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Pakistan Federal Budget 2026-27: Fiscal Discipline, Selective Relief and the Reform Test
The Federal Budget 2026-27 arrives at a critical moment for Pakistan’s economy. After years of fiscal stress, inflationary pressure, external account uncertainty and repeated policy adjustments, the government has attempted to present a budget that balances three competing objectives: maintaining fiscal discipline, supporting vulnerable segments of society and creating limited space for economic revival.
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TRG: Proving Grounds
Supreme Court of Pakistan has handed a landmark victory to Mr. Ziaullah Khan Chishti, the founder and former CEO of TRG Pakistan Limited (TRG), and the company’s local shareholders, by dismissing appeals that sought to reverse a Sindh High Court’s judgment that deemed acquisition of a 30% stake in the PSX-listed technology company as both fraudulent and oppressive to minority shareholders.
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Pakistan’s transition from: Debt Free to Debt Sustainability
“Retire the debt, save the country” once a popular political slogan-now a relic of the past. The vision of a debt-free nation has shifted from a plausible goal to a distant aspiration, drifting further out of reach over time, much like an ever-expanding universe.
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Pakistan's OMCs caught in the crossfire
In the space of eight days, Pakistan's petroleum sector experienced something unprecedented. High-Speed Diesel the fuel that moves the country's trucks, powers its farms, and runs its factories swung from a record high of Rs. 520 per litre to Rs. 385 per litre, a single-notification collapse of Rs. 135 per litre.
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The Exit That Keeps Giving — But Not to You
When Pak Suzuki Motor Company (PSMC) delisted from the Pakistan Stock Exchange in April 2024 at Rs609 per share, a price its own management proposed at Rs406 before a belated 50% bump, minority shareholders were told they were being offered a "fair exit."
Go to article| Name | Price/Vol | %Chg/NChg |
|---|---|---|
| KSE100 | 166,419.72 133.15M | 0.14% 233.55 |
| ALLSHR | 100,871.92 395.66M | 0.05% 48.64 |
| KSE30 | 49,316.65 59.50M | 0.05% 23.11 |
| KMI30 | 239,907.60 63.28M | -0.05% -114.34 |
| KMIALLSHR | 65,473.69 245.25M | -0.00% -2.07 |
| BKTi | 45,849.28 9.86M | 0.23% 104.46 |
| OGTi | 33,523.02 3.37M | -0.51% -171.71 |
| Symbol | Bid/Ask | High/Low | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PKR | 277.00 | 277.10 | 277.00 | 276.90 | 13:00:20 |
| EUR | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 1.12 | 13:11:37 |
| GBP | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.34 | 1.33 | 13:11:37 |
| CHF | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.82 | 13:11:37 |
| JPY | 158.21 | 158.23 | 158.34 | 157.70 | 13:11:38 |
| CAD | 1.42 | 1.42 | 1.42 | 1.41 | 13:11:38 |
| AUD | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.69 | 13:11:38 |
| INR | 94.93 | 94.95 | 95.06 | 94.49 | 13:11:36 |
| SAR | 3.75 | 3.75 | 3.75 | 3.75 | 22:07:27 |
| AED | 3.67 | 3.67 | 3.67 | 3.67 | 22:11:27 |
| Name | Last | High/Low | Chg/%Chg |
|---|---|---|---|
| BITCOIN FUTURES | 81,415.00 | 82,995.00 81,205.00 | -1015.00 -1.23% |
| BRENT CRUDE | 109.37 | 109.72 104.91 | 3.45 3.26% |
| RICHARDS BAY COAL MONTHLY | 128.50 | 0.00 0.00 | 0.05 0.04% |
| ROTTERDAM COAL MONTHLY | 145.10 | 0.00 0.00 | 0.15 0.10% |
| USD RBD PALM OLEIN | 1,167.50 | 1,167.50 1,167.50 | 0.00 0.00% |
| CRUDE OIL - WTI | 98.67 | 98.79 95.29 | 2.17 2.25% |
| SUGAR #11 WORLD | 20.85 | 21.01 20.47 | -0.28 -1.33% |
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