The global energy map is being redrawn in real-time. As the escalating conflict involving Iran effectively paralyzes shipping through the Strait of Hormuz—the world’s most critical...
A sudden statement, a shift in sentiment, and seven percent shaved off crude prices. In a market wired for extreme volatility, yesterday’s surge became today’s slump...
In a single, decisive afternoon that will be marked as a pivotal moment in Pakistan’s economic history, the nation has finally and forcefully entered the global...
Karachi, March 2026 — In a modest apartment in Karachi’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal neighbourhood, Rukhsana Bibi receives a WhatsApp ping every month that she calls “the good news.”...
There is a 1,200-kilometer steel artery buried beneath the sands of the Arabian Peninsula that was built for exactly this moment. Commissioned in 1981 at the...
The ghost of 2022 is back to haunt the global economy, and its shadow looms darkest over Southeast Asia. As escalating conflict in the Middle East...
The digital clock on Mr. Ahmed’s trading terminal in Karachi’s bustling financial district had barely clicked past 9:15 AM when the screen turned a ghastly red,...
The room at the State Bank of Pakistan’s Karachi headquarters may have been airconditioned on a warm Monday morning, but the temperature in global energy markets...
In a cramped flat in Karachi’s Lyari district, Fatima Siddiqui runs the calculations she hoped she would never have to make again. The LPG cylinder that...
Supply cuts, Hormuz shipping fears, and a widening Middle East conflict are driving crude toward territory not seen since 2022 — and the economic aftershocks are...