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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