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Strategic partnership signing ceremony highlighting the Lucky Investments DIB Pakistan collaboration.

Lucky Investments and DIB Pakistan Collaborate to Expand Islamic Investing Nationwide

Nayab Fatima2026-06-15

KARACHI: Lucky Investments Limited (Lucky Investments), being one of the fastest-growing Islamic Asset Management Companies in Pakistan, and DIB Pakistan (DIB Pakistan, a subsidiary of Dubai Islamic Bank UAE), have tied up to provide wider availability of Shariah-based investment products in Pakistan. In light of the signed MOU, DIB Pakistan will offer Lucky Investments’ Shariah-compliant ... Read more

National Tariff Commission Digitalization Accelerates with Pakistan

PSW Partners with NTC for Automated Tariff Rationalization and Data Sharing

Nayab Fatima2026-06-15

ISLAMABAD: Pursuant to the Prime Minister’s vision to transform the National Tariff Commission by way of making it a credible robust and responsive organization by way of digitalization, an agreement signing ceremony took place between the National Tariff Commission (NTC) and the Pakistan Single Window (PSW). This ‘Agreement for Automation and Digitization’ of NTC’s Processes ... Read more

Karachi Port vessel traffic reaches eight-year high with 2000 ship calls

Karachi Port Breaks Eight-Year Record With 2,000 Ship Calls

Faraz Ali Ansari2026-06-15

KARACHI: The Karachi Port has made a huge mark in terms of industrialization recently as it registered over 2,000 vessels in almost eight years. The development shows that there is a significant revival in maritime trade and highlights the significance of Karachi Port as the most important factor behind international trade operations in Pakistan. According ... Read more

PSX Rally drives KSE-100 Index gains after Iran-US peace deal boosts investor confidence in Pakistan stock market today.

PSX Skyrockets 2,800 Points After Historic Iran-US Peace Deal

Faraz Ali Ansari2026-06-15

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange On Monday, set off an impressive rally, with the KSE-100 index soaring by a staggering 2,800 points in intra-day trading alone. This comes in the wake of an historic 14-point agreement between the US and Iran for peace, which was brokered through the tireless efforts of Pakistan’s mediation process. Market ... Read more

Oil prices Strait of Hormuz deal chart showing Brent crude falling 4.1 percent to 83.75 dollars and WTI falling 4.72 percent to 80.87 dollars on June 14 2026

Brent Falls to $83.75 as Peace Deal Eases Fears Over Global Oil Supply

Nayab Fatima2026-06-15

SINGAPORE: Oil prices fall 4.1% for Brent and 4.7% for WTI, following confirmation from President Trump and Iran’s deputy foreign minister regarding a preliminary deal to conclude hostilities and ensure passage through the strategic strait, which is responsible for one-fifth of global oil and LNG transportation. The price of oil fell to its lowest in ... Read more

Gold price in Pakistan today June 13 2026 showing per tola rate of Rs444,336 after a gain of Rs4,370, reversing Friday's Rs7,250 decline

Gold Price in Pakistan Jumps Rs4,000 Per Tola to Rs444,336

Nayab Fatima2026-06-14

KARACHI: Pakistani gold prices bounce back significantly on Saturday when they jump to Rs444,336 per tola from Friday’s fall by Rs7,250 due to international gold prices’ increase of $43 to reach $4,219 per ounce. Silver prices gain Rs200 per tola. The gold market in Pakistan witnessed a strong bounce back over the weekend after its ... Read more

Gold price in Pakistan today June 12 2026 showing per tola rate of Rs444,336 after a gain of Rs4,370 and 10-gram gold at Rs379,880 with international gold at $4,219 per ounce per APGJSA rates.

Gold Price in Pakistan Rises Rs4,370 Per Tola to Rs444,336

Nayab Fatima2026-06-13

Gold prices in Pakistan make two consecutive gains in a row on Saturday as the cost per tola rises by Rs4,370 after increasing by Rs7,250 on Friday, while the international rate makes an additional $43 per ounce. KARACHI: The price of gold in Pakistan kept up its momentum into Saturday, when the price of gold in ... Read more

OICCI Welcomes Budget 2025-26 while raising concerns over Pakistan's expanding informal economy and tax reforms.

OICCI Welcomes Budget But Warns Informal Economy Keeps Expanding

Nayab Fatima2026-06-12

KARACHI: The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) welcomes the Federal Budget 2025–26. Crafted under significant fiscal pressure, IMF commitments, external imbalances and the residual weight of years of consolidation, this is a budget that shows restraint, some structural ambition, and meaningful forward movement in select areas. It is not a perfect budget ... Read more

PSX market capitalisation 2026 reaching $59.23 billion as of March 31 2026 with KSE-100 index gaining 18.4 percent from 125627 to 148743 points during July to March FY26 per Pakistan Economic Survey 2025-26.

PSX Market Capitalisation Surges to Massive $59.23 Billion

Nayab Fatima2026-06-12

The Economic Survey of Pakistan 2025-26 shows that the KSE-100 index witnessed a significant increase from 125,627 to 148,743 points between July to March FY26, and recorded its highest point ever reached of 189,167 on January 2 KARACHI: The stock market of Pakistan gave one of the best performances in Asia during the first nine months ... Read more

Pakistan Petroleum Consumption rises 3.5% in FY2025-26 as transport sector fuel demand drives overall energy consumption growth

Pakistan Petroleum Consumption Rises 3.5% Despite Global Energy Uncertainty

Faraz Ali Ansari2026-06-11

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s total petroleum products consumption grew 3.5% in the current fiscal year compared to the previous year, according to the Pakistan Economic Survey, as a broad-based recovery in transport activity drove fuel demand across the country. The transportation industry was at the forefront here with an increase in petroleum use of 6.7%, constituting 82% ... Read more