6+ hour, 3+ min ago   (424+ words) ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced a special petrol relief scheme offering a Rs100 per litre discount to owners of motorcycles, rickshaws, Qingqi vehicles and cars up to 800cc as Middle East tensions are driving the fuel prices globally. The initiative…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (299+ words) KARACHI – The All Pakistan Goods Transport Alliance has announced a 5% increase in goods transport freight charges following repeated increases in petroleum product prices, warning that frequent changes in fuel prices were no longer acceptable. Alliance President Malik Shahzad Awan condemned…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (517+ words) ISLAMABAD – A major change could be coming to Pakistan’s petrol pumps, with the government preparing to loosen its grip on fuel pricing. By June 2027, petrol prices could increasingly be driven by the market, potentially changing how pump owners operate and…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (213+ words) KARACHI – September is about to begin, but motorists are already facing a fresh fuel shock. Petrol and diesel prices have been raised for September as crude oil surged above $90 a barrel, adding new pressure to fuel markets amid escalating tensions…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (253+ words) The rapidly evolving geopolitical and geostrategic landscape has catalyzed a renewed appreciation for the transformative role of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Central Asia. Within the theoretical frameworks of complex interdependence and geo-economics the BRI operates not merely…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (125+ words) Polish ambassador honours cyclist Sławomir Strzelczyk for completing Islamabad-to-Khunjerab journey Pakistan Observer Polish ambassador honours cyclist Sławomir Strzelczyk for completing Islamabad-to-Khunjerab journey ISLAMABAD – Polish cyclist Sławomir Strzelczyk has successfully completed a challenging 1,390-kilometre cycling journey from Islamabad to the Khunjerab…...