Economy

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered banks to cut the paperwork required for an Apna Ghar housing loan from 25 documents to five and to decide every application within 15 working days, after a review found only Rs76 billion of Rs448 billion in approved loans had actually been disbursed.

BBP Economy Desk · October 19, 2026 · 4 min

Outstanding car loans rose to Rs407 billion in September, the 22nd consecutive monthly increase, even as new car sales from assemblers fell 12 percent year-on-year, State Bank of Pakistan data show.

BBP Economy Desk · October 18, 2026 · 3 min

The Commerce Ministry withdrew an import waiver and Taftan's immigration gate was shut on Saturday, halting commercial trade with Iran and leaving freight loaded with LPG, rice and fresh produce stuck at the border.

BBP Economy Desk · October 18, 2026 · 4 min

Small farmers under the Pakistan Kissan Rabta Committee held demonstrations across the country demanding a guaranteed wheat support price of Rs5,000 per maund, an end to private wheat procurement, and a halt to corporate farming.

BBP Economy Desk · October 18, 2026 · 4 min

Silver touched an all-time high of Rs6,256 per tola in Pakistan on October 16, while gold rose Rs2,800 to Rs440,636 per tola, tracking a jump in the international price to $4,181 an ounce.

BBP Economy Desk · October 17, 2026 · 3 min

Economic Affairs Minister Ahad Khan Cheema was named incoming chair of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank Group for 2027, Pakistan's first turn in the role in 74 years.

BBP Economy Desk · October 16, 2026 · 3 min

The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics' Sensitive Price Indicator rose 11.38% year-on-year in the week ended October 15, down from 11.97% the week before, as a sharp fall in tomato and onion prices offset continued rises in wheat flour, chicken and pulses.

BBP Economy Desk · October 16, 2026 · 3 min

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan has approved a Corporate Intelligence Unit to scan news reports, social media and advertising for registered companies running Ponzi or pyramid schemes, part of a year in which the regulator has referred a Rs446.6 million fraud case to the FIA and fined companies billions of rupees.

BBP Economy Desk · October 15, 2026 · 4 min

The Federal Board of Revenue has given Tax Year 2026 filers until October 15 to submit their income tax returns, a genuine two-week extension that followed a fabricated circular claiming the same new date.

BBP Economy Desk · October 14, 2026 · 4 min