KSE-100 closes 414 points higher as sentiment is lifted by positive indicators
Market ends week on positive note amid record current account surplus
Weekly inflation falls 0.69% as food prices ease
SPI-based inflation falls amid sharp correction in perishables
Transporters’ strike disrupts cargo movement at Karachi port
Trade associations warn of escalating challenges to exports amid transporters' strike, with perishable goods at larger risk
Leading banks finalise Rs1.275trn rescue plan to support ailing power sector
Deal formalised with signing of term-sheet at HBL in Karachi, disbursement expected in May; loan will be repaid over six years with an interest rate of 10.5% to 11%Â
Pakistan’s development spending falls below 40% in nine monthsÂ
Rs424 billion spent on development projected out of allocated Rs1.1 trillion from July to mid-April; Govt’s failure to release funds attributed to constraints related to its commitments with IMFÂ
CCP flags monopoly concerns in Pakistan’s insurance industry
The insurance sector is integral to Pakistan's economic growth: CCP Chairman
Three senior PIA officials sentenced to six months in jail for contempt of court
NIRC imposes Rs50,000 fines, suspends salaries of officials for defying court orders on employee regularization
PSX rebounds as KSE-100 gains 881 points
Cement price hike and current account surplus drive investor sentiment; index recovers from previous session's dip
Pakistan posts highest-ever monthly current account surplus of $1.2bn in March 2025
Historic surplus of 230% YoY driven by record remittances; trade deficit narrows
Asian nations, including Pakistan, look to buy more US energy to offset trade imbalance
Pakistan may buy US crude equivalent to current imports of oil and refined products, or about $1 billion of oil: report
World Bank urges Pakistan to widen revenue base, fairly include property sector
It is absurd that only five million Pakistanis file tax returns out of 240 million, says WB official
Govt abolishes 30,968 posts under rightsizing plan to improve efficiency
7,724 posts declared as dying posts; 7,305 abolished posts in Scale-I, two positions in Grades 21-22, 36 posts in Grade-20, and 99 posts in Grade-19 to be eliminated
Govt delays PIA privatisation to last quarter of 2025, misses fiscal year target
Failure to meet deadlines and target raises concerns over privatisation process; govt also misses deadline to privatise House Building Finance Company and First Women Bank by May 2025
Kuwait extends oil credit facility to Pakistan for two more years
Kuwait reaffirms support for Pakistan’s energy sector with extended credit agreement
Govt inaugurates Swabi smart village to expand digital services in rural Pakistan
Third ‘Smart Village’ launched to improve digital access in rural areas