590+ Taxes & Levies (including FED, GIDC, Budgets, IMF, ORS/BS 19+ FST cum Customs Duty but excluding those which are exclusively about Customs Duty)

1.             Finance minister lauds FBR for achieving highest-ever revenue collection in Dec-TN

2.             Tax Scrutiny Could Hurt Exports, Jeopardies ‘Uraan Pakistan’ Vision: Khurram Ejaz-PK

3.             Aurangzeb urges FBR to intensify enforcement, expand tax net-BR

4.             Aurangzeb lauds FBR for record tax collection-DD

5.             Get Reward from FBR for Sharing Information of Tax Evasion – Find Out How?-PK

6.             FTO orders probe into allegations against FBR officials-BR

7.             Exporters under fire as FBR tightens scrutiny under minimum tax regime-PK

8.             How Many Ways Can FBR Send You Notices in Tax Year 2026?-PK

9.             Scrutinising export income: BMPP concerned at FBR’s decision-BR

10.          Can FBR Arrest a Taxpayer for Income Tax Crime? Read More-PK

Economy & Inflation matters (including Import, Export & CPEC)

1.             Blue economy’s pivotal role highlighted by Ahsan Iqbal-BR

2.             Shrimp estates: Punjab takes step towards promoting aquaculture, blue economy-BR

3.             Economy In Focus: The Limits Of Stability-DD

4.             Gilani highlights Balochistan’s economic potential-BR

5.             Excise dept to set up facilitation desk at ICCI-TN

6.             First speed breeding facility for wheat, pulses inaugurated-BR

7.             Pakistan to showcase mineral potential at Riyadh Future Minerals Forum-TNS

8.             Tesla loses EV crown to China’s BYD as competition, tax credit expiry hit demand-TNS

9.             SMEDA pledges expanded support for SMEs in 2026-TNS

10.          COMMENT: Governance issues in 2026-TNS

11.          WASA completes 90pc Khayaban-e-Firdowsi trunk sewer project-BR

12.          Cement despatches reach 4.35m tonnes in December-TN

13.          Cement sales grow 9.7% to 25.8m tonnes-ET

14.          Cement dispatches rise 1.47pc in December-TNS

15.          'Food, power eat up two-thirds of family income'-ET

16.          PM expresses satisfaction over significant GDP growth in Q1, FY26-DTS

17.          Blue economy key to Pakistan’s sustainable growth: Ahsan Iqbal-APP

18.          Balochistan on the Road to Progress through CPEC-APP

19.          Trade deficit widens to $19b-ET

20.          Trade deficit surges 24% YoY to $3.7 billion in December 2025-DTS

21.          Pakistan’s trade deficit widens 34.6pc to $19.2b in first half of FY-TN

22.          Govt proposing 5% levy on mobile phone imports-BR

23.          Pakistan’s exports remain on downward trajectory-BR

24.          Pakistan exports drop 8.7%, trade deficit widens 34.57% in 1HFY26-PK

25.          Pakistan plans 5% levy on imported mobile phones under new MEDMP-PK

26.          Exports plunge over 20pc in December-DD

27.          Trade gap widens 24pc in Dec amid over 20pc fall in exports-TNS

28.          Weekly inflation eases by 0.67%-DTS

29.          Weekly inflation eases by 0.67pc-TNS

30.          Weekly inflation eases by 0.67pc: PBS-TN

31.          Decline in inflation positive & encouraging development: LCCI-BR

32.          Pakistan weekly inflation drops 0.67% on falling petrol, diesel prices-PK

33.          Short-term inflation rises 2.41pc on costly flour, rice-DD

460+ Company Laws

1.             SECP clears Signature Residency REIT IPO-TNS

2.             SECP approves Prospectus for offer for sale/initial Public offering of signature residency REIT-APP

3.             CCP fines beverage maker Rs150m for deceptive marketing-TNS

4.             Deceptive marketing: CCP slaps Rs150m fine on Mezan Beverages-BR

5.             Storm energy drink maker fined Rs150 million by CCP for deceptive marketing-PK

6.             CCP fines Mezan beverages for deceptive marketing-TN

300+ Banking, Finance & Investments (including Monetary Policy, Foreign Exchange, FATF, AML/CFT & NBFC)

1.             SBP releases latest interbank currency exchange rates – January 2, 2026-PK

2.             Govt plans borrowing Rs5trn from banking sector in Q3-BR

3.             Pakistan, Azerbaijan close to $2bn investment deal-TNS

4.             FCC orders requisition, re-investment of Rs794m in treasury bills-TNS

5.             VEON Group invests $20m in Mobilink Bank-TNS

6.             SBP releases Rs4.5tr borrowing plan-ET

7.             CDNS achieves Rs 700 billion savings inflows by December 31-DTS

Market (Stock, Currency, Gold, Textile, Cotton & PMEX)

1.             PSX gains 2,679 points, hits all-time high at 179,035-TN

2.             PSX hits record high as KSE-100 index soars past 179,000 points-TN

3.             PSX tops 179,000 as equities extend rally-ET

4.             PSX settles above 179,000 in record high as index gains nearly 2,700pts-DTS

5.             KSE-100 Index shatters records, crosses 179,000 points at PSX-PK

6.             Historic run continues: KSE-100 settles above 179,000-BR

7.             KSE-100 surges 2,679 points, crosses 179k on institutional buying-TNS

8.             London stocks hit record as 2026 kicks off with global gains-TNS

9.             Rupee inches up against dollar-DTS

10.          Rupee ends steady-TNS

11.          Govt set to raise Rs5tr via T-bills and bonds in 1Q2026-TNS

12.          Rupee gains 01 paisa against US Dollar-TN

13.          Rupee gains 01 paisa against dollar-TN

14.          Today’s Opekn Market Currency Exchange Rates in Pakistan – January 2, 2026-PK

15.          Informal gold trade drains revenue, distorts prices-ET

16.          Gold prices surge by Rs 5,700 per tola-DTS

17.          Gold rates up Rs5,700 per tola-TNS

18.          Gold prices surge by Rs5,700 per tola-TN

19.          Today’s Gold and Silver Prices in Pakistan – January 2, 2026-PK

20.          Pakistan gold prices jump Rs5,700 per tola after four-day decline-PK

21.          Gold rebounds strongly as global and local prices surge on Friday-TN

22.          Pakistan Gold today price & History with search of any date

23.          Pakistan Silver today price & History with search of any date

24.          World Gold & SIlver Prices Live and Gold Price World Price History

25.          World Silver & Gold Price Live and Silver History (USD)

POL, Gas, other Minerals & Electricity (including Solar & Water)

1.             Pakistan Petroleum discovers major gas reserves in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-PK

2.             Growing reliance on imported POL products putting a strain on local production-BR

3.             Petroleum product sales fall 5pc in December-TNS

4.             Attock Refinery shuts main unit amid crude shortages, weak product uplift-TNS

5.             Captive power gas: Govt extends monthly levy to third-party suppliers-BR

6.             K-Electric shows steady progress during 2025-TNS

7.             Govt to auction 600MHz spectrum next month-TNS

8.             China receives 22 shipments of LNG from sanctioned Russian projects in 2025-BR

9.             LESCO recovers Rs1.67bn from defaulters in 6 months-BR

10.          Year in review: K-Electric shows steady progress during 2025-TN

11.          KE adds nearly 140MW for industries during 2025-BR

12.          Sahiwal Coal Power Plant: A beacon of progress in energy, economy, education-APP

Weather Updates 

1.             The Weather-BR

2.             Cold and Dry Weather Likely Across Pakistan This Weekend-PK

320+ Human Resources (including Training, Health, Precautions & Safety - other than above areas)

1.             Govt to resume Sehat Sahulat programme in Islamabad, AJK, GB-TNS

2.             Sindh introduces uniform exam standard for IX and X grades-TNS

Politics 

1.             PM Rathore rules out confrontation with JAAC-ET

2.             Illegal arrests amount to abduction: IHC-ET

3.             Sana: No 'minus-Imran' condition for talks-ET

4.             Govt revises list of officers nominated for NMC

5.             Tarar defends 26th, 27th amendments-DTS

6.             ECP announces revised by-poll schedule for PP-167-DTS

7.             PM expresses satisfaction over performance of stock exchange-APP

8.             PM appoints Tahir Ashrafi as Coordinator for Religious Harmony, Pakistani Diaspora in Muslim World-DTS

9.             Ali Pervaiz Malik meets Saudi ambassador-APP 

Other Pakistan

1.             Lessons from PIA’s privatisation-DD

2.             Business leader greets new IGP Javed Odho: Police urged to curb street crime in Karachi-BR

3.             Islamabad airport: Dar briefed about outsourcing-BR

4.             Three-day national SME-expo to commence from 24th: PM’s aide-TN

5.             Out-of-turn promotion can be decided on service record only: SC-TNS

6.             Shehbaz calls UAE, Saudi interactions highly productive-TNS

7.             Aleema, others given final chance to cross-examine witnesses in Nov 26 protest case-TNS

8.             Maryam okays shrimp estates over 5,600 acres in Sargodha, Alipur-TNS

9.             Nadia Jahangir Seth made Smeda CEO-TNS

10.          PAS postings in provinces fully comply with Constitution, law: association-TNS

11.          Engr Mirza rejects PTI narrative on Imran’s jail conditions-TNS

12.          Pink bus service launched for women and students in Balochistan-TNS

13.          TTAP condemns attack on brother of PTI secretary information-TNS

14.          PTI terms Ahsan’s statement a cover-up of govt’s failures-TNS

15.          NIH issues nationwide mpox alert-TNS

16.          Probationary officers under training at CSA call on CJP-TNS

17.          Adil Raja, Shaheen Sehbai, 5 others get two life terms for ‘digital terrorism’-TNS

18.          Pakistan, 7 other Muslim countries call for unhindered humanitarian aid to Gaza-TNS

19.          Thousands rally for peace in Waziristan-TNS

20.          Probationary officers under training at CSA call on CJP-TNS

21.          Ex-information secretary Ambreen Jan named as Pemra chairperson-TNS

22.          Three-day national SME-expo to commence from January 24-DTS

23.          NLPD hosts reception of young poet-researcher Farzand Ali Hashmi’s book Abad Abad-APP

24.          New LG system for Islamabad gets cabinet's go-ahead-ET

25.          Police stations to be renamed as ‘public safety centres’-ET

26.          Man arrested for filming women in hospital washroom

27.          Two candidates elected unopposed in district bar polls-DTS

28.          150-year-old Lahore HC undergoes long-awaited restoration-DTS

29.          Punjab launches major shrimp farming initiative-DTS

30.          Pakistan records significant gains in digital connectivity, internet use-APP

Other International

1.             US will ‘come to their rescue’ if Iran kills protesters: Trump-TNS

2.             Qatar-returned woman killed for ‘honour’-ET

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