The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has earmarked Rs 524.3 billion under Annual Development Programme for the Fiscal Year 2026-27, including Rs 235 billion for settled areas with an increase of 21 percent. For the settled tehsil, ADP budget was Rs 47 billion showing an increase of 21 percent and ADP of merged districts is Rs 34.8 billion with an increase of 13 percent. A significant portion of
Gold rose over 1% on Monday, rebounding from a more than one-week low hit in the previous session, as Brent crude oil prices fell after Iran claimed progress in US-Iran peace talks, easing concerns around inflation and higher interest rates. Spot gold was up 1.2% at $4,209.03 per ounce, as of 0112 GMT. US gold futures for August delivery fell 0.5% to $4,225.80. An Iranian foreign ministry
The dollar was firm on Monday as uncertainty clouded a tentative U.S.-Iran peace deal following threats from President Donald Trump to restart the war in the Middle East and Tehran’s announcement it had closed the Strait of Hormuz. Despite rising tensions, US-Iran peace talks stretched into their second day in Switzerland under the terms of a memorandum of understanding reached last week to e
Oil prices rose on Monday after shipping through the Strait of Hormuz slowed while talks between U.S. and Iranian officials in their first meeting under an interim peace deal were off to a bumpy start. Brent crude futures climbed 54 cents or 0.67%, to $81.11 a barrel by 0030 GMT, after touching a high of $82.30 at the start of trading. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were at $78
Scheduled for launch in July 2026, the Asaan Connect App is a flagship digital initiative being developed under the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP)’s guidance to simplify access to investment services including stock market. The country’s top securities regulator in a statement said this initiative will expand financial inclusion, and attract a new generation of investors