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Auto, housing finance and private sector credit post strong growth in June: SBP
KARACHI: Auto financing, housing finance, personal loans and bank lending to the private sector recorded significant growth in June 2026,...
Private sector credit rises 14.8% to Rs11.38 trillion as bank lending recovers
KARACHI: Credit to Pakistan’s private sector increased 14.8% year-on-year to Rs11.38 trillion at the end of June 2026, reflecting a...
Pakistan Advances Digital Payments with Co-Badged Debit Card
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jameel Ahmad has welcomed the introduction of the HBL, UnionPay International and PayPak...
Pakistan buys another spot LNG cargo for July at highest price this month
KARACHI: Pakistan has purchased another spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo for July after Pakistan LNG Limited (PLL) approved the...
Sindh announces Keti Bandar Port & AI Data Centres to boost foreign investment
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has announced an ambitious investment agenda aimed at strengthening the province’s economic...
Ship recycling resumes at Gadani after eight-year hiatus
KARACHI: Ship recycling operations have resumed at Pakistan’s Gadani Ship Breaking Yard after an eight-year hiatus, with seven vessels now...
Govt moves to simplify bank financing for SMEs across Pakistan
KARACHI: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Industries and Production Haroon Akhtar Khan chaired a consultative meeting to...
Mastercard, BoP expand strategic collaboration to support Pakistan’s cashless economy
KARACHI: Senior leadership of Mastercard and The Bank of Punjab (BOP) met in Karachi to reaffirm and expand their strategic...
Karachi Port welcomes 398.5 mln mega vessel MSC Erica
KARACHI: Karachi Port Trust is handling one of the world’s largest container vessels MSC Erica, reaffirming its capability to handle...
Exchange companies sold up to $6bn to banks in FY26 amid record remittance inflows
ISLAMABAD: Exchange companies sold an estimated $5 billion to $6 billion to banks during FY26, helping support the country's foreign...
LTO Karachi targets 174 taxpayers in foreign assets scrutiny campaign
KARACHI: The Large Taxpayers Office (LTO) Karachi has launched a major scrutiny exercise targeting 174 high-profile taxpayers over their foreign...
Pakistan’s total liquid foreign reserves reach near $24b, SBP holds 18.47b
KARACHI: The total liquid foreign reserves of Pakistan surged to US$ 23,988.7 million at the start of the new financial...
CDNS exceeds Shariah investment target, mobilises Rs61b in FY2025-26
KARACHI: The Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS) has surpassed its annual target for Shariah-compliant investments by mobilising Rs61 billion...
Govt issues emergency LNG tender after ‘Qatari shipment aborted’
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has issued an emergency tender to procure a liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo for delivery on...
Pakistan receives $41.6b in remittances during FY2025-26: SBP
KARACHI: Remittances from overseas Pakistanis increased by 8.6 per cent during the fiscal year 2025-26, according to the State Bank...
Pakistan eyes increasing SME financing to $5.4b by June 2028
KARACHI: Pakistan aims to increase financing for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to Rs1.5 trillion ($5.4 billion) and expand the...
HBL, UBL, Meezan Bank Among biggest winners from SBP’s new deposit rule
KARACHI: Several leading Pakistani banks are expected to benefit from the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) latest revision to deposit...
Pakistan Customs registers 201 IPR forfeiture cases in FY2025-26
KARACHI: Pakistan Customs' Directorate General of Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement (IPRE) registered 201 Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) forfeiture and seizure...
Cargo plane travelling from Sharjah to Karachi crashes into sea with five on board
KARACHI: A cargo plane that took off from Sharjah crashed into the sea after disappearing from radar off the coast...
SRB achieves record Rs370.06b revenue in FY2025-26 with 20.17pc growth
KARACHI: The Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) achieved its highest-ever annual revenue collection in fiscal year 2025-26, collecting Rs370.064 billion, reflecting...
