Economy

Monthly CPI rose 0.4% as gasoline costs rebounded, while core inflation eased to 2.4% annually ahead of next week's Federal Reserve decision

Posts vacant due to transfers, postings and promotions are excluded as federal departments revise rosters under Pakistan’s right-sizing drive.

Petrol jumps 6.18% and diesel 5.49% week-on-week, even as several food items get cheaper

Rising inflation fears and expectations of further rate hikes hit bond markets from Tokyo to New York

Competitive bids topped PKR 1.3 trillion for the PIB floating rate buyback auction as Pakistan's early debt retirement push nears PKR 6.5 trillion

PLL's latest spot LNG tender drew zero bids even as a Qatari LNG cargo eased supply strain, with Pakistan's LNG imports down 30% on the year

SBP reserves climb by USD 1.21 billion on commercial loan proceeds, with Eurobond inflows expected to add further boost

Seventy-plus alumni from five countries pitched reforms on investment, energy and tax at PUAN's Economic Policy Challenge 2026 in Islamabad

Pakistan's auto policy 2026-31 draft proposes EV tax breaks, cheaper local EV parts and an end to hybrid concessions, with IMF talks in October

New IFC programme could add USD 280bn in digital payments and reach 90 million more users, including 39 million women

CEO Aamir Ibrahim says AI transformation depends on reskilling staff, as the company inducts 100 associates into its AI program

A 10% fare increase follows a PKR 18 rise in diesel prices over 17 days, as transporters press the government to implement their agreement fully

Exporters with income above PKR 500 million get full super tax exemption if realized export proceeds exceed 80% of turnover

FPCCI President Atif Ikram Sheikh warns rising oil prices and Middle East tensions could raise Pakistan's import bill and squeeze exporters' competitiveness

PLL's tender for a Sept 12-16 cargo drew zero bids, after two earlier September tenders were scrapped over prices above USD 26 per MMBtu

Inflows reached USD 7.29bn in the first two months of FY27, up 15% from a year earlier, with Saudi Arabia remaining the largest source

Refiners warn frequent revisions to HSD pricing mechanism threaten USD 5-6 billion in planned investment

VEON and JazzWorld leaders met Pakistan's PTA chief to discuss 5G rollout, service quality and the regulatory environment needed to sustain investment

The committee approved half of the PKR 12.6bn sought by the Cabinet Division and asked it to justify any additional requirement

Toyota assembler says policy delays, new taxes and import competition could slow Pakistan's auto sector growth in FY27, despite rising sales and financing