Govt to launch tariff cut plan in budget 2025-26 under new five-year policy

National Tariff Policy 2025–30 aims to cap duties at 15%, phase out additional and regulatory levies, and promote export-led growth

SBP issues guidelines on FVOCI portfolio reclassification under basel III framework

Banks, DFIs allowed phased transfer of securities to trading book over three years

Pakistan sets course for genomic collaboration with China’s BGI Group

Roadmap launched to advance genetic research, rare disease diagnostics

KP government, HBL Konnect partner to deliver digital aid to orphans and widows

Rs10,000 monthly assistance to be disbursed under Roshan Mustaqbil and Sahara Card programs via digital channels

IMF presses Pakistan for higher taxes, NFC rebalancing amid record salaried class burden

IMF narrows focus to tax hikes, NFC overhaul amid budget talks with Pakistan

SECP issues cybersecurity advisory to companies amid rising threat alerts

SECP warns firms of rising cyber threats amid geopolitical instability

Diamond Paints penalised for misleading ads as tribunal upholds CCP’s verdict

Fine reduced to Rs2.5 million after company admits fault and pledges compliance

Senate panel passes captive power plants levy bill to ease electricity costs

New levy to rise from 5% to 20% by 2026; opposition warns of industrial shutdowns amid rising gas tariffs

CCP, NAB join forces to tackle bid rigging and collusion in public procurement

MoU sets framework for data sharing, enforcement, and transparency enhancement

CCP fines Al-Ghazi Tractors Rs40m for false diesel savings claim

Regulator finds tractor maker guilty of misleading advertisement

Govt launches commercial fruit tree plantation along highways

Private sector invited to lease land for climate-smart orchards under three-year model

The mystery of CPQL; how a national biosecurity project became a bureaucratic black hole

PM has ordered disciplinary action against senior officials, but why did it take over two-decades for CPQL to be noticed

IMF identifies governance flaws in Pakistan, calls for reforms to tackle corruption and improve accountability: report

Fund’s findings point to issues in civil service politicisation, weak anti-corruption policies, and fragmented decision-making, urging for systemic reforms; assessment report expected by August 2025

IMF begins second corruption and governance diagnostic mission to Pakistan

Fund team to meet with over 30 departments to discuss governance, corruption, and financial sector oversight

KP repays Rs50bn debt, records Rs169bn surplus without new loans: Gandapur

Chief minister says province boosting revenue, warns of protests over withheld federal funds