PCDMA Chairman urges FBR to conduct awareness sessions on SRO 55(i)/2025
KARACHI: The new conditions introduced by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) through SRO 55(i)/2025, which require the filing of monthly stock statements, consumption data, complex purchase, sales, and stock reports, have become a significant challen...
KSE-100 loses over 1,500 points
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) faced significant selling pressure on Monday, with its benchmark KSE-100 Index closing down by over 1,500 points, or 1.32%, at 112,745.01. The market mirrored global trends, reacting negatively to US Preside...
Pakistan, SFD ink pacts worth $1.61bn
ISLAMABAD: On Monday, a significant step was taken to strengthen the bilateral economic cooperation between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Sultan Abdulrahman Al-Marshad, Chief Executive Officer of the Saudi Fund for D...
Rupee registers marginal decline against USD
KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee experienced a marginal decline of 0.04% against the US dollar in the inter-bank market on Thursday, closing at 278.97, down by Re0.1 from Wednesday’s rate of 278.87. Internationally, the US dollar remained stable,...
KSE-100 ends 3-day losing streak, gains 1,700+ points
KARACHI: Buying returned to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) after three consecutive negative sessions, as the KSE-100 Index gained over 1,700 points. The index closed at 113,206.40, up by 1,719.04 points (1.54%), driven by strong performances from...
SBP foreign exchange reserves drop by $76mln, now at $11.37bln
KARACHI: Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) declined by $76 million on a weekly basis, reaching $11.37 billion as of January 24, 2025, according to data released on Thursday. This drop was primarily attributed to exte...
Pakistan, Serbia seek to strengthen bilateral trade and investment ties
ISLAMABAD: In a bid to strengthen bilateral trade and economic cooperation, Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan welcomed the high-level visit of Serbia's State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Damjan Jovic, to Pakistan. During their meeti...
KSE-100 closes 543 points lower
KARACHI: Selling pressure continued at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Wednesday, with the KSE-100 Index closing 543 points lower at 111,487.36, a decline of 0.48%. The session began positively, reaching an intra-day high of 112,569.90, but mar...
OICCI hosts inaugural Climate Excellence Awards at 3rd Pakistan Climate Conference
KARACHI: The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce & Industry (OICCI) successfully concluded the 3rd Pakistan Climate Conference today, marking the event with the inaugural OICCI Climate Excellence Awards. The two-day conference brought togethe...
President FPCCI highlights sustainable tourism forum's role in boosting Pakistan's tourism
KARACHI: A two-day Sustainable Tourism Forum, jointly organized by the Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), and the Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC), is...
