Editorial

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APTMA has submitted pre-Budget demands for Pakistan’s textile exporters, seeking talks with Finance Ministers on captive power plants, gas levies, and a 9-cent grid tariff.

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A fire in Fujairah has alarmed the region, with UAE blaming Iran-linked strikes. Analysts warn escalation could hit oil, shipping and Pakistan’s economy—demanding diplomacy and economic preparedness.

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif calls for a comprehensive strategy to stabilize power tariffs by cutting line losses from 16.5% toward global levels—requiring action against theft and inefficiency.

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The US rejected Iran’s latest proposal, pushing both sides toward another standoff. With the Strait of Hormuz blockade harming economies, experts urge reopening it while nuclear talks wait.

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Constructing houses not only creates demand for bricks, cement and a wide array of products, but also employs labour of all kinds, skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled.

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Pakistan’s oil import bill has nearly tripled to $800 million a week, draining forex reserves amid rising global oil prices and fears the conflict may last.

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NEPRA waives solar licensing fees for small prosumers, while the IMF backs a new gas captive power levy formula. The moves ease tariff pressure and improve energy security, but high tariffs and punitive loadshedding still drive power theft.

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No US-Iran meeting in Islamabad, but diplomacy continues. Trump reviews Iran’s proposals as Araghchi meets Putin in Moscow amid uncertain assurances and rising regional costs.

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The State Bank of Pakistan raised its policy rate by 100 bps, aiming to prevent inflation expectations from worsening as oil prices stay high and domestic inflation edges up.

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Talks fail as the US avoids sending a delegation to Pakistan. The Hormuz Strait standoff remains unresolved, and the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire collapses, raising risks of renewed conflict.

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Iran’s Abbas Araghchi and US envoys Steve Witicoff and Jared Kushner arrive in Islamabad, signaling renewed deal hopes. Talks remain uncertain as oil prices rise and uranium enrichment terms await agreement.

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PM Shehbaz Sharif calls for speeding up EVs and creating a strategic petroleum reserve. The analysis weighs costs, timing, and power solutions like battery storage, warning against repeating past missteps.