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Pakistan / Business & FinanceProvinces agree to share oil subsidy as government shelves smart lockdown
President Zardari and the four chief ministers agreed that provinces will share the oil subsidy burden under the NFC Award, shelving a proposed nationwide smart lockdown.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan allocates Rs125bn to hold oil prices as PM reviews fuel austerity
A 29 March 2026 fuel review chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif allocated Rs125 billion to prevent a petrol and diesel price rise and pushed vehicle registration.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan holds petrol and diesel, raises kerosene to Rs433.40
On 28 March 2026 Pakistan raised kerosene by Rs4.66 to Rs433.40 a litre while freezing petrol and diesel, as PM Shehbaz said the state would bear Rs56bn.
Pakistan / Business & FinanceIMF, Pakistan sign staff-level agreement unlocking $1.2bn tranche
On 28 March 2026 the IMF announced a staff-level agreement unlocking $1.2bn for Pakistan under the EFF and RSF, with tacit backing for Islamabad's fuel subsidy.
Pakistan / Business & FinanceKSE-100 plunges 5,405 points as war panic returns to PSX
Pakistan's benchmark KSE-100 index fell 3.41 per cent to 152,907.97 on Thursday as fading hopes of a US-Iran ceasefire and rising oil prices triggered broad selling.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan cuts development budget by Rs100bn to fund fuel subsidy
The federal government has slashed the Public Sector Development Programme by 10 per cent to keep petrol and diesel prices unchanged as global oil costs surge.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan finalises app-based fuel quota for motorcycles, rickshaws
The government has finalised a mobile app-based fuel quota system for two- and three-wheelers to target subsidies and cut consumption as the Gulf war squeezes oil supplies.
Pakistan / Business & FinanceGold posts record one-day fall, dragging Pakistan rates down
On 24 March 2026 gold fell $436 an ounce to $4,250 in its steepest single-day drop, cutting Pakistan's 10-gram and per-tola rates sharply.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePM Shehbaz raises high-octane fuel levy by Rs200 per litre and bans it in official vehicles
On 22 March 2026 Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif raised the high-octane fuel levy by Rs200 per litre to Rs305.37 and banned its use in government vehicles.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan raises kerosene by Rs70.73 a litre while holding petrol and diesel
OGRA raised kerosene by Rs70.73 per litre to Rs428.74 on 21 March 2026, even as the government kept petrol and diesel prices frozen for another week.
Pakistan / Business & FinanceShehbaz rejects Rs76 petrol hike on Eid eve as state absorbs Rs45bn
On 20 March 2026 Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif rejected a proposed Rs76 petrol and Rs177 diesel increase, keeping pump prices unchanged over Eidul Fitr.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan orders nationwide crackdown on money laundering and hawala-hundi
Interior and finance ministries approved a nationwide crackdown on money laundering and hawala-hundi, forming a joint SBP-FIA group to police illegal outflows.