Nayab Fatima, Author at Focus Pakistan

Nayab Fatima

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb clarifies IMF solar panels tax demand Pakistan energy reform 2026

Finance Minister Clarifies IMF Did Not Seek Tax on Solar Panels

Nayab Fatima2026-06-14

Muhammad Aurangzeb, Pakistan’s Finance Minister, appeared on TV. It was reported in some media channels that the IMF insisted on Pakistan imposing tax on solar panel installation. This report is false. “The matter was never part of the discussion, and there has not been any such request from the IMF,” commented Aurangzeb. It must be ... Read more

Gold price in Pakistan today June 12 2026 showing per tola rate of Rs444,336 after a gain of Rs4,370 and 10-gram gold at Rs379,880 with international gold at $4,219 per ounce per APGJSA rates.

Gold Price in Pakistan Rises Rs4,370 Per Tola to Rs444,336

Nayab Fatima2026-06-13

Gold prices in Pakistan make two consecutive gains in a row on Saturday as the cost per tola rises by Rs4,370 after increasing by Rs7,250 on Friday, while the international rate makes an additional $43 per ounce. KARACHI: The price of gold in Pakistan kept up its momentum into Saturday, when the price of gold in ... Read more

An official diplomatic briefing room featuring national flags representing international mediation and US Iran peace deal

Pakistan Helped Open Door to US-Iran Talks, Says Khawaja Asif

Nayab Fatima2026-06-13

ISLAMABAD: The efforts made in an intensely covert way and led by Pakistan have almost brought about an unprecedented success story. Defence Minister of Pakistan, Khawaja Asif, has stated that a long-awaited US Iran peace deal will be signed, with the agreement to be termed as “the Islamabad Pact.” In a comment addressing these efforts and ... Read more

Punjab colleges privatisation 2026 government handover private sector education reform Pakistan

Punjab Plans to Hand Over 150 Government Colleges to Private Sector

Nayab Fatima2026-06-13

LAHORE: The Punjab provincial government has decided to revolutionize higher education in the most populous province of Pakistan. It has chosen to implement the PPP model outside the realm of primary education into higher education by taking it straight to the college level. “Punjab colleges privatisation policy” has been announced by the Punjab provincial government. ... Read more

Princess Bajrakitiyabha is dead at 47 after 3.5 years in a coma.

Thailand Loses Its Most Beloved Princess After 3.5 Years in Coma

Nayab Fatima2026-06-13

BANGKOK: Princess’s Death Confirmed And So Were People’s FearsThe news of Friday morning in Thailand was something the nation had feared for years to come. An official announcement was made by the Bureau of the Royal Household informing everyone about the death of Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol, the eldest daughter of King Maha Vajiralongkorn, on the ... Read more

K-IV Karachi water project construction site with Keenjhar Lake canal infrastructure

Karachi’s Cursed K-IV Water Project Gets Rs. 10 Billion

Nayab Fatima2026-06-13

This story is familiar to Karachiis. Promises. Speeches. Ground breaking. Filming. Silence, delay, and yet another cycle of the shortage that has plagued millions of people living in the biggest city of Pakistan. KARACHI: When the federal government announced in the Budget 2026-27 that Rs. 10 billion would be allocated for the K-IV water project ... Read more

FPCCI President Atif Ikram Sheikh speaking at Federation House Islamabad about high industrial costs in Budget 2026-27

FPCCI Warns Rising Costs Could Slow Pakistan’s Industrial Growth

Nayab Fatima2026-06-13

It did not take Pakistan’s top trade body long. Hardly had Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb delivered his speech on the country’s budget 2026-27 in the Parliament house than FPCCI President Atif Ikram Sheikh and Senior Vice-President Saqib Fayyaz Magoon appeared on camera from Islamabad’s Federation House to give their verdict that the government could not ... Read more

OICCI Welcomes Budget 2025-26 while raising concerns over Pakistan's expanding informal economy and tax reforms.

OICCI Welcomes Budget But Warns Informal Economy Keeps Expanding

Nayab Fatima2026-06-12

KARACHI: The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) welcomes the Federal Budget 2025–26. Crafted under significant fiscal pressure, IMF commitments, external imbalances and the residual weight of years of consolidation, this is a budget that shows restraint, some structural ambition, and meaningful forward movement in select areas. It is not a perfect budget ... Read more

Facebook Instagram outage 2026 confirmed by Meta spokesperson Andy Stone on June 11 with over 62000 Facebook and 8000 Instagram access failure reports filed on Downdetector by 10:11 AM Eastern Time.

Asif Ali Zardari Approves Bill Clearing Path for PIA Privatisation

Nayab Fatima2026-06-12

As per reports, President Asif Ali Zardari signed the law repealing PIA privatisation bill on Friday, thus finalising all legal processes necessary for the privatisation process of Pakistan International Airlines. This bill was approved by the Senate on 10th June and by the National Assembly on 11th June, after which the president signed it to ... Read more

Meta’s Social Networks Down for Thousands of Users

Nayab Fatima2026-06-12

Facebook has been experiencing a service outage since Friday morning according to Meta, where more than 62,000 complaints were made regarding Facebook while more than 8,000 complaints were made about Instagram on Downdetector at 10:11 AM ET. The two largest social networking websites by Meta experienced an outage Friday morning for thousands of people. An ... Read more

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Finance Minister Clarifies IMF Did Not Seek Tax on Solar Panels

Gold Price in Pakistan Rises Rs4,370 Per Tola to Rs444,336

Pakistan Helped Open Door to US-Iran Talks, Says Khawaja Asif

Punjab Plans to Hand Over 150 Government Colleges to Private Sector

Thailand Loses Its Most Beloved Princess After 3.5 Years in Coma

Karachi’s Cursed K-IV Water Project Gets Rs. 10 Billion

FPCCI Warns Rising Costs Could Slow Pakistan’s Industrial Growth

OICCI Welcomes Budget But Warns Informal Economy Keeps Expanding

Asif Ali Zardari Approves Bill Clearing Path for PIA Privatisation

Meta’s Social Networks Down for Thousands of Users

Pakistan Receives First RoRo Vessel Carrying Over 2,000 Electric Vehicles

Arif Habib Confirms PIA Fleet to Reach 60 Aircraft in 10 Years

Federal Minister Launches Landmark Wastewater Environmental Strategy

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