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Pakistan / Business & FinanceOil tops $100 a barrel as Iran war enters day 9, deepening Pakistan's energy crisis
Crude surged past $100 a barrel on 8 March 2026 as Israeli strikes hit Tehran oil depots, deepening the LNG and fuel squeeze Pakistan is already feeling from the Middle East war.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePetrol rationing and dry pumps spread across Pakistan as panic buying follows Rs55 rise
Filling stations in Islamabad, Rawalpindi and other cities ran dry or limited sales to 8–10 litres a vehicle after drivers rushed to buy fuel before the Rs55 increase took effect.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan raises petrol and diesel prices by Rs55 a litre as war disrupts oil supply
The government lifted petrol and high-speed diesel by Rs55 a litre from 7 March and ordered a crackdown on hoarding as the Strait of Hormuz crisis pushed global crude higher.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan plans work-from-home and distance learning to save fuel in Hormuz crisis
A cabinet committee approved in principle weekly petrol price revisions from 8 March and work-from-home and distance-learning measures as war disrupts oil shipping.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan seeks Yanbu oil route and emergency fuel measures as Hormuz closure bites
Petroleum minister Ali Pervaiz Malik asks Saudi Arabia to route crude through Yanbu, while Islamabad plans weekly fuel pricing and conservation measures.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePSX crashes 16,089 points in record one-day fall as Iran war rattles markets
The KSE-100 closed 9.57% lower at 151,973 on 2 March after panic selling over US-Israel strikes on Iran forced a one-hour trading halt on the Pakistan Stock Exchange.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePIA halts Gulf flights as Pakistan evacuates citizens from Iran via Azerbaijan
Pakistan International Airlines suspended flights to the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait while the Foreign Office activated a crisis unit to bring citizens home.
Pakistan / Business & FinanceKSE-100 falls 830 points as border tensions with Afghanistan rattle investors
Pakistan's KSE-100 index closed 830.92 points lower at 168,062.16 on 27 February 2026 as border clashes with Afghanistan drove a sharp intraday sell-off.
Pakistan / Business & FinanceSenate panel approves Virtual Asset Act 2026, clearing path to legal crypto trade
A Senate committee approved the draft Virtual Asset Act 2026 on 25 February, moving Pakistan toward licensed cryptocurrency trading after an eight-year ban.
Pakistan / Business & FinanceKSE-100 slides 3.6% as PSX posts second straight weekly decline
Pakistan's KSE-100 index fell 3.6 per cent week-on-week to close at 173,170, extending the PSX sell-off into a second week as foreign selling and geopolitical risk persisted.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan, US discuss trade and investment in Washington meeting
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb met US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in Washington on 21 February 2026 to discuss trade, investment and energy cooperation.
Pakistan / Business & FinanceKSE-100 posts steepest one-day fall as PSX crashes 6,683 points
Pakistan's benchmark KSE-100 index closed down 6,682.81 points, or 3.74 per cent, at 172,170.29, its steepest single-day fall, as oil and geopolitical fears drove panic selling.