Inspections of 58 food outlets and marquees reveal sales tampering, E-IMS violations and unreported tax collections

Only 10% spent in Power Division, 6% in hydel projects; focus shifts to completing ongoing schemes

Rs1.5tr private sector lending lifts ratios; PBA flags fiscal borrowing, cash economy as constraints

Takes charge from December 30 as Irfan Siddiqui steps aside as founding CEO

Petrol prices are projected to decline by up to Rs10.60 per litre, with high-speed diesel down Rs8.59, kerosene oil Rs8.92 and light diesel oil Rs6.62, subject to government approval

Index up 0.8% in early trade; equities among top-performing assets in 2025