Retail investors fuel Pakistan’s stock market rally as KSE-100 climbs 40pc in 2025: report
New trading accounts jump to 36,000 in September quarter as returns attract small investors
Industrial activity shows signs of recovery with 4.08% LSM growth in first quarter
September growth reaches 2.69% on strength from autos and cement; food, textile and petroleum segments post mixed results
IMF urges Pakistan to publish SIFC’s annual report with full details of facilitated investments
Governance and Corruption Diagnostic Assessment flags systemic risks and urges adoption of 15-point reform plan with tighter parliamentary fiscal controls
Shield seeks exit from PSX citing low liquidity and annual losses
Board cites consecutive annual losses as reasons for voluntary delisting; sponsors to buy out minority shareholders
Standard Chartered, IFC launch $400 million facility to expand trade and working-capital financing in Pakistan
New programme doubles earlier $200m facility to boost exporters and major corporations
Pakistan’s trade deficit widens 39% to $12.7bn in July–October as exports drop and imports rise
Food exports fall 35% with rice down 46%; textile shipments inch up 4% while petroleum imports climb over 10%.
Cloudflare outage disrupts services for major websites across the globe
Several local and international platforms, including X, ChatGPT experience over an hour of downtime due to global network issues
Govt presses fertiliser firms to clear Rs450bn GIDC dues as ECC reviews gas allocation plan
ECC seeks mechanism to keep urea prices stable while debating RLNG handling, gas supply from Ghazij/Shinwarz field, and overdue GIDC payments
Balochistan, KP face highest vulnerability in Pakistan’s first District Vulnerability Index
Report reveals disparity in development with Balochistan home to 17 of the 20 most vulnerable districts
SBP limits foreign currency transactions to digital channels to curb illegal dollar flow
Central bank’s new directive aims to strengthen anti-money laundering controls and support stability ahead of Pakistan’s crypto adoption plans
Pakistan achieves record $386 million in IT exports for October 2025
IT exports for 4MFY26 reach $1.4 billion, showing a 20% YoY increase; October daily exports average $16.78 million, up slightly from September
PSX sees volatile session as KSE-100 drops 248 points amid late selling pressure
Heavyweights like LUCK, UBL, and MARI drag the index lower as market sentiment remains under pressure
Pakistan posts $112 million current account deficit in October as imports jump 13%
Exports fall 4% to $3.57bn while remittances rose 12% to $3.42bn in October; 4MFY26 deficit widens 256% to $733 million
NFC inaugural session postponed once again as debate over resource distribution stalls
Centre seeks political consensus with provinces as flood-hit economy faces revenue pressures
Pakistan faces threat of $2bn arbitration from Saudi, Kuwaiti investors over K-Electric dispute
Investors accuse govt of blocking tariff implementation, delaying subsidies and undermining governance rights at K-Electric