Pakistan's CPI rose 11.7 per cent year-on-year in May, driven by a 36.78 per cent surge in transport charges and a 16.78 per cent jump in housing and energy costs.

28d ago · 4 min · Economy

The IMF Executive Board approved Pakistan's latest programme review, releasing $1.32 billion in financing and bringing total disbursements to roughly $4.8 billion.

1mo ago · 3 min · Economy

The IMF Executive Board approved Pakistan's latest programme review, releasing $1.2 billion split between the Extended Fund Facility and the Resilience and Sustainability Facility. Total programme disbursements now reach $4.5 billion, with an IMF mission due in Islamabad on May 15 to review the next federal budget.

1mo ago · 2 min · Global Affairs

Pakistan's CPI rose nearly 11pc year-on-year in April, the first double-digit reading in 21 months, as Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz pushed transport costs up 15.47pc and perishable food prices up 15.25pc.

1mo ago · 3 min · Economy

Pakistan's IMF Executive Board review is set for mid-May, with approval expected to unlock roughly $1.2 billion under the Extended Fund Facility and Resilience and Sustainability Facility. Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb confirmed the timeline at the Bretton Woods Spring Meetings after a Staff-Level Agreement was

2mo ago · 2 min · Economy

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb met US Treasury Deputy Secretary Francis Brooke and AIIB President Zou Jiayi at the WB-IMF Spring Meetings in Washington. The meetings covered Pakistan's macroeconomic stabilisation, IMF programme support, and a $1.7 billion AIIB portfolio, with $1 billion more in the pipeline.

2mo ago · 1 min · Global Affairs

PM Shehbaz Sharif cut Pakistan's high-speed diesel price by Rs32.12 per litre to Rs353.42, an 8.3 percent reduction tied to falling global oil prices after the US-Iran ceasefire. Petrol was held at Rs366.58 per litre. Further reductions are expected next week as the Strait of Hormuz's reopening continues to push global

2mo ago · 2 min · Economy

Pakistan's KSE-100 fell 1,742 points on Monday to close at 172,196.70, reversing part of last week's 4% gain as uncertainty over US-Iran talks in Islamabad and renewed Middle East tensions weighed on sentiment. The move underscores the index's sensitivity to geopolitical risk through the oil-price and monetary-policy

2mo ago · 1 min · Markets

Pakistan is scheduled to repay $1.5 billion in outstanding debt to the UAE by April 23, closing a bilateral facility that carried roughly 6% annual interest. The full repayment, rather than a rollover, signals a meaningful improvement in Pakistan's external liquidity position. Whether Islamabad seeks to renew the

2mo ago · 1 min · Global Affairs

Pakistan is seeking new financing arrangements to stabilise foreign exchange reserves, Dawn reports. Reserve adequacy directly affects rupee stability, sovereign credit ratings, and IMF program compliance. No specific creditor names or deal sizes have been confirmed at this stage.

2mo ago · 1 min · Economy

Saudi Arabia pledged a $3 billion fresh deposit and extended a $5 billion facility on a multi-year term through 2028, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb announced at the IMF, World Bank Spring Meetings. The support offsets Pakistan's imminent $3.5 billion UAE loan repayment, which threatened IMF programme reserve targe

2mo ago · 1 min · Global Affairs

The IMF's World Economic Outlook projects global growth at 3.1 percent in 2026, down 0.2 percentage points, attributing the revision primarily to the Middle East conflict that erupted in late February 2026. The war is pushing global inflation to 4.4 percent this year by disrupting commodity markets and tightening finan

2mo ago · 2 min · Global Affairs