LPG Prices Rise Sharply Across Pakistan — And the Official Rate Is Barely Worth the Paper It’s Printed On
Walk into an LPG retailer in most Pakistani cities this week and ask for the official rate. You’ll likely get a shrug, or a price that has nothing to do with what OGRA has notified. The gap has become the story. As of this week, consumers report paying anywhere from Rs370 to Rs410 per kilogram […]
Trump Says the Ceasefire Is “Over” as US and Iran Trade Strikes for the Second Night Running
“As far as I’m concerned, it’s over.” That was Donald Trump on Wednesday, speaking about the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding — the ceasefire framework signed less than a month ago that was supposed to define a 60-day path toward a final US-Iran agreement. Twenty days in, with the ink barely dry on what Pakistan’s Prime […]
Gold Falls for the Fourth Straight Day in Pakistan — The Counterintuitive Story Behind a Metal That Should Be Rising
Oil is surging on Iran war fears. The ceasefire just collapsed. And yet gold in Pakistan dropped Rs. 4,700 per tola in a single session. Here is the economic logic most coverage is missing entirely. On the surface, Wednesday should have been a gold bull’s dream. A ceasefire shattered over the Strait of Hormuz. Tankers […]
Oil Surges 6% as Trump Declares Iran Ceasefire “Over” — What the Next 72 Hours Mean for Global Energy Markets
Brent crude crossed $78 a barrel within hours of Trump’s statement in Ankara. Three tankers were already burning in the Strait of Hormuz. The fragile 60-day truce that briefly pulled oil below $75 is now effectively dead. A ceasefire that was never particularly stable just fell apart — not quietly, and not slowly. President Donald […]
No Change at the Pump This Week — Pakistan Closes the Fiscal Year With Petrol at Rs. 299.50
The speculation was wrong. The proposed cuts did not come. Pakistan’s federal government has officially decided to keep petroleum product prices unchanged for the final week of the 2025-26 fiscal year. Petrol remains at Rs. 299.50 per litre. High-speed diesel stays at Rs. 311.47 per litre. The Petroleum Division issued the official notification on June […]
Petrol May Fall to Rs. 241 and Diesel to Rs. 266 — Pakistan’s Biggest Back-to-Back Fuel Relief in Years
Last week, Pakistan cut petrol prices by Rs. 74 per litre — one of the largest single reductions in the country’s history. Now, before consumers have even had a week to adjust, another major cut is on the table. Sources say a reduction of up to Rs. 58 per litre in petrol and Rs. 45 […]
Pakistan’s Most Ambitious Trade Reform in Decades Is Here — But the Rs143 Billion Question Remains Unanswered
Pakistan has spent decades hiding behind some of the highest import tariff walls in Asia. That wall is now being dismantled — officially, systematically, and on a five-year timetable. The federal government has unveiled the National Tariff Policy 2025–30, a phased plan to cut customs duties, regulatory duties, and additional customs duties across the board. […]
Oil Slips Near $65 After Second Big Decline Today — And the Market May Have Run Too Far, Too Fast
The crude oil selloff that began when the US-Iran agreement was signed is not slowing down. It is accelerating. On June 25, 2026, WTI crude dropped below $70 a barrel for the fourth consecutive session, extending a decline that has now nearly erased every gain made since the Middle East conflict erupted earlier this year. […]
One Pricing Decision. One Day. A Year’s Worth of Profits Gone — Pakistan’s Oil Sector Is Sounding the Alarm
Pakistan’s consumers celebrated when fuel prices dropped. The oil industry did not. Behind the relief at the pump lies a crisis quietly building inside the country’s downstream energy sector — one that industry executives are now warning could trigger bankruptcies, foreign investor exits, and eventual fuel shortages if the government does not act. The numbers […]
Bosnia Stun Qatar 3-1 at FIFA World Cup 2026 — A Tactical Demolition Nobody Saw Coming
Qatar walked into this fixture carrying the weight of a nation’s expectation. They walked out of it with a mountain to climb. Bosnia and Herzegovina delivered one of the most complete performances of the FIFA World Cup 2026 group stage, dismantling the Gulf nation 3-1 in a match that felt settled long before the final […]