Pakistan’s 5G launch faces steep infrastructural, financial hurdles

IANS | April 6, 2026 5:07 PM

New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The launch of 5G services in select parts of Pakistan is a milestone, but the county's structural financial and infrastructural bottlenecks makes the technology rollout "closer to a marketing story than a working reality," a new report has said.

IMF tells Pakistan to remove subsidy on fuels

IANS | April 6, 2026 4:56 PM

New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked Pakistan to eliminate, at the earliest, distortions in the pricing of petroleum products due to the subsidy extended by the federal government to consumers amid the surge in global prices triggered by the Iran war, local media reports said on Monday.

Cost of veg thali stays stable in March, non-veg thali turns cheaper

IANS | April 6, 2026 4:31 PM

New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The cost of a home-cooked vegetarian (veg) thali remained stable in March this year, compared to the same month last year, while that of a non-vegetarian (non-veg) thali fell 1 per cent as chicken prices declined during the month, according to a report released by Crisil Intelligence on Monday.

Global energy flows disrupted by West Asia crisis: SEBI Chairman

IANS | April 6, 2026 1:59 PM

New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey on Monday said that escalating tensions in West Asia are disrupting global energy flows, putting pressure on oil and gas supplies and triggering sharp price volatility.