The National Accounts Committee (NAC) on Thursday approved the provisional GDP estimates for the first quarter of the financial year 2025-26, saying that Pakistan’s economy expanded by 3.89 percent during the second quarter. The meeting was held here under the chairmanship of the Federal Secretary, Ministry of Planning and Development. The meeting, which was attended by relevant officials, incl
Pakistan on Thursday proposed signing a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United Kingdom (UK), terming it a natural progression of the growing economic partnership between the two countries. The proposal was floated during a meeting between Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan and Director General (Political) of the United Kingdom Edward Llewellyn. British High Commissioner Jane Marri
US oil prices settled more than 11% higher and Brent soared nearly 8 percent on Thursday in volatile trading, as traders worried about prolonged disruptions to oil supply the day after President Donald Trump said the United States would continue attacks on Iran. Brent crude futures closed USD7.87, or 7.78 percent, higher at USD109.03 a barrel. US West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose USD11
Bulls roared back at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) amid hopes of a de-escalation in the Iran-US war, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index gaining over 5,000 points during the trading session on Wednesday. At 10:55am, the benchmark index was hovering at 153,764.13, up by 5,020.82 points or 3.38%. Buying momentum was observed in key sectors, including automobile assemblers, cement, commercial
Stocks and bonds rallied and the dollar wallowed at the start of the Asian trading session on Wednesday on hopes of a de-escalation in the Iran conflict, while significantly better-than-expected economic data for March propelled a rebound in Korean and Japanese shares. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 2.7%, snapping a four-day losing streak as South Korea’s Kos