Business

Reserves decrease to $11.5b while gold jumps Rs4,300, silver hits 13-year high

Minister outlines $1b investment plans, need for reduction of freight charges, local capacity expansion

SBP drafts new lending regulations for small to mid-range businesses amid calls for reform

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Regulator clears part of KE's Rs76b claim for FY2017-23 amid investor concerns, operational challenges

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PM to choose between reward or penalty to curb informal economy

DISCOs will pay only Rs10 per unit to solar meter owners compared to existing Rs27 per unit

Stocks erased all gains after hitting record high during intraday trading

Index up 1,348 points as tax relief expectations, positive data boost interest

Row between yarn, fabric producers and apparel sector deepens

Automakers warn of production halts; Trump and Xi expected to talk this week

Eyes increasing exports to $3b, boosting trade with Afghanistan; health minister backs local ingredient production

Company calls for stricter enforcement, tax adjustments to plug revenue losses as illicit market share hits 58%

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Global tensions, weak dollar push gold up; rupee slides 10 paisa to 282.22/$

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Index closes for the day at 121,798.86, gaining 1,347.99 points or 1.12%

Safe-haven edges up Rs1,000 to Rs354,100 on US-China pullback; rupee slips 14 paisa to 282.11/$

Clears digital services tax worth Rs10b, middle income groups may get relief

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Petroleum minister announces revival of Cabinet Committee on Energy, deepens ties with Azerbaijan's SOCAR

Industry supplies 42.8m tons in July-May FY25 against 41.7m tons last year

APTMA, PCGA, cotton body warn of industrial collapse; PHMA defends EFS

KSE-100 index surges 1,573 points and settles well above 120k

CCP slaps Rs375m in penalties over cartel behaviour; FMPAC to challenge order in court

Lends support to joint projects, tech transfer and capacity building

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The price of 24-karat gold increased by Rs1,000 per tola, bringing it to Rs354,100, mirroring international trends

Sets economic growth target at 4.2% for next year as Iqbal warns of compromises to growth.

Record-breaking bullish sentiment comes ahead of Pakistan's budget this month

Spike ends 18-month downtrend as CPI becomes double of govt's forecast; food, fuel prices put strain on households

Consumers will have to pay billions of rupees under new KE multiyear tariff

Outlines efforts to integrate rail, road corridors with ECO network

Index falls 813 points as inflation, geopolitical pressure dampen sentiment

Local price soars by Rs5,900/tola amid escalation between Russia and Ukraine, rupee gains 5 paisa to 281.97/$

The CEO insists that pending requests for new connections, the over-billing issue will be addressed swiftly

Regulator will also take action if OMCs could not lift the required products from refineries

US West Texas Intermediate crude was up $1.63, or 2.68%, at $62.42.

SBP governor, SECP chairman and IT ministry officials discuss crypto regulation in high-level meeting

Sanofi moves to buy Blueprint Medicines for $9.5 billion, expanding its rare disease and immunology drug pipeline

Energy ministry says high K-Electric tariff may cost Rs59b over 2 years, urges NEPRA to review national grid pricing

Silver prices remain steady at Rs3,356 per tola and Rs2,962 per 10 grams, with no change reported

Average inflation rate for July 2024 to May 2025 stood at 4.61%, compared with the corresponding period in 2023–24

Optic fibres should follow suit, backed by facilitating regulatory framework

The milestone reflects Pakistan's vision for export-driven economic growth

To fix budget, govt must remove non-filer category, enforce real compliance

Tax reform should scrap incentive to hide income, generate revenue efficiently

Game-changing ideas and transformative actions, not routine fixes, are what Pakistan needs now

While economy has averted crisis, growth forecasts remain subdued