Five imprisoned PTI figures sent a letter from Kot Lakhpat Jail this week challenging the government's economic priorities. Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Dr Yasmin Rashid, Omar Sarfraz Cheema, Ejaz Chaudhry and
The Asian Development Bank approved $700 million Thursday for Pakistan's insurance sector overhaul. The numbers explain why this matters: insurance in Pakistan accounts for just 0.7% of GDP. That's not
Pakistan's decision-making circle is heading to the Swiss Alps tomorrow for a ceremony most countries would treat as background noise—except it's not. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Deputy PM and Foreign
Rashid Mahmood Langrial, chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue, made an unusual admission Wednesday: the tax authority has been arming its own officers with sensitive financial data they promptly
The Pakistan Stock Exchange posted a 118-point gain Wednesday. Sounds bullish until you look past the headline. The KSE-100 closed at 180,511.02 points—a 0.07 percent move that barely registers as
The KSE-100 jumped 900 points Wednesday morning, crossing 181,357 on the opening bell. That's a 0.5% move from Tuesday's close of 180,392. Investors bought early. Then what?The problem with one-session
Fitch Ratings flagged a dangerous trade-off in Pakistan's FY27 budget on Tuesday. The government is cutting spending hard enough to hit its fiscal targets. But sustained compression of capital expenditure—the
Punjab is tabling a Rs5.3 trillion budget for 2026-27 without introducing fresh taxes. Provincial Finance Minister Mian Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman will present the plan today during the 43rd assembly session in
The Pakistan Stock Exchange hit 180,499.96 points intraday on Tuesday—its latest milestone in a two-day sprint that's now added 7,750 points across Monday and today. But strip away the headline
The Pakistan Stock Exchange closed Monday with the KSE-100 index at 175,746.63 points, up 3,346.73 points or 1.94% by midday. Two separate triggers drove the buying: a preliminary U.S.-Iran agreement