January 22: The News report by Israr Khan & Khalid Mustafa states that the government on Thursday increased the power tariff by Rs1.95 a unit to overcome the deficit inherited from the former PML-N government due to its flawed policies and to keep the industrial wheel in motion.
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‘Fallout of PML-N govt power policies’: Power tariff up by Rs1.99 a unit
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‘Fallout of PML-N govt power policies’: Power tariff up by Rs1.99 a unit
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