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News Update

04

Dec 2025

Dec 04, 2025 • 5 min read

2 Pakistanis Make Forbes 30 Under 30 for 2026

Salman Habib and Hassan Chaudhry, two prominent Pakistanis, have secured spots on the Forbes “30 Under 30 United States...

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News Update

04

Dec 2025

Dec 04, 2025 • 5 min read

Gold Prices Continue to Fall in Pakistan

Gold prices in Pakistan fell on Thursday, mirroring declines in the international market. In the local market, the price...

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News Update

04

Dec 2025

Dec 04, 2025 • 5 min read

11th NFC Holds First Meeting as Finance Minister Calls for Unity and Open Dialogue

The first meeting of the Eleventh National Finance Commission was held today in Islamabad, where Finance Minister Senato...

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News Update

04

Dec 2025

Dec 04, 2025 • 5 min read

IMF Team Seeks Answers on Widespread FBR Maladministration

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) team inquired with the Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) about the nature of maladminist...

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News Update

04

Dec 2025

Dec 04, 2025 • 5 min read

CDA Launches Action Against Housing Societies for Overselling Files

The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has initiated action against housing societies involved in selling more files th...

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News Update

04

Dec 2025

Dec 04, 2025 • 5 min read

NIC Quetta Seeks New Leadership for Its Biggest Expansion Yet

Ignite – National Technology Fund has announced that it is seeking applications from eligible organizations to manage th...

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News Update

04

Dec 2025

Dec 04, 2025 • 5 min read

Bank Alfalah Agrees to Potential Sale of Afghanistan Operations

Bank Alfalah Limited’s board of directors has accepted a non-binding offer from Afghanistan’s Ghazanfar Bank to acquire...

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News Update

04

Dec 2025

Dec 04, 2025 • 5 min read

Rs. 106 Million Corruption Reportedly Exposed in World Bank Funded Project

A departmental inquiry has uncovered a Rs106.04 million fraud in a World Bank-funded education project in Khyber Pakhtun...

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News Update

04

Dec 2025

Dec 04, 2025 • 5 min read

PTCL Gets PTA’s Conditional Nod to Acquire Telenor Pakistan

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has granted conditional approval to the PTCL Group for the acquisition of...

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News Update

04

Dec 2025

Dec 04, 2025 • 5 min read

Oil Sector Rejects OGRA’s Deadline for Digital Integration of Fuel Sites

Pakistan’s oil sector has rejected OGRA’s unilateral deadline for full digital integration of more than 32,000 fuel stor...

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News Update

04

Dec 2025

Dec 04, 2025 • 5 min read

Sindh Takes Lead in Cotton Arrivals as Punjab Records Decline

Sindh has emerged as the country’s largest cotton supplier for the current season, capturing more than 51 percent of all...

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News Update

04

Dec 2025

Dec 04, 2025 • 5 min read

Court Suspends Notices for Fresh Board Elections at Pakistan Services Ltd

The Islamabad High Court has suspended all notices issued by Thatta Cement Company Limited to Pakistan Services Limited...

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News Update

04

Dec 2025

Dec 04, 2025 • 5 min read

Women’s Financial Inclusion in Pakistan Soars to Record 52%: SBP Governor

Women’s financial inclusion has risen from 4 percent to 52 percent due to the collective efforts of the banking sector,...

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News Update

03

Dec 2025

Dec 03, 2025 • 5 min read

‘Beyond Banking, Sowing Change’: HBL Chairman Calls for National Strategy to Transform Pakistan’s Agriculture Sector

Sultan Ali Allana, Chairman – HBL, spoke at the Pakistan Business Council’s 4th edition of its two-day ‘Dialogue on the...

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News Update

03

Dec 2025

Dec 03, 2025 • 5 min read

Committee Meeting on Ali Gilani’s Resolution Against ‘PTA Tax’ on Imported Phones Concludes

The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Finance began its meeting with a discussion on taxes imposed on mobile pho...

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News Update

03

Dec 2025

Dec 03, 2025 • 5 min read

Solar Panels Prices in Pakistan Drop Sharply

Solar system prices in Pakistan have recorded a sharp decline, giving consumers a rare opportunity to install clean and...

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News Update

03

Dec 2025

Dec 03, 2025 • 5 min read

CCP Approves Maple Leaf Cement’s Acquisition of Pioneer Cement

The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has cleared Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited’s proposed acquisition of add...

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News Update

03

Dec 2025

Dec 03, 2025 • 5 min read

Customs Foils Major Misdeclaration Attempt, Saves Rs. 167 Million in Revenue

The Customs Enforcement Karachi has blocked a major attempt at misdeclaration, preventing a revenue loss of Rs. 167 mill...

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News Update

03

Dec 2025

Dec 03, 2025 • 5 min read

SECP Allegedly Financed Its International Conference by Raising Funds From Entities It Regulates

To promote its chairman and commissioners, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) organized an intern...

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News Update

03

Dec 2025

Dec 03, 2025 • 5 min read

Senate Committee Questions SIFC Over Missed $60 Billion Investment Goal

The Senate Standing Committee on Finance opened its session Wednesday by scrutinizing the performance of the Special Inv...

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News Update

03

Dec 2025

Dec 03, 2025 • 5 min read

PIA Privatization Bidding Set for December 23

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has pledged full transparency and merit in the privatization of Pakistan International Air...

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