Business

Government-PTI standoff weighs on sentiment as falling oil prices fail to calm investors

Reforms must produce commercially viable and reliable energy system capable of supporting productive industry

Can Pakistan deliver IMF-mandated reforms without triggering food, political crisis?

This process creates more challenges than opportunities for suppliers of developing countries

SRO regime has done significant damage to industries and plans to dismantle it must continue

Credible opportunity exists to graduate from cycle of repeated IMF programmes

Markets face busy end of 2026 that include corporate earnings, Fed meeting & mid-term polls

Two countries sign statement calling for more cooperation to eliminate goods produced with forced labour

Approves new board for strengthening institutional oversight, export promotion

Initiative intended to provide port-related businesses with access to govt services under one roof

In turbulent week, benchmark KSE-100 index sheds 2,610 points

Digital artists call for fairer regime and review to boost economy

Want to air concern, share proposals for draft Auto Policy 2026-31

Tells IMF nine electricity distributors will be privatised by Dec 2027

Price of gold falls by Rs4,300 per tola to Rs436,336 in Pakistan

Week-on-week, index jumps 0.21%; chicken, LPG lift weekly prices

Import growth outpaces encouraging momentum in exports

UK reaffirms technical assistance for strengthening investment policy framework

KSE-100 index weighed down by higher crude prices, US-Iran uncertainty

With surge in digital payments, hackers become more active to exploit trend for illicit gains

Gains Rs2,000 to Rs440,636/tola; rupee up 3 paisa to 277.07/$

CCOE gives directive to Power Division; response from provinces still awaited

He noted that the global textile market was projected to grow from $2.12 trillion in 2025 to $4.27 trillion by 2035

CDWP clears seven foreign-funded water, educational schemes

Power-sector dues to be recovered from provincial shares

KSE-100 closes weak at 168,155 amid subdued investor participation

Brent falls $2.83, or 2.77%, to $99.48 a barrel

Expensive power, fuel offsets positive impact of decrease in food prices

Will take punitive action against traders not applying for fixed tax scheme

SBP's forex holdings jump $39m; gold falls Rs3,000 per tola

150,000 REEVs will displace 1.2b litres of petrol over 5 years

Oil surge, inflation and US-Iran uncertainty impact market outlook

SECP proposes amendments to laws aimed at facilitating businesses, developing market

Local bodies of entire country need fiscal, administrative powers to improve governance

Parliamentary Secretary says they will be able to forecast their yields and productivity

FinMin emphasises growth will reach 4% in 2027 vs 3.7% last year

Deadlock persists over writing off Rs1.4tr receivables of gas firms

Oil surge, inflation and uncertainty over US-Iran situation cloud market outlook

Lender urges adjustments in Pakistan's exchange rate, interest policies

Chinese refiners suspend exports of oil products to regions beyond Hong Kong and Macau until further notice

Says sectors subsidised since 1960s failed to boost exports; prices rose, while quality, import substitution suffered

Region must move from infrastructure to information sharing to tackle challenges

Science & technology ministry identifies duplication of PSQCA functions

Four new traders file returns; FBR collects Rs3.08tr in Q1, extends deadline

Phase-III will increase mine's annual production to 11.2m tonnes

IMF talks, bond market plan, LNG import by power plants fuel optimism

Fundraising surges 53% to $327b, set to challenge 2021 record

New PRGMEA leadership to focus on GSP+, US tariffs and green compliance

.

Climbs Rs4,300/tola with lagged impact; rupee inches up to 277.11/$