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Outlook for the economy

Heaviest day of strikes yet on Iran despite market bets that war will end soon

Pakistan January inflation clocks in at 5.8%, within govt target

SBP holds policy rate at 10.5% in first 2026 MPC meeting

Pakistan’s trade deficit widens 24% to $3.7bn in December on export slump

Pakistan inflation eases to 5.6% in December, in line with govt forecast

Industrial output rebounds as LSM posts strong growth

‘Hero’ who disarmed Bondi gunman recovers in hospital as donations pour in

SBP cuts policy rate by 50bps to 10.5%

Pakistan’s trade deficit surges 33% YoY to $2.9bn in November 2025

Pakistan’s inflation clocks in at 6.1% in November 2025

Core inflation eases to 3% in August 2025 in August 2025

Sugar prices soar to record Rs180/kg in Pakistan during Ramazan

Inflation rate drops below government estimates in February

Pakistan’s trade deficit widens, statistics bureau releases report

Slight rise in weekly inflation ahead of Ramazan

Weekly inflation sees slight decline

Pakistan mobile phone imports declines in first half of FY2024-25

Pakistan’s exports jump 14.11% to $7.875b in Q1 of FY2024-25

Pakistan faces $162m current account deficit in July

Pharmaceutical goods’ export increases by 3.90% to US$341.023 mln in FY 2023-24

Check out rates of basic items as weekly inflation ticks up

Highest ever inflation: How much basic necessities became expensive in 2023

Pakistan headline inflation up 29.7% y/y: PBS

Large-scale manufacturing output drops by 1.09% in July

Pakistan’s headline inflation slows marginally in August

Mobile import declined 67.46pc in July 2022

Pakistani rupee crosses 200 against dollar in intra-day trade

49% increase witnessed in July-March imports

Pakistan exports witness 25% growth in first nine months of FY 2021-22