in place The budget 2016-17 has brought huge subsidies and tax cuts for the agricultural…
Announcing the verdict on the Kissan Package case, the Supreme Court on Monday directed a local fertiliser company to provide subsidy and ordered the concerned authorities to get imported fertiliser tested from…
The government on Monday set a new precedent by approving an enormous Rs 13 per kilogram export subsidy for sugar exports of up to 500,000 tonnes, which would cost Rs 7 billion…
Govt urged to extend relief to LPG consumers Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Distributors Association has urged the government on Monday to take measures for provision of gas at affordable prices to consumers…
ECC approves elimination of Rs 125 billion annual subsidy for consumers using more than 300 units Also approves import of additional 150,000 tonnes of fertilizer for Kharif crops To meet one of…
The Supreme Court (SC) has summoned a final report from the federation and provinces on July 17 on the practical steps taken by them for provision of wheat flour to the poor…
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that direct subsidy will be given to the poorest families of the province through Punjab Khidmat Card Programme. While presiding over a high level meeting…
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Pervaiz Rashid on Monday said that the government will give subsidy of Rs 178 billion to the electricity consumers using 200 units per month. In an interview…
Minister for Water and Power Khawaja Muhammad Asif has the new energy policy envisaged measures to end load shedding‚ bringing down generation cost and making necessary investment in the infrastructure to attract…
The incoming Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz government will face an additional subsidy burden of Rs200 billion as the Ministry of Law rebuffed the possibility of a retrospective increase in power tariff for being…
