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SBP spends Rs29.6b on currency note printing in FY26
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) spent Rs. 29.6 billion on printing currency notes during fiscal year 2025-26, an...
Pakistan receives much-needed LNG as Qatari cargo docks at Karachi port
KARACHI: Pakistan on Thursday received a boost to its LNG supplies after a Qatari cargo carrying 81,936 metric tonnes of...
New law lets SBP build central hub for bank account data
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has been empowered to build and operate a centralised virtual data repository that...
Pakistan receives $3.66b in workers remittances in August: Khurram Schehzad
KARACHI: Pakistan received $3.66 billion in workers’ remittances in August 2026, registering a 16.5% increase year-on-year, data from the State...
Govt pushes business facilitation reforms to boost investment, exports: Qaiser
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Board of Investment (BOI) Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh on Wednesday said the government was taking required steps...
Pakistan, Oman plan sister-port link between Gwadar, Sohar to boost regional trade
KARACHI: Pakistan and Oman are working towards establishing Gwadar Port and Oman’s Sohar Port as sister ports to strengthen maritime...
Indus Motor faces over Rs73 billion customs duty liability
KARACHI: Indus Motor Company Limited, the assembler of Toyota vehicles in Pakistan, has disclosed a potential customs duty liability of...
Pakistan issues third LNG tender for September after rejecting costly bids
KARACHI: Pakistan has issued a fresh international tender for the procurement of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo for September,...
ADB considers $1.1b financing for Karachi-Rohri ML-1 upgrade
KARACHI: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is weighing up to $1.1 billion in financing to upgrade the Karachi-Rohri section of...
Karachi Customs arrests three in Rs16.5m auction fraud case
KARACHI: The Collectorate of Customs Enforcement, Karachi has arrested three individuals, including a departmental employee, an auction bidder and an...
SBP rejects reports linking Raast to money laundering concerns
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has rejected reports suggesting that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) identified Raast...
Pakistan sets new record with $570m fisheries exports
KARACHI: Pakistan has set a new record by exporting fisheries products worth approximately $570 million to global markets during fiscal...
PBC chairman links sustainable growth to equal opportunities for women
KARACHI: Pakistan Business Council (PBC) Chairman Ziad Bashir has linked the country’s sustainable growth to women having equal opportunities and...
Pakistan’s forex reserves decline by $59m in one week
KARACHI: Pakistan’s total foreign exchange (forex) reserves declined by $59 million during the week ended August 28, 2026, according to...
20 FBR-supplied computers disappear from Karachi Customs House
KARACHI: Twenty brand-new computers allotted to Customs Appraisement East have gone missing from the Customs House Karachi store room, prompting...
Pakistan begins Rs12b overhaul of Gadani shipbreaking yard
KARACHI: Work has begun on a Rs12 billion project to modernise the Gadani shipbreaking yard and upgrade its infrastructure in...
Pakistan LNG rejects $26.97/MMBtu spot cargo bid, retenders for September
KARACHI: Pakistan LNG Limited (PLL) has rejected an emergency spot LNG cargo bid for September after the sole offer came...
SBP dollar purchases fall to 16-month low at $154m
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) significantly reduced its dollar purchases from the interbank foreign exchange market in May,...
Sindh announces two-year tax relief for electric vehicles, bikes
KARACHI: The Sindh cabinet approved a package of tax and registration incentives for electric vehicles (EVs), extending existing concessions for...
Pakistan moves to buy spot LNG cargo for September delivery, issues tender
KARACHI: The government has decided to purchase a spot cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG), with Pakistan LNG Limited (PLL)...
