Pakistan ranks fifth most vulnerable to climate-related disasters: report

World Bank calls for resilient infrastructure and strategic investments to improve rural access to services

Hydrocarbon exploration firms favor unlicensed buyers, gas policy implementation questioned: report

Some private entities lobbied government despite lacking licences and are pressuring E&P firms to bypass requirements for gas bidding, sources say

Govt targets Rs4.825 trillion borrowing through T-bills, PIBs in three months

Strategy shifts towards longer-term debt as early repayments reduce reliance on SBP borrowing

CCP flags major data gaps in PTCL–Telenor merger

Missing data, preferential rates, and unclear financing plans stall merger progress

Buying returns as KSE-100 settles near 150,000 amid debt retirement

Market boosted by early government debt retirement, ADB funding, and lower inflation

Punjab floods washed away thousands of villages and farms; now the devastation threatens Pakistan’s economy

Farmers and experts warn recovery could cost billions to rebuild homes and farms, with food insecurity rising; cotton losses to hit hard textile industry

FBR empowered to impose Rs 500,000 penalty for non-compliance with digital invoicing

Subsequent violations could trigger higher fines of Rs 1 million, Rs 2 million, and Rs 3 million as FBR urges registered taxpayers to integrate systems

HSD price down by Rs3 per litre, petrol rate unchanged for next fortnight

Government maintains petrol at Rs 264.61, lowers high-speed diesel to Rs 269.99 per litre

Flood-hit areas remain without power as hundreds of feeders await full restoration

Thousands of households remain in darkness as flood damage cripples power supply

Pakistan flooding worsened by India’s river-sharing treaty suspension and barrage collapse

Officials say downstream water flow and failed Indian infrastructure intensified damage

FBR misses August tax collection target by Rs64 billion

Provisional collection recorded Rs886 billion against Rs950 billion target; two months shortfall stands at Rs47.5 billion

Finance minister highlights reforms, investment prospects to UAE investors

Aurangzeb briefs delegation on economic progress, structural reforms, and opportunities in mining and privatization

PSDP 2025-26 capped at 2% amid IMF commitments, Senate panel told 

10% cap on new uplift projects maintained but actual PSDP allocation for 2025-26 only 2% due to ongoing commitments, Secretary for Planning briefs Senate Standing Committee on Planning

KSE-100 index closes higher at 148,617 amid buying in key sectors

Cement, banking, oil and power stocks support modest rebound after rollover pressures

Petroleum prices to drop up to Rs3.13 per litre from September 1

Petrol price is expected to go down by Rs0.61/litre to Rs264, diesel by Rs3.13/litre to Rs269.86