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2026-10-08 · Dawn · Economy/Business

WTO hikes global trade growth forecast, says Pakistan among nations gaining from disruptions amid ME conflict

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2026-10-08 · Dawn · Economy/Business

Pakistan, IMF reach staff-level agreement for $1.2bn tranche

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2026-10-06 · Dawn · Economy/Business

IMF talks likely to clear way for $1.2bn disbursement

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2026-09-21 · Dawn · Economy/Business

Govt raises petrol price by Rs4.61 per litre, reduces HSD rate by Rs1.96

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2026-11-02 · Dawn · Economy/Business

US-backed consortium proposes $4.4bn LNG project

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2026-10-31 · Dawn · Politics

PM Shehbaz forms body to review proposed LPG policy reforms

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2026-08-26 · Dawn

🔮 “The power division has identified significant inefficiencies in the procurement of imported coal by power plants,” an official statement said on Tuesday, adding that fresh policy guidelines had been issued “for corrective action that could save the national exchequer up to Rs380 million annually”. mixed

2026-08-27 · Dawn

🔮 This transition would spur greater economic activity while quelling migration of customers to alternative fuels,” the statement said. assertive

2026-09-04 · Dawn

🔮 Under the first of three key amendments to the previous wheeling auction process, prospective bidders would be required to commit to having BESS comprise at least 10 per cent of their proposed wind or solar capacity, the regulator stated. assertive

2026-09-05 · Dawn

🔮 Consumers will bear the additional burden of about Rs3 per unit higher tariffs in September and then 52 paisa per unit for subsequent two months of October and November. assertive

2026-09-05 · Dawn

🔮 Outside the meeting, Mr Qamar told reporters that the PPP was not a coalition partner but had been supporting the government and that the relationship could not be carried forward unilaterally forever. assertive

2026-09-07 · Dawn

🔮 Under a tariff petition filed with the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra), transportation of petroleum products from Faisalabad to Thalian near Rawalpindi and onward to Tarujabba near Peshawar would cost about $64 per tonne in the first year, targeted for 2029, before gradually declining to $14.5 per tonne by 2058, the final year of the proposed 30-year tariff period. assertive

2026-09-18 · Dawn

🔮 Pakistan is among the worst-hit nations by liquefied natural gas (LNG) disruptions due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and could future-proof its domestic energy and power supply by increasing its focus on renewables and coal. mixed

2026-09-20 · Dawn

🔮 Under the Competitive Trading Bilateral Contract Market (CTBCM) mechanism, businesses and industrial consumers will be able to purchase electricity directly from power producers on a competitive basis. assertive

2026-09-21 · Dawn

🔮 It will also provide training to help attract private investment and increase private sector involvement in KP’s energy sector. assertive

2026-09-21 · Dawn

🔮 The commission said it would now be engaging constructively with the prequalified investors through the due-diligence process and to seek alignment on an equitable, transparent and predictable post-privatisation regime. assertive

2026-09-21 · Dawn

🔮 Following the revision, petrol will retail at Rs393.75 per litre while HSD will cost Rs422.08 per litre. assertive

2026-09-22 · Dawn

🔮 Following the revision, petrol will retail at Rs392.05 per litre while HSD will cost Rs418.96 per litre. assertive

2026-09-23 · Dawn

🔮 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday forecast Pakistan’s economic growth rate at 3.7 per cent — lower than the 4pc budget target — and inflation at 8.3pc — higher than the official estimate of 7pc for the current fiscal year due to downside risks from the Middle East conflict. assertive

2026-09-23 · Dawn

🔮 An expression of interest (EoI) will be issued shortly to engage suitably qualified technical experts for the exercise. assertive

2026-09-25 · Dawn

🔮 The government will not fully disclose the assets of civil servants due to security concerns and will instead publish selected information by December this year to meet requirements of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Finance Secretary Imdadullah Bosal told the National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue on Thursday. assertive

2026-09-28 · Dawn

🔮 Three-tier water distribution formula may revive acrimony among traditional rivals Sindh, Punjab ISLAMABAD: assertive

2026-09-29 · Dawn

🔮 Rule 32 of the new rules provide that a procuring agency may engage through EPADS (E-Pak Acquisition and Disposal System, a digital system developed and enforced by the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority) to manage and administer the process of procurement in direct contracting with state-owned entities for the procurement of such works and services, including consultancy services, which are time-sensitive, scattered, remotely located and in the public interest or in case of urgency and provided they do not sub-let those contracts. assertive

2026-09-29 · Dawn

🔮 On the successful conclusion of talks, Pakistan will be entitled to disbursement of about $1.2bn under the two programmes: $1bn under the EFF and $200 million under the RSF by the end of October or early November, but may require waivers from the IMF’s executive board for slippages on structural benchmarks. assertive

2026-09-30 · Dawn

🔮 The government on Tuesday announced that the general public would be allowed to trade government securities, including treasury bills and bonds, through the stock market as part of efforts to improve compliance under the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme currently being reviewed by a visiting staff mission for the disbursement of around $1.2 billion. assertive

2026-09-30 · Dawn

🔮 The net additional debt this year would comprise Rs6.046tr of domestic borrowing and Rs813bn in external borrowing. assertive

2026-10-01 · Dawn

🔮 Before the IMF executive board meets to process the $1.2bn disbursement and grant waivers for end-June 2026 slippages, the government may need to finalise a few procedural steps. assertive

2026-10-02 · Dawn

🔮 It was also noted that power-sector circular debt could have declined further had K-Electric paid around Rs200bn on time instead of holding up disbursement through litigation. assertive

2026-10-05 · Dawn

🔮 C-5 is expected to be completed by 2030 and is China’s only ongoing nuclear new-build project abroad. assertive

2026-10-06 · Dawn

🔮 Pakistan’s ongoing talks with a visiting staff mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are set to conclude on a positive note later this week, paving the way for the disbursement of about $1.2 billion under two concurrent programmes — the $7bn Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and the $1.4bn Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF). assertive

2026-10-08 · Dawn

🔮 Upon approval, Pakistan will have access to about $1bn (SDR 760 million) under the EFF and about $210 million (SDR 154 million) under the RSF, bringing total disbursements under the two arrangements to about $5.7bn, it said The two sides also concluded Article IV consultations, the IMF announced from Washington headquarters. assertive

2026-10-08 · Dawn

🔮 The World Trade Organisation on Thursday sharply raised its global trade growth forecast for 2026 — with merchandise trade riding the AI boom — and concluded that some nations, including Pakistan, were actually benefiting from trade disruptions amid the ongoing Middle East conflict in some ways. assertive

2026-10-10 · Dawn

🔮 Under the Competitive Trading Bilateral Contract Market (CTBCM), open-access consumers participating in the upcoming 400MW auction will have to pay Rs6.23 to Rs19.62 per unit to use the national grid for transporting electricity from the supplier to the consumer. assertive

2026-10-18 · Dawn

🔮 It said a transparent mechanism for disposing of locally produced LPG through a competitive process remained a government priority, as it would ensure a level playing field for the industry and address existing market concentration, where locally produced LPG was concentrated among a few market players. assertive

2026-10-19 · Dawn

🔮 Mohammad Ali Haider, vice chairman of the LPG Marketing Association, representing over 200 companies, said prices rose by Rs100 per kilogram over the weekend following withdrawal of the trade exemption and could climb further without immediate intervention. assertive

2026-10-27 · Dawn

🔮 The NEC also approved the inclusion of the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) in Schedule IV of the AMLA, meaning that the crypto body would also have regulatory powers over virtual and digital assets to meet AML-CFT requirements, like the SBP, Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan and Federal Board of Revenue, among others. assertive

2026-10-28 · Dawn

🔮 “The project will continue to focus on timely implementation, effective contract management, and compliance with applicable environmental and social requirements.” assertive

2026-10-28 · Dawn

🔮 DAAB would monitor project implementation and help prevent or resolve disputes as they arise, while CAP proposed applying the mechanism to projects valued at Rs20bn and above. assertive

2026-10-30 · Dawn

🔮 Industrial representatives Amir Shaikh, Arif Bilwani, Tanveer Bari and Rehan Javed, representing various chambers of commerce and industry, said the government was charging substantial petroleum levies — about Rs76,000 per tonne on furnace oil and Rs80 per litre on diesel — which could otherwise be reduced to lower generation costs amid the energy crisis arising from the Iran conflict. assertive

2026-10-30 · Dawn

🔮 This would make it possible to assess whether the expected administrative benefits justify the additional recurring burden,” it said. assertive

2026-10-30 · Dawn

🔮 “The petroleum minister highlighted that strategic oil storage facilities in Pakistan would provide Saudi Arabia with greater flexibility in managing supply routes and accessing regional markets,” it added. assertive

2026-10-30 · Dawn

🔮 This is expected to have a significant impact on fuel cost for power generation in December. assertive

2026-10-31 · Dawn

🔮 Stakeholders said SOEs had limited LPG import experience and warned that the proposed levy on locally produced LPG would push prices higher, calling for a greater private-sector role. assertive

2026-11-02 · Dawn

🔮 Project would charge $4.93 per mmBtu for terminal and storage, $1.91 for transmission over first decade ISLAMABAD: assertive