The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin has brought Pakistan a major diplomatic success. In a powerful joint statement, member countries strongly condemned recent terrorist attacks, including those in Pahalgam, Khuzdar, and on the Jaffar Express. For Pakistan, this is more than just words. It is proof that the world is beginning to recognise […]
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Inflation clocks in at 3% in August 2025
Pakistan’s headline inflation clocked in at 3% on a year-on-year (YoY) basis in August 2025, a reading lower than that of July 2025, when it had stood at 4.1%, showed Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) data on Monday. On a month-on-month basis, it decreased by 0.6% in August 2025, as compared to an increase of […]
Export of sports goods increases 32.50% in July 2025
The export of sports goods from the country witnessed an increase of 32.50 percent during the first month of the current financial year (2025-26) as compared to the exports of the corresponding last year. The country exported sports goods worth US$38.901 million during July 2025 as opposed to the export of US$29.358 million during July […]
Pakistan eyes stronger capital market ties with China, says Aurangzeb
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, in a meeting with Hongta Securities Chairman Jing Feng in Beijing on Monday, emphasised Pakistan’s push to strengthen capital markets and diversify financial options, highlighting efforts to deepen engagement with Chinese and global institutional investors as part of country’s broader economic reform agenda. During the meeting, the finance minister highlighted Pakistan’s […]
SECP issues directives to incentivise Shariah-compliant intermediary services
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has directed its relevant licensed entities to adopt concrete measures for facilitating the growth of Shariah-compliant intermediary services. The directive aligns with the constitutional mandate to eliminate riba from the financial sector gradually. Shariah-compliant institutional investors under the SECP’s regulatory domain are now mandated to route their […]
Punjab governor launches LCCI Directory of Trade & Industry 2025
Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider launched the Directory of Trade & Industry 2025 by Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) here at a ceremony on Monday. The directory is a publication aimed at strengthening business networking, boosting trade and attracting investment opportunities. The Directory of Trade & Industry 2025 includes the details of 36,500 […]
Rupee gains 2 paisa against dollar
The Rupee on Monday appreciated by 02 paisa against the US Dollar in the interbank trading and closed at Rs 281.75 against the previous day’s closing Rs 281.77. However, according to the Forex Association of Pakistan (FAP), the buying and selling rates of the dollar in the open market stood at Rs 282.9 and Rs […]
Trump says India offered to reduce tariffs on US goods to nothing
United States President Donald Trump said on Monday that India has offered to reduce its tariffs on US goods to zero amid deteriorating ties between the two countries. While calling the US’s relationship with India “one-sided”, Trump wrote on Truth Social, “They have now offered to cut their tariffs to nothing, but it’s getting late. […]
PSX gains 1,353 points
The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) benchmark KSE-100 Index witnessed bullish trend on Monday, gaining 1,353.34 points, a positive change of 0.91 percent, closing at 149,971.12 points against 148,617.78 points last trading day. A total of 1,183,076,656 shares were traded during the day as compared to 1,342,203,045 shares the previous trading day, whereas the price of […]