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Jul 2025

Jul 01, 2025 • 5 min read

Petrol Nears Rs. 270 Per Liter as Govt Again Increases Price

The federal government has announced another increase in the prices of petroleum products. According to a notification i...

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01

Jul 2025

Jul 01, 2025 • 5 min read

Govt Ends Collection of Duty From Electricity Bills

Federal Minister for Energy Awais Leghari has asked all provincial governments to abolish the electricity duty collected...

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01

Jul 2025

Jul 01, 2025 • 5 min read

Govt Officially Slaps Rs. 2.5 per Liter Climate Levy on Petrol, Diesel, High-Octane

The government has officially imposed a climate support levy of Rs. 2.5 per liter on Motor Spirit (MS) petrol, High-Spee...

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01

Jul 2025

Jul 01, 2025 • 5 min read

Honda Increases Motorcycle Prices After Budget

Atlas Honda Limited, Pakistan’s largest motorcycle manufacturer, has raised prices across its lineup by Rs. 2,000 to Rs....

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01

Jul 2025

Jul 01, 2025 • 5 min read

PSX Starts FY26 With Over 2,500 Points Surge

The 100-Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued with bullish trend on Tuesday, gaining 2,572, a positive ch...

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01

Jul 2025

Jul 01, 2025 • 5 min read

Pakistan’s Average Inflation in FY25 Falls to Lowest Level in 9 Years

Pakistan’s annual inflation clocked in at 3.2 percent on a year-on-year basis in June 2025 compared to 3.5 percent in th...

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01

Jul 2025

Jul 01, 2025 • 5 min read

Govt Sets Final Deadline to Shut Down Utility Stores and Fire All Employees

The federal government has set July 31 as the final deadline to shut down Utility Stores Corporation (USC) on the instru...

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01

Jul 2025

Jul 01, 2025 • 5 min read

Pakistan’s Trade Deficit Increases by 9% to Hit $26 Billion in FY25

Pakistan’s trade deficit rose by 9 percent from $24.104 billion in FY24 to hit $26.27 billion during the outgoing fiscal...

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01

Jul 2025

Jul 01, 2025 • 5 min read

Govt to Enhance Pakistan’s Water Storage Capacity: PM Shehbaz

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Tuesday said that in view of India’s nefarious designs to weaponize water, the government...

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01

Jul 2025

Jul 01, 2025 • 5 min read

IT Ministry Urges Finance Minister to Hold Urgent Auction Meeting to Launch 5G in Pakistan

Federal Minister for IT and Telecom Shaza Fatima has urged the Finance Minister to convene a meeting of the Auction Advi...

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News Update

01

Jul 2025

Jul 01, 2025 • 5 min read

SNGPL Inaugurates 8-Inch Gas Pipeline from Charsadda SMS to Tangi SMS to Enhance Gas Supply in Charsadda District

In a major step toward strengthening its gas distribution network, Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) has inaugu...

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News Update

01

Jul 2025

Jul 01, 2025 • 5 min read

Mari Energies, Ghani Chemical Ink Deal for Gas Recovery Project in Sindh

Mari Energies Limited and Ghani Chemical Industries Limited have signed a term sheet to jointly explore a gas recovery i...

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01

Jul 2025

Jul 01, 2025 • 5 min read

Pakistani Team Arrives in US to Finalize Trade Deal With Donald Trump

A Pakistani delegation on Monday arrived in Washington to finalize a trade agreement with the United States government....

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01

Jul 2025

Jul 01, 2025 • 5 min read

Huge Fee Imposed on Cash Withdrawal From ATMs of Other Banks

Banks have started increasing the per-transaction fee for cash withdrawals at automated teller machines (ATMs) from bank...

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01

Jul 2025

Jul 01, 2025 • 5 min read

Pakistan Set to Import 500,000 MT Sugar

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Tuesday chaired a follow-up meeting of the ste...

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01

Jul 2025

Jul 01, 2025 • 5 min read

Govt to Launch New Ferry Service to Gulf Countries At Gwadar Port

The Ministry of Maritime Affairs on Tuesday announced a strategic initiative to expand the operational capacity of Gwada...

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News Update

01

Jul 2025

Jul 01, 2025 • 5 min read

Neem Secures $4 Million Credit Line From HBL to Expand Earned Wage Access in Pakistan

Neem, Pakistan’s leading embedded finance platform, has secured a Rs. 100 million term sheet out of a total credit facil...

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01

Jul 2025

Jul 01, 2025 • 5 min read

SBP’s Dollar Purchases from Interbank Market Near $7 Billion in 10 Months

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) purchased $860 million worth of foreign currency (USD) from interbank FX market in Marc...

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01

Jul 2025

Jul 01, 2025 • 5 min read

FBR Fixes Minimum Cement Price

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has fixed the minimum retail price (MRP) of cement for July 2025 for the correct coll...

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01

Jul 2025

Jul 01, 2025 • 5 min read

Aurangzeb Calls for Equitable Global Financial Reforms and Scaled-Up Development Support at FFD4 Conference

Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, represented Pakistan at the plenary session of the...

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