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Discos seek higher fuel cost adjustment for February

Dawn 18 Mar 2026
ISLAMABAD. After charging Rs1.63 per unit as positive fuel cost adjustment (FCA) this month, power companies have sought another Rs1.64 per unit for April bills as demand increased ... ....
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ADB to provide $10bn in financing to Pakistan under new 5-year strategy

Dawn 18 Mar 2026
ISLAMABAD. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is expected to extend about $10 billion in financing to Pakistan over the next five years under its 2026-30 Country Partnership Strategy (CPS2026-30) launched on Wednesday ... ....
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Foreign exchange constraints crop up in oil supply chain despite improvement in stock of petroleum products

Dawn 18 Mar 2026
ISLAMABAD. Despite improved stock covers of petroleum products, foreign exchange constraints have started to crop up in the oil supply chain due to additional costs of skyrocketing global prices, insurance and import premiums, and freight charges ... ....
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Subsidised fuel scheme on the cards for bikes, rickshaws

Dawn 17 Mar 2026
Senate panel told ample petrol, diesel available; import of lower-quality fuel okayed; price hike ‘did not benefit’ OMCs. • Officials tell panel no LNG supply from Qatar since March 2, gas will not be available after April 14 ... ISLAMABAD ... LNG imports.
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Petrol reserves sufficient for 27 days, diesel for 21: petroleum secretary tells Senate committee

Dawn 16 Mar 2026
ISLAMABAD. Pakistan has sufficient petrol reserves for 27 days and diesel reserves for 21 days, Petroleum Secretary Hamed Yaqoob Sheikh said on Monday while addressing a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Petroleum ... ....
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March fuel requirements ‘fully secured’, coverage available up to mid-April, committee told

Dawn 16 Mar 2026
ISLAMABAD ... The development comes after the government announced a Rs55 per litre hike in the prices of both petrol and high-speed diesel to deal with the fuel crunch resulting from the ongoing Middle East conflict ... PM Shehbaz ... ....
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Govt hikes kerosene by Rs40 per litre, keeps petrol and diesel prices unchanged

Dawn 15 Mar 2026
Otherwise, the petrol and HSD prices should have gone up by more than Rs49 and Rs75 per litre with effect from March 14 ... The estimated Price Differential Claims (PDC) of OMCs for the period from March 14, 2026, to March 20, 2026, i.e ... ....
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Staff-level agreement delayed amid Middle East crisis, negotiations to continue: IMF

Dawn 12 Mar 2026
ISLAMABAD ... “While considerable progress was made in the discussions, these will continue in the coming days, including to more fully assess the impact of recent global developments on Pakistan’s economy and the EFF-supported programme,” Petrova said.
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IMF mission fails to reach staff-level agreement with Pakistan, talks to continue

Dawn 12 Mar 2026
ISLAMABAD ... “While considerable progress was made in the discussions, these will continue in the coming days, including to more fully assess the impact of recent global developments on Pakistan’s economy and the EFF-supported programme,” Petrova said.
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Ogra notifies massive increase in RLNG price for March

Dawn 12 Mar 2026
ISLAMABAD ... The increase was mainly because of increase in terminal charges amid lower import molecules and minor increase in import price, the dataset from the authority showed ... The prices had cumulatively increased by 4.4pc in October and November.
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Govt mulling not hiking prices of petroleum products further despite increase in global market

Dawn 12 Mar 2026
ISLAMABAD ... The decision comes after the latest estimates, based on existing tax rates and pricing formula, suggest that the price of high-speed diesel (HSD) going up by Rs56 per litre and that of petrol by Rs41 ... ....
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Senate panel to expose fuel price hike beneficiaries

Dawn 10 Mar 2026
ISLAMABAD ... Also, the oil industry in the prevailing extraordinary market conditions demanded that district administrations stop high-handed actions against retail outlets that temporarily run out of stocks ... Published in Dawn, March 10th, 2026 ....
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‘Petrol bomb’ falls on Pakistan amid war

Dawn 07 Mar 2026
• Prices of petrol and diesel increased by Rs55 per litre. • Levy on petrol raised, diesel lowered by Rs20 each. • ‘Highest-ever hike’ announced mere hours after govt assured adequate fuel stocks ... ISLAMABAD ... Fuel conservation plan ‘put on hold’.
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Govt hikes kerosene price by Rs130 to Rs318.81 per litre

Dawn 07 Mar 2026
ISLAMABAD. After announcing a whopping Rs55 per litre increase in petrol and high-speed diesel prices, the government also silently increased the price of kerosene by almost 70 per cent, it emerged on Saturday ... ....
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Work from home, online classes ‘to conserve fuel’

Dawn 06 Mar 2026
Energy contingency plan to be presented to PM today ahead of ECC approval. • Measures similar to those instituted during the Covid-19 pandemic may return. • Weekly petroleum price revisions to begin from March 8 ... ISLAMABAD.
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