Pakistan may miss Rs 1,161 billion petroleum levy target due to global oil price surge

Fuel price hike due to Israel-Iran conflict may lead to shortfall in expected revenue; petroleum price increase expected from June 16

KP unveils Rs2.18tr tax-free budget for FY2025–26

Record Rs547bn ADP allocation; CM Gandapur vows to resist federal taxation on merged districts
OGRA

OGRA notifies slight decrease in RLNG prices for June 2025

Price for SNGPL consumers set at $11.015 per MMBtu for; $9.7284 per MMBtu for SSGCL consumers for transmission

Armed forces officers to receive 50% allowance, JCOs and soldiers 20%, Finance ministry tells NA panel

Finance ministry did not disclose the financial impact and the reason for the higher allowance for officers 

Pakistan set to hold rates as Israel-Iran conflict overshadows growth push

Ten of 13 analysts expect no change at June 17 Monetary Policy Committee meeting

High court rules in favor of FBR, telecom operator liable for Rs22 billion tax on tower asset transfer

Telecom operator transferred tower assets to its subsidiary in 2018 for Rs98.5 billion, recording a gain of Rs75.9 billion, but argued the transaction was exempt from tax 

Islamabad High Court halts NAB’s planned auction of Bahria Town properties

Court issues stay order after Bahria Town claims unlawful seizure of its assets by accountability bureau 

KSE-100 sheds nearly 2,000 points amid geopolitical tensions

Israel air strikes on multiple sites in Iran send investors scurrying to safe havens such as gold and the Swiss franc

IMF raises concerns over Rs344 billion unapproved grants, cites breach of agreement

Grants included Rs115bn for IPPs, Rs3.7bn for Reko Diq, Rs520 million for SIFC, Rs7bn for parliamentarians' schemes, Rs30bn for flood victims in Sindh, Rs6bn for FBR, Rs14bn for solarisation, Rs23bn for anti-terrorism initiatives 

World Bank, IFC approve $700 million loan for Pakistan’s Reko Diq project

Loan will pave the way for $2.5 billion private sector investment in mega mining project; federal govt allocates Rs 3.74 billion for security measures

Asian stocks slide, oil and gold jump after Israel strikes Iran

U.S. S&P E-mini futures fell 1.5%, Nasdaq futures dropped 1.7%, Japan's Nikkei lost 1.4%, and South Korea's KOSPI slipped 1.2%; Gold climbed 1% to $3,419 per ounce

Oil jumps more than 7% as Israel strikes Iran, rattling investors

Brent crude futures rise $5.29, or 7.63%, to $74.65 and WTI crude up $5.38, or 7.91%, to $73.42 a barrel; Iranian media said multiple explosions were heard near Nantanz nuclear facility  

KP faces 27% budget cuts amid funding shortfalls

KP slashes budget by Rs358bn amid Rs526bn funding shortfall, with deep cuts to development and merged districts to meet IMF surplus target

International donors to fund Rs177.52bn for 50 uplift projects in KPK

KP allocates Rs177.52bn for donor-backed projects in FY2025–26, with major funding from World Bank and ADB targeting roads, energy, health, education, and tourism

Car, bike sales accelerate in May; 11-month volumes up 39% YoY

Auto sector benefits from lower rates, improved sentiment; 2/3-wheeler volumes hit 3-year high