September 6, 2025

SBP Orders 25 Percent Branches to Install CDMs

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has directed all banks and microfinance banks (MFBs) to ensure that at least 25 percent of their branch networks are […]
September 6, 2025

Bank of Khyber, Mastercard Launch New Debit Card Portfolio

The Bank of Khyber (BoK) has launched its all-new Mastercard Debit Card portfolio, offering Classic, Gold, and Platinum tiers designed to enhance accessibility, security, and global […]
September 5, 2025

ADB Delegation Reviews Progress on Red Line

Karachi’s transport future was in the spotlight on Wednesday as a senior delegation from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) met with Sindh’s Senior Minister and Minister […]
September 5, 2025

Pakistan Set to Legalize Crypto in 2025

In a groundbreaking development, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has given in‑principle approval to legalize cryptocurrencies, heralding a new era for digital finance. Announced during […]
September 5, 2025

Jazz Business, Mechrevo Partner to Advance Digitalisation

In a historic development for Pakistan’s telecommunication industry, Jazz Business has partnered with Mechrevo, a world leader in IT hardware, to transform enterprise digitalization in the […]
September 4, 2025

Digital Startups and the Investment Impediment

The Investor Climate: Promise Shadowed by Hesitancy Pakistan’s digital startups have witnessed remarkable growth over the past decade, moving from modest fundraising rounds in the early […]
September 4, 2025

Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project a Costly Failure

The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has raised serious concerns about the Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project, declaring it a failure in planning, execution, and achieving its core […]
September 4, 2025

PM Eyes Chinese Healthcare Model

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi to ensure that Islamabad’s under-construction healthcare projects, including the Jinnah Medical Complex, adopt a simple, durable, […]
September 3, 2025

Senate IT Panel Flags Telecom Sector Woes

In a heated session of the Senate Standing Committee on IT & Telecom, chaired by Senator Palwasha Khan, lawmakers expressed deep frustration over several unresolved issues […]
September 3, 2025

Arif Habib Ltd Joins CDC’s Raast Aggregator

The Central Depository Company of Pakistan Limited (CDC) has expanded its Raast Aggregator Platform by onboarding Arif Habib Limited, enabling seamless and instantaneous fund transfers for […]
September 2, 2025

The Politics of Privatization: Who Really Benefits from Pakistan’s Asset Transfers?

Introduction: Privatization Beyond Economics Privatization has been presented for decades in Pakistan as the only road to efficiency, fiscal prudence, and modernity. The story, persuasively marketed […]
September 2, 2025

SECP Pushes for Growth in Shariah-Compliant Trading

The SECP has asked its licensed institutions to help grow Shariah‑compliant financial services. The drive aligns with the constitutional aim to gradually eliminate Riba from finance. […]