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A year of wheat and water

After one year of deregulation, even the IMF gave a nod to setting a wheat support price. They should have stayed the course
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Pakistan’s premier bank has gone all in on agriculture

Over the past few years, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has encouraged banks to expand agri-financing. The banks have responded, surprisingly, with enthusiasm. What does it mean for the most important sector of Pakistan’s economy?

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Why is Pakistan buying Canadian Canola?

By buying Canola from Canada, Pakistan is trying to strike a delicate balance in the emerging global trade landscape

AKD Securities revenue triples on the back of a roaring stock market

Pakistan’s largest investment bank has benefited from a rising tide in the market, with principal investing driving most gains

At Searle, revenue growth is now about volumes, not just prices

The company has also managed to secure alternative input suppliers are disruption on trade with India

Beco continues to soar and invest in even more growth

The company expects its production capacity will double once its plant expansion is completed by the end of fiscal 2027

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FBR seals two tobacco factories in Mardan over non-duty-paid cigarette production

200 cartons of non-duty-paid and non-TTS cigarettes recovered in Mardan raid, machinery sealed; over 200 monitors, 120 Rangers deployed nationwide for enforcement

Govt cuts petrol price by Rs2, diesel by Rs4.79 per litre 

Petrol set at Rs263.45 per litre; HSD at Rs263.45; IFEM on both products slightly reduced as global prices decline

Pakistan elected to chair Economic Cooperation Organization Council of Ministers for 2026–27

Ishaq Dar thanks member states for support as Pakistan prepares to host next COM meeting in 2026

FCC to hear super tax appeals on Dec 1 as long-running dispute moves to constitutional forum

Three-judge bench to take up FBR challenges to high court rulings on Sections 4B and 4C; separate Arshad Sharif case fixed for Dec 3

US tariffs threaten to cut Pakistan’s exports to Washington by 30%, regional report warns

Price competitiveness of Pakistani textiles eroded as new US tariff regime lifts landed costs by up to 18%; report says Islamabad could offset losses by unlocking $2–3 billion in regional export potential

FBR’s tax shortfall widens to Rs428 billion in five months of FY2025-26

Jul–Nov collection reaches Rs4.715 trillion against Rs5.14 trillion target, income and sales tax remain major gaps as November miss hits Rs157 billion

PSX extends rally as KSE-100 closes at 166,677.69 after strong buying across key sectors

There was no stopping the bulls at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Friday, as the benchmark KSE-100 Index closed at 166,677.69, marking a...

Fuel prices expected to decline from December 1

Petrol price likely to reach Rs 261, while diesel likely to reach Rs 280

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Painfully Deja Vu

The tradition of the annual budget speech is rapidly becoming meaningless. Every year, the finance minister delivers a barely...

Growth on paper, stagnation on ground

Pakistan’s economic survey reveals more spin than spark

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Promoting Made in Pakistan

The latest July-Oct 2025-26 trade numbers show that our current account deficit has surged by 255% YoY. Imports have multiplied. Exports...

The decline of centralized grids

For over a century, centralized electricity grids have been the backbone of global energy infrastructure, enabling large-scale power generation and distribution...

Pakistan’s economic gridlock: Why ignoring the SME sector keeps the economy stagnant

Pakistan’s economy remains trapped in familiar cycles, from current account deficits, debt crises to IMF bailouts, and recurring promises of reform...

Can our economic policymakers find a way to wargame?

For four decades, Pakistan has largely planned with spreadsheets, intuition, and press conferences. What we have not done at least not...

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