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P&G exit: PSX sets Rs700 minimum buyback price for Gillette Pakistan delisting

After reviewing, the Voluntary Delisting Committee (VDC) of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) has rejected the Gillette Pakistan Limited (GLPL) sponsors’ proposed buyback price of Rs216.49 per share and instead set a much higher minimum buyback price of Rs700 per share for GLPL. The decision was taken during a meeting of the VDC held on Monday, where the committee considered GLPL’s application

S&P’s projections for Pakistan ‘broadly align’ with SBP’s outlook, says Khurram Schehzad

Khurram Schehzad, Adviser to the Finance Minister, on Tuesday said that S&P Global Market Intelligence (S&P )’s latest macroeconomic forecasts for Pakistan broadly align with projections from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). In a statement, Schehzad shared that S&P projects inflation at 5.1% in 2026, rising slightly to 5.6% in 2027, indicating a “slight increase”. The SBP, meanwhile, has forec

TRG International says Bermuda court ordered transfer of Zia Chishti’s shares to court receiver

The Supreme Court of Bermuda has ordered the immediate transfer of all shares held by former chairman Zia Chishti in The Resource Group International Limited (TRGI) to a court-appointed receiver for sale, with proceeds to be applied toward satisfying an outstanding arbitration award, TRGI said in a statement on Monday. The ruling could mean a major setback for Chishti’s attempts to regain control

SBP buys $10.8bn from domestic FX market in 17 months

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) purchased $10.76 billion from domestic foreign exchange (FX) markets between June 2024 and October 2025, as per the latest data released by the central bank. The central bank reports foreign exchange market interventions with a lag of three months. “Net FX intervention is defined as outright and swap purchases of foreign exchange minus outright and swap sales

Record high: KSE-100 crosses 191,000 as market anticipates rate cut

Buying rally continued at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), with the benchmark KSE-100 crossing the 191,000 level, for the first time in history, ahead of the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), which is scheduled to meet later today (Monday) to decide the key policy rate. At 12pm, the benchmark index was hovering at 190,521.41, an increase of 1,354.59 points or 0.7