IMF tightens conditions for future funding, cites India-Pakistan tensions and tariff risks: report
Pakistan must secure parliamentary approval for the next budget and implement key reforms to meet IMF targets
Pakistan, IMF agree to ease used vehicle import restrictions under new tariff plan
New National Tariff Policy to reduce tariffs, simplify customs and eliminate duties on used cars by 2030
IMF delegation arrives in Islamabad for budget talks
Fund calls for elimination of tax exemptions in FATA/PATA regions, while Pakistan's tax plans target Rs400 billion in new revenue
Pakistan to secure $1 billion loan from SCB by June, seeks $350 million from UAE banks
Finance Minister Aurangzeb assures UAE banks of continued support to Pakistan’s fiscal objectives, with loans aimed at consolidating economic stability through reforms
Foreign investment repatriations rise 115% YoY to $121.5 million in April 2025
Total repatriations for FY25 reach $1.83 billion, driven by increased investor confidence and easing FX restrictions.
PM approves revised 10-year plan for Integrated Generation Capacity Expansion
IGCEP 2024-34 aims for $17 billion savings, reduces planned projects to cut electricity tariffs
Poor response in second phase of Power plant auctions
Only bid received for Jamshoro power plant; none for Muzaffargarh and Faisalabad
Senate unanimously passes Trade Organizations (Second Amendment) Bill, 2025
New legislation limits two-year office-bearer tenure to post-enactment elections and seeks to maintain smooth functioning of trade bodies
BISP budget expected to increase by 20% in upcoming fiscal year
Enhanced funding aims to expand coverage, raise stipends, and strengthen social safety nets amid rising inflation
KSE-100 inches up in volatile session as investors react to mixed market signals
Index gains marginally by 40 points; broader volumes and values decline
Planning Commission questions Rs2.237 billion allocated for procurement of 179 vehicles for FBR’s project
Revenue Raises Project, supported by a $150 million World Bank loan, aims to increase the country’s tax-to-GDP ratio
IMF warns of heightened risks to EFF program amid escalating India-Pakistan tensions
Fund cautions that sustained geopolitical tensions could undermine Pakistan’s fiscal, external, and reform objectives under the Extended Fund Facility
IMF revises Pakistan’s GDP growth forecast for FY25 to 2.6%, cites weak H1 performance
Fund also adjusts inflation, current account deficit, and trade projections for the outgoing fiscal year
CPI inflation for May projected at 3% YoY as per local brokerage
Food, transport and housing pull down monthly prices
India cuts ties with Turkey, Azerbaijan firms amid strained ties over Pakistan conflict
Adani Group-operated Mumbai and Ahmedabad airports cancel ground handling contracts with Turkish firm Çelebi; Air India pushes to end wet lease with Turkish counterpart; Confederation of All India Traders calls for boycott of Turkish and Azerbaijani products and travel