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Pakistan / Business & FinanceIMF opens Pakistan's fourth review with Rs370bn health, education spending gap
The IMF opened Pakistan's fourth EFF review with officials flagging a Rs370bn health and education spending shortfall and Rs853bn in statistical discrepancies.
Pakistan / Business & FinanceIMF review mission arrives in Karachi as Pakistan begins fourth EFF talks
The IMF staff mission has arrived in Karachi to begin the fourth review of Pakistan's $7 billion programme, as the Finance Ministry pushes back on 'fiscal numbers' claims.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePlanning Ministry asks PM for seat in Pakistan's core IMF team as fourth review talks begin
Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal formally asked PM Shehbaz to include his ministry in the core team for IMF negotiations, ahead of the fourth review talks starting 23 September.
Pakistan / Business & FinanceContainer seizures begin to disrupt food and medicine supplies in Islamabad, Rawalpindi
Police seizures of around 1,000 containers for long-march roadblocks are halting food and medicine supplies to Islamabad and Rawalpindi, wholesalers say.
Pakistan / Business & FinanceProtests and sit-ins could cost Pakistan Rs120bn a day, finance minister warns
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said on 20 September that marches, sit-ins and strikes could cost Pakistan's economy around Rs120 billion a day.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan launches first electricity wheeling auction as state power purchases end
Pakistan has invited proposals for its first 400MW electricity wheeling auction under CTBCM, letting large consumers buy power directly from producers as the state exits purchases.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan, IMF to begin fourth review talks next week with energy reforms in focus
Pakistan and the IMF will begin talks next week for the fourth economic review, with energy reforms, privatisation and electricity circular debt on the agenda.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan widens fuel relief scheme, drops five-litre minimum and cuts petrol prices
Pakistan widened its fuel relief scheme on 19 September 2026, dropping the five-litre minimum, adding a Rs500 weekly token and covering 20-year-old vehicles, and cut petrol prices.
Pakistan / Business & FinanceEU sets conditions for Pakistan's GSP+ renewal as textile industry opens talks
Karoblis told Pakistan's textile industry that GSP+ renewal beyond 2027 depends on progress on rights, labour and governance; losing it could cost over Rs1 trillion a year.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan revives austerity drive: markets shut at 9pm, official fuel cut 50%
Pakistan's Cabinet Division ordered a 50pc cut in official-vehicle fuel, a three-month travel ban and 9pm market closing as oil prices surge.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan's Rs100 petrol relief starts in Islamabad: who qualifies and how 9771 works
Pakistan's renewed petrol subsidy began in Islamabad on Tuesday, offering eligible motorcycle, rickshaw and small-car users Rs100 per litre through an SMS token system.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePSX edges higher, snapping a three-session losing streak
The KSE-100 closed 0.09 per cent higher at 174,929.69 after a volatile session, as Middle East tensions and an oil-price rally kept investors cautious.