Khaleeq Kiani

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Diesel price cut by Rs32 a litre, petrol unchanged

News April 18, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday announced a reduction of Rs32.12 per litre in diesel prices while keeping petrol rates unchanged for the week ending April 24, passing on the impact ...

Pakistan raises $500m through Eurobond after 4-year hiatus

Business April 17, 2026

ISLAMABAD: A day after receiving $2 billion in assistance from Saudi Arabia, the government on Friday announced it had raised $500 million from the international capital market through a Eurobond afte...

Govt admits up to seven hours of power outages

News April 17, 2026

• Duration nearly three times more than what was announced earlier• Minister cites LNG import disruption, Middle East crisis as key factors• Shortfall estimated at 3,400MW• Demand spikes from ...

IMF advises Pakistan to phase out fuel subsidies, broaden tax base for medium-term sustainability

News April 15, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Projecting Pakistan’s fiscal deficit at around 3.2 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP) and a slightly declining primary surplus from 2.5pc, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) ...

Govt apologises for excessive loadshedding, blames it on reduced hydropower availability

Business April 15, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The government on Wednesday apologised to power consumers for higher than promised “load management” arising out of lower water availability for power generation. In a statement, the Po...

Govt announces more than 2 hours of daily loadshedding amid fuel constraints; K-Electric, Hesco excluded from plan

Business April 14, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Amid fuel constraints, the government on Tuesday formally announced more than two hours of daily loadshedding “during peak hours” to prevent a sharp increase in electricity tariffs. How...

Govt announces more than 2 hours of daily loadshedding amid fuel constraints

Business April 14, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Amid fuel constraints, the government on Tuesday formally announced more than two hours of daily loadshedding “during peak hours” to prevent a sharp increase in electricity tariffs. “...

Fitch affirms Pakistan’s credit rating at ‘B-’

Business April 13, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Fitch Ratings, one of the world’s top three agencies, on Monday affirmed Pakistan’s long-term foreign currency issuer default rating (IDR) at ‘B-’ with a “stable outlook”. “Pa...

Gas supply to power sector may double amid LNG shortfall

News April 13, 2026

• Govt mulls diversion from households, CNG and fertiliser• Minister warns unless additional gas diverted, tariffs may rise sharply or result in massive loadshedding ISLAMABAD: Domestic natural ga...

Diesel price cut by Rs135; petrol sees drop of Rs12

News April 11, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday announced a Rs135 per litre cut in diesel and Rs12 per litre in petrol prices for the week ending April 17 to pass on the impact of ease in global pr...