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News Update

15

Oct 2025

Oct 15, 2025 • 5 min read

Zarea Limited Signs Strategic MoU with UK’s SAWIE to Digitize Pakistan’s Agri Supply Chain

Zarea Limited, a leading player in Pakistan’s agri-commodities market, has announced a strategic Memorandum of Understan...

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15

Oct 2025

Oct 15, 2025 • 5 min read

Finance Minister Reaffirms Reform Commitment in IMF Discussions

Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb has reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to stay the course on key economic refo...

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News Update

15

Oct 2025

Oct 15, 2025 • 5 min read

CDA, STZA Partner to Develop Islamabad’s First Technology Zone

The Capital Development Authority (CDA) and the Special Technology Zones Authority (STZA) have formed a joint working gr...

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News Update

15

Oct 2025

Oct 15, 2025 • 5 min read

FBR Announces Decision on Income Tax Filing Deadline

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has extended the deadline for filing Income Tax Returns for Tax Year 2025. Originally...

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15

Oct 2025

Oct 15, 2025 • 5 min read

AMC-9 Concludes with Vision for Inclusive Finance, Policy Reform, and Rural Transformation

The 9th Annual Microfinance Conference (AMC-9), organized by the Pakistan Microfinance Network (PMN) in collaboration wi...

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News Update

15

Oct 2025

Oct 15, 2025 • 5 min read

FBR Likely to Extend Income Tax Returns Deadline

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is once again preparing to extend the deadline for income tax returns by an additiona...

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15

Oct 2025

Oct 15, 2025 • 5 min read

Govt Launches Crackdown Against These Whitening Creams

The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has launched a nationwide crackdown on companies producing and selling skin...

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News Update

15

Oct 2025

Oct 15, 2025 • 5 min read

Drug Addicts Start Stealing Signboards in Newly Developed Sectors of Islamabad

Drug addicts have started stealing street signboards in Islamabad’s newly developed Sector I-16, leaving residents and v...

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News Update

15

Oct 2025

Oct 15, 2025 • 5 min read

Senate Panel Questions Delay In Work On Parliamentary Lodges

Senate sub-committee has shown strong dissatisfaction over the sluggish pace of work on the new Parliament Lodges projec...

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News Update

15

Oct 2025

Oct 15, 2025 • 5 min read

SECP Flags Illegal Pay Package at State-Owned PRCL

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has found multiple violations of corporate and public-sector l...

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News Update

15

Oct 2025

Oct 15, 2025 • 5 min read

South Korea Turns Trading Into a Live Esports Spectacle

In Seoul, South Korea, trading is being transformed into a high-stakes public competition, modeled after the excitement...

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15

Oct 2025

Oct 15, 2025 • 5 min read

Gold Price in Pakistan Inches Closer to Rs. 450,000

Gold prices in Pakistan soared to a new all-time high on Wednesday, mirroring gains in the international market. In the...

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News Update

15

Oct 2025

Oct 15, 2025 • 5 min read

Blue-Ex Plans Rs. 65 Million IPO to Migrate from GEM to PSX Main Board

Blue-Ex Limited, currently listed on the Growth Enterprise Market (GEM) Board of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), has...

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News Update

15

Oct 2025

Oct 15, 2025 • 5 min read

CCL Holdings Acquires 40.63% Stake in Mitchell’s Fruit Farms Ltd

Mitchell’s Fruit Farms Limited has announced a major shareholding change, with CCL Holding (Private) Limited acquiring a...

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15

Oct 2025

Oct 15, 2025 • 5 min read

Mari Energies Acquires 20% Stake in Offshore Indus-C Block, Joins Strategic Partnership with Turkish Petroleum

Mari Energies Limited has announced the acquisition of a 20% working interest in the Eastern Offshore Indus-C Block, mar...

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News Update

15

Oct 2025

Oct 15, 2025 • 5 min read

UBL to Upgrade Basic Accounts to Mukammal, Offering More Free Services

United Bank Limited (UBL) has revealed that beginning October 15, 2025, it will convert all its Basic Banking Accounts (...

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15

Oct 2025

Oct 15, 2025 • 5 min read

Muhammad Iqbal Given Additional Charge as FBR Chairman

Muhammad Iqbal, a grade 22 officer of the Inland Revenue Service, has been assigned the additional charge of Chairman of...

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15

Oct 2025

Oct 15, 2025 • 5 min read

IMF Projects Pakistan’s Inflation to Rise to 6% in FY2025-26

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has forecast that Pakistan’s Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation will climb...

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15

Oct 2025

Oct 15, 2025 • 5 min read

NAB Recovers Over a Million Acres of Forest Land Worth Rs. 1.3 Trillion

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Balochistan has reclaimed more than one million acres of forest land across the...

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15

Oct 2025

Oct 15, 2025 • 5 min read

Nepra Approves Hike in October Electricity Bills

The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has approved a slight increase of Rs. 0.0796 per unit in electr...

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News Update

15

Oct 2025

Oct 15, 2025 • 5 min read

IMF and Pakistan Reach Staff-Level Agreement on $1.2 Billion Loan

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Government of Pakistan have reached a staff-level agreement on the second...

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