ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s power distribution companies are seeking regulatory approval to pass on Rs1.20 per unit in additional fuel charges to consumers next month, as the cost of imported liquefied natural gas nearly doubled and pushed generation expenses above budgeted levels.
Top Stories
US and Iran broaden war as infrastructure becomes the new battlefield
ISLAMABAD: The United States and Iran dramatically widened the scope of their conflict on Friday, striking bridges, a port facility, and energy infrastructure in a sixth consecutive night of American attacks, while Tehran answered with a barrage of missiles and drones that reached as far as Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, and, for the first time, Syria.
Forecasters warn of flooding, windstorms as monsoon deepens across Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s national weather agency warned on Friday that a powerful monsoon system barreling in from the Arabian Sea would bring more than a week of heavy rain, high winds and thunderstorms to much of the country, with forecasters cautioning that flash floods and urban flooding could threaten low-lying cities from the capital to Lahore.
Pakistan plans record spot LNG buying as Qatar supply falters
KARACHI: Pakistan is preparing to buy as many as six liquefied natural gas cargoes on the spot market for August delivery, according to people familiar with the matter, a buying spree that would mark the country’s heaviest reliance yet on costly emergency purchases since the US and Iran went to war in February.
Imports outrun record remittances as Pakistan’s current account slips into deficit in FY26
KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account swung to a deficit in the fiscal year through June, as a jump in imports overwhelmed record remittance inflows and left exports essentially unchanged, threatening to complicate the central bank’s path toward further interest-rate cuts.
Security forces kill 24 militants in intelligence-led raids near Afghan border
ISLAMABAD: Security forces have killed 24 militants in a wave of gun battles in the northwestern district of Bannu over the past 24 hours, the military said on Friday, as authorities pressed a widening offensive against a resurgent insurgency near the Afghan border.
China, Pakistan press US, Iran to halt fighting, return to table as Hormuz truce unravels
By Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: China and Pakistan pressed the United States and Iran on Friday to halt their renewed fighting and resume negotiations, warning that
FM Aurangzeb heads to Washington for trade, tariff talks
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb will travel to Washington on Saturday for three days of talks aimed at advancing a bilateral trade and investment framework with the US, according to diplomatic sources familiar with the itinerary, as the two governments race to settle outstanding tariff questions before a key deadline expires this month.
Gilgit-Baltistan assembly in Himalayan territory unanimously demands provincial status
GILGIT: The regional legislature representing Gilgit and Baltistan, one of the most remote and politically ambiguous corners of South Asia, voted unanimously on Thursday to press Pakistan’s federal government for a provincial status, reviving a demand that officials say has simmered among residents for three-quarters of a century.
Pakistan rejects UK pressure to accept convicted child rapist Shabir Ahmed’s deportation
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is pushing back against efforts by the British government to deport a convicted child rapist released from prison earlier this month, deepening a diplomatic standoff over a case that has inflamed public anger across the United Kingdom.