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Shares. Photo: file KARACHI: Stocks closed lower on Friday as late-session profit-taking erased early gains, pushing the benchmark KSE-100 index...

Taxpayers' counsel contends withdrawal of petroleum concessions a violation of lawTax collection. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court of...

Charging higher taxes from non-filers of income tax returns has become a source of easy revenue generation, rather than expanding...

Stesses need to empower PC to drive strategic policy priorities, effectively oversee public investment decisions ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and...

KARACHI: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended January 8, 2026 increased by 3.20% year-on-year (YoY), underscoring the...

Industry stakeholders argue that fixed returns stunt gas sector efficiency amid rising circular debtGas utilities. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: Gas pricing...

PM Shehbaz orders immediate pilot projects for loss-making electricity feeders of PESCO and QESCO The federal government has decided to...

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) ended the week on a bearish note as investors opted to book profits ahead of...

SSGC, SNGPL resist shift as regulator begins stakeholder consultations; public hearing set for FridayGas utilities. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: Following the...

Incentive. design: Ibrahim Yahya ISLAMABAD: A Ministry of Finance report has accepted that the absence of structured transparency in the...

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb on Thursday held a meeting with a Visa delegation led by...

Chamber urges easier credit, cash-flow lending and support for women entrepreneursLahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Photo: file LAHORE: The...

It was emphasised in the meeting that the demand and supply of essential food items, especially ahead of Ramazan and...

Shares of 340 companies were traded. At the end of the day, 93 stocks closed higher, 233 declined and 14...

Import cover at 2.65 months; gold slides to Rs466,162/tola on upcoming US non-farm payroll dataDelay in loans will not adversely...

BoP, NBP lead gains; analysts warn rally reflects recovery from depressed levels not definitive re-rating Seven Pakistani banking stocks ranked...

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) experienced its first corrective session of the new year on Thursday, as investors engaged in...

National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq. PHOTO: FACEBOOK ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reportedly given the go-ahead to National...

. ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) Haroon Akhtar Khan held a meeting with representatives of Fortune 500...

KARACHI: Pakistan's latest government securities auctions attracted strong investor interest on Wednesday, with the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) raising...