Month: May 2026
-
PAKISTAN
Weekly inflation surges 15.16% YoY
The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), which monitors weekly inflation, has been on a sharp upward trajectory for many weeks, largely…
Read More » -
BUSINESS
Investors book gains amid US-Iran tensions
Pakistan’s stocks on Friday came under pressure as renewed geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran near the Strait of…
Read More » -
BUSINESS
Payment delays squeeze processors
Small dyeing and bleaching companies working within Pakistan’s textile supply chain are facing increasing financial stress as delayed payments from…
Read More » -
BUSINESS
Govt set to scrap tax on oil machinery imports
The government has finally come into action to secure an investment of $6 billion in the oil refining sector as…
Read More » -
BUSINESS
IMF flags ZTBL privatisation risks
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has flagged that Pakistan’s decision to privatise Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) could raise issues…
Read More » -
PAKISTAN
Australia sanctions BLA, affiliates
The Australian government on Friday imposed counterterrorism financing sanctions on the banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and its senior leaders…
Read More » -
PAKISTAN
LHC allows women to become lumberdars
The Lahore High Court (LHC) has set aside the Punjab government’s executive orders and ruled that women are entitled to…
Read More » -
PAKISTAN
IMF approves $1.2b lifeline with new strings attached
The International Monetary Fund’s executive board on Friday approved $1.2 billion loan tranches after Pakistan accepted a dozen new conditions…
Read More » -
PAKISTAN
Pakistan raises red flag over illegal settlements in West Bank, calls for Israel accountability
Pakistan warned the UN Security Council on Saturday that expanding Israeli settlements and annexation measures in the occupied West Bank…
Read More » -
PAKISTAN
India misjudged Islamabad’s desire for peace, says Pakistan’s envoy to US on Marka-e-Haq anniversary
Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Rizwan Saeed Sheikh, said that India miscalculated Islamabad’s desire for peace as weakness during…
Read More »