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ISLAMABAD: The opposition in the National Assembly on Friday raised the issues of price hike and inflated power bills, criticised the government move to reappoint National Accountability Bureau’s prosecutor general and to change mode of polling for Senate elections through ordinances and demanded that both ordinances be tabled in the assembly for debate.
As the government defended the rising power tariff while blaming the previous governments for electricity crisis and heavy liabilities in the power sector, the opposition staged a protest and surrounded NA Speaker Asad Qaiser’s dais, compelling him to adjourn the proceedings till Monday evening.
The National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) on Monday reviewed prices of essential food items. APP/File
ISLAMABAD: The National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) on Monday reviewed prices of essential food items and directed departments concerned to continue reviewing rates to ensure availability of cheaper products for end consumers.
The NPMC meeting chaired by Finance Minister Dr Hafeez Shaikh also directed the Ministry of Industries (MoI) to ensure the price decline of goods in the international market is passed on to end consumers.
Federal Minister for Industries Hammad Azhar, Special Assistant on Revenue Dr Waqar Masood and provincial chief secretaries among others attended the meeting.
The National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) has directed the industries ministry to ensure that the benefit of recent reduction in international prices of edible oil is passed on to domestic consumers effectively.