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January 10, 2026

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Net losses of state-owned entities increased by 300% in one year

Charging higher taxes on non-filers has become a source of easy revenue generation, rather than broadening the tax base. photo: file Islamabad: The financial health of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) deteriorated further in the first full fiscal year of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government, as their net losses rose 300 percent and these companies received an annual fiscal support of Rs2.1 trillion, according to results announced by the Finance Ministry on Friday. The combined revenue of SOEs also fell by Rs 1.4 trillion to Rs 12.4 trillion in the 2024-25 financial year, which ended in June last year. According to the

November 6, 2025

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Revolving debt increased by Rs 79 billion in 1Q26 to Rs 1.69 trillion.

A money dealer counts dollar bills at an exchange firm. — Reuters Claims from KE alone stood at Rs 229 billion till September 2025. Rising debts are pushing the government to speed up reforms to limit financial leakages. Economists warn that the widening of the deficit could put pressure on foreign reserves. Pakistan’s power sector’s revolving debt increased by Rs79 billion in the first quarter (July–September) of FY2025-26, reaching Rs1.693 trillion by the end of September. The News he said citing Power Division statistics. The debt stock, which stood at Rs 1,614 trillion at the close of FY2024-25 in June,

October 26, 2025

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SPI increased by 5.03% on tomato prices

KARACHI: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), which tracks the weekly movement of commodities, registered a year-on-year (y-o-y) increase of 5.03% for the week ended October 23, 2025, according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The rise reflects continued inflationary pressure on household staples, particularly food and energy-related items. The SPI, which tracks 51 major commodities from 50 markets in 17 cities, showed that the highest inflationary impact was felt in lower income groups, with year-on-year increases ranging from 4.05% to 6.06% in each consumption quintile. On a week-to-week (WoW) basis, the overall SPI rose 0.22%, indicating

October 18, 2025

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The SPI increased by 4.57% year-on-year due to the increase in perishables

Pakistan’s short-term inflation, as measured by the sensitive price index (SPI), registered an increase of 4.57% year-on-year (y-o-y) for the week ending October 16, 2025, according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The SPI, which tracks the weekly price movement of 51 staples across 50 markets in 17 cities, showed the combined index rose 0.49% week-on-week (WoW), driven by sharp increases in perishable food prices. On a year-on-year basis, inflation remained lower than the double-digit levels seen earlier this year, suggesting that supply-side conditions have improved. The PBS report revealed that tomato prices rose by 121.38%

October 4, 2025

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The collapse of Indonesia’s death is increased to 17, dozens are still missing

Search and rescue employees are looking for victims among the ruins of a collapsing building after a collapsing hall, while students prayed at the Al-Khoziny Islamic Boarding House in Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia, September 29th 2025.-Reuters Part of the school collapsed when the students gathered for prayers. The evacuation process continues, says the rescue official. More victims can be found: Head of the Disaster Service. The number of deaths in a collapse of the Indonesian School increased to 17 on Saturday, officials said, as rescuers developed heavy machinery to recover dozens of more victims who believed they were still fed

September 11, 2025

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Gold is kept constant at the top, Rupia is increased for 24th session

Karachi: Gold prices in Pakistan remained unchanged at RS388,100 per Tola on Wednesday, the day after the hit of a high -end time, according to All Pakistan Sarafa Gams and Jewelers Association (Apsgja). The price of gold 10 grams was also stable in RS332,733. In the international market, gold remained stable at $ 3,654 per ounce, hovering close to the high of the year, backed by the expectations that the US Federal Bank of USA can repeat interest rates cuts at its upcoming policy meeting. Silver prices have also remained unchanged, with a Toola selling for RS4,358. Commenting on world

August 29, 2025

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Pakistan received increased funding from multilateral lenders in the first month of FY26: EAD

A dealer counts US dollars in a money exchange market in Karachi on March 2 2023. – AFP Islamabad secured foreign loans worth $ 695 million in July. The country also gets $ 100 million in the form of Saudi oil installation. The disbursement by multilateral creditors amounted to $ 379.88 million. ISLAMABAD: In the process of selecting the executive director’s position to fill in two major multilateral creditors based in Washington and Pakistan’s Manila has received increased foreign loans in the first month (July 2025) of the current use, The news reported on Tuesday. Islamabad secured foreign loans of

Plastic Pollution ‘Severe and Increased’ Health Threat: Lancet

Large quantities of plastic rubbish can be observed on the port coast at Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, November 19, 2018-Reuters Plastic pollution is a “grave, growing and degraded risk” for health that costs the world at least $ 1.5 trillion a year, experts warned a report on Monday. The new review of existing data, conducted by leading researchers and health doctors, was published one day in front of new talks in Geneva with the aim of sealing the world’s first treaty on plastic pollution. “Plastics cause illness and death from infancy to old age and are responsible for health

The national polio number is increased to 18 with new case

A health worker manages polio falls on a child for vaccination on the first day of a national campaign of eradication of polio at national level in Karachi on 26 May 2025.-AFP The latter cases mark the eleventh confirmation of KP polio this year. NEOC to carry out three more campaigns between August and December. Special design meeting at South KP on August 2-3. Pakistan’s national number went up to 18 for 2025 on Friday, as a new case of polio was confirmed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Regional Reporting Laboratory for the Elimination of Poliolelitis at the National Institute of

July 19, 2025

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Exports of textiles are increased by 7.2% to 17.88B to FY25

Listen to the article Lahore: Pakistan’s textile exports for the financial year 2024-25 have shown a stunningly positive trend, recording an increase of 7.22% and reaching $ 17.88 billion, compared to $ 16.68 billion in the previous year. This development has come despite the domestic and international challenges that had caused concerns between industry experts and textile products for a possible fall. Although the number is still short of the $ 19.30 billion record achieved by FY22, the recovery has brought careful optimism to the country’s most important export sector. Monthly data from June 2025 shows that exports amounted to

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