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Latest Pakistan

Syed Raza Hassan Web Desk
Today

Pakistan stocks slip into red as market remains volatile amid consolidation

Benchmark KSE-100 index recorded an intraday high of 211 points and a low of 1,163 points, eventually closing at 118,971

Pakistan

Syed Raza Hassan
Today

Govt to create ‘Border Management Authority’ out of FIA

Border Management Authority will be formed from select wings of the FIA, which itself is undergoing restructuring and downsizing.

Pakistan

Syed Raza Hassan
Yesterday

Cotton production hit by govt’s Export Facilitation Scheme

Cotton acreage has halved in the last decade — from 7.5 million acres to just 3.75 million — with Punjab’s Vehari district, once a top cotton producer, now almost barren of the crop.

Latest Pakistan

Syed Raza Hassan Web Desk
Yesterday

Pakistan stocks range-bound as investors tread cautiously ahead of budget

Index moves within a wide range, recording an intraday high of 636 points and a low of 398 points, before closing at 119,689

Latest Pakistan

Syed Raza Hassan Web Desk
May 17, 2025

Pakistan’s CPI for May 2025 expected at 3.0pc YoY: analysts

Key drivers of the expected decline include a 1.9 per cent MoM drop in the food index, a 0.8 per cent fall in transportation costs, and a 0.7 per cent decline in housing

Latest Pakistan

Syed Raza Hassan Web Desk
May 16, 2025

Pakistan stocks witness lacklustre activity amid profit-taking phase

The marginal decline of 0.26 per cent reflected investor caution ahead of the upcoming federal budget

Latest Pakistan

Syed Raza Hassan
May 16, 2025

Pakistan IT exports in April up by 2% YoY to record $317m

Pakistani IT companies are active in engaging with global clients. Recently leading IT companies of Pakistan attended LEAP 2025 in Saudi Arabia and Web Summit Qatar 2025.

Business

Syed Raza Hassan
May 16, 2025

14% of Pakistan’s current bond portfolio now comprises Sukuk instruments: FinMin

Highlighting the government’s focus on Islamic finance, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said that around 14 per cent of Pakistan’s current bond portfolio now comprises Sukuk instruments.