BeNewz Report ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has fixed a maximum retail charge of Rs. 1,500 for issuance of an eSIM or conversion from a physical SIM to an eSIM, inclusive of taxes and verification charges, in Pakistan, Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan. The PTA eSIM price cap, …
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Aftab Maken ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s FM radio industry is grappling with a structural crisis that stakeholders describe as the near-total absence of an economy of scale for sustainability, compounded by a regulatory environment in which non-licensed operators reportedly wield greater practical influence over the airwaves than the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority …
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BeNewz Report ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has said the government is pursuing comprehensive tax reforms and steadily expanding the tax net, even as Pakistan achieves a milestone in international capital markets. Addressing a high-level international dialogue on taxation for fiscal sustainability, organized by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) …
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Aftab Maken ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s leading cellular operator Jazz has pushed through a steep average tariff increase of 15.5% across its Top 15 hybrid bundles during Fiscal Year 2026, according to official pricing data reviewed by BeNewz in a move that piles fresh financial pressure on millions of prepaid and hybrid subscribers already …
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Aftab Maken ISLAMABAD: Pakistan LNG Limited (PLL) has rejected the financial bid submitted for its Liquefied Natural Gas tender after the sole participating bidder, BP Singapore, quoted a contract price of US$26.969/MMBtu for the September 4–8 cargo delivery, deeming the offer too expensive to accept. Official tender documents show the …
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BeNewz Report ISLAMABAD: The Privatisation Commission (PC), Government of Pakistan, announced on August 29, 2026, that it has extended the deadline for submission of Expressions of Interest (EOI) for private sector participation in the Islamabad Electric Supply Company Limited (IESCO), pushing the cut-off to September 21, 2026. According to the …
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Aftab Maken ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), the government’s weekly barometer of inflation for essential goods, edged up by just 0.05 percent for the week ended August 27, 2026, according to the latest data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The marginal weekly uptick came even as household …
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— Latest in a String of Regulatory Failures Aftab Maken ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has imposed a fine of Rs 38,900,000 on Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited (PMCL), operating as Jazz, after finding the company failed to comply with mandatory regulations governing the issuance, verification and monitoring of Corporate …
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BeNewz Report ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division has formally handed implementation of the Pakistan Oil Refining Policy for Upgradation of Existing/Brownfield Refineries, 2023, to Inter State Gas Systems (ISGS), sidelining both the sector regulator OGRA and the ministry’s own bureaucracy from direct execution of the multibillion-dollar programme. A Petroleum Division letter designated …
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BeNewz Report KARACHI: Green Entertainment has finally revealed the title of its much-awaited drama serial, “Mitti De Baway,” ending months of speculation surrounding one of Pakistani television’s most talked-about projects. The channel’s cryptic announcement read: “The speculation had a story behind it. Now, we know its name. MITTI DE BAWAY. …
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