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Geopolitical tensions likely to keep Pakistan stock market range-bound next week
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Geopolitical tensions likely to keep Pakistan stock market range-bound next week

As the KSE-100 falls 1.7% amid Israel-Iran conflict, market eyes global de-escalation and earnings season for potential rebound

PSX drops 1.7% on Middle East tensions
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PSX drops 1.7% on Middle East tensions

Pharmaceutical and select cement stocks were among the hardest hit, contributing significantly to the week’s losses

Pakistan’s startup sector at risk as funding crashes 88%
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Pakistan’s startup sector at risk as funding crashes 88%

New report warns that regulatory gridlock and dwindling investor confidence could derail the country’s once-promising innovation ecosystem

From resignation to global recognition: SI's global success journey
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From resignation to global recognition: SI's global success journey

SI Global powers Safe City projects in Ras-al-Khaimah (UAE) and supports leading car manufacturing plants worldwide — all built from Pakistan

Pakistan’s market reforms under spotlight as MSCI flags foreign exchange barriers
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Pakistan’s market reforms under spotlight as MSCI flags foreign exchange barriers

Despite digital onboarding and regulatory adjustments, Pakistan’s frontier market status lags amid foreign investor concerns and incomplete infrastructure shifts

Pakistan’s tax puzzle: 137 million bank accounts, but just 5.9 million tax filers
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Pakistan’s tax puzzle: 137 million bank accounts, but just 5.9 million tax filers

In a country where 60% of adults hold bank accounts, but fewer than 1 in 15 file taxes, the problem isn’t invisibility, it’s inaction

Lucky Cement Plant in Iraq hit by unidentified object
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Lucky Cement Plant in Iraq hit by unidentified object

Company clarifies rumors of drone attack, confirms plant remains fully operational with only minor electrical damage

Higher LPG, fuel prices push up Pakistan's weekly inflation to 0.27%
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Higher LPG, fuel prices push up Pakistan's weekly inflation to 0.27%

Central bank sees inflation stabilizing in target range next fiscal year

Profit repatriation from Pakistan rises 16% to $2.09 billion in FY25's 11 months
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Profit repatriation from Pakistan rises 16% to $2.09 billion in FY25's 11 months

Power and financial sectors lead $2.09 billion repatriation amid decline in FDI inflows

Pakistan, India & Bangladesh: Crop yields tell different stories
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Pakistan, India & Bangladesh: Crop yields tell different stories

Pakistan, despite similar conditions, still lags behind in key crops, according to data from the Pakistan Economic Survey FY25

Petrol pumps close, prices soar: Balochistan suffers as Israel-Iran war rages on
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Petrol pumps close, prices soar: Balochistan suffers as Israel-Iran war rages on

From PKR 190 to PKR 400 — that’s how steeply petrol prices have increased in Balochistan

Pakistan trails regional peers in foreign investment as inflows reach $2.6 billion: UN
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Pakistan trails regional peers in foreign investment as inflows reach $2.6 billion: UN

India remained the region’s top recipient with inflows of $28 billion

Pakistan International Airlines receives five bids for privatization
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Pakistan International Airlines receives five bids for privatization

Arif Habib, Younus Brothers, Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited among bidders for PIA; Fauji Fertilizer also submits separate bid

Pakistan Senate committee rejects imposition of carbon levy
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Pakistan Senate committee rejects imposition of carbon levy

Electricity expected to be costlier due to higher surcharge in FY26

Pakistan tax authority raids sugar mills in crackdown on alleged tax evasion
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Pakistan tax authority raids sugar mills in crackdown on alleged tax evasion

Raids uncover concealed production lines, missing surveillance systems, and unauthorized sugar dispatches

Stocks slip, safe havens gain as Middle East conflict rages
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Stocks slip, safe havens gain as Middle East conflict rages

Oil hovers near 4.5-month peak on risks of supply shock

Privatization Commission approves new steps for strategic power sector transactions in Pakistan
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Privatization Commission approves new steps for strategic power sector transactions in Pakistan

Board gives green light to appoint financial advisers for key DISCOs and GENCOs' privatization

Pakistan raises PKR 557 billion via bonds as investor demand cuts yields
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Pakistan raises PKR 557 billion via bonds as investor demand cuts yields

Government exceeds auction target, extends debt maturity in fiscal reforms push

Government officials turn extortionists in Pakistan's Karachi
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Government officials turn extortionists in Pakistan's Karachi

Can you guess how much daily extortion is collected in Karachi from pushcarts, vendors, and traders?

'Cheating the FBR': Just 12 Pakistanis declare over PKR 10 billion
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'Cheating the FBR': Just 12 Pakistanis declare over PKR 10 billion

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