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Federal Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik witnesses the signing of 21 Production Sharing Agreements under Pakistan's Offshore Bid Round 2025 covering Indus and Makran offshore basins.

Pakistan Opens 54,600 Sq Km Sea Area for Major Offshore Drilling

Focus Pakistan2026-05-20

Pakistan has been negligent about its offshore energy prospects for nearly twenty years by relying on costlier fuel imports to satisfy their energy needs. Pakistan’s government is now taking steps to repair the past neglect of its energy resources. Contracts have been signed for all twenty-one Production Sharing Contracts and Exploration Licenses for Pakistan’s Offshore ... Read more

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs the Provincial Apex Committee in Quetta alongside Field Marshal Asim Munir and CM Sarfraz Bugti to announce the Balochistan mineral security corridor.

Pakistan Orders Mineral Security Corridor in Balochistan Amid Security Concerns

Focus Pakistan2026-05-20

QUETTA: The riches that Pakistan holds have been left open for exploitation. However, the government of Pakistan has recently taken action by deploying the Frontier Corps (FC) troops to the province of Rakhshan in Baluchistan to ensure the formation of a mineral security corridor, something that many believe was long overdue. A security loophole that ... Read more

Karachi BRT Red Line electric buses project 2026 Sindh Assembly update showing biogas plant industrial redirect 500 EV buses public private partnership ADB funding

Karachi Red Line Drops Biogas Bus Plan, Moves Fully Electric Amid Rising Demand

Focus Pakistan2026-05-20

KARACHI: The government of Sindh opting for switching from hybrid vehicles to entirely electric buses in the project known as “Karachi BRT Red Line Project” is certainly a milestone in terms of the urban transport policy in the province. It is evident from the above shift that electricity is surely a forward-looking energy for urban ... Read more

Tuwairqi Steel Mills revival ECC gas supply 40-45 MMCFD Port Qasim Saudi Al Tuwairqi POSCO SIFC Pakistan steel complex 2026

Saudi Arabia Bets Big on Tuwairqi Steel Revival

Focus Pakistan2026-05-20

ISLAMABAD: From mere hope to official policy, the turnaround of Tuwairqi Steel Mills came this week when the Economic Coordination Committee gave in-principle consent to supplying natural gas to Pakistan’s longest-standing unfinished industrial project, which would not become operational owing to the problem of natural gas pricing. This is a Saudi-South Korean joint venture at ... Read more

Pakistan food exports decline amid rice export slowdown and seafood growth

Pakistan Food Exports Crash 32% to $4.19bn in Ten Months

Focus Pakistan2026-05-20

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan food exports 2026, fell sharply during the first ten months of FY2025-26, declining by 32.2% to $4.19 billion mainly due to lower rice exports, according to PBS data. According to the PBS figures, there is a fall in the total export of food groups by 32.2%. In the same ten months period of ... Read more

Pakistan Russian oil access US Treasury 30-day general licence Scott Bessent energy vulnerable nations refining infrastructure capacity 2026

Pakistan May Access Russian Oil Under New US Temporary Licence

Focus Pakistan2026-05-20

WASHINGTON: The access of Pakistan to Russian oil has now become a reality as the US government has issued a temporary 30-day general license enabling some energy-dependent countries to buy Russian oil, which is a major policy change on the part of Washington, according to diplomatic sources. The licence was directly approved by Scott Bessent, ... Read more

Pakistan Disco privatisation Fesco Gepco Iesco Privatisation Commission expressions of interest investors 14 million consumers IMF reforms 2026

Pakistan Disco Privatisation Finally Begins After 28-Year Delay Under IMF Pressure

Focus Pakistan2026-05-20

ISLAMABAD: The privatisation of Pakistan Disco made the first move towards implementation on Tuesday, as the privatisation commission officially invited expressions of interest from domestic and foreign investors regarding the privatisation of three of the most profitable electricity distributors in the country, a process which was expected to be completed within five years of the ... Read more

GAC Motor Pakistan entry AION V AION ES Emzoom Hyptec HT electric SUV sedan Fortune 500 JD Power quality Chinese automaker EV 2026

GAC Motor Prepares Pakistan Entry With EVs and Eight-Year Quality Record Behind It

Focus Pakistan2026-05-20

KARACHI: The process of gearing up for the unveiling of GAC Motor Pakistan is very different from the recent spate of introductions of new automotive brands into the Pakistani market. It does not signify a small company trying to seek opportunities in a growing market or an emerging regional manufacturer trying to increase its production ... Read more

WHO Ebola hantavirus outbreak update World Health Assembly DR Congo Uganda 395 cases 100 deaths Bundibugyo no vaccine Tedros 2026

WHO Warns Ebola Outbreak Could Be Much Larger Than Reported International Emergency Declared Now

Focus Pakistan2026-05-20

GENEVA: WHO’s Ebola hantavirus outbreak worries have come to a head in recent days when the World Health Organization has made the decision to classify the Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo as a public health emergency of international concern — the highest alert level — as well as dealing with a ... Read more

SLM Tyres IPO Pakistan Pakistan Stock Exchange record showing 16.7 times oversubscription Rs69.4 billion investor interest

SLM Tyres IPO Oversubscribed 16.7x, Sets New PSX Record

Focus Pakistan2026-05-19

KARACHI: The capital market of Pakistan recently witnessed its biggest-ever IPO deal. Service Long March Tyres Limited’s IPO saw its two-day book-building exercise close with 16.7 times oversubscription and total investor interest amounting to about Rs69.4 billion, which is the equivalent of roughly $250 million. This made the SLM Tyres IPO the biggest-ever deal seen ... Read more

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Pakistan Opens 54,600 Sq Km Sea Area for Major Offshore Drilling

Pakistan Orders Mineral Security Corridor in Balochistan Amid Security Concerns

Karachi Red Line Drops Biogas Bus Plan, Moves Fully Electric Amid Rising Demand

Saudi Arabia Bets Big on Tuwairqi Steel Revival

Pakistan Food Exports Crash 32% to $4.19bn in Ten Months

Pakistan May Access Russian Oil Under New US Temporary Licence

Pakistan Disco Privatisation Finally Begins After 28-Year Delay Under IMF Pressure

GAC Motor Prepares Pakistan Entry With EVs and Eight-Year Quality Record Behind It

WHO Warns Ebola Outbreak Could Be Much Larger Than Reported International Emergency Declared Now

SLM Tyres IPO Oversubscribed 16.7x, Sets New PSX Record

Pakistan’s Freelancers Generate Historic $1.76 Billion in FY26

Pakistan Approves Daily Petroleum Pricing Mechanism

Sitara Group Owner Mian Muhammad Idrees Arrested at Lahore Airport in Rs12 Billion Power Fraud Case

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