PBF urges PM to reduce tube well tariff
LAHORE: The Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) has urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to reduce tariffs on pipe farming, similar to the recent reduction announced for the industrial sector. In a letter addressed to the prime minister, PBF Chairman Khawaja Mehboobur Rehman lauded the decision to reduce electricity tariffs for the industrial sector, highlighting its potential to boost the country’s industrial growth and competitiveness. Rehman highlighted the significant contribution of the agriculture sector to the GDP in the financial year 2023-24, despite challenges such as high energy costs. He suggested that reducing the tariff of agricultural tube wells from the current


