In a widely expected move, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) kept the policy rate unchanged at 11 percent on Monday, citing ...

The Pakistani defence budget retains its opacity. Neither the International Monetary Fund (IMF) nor the Financial Action Task ...

Pakistan’s recent decision to increase its defence budget by 17% for the fiscal year 2025–2026 is as revealing as it is alarming. At a time when the country faces an economic abyss, burdened by ...

Lawmakers from various political parties, speaking during the National Assembly debate on the 2025–26 federal budget, praised ...

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) navigated through a volatile week, where a historic market rally driven ...

“The government is celebrating macroeconomic stabilisation, but the deeper structural cracks in the economy remain ...

The budget presents a paradox: ambitious rhetoric of relief overshadowed by structural constraints. The 10 per cent increase in salaries of government employees and 7pc rise in pensions of retired ...