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Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik said on Saturday that addressing public concerns over the availability and unfair pricing of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) was a government priority. Earlier this week, the government unveiled a new LPG policy, aimed at creating competition and supplies through p...
Posted on 7 November 2026 | 9:19 am
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ISTANBUL: Commerce Minister Jam Kamal called for stronger economic solidarity, better access to trade financing and coordinated efforts to boost intra-OIC trade at the closing session of the 42nd COMCEC Ministerial Session. Speaking on behalf of the member states of the Organisation of Islamic Coop...
Posted on 7 November 2026 | 2:35 am
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• Two members oppose revision, saying actual marginal cost stands at Rs31.83/unit• Power regulator warns of package suspension and legal action over missed deadlines• Consumers to pay an additional Rs2.37/unit in Nov bills to recover Rs25bn under fuel cost adjustment ISLAMABAD: The National El...
Posted on 7 November 2026 | 2:18 am
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KARACHI: After two decades, Bank Alfalah has fully exited Afghanistan by selling its assets, the bank told its shareholders on Friday. A notice to the Pakistan Stock Exchange said the transaction was completed on Nov 5, following the signing of definitive transaction documents, approval from the St...
Posted on 7 November 2026 | 12:04 am
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's merchandise exports recorded single-digit growth in the first four months of the current fiscal year (FY27), while the trade deficit widened on the back of rising imports, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported on Friday. In absolute terms, export proceeds stood at...
Posted on 7 November 2026 | 12:04 am
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Official ex-depot prices (PKR/litre) — OGRA & Ministry of Energy notifications
Posted on 6 November 2026 | 7:09 pm
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ISLAMABAD: A Turkish seismic vessel will arrive in Karachi between November 17 and 20 to begin offshore oil and gas exploration, the Petroleum Division said on Friday. The announcement followed a meeting between Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik and relevant agencies to review preparations and ar...
Posted on 6 November 2026 | 3:06 pm
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ISLAMABAD: Short-term inflation rose to 12.31 per cent year-on-year in the week ending Nov 5, driven largely by liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and perishable food products, according to official data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Friday. The index, comprising 51 items whose p...
Posted on 6 November 2026 | 12:55 pm
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday directed authorities to prepare a "clear roadmap and time-bound targets" for establishing a 100 per cent digital payments system in the country. The directives came during a high-level meeting he chaired in Islamabad regarding the promotion of a cashless e...
Posted on 6 November 2026 | 12:41 pm
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Technology shares plunged on Friday after an unnerving rout on Wall Street as fears grew that Democrats would accelerate a backlash against AI after their crushing defeat of President Donald Trump's Republicans in the US midterms. The Tokyo and Seoul stock markets closed out their weeks with losse...
Posted on 6 November 2026 | 12:17 pm
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KARACHI: The city administration has increased the prices of beef and mutton by Rs50-100 per kg. According to new rates notified by the Karachi commissioner, the new official rates of beef, with and without bones, are fixed at Rs1,050 and Rs1,350, respectively, up by Rs50 per kg compared to the rat...
Posted on 6 November 2026 | 5:26 am
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PESHAWAR: Peshawar High Court has declared that Federal Excise Duty (FED) couldn't be imposed on green leaf and hand-stemmed tobacco unless it has been processed and converted by a green leaf threshing (GLT) unit. A bench consisting of Justice Syed Arshad Ali and Justice Mohammad Faheem Wali disp...
Posted on 6 November 2026 | 5:19 am
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https://www.dawn.com/news/2042455
Posted on 6 November 2026 | 3:57 am
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ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has made sales tax invoices mandatory for registered taxpayers on advance payments received against future supplies. The new procedures notified through SRO2063 of 2026 also require taxpayers to declare output tax in the return for the tax period in whi...
Posted on 6 November 2026 | 3:51 am
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https://www.dawn.com/news/2042456
Posted on 6 November 2026 | 3:39 am
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https://www.dawn.com/news/2042539/a-bleak-economic-future
Posted on 6 November 2026 | 3:05 am
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https://www.dawn.com/news/2042485
Posted on 6 November 2026 | 2:23 am
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ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday said Pakistan aimed to develop one million artificial intelligence (AI) professionals by 2030, as part of its broader strategy to strengthen the country's digital economy and expand technological ...
Posted on 6 November 2026 | 1:59 am
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is wasting Rs3.5 trillion annually — more than three times the federal development budget — on unnecessary, rising energy-sector imports due to mismanagement, delays in adopting building codes, and failure to implement an indigenisation plan for energy materials and equipment...
Posted on 6 November 2026 | 1:59 am
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Official ex-depot prices (PKR/litre) — OGRA & Ministry of Energy notifications
Posted on 5 November 2026 | 5:53 pm
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Tech stocks tumbled on Wall Street on Thursday on concerns over the future of AI data centre projects following the US midterm elections, wiping out gains from a post-election rally the day before. A recovery in oil prices also dampened sentiment in equities trading. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite ...
Posted on 5 November 2026 | 5:29 pm
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The Bank of England (BoE) raised its benchmark interest rate to four per cent on Thursday, the first increase in more than three years, as soaring energy costs push up global inflation. The central bank tightened borrowing costs by a quarter point, catching up with the US Federal Reserve and the Eur...
Posted on 5 November 2026 | 1:06 pm
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday directed the authorities concerned to cancel the licences of petrol pumps that fail to facilitate registered beneficiaries under the Prime Minister's Fuel Relief Programme. Chairing a meeting to review progress on the programme, the prime minister expresse...
Posted on 5 November 2026 | 11:27 am
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https://www.dawn.com/news/2042201
Posted on 5 November 2026 | 7:17 am
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https://www.dawn.com/news/2042196
Posted on 5 November 2026 | 4:07 am
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https://www.dawn.com/news/2042198
Posted on 5 November 2026 | 4:03 am
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KARACHI: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Rashid Mahmood Langrial said the government intends to abolish the super tax. "The super tax rate has already been reduced by two percentage points, and work has now begun on its gradual elimination," he said while addressing the members of the ...
Posted on 5 November 2026 | 3:58 am
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https://www.dawn.com/news/2042211
Posted on 5 November 2026 | 2:38 am
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https://www.dawn.com/news/2042213
Posted on 5 November 2026 | 2:10 am
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LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has ruled that the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) cannot prosecute a bank customer for 'wilful default' until a banking court first determines the allegation in civil proceedings. A division bench comprising Justice Jawad Hassan and Justice Abid Hussain C...
Posted on 5 November 2026 | 2:01 am