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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 | 168,460.11 192.37M | 1.56% 2592.79 |
| ALLSHR | 101,751.43 430.36M | 1.33% 1336.31 |
| KSE30 | 50,346.10 79.00M | 1.67% 827.62 |
| KMI30 | 242,001.97 76.88M | 1.89% 4490.69 |
| KMIALLSHR | 65,941.73 271.26M | 1.41% 917.47 |
| BKTi | 46,833.75 15.09M | 1.40% 648.42 |
| OGTi | 34,732.22 6.69M | 2.37% 802.83 |
| Symbol | Bid/Ask | High/Low | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PKR | 277.10 | 277.15 | 277.10 | 277.05 | 15:00:10 |
| EUR | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.12 | 11:42:29 |
| GBP | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.32 | 11:42:29 |
| CHF | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 11:42:29 |
| JPY | 158.08 | 158.09 | 158.25 | 157.77 | 11:42:29 |
| CAD | 1.42 | 1.42 | 1.43 | 1.42 | 11:42:29 |
| AUD | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 11:42:29 |
| INR | 96.37 | 96.39 | 96.44 | 96.26 | 11:42:29 |
| SAR | 3.75 | 3.75 | 3.75 | 3.75 | 20:42:19 |
| AED | 3.67 | 3.67 | 3.67 | 3.67 | 20:42:22 |
| Name | Last | High/Low | Chg/%Chg |
|---|---|---|---|
| BITCOIN FUTURES | 86,535.00 | 87,040.00 85,350.00 | 530.00 0.62% |
| BRENT CRUDE | 98.38 | 100.99 97.06 | -1.94 -1.93% |
| RICHARDS BAY COAL MONTHLY | 128.50 | 0.00 0.00 | 1.40 1.10% |
| ROTTERDAM COAL MONTHLY | 144.40 | 145.45 144.40 | 0.55 0.38% |
| USD RBD PALM OLEIN | 1,167.50 | 1,167.50 1,167.50 | 0.00 0.00% |
| CRUDE OIL - WTI | 88.17 | 90.05 86.86 | -1.26 -1.41% |
| SUGAR #11 WORLD | 20.79 | 20.95 20.58 | 0.06 0.29% |
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