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Major tariff relief hits snag despite IMF’s meagre cut

Major tariff relief hits snag despite IMF’s meagre cut

• Lender sanctions mere Re1 reduction in power rates, much lower than govt claim of Rs8 per unit relief • Proposed easing of electricity costs may...

29.03.2025 40

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Govt claims Rs3.5tr saved through revised power deals

Govt claims Rs3.5tr saved through revised power deals

ISLAMABAD: The government informed a parliamentary panel on Wednesday that about Rs3.5 trillion in savings had been secured through revisions to power...

28.03.2025 20

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Govt claims Rs3.5tr saved thru revised power deals

Govt claims Rs3.5tr saved thru revised power deals

ISLAMABAD: The government informed a parliamentary panel on Wednesday that about Rs3.5 trillion in savings had been secured through revisions to power...

28.03.2025 10

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Carbon levy on the cards after IMF funding secured

Carbon levy on the cards after IMF funding secured

• Pakistan, lender reach staff-level agreement on Extended Fund Facility review, another $1.3bn secured for climate resilience • About Rs7 cut in...

28.03.2025 20

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Study confirms over $60bn copper and gold reserves at Reko Diq

ISLAMABAD: As a formal feasibility study confirmed more than $60 billion worth of copper and gold reserves at the Reko Diq project in Balochistan at...

27.03.2025 50

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Finance ministry expects inflation to rise next month

Finance ministry expects inflation to rise next month

• March outlook says economy demonstrating stability on fiscal and external fronts • Sugar exports witness over 1,800pc increase in July-Feb,...

27.03.2025 10

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Professionals being hired to run tax policy office

Professionals being hired to run tax policy office

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance is inducting six professionals from the market to operationalise the Tax Policy Office (TPO), which will directly...

26.03.2025 20

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Growing expenditures eating up National Highway Authority’s gross profits

Growing expenditures eating up National Highway Authority’s gross profits

ISLAMABAD: The National Highway Authority (NHA) on Sunday said its gross profit was declining continuously over the past three years as the pace of...

25.03.2025 10

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IMF shoots down plan to cut power tariffs, for now

IMF shoots down plan to cut power tariffs, for now

• PM reiterates package to reduce electricity tariffs ‘set to be announced soon’ • Official says govt needs to do a lot on ‘legal,...

25.03.2025 50

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Ogra, refineries at loggerheads over imports, supply issues

Ogra, refineries at loggerheads over imports, supply issues

ISLAMABAD: The country’s two major petroleum stakeholders — the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) and all five oil refineries — are at...

23.03.2025 10

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Govt plans to use surplus electricity for crypto mining

Govt plans to use surplus electricity for crypto mining

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is working on special electricity tariffs to attract crypto mining and blockchain-based data centres, aiming to utilise surplus...

23.03.2025 40

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Govt meets another IMF condition of phasing out export financing

Govt meets another IMF condition of phasing out export financing

ISLAMABAD: Taking about Rs92 billion liability on the public purse, Pakistan on Friday approved phasing out of the Rs330bn subsidised export financing...

23.03.2025 50

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Political influence suspected in Sindh solar distribution

Political influence suspected in Sindh solar distribution

• Senate panel questions delay in submitting list of beneficiaries, seeks report • Calls for transparency in flood rehabilitation projects in...

22.03.2025 10

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Irsa to finalise provinces’ water share soon

Irsa to finalise provinces’ water share soon

ISLAMABAD: The Indus River System Authority (Irsa) has called back-to-back meetings of its technical and advisory committee on March 25 and 26 for...

22.03.2025 40

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Pakistan Business Forum calls for reducing GST, abolishing super tax

Pakistan Business Forum calls for reducing GST, abolishing super tax

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) has called for reduction in general sales tax (GST), elimination of super tax and fixed tax for traders...

21.03.2025 10

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CDWP clears six projects worth Rs151bn

CDWP clears six projects worth Rs151bn

ISLAMABAD: The Cen­­tral Development Working Party (CDWP) on Tuesday cleared six projects with an estimated cost of Rs151.32 billion. A meeting of...

20.03.2025 20

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OGDCL, Mari make new discoveries

OGDCL, Mari make new discoveries

ISLAMABAD: The two state-owned entities — Oil and Gas Development Company Ltd (OGDCL) and Mari Energies Ltd (MEL) — on Monday announced separate...

19.03.2025 20

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National Highway Authority faces huge losses as deficit tops Rs318bn

National Highway Authority faces huge losses as deficit tops Rs318bn

ISLAMABAD: With its net deficit for the fiscal year 2024-25 going beyond Rs318 billion, the aggregate losses and loans of the National Highway...

18.03.2025 20

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Power firms seek to refund 30 paise for February

Power firms seek to refund 30 paise for February

ISLAMABAD: Amid a 3.3 per cent decline in electricity consumption in February over the last year, the public sector power distribution companies...

16.03.2025 20

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Govt eyes next IMF tranche as review wraps up

Govt eyes next IMF tranche as review wraps up

• No additional revenue measures imposed; fiscal targets to be maintained through expenditure control • MEFP still being finalised ahead of...

16.03.2025 10

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KE slammed for delaying net-metering

KE slammed for delaying net-metering

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has ordered K-Electric to refrain from penalising paying customers by interrupting...

15.03.2025 40

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Solar users face higher costs as policy revised

Solar users face higher costs as policy revised

• ECC slashes solar net-metering buyback rate by almost two-thirds, ends net billing • Under new framework, consumers to sell at Rs10, buy at...

15.03.2025 40

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Petrol may see Rs14 per litre reduction

Petrol may see Rs14 per litre reduction

ISLAMABAD: The prices of all petroleum products are estimated to fall by up to Rs14 per litre for the next fortnight, ending March 31, owing to...

14.03.2025 20

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Farm tax collection plan still unclear amid IMF review

Farm tax collection plan still unclear amid IMF review

ISLAMABAD: Despite enabling legislation passed by all the four provincial assemblies on agriculture income tax (AIT), ongoing review talks with the...

14.03.2025 20

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Planning minister irked by officials’ lethargy on CPEC projects

Planning minister irked by officials’ lethargy on CPEC projects

• Ahsan asks diplomats, EAD to liaise with Chinese for technical, financial assessment of Main Line-1 rail link ISLAMABAD: Plann­ing Minister...

13.03.2025 20

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Govt hikes tariff for captive plants on IMF prodding

Govt hikes tariff for captive plants on IMF prodding

• ‘Grid levy’ to witness multiple hikes till Aug 2026 amid bid to discourage use of natural gas • Insiders say Fund unhappy with Discos’...

13.03.2025 10

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Oil marketing companies warn of collapse over forced refinery quotas

• Reject ‘Take or Pay’ clause, say it benefits refineries at their expense • Move comes as fuel prices expected to see major cut this weekend...

11.03.2025 50

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OMCs warn of collapse over forced refinery quotas

• Reject ‘Take or Pay’ clause, say it benefits refineries at their expense • Move comes as fuel prices expected to see major cut this weekend...

11.03.2025 50

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Consumers to bear burden as govt proposes new power surcharge

ISLAMABAD: At the conclusion of technical talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Pakistan has proposed no additional taxation measures,...

09.03.2025 40

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Science ministry ‘sidelined’ in crypto oversight

ISLAMABAD: Following the recent visits of ‘President Trump’s advisers for digital assets’, the Ministry of Finance appears to have left the...

08.03.2025 30

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Pakistan’s industry paying double power costs of US, China, India: report

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s industrial sector is paying almost double the electricity prices compared to China, India and the United States, and even...

07.03.2025 40

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IPPs can opt for audit or arbitration, lenders told

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday assured major international lenders, including the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and Asian Development Bank,...

05.03.2025 40

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Govt expects no hiccups as IMF reviews targets

• Nine-member Fund mission begins first biannual review of $7bn Extended Fund Facility • Govt hopes for successful completion of talks, release of...

04.03.2025 60

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OGDCL profit slumps 33pc in six months

ISLAMABAD: The profitability of Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) — the country’s largest producer — plunged 33pc in the first...

02.03.2025 10

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Fuel prices cut by up to Rs5.3 per litre

ISLAMABAD: The government on Friday reduced the prices of all petroleum products by up to Rs5.31 per litre with immediate effect for the next...

02.03.2025 20

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inflation going up in March

ISLAMABAD: While playing down falling industrial production and revenue shortfalls in the first seven months (July-January) of 2024-25, the government...

01.03.2025 20

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IMF calls for strict climate adaptation plans

• Recommends measures to prevent construction near waterways, forests • Seeks plans for energy-efficient buildings in urban, rural areas •...

27.02.2025 30

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Guidelines for clearing PSDP projects issued

ISLAMABAD: To meet a structural benchmark set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Ministry of Planning and Development has released policy...

26.02.2025 10

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Govt claims saving Rs1.5tr by revisiting IPP contracts

• Costs reduced through termination of contracts; tariff revision of bagasse and thermal plants • Talks in progress with 45 public sector power...

26.02.2025 30

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Petrol dealers threaten strike over price deregulation

ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Asso­c­iation (APPDA) on Sunday threatened a nationwide strike in protest against the government’s...

25.02.2025 30

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IMF talks on $1bn climate funding kick off today

• Fund’s team to engage with key ministries, FBR, disaster agencies, provincial govts • Policy review to follow next week to assess govt’s...

25.02.2025 50

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Ogra chief gets one-year extension

ISLAMABAD: The government has extended the contract of Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) chairman Masroor Khan for a year, effective Feb 23,...

23.02.2025 10

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Central Development Working Party clears 15 projects worth Rs70bn

ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) cleared 15 development projects on Friday, with an estimated cost of Rs69.275bn. While...

23.02.2025 20

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Govt agency slams presence of ‘non-professionals’ in state-owned entities boards

ISLAMABAD: The Central Monitoring Unit (CMU) of the federal government has deplored disproportionate presence of non-professional and non-independent...

22.02.2025 20

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SOE losses swell to Rs851bn in FY24

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Fin­ance (MoF) on Wednesday reported the aggregate losses of the state-owned enterprises (SOEs) at Rs851 billion during...

21.02.2025 40

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Foreign debt inflows plunge 38pc in July-Jan

ISLAMABAD: Amid a 66 per cent plunge in foreign inflows in the first half of FY25, the Economic Affairs Division (EAD) blocked the release of monthly...

20.02.2025 20

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Govt takes World Bank on board over delaying PIA divestment

ISLAMABAD: Following a botched attempt, the government has moved the privatisation of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to the second phase and...

19.02.2025 20

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Top Nepra officials hike salaries without cabinet nod

ISLAMABAD: Top officials of the National Electric and Power Regulatory Auth­ority (Nepra) have significantly increased their remunerations, without...

18.02.2025 30

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ECC orders transfer of Discos shares to president, approves New Development Bank membership

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coord­ination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Friday approved Pakistan’s membership to the New Development Bank (NDB) set...

16.02.2025 20

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Tax Policy Office to be led by finance minister

ISLAMABAD: After decades of lapses, the government on Friday took the first step to separate tax policy from revenue admi­nistration and notified the...

16.02.2025 20

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