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    Here is how net-metering will change if NEPRA’s Draft Prosumer Regulations, 2025 get approved

    Key Changes Include Smart Metering, Net Billing Reforms, and a New Framework for Prosumers in Pakistan’s Energy Market
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    A quarter billion Pakistanis: a bigger demographic dividend

    The population alarmists are wrong and the country’s demographic problems are behind it. What is required now is a balanced approach to population that does not see family size as a concern of the state

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    From cricket fandom to financial hustle — what Pakistan’s 2025 searches say about money, media and ambition

    Google’s search trends reveal a country still obsessed with cricket and TV dramas — but also one that is leaning into investing, credit, crypto and AI at record speed

    The Engro Succession: Smart continuity or a postcard to the past?

    The leadership transition for one of Pakistan’s largest conglomerates carries within it many lessons

    Amoxil recall hits GSK Pakistan revenue in otherwise strong year

    Deregulated drug pricing allowed the company to improve gross margins, but the recall still caused revenue to decline

    Why Pakistan’s banks won’t finance the solar revolution

    A financial system awash with liquidity but starved of investment

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    PM forms steering body, four working groups to remove bottlenecks in WB, ADB-funded projects

    Steering Committee to provide strategic oversight, approve reform recommendations and monitor implementation through quarterly reviews; Working groups to address procurement, land acquisitions, approvals and staffing delays

    Pakistan’s textile exports slip in November despite modest growth in 5MFY26

    Textile and apparel exports rise 2.8% to $7.84bn in 5MFY26, but fall 2.7% YoY and 11.7% MoM in November; Knitwear exports fall 4.9%, bedwear 3.4%, towels 6.3% and cotton yarn 25.6% in November, while readymade garments rise 9.2%

    KSE-100 hits new all-time high as buying lifts index nearly 1,650 points

    Lower PIB yields, current account surplus support investor sentiment

    Pakistan forex reserves jump past $21bn after IMF inflows

    SBP holdings rise by $1.3bn in a week, strengthening external buffers and near-term stability

    Pakistan’s IT exports rise 14% in November to $356 million, five-month total hits $1.8 billion

    SBP’s higher retention limit and overseas equity investment facility support inflows; government targets $5bn IT exports in FY26

    Over 66,000 passengers stopped from flying abroad, 56,000 Pakistani beggars deported from Saudi Arabia, FIA tells NA panel

    51,000 passengers were stopped due to questionable travel documents; NA panel seeks SOPs, complaints mechanism as document fraud dominates off-loading cases

    Pakistan begins planning for permanent exit from IMF after current bailout

    Planning Commission says avoiding another IMF programme hinges on export growth to $63 billion by 2029, stronger reserves, and deep structural reforms

    KSE-100 closes in red second day in a row as late selling erases early gains

    Selling pressure outweighs recovery, index slips 0.08%

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    Painfully Deja Vu

    The Editorial Board
    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

    The Editorial Board
    Pakistan’s economic survey reveals more spin than spark

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    Agriculture at crossroads: Are we ready?

    Omar Javed Chohan
    Pakistan’s agriculture stands at a crossroads. It feeds a rapidly growing population, anchors rural livelihoods with around 38% of the Total...

    Myth-busting the narrative on the 11th NFC Award

    Taimur Khan Jhagra
    The upcoming National Finance Commission (NFC) award, with its first meeting set for December 4 seems to be structured around a...

    Promoting Made in Pakistan

    Irfan Ahmad
    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

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

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    Olympics & FIFA World Cup: Where Does All the Money Go?

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    The potato chips industry doesn’t appear to be slowing down anytime soon. The key players remain mainly the same, but the projected growth in the near future has implications for the future of local potato production

    Pakistan’s premier bank has gone all in on agriculture

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    NSDRA deputes hundreds of provincial officials to curb fake and substandard seeds

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    Chaman traders press govt for reopening of Pak Afghanistan border amid trade losses

    Two month closure stalls billions of dollars in commerce, exporters report over $4m daily losses

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