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Economy expands 3.71pc in 1QFY26

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s economy grew by 3.71 per cent in the first quarter (July-September) of the current fiscal year, a sizable increase from...

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Dawn Business

Mubarak Zeb Khan

Afghanistan bears heavier economic cost as Pakistan trade suspension bites harder

Unlike the common perception, the suspension of bilateral trade between Islamabad and Kabul for nearly two-and-a-half months has hit Afghanistan...

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Mubarak Zeb Khan

Govt launches first bond for skill development

ISLAMABAD: Pak­istan on Tuesday launched the country’s first-ever private-capital-funded Pakistan Skills Impact Bond (PSIB), backed by a guarantee...

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Dawn Business

The Newspapers Staff Reporter

SBP buys $9.7bn in 16 months

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has bought $9.7 billion from the interbank currency market over the past 16 months, reflecting the...

yesterday 10

Dawn Business

Shahid Iqbal

Lobbying over hybrid vehicles’ classification as EVs sparks row

KARACHI: A quiet tug-of-war is going on in the auto sector as a Chinese assembler and a local importer, who presents himself as an “automaker”...

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Aamir Shafaat Khan

Retail payment transactions rise 10pc to 2.8bn

KARACHI: Retail payment volumes rose to 2.8 billion transactions in the July-September quarter, up 10 per cent from the previous quarter, while the...

yesterday 10

Dawn Business

Shahid Iqbal

FBR seals two sugar mills over tax law violation

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has sealed two sugar mills in central Punjab for serious breaches of statutory provisions, in line...

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Dawn Business

Mubarak Zeb Khan

Telecom industry demands rational spectrum auction policy

• Companies say it must reflect sector’s ‘economic realities’, urge federal cabinet to prioritise long-term benefits over short-term...

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Dawn Business

Kalbe Ali

SBP rolls out ‘shock covering’ measures for banks

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has introduced a set of shocks covering climate-related risk measures to protect the financial...

previous day 10

Dawn Business

Shahid Iqbal

PSX hits new peak on UAE investment hopes

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Monday extended its record-setting rally for a second consecutive session, propelling the benchmark...

previous day 10

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Muhammad Kashif

Govt prioritises critical power projects

ISLAMABAD: Planning and Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Monday directed relevant ministries to finalise a prioritised list of the most critical...

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Amin Ahmed

Gold scales new peak amid nil imports

KARACHI: Amid record breaking domestic rates, Pakistan’s gold imports specifically for jewellery export purposes have remained nil from...

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Aamir Shafaat Khan

ML-1 Karachi-Rohri work to start in July

ISLAMABAD: Ground work for the Karachi-Rohri section under the Main Line-1 (ML-1) project is expected to begin in July next year, a high-level...

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Dawn Business

Amin Ahmed

17-day closure of Karachi Cotton Exchange creates crisis as brokers incurring ‘losses running into billions of rupees’

KARACHI: Nearly 17 days have passed since the Karachi Cotton Exchange (KCE) was shut, raising serious concerns under a government that claims to...

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The Newspapers Staff Reporter

Trade deficit with Middle East swells to $5.9bn

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit with the Middle East swelled by 7.88 per cent during the first five months of 2025-26, driven by a surge in...

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Dawn Business

Mubarak Zeb Khan

The rupee in 2026

Who remembers 1998, when Pakistan’s currency market broke down? The trigger was nuclear testing and the sudden pullback of external financing. The...

tuesday 8

Dawn Business

Faisal Mamsa

Rupee gains 1.8pc in July-December against US dollar

• Experts say exchange rate still ‘managed’, warn pressures may return in 2026• Insist PKR’s path shaped by politics, financing, oil and not just...

tuesday 10

Dawn Business

Shahid Iqbal

Meaningful relief for compliant income tax payers remains unlikely

Meaningful relief for compliant income tax payers, salaried individuals and the corporate sector — who together contribute roughly half of...

tuesday 4

Dawn Business

Afshan Subohi

IMF sees Public Sector Deve­lopment Programme shrinking as defence outlay to rise

ISLAMABAD: Amid impr­oving fiscal space, the Inter­national Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected a declining Public Sector Deve­lopment Programme...

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Khaleeq Kiani

FBR cracks down on healthcare tax evasion

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has intensified its enforcement drive across the country against tax evasion in the private...

28.12.2025 30

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Mubarak Zeb Khan

Government borrowing reverses course

KARACHI: The government’s borrowing from banks in the first half of FY26 has marked a sharp reversal from last year’s pattern, with Rs672 billion...

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Shahid Iqbal

Russia delays LNG output target due to sanctions

MOSCOW: Russia has pushed back by “several years” a plan to reach an annual liquefied natural gas output target of 100 million tonnes, Deputy Prime...

28.12.2025 30

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Reuters

Edible oil, meat fuel short-term inflation

ISLAMABAD: Short-term inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI), rose 2.83 per cent year-on-year in the week ending Dec 25 owing to an...

28.12.2025 10

Dawn Business

Mubarak Zeb Khan

Advances to deposits ratio falls to 35pc while investments to deposits ratio goes up to 100pc: report

• Report finds lending to private sector lowest in Pakistan• Undocumented economy is 40pc of GDP KARACHI: The advances to deposits ratio (ADR)...

28.12.2025 6

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Shahid Iqbal

Silver crosses $76 mark for first time

BENGALURU: Silver breached the $76 mark for the first time on Friday, while gold and platinum hit record highs, buoyed by expectations of US...

28.12.2025 5

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Reuters

Stakeholders back PIA sale, call for divestment of other SOEs

• OICCI expects foreign interest once new management stabilises operations• Privatisation debate ignores what passengers actually need, says ex-PBC...

28.12.2025 5

Dawn Business

Aamir Shafaat Khan

Stocks hit record closing above 172,000 level

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) surged to a record high on Friday, with the benchmark KSE 100 index breaking the 172,000-point barrier...

28.12.2025 30

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Muhammad Kashif

Trade rules often favour wealthy states, MNCs: WB

ISLAMABAD: Global standards have increasingly been used as tools in trade disputes since the turn of the century, reshaping trade flows and often...

28.12.2025 4

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Amin Ahmed

Pakistan, ADB sign two key initiatives worth $730m in power, state-owned enterprises sector

Pakistan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed two major initiatives — a power transmission strengthening project and an accelerating state-...

27.12.2025 10

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