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Public shows cautious optimism about economy in ICMA survey

KARACHI: A majority of Pakistanis expect economic improvement or stability in 2026, but public opinion reflects cautious optimism rather than...

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The Newspapers Staff Reporter

Petro­le­­um minister invites global stakeholders to participate in the Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum in April

ISLAMABAD: Petro­le­­um Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik has formally invited global stakeholders to participate in the Pakistan Minerals Investment...

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The Newspapers Staff Reporter

Exploration firms protest Rs1.5tr gas dues

ISLAMABAD: The upstream oil and gas exploration and production companies have lodged a strong protest against the state-owned Sui Southern Gas...

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Kalbe Ali

Basmati boom propels Pakistan past Vietnam to emerge as world’s 3rd-largest rice exporter in December

LAHORE: Pakistan’s rice exports recorded a strong rebound in December 2025, registering a 14 per cent month-on-month (MoM) increase compared to...

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Amjad Mahmood

Collection of levy on gas supply to industrial captive power plants with retrospective effect unlawful, SHC rules

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has ruled that the collection of a levy imposed on gas supply to industrial captive power plants (CPPs) with...

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Ishaq Tanoli

Weekly inflation rises 3.8pc year-on-year amid price increases of tomatoes, LPG

ISLAMABAD: Short-term inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI), increased 3.87 per cent year-on-year in the week ending Jan 15 due to...

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The Newspapers Staff Reporter

Power sector interventions fail to spark growth

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

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Khaleeq Kiani

Number of special economic zones surges to 44 under CPEC 2.0

ISLAMABAD: The number of approved special economic zones has surged dramatically from seven to 44 in the second phase of China-Pakistan Economic...

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Amin Ahmed

RLNG price cut by up to 5pc

ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) on Friday notified up to five per cent reduction in the price of regasified liquefied...

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The Newspapers Staff Reporter

Discos seek to extract Rs4bn more for December

ISLAMABAD: After refusing to pass on to consumers a 62-paisa per unit reduction determined by the regulator in the base national tariff for the...

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Khaleeq Kiani

CDWP clears Rs40bn health cover for AJK, GB, ICT

ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday cleared a Rs40.188 billion Sehat Sahulat Programme to provide universal health coverage in Azad Jammu and...

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Khaleeq Kiani

Index loses 1,113 points on regional tensions

KARACHI: Rising geopolitical tensions took their toll on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) as jittery investors continued to offload their...

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Muhammad Kashif

Exchange companies allowed to use Raast to receive remittances

KARACHI: In a major move to facilitate overseas Pakistanis, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has allowed exchange companies to use the Raast...

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Shahid Iqbal

FPCCI warns against widespread textile factory closures, unemployment amid high energy tariffs, taxes

The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) on Friday warned that Pakistan’s industrial sector was facing a severe crisis...

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Kalbe Ali

No more imports of ‘personal’ used cars

KARACHI: The Ministry of Commerce has amended the Import Policy Order 2022, imposing a ban on the import of used cars under the “personal baggage...

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Aamir Shafaat Khan

Equities falter after overnight rally

KARACHI: After a mild recovery overnight following a three-session of continuous battering, the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Wednesday came...

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Muhammad Kashif

Govt keeps petrol, diesel prices unchanged for next fortnight

The government on Thursday kept petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD) prices unchanged at Rs253.17 per litre and Rs257.08 per litre respectively, for...

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News Desk

Pakistan-born Asad Ayaz named Disney’s first-ever chief marketing and brand officer

WASHINGTON: The Walt Disney Company has announced the creation of a new enterprise-wide marketing and brand organisation and named Pakistan-born...

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Anwar Iqbal

Pakistan signs MoU with Donald Trump-linked World Liberty Finance

Pakistan said on Wednesday it had signed an agreement with a firm connected to World Liberty Financial, the main crypto business of US President...

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Reuters

Govt allows re-export of transit cargo stuck at Pakistani ports amid Pak-Afghan border closure

ISLAMABAD: The government has allowed the re-export of transit cargo stuck at Pakistani ports to save Afghan importers from rising demurrage...

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Mubarak Zeb Khan

Petrol prices estimated to go down by up to Rs4.50, diesel by Rs2.75 for next fortnight

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...

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Khaleeq Kiani