In private sector transaction, Pakistan will import 6m barrels of WTI oil

Decides to opt for alternative use of strategic petroleum pipelines

Despite web of institutions, sector remains financially, operationally weak

Steering committee, data system approved as OGDC gets Rs7.7b circular debt payment

Govt shelves Islamabad airport outsourcing plan as talk with UAE stall

Notes privatisation recognised globally owing to high-level transparency

ADB voices concern $360m loan could lapse if work is not expedited

Policy envisages regulated plant cultivation, derivatives manufacturing for medicinal, industrial use

Energy minister calls regulator's report misleading, says circular debt reduced from Rs2.4tr to Rs1.6tr

Ask govt to intervene, say financial strain forcing them to scale back uplift projects