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Govt to end slab system punishing power consumers crossing 200-unit threshold

<p>ISLAMABAD: Power Minister Awais Leghari told the Senate on Tuesday that the government has decided to scrap the electricity slab system that punishes consumers for crossing the 200-unit threshold even by one unit, and to provide targeted subsidy only to those deserving.</p> <p>Under the current mechanism, consumers using up to 200 units per month fall und

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Govt to end slab system punishing consumers crossing 200-unit threshold

<p>ISLAMABAD: Power Minister Awais Leghari told the Senate on Tuesday that the government has decided to scrap the electricity slab system that punishes consumers for crossing the 200-unit threshold even by one unit, and to provide targeted subsidy only to those deserving.</p> <p>Under the current mechanism, consumers using up to 200 units per month fall und

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JI vows Islamabad march against petrol levy to resume in mid-November if govt does not announce any 'package'

<p>Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Tuesday said his party would march to Islamabad in protest of the petroleum levy in mid-November if the government did not announce any major relief by then.</p> <p>He made the announcement during a press conference in Islamabad, which came shortly after he met with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to discuss

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Sharp rise in prices of smartphones burdens consumers in Karachi

<p>• Average cost of mobile phone with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage has risen to around Rs40,000 compared to Rs22,000 a few months ago<br /> • Dealers say while govt taxes have not increased significantly, rising cost of chips is affecting rates of new handsets<br /> • Market survey shows lower, middle-income groups hit hardest<br /> • Consumers say abrupt price

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Sharp rise in prices of smartphones burdens consumers

<p>• Average cost of mobile phone with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage has risen to around Rs40,000 compared to Rs22,000 a few months ago<br /> • Dealers say while govt taxes have not increased significantly, rising cost of chips is affecting rates of new handsets<br /> • Market survey shows lower, middle-income groups hit hardest<br /> • Consumers say abrupt price

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'Missing' Junaid Akbar remains PTI's KP president; Senator Noorul Haq Qadri to assume duties in his absence

<p>The PTI on Saturday clarified that MNA Junaid Akbar remains the president of the party’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chapter, but Senator Noorul Haq Qadri will preside over the meetings in the former’s absence.</p> <p>The whereabouts of Akbar <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2038549">remain unknown</a> after he, along with Sohail Afridi and others, was taken int

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Fuel dealers urge consumers to avoid ‘panic buying’

<p>• PPDA chairman says pricing remains an issue<br>• JI demands meeting with PM ‘this week’ to resolve levy issue</p> <p>ISLAMABAD: Even as talks between the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) and the government to reduce the fuel levy remained ‘inconclusive’, petroleum dealers on Friday urged consumers not to resort to panic buying, as excessive purchases could create m

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