Govt collects Rs75bn PL in July ISLAMABAD: The government collected Rs 75 billion in July 2023 on account of petroleum levy (PL), a key source of... Updated 22 Aug, 2023 08:56am
Editorials Continuity of policies EDITORIAL: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar has pledged to continue the economic policies of the outgoing... Published 21 Aug, 2023 06:43am
Print Prices of petrol, diesel increased by upto Rs20 ISLAMABAD: The caretaker government has announced an increase in the ex-depot price of petroleum products up to Rs... Updated 16 Aug, 2023 09:18am
Business & Finance Govt hikes petrol and HSD prices, albeit ‘reluctantly’ ISLAMABAD: The coalition government of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has allowed a significant raise of ... Published 02 Aug, 2023 06:47am
Print OCAC assails Ogra’s HSD price cut decision ISLAMABAD: The Oil Companies Advisory Council (OCAC) blamed the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) that forced... Updated 18 Jul, 2023 08:59am
Print Petrol price slashed by Rs9, HSD’s by Rs7 ISLAMABAD: The federal government has reduced petroleum products prices by up to Rs9 per litre. In a televised press... Updated 16 Jul, 2023 09:21am
Pakistan Ishaq Dar notifies Rs9 per litre reduction in petrol price Petrol to be priced at Rs253, diesel's rate sees cut of Rs7 to stand at Rs253.5 per litre Published 15 Jul, 2023 10:43pm
Editorials Fiscal imbalance EDITORIAL: The gap between the boom-and-bust cycle is contracting in Pakistan, indicated by the staff-level ... Published 10 Jul, 2023 06:52am
Editorials Inflation down MoM EDITORIAL: Consumer Price Index (CPI) for June dropped by 8.6 percentage points compared to the month before – ... Published 05 Jul, 2023 06:00am
Print Construction of bonded warehouses: Policy introduced to facilitate foreign oil firms LAHORE: Minister of State for Petroleum Dr Musadik Malik said on Wednesday that government had introduced a new... Updated 29 Jun, 2023 03:21pm
Print Petrol price: relief likely ISLAMABAD: Consumers may get a relief of Rs6.50 per litre on account of cut in price of petrol effective from July... Updated 29 Jun, 2023 03:24pm
Business & Finance Bonded Bulk Storage Policy will end fuel hoarding, reduce pressure on rupee: Musadik Malik Minister says second Russian oil shipment has reached Pakistan Updated 28 Jun, 2023 08:16pm
Print PL: Hike may not be levied in one go Ministry of Finance officials say concern at this time was creating sufficient fiscal space that would satisfy the IMF Updated 28 Jun, 2023 01:06pm
Business & Finance Petrol, diesel prices to remain unchanged: Ishaq Dar Prices of petrol and high-speed diesel are Rs262 and Rs253 per litre Updated 15 Jun, 2023 10:13pm
Print Petrol price likely to decline ISLAMABAD: The price of motor spirit (MS) is likely to decline by Rs1.90 per litre but the high-speed diesel (HSD)... Updated 15 Jun, 2023 09:01am
Print Amendment to Ordinance sought: MoF for transfer of petroleum levy fixation power to Cabinet ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance has proposed an amendment to the Petroleum Products (Petroleum Levy) Ordinance,... Updated 14 Jun, 2023 08:59am
BR Research Petroleum Levy: Achievable like never before While the federal budget FY24 may well be more of a wish-list, the government seems to have got the expectations... Published 12 Jun, 2023 08:36am
Markets Ogra slashes price of domestic LPG cylinder ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA), on Thursday, slashed the price of domestic 11.8 kg LPG... Published 02 Jun, 2023 03:56am
Editorials Reduction in POL products’ prices EDITORIAL: Petrol price was slashed by 12 rupees per litre and high speed diesel’s 30 rupees per litre while... Published 18 May, 2023 06:10am
Business & Finance POL products’ prices cut on world market, exchange rate decline ISLAMABAD: The government has reduced the retail price of petroleum products on account of a decline in the... Published 17 May, 2023 06:22am
Business & Finance POL products’ prices kept unchanged ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Friday kept the prices of petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD) unchanged for the... Published 01 Apr, 2023 07:21am
Editorials IMF and the stalled bailout EDITORIAL: Dr Aisha Ghous Pasha, Minister of State for Finance, became the latest in a line of senior cabinet ... Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am
Print Up to Rs14 cut in ex-depot fuel prices likely ISLAMABAD: Federal government may announce a substantial reduction in ex-depot fuel prices up to Rs14 per litre ... Updated 30 Mar, 2023 08:31am
Business & Finance Ogra convenes meeting on exchange rate mechanism ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has convened a meeting to brief and align all the ... Published 18 Mar, 2023 06:14am
Print Fuel prices increased ISLAMABAD: The federal government Thursday allowed a substantial raise in the prices of petroleum products, ie, up ... Updated 16 Mar, 2023 09:59am
Print PL on HSD to go up by Rs5/litre ISLAMABAD: The federal government is most likely to increase the petroleum levy (PL) on high-speed diesel (HSD) by... Updated 15 Mar, 2023 08:50am
Print PL: Govt projects Rs175bn revenue shortfall The government expected to raise rate of PL on high-speed diesel by Rs 5 to Rs 50 per litre Updated 04 Mar, 2023 09:03am
Business & Finance Petrol price reduced by Rs5; diesel’s remains unchanged ISLAMABAD: Federal government on Tuesday has announced to roll back per litre ex-depot price of petrol by Rs 5 per... Published 01 Mar, 2023 06:21am
Print First half of March: Fuel prices may be kept unchanged by adjusting PL ISLAMABAD: The federal government may keep the prices of fuel unchanged in the first half of March (1-15) by... Updated 28 Feb, 2023 09:35am
Business & Finance Low-income segment to remain largely unaffected from gas tariff hike: Musadik Malik Says government tried its best not to impose burden on low-income segment Published 17 Feb, 2023 02:24pm