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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
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