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Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan slashes diesel price by Rs135 a litre as fuel costs ease
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif cut high-speed diesel by Rs135 and petrol by Rs12 a litre from 11 April 2026, passing on lower global oil prices.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan cuts diesel by Rs135, petrol by Rs12 as global oil prices ease
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif cut high-speed diesel by Rs135 and petrol by Rs12 per litre in a televised address, taking diesel to Rs385 and petrol to Rs366 from midnight.
Pakistan / Business & FinanceADB lifts Pakistan growth forecast to 3.5pc for FY26 as manufacturing rebounds
The Asian Development Bank raised Pakistan's FY26 GDP forecast to 3.5pc from 3pc on Friday, citing manufacturing recovery and post-flood rebuilding, but warned of downside risk.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePSX surges 14,000 points to all-time high after US-Iran ceasefire lifts Gulf markets
The KSE-100 closed 14,137.55 points higher at 165,811 on 8 April 2026, its biggest single-day gain ever, after the Pakistan-brokered US-Iran ceasefire.
Pakistan / Business & FinanceNEPRA approves Rs1.42 per unit increase in April electricity bills
NEPRA approved a Rs1.42 per unit fuel cost adjustment for February, raising April electricity bills after the Central Power Purchasing Agency sought Rs1.62.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan repays $1.3bn Eurobond on schedule as $3.5bn UAE repayment looms
Pakistan repaid a $1.3 billion Eurobond maturing on 8 April 2026 plus $126 million in coupons, the finance adviser said, while a $3.5 billion UAE repayment approaches.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePIA suspends Beijing and Kuala Lumpur flights and ends discounts as jet fuel costs soar
PIA said on 6 April 2026 it would cap UAE flights at 16 a week, suspend Gulf and Asian routes and scrap passenger discounts after jet fuel prices doubled.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePM Shehbaz cuts petrol levy by Rs80, price falls to Rs378 after record hike
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif cut the petroleum levy on petrol by Rs80 per litre, bringing the pump price down to Rs378, a day after a 42.7 per cent hike in a global oil shock.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan to repay $3.5bn UAE debt this month as April obligations hit $4.8bn
Pakistan will return its entire $3.5 billion debt to the United Arab Emirates this month in three instalments, officials said, bringing April external debt service to $4.8bn.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePSX plunges 3,500 points as Trump's Iran threat spooks investors
The KSE-100 fell 2.25 per cent to 152,011 points on 2 April 2026 after Donald Trump vowed to keep fighting in Iran, sending oil higher and dashing hopes of a quick end to the war.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan's economy grows 3.89% in Q2 FY26 as industry rebounds
Pakistan's GDP grew 3.89 per cent year on year in the second quarter of FY26, the fastest Q2 expansion in four years, as industry rebounded, the National Accounts Committee said.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan signs its first Article 6.2 carbon market deal with Norway
Pakistan and Norway signed the country's first bilateral agreement under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement, opening the door to carbon trading and climate finance.