Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin on Friday said petrol prices in Pakistan were cheaper than the rest of the region and the world, adding that only 16 countries had lower prices — all of them being oil producers themselves...
"The finance minister added that Pakistan had cheaper petrol prices than other regional countries as well, such as India and Bangladesh...
Published in Dawn, Sunday Magazine, May 17th, 2015On a mobile phone? Get the Dawn Mobile App: Apple Store | Google Play...
KARACHI: A number of fuel stations are selling petrol and diesel adulterated with cheap kerosene...
“I am sure that this menace is not in vogue in big cities where check and balance of oil marketing companies (OMCs) is effective,” Chairman Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA), Abdul Sami Khan said...
8pc forecast in October as war, terrorism and cheap oil took their toll...
Kenlubes International (Pvt) Ltd CEO Mian Zahid Hussain said there was no direct link between prices of crude oil and lubricating oil...
Mr Hussain said Pakistan was importing nearly 20,000 tonnes of finished automotive lubricant a year...
The software allows governments to intercept voice calls, text messages and emails...
"There is just so little reliable data on this," said Edin Omanovic, a researcher at Privacy International, a London-based advocacy group...
ISLAMABAD: A local manufacturer of seamless pipes/tubes has approached the National Tariff Commission (NTC) for seeking protection against cheap imports...
The local manufacturer has further requested withdrawal of regulatory duty at the rate of 15pc on its inputs and removal of seamless pipes/tubes from Pakistan-China Free Trade Agreement (FTA)...
ISLAMABAD: Local manufacturers on Thursday expressed concerns over cheap imports — mainly from China — rendering many Pakistani industries out of business while anti-dumping cases are not being processed as the National Tariff Commission (NTC) has been non-functional since 2009...
The participants suggested the government to appoint commission members without any delay as domestic industries were facing huge losses due to cheap...
Lagarde was even more explicit, making clear governments had for too long relied on the supply of cheap cash from central banks that have been running ultra-loose monetary policy...
Published in Dawn, September 6th, 2015On a mobile phone? Get the Dawn Mobile App: Apple Store | Google Play...
International coal price has fallen by 25pc to $60 per tonne (C&F) from $88 per tonne...
Sources said some cement units, with market share of 30-40pc, are running on cheap gas while others are buying power from the national grid, which is about three times costlier...
Over the last decade, the capital has become Pakistan’s most expensive city, forcing a number of people out of the capital into the rural areas and Rawalpindi...
Published in Dawn, June 22nd, 2015On a mobile phone? Get the Dawn Mobile App: Apple Store | Google Play...
VIENNA: The Opec oil cartel sees only a gradual improvement in the global crude market, with prices recovering to above $70 per barrel after four years, according to a report released Wednesday...
With the global benchmark oil price touching an 11-year low of $36
In the short term, the answer is straightforward and zero-sum: Cheap oil is good for growth in consumer economies and bad for producers...
SWABI: Afghans residing in two refugee camps and other areas of the district have started selling their property and household goods at much the lower price as they prepare to leave for their homeland after staying in Pakistan for decades...
It is clear that our stay in Pakistan is short lived now,” said an inmate of the Gandaf refugee camp, which along with the Gohati camp has housed 36,000 and 22,500 Afghan refugees, respectively,...
LONDON: Ronnie O’Sullivan rejected the chance to finish a 147 maximum break in his Welsh Open first round match on Monday because he felt the £10,000 ($14,000, 12,000 euros) prize on offer was “too cheap”...
“I knew it was 10 grand and I just thought that’s a bit too cheap really...