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THE government of the PPP took over in May 2008. Since then the difference it has made to people’s lives is evident from the following statistics:
May, 2008 April, 2012 Rs Rs Petrol a litre 56 105 Diesel 39 107 CNG 30 87 Motorcycle 35,000 65,000 Air-conditioner 15,000 42,000 US dollar 60 91 Sugar per kg 21 60 Aata per kg 13 38 Milk per litre 25 66 Cooking Oil per litre 90 190 Call & SMS tax 15% 25% DAP Urea 1,300 4,700 Loadshedding 30% 150% Electricity Unit 2.13 9.38 Gold 20,000 60,000 Good governance indeed!
DR IRFAN ZAFAR Islamabad
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May 28, 2012 04:53am
Democracy is the best revenge .
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May 28, 2012 08:29am
UPA 2 in India is not better!
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May 28, 2012 09:34am
whenever PPP government came to power it has given the worst governance.
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May 28, 2012 10:50am
thanx to "war against terrorism"
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May 28, 2012 12:42pm
Being a commerce professional, I will also blame the forcefull suppression of inflationary pressures on price index via various economic tools by the Musharraf era. This was bound to happen. But it all was exagerated by the "good governance" of current regime.
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May 28, 2012 01:48pm
Trust only those politicians who do not smile.
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May 28, 2012 01:50pm
Has there been a marked increase in import duties?
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May 28, 2012 05:29pm
hmmm
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