NA panel to take up taxation on imported mobile phones on Wednesday
Meeting set to review key issues related to the taxation of imported mobile phones, with special focus on challenges faced by overseas Pakistanis
PSX sees volatility as profit-taking outweighs early gains
KSE-100 index dips by 0.25% amid macroeconomic concerns and widening trade deficit.
Pakistan’s trade deficit rises 33% YoY to $2.86 billion in November 2025
Trade deficit grows as exports decline 15.4%, while imports increase by 5%; 5MFY26 trade gap up 37% compared to last year
Commerce ministry mulls abolition of Personal Baggage Scheme, tightens used car import regulations
Estimates show local vendor industry lost Rs 50 billion due to used car influx, with significant foreign-exchange impact
KP seeks Rs220 billion increase in NFC share, demands rise to 19.64% in Dec 4 meeting
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa argues that its NFC share should rise from 14.63% to 19.64% following merger of FataÂ
CCP attributes sugar crises to export-driven shortages, inaccurate data, and mill owners’ influence
Competition Commission outlines reforms to tackle recurring sugar crises in Pakistan; urges deregulation, transparency, and modernization to address inefficiencies and market manipulation in Pakistan’s sugar sector
Three state entities added to privatisation programme, two removed
Board of Privatisation Commission approves inclusion of Saindak Metals, PMDC, NICL, and delisting of Sindh Engineering Ltd and Utility Stores Corporation
Bitcoin drops below $90,000 amid continued selloff, investors flee risk assets
Bitcoin drops below $90,000 amid continued selloff, investors flee risk assets
KSE-100 closes above 168,000 as institutional buying lifts market
Index gains 1,384 points; HUBC, OGDC, LUCK, MARI and MCB lead rally
Pakistan’s inflation rises to 6.1% in November, slightly above govt forecast
CPI increases 0.4% month-on-month; five-month inflation averages 5.01% in FY26
Pakistan clears LNG diversion plan for 2026, allowing Qatar and ENI to reroute 35 cargoes
Government approves long-delayed annual delivery plan as declining gas demand prompts cargo diversions, cost savings and restored supply of cheaper local gas
FBR seals two tobacco factories in Mardan over non-duty-paid cigarette production
200 cartons of non-duty-paid and non-TTS cigarettes recovered in Mardan raid, machinery sealed; over 200 monitors, 120 Rangers deployed nationwide for enforcement
Govt cuts petrol price by Rs2, diesel by Rs4.79 per litreÂ
Petrol set at Rs263.45 per litre; HSD at Rs263.45; IFEM on both products slightly reduced as global prices decline
Pakistan elected to chair Economic Cooperation Organization Council of Ministers for 2026–27
Ishaq Dar thanks member states for support as Pakistan prepares to host next COM meeting in 2026
FCC to hear super tax appeals on Dec 1 as long-running dispute moves to constitutional forum
Three-judge bench to take up FBR challenges to high court rulings on Sections 4B and 4C; separate Arshad Sharif case fixed for Dec 3