The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) extended its bullish momentum on Thursday, when investors drove a broad-based rally across key sectors as they took cue from earnings announcement by an automaker and a $330 million energy loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The benchmark KSE-100 index closed at 162,936.94, marking an increase of 710.66 points, or 0.44%. It traded between the intra-day
Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves recorded a modest improvement during the week ended November 14, 2025, with the State Bank of Pakistan's (SBP) holdings rising by $27 million to reach $14.551 billion, according to data released by the central bank on Thursday. The SBP's weekly report showed that the country's total liquid foreign exchange reserves stood at $19.738 billion. Of this, commerci
Afghanistan's Taliban government urged India on Thursday to scale up trade and open cargo hubs in its territory, as it strengthens ties with New Delhi and seeks alternatives to Pakistan after repeated border clashes and closures. During talks, Al-Haj Nooruddin Azizi, the Taliban's Commerce Minister, also asked India to help set up scheduled shipping services to move Afghan goods through the Ind
The recent Cloudflare outage that disrupted services across Pakistan has highlighted the country's heavy reliance on foreign digital infrastructure, underscoring the urgent need for a national preparedness strategy. When contacted, officials at the Federal Ministry for IT and Telecommunication (ITT) told The Express Tribune that the Government of Pakistan has a robust vigilance system under the
SYDNEY: Asian shares extended a global rout on Friday as the much-anticipated U.S. jobs data failed to provide clarity on the near-term path for interest rates, with investors returning to dumping risk assets even after Nvidia’s earnings dazzled. Wall Street dived overnight as jitters over inflated tech stock prices returned, resulting in the Nasdaq’s widest one-day swing since April 9 when Pre