Speakers at a seminar said that the reversal of the 16% tax on rental properties in Punjab has provided major relief to the country's retail community and reflected the success of collective efforts by trade bodies. They emphasised that such reforms have helped stabilise retail operations and created breathing space for organised businesses struggling under economic pressure. They were addressi
Pakistan's textile exports surged to a three-year high of $1.6 billion in September 2025, marking a strong rebound driven by robust demand for value-added categories and renewed global orders, according to provisional data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). Brokerage house Topline Securities reported that knitted apparel exports alone touched an all-time high of $485 million, undersc
Pakistan has assured the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that it will take Rs200 billion worth of additional tax measures in January to compensate any slippages in the budget surplus by increasing the income tax rates on landline and mobile phones and cash withdrawals from banks. The measures will only be triggered following lower-than-targeted revenues and higher-than-agreed expenses in July
A high-level meeting at the Ministry of Commerce, co-chaired by Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Industries Haroon Akhtar Khan, reviewed policy measures for the automotive sector, regulation of used car imports, and facilitation for local manufacturers and genuine overseas Pakistanis. According to an official statement issued on
Positive sentiments were observed at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) as investors rejoiced after Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to resume peace talks, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index gaining over 2,500 points during the opening minutes of trading on Friday. At 10:35am, the benchmark index was hovering at 159,623.48, an increase of 2,890.61 points or 1.84%. Buying interest was observed in