1+ hour, 11+ min ago   (269+ words) Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday announced a special relief scheme offering a Rs100-per-liter discount on petrol for motorcyclists, rickshaw and Chingchi users, and people driving vehicles with engines of up to 800cc. The government introduced the scheme to reduce the…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (158+ words) The Punjab Excise, Taxation, and Narcotics Control Department has unveiled a revolutionary step in vehicle registration with the introduction of a virtual registration card system. This digital initiative aims to simplify and expedite the vehicle registration process, addressing the challenges…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (304+ words) ISLAMABAD: The government is targeting June 2027 to deregulate petrol prices as part of a broader overhaul of the petroleum pricing framework, the Petroleum Pricing Committee said Thursday. The committee, chaired by Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik, met to…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (466+ words) KARACHI: Pakistan’s mobile phone industry achieved a significant milestone in July 2026, with local manufacturing covering nearly all national demand as imports plummeted by more than a third, according to new data from the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA). Local mobile phone…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (178+ words) Pakistan’s external debt servicing burden is estimated at 115% of its foreign exchange reserves in fiscal year 2026, according to Topline Research. The ratio measures external public debt repayments due within one year as a percentage of the country’s foreign exchange reserves…...

4+ week, 1+ hour ago   (399+ words) KARACHI: Pakistan’s petroleum exports climbed to an all-time high of $939 million in the fiscal year that ended in June 2026, up 3.9% from $903 million a year earlier, according to data compiled by Topline Securities using State Bank of Pakistan figures. The increase…...