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27

Jul 2025

Jul 27, 2025 • 5 min read

Business Industry Demands SBP to Cut Key Interest Rate to 6%

Atif Ikram Sheikh, President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), has demanded that...

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27

Jul 2025

Jul 27, 2025 • 5 min read

FBR Revises Customs Values on Import of Coated Packaging Boards

Directorate General of Customs Valuation Karachi has revised customs values on the import of One Side Coated Duplex Boar...

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News Update

26

Jul 2025

Jul 26, 2025 • 5 min read

Gold Rate Comes Down by Rs. 8,500 Per Tola in Three Days

The price of 24 karat gold decreased by Rs. 300 per tola and was traded at Rs. 356,400 on Saturday as against its sale a...

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News Update

26

Jul 2025

Jul 26, 2025 • 5 min read

RDA Wants Legal Action Against Famous Housing Societies in Rawalpindi

The Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) has expressed serious concerns over the unlawful activities of several privat...

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News Update

26

Jul 2025

Jul 26, 2025 • 5 min read

Govt Decides to Continue Remittances Incentive Scheme

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has decided to continue the incentive scheme for the remittances of overseas Paki...

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26

Jul 2025

Jul 26, 2025 • 5 min read

PM Approves Formation of International Standard Digital Ecosystem in FBR

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Saturday granted approval for the formation of a modern and globally standard digital ecos...

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26

Jul 2025

Jul 26, 2025 • 5 min read

Standard Chartered Pakistan Credit Cards Will Not Work in Pakistan for a Whole Day

Standard Chartered announced on Friday night that its credit card services across Pakistan will be temporarily unavailab...

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News Update

25

Jul 2025

Jul 25, 2025 • 5 min read

PM Approves Pakistan’s First Skills Impact Bond to Make Youth Employable

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Friday approved Pakistan’s first Skills Impact Bond, a modern model that will attract priv...

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News Update

25

Jul 2025

Jul 25, 2025 • 5 min read

SECP Recovers Rs. 26 Million on Account of Penalties in FY25

The Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has intensified the recovery drive for various penalties imposed...

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News Update

25

Jul 2025

Jul 25, 2025 • 5 min read

Pakistan Has Received Less Than Half of Pledged Climate Aid

Pakistan has received only $4.9 billion, 45 percent, of the $10.99 billion in program-based aid pledged by international...

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News Update

25

Jul 2025

Jul 25, 2025 • 5 min read

Gold Loses Shine as Price Plummets by Over Rs. 8,000 Per Tola in Two Days

The price of 24 karat per tola gold decreased by Rs. 2,300 and was traded at Rs. 356,700 on Friday as against its sale a...

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News Update

25

Jul 2025

Jul 25, 2025 • 5 min read

ECC Endorses Commerce Ministry’s Steel Sector Plan to Boost Export Competitiveness

A meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for Fin...

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News Update

25

Jul 2025

Jul 25, 2025 • 5 min read

Ship-Breaking and Recycling to Get Status of Industry in Pakistan

A meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet Friday approved the formal declaration of ship bre...

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25

Jul 2025

Jul 25, 2025 • 5 min read

ECC Expresses Concern Over High Vegetable Ghee, Cooking Oil Prices

A meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on Friday expressed concern over the limited pass-through of decl...

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25

Jul 2025

Jul 25, 2025 • 5 min read

ECC Approves Markup Subsidy Scheme for Affordable Housing Finance

A meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet was held today under the chairmanship of Federal M...

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News Update

25

Jul 2025

Jul 25, 2025 • 5 min read

SBP Simplifies Bank Account Opening for Individuals, Businesses

SBP has issued the consolidated framework for customer onboarding and advised banks and regulated entities (REs) to prov...

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News Update

25

Jul 2025

Jul 25, 2025 • 5 min read

Bio Amla Wins Legal Battle Against Copycat Entity Following FBR, PSQCA Incompetence

Bio Amla Shampoo owners have clarified that they are a legally separate entity from the private limited company (Forvil...

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News Update

25

Jul 2025

Jul 25, 2025 • 5 min read

CCP Recovers Rs. 150 Million from Reckitt Benckiser in Misleading Ads Case

The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has recovered a penalty of Rs. 150 million from Reckitt Benckiser Pakistan...

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News Update

25

Jul 2025

Jul 25, 2025 • 5 min read

Gwadar Port Can Earn $850 Million Per Year from Fisheries, Dates: Maritime Minister

Federal Maritime Affairs Minister Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry said on Friday that Gwadar Port can generate over $850...

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News Update

25

Jul 2025

Jul 25, 2025 • 5 min read

Govt Shortlists 30 Candidates for Top Positions in Key Ministries

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday chaired a review meeting on the Public Private Partnership Authority’s progress,...

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News Update

25

Jul 2025

Jul 25, 2025 • 5 min read

6-Month KIBOR Falls to Lowest Level in Over 3 Years

The 6M Karachi Inter-Bank Offered Rate (KIBOR) is currently trading at 10.86 percent as of July 25, 2025. According to A...

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