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On 16 September 2026, the government raised petrol by Rs4.10 to Rs384.34 per litre and high-speed diesel by Rs6.41 to Rs415.83 per litre — the latest in a back-to-back run…

For most of 2025 the story Pakistani investors told themselves was simple: inflation had cooled, the State Bank was cutting, and cheaper money would soon flow back into plots and…

For decades, the biggest fear for a Pakistani property buyer was not the price of a plot — it was the qabza mafia and the endless civil litigation that followed…

For years, Pakistani homebuilders quietly absorbed a hidden risk: an open-ended construction budget. You agreed a rough figure with a contractor, then watched cement, steel and transport creep up month…

On 4 September 2026, petrol crossed the psychological Rs349/litre mark — a fresh all-time high — after a run of increases inside a single week under Pakistan's new daily fuel-pricing…

If you are an overseas Pakistani saving up to buy a plot in Rawalpindi, a quiet policy change could nibble away at your buying power. In its FY2026-27 budget measures,…

Pakistan Just Changed How Petrol Is Priced — Here's Why Plot-Holders Should Care For years, Pakistanis budgeted around a familiar rhythm: fuel prices moved once a fortnight, usually announced on…

For years, Pakistani property investors have learned to budget for surprises. A "mini-budget" in the middle of a fiscal year, a sudden withholding-tax hike, an FBR valuation revision — the…

On 1 July 2026, the federal government let a deadline pass. Under the $7 billion IMF Extended Fund Facility, Pakistan committed to notifying revised gas tariffs twice a year —…