HeadlinesPakistan awards 11 exploration blocks, unlocks Rs8.66bn investment to boost domestic oil & gas output
New concessions across Balochistan, Sindh, and Punjab aim to deepen exploration footprint and cut import dependence
Feb 26, 2026
Ahmad Ahmadani
The author is a an investigative journalist at Profit. He can be reached at [email protected].
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