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% 

Pakistan’s development spending falls below 40% in nine months 

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 IMF 
CCP

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