Dawn Business5h ago
NA panel proposes 30 changes to Finance Bill, including instalment-based tax on imported mobile phones
<p><a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2010135">https://www.dawn.com/news/2010135</a></p>
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Dawn Business5h ago
FY27 budget approval in final stages as grants finalised
<p><a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2010148">https://www.dawn.com/news/2010148</a></p>
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Dawn Business5h ago
Peshawar-Torkham motorway project may be revamped
<p>• WB-funded scheme faces cost overruns<br>• Southern Link Road dropped as cost surges to nearly Rs130bn</p> <p>ISLAMABAD: The government is considering to restructure the 47-kilometre Peshawar-Torkham Motorway project…
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Dawn Business6h ago
Govt borrows Rs4.9tr from banks
<p>KARACHI: The government borrowed over Rs4.9 trillion from banks by June 12, compared with Rs3.7 trillion in the corresponding period last year, reflecting increased spending despite the massive growth in tax revenues…
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Dawn Business6h ago
Stocks extend losses on profit-taking
<p>KARACHI: After a bullish start, the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Monday came under renewed selling pressure amid looming uncertainty over the ongoing peace talks, which unsettled equity investors. They resorted to…
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Dawn Business4h ago
Opposition raises questions over legality of Punjab budget
<p><a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2010099">https://www.dawn.com/news/2010099</a></p>
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Dawn Business1d ago
Oil falls after US-Iran talks conclude in Switzerland
<p>Oil prices declined on Monday after US-Iran talks <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2009504/us-iran-make-encouraging-progress-after-hours-long-talks-in-burgenstock-agree-on-roadmap-to-reach-final-peace-deal-in-60-day…
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Dawn Business17h ago
Airline ticket prices may stay high as carriers bank fuel relief from Iran deal
<p>Airlines stand to save billions of dollars on jet fuel after an interim US-Iran <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2008644">peace deal</a> sent oil prices lower, but passengers are unlikely to see immediate relief as…
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Dawn Business19h ago
Alan Greenspan, longtime US Federal Reserve chairman, dies aged 100
<p>Alan Greenspan, hailed as the greatest Federal Reserve chairman when he retired in 2006 but derided for a severe financial crisis that followed barely two years later, died on Monday aged 100, <em>NBC News</em> report…
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Dawn Business1d ago
Sherry says PPP will not support any PTA bill in Senate sans 'thorough' standing committee debate
<p>Amid vocal criticism of a bill aimed at advancing fibreisation across the country, PPP Vice President Senator Sherry Rehman said on Monday that the party would not support any such legislation in the Senate unless it…
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Dawn Business1d ago
Oil industry cries out over unilateral cut in fuel prices
<p><strong>• Estimates losses of around Rs105bn for refineries and marketing companies<br>• Several OMCs warn of possible bankruptcy amid already shrinking foreign participation in sector<br>• OCAC warns continued policy…
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Dawn Business1d ago
NA body questions mobile taxes, electric vehicle policy
<p><a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2009874">https://www.dawn.com/news/2009874</a></p>
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Dawn Business1d ago
Balochistan Assembly passes Rs1.09 trillion budget
<p>QUETTA: The Balochistan Assembly passed the Rs1.089 trillion budget for the next fiscal year 2026-27 of developmental and non-developmental expenditures without facing any cut motion on any demand for grants, on Sunda…
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Dawn Business1d ago
PIA to be handed over to new owners this month
<p>• All local, international regulatory approvals completed, adviser says<br>• Islamabad airport privatisation planned during FY27<br>• Karachi, Lahore airport outsourcing process to begin immediately<br>• Five Discos t…
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Dawn Business1d ago
The budget for the upcoming fiscal year reflects a broader shift in economic policy
<p><a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2009885">https://www.dawn.com/news/2009885</a></p>
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Dawn Business1d ago
Is Islamic banking genuinely different from conventional banking or merely a change of terminology?
<p><a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2009863">https://www.dawn.com/news/2009863</a></p>
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Dawn Business1d ago
Balochistan’s development unstoppable: CM Bugti
<p><a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2009901">https://www.dawn.com/news/2009901</a></p>
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Dawn Business2d ago
Middle East conflict fails to deter Gulf job exodus
<p>KARACHI: Despite the war in the Gulf region, Pakistani workers continued to leave for jobs in countries directly affected by the<a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1976390"> conflict</a>, particularly during March.</p>…
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Dawn Business2d ago
NA panel raises concerns over proposed carbon levy amid growing climate challenges
<p><a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2009576">https://www.dawn.com/news/2009576</a></p>
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Dawn Business2d ago
Equities turn in bullish week on peace, budget optimism
<p>KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) maintained its bullish momentum during the outgoing week, with the benchmark KSE-100 index briefly crossing the 180,000 mark for the first time since February, before the ons…
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Dawn Business2d ago
Lawmakers defer 'exploitative’ telecom bill, reject clause letting telcos use public land without fee
<p><a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2009575">https://www.dawn.com/news/2009575</a></p>
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Dawn Business2d ago
Climate action takes a backseat in federal budget FY27
<p>• Allocations in all climate heads face cuts, except for disaster management<br>• Experts call for transparency in climate spending, structural reforms</p> <p>ISLAMABAD: Climate allocations in the next fiscal year’s<a…
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Dawn Business2d ago
‘Rising population threatens economic gains,' says FPCCI official
<p>HYDERABAD: A rapidly growing population remains a fundamental challenge to Pakistan’s economic prospects despite positive fiscal measures announced in the federal budget for 2026-27, said Hyderabad-based Federation of…
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Dawn Business2d ago
Import duty cuts threaten tile industry
<p>ISLAMABAD: The domestic ceramic tiles and glass industries on Saturday warned the government that a substantial reduction in import duties under the second phase of the tariff rationalisation policy in the 2026-27…
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Dawn Business2d ago
Budget FY27 sets the foundation to accelerate sustainable growth seen in past 2 years: Aurangzeb
<p>Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Saturday asserted that the <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2007283/govt-unveils-rs188tr-budget-for-fy2026-27-gdp-growth-targeted-at-4pc">proposed budget</a> for the next fisca…
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Dawn Business3d ago
KP unveils Rs524.3bn development outlay for FY27
<p><a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2009364/kp-budget-2026-27-kp-unveils-rs5243bn-development-outlay">https://www.dawn.com/news/2009364/kp-budget-2026-27-kp-unveils-rs5243bn-development-outlay</a></p>
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Dawn Business3d ago
Govt offers 20pc returns to woo buyers as it targets privatisation of 3 Discos
<p><a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2009365">https://www.dawn.com/news/2009365</a></p>
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Dawn Business3d ago
Weekly inflation jumps 15.28pc
<figure class='media w-full sm:w-full media--center media--uneven media--stretch' data-original-src='https://i.dawn.com/large/2026/06/2004071048a7062.webp'> <div class='media__item '><picture><img src='https://i.dawn.com…
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Dawn Business3d ago
Karachi Port handles record containers
<p>ISLAMABAD: Amid the <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2002422">closure</a> of the Strait of Hormuz following the US-Israeli <a href="https://www.dawn.com/live/iran-israel-war">war</a> on Iran, the Karachi Port Trust…
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Dawn Business3d ago
No funds for Centre sans Imran meeting, says KP CM Afridi
<p><a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2009393">https://www.dawn.com/news/2009393</a></p>
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