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Pakistan’s tractor sales in 2025 ‘lowest in two decades’
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Pakistan’s tractor sales in 2025 ‘lowest in two decades’

Topline Securities say lower crop prices and rising input costs have eroded farmers’ purchasing power

Pakistan business leaders reject power package, lament high taxes, electricity rate
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Pakistan business leaders reject power package, lament high taxes, electricity rate

Claim 150 textile units have shut in two years due to high cost of electricity

Pakistanis cautiously optimistic about 2026, ICMA survey shows
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Pakistanis cautiously optimistic about 2026, ICMA survey shows

Majority expect gradual economic improvement, but political instability and job creation remain top concerns

Pakistan inflation up 0.25% in second week of January
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Pakistan inflation up 0.25% in second week of January

Year-on-year, the Sensitive Price Indicator went up by 3.87%

Pakistan’s large industries grow 10.4% as automotive, petroleum sectors boom
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Pakistan’s large industries grow 10.4% as automotive, petroleum sectors boom

In the first five months of the 2025-26 fiscal year, the LSM index went up 6% year-on-year

SBP allows exchange companies to pay remittances digitally via Raast
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SBP allows exchange companies to pay remittances digitally via Raast

Move expands cashless payments, enables direct credit to bank accounts and digital wallets

Pakistan hikes fuel levies, keeps pump prices unchanged despite fall in global oil
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Pakistan hikes fuel levies, keeps pump prices unchanged despite fall in global oil

Government absorbs price relief to boost revenue under fiscal pressure, IMF-linked commitments

Pakistan keeps fuel rate unchanged despite lower global oil prices
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Pakistan keeps fuel rate unchanged despite lower global oil prices

Analysts were expecting a rate cut of around PKR 6 due to lower crude oil prices

Pakistan approves merger of Toyota and Daimler’s truck subsidiaries
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Pakistan approves merger of Toyota and Daimler’s truck subsidiaries

The merger was announced last year by global automobile giants

Pakistan issues stricter rules for vehicle imports
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Pakistan issues stricter rules for vehicle imports

Revised policy eliminates personal baggage scheme for car imports

Pakistan Customs enforces bank exchange rates on shipping charges after compliance
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Pakistan Customs enforces bank exchange rates on shipping charges after compliance

Major global carriers agree to end inflated dollar billing, easing costs for traders and exporters

Pakistan Customs' latest smuggling catch? A Rolls-Royce from Islamabad
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Pakistan Customs' latest smuggling catch? A Rolls-Royce from Islamabad

FBR says intelligence-led operations near Islamabad uncovered non-duty-paid vehicles, motorcycles and electronics

Pakistan’s drug, medical device exports jump 34% after regulatory reforms
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Pakistan’s drug, medical device exports jump 34% after regulatory reforms

DRAP cites faster approvals, digitalization and transparency as drivers of export growth

Pakistan set for fourth straight fuel price cut as global oil eases
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Pakistan set for fourth straight fuel price cut as global oil eases

Petrol, diesel prices may fall again from Jan. 16, offering relief to consumers and food inflation

Pakistani overseas employment rises 5% in 2025, Middle East dominates
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Pakistani overseas employment rises 5% in 2025, Middle East dominates

Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Bahrain see increases, while UAE, UK and Europe record declines

Unemployment ranked as single greatest threat to Pakistan’s stability by WEF
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Unemployment ranked as single greatest threat to Pakistan’s stability by WEF

Data suggests Pakistani workforce is caught in "structural deterioration" where stagnating wages and a lack of social mobility are eroding the very fabric of society

World Bank sees Pakistan growth picking up to 3.4% by FY27
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World Bank sees Pakistan growth picking up to 3.4% by FY27

Easing financial conditions and agriculture recovery support outlook, but higher imports and trade shocks loom

Aurangzeb pins hope on remittances, lower interest rate for economic easing
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Aurangzeb pins hope on remittances, lower interest rate for economic easing

Calls debt servicing biggest challenges; cautions against raising import duties

FBR seeks PKR 10 billion to set up digital enforcement stations to curb smuggling
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FBR seeks PKR 10 billion to set up digital enforcement stations to curb smuggling

Tax authority plans tech-driven checkpoints with arrest powers to tackle illegal trade

Pakistan allows re-export of stranded Afghan transit cargo amid border closure
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Pakistan allows re-export of stranded Afghan transit cargo amid border closure

Commerce Ministry directs FBR to ease congestion at Karachi, Gwadar ports and border crossings