Things dearer and people poorer Caretaker govt hikes power tariff, petroleum prices By Syed Irfan Raza ISLAMABAD, Feb 29: The caretaker government on Friday took a much delayed but crucial decision to increase power tariff and petroleum prices which will help the new government to the extent that it will not be blamed for the hike which will push up prices of most essential goods in the country. The power tariff has been increased by nine per cent. Prices of petrol and HOBC have been raised by Rs5 ... Read More