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News Update

10

Nov 2025

Nov 10, 2025 • 5 min read

SBP Allows Banks’ Board Members to Work in Subsidiaries

To strengthen institutional arrangements between banks and their wholly-owned subsidiaries, the State Bank of Pakistan (...

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News Update

09

Nov 2025

Nov 09, 2025 • 5 min read

FIA Catches NCCIA Officials Taking Bribes From Scam Chinese Call Centers

The Federal Investigation Agency has registered another First Information Report against officials of the National Cyber...

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News Update

08

Nov 2025

Nov 08, 2025 • 5 min read

Textile Mills Threaten Shutdown Over Massive Gas Bill Surprise

The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has warned that Pakistan’s energy-intensive textile industry faces po...

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News Update

08

Nov 2025

Nov 08, 2025 • 5 min read

Pakistan Turns Budget Deficit Into Rs. 2.1 Trillion Surplus

Pakistan reported a budget surplus of Rs. 2.1 trillion during the first quarter of the current fiscal year (FY26), equal...

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News Update

08

Nov 2025

Nov 08, 2025 • 5 min read

Pakistan Holds Up to $30 Billion in Crypto Assets With Zero Regulation

Pakistanis may have invested between $20 billion and $30 billion in crypto-linked assets, experts disclosed at the Susta...

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News Update

08

Nov 2025

Nov 08, 2025 • 5 min read

Pakistan and Azerbaijan Join Hands to Boost Defense and Military Collaboration

Pakistan and Azerbaijan have agreed to deepen their defense cooperation, alongside expanding ties in trade, energy, and...

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News Update

07

Nov 2025

Nov 07, 2025 • 5 min read

ECC Okays Payment Settlement With OGDC, SNGPL, Nuclear Power Plants

The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the federal cabinet has approved key reforms to rationalize tariffs and str...

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News Update

07

Nov 2025

Nov 07, 2025 • 5 min read

AKD Securities Joins Arif Habib Led Consortium in Bid to Buy PIA

The Privatisation Commission Board has approved the inclusion of AKD Group Holdings (Pvt.) Ltd into the consortium led b...

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News Update

07

Nov 2025

Nov 07, 2025 • 5 min read

BankIslami Strengthens Its Digital Islamic Banking Platform ‘aik’

Committed to its mission of advancing Islamic banking in Pakistan, BankIslami has further strengthened ‘aik’— the countr...

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News Update

07

Nov 2025

Nov 07, 2025 • 5 min read

CDA to Begin Handing Over Plots in Newly Developed Sectors

The Capital Development Authority has directed its estate and engineering wings to begin issuing possession of plots in...

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News Update

07

Nov 2025

Nov 07, 2025 • 5 min read

Govt Okays Plan to Gradually Phase Out Remittance Incentive Schemes

The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has approved a gradual, data-driven phase-out of the Home Remittance Incentive...

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News Update

07

Nov 2025

Nov 07, 2025 • 5 min read

ECC Approves Rs. 659.6 Billion Guarantee to Clear Overdue Payments to IPPs

The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on Thursday approved a government guarantee worth Rs. 659.646 billion to addre...

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News Update

07

Nov 2025

Nov 07, 2025 • 5 min read

Zindigi Digitizes Kabul

Islamabad’s iconic Kabul Restaurant, a culinary landmark in F-7 for decades, made headlines today after its open-air din...

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News Update

07

Nov 2025

Nov 07, 2025 • 5 min read

Pakistan Offers Higher Economic Cooperation to Iran in Key Meeting

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday offered expanded cooperation to Iran in economic development and bilateral trade...

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News Update

07

Nov 2025

Nov 07, 2025 • 5 min read

IMF Urges Pakistan to Shield Its Economy from Climate Disasters

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has emphasized that Pakistan must prioritize climate resilience in its national bu...

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News Update

07

Nov 2025

Nov 07, 2025 • 5 min read

Pakistan Risks Losing 20% of its GDP by 2050 Without Climate Action: World Bank

The World Bank has warned that Pakistan could lose up to 20 percent of its GDP by 2050 if urgent and sustained climate a...

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News Update

07

Nov 2025

Nov 07, 2025 • 5 min read

Govt Orders Strict Enforcement of Women’s Job Quota in Federal Services

The federal government has directed all ministries and departments to ensure strict enforcement of the 10 percent quota...

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News Update

07

Nov 2025

Nov 07, 2025 • 5 min read

Macter Launches New Medicine for Diabetes Treatment in Pakistan

Macter International Limited (PSX: MACTER) has launched Semaglutide in Pakistan in Pre-Filled Syringe (PFS) and Pre-Fill...

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News Update

07

Nov 2025

Nov 07, 2025 • 5 min read

Rupee Rises 32nd Consecutive Day Against US Dollar

The Pakistani rupee (PKR) closed in green against the US Dollar (USD) 32nd day in a row on Friday. It also posted losses...

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News Update

07

Nov 2025

Nov 07, 2025 • 5 min read

Customs Seize Iranian Diesel Worth Rs. 12 Million in Karachi

Customs officials in Karachi have intercepted 42,200 litres of smuggled Iranian diesel valued at over Rs. 12 million alo...

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News Update

07

Nov 2025

Nov 07, 2025 • 5 min read

Fecto Cement Completes Sale of Rawalpindi Land to Private Housing Society

Fecto Cement Limited (PSX: FECTC) has completed the sale of its 124.625-kanal parcel of land in Rawalpindi, classified a...

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