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About 40% of Pakistan’s gasoline is used to fuel the country’s 30 million two- and three-wheel rickshaws. Activist Mehwish Qureshi, 33, rides her electric motorcycle in Hyderabad, Pakistan, April 2, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Days after Iran effectively blocked shipping in the Strait of Hormuz following the start of US and Israeli attacks in late February,

A worker fills a car’s tank at a gas station amid concerns about rising fuel prices linked to the US-Israeli conflict with Iran. Photo: Reuters (file) ISLAMABAD: The government has assured its coalition partners that oil prices will decline once the current situation normalizes, providing some relief amid rising fuel prices and increasing economic pressure

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday, hinting at the recent regional situation and soaring global oil prices, highlighted the need to introduce eco-friendly electric vehicles (EVs) across the country, thereby saving the country’s precious foreign exchange reserves. Addressing a ceremony to supply eco-smart electric vehicles to the traffic police in the capital Islamabad, the

OGRA Dashboard Rolled Out to Ensure Accurate Consumption Tracking, Ministerial Committee on Petrol Prices Said ISLAMABAD: The Ministerial Committee on Oil Prices, in its meeting on Monday, reviewed the oil supply situation and market conditions, with emphasis on uninterrupted supply, market discipline and enhanced monitoring throughout the supply chain. The committee meeting was chaired by

Partly cloudy weather with rain, wind and isolated thunderstorms is likely over Balochistan and Britain. ISLAMABAD: The PMD on Monday forecast widespread intermittent rain, windstorms and thunderstorms in large parts of the country on Tuesday, with risks of heavy falls and hail in isolated places. KP, Punjab, Islamabad and Kashmir are likely to receive widespread

Gasoline pumps will be equipped with digital tools, citizens will be allocated a fixed fuel quota for personal vehicles A worker fills a car’s tank at a gas station amid concerns about rising fuel prices linked to the US-Israeli conflict with Iran. Photo: Reuters (file) ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to implement a digital

Study highlights that country has become one of the main solar markets in five years ISLAMABAD: Electricity prices in Pakistan have jumped 155% over the past three years, with capacity payments and the depreciation of the rupee identified as the main factors, according to a new assessment that highlights the growing pressure on household finances

Imran Khan’s PTI has announced a protest on April 9, the date the party was ousted from power four years ago following a no-confidence motion. Addressing a press conference at the KP House on Monday, party leaders, including Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and Junaid Akbar Khan, announced that the party would hold a