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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."
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