By Aftab Ahmed | November 11, 2025

PM is also likely to meet CEOs Amazon and Walmart. The top 20 companies belong to USA, UK, Germany, Netherland and France.   The government of Pakistan announced plans for a high-level meeting between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the chief executives of the country’s top 20 companies, aiming to accelerate private-sector investment and highlight…

By Aftab Ahmed | November 8, 2025

Slow sugar imports and discharge by the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) have created congestion at Karachi port, delaying cargo offloading for other sectors and triggering heavy demurrage payments, sources told NewzTodays. Officials said Karachi port can handle up to 4,500 metric tons of sugar per day, but current operations remain far below capacity. The…

By Aftab Ahmed | November 8, 2025

Topline Securities has projected Pakistan’s benchmark KSE-100 index to reach 203,000 points by December 2026, implying a total return of about 26 percent, including a dividend yield of 7 percent. The brokerage expects sustained macroeconomic reforms, liquidity support, and policy continuity to drive the equity market over the next 13 months. Read More: Stock Market…

By Aftab Ahmed | November 8, 2025

The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has approved the acquisition of Novartis Pharma (Pakistan) Limited by International Investment II Limited (IIL), clearing the transaction after a Phase-I competition review under Section 11 of the Competition Act, 2010. The approval was announced on Saturday, November 8, following a detailed merger-control assessment. IIL, incorporated in Hong Kong,…

By Salman Khan | November 8, 2025

The Economic Policy and Business Development (EPBD) think tank has expressed deep concern over persistently high interest rates in Pakistan, warning that the State Bank’s tight monetary stance is stifling private sector growth and forcing the government to pay an enormous cost of borrowing. In its latest assessment, EPBD noted that despite improving inflation trends,…

By Aftab Ahmed | November 7, 2025

After few consecutive negative trading sessions some recovery was observed on Friday at the exchange as KSE 100 Index largely traded in positive zone during the trading session to close at 159,920 level (up by 0.31%). This positivity can be attributed to remittance number for the month of Oct-2025 coming in at US$3.42bn (up by…

By Aftab Ahmed | November 6, 2025

The market remained lackluster on Thursday, with sentiment weighed down by the absence of any major news flow. After oscillating between an intraday high of 1,012 points and a low of 1,325 points, the KSE-100 Index eventually settled at 159,096, losing 481 points or 0.30%. With no clear drivers in sight, investors chose to stay cautious, leading…

By Salman Khan | November 5, 2025

Chairman Economic Policy & Business Development Think Tank Dr Gohar Ejaz has warned that Pakistan’s mounting tax burden is driving the economy towards collapse, accusing the government of imposing unrealistic tax expectations and penalizing honest taxpayers instead of broadening the tax base. In a report and media statement, Gohar said the government’s push to raise…

By Aftab Ahmed | November 5, 2025

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) announced on Wednesday to facilitate the manual tax-filers who historically filed manual income-tax returns and extended a deadline for online filing. Read More: FBR Extends Income Tax Return Deadline to October 31 Under the measure, the manual-filing system has reportedly been abolished for Tax Year 2024 onwards, and in…

By Aftab Ahmed | November 5, 2025

The KSE-100 Index ended the session on a negative note, closing at 159,578 points, down by 1,704 points. Throughout the day, the benchmark index oscillated between an intraday high of 162,052 and a low of 159,217. The bearish sentiment was primarily driven by the absence of fresh market triggers following the conclusion of the corporate…