Khaleeq Kiani

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FBR flags tax evasion in Sindh solar imports

TechnologyJanuary 22, 2026

• Report highlights trade-based money laundering in solar kit imports • Senate panel fumes over absence of economic minister, provincial secretaries ISLAMABAD: Another episode of massive under-invoic...

Grid issues behind costly power: Nepra

NewsJanuary 20, 2026

• Transmission system suffers from overloading, underutilisation• 116 of 192 transformers overloaded beyond 80pc capacity• Regulator urges fast-tracking projects, upgrading substations• Says up to 1,7...

Govt cites weather among reasons for power outages

NewsJanuary 19, 2026

• Leghari says electricity cuts due to fuel mismanagement, transmission constraints, among other causes• Minister contests ‘outdated’ Nepra report, says document should have been shared for ‘fact-chec...

CDWP clears Rs40bn health cover for AJK, GB, ICT

BusinessJanuary 16, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday cleared a Rs40.188 billion Sehat Sahulat Programme to provide universal health coverage in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and the Islamabad C...

Power users to continue paying debt surcharge

NewsJanuary 15, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The government on Wednesday announced that the Rs3.23 per unit debt surcharge on electricity consumers would continue for up to six years as it notified a revised uniform national base tari...

Urgent reforms proposed to avert another IMF loan

BusinessJanuary 12, 2026

• PM-appointed panel calls for measures to improve ease of doing business • Seeks tariff overhaul to lift exports beyond $60bn in three years • Highlights cross-cutting barriers across 20 export produ...

Pakistanis among top charity donors, but 42pc unable to give

NewsJanuary 9, 2026

• Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy says country ranks 17th out of 101 nations in terms of generosity• 27pc non-givers cite lack of affordability as main reason ISLAMABAD: Religious motivation for char...

Government mulls fuel levy hike to aid gas sector

TechnologyJanuary 7, 2026

• Minister confirms gas circular debt over Rs3 trillion, says no increase in tariff for six months• Ali Pervaiz Malik deflects questions by NA panel about proposed use of petroleum levy for gas sector...

3 new firms seek to sell gas as existing licensees remain idle

NewsJanuary 5, 2026

ISLAMABAD: As around a dozen existing licensees mostly remain non-operational, three new companies have applied for licences to sell natural gas following policy changes that allow greater private par...

Three new firms seek to sell gas as existing licensees remain idle

NewsJanuary 5, 2026

ISLAMABAD: As around a dozen existing licensees mostly remain non-operational, three new companies have applied for licences to sell natural gas following policy changes that allow greater private par...

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