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LDPL seeks gas supply for 235MW power plant
ISLAMABAD: Liberty Daharki Power Limited (LDPL) has urged the government to intervene for the immediate restoration of raw gas supplies to its 235-megawatt power plant, warning that its continued…
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Deadly airport attacks: Saudi says resilience tested, vows response
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s energy minister on Monday said the country had been tested but would mount a “serious” response after a string of attacks on Riyadh’s international airport by Yemen’s Houthis…
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Winter gas load management plan: PD seeks PM-led CCoE’s nod
ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division has sought approval from the Prime Minister-led Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE) for the winter gas load management plan for four months (November 2026 to…
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PPMC applies for power service provider registration
ISLAMABAD: Power Planning and Monitoring Company (PPMC), the policy, strategic and technical arm of the federal government in the power sector, has approached the National Electric Power Regulatory…
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One-window facilitation, SEZs vital for investment: Qaiser
LAHORE: Federal Minister for Board of Investment Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh has stressed the need for one-window facilitation, fully equipped Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and the business community’s…
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Fatima Fertilizer partners with EP&CCD for environmental sustainability
LAHORE: Fatima Fertilizer Company Limited and the Environment Protection & Climate Change Department (EP&CCD), Government of Punjab, have established a Joint Collaborative Framework to strengthen…
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Crude oil prices hit near two-week high as Saudi attacks threaten supply recovery
Specialists work at a drilling rig at the Airankol oil field operated by Caspiy Neft in the Atyrau region, Kazakhstan, April 20, 2026.
Geo News
Petrol Cheap 3rd Day in a Row
The federal government has decided to decrease the price of motor spirit (MS) petrol for the next 24 hours, according
ProPakistani
Trump defends Russia diesel deal as lawmakers from both parties complain
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Monday defended a diesel oil deal he made with Russia as lawmakers from both parties complained the agreement appears to violate US law barring imports of…
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Industrial stocks drag Sri Lankan shares lower
Sri Lankan shares closed lower on Monday, dragged by industrial stocks. The CSE All-Share index settled 0.28% lower at 20,260.06 points.
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Aluminium rebounds from 8-month low, copper hits two-week peak
LONDON: Aluminium prices touched an eight-month low on Monday as a strong dollar pressured sentiment, while copper climbed to its highest in more than two weeks due to worries over mine supply…
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Americans Hall, Woodford win Nobel prize for work on stabilising economies
STOCKHOLM: US academics Robert Hall and Michael Woodford won the 2026 Nobel economics prize on Monday for decades of work developing ground-up models currently used by central banks and finance…
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Oil prices rise as attacks on Saudi Arabia overshadow Trump's Russian supply announcements
LONDON: Oil prices rose to near two-week highs on Monday as attacks on Saudi Arabia overshadowed possible further supplies to the market after US President Donald Trump hailed fresh Russian diesel…
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India benchmark shares fall as inflation woes overshadow RBI support measures
Indian benchmark indexes fell on Monday as investors assessed the Reserve Bank of India’s latest measures to support the rupee, while concerns over elevated oil prices and a weaker monsoon kept risk…
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