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11

Apr 2025

Apr 11, 2025 • 5 min read

SECP Warns Public of Fraud Linked to Barwaqt App and Misleading Social Media Claims

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has alerted the general public about ongoing fraudulent activi...

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11

Apr 2025

Apr 11, 2025 • 5 min read

Pakistan’s Online Gaming Community to Reach 45 Million This Year

Pakistan’s online gaming population is expected to reach 45 million by the end of this year, according to a written repl...

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11

Apr 2025

Apr 11, 2025 • 5 min read

Pakistan’s Call Center Industry Posts Over $200 Million in Exports

Registered call centers in Pakistan have maintained steady growth in export earnings and business expansion, generating...

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11

Apr 2025

Apr 11, 2025 • 5 min read

Only These 4 Companies Can Legally Register Retailers for FBR Digital Invoice System

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has directed retailers and other businesses required to issue digital invoices to app...

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11

Apr 2025

Apr 11, 2025 • 5 min read

PM Shehbaz Refuses to Waive 18% Sales Tax for Exporters to Avoid IMF Pushback

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has refused to waive the 18 percent sales tax on local supplies of raw materials, commodit...

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News Update

11

Apr 2025

Apr 11, 2025 • 5 min read

Govt to Issue Rs. 30 Billion Green Bonds At PSX to Unlock IMF Climate Financing

The federal government is set to issue green bonds worth Rs. 30 billion on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) to secure t...

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News Update

11

Apr 2025

Apr 11, 2025 • 5 min read

Finance Division Orders Ministries to Surrender Excess Development Funds

The Ministry of Finance has directed all federal ministries and divisions to surrender excess development funds allocate...

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11

Apr 2025

Apr 11, 2025 • 5 min read

Peshawar High Court Asks Govt to Regulate Cryptocurrency Within Two Months

The Peshawar High Court has (PHC) granted the federal government a two-month deadline to regulate cryptocurrency and dig...

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News Update

10

Apr 2025

Apr 10, 2025 • 5 min read

Pakistan to Invite New Bids for Sale of PIA

The Pakistani government will issue a fresh call for expressions of interest (EoIs) in the sale of Pakistan Internationa...

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News Update

10

Apr 2025

Apr 10, 2025 • 5 min read

Electricity Prices Cut by Rs. 1.71 per Unit Nationwide for Three Months

Power prices across the country, including in Karachi, will be reduced by Rs1.71 per unit for the period from April to J...

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News Update

10

Apr 2025

Apr 10, 2025 • 5 min read

US Tariffs on China Soar to 145% Under New Trump Order

Tariffs on Chinese imports now effectively amount to 145 percent, according to a report from CNBC. Donald Trump’s latest...

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News Update

10

Apr 2025

Apr 10, 2025 • 5 min read

PPL Signs New Deal to Mine Baryte, Lead and Zinc in Balochistan

Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) has executed Amendment No. 1 to the Operating Agreement originally dated November 15, 2...

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News Update

10

Apr 2025

Apr 10, 2025 • 5 min read

Rupee Ends Losing Streak Against USD But Loses Rs. 3.5 Against Australian Dollar

The Pakistani rupee (PKR) closed in green ending its 3-day losing against the US Dollar (USD) today after opening trade...

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News Update

10

Apr 2025

Apr 10, 2025 • 5 min read

PPL Commences Gas Production At Exploratory Well in Sindh

Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PSX: PPL) has commenced gas production from the Upper Sand (C-Sand) reservoir of the Pateji...

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News Update

10

Apr 2025

Apr 10, 2025 • 5 min read

Another Country Planning to Join Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India Gas Pipeline Project

Kazakhstan is preparing to officially become part of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline pro...

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10

Apr 2025

Apr 10, 2025 • 5 min read

Pakistan’s Foreign Reserves Post Slight Weekly Increase

The foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) rose by $23 million on a weekly basis, according...

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10

Apr 2025

Apr 10, 2025 • 5 min read

Punjab Wheat Farmers Can Now Set Their Own Prices After Latest Policy

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has taken a significant step toward agricultural reform by approving wheat der...

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News Update

10

Apr 2025

Apr 10, 2025 • 5 min read

Gold Price in Pakistan Hits All-Time High After Huge Single-Day Increase

The price of 24 karat per tola gold increased by Rs. 7,800 and was traded at Rs. 328,800 on Thursday as compared to its...

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News Update

10

Apr 2025

Apr 10, 2025 • 5 min read

BAPL Shifts Core Business from Manufacturing to Investment

Bawany Air Products Limited (PSX: BAPL) has revised its core business focus by updating its object clause from manufactu...

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News Update

10

Apr 2025

Apr 10, 2025 • 5 min read

Govt Forms Technical Committee to Probe Mysterious Gas Pocket in Karachi

The Ministry of Energy (Petroleum Division), Government of Pakistan, has formally constituted a technical committee to i...

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News Update

10

Apr 2025

Apr 10, 2025 • 5 min read

PSX Opens 3,000 Points Up After Trump’s 90-Day Tariff Pause

The KSE-100n index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) opened 3,000 points up on Thursday, a positive change of roughly...

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