Khaleeq Kiani

Articles by Khaleeq Kiani

FBR flags tax evasion in Sindh solar imports

Technology January 22, 2026

• Report highlights trade-based money laundering in solar kit imports • Senate panel fumes over absence of economic minister, provincial secretaries ISLAMABAD: Another episode of massive under-in...

Grid issues behind costly power: Nepra

News January 20, 2026

• Transmission system suffers from overloading, underutilisation• 116 of 192 transformers overloaded beyond 80pc capacity• Regulator urges fast-tracking projects, upgrading substations• Says u...

Govt cites weather among reasons for power outages

News January 19, 2026

• Leghari says electricity cuts due to fuel mismanagement, transmission constraints, among other causes• Minister contests ‘outdated’ Nepra report, says document should have been shared for �...

Power sector interventions fail to spark growth

Business January 17, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Despite over 35 years of ‘reforms’ and policy interventions, Pakistan’s power sector remains incapable of instilling confidence in the country’s economic growth and in consumers’ ...

CDWP clears Rs40bn health cover for AJK, GB, ICT

Business January 16, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday cleared a Rs40.188 billion Sehat Sahulat Programme to provide universal health coverage in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and the Islamabad C...

Power users to continue paying debt surcharge

News January 15, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The government on Wednesday announced that the Rs3.23 per unit debt surcharge on electricity consumers would continue for up to six years as it notified a revised uniform national base tari...

Petrol, diesel set for price cut

News January 14, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The prices of all petroleum products are estimated to go down by up to Rs4.50 per litre (over 1pc each) on Thursday for the next fortnight ending Jan 31 in view of variation in the internat...

Govt planning to impose ‘export emergency’

Business January 13, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The government has planned to announce an ‘export emergency’ in the country and create a special cell at PM Office to address problems and complaints of the business community on an urg...

Urgent reforms proposed to avert another IMF loan

Business January 12, 2026

• PM-appointed panel calls for measures to improve ease of doing business • Seeks tariff overhaul to lift exports beyond $60bn in three years • Highlights cross-cutting barriers across 20 export...

SOE losses triple despite reforms

Business January 10, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Despite the government’s proclamations of reforms and economic stabilisation, the overall financial performance of state-owned entities (SOEs) deteriorated further in 2024-25, with their ...