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Pakistan hikes defense budget 20% following conflict with India, but overall spending is cut

Pakistan Economy · Pakistan

Pakistan hikes defense budget 20% following conflict with India, but overall spending is cut

60% Right coverage: 30 sources

Chinese Defense Companies Soar as Pakistan Touts Arms Purchase

Pakistan Politics · Pakistan

Chinese Defense Companies Soar as Pakistan Touts Arms Purchase

50% Right coverage: 8 sources

Sindh CM Presents Rs. 3.45 Trillion Budget for 2025-26

Syed Murad Ali Shah · Karachi

Sindh CM Presents Rs. 3.45 Trillion Budget for 2025-26

67% Right coverage: 3 sources

Budget announced by Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah focuses on education, health, and welfare See the Story

KSE-100 Index Plummets 2,186 Points, Amid Geopolitical Tensions

Coverage: 2 sources

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) experienced a notable decline on Friday, with the KSE-100 index falling by 1,949.56 points, closing at 122,143.56 amid escalating geo-political tensions that followed Israel's attack on Iran earlier today. The KSE 100 Index ended the day's session registering a decline of 1.57%. The index recorded a high at 123,058.06 points during the day, while the low reached 121,604.59. Trading volume stood at 238,192,304 sh…Stock Markets · Karachi See the Story

Who Raised Parliament Custodians' Salaries

34% Center coverage: 3 sources

Shehbaz Sharif takes notice, orders an inquirySenate · Islamabad See the Story

Pakistan’s Weekly Inflation Inches Down

Weekly inflation in Pakistan saw a slight decline for the second straight week, with official data on Friday showing prices of key food items continuing to shift unevenly. The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), which tracks the cost of 51 everyday essentials, dropped 0.11 per cent for the week ending June 12, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). On a year-on-year basis, the SPI was down 1.41 per cent, an unusual development in a c…Inflation · Pakistan See the Story

Iran-Israel tensions: What's at stake for global economy?

… economic impact? Israel and Iran closed their airspace, along with Iraq and Jordan … Cyprus and elsewhere in Europe, without passengers. The Israeli … of crude to China and India. Barclays analyst Amarpreet Singh … , driven by US President Donald Trump's …Economy · Israel See the Story

IMF Says July Forecasts to Take Into Account Trade Deals

100% Center coverage: 2 sources

The International Monetary Fund said its next global growth forecast in July will take into account both positive and negative trade developments but declined to predict a tariff-driven GDP downgrade similar to that released by the World Bank this week.IMF · Islamabad See the Story

Iqbal highlights development priorities

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday acknowledged that tight fiscal space, driven by structural constraints, has reduced its ability to fund development projects under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP). At a news conference, he said the development budget has declined from 2.6% of GDP in 2017-18 to just 0.8% — a trend described as a serious structural concern for national development. He said the government aims to meet develop…Business · Pakistan See the Story

A Tale of Two Pakistans — Macroeconomic Recovery vs. Social Sector Apathy

The Economic Survey of Pakistan 2024–25 paints a visibly optimistic macroeconomic outlook — GDP growth has stabilized at 2.68%, inflation has plummeted to 0.3%, the primary surplus has hit a record 3.0% of GDP, and fiscal discipline is reportedly improving. However, when one juxtaposes these “green shoots” of recovery with the chronic underinvestment in human capital, an inconvenient irony emerges — one that challenges the sustainability and equ…Inflation · Pakistan Read Article

Pakistan Set to Hold Rates, Dollar Bonds Slide in Shadow Of

60% Right coverage: 5 sources

KARACHI: Pakistan’s central bank is expected to hold its policy rate on Monday, a Reuters poll showed, as many analysts shifted their previous view of a cut in the wake of Israel’s military strike on Iran, citing inflation risks from rising global commodity prices. Israel said on Friday it targeted nuclear facilities, ballistic missile factories and military commanders in aIMF · Karachi See the Story

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