Banks Association Applauds Budget for Shift to Growth and Fiscal Discipline
Chairman Zafar Masud confirms commercial banks are positioned to scale up private sector financing and drive small enterprise lending targets under the new budget framework.
KSE-100 Index Slides 463 Points Amid Global Geopolitical Tensions and Profit-Taking
The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s KSE-100 index fell by 463 points on Thursday, closing at 120,003 amid global market unease and regional tensions. Analysts cited intraday profit-taking and investor caution driven by geopolitical uncertainty as key factors.