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fuel subsidy

The petrol saga

Updated 19 Sep, 2026 06:08am

The on-again, off-again 2026 Iran War, which produces new threats to the delivery and price of petrol nearly every...

Nationwide petrol relief roll-out: Dar directs payments to fuel stations within 24 hours

Published 16 Sep, 2026 05:59am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is set to roll out the Prime Minister’s Special Relief Scheme nationwide from...

Fuel subsidy misses the point

Updated 16 Sep, 2026 07:53am

The government has announced a Rs75 billion subsidy on fuel consumption for 2/3-wheelers and small-car users. The...

PM waives SMS charges for fuel subsidy scheme

Published 15 Sep, 2026 06:17am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday ordered the launch of a fuel subsidy scheme for owners of...

Rs510m fuel subsidy for fishing communities okayed: Sindh cabinet approves Rs6.5bn for Karachi roads

Published 06 May, 2026 07:44am

KARACH: The Sindh cabinet on Tuesday approved a raft of spending measures, including a Rs 510 million fuel subsidy...

Dar for implementing PM’s austerity measures

Published 15 Apr, 2026 07:56am

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister (DPM/ FM) Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Tuesday chaired a...

A blueprint for pro-people crisis management: Leading by example

Published 12 Apr, 2026 05:10am

In a country where economic shocks are routinely passed down to the most vulnerable, the recent astronomical surge...

HSD price slashed by Rs135, petrol’s by Rs12

Published 11 Apr, 2026 07:14am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday announced a reduction in fuel prices following a decline in...

Sindh begins Rs2,000 fuel subsidy for motorcyclists: Here’s how to apply

Updated 07 Apr, 2026 06:17pm

Applicants must ensure that the vehicle is registered in their name

Fuel price hike

Updated 06 Apr, 2026 05:32am

The government was compelled to raise fuel charges effective 3 April due to the escalating international fuel prices...

Subsidy will help provide relief to masses: ministers

Updated 06 Apr, 2026 08:46am

ISLAMABAD: Faced with massive public backlash over unprecedented rise in the fuel prices, the federal government has...

PM Shehbaz announces Rs70,000 monthly subsidy for transporters to curb price hikes

Updated 05 Apr, 2026 08:26pm

Subsidies aim to ease the transportation cost burden

Maryam announces free public transport, fuel subsidy

Published 04 Apr, 2026 07:16am

LAHORE: Following the comprehensive national savings and austerity program initiated by Prime Minister Shehbaz...

Govt cuts levy on petrol by Rs80 per litre

Updated 04 Apr, 2026 04:20pm

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday announced that the government would reduce the petroleum levy on...

Massive hike in prices of petrol, HSD announced

Updated 03 Apr, 2026 02:46pm

Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik announces Rs 137.23 per litre increase in petrol price and Rs 184.49 per litre in HSD

Subsidy today, crisis tomorrow

Updated 01 Apr, 2026 10:04am

The petroleum consumption largely remained unchanged in March, as there is no meaningful impact on the consumption...

But the burden cannot be borne for far too long

Updated 01 Apr, 2026 07:04am

EDITORIAL: The provincial governments have agreed to share the burden of fuel subsidy announced by the Prime...

Conflict, stagflation, SDR allocation, and counter-cyclical policy

Updated 06 Mar, 2026 07:12am

While conflict in Iran is raging, and sending shockwaves to security situation in the region, oil shock, among other...

There will be no new fuel subsidy or cross-subsidy schemes: Govt makes firm pledge to IMF

Updated 12 May, 2024 01:30pm

Assures IMF that it will refrain from netting out cross-arrears without proper due diligence and ex-ante independent auditing

Govt to scrap fuel subsidy plan, IMF told

Updated 12 May, 2023 08:45am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has told the International Monetary Fund (IMF) it will not implement a fuel subsidy programme as...

The fuel ‘relief’ plan and the IMF

Published 27 Mar, 2023 06:15am

The government’s planned fuel relief package has expectedly attracted International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) ...

Locked bailout: govt fuel scheme adds to hurdles?

Updated 25 Mar, 2023 09:03pm

Pakistan and the IMF have been negotiating since early February on an agreement that would release $1.1 billion

KSE-100 ends below 40,000 level amid IMF uncertainty

Updated 24 Mar, 2023 05:11pm

Benchmark index settles at 39,942.05, a decline of 434.05 points

Ministry given six weeks to draft fuel relief package

Updated 24 Mar, 2023 09:02am

Petroleum Minister Musadik Malik says package is a pricing scheme and not a subsidy

Financing fuel subsidy: Rich to pay Rs100 more per litre: govt

Updated 23 Mar, 2023 09:31am

ISLAMABAD: The government will finance the fuel subsidy (discounted fuel) by charging Rs100 per litre more from the...

Govt announces fuel package relief for low-income families

Updated 19 Mar, 2023 09:11pm

Wants to subsidise Rs50 per litre for those using motorcycles, rickshaws and 800cc vehicles

Says it can’t buy fuel at higher price and give on subsidised rate

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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