Business

Demand single-digit policy rate; say high borrowing costs threaten industrial recovery

Shielding exporters from year-to-year tax changes can help stave off losses

Inflation hits 11.7% in May; MPC warns of prolonged double-digit price rise

Finance secretary says 'government is in discussions with the IMF; thus, it cannot disclose these numbers'

Benchmark index swings between intraday high of 177,176.73 to 175,085.79 points before closing at 177,039.83

MPC keeps policy rate unchanged amid oil volatility eases post US-Iran deal

Gold prices rise by Rs10,800 per tola in Pakistan

Global market volatility exposes structural weakness in Pakistan's system

Capital that should be expanding factories and creating jobs is diverted towards satisfying complex revenue machinery

Each bailout buys time but never buys reform; the real crisis is not reserves but resolve

Debt servicing consumes 69% of revenue while development spending stays compressed

We tax salaried class while real estate, agri, retail remain untouchable

Avoiding full-scale fiscal crisis requires lower tax rates, expenditure rationalisation & accelerated documentation

Business and technical panels to submit recommendations by June 20

Pollution body says Tata failed to take corrective action despite warnings

Businesses say they lack incentives to boost industrial growth, agriculture, employment

Withdrawal of 18% sales tax meets longstanding demand of industry stakeholders

Higher fuel levies, inflation and rupee vulnerability strengthen case for safe-haven assets

Benchmark KSE-100 index rises nearly 2,000 points in volatile week

Rs10 FED on day-old chicks, 18% sales tax on processed chicken to raise costs

Agriculture storage gets Rs7.1b while losses run into hundreds of billions

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Believes growing friction between PPP, PML-N stems from multiple issues, including disputes over Gilgit-Baltistan

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Petroleum levy at Rs1.68tr; salaried, real estate get tax cuts

Rs3.67tr plan approved; debt, defence, administration crowd out PSDP

Rs1.09tr earmarked for next fiscal year, down 8% from outgoing year

Easing geopolitical tensions, oil plunge fuel market momentum

OICCI warns informal cash economy surges 33%; BMG terms budget 'neither good nor bad'

Cargo handling up 5% to 79m tonnes; seafood exports target $500m as offshore exploration continues

National Centre for Brands Development proposed but no funding or roadmap detailed

Govt seeks to build strategic oil reserves to meet consumer needs for 30 to 45 days

Govt cuts taxes, ends surcharge for four salaried class income slabs

Says announcing these measures under the prime minister's directives

KSE-100 gains 1.59% on easing geopolitical tensions, oil plunge

Finance minister says existing concessions for electric motorcycles, rickshaws and buses will remain in place

Aurangzeb says lower tax rate will help discourage informal fund transfers and strengthen formal channels

Brent crude futures fall $2.11, or 2.3%, to $88.27 a barrel

Customs duty exemptions drop 24% to Rs499b; FTA-related cost zero

KSE-100 surges 18.2% but only Rs16b raised via IPOs; analysts warn of limited fresh funds

KSE-100 edges higher by 276 points on banking, energy-sector support

Sugarcane output up 6.2%, livestock now 14.6% of GDP; meat exports target $700m by 2028

Solar energy fuels growth; agri-sector uses less electricity due to high costs

Rural poverty at 36.2%, more than double urban rate of 17.4%; income inequality widens

SBP holdings rise $25m to $17.22b; gold down Rs9,720/tola

Freelance remittances $856m, 5G auction raises $509m; experts warn of low-value trap

Per capita income up 9% to $1,901; remittances to cross $41b as fiscal deficit falls to 0.7%

Freelance remittances rise to $856m as 5G spectrum auction generates $509m

Solar net metering adds 7,319MW as 13 IPPs of 5,105MW remain closed