Khaleeq Kiani

Articles by Khaleeq Kiani

Gas supply to power sector may double amid LNG shortfall

News April 13, 2026

β€’ Govt mulls diversion from households, CNG and fertiliserβ€’ Minister warns unless additional gas diverted, tariffs may rise sharply or result in massive loadshedding ISLAMABAD: Domestic natural ga...

Diesel price cut by Rs135; petrol sees drop of Rs12

News April 11, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday announced a Rs135 per litre cut in diesel and Rs12 per litre in petrol prices for the week ending April 17 to pass on the impact of ease in global pr...

Asian Development Bank upgrades Pakistan’s economic growth rate to 3.5pc

News April 10, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday upgraded Pakistan’s economic growth rate to 3.5 per cent for the current fiscal year, but warned of downside risk from global economic uncertain...

Lawmakers’ schemes outpace sluggish uplift spending

Health April 10, 2026

β€’ Govt spends only 41.5pc of development budget in first nine monthsβ€’ PSDP already cut by Rs90bn to fund fuel subsidiesβ€’ Parliamentarians’ schemes see 70pc utilisation in just four months ISLA...

Power consumers to bear Rs10.6bn extra burden

News April 9, 2026

β€’ Net impact slightly lower than March by 21 paise per unit β€’ FPCCI warns hikes threaten industrial viability ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Wednesday noti...

Govt removes acting Ogra chairman amid oil supply challenges, pricing controversies

News April 8, 2026

ISLAMABAD: In the middle of oil supply challenges and pricing controversies, the government on Wednesday removed acting chairman of the Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) and appointed an offic...

Provinces deliver Rs1.2 trillion to Centre as revenues slip

Health February 9, 2026

β€’ Punjab leads with Rs609bn cash surplus, followed by Sindh’s Rs354bnβ€’ KP transfers Rs175bn; Balochistan sends Rs41bnβ€’ Revenue-to-GDP ratio falls to 8.2pc in July-Dec despite reforms ISLAMABAD...

Prosumers slam Nepra’s bid to curb incentives

Business February 8, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) and the Power Division faced sharp criticism on Friday from a wide range of stakeholders over proposed changes to net-metering regul...

β€˜Relief’ for industry as government shifts burden to domestic bills

Business February 7, 2026

β€’ Proposes fixed monthly electricity charges of Rs200-675 for over 28.5m householdsβ€’ Aims to raise Rs125bn to fund Rs4.04-per-unit relief for industryβ€’ Nepra okays fuel adjustment; Feb bills to ...

Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry assails proposed quarterly power tariff hike

Business February 6, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has protested against the proposed positive quarterly tariff adjustments (QTA) sought by power distribution companies (D...