October 12, 2026

Muneeza Khan

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National Freight Revenue Growth: Pakistan Railways Registers Record 20% Earnings Surge to Touch Rs115 Billion

LAHORE / ISLAMABAD — Bolstering the state’s multi-modal logistics layout, Railways Minister Muhammad Hanif Abbasi confirmed that Pakistan Railways revenue has achieved a phenomenal 20% year-on-year surge, banking Rs115 billion for the fiscal cycle. Defying major regional disruptions, freight commercial operations aggressively generated Rs41 billion — marking a solid 14% growth — while standard passenger […]

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Tech Sector IPO Subscription: Select Technologies Limited Public Offering Oversubscribed by 1.73 Times

KARACHI / ISLAMABAD — Signifying robust retail investor trust in tech-driven equities, the Select Technologies IPO has closed with a massive 1.73x oversubscription rate. According to formal regulatory data submitted to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) by book-runner Arif Habib Limited, the public subscription window pulled in 12,186 individual applications worth a staggering Rs1.31 billion.

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Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity: Resecurity and HNL Sign Historic MoU to Protect Pakistan’s Digital Grid

ISLAMABAD — In what is being hailed as one of the most significant cybersecurity alignments in Pakistan’s tech sector, the Resecurity HNL cybersecurity partnership has been formalized through a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between global threat intelligence firm Resecurity (USA) and Hitech Networks Private Limited (HNL). As Pakistan’s number one managed services provider —

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Telecom Executive Change: PTCL Appoints Nadeem Khan as CEO to Lead H2 Digital Growth Track

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has officially announced a decisive leadership transition at the corporate level in a formal notification submitted to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX). Effective immediately, PTCL CEO Nadeem Khan — full name Mohammad Nadeem Khan — has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the telecom giant, taking over the

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Digital Risk Monitoring: BankIslami Partners with Resecurity to Deploy Enterprise Threat Intelligence

KARACHI — In a major move to harden the local financial sector’s defensive parameters against rising global cyber threats, BankIslami Pakistan has officially forged a strategic operational alliance with global cybersecurity firm Resecurity. The partnership actively deploys cutting-edge Digital Risk Monitoring capabilities alongside advanced cyber threat intelligence engines across BankIslami’s network. This infrastructure upgrade is

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Faceless Tax Administration: PM Shehbaz Accelerates FBR Reforms Following Historic Revenue Surplus

ISLAMABAD — Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has formally greenlit the next phase of aggressive automation for the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), mandating an immediate shift toward a fully Faceless Tax Administration system. Meeting with an official FBR delegation in Islamabad following the conclusion of the fiscal cycle, the Premier lauded the tax machinery for

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Capital Market Capitalization Boom: SECP Structural Reforms Yield Over Rs20 Billion via H1 IPO Run

KARACHI / ISLAMABAD — Driven by aggressive capital market structural simplifications, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has successfully broken the country’s long-standing, singular dependency on commercial banking credit for corporate expansion. Official data finalized for the first half of 2026 reveals that nine major corporate entities successfully raised over Rs20 billion ($71

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Import Regulatory Duty Capped: Government slashes Maximum Tariffs to 20% Under Finance Act Rollout

ISLAMABAD — The federal government has officially issued the official gazette notification activating the Finance Act 2026-27, bringing sweeping customs duty and regulatory rollbacks into immediate effect today. In line with the National Tariff Policy 2025-30, the FBR has issued SRO 1064(I)2026, aggressively capping the maximum regulatory duty (RD) rate—which previously stood at 50%—down to

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FBR Tax Target Beaten: Revenue Machine Defies IMF Benchmarks with Record Rs13 Trillion FY26 Collection

ISLAMABAD — Ending the fiscal year on a massive high, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) officially announced that it has crossed its downwardly revised tax collection target for FY25-26 by over Rs21 billion. Driven by a massive, stronger-than-expected wave of corporate and direct income tax receipts flowing in during the final weeks of June,

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Agriculture Sector Overhaul: PM Shehbaz Convenes High-Level Panel to Transform Farm-to-Market Supply Chains

ISLAMABAD — Moving to rapidly revitalize the country’s primary economic backbone, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed a comprehensive, structural transformation of the entire agricultural ecosystem. The high-stakes strategy session brought together Federal Ministers Ahsan Iqbal, Muhammad Aurangzeb, and Shaza Fatima Khawaja alongside key financial and agricultural advisors. The finalized layout mandates a sweeping upgrade

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