Syed Akhtar Ali

ISLAMABAD: Regulatory bodies are formed to determine rules and regulations in the context of authority bestowed by an elected parliament or equivalent source of power. Regulatory bodies […]

ISLAMABAD: Oil whether crude or finished products has been transported with ease in normal bowsers and trucks. This has not been the case with natural gas as […]

Oil prices have not been raised in Pakistan this month but gas tariff has. We have earlier discussed in this space why electricity costs are high […]

Electricity rates have been increased significantly, mostly due to the rupee devaluation. Even before this increase, there has always been the question: why is electricity expensive […]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s current account deficit has created many problems for the economy. Major imports are of the oil sector. There is a misplaced notion that nothing can […]

Pakistan’s current account deficit has created many problems for the economy. The country’s major imports are from the oil sector. There is a misplaced notion that […]

ISLAMABAD: The whole world is moving towards electric vehicles (EVs), especially the industrialised and industrialising countries. There are targets of 30% market share in sales of EVs […]

LNG has come to stay and there has been an increase its market share due to falling local gas supplies and lack of new significant discoveries. […]

ISLAMABAD: New prices of petroleum products effective June 1 have been announced. Petrol price is now at Rs112.68 per litre, high-speed diesel (HSD) at Rs126.68 and kerosene […]