Business & Economy Correspondent
Mehreen Abbasi
Stories by Mehreen Abbasi
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Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan cuts petrol by Rs0.50 and diesel by Rs0.19 from August 28
Pakistan cut petrol by Rs0.50 a litre and high-speed diesel by Rs0.19 from 28 August 2026, setting petrol at Rs342.60 and high-speed diesel at Rs371.61.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan seeks strategic economic partnership with Saudi Arabia, PM says
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told a visiting Saudi business delegation that Pakistan wants to turn ties with Riyadh into a strategic economic partnership.
Pakistan / Business & FinanceFarmers warn of three-million-tonne wheat shortfall, seek Rs4,702 support price
Pakistan Kissan Ittehad warned of a potential three-million-tonne wheat shortfall and a $1.2 billion import bill, urging the government to restore the support price.
Pakistan / Business & FinanceMoody's upgrades Pakistan's credit rating to B3 on improving stability
Moody's raised Pakistan's sovereign credit rating to B3 from Caa1 with a stable outlook, citing stronger reserves, debt affordability and governance expectations.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan cuts diesel by Rs32.63, raises petrol for August 20
The federal government cut high-speed diesel by Rs32.63 a litre and raised petrol by Rs2.97 for August 20 after talks with local refineries on 19 August 2026.
Pakistan / Business & FinanceCourt rules firms may offset super tax with tax credits
Pakistan's Federal Constitutional Court ruled on 17 August 2026 that companies may adjust tax credits under Section 168 against super tax, setting aside a high court order.
Pakistan / Business & FinanceGoods transporters suspend nine-day strike for 40 days after talks
Pakistan's goods transporters suspended their nine-day nationwide strike for 40 days on 16 August 2026 after government assurances on fuel pricing, tolls and axle loads.
Pakistan / Business & FinanceGoods transporters' strike splits as containers stay off roads
A section of Pakistan's goods transporters called off its wheel-jam strike on 14 August 2026, but container trailers and edible oil tankers stayed off the roads.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePetroleum dealers postpone strike after margin rise approved
The PPDA postponed a planned nationwide strike after the government approved a Rs1.34 increase in dealers' margins on petroleum products on 14 August 2026.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePetrol dealers announce indefinite nationwide strike from August 15
The PPDA said talks with the government failed after it refused to change daily fuel-price adjustments, and a separate goods transport strike also continued.
Pakistan / Business & FinanceGoods transporters' wheel-jam strike continues after talks fail
Talks between the government and the All Pakistan Goods Transport Ittehad ended without resolution on 11 August 2026, as the nationwide strike entered a fourth day.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan cites 'considerable progress' on US reciprocal trade framework
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb told US Chargé d'Affaires Natalie Baker on 10 August 2026 that Pakistan made considerable progress on a reciprocal trade framework.