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Oct 2025

Oct 20, 2025 • 5 min read

Overseas Investors Paid Rs. 2.7 Trillion In Taxes Despite Economic Challenges

Members of the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) paid Rs. 2.7 trillion in taxes during 2024. T...

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20

Oct 2025

Oct 20, 2025 • 5 min read

Massive Irregularities Exposed in Famous Housing Scheme

A parliamentary subcommittee has uncovered major irregularities in Pakistan’s Federal Lodges and Federal Government Empl...

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20

Oct 2025

Oct 20, 2025 • 5 min read

PM Orders Power Division to Draft Reform Plan for Industry and Agriculture

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the Power Division to prepare a comprehensive reform package aimed at ensurin...

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20

Oct 2025

Oct 20, 2025 • 5 min read

Thatta Cement Subsidiary Signs Exclusive Deal to Produce Belarus Tractors in Pakistan

Thatta Cement Company Limited has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Minsk Work Tractor & Assembling (Private)...

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20

Oct 2025

Oct 20, 2025 • 5 min read

Pakistan Eases Barter Trade Rules with Iran, Russia, and Afghanistan

Pakistan has reassessed its barter trade mechanism with Iran, Russia, and Afghanistan to make cross-border commerce simp...

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News Update

20

Oct 2025

Oct 20, 2025 • 5 min read

Landa Bazar Cloth Prices Skyrocket After Massive New Tax

The trader community has strongly opposed the government’s recent decision to impose a Rs. 200 per kilogram tax on the i...

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News Update

20

Oct 2025

Oct 20, 2025 • 5 min read

Pakistan’s Clean Environment Fund is Inactive for Nearly a Decade

Pakistan’s Clean Environment Fund (CEF), set up to finance green projects and support sustainable development, has remai...

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News Update

20

Oct 2025

Oct 20, 2025 • 5 min read

LESCO Illegally Cuts Internet Cables in Lahore

The Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) is cutting off internet and telecom infrastructure cables around Lahore witho...

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News Update

20

Oct 2025

Oct 20, 2025 • 5 min read

SBP Partners with IFC to Tackle Dollar Dependency & Promote Rupee Lending

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Ba...

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News Update

20

Oct 2025

Oct 20, 2025 • 5 min read

Former FBR Chairman Wants to Shift Capital From Islamabad

Former Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) chairman Shabbar Zaidi has proposed shifting Pakistan’s capital from Islamabad to...

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News Update

20

Oct 2025

Oct 20, 2025 • 5 min read

Tomatoes Are Now More Expensive Than Chicken

Tomatoes have become more expensive than chicken in Karachi, with retail prices surging to between Rs. 450 and Rs. 550 p...

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News Update

20

Oct 2025

Oct 20, 2025 • 5 min read

Pakistan’s Cotton Arrivals Double Despite Flood Damage

Pakistan’s cotton arrivals and imports have surged sharply despite prolonged rains and flooding in key cotton-growing ar...

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News Update

20

Oct 2025

Oct 20, 2025 • 5 min read

FBR Goes After 20+ Social Media Influencers for Hiding Real Income

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has uncovered more than 20 cases where individuals flaunting luxury lifestyles on soc...

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News Update

20

Oct 2025

Oct 20, 2025 • 5 min read

Govt Fixes Wheat Procurement Price at Rs. 3,500 Per 40 KG for 2025-26

The federal government has approved the Wheat Policy 2025-26, setting the official procurement price at Rs. 3,500 per 40...

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News Update

19

Oct 2025

Oct 19, 2025 • 5 min read

Tomato Prices Go Out of Control Across Pakistan

Tomato prices have jumped sharply across Pakistan, hitting consumers hard in major cities as per kilogram rates climb we...

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News Update

19

Oct 2025

Oct 19, 2025 • 5 min read

P@SHA Showcases Pakistan’s Tech Prowess at GITEX Global 2025

Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA), the country’s leading IT and IT-enabled services industry body, concluded...

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19

Oct 2025

Oct 19, 2025 • 5 min read

Early Retirement of Coal-Fired Plants in Pakistan Could Be Economically Viable

Pakistan can retire some imported coal assets early and still save money. A new report shows the move could be economica...

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News Update

18

Oct 2025

Oct 18, 2025 • 5 min read

Gold Prices in Pakistan Finally Drop After Non-Stop Increase

After days of relentless gains, gold prices in Pakistan finally dropped. The price of gold per tola fell by Rs. 10,600,...

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News Update

18

Oct 2025

Oct 18, 2025 • 5 min read

SBP’s New Framework Aims to Protect Bank Customers Across Pakistan

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has rolled out a new regulatory framework designed to make Pakistan’s financial sector...

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News Update

18

Oct 2025

Oct 18, 2025 • 5 min read

Pakistan’s New Geoscience Labs to Help Tap Its $6 Trillion Mineral Reserves

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has inaugurated the Geoscience Advanced Research Laboratories of the Geological Survey of...

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News Update

18

Oct 2025

Oct 18, 2025 • 5 min read

Pakistan Ranks 33rd in Global Debt — Far Behind US and Even India

The United States has emerged as the most indebted nation in the world, carrying a staggering $32.9 trillion in national...

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