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Pakistan GDP growth FY26 SBP Half Year Report 3.75 4.75 percent Middle East war inflation remittances current account 2026

SBP Projects Pakistan Economy to Grow Up to 4.75% in FY26 Despite War Risks

Focus Pakistan2026-05-13

KARACHI: Pakistan’s central bank, the State Bank of Pakistan, published its Half Yearly Report on FY26 on Tuesday, projecting GDP growth in Pakistan during FY26 at the lower end of the range projected by the bank previously between 3.75 percent to 4.75 percent. This is a cautiously optimistic outlook being accompanied by some of the ... Read more

Textile industry in Pakistan budget meeting Finance Minister Aurangzeb exporters chambers Islamabad FY26

Pakistan’s Textile Sector Urges Aurangzeb for Big FY26 Budget Support

Focus Pakistan2026-05-13

ISLAMABAD: The textile sector of Pakistan has decided to make its move and sent its delegation to the finance minister, Muhammad Aurangzeb, in Islamabad on Tuesday, with budget suggestions for the upcoming financial year. The budget discussion has reached its critical stage, and the Pakistani textile industry realizes that any proposal that gets placed on ... Read more

Hafiz Naeem Ur Rehman launches Pakistan first Education Card for students in Karachi

Hafiz Naeem Launches Pakistan’s First Education Card in Karachi

Focus Pakistan2026-05-13

KARACHI: Pakistan’s first ever “Education Card” scheme has been introduced in Karachi by Hafiz Naeem Ur Rehman with the objective to help thousands of students coming from poor and lower-middle class families through educational grants. Gulberg Town holds the distinction of becoming Karachi’s first and only town to take concrete, ground-level action toward expanding access ... Read more

JI protest against inflation Islamabad May 15 Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman petrol tax Rs117 electricity levies 2026

Jamaat-e-Islami Announces Massive Islamabad Protest Against Inflation

Focus Pakistan2026-05-12

ISLAMABAD: The ameer-e-Jamaat-e-Islami, Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman, revealed plans of holding a mass protest of the JI on inflation in Islamabad on May 15, thus warning the Pakistani government that their people’s frustration with rising prices, petrol, and electricity bills cannot be ignored anymore. Speaking during a press conference in Islamabad, Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman ... Read more

Hajj 2026 transport preparations Saudi Arabia Ministry Hajj Umrah Jamarat metro holy sites pilgrim movement schedules 2026

Saudi Arabia Deploys Most Sophisticated Hajj Transport System in History

Focus Pakistan2026-05-12

MAKKAH: The Ministry of Hajj & Umrah of Saudi Arabia announced this week that transport arrangements for the Hajj of 2026 have been made successfully in all important departments, such as travel by pilgrims to Jamarat place, metro system around the holy places, and complete transportation facilities to the holy spots of Makkah. The ministry ... Read more

BYD PHEV Pakistan lineup including Sealion 6, Denza B5 and Denza B8 hybrid SUVs

BYD Bringing 569HP Hybrid Beast to Pakistan Alongside Two New SUVs

Focus Pakistan2026-05-12

KARACHI: BYD is set to launch three robust PHEV models in Pakistan to broaden its product portfolio in the region. The manufacturer has reportedly brought in demonstrative samples of the BYD Sealion 6, Denza B5, and Denza B8 in the country for testing purposes. If BYD proceeds with locally assembled versions, Pakistani buyers could soon ... Read more

electricity bills tax Pakistan Rs700 billion power distribution companies LESCO MEPCO FESCO consumer burden FY25

Govt Extracted Rs.700 Billion Through Power Bills in One Year

Focus Pakistan2026-05-12

ISLAMABAD: Every individual paying an electricity bill during fiscal year 2024-25 was actually a hidden agent of the government for tax collection. Electricity bills tax in Pakistan 2025 shows that electricity companies throughout the nation surreptitiously collected more than Rs700 billion through the electricity bills of its citizens – and the amount shows just how ... Read more

Millat Tractors Bikes Limited enters Pakistan EV bike market through Chinese electric bike joint venture

Millat Tractors Enters Into Pakistan’s EV Bike Market With Chinese Giant

Focus Pakistan2026-05-12

KARACHI: Millat Tractors Bikes Limited a wholly owned subsidiary of Millat Tractors Limited has entered Pakistan’s rapidly growing EV bike market after signing a strategic joint venture with a Chinese electric bike manufacturer for local production and assembly.. This is perhaps one of the largest diversifications that the company has undertaken in recent times. It ... Read more

Saudi Arabia Robobus autonomous AI self-driving bus Masjid Quba Madinah 700 metre route Vision 2030 smart transport 2026

Saudi Arabia Just Put a Self-Driving Bus Inside Islam’s Holiest Sites And It Actually Works

Focus Pakistan2026-05-12

MADINAH, SAUDI ARABIA: The first global appearance of Robobus took place recently in the holy Masjid Quba mosque located in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, which brings together hundreds of years of religious history with artificial intelligence technology. Saudi General Transport Authority collaborated with Madinah Region Development Authority to actualize the project of testing Robobus in its ... Read more

Pakistan remittances FY26 hit record $34 billion driven by overseas Pakistanis in Saudi Arabia and UAE

Economy Gets Massive Lifeline as Overseas Pakistanis Send Record $34 Billion in Remittances

Focus Pakistan2026-05-12

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan remittances FY26 surged to a record $33.9 billion during the first ten months of the fiscal year, giving the country a major economic boost amid persistent external financing pressures. According to the State Bank of Pakistan, overseas Pakistanis sent home $2.7 billion more compared to the same period last year.. The single month ... Read more

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SBP Projects Pakistan Economy to Grow Up to 4.75% in FY26 Despite War Risks

Pakistan’s Textile Sector Urges Aurangzeb for Big FY26 Budget Support

Hafiz Naeem Launches Pakistan’s First Education Card in Karachi

Jamaat-e-Islami Announces Massive Islamabad Protest Against Inflation

Saudi Arabia Deploys Most Sophisticated Hajj Transport System in History

BYD Bringing 569HP Hybrid Beast to Pakistan Alongside Two New SUVs

Govt Extracted Rs.700 Billion Through Power Bills in One Year

Millat Tractors Enters Into Pakistan’s EV Bike Market With Chinese Giant

Saudi Arabia Just Put a Self-Driving Bus Inside Islam’s Holiest Sites And It Actually Works

Economy Gets Massive Lifeline as Overseas Pakistanis Send Record $34 Billion in Remittances

Pakistan’s Freelancers Generate Historic $1.76 Billion in FY26

Pakistan Approves Daily Petroleum Pricing Mechanism

Sitara Group Owner Mian Muhammad Idrees Arrested at Lahore Airport in Rs12 Billion Power Fraud Case

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