Khaleeq Kiani

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Govt cuts petrol price by 12 paisas, diesel by 66 paisas for the next three days

Business July 31, 2026

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Targeted fuel subsidy may return if Gulf tensions persist

Business July 31, 2026

• Govt stands firm on petroleum pricing deregulation plan• Petroleum minister defends daily pricing, claims ‘transparent’ mechanism protects consumers from price shocks• Senate panel directs...

Renewed Middle East tensions pose downside risks to inflation, external sector: finance ministry

Business July 30, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Anticipating the new fiscal year to begin with double-digit inflation, the government on Thursday expressed concern over renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, saying they posed ...

Govt hints at new power tariff package as demand falls

Business July 30, 2026

• Consumers may face Rs1.20 per unit additional fuel cost in August bills• Nepra questions performance of power sector entities• Regulator criticises excessive, revenue-based loadshedding• Con...

Senate panel restricts Islamic banks from compelling female employees to wear abayas

News July 29, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue on Wednesday restricted Islamic banks from imposing abayas on their female staff, and called for following a modest national dress code ...

Govt almost doubles blood money payment to heirs of victim on account of rising silver prices

News July 28, 2026

ISLAMABAD: With an unprecedented 97pc increase, the federal government on Tuesday set the value of blood money (diyat) at more than Rs19 million for the fiscal year 2026-27. According to a notificatio...

Govt finally revamps oil refining policy; what does it mean?

Business July 28, 2026

ISLAMABAD: After six years of deadlock, the government on Tuesday approved the Brownfield Refining Policy to modernise the country’s petroleum refineries with an estimated investment of about $6bn t...

Govt decreases petrol price by Re1, increases HSD price by Rs3.37

News July 27, 2026

The government on Friday decreased the price of petrol by Re1 and increased the price of high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs3.77 per litre, respectively, passing on the impact of fluctuating global oil pric...

Petroleum minister hints at fuel price relief after Pakistan’s oil cargoes clear Bab-al-Mandeb

Business July 27, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Petroleum Minister Ali Pervez Malik on Monday hinted at a decline in petrol and diesel prices following the clearance of Pakistan’s oil cargoes stuck at the Bab-al-Mandeb chokepoint due t...

Govt, oil tanker association agree to form committee to address issues within two weeks

Business July 27, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The federal government and the Oil Tankers Contractors Association (OTCA) on Monday agreed to form a committee to address issues facing tanker owners within two weeks, the Petroleum Divisio...