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Kaspersky Urges Safer AI Habits Amid Growing use for personal matters

13 Nov
ReportlyPK graphic showing the Ivanhoe Mines and Mari Minerals agreement to explore copper and gold in Chagai, Balochistan, signed at a minerals forum drawing more than 5,000 attendees from over 60 countries with no investment figure disclosed

Ivanhoe Mines Signs Chagai Copper and Gold Exploration Deal at PMIF26

Ivanhoe Mines and Mari Minerals agreed to explore copper and gold in Chagai, the most substantive outcome of the minerals forum that closed in Islamabad.
13 Nov
ReportlyPK graphic showing an alleged $2.4 billion annual gap in Pakistan airline ticket revenue against $1.23 billion actually recorded, a fivefold spread within the recorded remittance range, and more than 40 airlines the industry body wants audited

Industry Body Alleges $2.4 Billion Airline Ticket Revenue Bypasses Pakistan

The Aircraft Owners and Operators Association wants forensic audits of all airlines, alleging billions in ticket revenue is settled offshore and never recorded.
13 Nov
ReportlyPK graphic showing the FBR four-month tax collection shortfall of Rs96 billion, an October gap of Rs102 billion that is larger than the cumulative figure, a required monthly step-up of 36.7 per cent and the Rs15.26 trillion annual target

FBR Tax Collection Misses Four-Month Target by Rs96 Billion

Collection reached Rs4.089 trillion against a Rs4.185 trillion target, with the entire shortfall falling in October, as the FBR holds to its Rs15.264 trillion annual goal.
13 Nov

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Kaspersky Urges Safer AI Habits Amid Growing use for personal matters

13 Nov
ReportlyPK graphic showing Pakistan IT exports of $1.25 billion in the first quarter of FY27, up 18 per cent, with 86 per cent coming from computer services, 57 per cent going to the United States and 27.7 per cent annual growth needed for the FY29 target

Pakistan IT Exports Up 18 Percent, But 86 Percent Is One Category

13 Nov
ReportlyPK graphic showing the Pakistan Data Governance Policy due within two weeks, the August 2026 consultation on the draft, the WASL classification-based data exchange framework, and a note that the $1 billion AI pledge dates from February 2026

Data Governance Policy Due Within Two Weeks, Says IT Minister

12 Nov
ReportlyPK graphic showing Pakistan record FY26 IT exports of $4.6 billion cited as at risk from cyber crime raids, against a $10 billion ICT export target by FY29 and more than 70,000 computing graduates a year

NCCIA Raids on IT Firms Put Record $4.6 Billion Exports at Risk, Says P@SHA

11 Nov

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ReportlyPK graphic showing an alleged $2.4 billion annual gap in Pakistan airline ticket revenue against $1.23 billion actually recorded, a fivefold spread within the recorded remittance range, and more than 40 airlines the industry body wants audited

Industry Body Alleges $2.4 Billion Airline Ticket Revenue Bypasses Pakistan

The Aircraft Owners and Operators Association wants forensic audits of all airlines, alleging billions in ticket revenue is settled offshore and never recorded.
13 Nov
ReportlyPK graphic showing Khaadi Pakistan owing its parent Weaves Corporation Rs8 billion for indefinite use of the Khaadi brand, against an IPO raising up to Rs8.3 billion, obligations at 2.1 times equity and projected annual profit growth of 47 per cent

Khaadi IPO Faces SECP Scrutiny Over Rs8 Billion Brand Deal

12 Nov
ReportlyPK graphic showing the Pakistan trade surplus with the United States at $1.06 billion in the first quarter of FY27, down about 11 per cent, with imports from the US up 45.4 per cent against export growth of 4.4 per cent

Pakistan US Trade Surplus Narrows as Imports Surge 45 Percent

11 Nov
ReportlyPK graphic showing the SECP seeking foreign exchange records from 30 banks on SE Fruits sponsors and directors, export records from seven banks, and a Rs1.2 billion actual offer target against the Rs1.92 billion widely reported

SE Fruits IPO Probe Widens as SECP Seeks Records From 30 Banks

9 Nov

Economy

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ReportlyPK graphic showing the FBR four-month tax collection shortfall of Rs96 billion, an October gap of Rs102 billion that is larger than the cumulative figure, a required monthly step-up of 36.7 per cent and the Rs15.26 trillion annual target

FBR Tax Collection Misses Four-Month Target by Rs96 Billion

Collection reached Rs4.089 trillion against a Rs4.185 trillion target, with the entire shortfall falling in October, as the FBR holds to its Rs15.264 trillion annual goal.
13 Nov
ReportlyPK graphic showing the Pakistan petrol price at Rs335 a litre from 12 November with diesel at Rs364, taxes of Rs114 a litre making up about 34 per cent of the pump price, and a Rs15 billion refinery contribution funding only 30 days of relief

Petrol Price in Pakistan Falls to Rs335, But Rs14.71 of It Is on Loan

12 Nov
ReportlyPK graphic showing the official Pakistan LPG ceiling at Rs294.08 per kilogramme for November 2026, a rise of Rs14.74 or 5.3 per cent, with open-market rates at about 2.1 times the ceiling and a strike threatened from 16 November

LPG Price in Pakistan Hits Record Rs294 as Open Market Charges Double

9 Nov

Industry

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ReportlyPK graphic showing the Ivanhoe Mines and Mari Minerals agreement to explore copper and gold in Chagai, Balochistan, signed at a minerals forum drawing more than 5,000 attendees from over 60 countries with no investment figure disclosed

Ivanhoe Mines Signs Chagai Copper and Gold Exploration Deal at PMIF26

Ivanhoe Mines and Mari Minerals agreed to explore copper and gold in Chagai, the most substantive outcome of the minerals forum that closed in Islamabad.
13 Nov
ReportlyPK graphic showing claims of placer gold in all five Punjab rivers announced at PMIF26, with no grade or tonnage figures disclosed and provincial mineral revenue up fourfold in two and a half years

Placer Gold Found in All Five Punjab Rivers, Says Maryam Nawaz at PMIF26

12 Nov
ReportlyPK graphic showing Pakistan textile and apparel exports of $1.72 billion in October 2026, up 6.23 per cent year on year, with a four-month FY27 total of $6.75 billion making up about 59 per cent of all exports

Textile Exports Rise 6.23 Percent in October to $1.72 Billion

11 Nov
ReportlyPK graphic showing the Reko Diq total capital cost at $9.1 billion, up from about $7 billion, with first production potentially slipping two years from the 2028 target and only 30 to 35 per cent of output processed inside Pakistan

Reko Diq Production May Slip to 2030 as Capital Cost Reaches $9.1 Billion

9 Nov

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