5G auction set for Q1 2026 as telecom quality deteriorates, frustration mounts
National Assembly committee expresses dissatisfaction over service quality amid auction preparations
PSX closes in the red as late-session profit booking erases early gains
KSE-100 drops 294 points after hitting intra-day high following rate cut announcement
Pakistan seeks oil deal with Russia as energy ministries hold talks: report
Finance Minister Aurangzeb says Pakistan, Russia exploring construction of another steel plant
Richest 10% of Pakistanis capture 42% of national income: report
World Inequality Report 2026 says inequality in Pakistan remains high, with top 10% holding 59% of total wealth, top 1% controlling 24%, while bottom 50% account for 19%
Pakistan, Russia sign second protocol to revive Pakistan Steel Mills
Govt agrees on bankable EPC plan as PSM privatisation process moves forward
EU sanctions Canadian-Pakistani oil trader Murtaza Lakhani, others over links to Russia’s shipping network
Sanctions also target Lukoil-linked Valery Kildiyarov and list Etibar Eyyub, Anar Madatli, Talat Safarov over ties to Coral Energy, now 2Rivers Group
Federal govt notifies eight committees to shape 11th NFC award amid Sindh objections
Committees set up on debt utilisation, divisible pool taxes, vertical transfers, inter-provincial distribution, tax-to-GDP ratio, straight transfers, FATA merger, and sharing of federal expenditures in provincial subjects
Diesel price slashed by Rs14 per Litre, petrol price unchanged
Government offers targeted relief to transport, agriculture, and industrial sectors as diesel price falls by Rs14 per litre, petrol rates remain unchanged
KSE-100 hits record 170,741 as SBP rate cut lifts sentiment
Index gains 877 points; PPL, Systems, Maple Leaf, NBP, UBL lead advance
PM orders fast-track execution of Diamer Basha, other strategic water projects
Ministries directed to ensure uninterrupted PSDP funding and rupee cover for Diamer Basha, Mohmand, Dasu projects; rehabilitation of Neelum Jhelum project ordered to be revived immediately
IMF flags $30–35bn import data gap, sets condition to review Pakistan’s statistics: report
Fund seeks assessment of import data quality and revisions to past figures as part of EFF programme
PVARA: Binance, HTX NOCs first step in phased crypto regulation
Authorities adopt “Pakistan-first” approach to control, supervise, and licence digital asset platforms amid mass adoption
Finance Ministry says IMF targets are phased reforms, not new conditions
Clarifies 11 benchmarks under $7bn EFF follow existing policy trajectory, supporting $1.2bn disbursement
Pakistan’s former finance czar questions Binance selection for $2bn asset tokenisation deal, seeks transparency
Asad Umar asks whether global financial giants such as BlackRock, UBS, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan and HSBC were invited to participate
Govt plans legal cover for FDI, seeks to curb NAB, FIA interference
National Industrial Policy proposes PM Office powers, new industrial revival body