Category: Pakistan Zone


  • The current price of petrol is Rs258.16 per litre, which is Rs10.20 less than the previous price of Rs268.36, according to information provided to ARY News. In a same vein, high-speed diesel (HSD) will now cost Rs267.89 per litre, a reduction of Rs2.33 from its previous price of Rs270.22. The Pakistani government lowered the cost…

  • Locals reported that Israeli soldiers advanced on the Al-Mawasi neighborhood of Rafah, which is close to the shore and marked as a humanitarian area on all announcements and maps released by the Israeli army since the start of the Rafah offensive in May. In a statement, the Israeli military denied having carried out any strikes…

  • The interior minister asked Maulana Fazlur Rehman how he was doing during his visit. “I am praying for your health and safety,” remarked Interior Minister Naqvi, wishing Maulana Fazlur Rehman well. Mohsin Naqvi stated that he had a respectful and honorable 25-year friendship with Maulana Fazlur Rehman. Earlier, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the leader of Jamiat…

  • In actuality, the ECNEC is led by the finance minister; this was the case under the governments of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), when the ECNEC was led by Miftah Ismail and then Ishaq Dar. As is customary, the ECNEC was led by the former Finance Minister Shamshad Akhtar during the caretaker period. The ECNEC…

  • On the floor of the provincial legislature, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, who also serves as the finance minister, presented the budget. According to him, the police department’s budget has been suggested at Rs. 163.9 billion, which represents a 30.2 percent increase from the fiscal year 2032–2024. According to Chief Minister Murad Ali…

  • The port successfully handled 20,300 metric tons of rock phosphate at the GTL (General Terminal Logistics) private terminal in a single day. This accomplishment was largely made possible by the GTL terminal. According to a spokesman for Karachi General Terminal Logistics (KGTL), this was the most cargo that Karachi Port had ever handled in a…

  • In order to strengthen the nation’s industrial sector, Prime Minister Shehbaz said that the prices of energy will be lowered as part of his power package. The price of power for the export and industrial sectors has been set at Rs 34.99 per unit following the cut. The prime minister office said in a statement…

  • A meeting to assess the province’s progress on health reforms was being chaired by Maryam Nawaz. Azhar Kiani, the provincial advisor, will chair the committee. She gave the committee the assignment to find the culprits so they might be imprisoned. The chief minister bemoaned the state of Children’s Hospital and said, “If this is the…

  • The proposed subsidies for the development of several sectors in Pakistan are as follows: Rs 276 billion for the electricity tariff differential; Rs 9.50 billion for the Balochistan Agricultural Tube Wells; and Rs 1190 billion for the power sector. In a similar vein, the government provided subsidies of Rs 62 billion to the areas of…

  • Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, the federal minister of finance and revenue, announced the federal budget for the fiscal year 2024–25. He stated that the government has suggested raising gasoline and diesel prices by 33%. The administration has suggested to the National Assembly raising the fuel and diesel taxes from Rs 60 to Rs 80 per litre.…