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Zakat Deduction 2026: Govt Sets Nisab Threshold at PKR 503,529
The Federal Government has officially announced the Nisab for Zakat deduction for the current year (1446-47 A.H.). The Ministry of Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety…
Bank Alfalah Announces 2-for-1 Share Split & 2025 Financial Results
Bank Alfalah Limited is restructuring its share capital. The Board of Directors recently proposed a 2-for-1 share split to change the bank’s stock accessibility. This…
ECC Approves Grants for Elections, Education, Security, PTDC Plan
The Economic Coordination Committee, chaired by Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, met today to approve technical grants for elections, education, security, and disaster relief across…
Finance Division Officially Issues Budget Call Circular for FY2026-27
The Finance Division has officially issued the Budget Call Circular (BCC) for the fiscal year 2026-27. This new circular sets a positive economic tone, projecting…
Pakistan’s Forex Reserves to Reach Record $20.2 Billion by December 2026
Pakistan is on track to achieve a historic milestone as foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) are projected to exceed…
Google Hallucinates GBP As Low As PKR 10 In a Bizarre Twist
Google’s currency converter is displaying an impossible exchange rate of GBP-to-PKR on Monday morning, showing £1 equal to just Rs9.52, a figure that immediately raises…
Pakistan Eyes Global Bond Market Return with First-Ever Panda Bond
Pakistan is ready to re-enter the global financial stage. After a four-year hiatus, the country plans to return to the global bond market with its…
Rs750 Prize Bond Draw Result Announced for January 15, 2026
The National Savings has announced the details of the Rs750 Prize Bond Draw No. 105, held today, January 15, 2026, in Peshawar. Officials at the…
Systems Limited CEO Dumps 10 Million Shares in Major Insider Sale
The Chief Executive Officer of Systems Limited, Muhammad Asif Peer, executed a substantial 10 million share sale in an insider transaction on January 8, 2026,…
Pakistan to Approach UAE for Rollover of $3 Billion Deposit
Pakistan is set to formally request the rollover of a USD 3 billion loan from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), official sources said on Tuesday,…
FBR Forms New Committee for Granting and Cancelling Sales Tax Licences
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has reconstituted its committee responsible for evaluating applications for the grant and cancellation of licences for Sales Tax integration…
Raast QR Codes Now Mandatory: Pakistan Targets 100% Digital Payments
The days of “cash only” retail are numbered. The Finance Division has drafted a major legal amendment to the “Payment Systems and Electronic Fund Transfers…
