Monitoring Report

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Food Directorate also approves Rs2,050 rate for 20kg bag as inspections and production restrictions are withdrawn

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Five-year policy proposes lower duties on electric vehicle parts, gradual phase-out of petrol vehicle imports and incentives for local manufacturing

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Researchers and professors hired under Tenure Track System face 87% inflation and 81% rise in tax burden with no salary increase in five years; Finance Division offers temporary relief without final agreement

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Imported used vehicles to remain barred from local sale, mandatory re-export within nine months; Proposed scheme, based on Dubai and Jebel Ali model pushed by SIFC

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Shehbaz Sharif calls for strict action on power theft as transmission losses fall to 15.3% and recovery improves to 96.46%

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Miscalculation in ex-dividend reference price briefly distorted circuit range, but exchange says market price discovery remained valid

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Taxation, savings mobilisation, and regulatory reforms dominate talks with IAP and MUFAP delegations

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PSX-listed textile company retains Saigol family leadership with three-year executive term effective May 2026

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Ex-NADRA chairman recognised for shaping biometric ID systems, digital governance, and next-generation authentication standards

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Only four zones partially operational; $8bn FDI and 500,000-job goals unmet as trade gap with China widens

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PKR 4.8bn deal to rank as PSX’s third-largest listing after strong institutional bidding

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Single bid 224% above estimate flagged; NHA given 30 days for re-bidding, records sought on power plant auctions