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SUV price war heats up: MG holds ground, Hyundai offers Santa Fe discounts, Haval remains steady

Kia hikes, Hyundai U-turns, MG absorbs, and Haval stands firm—automakers clash over who bears the cost as taxes, freight, and rupee volatility squeeze margins
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The Battle of the Sugar Barons has yielded its first victim

The PSX has mandated that Haseeb Waqas Sugar Mills needs to buy back its shares. For once, the sugar manufacturer has decided to let up

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Brace for impact: The grid is in a nose dive

Short-term tariff relief masks the long-term challenge

Always the pitch deck, never the unicorn

Pakistan may have carved out some space for itself in the global tech landscape, but what is stopping it from realising its full potential?

Coffee nation

The rise of cafe culture across upper middle class neighborhoods throughout urban Pakistan

Mari profits rise on the back of increased production

New fields, and stable prices, have allowed the company to generate higher revenue and cash flow

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PSX rebounds sharply as benchmark index gains 1,205 points

Investors cheer record $38bn in remittances, improved economic outlook

President Zardari clears Virtual Assets Ordinance to regulate cryptocurrencies

Regulation establishes PVARA to supervise virtual asset services and ensure compliance with international standards; Ordinance also introduces a licensing regime for virtual asset service providers

SBP warns reducing incentives could impact remittances, push inflows to informal channels

Govt approves revisions to PRI scheme, introducing new rebate and increasing minimum transaction size; New rules, effective July 1, 2025, also reduce subsidies for exchange companies

ADB identifies political instability, security concerns, external shocks as major threats to Pakistan’s economic recovery

Continued fiscal consolidation and broad-based policy reforms are essential to improving the country’s economic stability and growth, says the regional bank

Trading Corporation of Pakistan, private sector granted major tax exemptions on sugar imports

Sales tax reduced from 18% to 0.25%, withholding tax lowered to 0.25%, and 3% minimum value-added tax waived on import of 500,000 metric tons of sugar

Hyundai announces limited-time Santa Fe discounts after NEV levy price hike

SUV buyers offered relief as Hyundai Nishat slashes prices up to Rs700,000 following tax-driven hike

PSX retreats after record highs, KSE-100 sheds 826 points on profit-taking

Commercial banks and fertilizer stocks lead index decline in volatile session

OGRA launches second phase of oil supply chain digitisation to curb smuggling

OGRA introduces a Track & Trace system in collaboration with the PITB to boost transparency

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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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Unlocking Pakistan’s digital potential: why a smarter approach to 5G is needed

Pakistan stands at a pivotal moment in its digital journey. With mobile broadband usage growing and digital services increasingly woven into...

Pakistan’s tech sector: From outsourcing hub to global innovation partner

The global technology landscape is undergoing a massive shift. As businesses across the world rapidly digitize operations, demand for agile, cost-effective,...

Bitter squeeze on the juice industry

A 20% excise duty meant to boost revenue is crushing the formal juice industry, hurting farmers, empowering unsafe informal players, and shrinking the tax base.

Reminder: Maryam Nawaz’s crusade to turn Punjab into a dictatorship continues

The appearance of billboards stuck in the middle of Liberty Chowk in Lahore proudly advertising the Punjab Enforcement and Regulatory Authority...

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Rafale vs J-10C: The Night Pakistan Changed Everything!

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Episode 4 of the HBL Inspire podcast is now live!

Hosted by Adeel Azhar, this episode features a conversation with Salman Naseer and Ali Habib, exploring HBLPSL – A Reason to Believe in Pakistan...

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