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KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) eked out gains on Friday as investors hunted for value despite persistent geopolitical tensions. Meanwhile, before the formal start of the fourth review of the $7bn Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and the third review of the $1.4bn Resilience Support Facilit...
Posted on 26 September 2026 | 2:38 am
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KARACHI: After a delay of nearly two weeks, assemblers have begun lowering prices for hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) following the reduction in the general sales tax (GST) on vehicles up to 2,000cc, from 25 per cent to 18pc, effective Sept 13. Also on Friday, Mega Motor Company (MMC), BYD's offic...
Posted on 26 September 2026 | 2:34 am
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ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) is seeking higher charges for grid sharing, dedicated transformers, feeders and grid stations, as well as temporary disconnections and reconnections for high-rise buildings and industrial consumers, as part of proposed changes to th...
Posted on 26 September 2026 | 2:24 am
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• Minister says over 6.18m tokens generated, 4.79m redeemed since launch• 24/7 control room monitoring implementation for ensuring transparency and timely resolution of issues ISLAMABAD: Federal Information Technology and Telecommunication Minister Shaza Fatima Khawaja said on Friday that ar...
Posted on 26 September 2026 | 2:20 am
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Posted on 26 September 2026 | 2:15 am
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ISLAMABAD: Short-term inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI), surged by 11.92 per cent year-on-year for the week ending Sept 24, mainly due to higher food prices, according to official data released on Friday. On a week-on-week basis, the index rose by 0.99pc, according to the Pakis...
Posted on 25 September 2026 | 11:59 pm
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• Rs4bn to be distributed among 2,521 winners in each quarterly draw • Each raffle to award Rs100m top prize; twenty Rs25m, 100 Rs10m and 2,400 Rs1m prizes • Beneficiaries receiving at least $100 in each of three months qualify automatically • First draw on Jan 15 next year for remittances r...
Posted on 25 September 2026 | 11:59 pm
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The government on Friday increased the price of petrol by Rs2.02 per litre, but reduced that of high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs3.59 per litre. Following the revision, petrol will retail at Rs391.30 per litre, while HSD will cost Rs408.53 per litre. The government continues to levy Rs114 per litre in t...
Posted on 25 September 2026 | 6:37 pm
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ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has established the National Faceless Centre in Islamabad, under which audits and assessments will be handled by "faceless" wings to reduce official discretion and direct contact between tax officials and taxpayers. The initiative has been taken unde...
Posted on 25 September 2026 | 2:12 pm
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said Pakistan's economy had stabilised and was moving towards growth, while inviting US-based Pakistani business leaders to explore investment opportunities in the country. Speaking at a meeting with delegations from the US-Pakistan Business Council and US B...
Posted on 25 September 2026 | 10:08 am
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ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication has constituted a subcommittee to investigate allegations that a leading telecom firm had charged customers Rs5.83 billion in excess of tariffs approved by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA). T...
Posted on 25 September 2026 | 3:47 am
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Posted on 25 September 2026 | 2:57 am
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• Proposed changes to be placed before parliament for approval• IMF mission to begin its review on 28th; Kristalina praises Pakistan's performance in meeting with PM Shehbaz • Sovereign Wealth Fund, remittances, sugar policy among areas under discussion ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday ...
Posted on 25 September 2026 | 2:42 am
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Posted on 25 September 2026 | 2:37 am
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ISLAMABAD: Various stakeholders on Thursday raised serious objections to unusually lucrative dollar-based guaranteed returns proposed for a $432 million oil pipeline from Faisalabad to Peshawar and demanded substantial rationalisation of the incentives to avoid the creation of a new "super IPP"....
Posted on 25 September 2026 | 2:16 am
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LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has set aside orders of the Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) and the president, ruling that they had no jurisdiction to entertain a complaint about delayed adjudication of seized goods, since the matter fell squarely within the domain of the statutory tax authorities and app...
Posted on 25 September 2026 | 2:10 am
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KARACHI: After a three-session recovery rally, the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) fell on Thursday as some investors took profits, while a rebound in oil prices renewed fears of a spike in inflationary pressures. The economic outlook grew more uncertain amid talks with the visiting IMF mission, and...
Posted on 25 September 2026 | 2:01 am
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The government on Thursday reduced the price of petrol by Rs0.84 per litre and that of high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs2.63 per litre. Following the revision, petrol will retail at Rs389.28 per litre while HSD will cost Rs412.12 per litre. The government continues to levy Rs114 per litre in taxes and d...
Posted on 24 September 2026 | 5:49 pm
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ISLAMABAD: Four of five local refineries on Thursday finally entered into formal agreements with the government to upgrade their refining technologies for cleaner product quality and increased production, with an estimated investment of about $5 billion in five years. The upgradation agreements were...
Posted on 24 September 2026 | 1:15 pm
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reaffirmed Pakistan's commitment to continued engagement with the GSP+ of the European Union (EU), the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said on Thursday. The prime minister made the remarks during a meeting with European Council President António Luís Santos da C...
Posted on 24 September 2026 | 7:23 am
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LAHORE: An 'unprecedented' rise in temperatures has sharply reduced cotton seed germination this year, raising fears of a serious shortage of certified seed for the 2026-27 cotton crop and potentially affecting next season's sowing. Cotton seed germination, normally expected to remain above 70...
Posted on 24 September 2026 | 4:43 am
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• Revised tariff Rs7.60 lower than original Rs39.97 determination• KE says revised MYT financially unsustainable, may pursue legal remedies• Consumers will continue to pay uniform tariff applicable to other Discos ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Wednesd...
Posted on 24 September 2026 | 2:45 am
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KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued its recovery on Wednesday as easing geopolitical tensions and falling oil prices boosted investor sentiment, helping the benchmark KSE-100 index close in positive territory for the third consecutive session. Topline Securities Ltd said the PSX s...
Posted on 24 September 2026 | 2:41 am
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• Gift scheme accounts for bulk of used car imports• New entrants expand imports of electrified vehicles ahead of local assembly KARACHI: Imports of new and used cars have shown a rising trend as new entrants seek to introduce models ahead of local assembly, while auto vendors remain concerned o...
Posted on 24 September 2026 | 2:32 am
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KARACHI: The country has yet to emerge from an investment-averse environment, as reflected in private sector credit offtake during the first quarter of the current fiscal year. Latest State Bank data for the first two-and-a-half months of the fiscal year show that the private sector is still retiri...
Posted on 24 September 2026 | 2:04 am
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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has ruled that a stretched limousine originally designed to seat five does not become a 10-seater merely because it is privately modified to increase its seating capacity. "Subsequent alteration may change the physical configuration of the vehicle, but cannot alter th...
Posted on 24 September 2026 | 2:04 am
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ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has introduced new rules to tax income earned from social media content, targeting non-resident Pakistanis. The new tax rules will target all those individuals who generate income through user interactions in Pakistan. The new rules were notified throug...
Posted on 24 September 2026 | 2:04 am
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The government on Wednesday reduced the price of petrol by Rs1.93 per litre and that of high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs4.21 per litre. Following the revision, petrol will retail at Rs390.12 per litre while HSD will cost Rs414.75 per litre. The government continues to levy Rs114 per litre in taxes and ...
Posted on 23 September 2026 | 6:10 pm
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ISLAMABAD: The government on Wednesday decided to conduct a comprehensive technical audit of all former Wapda distribution companies (Discos) to determine the actual scale, causes and geographical concentration of power theft, as well as technical and commercial losses. The decision was taken at a m...
Posted on 23 September 2026 | 12:05 pm
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ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday forecast Pakistan's economic growth rate at 3.7 per cent — lower than the 4pc budget target — and inflation at 8.3pc — higher than the official estimate of 7pc for the current fiscal year — amid downside risks stemming from the confl...
Posted on 23 September 2026 | 4:20 am