MG Morning Breeze: Updates to Skim before Market

September 11, 2025 (MLN): Morning Breeze aims to lessen the load for its readers by curating noteworthy updates from the preceding day.

• Cabinet declares climate and agriculture emergencies amid flood losses

The federal cabinet informed climate emergency and agriculture emergency after consultations in view of the human and economic losses caused by floods. Read more

• Pakistan to Launch First Panda Bond with ADB and AIIB Credit Guarantee

Pakistan will issue its first Panda Bond worth USD 250 million in RMB, backed by credit guarantees from ADB and AIIB to secure a AAA rating in China. The 3-year bond will target institutional investors on China’s Interbank Market by December 2025. Read more

• Parwaaz lists Rs1bn Green Bond on PSX

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) has officially listed Parwaaz Financial Services Limited’s Green Action Bond, a Rs1 billion privately placed, rated, and secured Term Finance Certificate (TFC), effective September 12, 2025. Read more

• Ghandhara Industries denies Rs3bn legal notice rumors

Ghandhara Industries Limited (PSX:GHNI) has denied recent claims circulating on social media regarding the company initiating legal proceedings against Master Cherry Group. Read more

• Pakistan pushes SME led industrial growth at D-8 session

Pakistan reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as engines of sustainable growth. Read more

• PSX Closing Bell: Green Shoots Rising

The benchmark KSE-100 Index concluded Wednesday's trading session at 157,020.79, showing an increase of 457.27 points or 0.29%. Read more

• PKR remains unchanged against USD

The Pakistani rupee (PKR) remained stable against the US dollar in Wednesday's interbank session to settle the trade at PKR 281.60 per USD, compared to previous closing of 281.61. Read more

• Gold price in Pakistan remain unchanged

Gold price in Pakistan remained unchanged on Wednesday, with 24-karat gold being sold at Rs388,100 per tola, unchanged from the previous session. Read more

• NDMA dispatches 20 more relief trucks to Punjab

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) dispatched a convoy of 20 trucks carrying essential relief supplies to Punjab on Wednesday, as part of its continued efforts to support affected communities. Read more

• Symmetry Group secures new contracts worth Rs120m

Symmetry Group Limited (PSX:SYM) has shared that it has secured multiple new contracts with leading organizations, including the National Bank of Pakistan , Bank Islami, and Jazz (PMCL) and is expected to generate an additional revenue of Rs120 million. Read more

• Govt reaffirms reform agenda, urges PBC to boost trade

The government reaffirmed its commitment to economic reforms and long-term stability while stressing the importance of creating an enabling environment for business and investment. Read more

• iPhone Air unveiled as Apple’s lightest, sleekest model

Apple has officially introduced the iPhone Air, its thinnest and lightest iPhone to date, combining a sleek new design with high-end performance capabilities. Read more

• Digital transformation key to Pakistan’s industrial future

Digital transformation is redefining the future of manufacturing, offering Pakistan a critical opportunity to accelerate time-to-market, reduce costs and build global credibility to expand exports. Read more

• Interloop Limited’s FY25 profit falls below 70%

Interloop Limited (PSX: ILP) has reported a profit after tax of Rs5.65bn for the year ended June 30, 2025 which showed a sharp 65.7% decline compared to Rs16.46bn in FY24. Read more

• Searle’s Denosumab biosimilar gains regulatory approval

Searle Company Limited has reached a major milestone as Denosumab, Pakistan’s first biosimilar of its kind, receives regulatory approval. Read more

• OGDC greenlights $715m for Reko Diq

To advance one of Pakistan’s most ambitious mining ventures, shareholders of Oil & Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) have approved a contribution of up to $715m, according to certified resolutions passed at OGDC’s Extraordinary General Meeting held today. Read more

• Pakistan-Türkiye target $5bn trade

Pakistan and Türkiye have committed to achieving a bilateral trade volume of $5 billion. Read more

• Steps ordered to protect food supply

Urgent measures must be taken to safeguard food security in the country following the recent flood devastation, President Asif Ali Zardari directed during a meeting with Federal Minister for National Food Security & Research, Rana Tanveer Hussain, at Aiwan-e-Sadr. Read more

• Port Qasim expansion plans draw US interest

Port Qasim is set for a major expansion with plans for a coastal economic zone and two LNG terminals on a build-operate-transfer basis. Read more

• Fitch raises 2025 global growth outlook but warns of U.S. slowdown

Fitch Ratings has moderately upgraded its world growth forecasts for 2025, citing stronger-than-expected second-quarter data, though the agency warned that evidence of a U.S. slowdown is now clearly emerging. Read more

• Asia stock indexes climb as investors eye U.S. fed and China price trends

Asia markets advanced on Wednesday, following gains on Wall Street, as optimism grew around a potential interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve. Investors also evaluated fresh inflation data from China for August. Read more

• Oil prices climb on Israel-Hamas tensions

Oil prices moved upward on Wednesday following reports that Israel targeted Hamas leaders in Qatar and after U.S. President Donald Trump pressed Europe to slap tariffs on Russian oil buyers. Read more

• Israeli strike on Doha sparks regional condemnation

Israel carried out a strike against Hamas' senior leadership on Tuesday in Doha, the capital of Qatar, marking a significant escalation in its multifront conflict in the region. Read more

• Pakistan targets 33% cut in water losses by 2030

Pakistan has set an ambitious target to reduce water conveyance losses by 33% by 2030 as the country battles a deadly flood crisis that has claimed lives and destroyed property across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab provinces. Read more

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