Business & Economy Correspondent
Mehreen Abbasi
Stories by Mehreen Abbasi
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Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan launches first electricity wheeling auction as state power purchases end
Pakistan has invited proposals for its first 400MW electricity wheeling auction under CTBCM, letting large consumers buy power directly from producers as the state exits purchases.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan, IMF to begin fourth review talks next week with energy reforms in focus
Pakistan and the IMF will begin talks next week for the fourth economic review, with energy reforms, privatisation and electricity circular debt on the agenda.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan widens fuel relief scheme, drops five-litre minimum and cuts petrol prices
Pakistan widened its fuel relief scheme on 19 September 2026, dropping the five-litre minimum, adding a Rs500 weekly token and covering 20-year-old vehicles, and cut petrol prices.
Pakistan / Business & FinanceEU sets conditions for Pakistan's GSP+ renewal as textile industry opens talks
Karoblis told Pakistan's textile industry that GSP+ renewal beyond 2027 depends on progress on rights, labour and governance; losing it could cost over Rs1 trillion a year.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan revives austerity drive: markets shut at 9pm, official fuel cut 50%
Pakistan's Cabinet Division ordered a 50pc cut in official-vehicle fuel, a three-month travel ban and 9pm market closing as oil prices surge.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan's Rs100 petrol relief starts in Islamabad: who qualifies and how 9771 works
Pakistan's renewed petrol subsidy began in Islamabad on Tuesday, offering eligible motorcycle, rickshaw and small-car users Rs100 per litre through an SMS token system.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePSX edges higher, snapping a three-session losing streak
The KSE-100 closed 0.09 per cent higher at 174,929.69 after a volatile session, as Middle East tensions and an oil-price rally kept investors cautious.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan raises record $3bn in single Eurobond sale
The Ministry of Finance says a dual-tranche Eurobond drew nearly $6bn in orders, the largest single international capital-market transaction in Pakistan's history.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan ministers apologise for night load shedding as Qatari LNG stays offline
Federal ministers apologised for night-time load shedding, saying the loss of contracted LNG from Qatar has idled about 5,000MW of generation and spot cargoes are too costly.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan, Saudi Arabia target $3bn agricultural exports in two years
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia agreed to work towards raising Pakistani agricultural and food exports to the kingdom to $3 billion within two years, a joint statement said.
Pakistan / Business & FinanceRLNG shortage cuts 3,600MW, forcing more night-time load shedding
Pakistan moved to additional night-time load management after delayed RLNG cargoes cut about 3,600MW of generation, the Power Division said on 30 August 2026.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan shuts about 2,500 illegal petrol pumps in fuel-smuggling crackdown
Pakistan shut down about 2,500 petrol pumps on 29 August 2026 in a nationwide crackdown on the smuggling and illegal sale of petroleum products, the FBR said.