According to reports, the Lahore High Court has declared Nepra’s fuel adjustment charges to be unlawful and has told the government to provide domestic consumers with a subsidy of up to 500 units per month. This decision could have gone a long way towards easing the people’s energy woes. However, with the country inching closer towards re-entering the IMF programme, the PM has announced an increase in electricity rates, one of the international lender’s key demands.
I suppose we should be glad that our power bills will not rise as sharply as they would have without the LHC’s decision. Our government is walking an economic tightrope; on the one hand we risk falling into an inflation-driven recession while on the other there is insolvency. It will take a lot of skill and wisdom to make it safely to the other side.
Khalida Khalid
Turbat
During the month of Ramazan, a time of reflection, compassion, and solidarity, many Pakistanis found themselves left...
Indian spy agency RAW has adopted Mossad-like tactics and is reportedly involved in targeted assassinations of...
It is disheartening to watch the world break one technological milestone after another, reaching the moon and the...
Students and skilled individuals are vital assets for any country. Facilitating and retaining students and skilled...
Following the visit by an IMF team last month, Pakistan was granted another $1.1 billion under the country’s...
While Karachi University is a hub of learning, it grapples with significant infrastructural challenges, notably in...
The FPSC has released the list of candidates recommended for appointment to the post of Executive Engineer (BS-18),...
Street crimes, vehicle and mobile snatching and target killing have become the norm in Karachi. According to security...