Business
Petrol Sees Sharp Increase to Start Week
The federal government has decided to increase the prices of motor spirit (MS) petrol for the next 24 hours, according to the latest update from the Oil and…
Business
Business
PM Shehbaz Asks Jamaat-e-Islami to Delay Petroleum Levy March Until His Return
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has contacted Jamaat-e-Islami Emir Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman and asked him to postpone the party’s planned Islamabad march until the prime minister returns to…
Business
PIA Board Approves Leasing 5 Boeing Aircrafts
Pakistan International Airlines’ board has approved leasing five Boeing aircraft to support the airline’s operations in Europe and the United Kingdom. The board approved taking two Boeing 777…
Business
Finance Minister Calls for Climate Funding for Pakistan
Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb highlighted Pakistan’s climate financing needs, disaster preparedness and plans for regulated virtual assets during a series of engagements in…
Agri-Business
Bill Gates Has Big Plans for Pakistan Agriculture
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Gates Foundation Chair Bill Gates discussed expanding cooperation in public health, agriculture, digital innovation and artificial intelligence during a meeting on the sidelines…
Business
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia Allow Visa Free Travel for Special Passport Holders
Pakistani and Saudi officials holding diplomatic or official passports will no longer need visas to travel between the two countries under a new agreement signed by Islamabad and…
Business
IMF, SBP Talks to Begin Today on Key Economic Issues
The International Monetary Fund review mission is set to begin discussions with the State Bank of Pakistan on Wednesday, with talks in Karachi focusing on inflation, monetary policy…
Business
Only 2 New Retailers Join Tax Net Under Govt’s Fixed Tax Scheme
The government’s fixed tax scheme for retailers has attracted only two new taxpayers so far, despite an annual collection target of Rs. 50 billion, with just Rs. 26…
Business
Macter International Proposes 5-for-1 Share Split
Macter International Limited has proposed subdividing its shares by reducing their face value from Rs. 10 to Rs. 2 per share, a move aimed at improving market liquidity…
Business
Senators Demands FIR Against Senior FBR Officers in Missing Cigarettes Case
The Senate Standing Committee on Interior and Narcotics Control expressed dissatisfaction with the nomination of lower-rank officials in the FIR registered over the cigarette theft and said officers…
Business
Foreign Loans Jump 24% to $1.7 Billion in Jul-Aug 2026
Foreign economic assistance inflows to Pakistan rose 24 percent to $1.7 billion during the first two months of fiscal year 2026 27 as the government resumed commercial borrowing.…
Business
SECP Plans More Insurance Tribunals and Centralized Digital Complaints System
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan has proposed a series of reforms to improve the resolution of insurance complaints, including expanding insurance tribunals, increasing access to small…
Industry
Why Petrol Doesn’t Quickly Get Cheaper in Pakistan
Crude oil prices fell sharply on Tuesday. Brent crude slipped below $100 per barrel but Pakistani consumers are still waiting for a meaningful drop in petrol prices. For…