TOP STORIES
- Google backs FBR AI drive as Pakistan targets $30bn digital economy

- CDF Asim Munir says Indian proxies will be defeated through national resolve

- Imran Khan taken to PIMS for medical examination, shifted back to Adiala Jail: Tarar

- Imran Khan shifted to Shifa International Hospital from Adiala Jail

FINANCE
- Foreign investors repatriate $261.4m in profits and dividends in July

- ECC approves international tender for 108,000 MT of sugar

- Pakistan moves to build National Private Equity Policy for long-term investment

- Pakistan sees 20% plunge in FDI year-on-year in July 2026

- Pakistan Net FDI rises 264% MoM to $179 million in July

- Aurangzeb pledges stronger economic growth on Independence Day

NATIONAL
- Saudi investors show strong interest in Pakistan as BOI pledges full support
- Weekly inflation rises 9.66% as energy, food prices climb
- Imran Khan taken to PIMS for medical examination, shifted back to Adiala Jail: Tarar
- No multinational automotive company left Pakistan in three years, Senate told
- Imran Khan shifted to Shifa International Hospital from Adiala Jail
- PM Shehbaz praises digital Proof of Life system as relief for pensioners
TAXATION
- Learn ‘input tax’ for tax year 2027, FBR explains
- What constitutes ‘cottage industry’? FBR explains for tax year 2027
- Sales tax law defines ‘company’ in Pakistan for tax year 2027
- Google backs FBR AI drive as Pakistan targets $30bn digital economy
- Pakistan Customs seizes misdeclared cellulose acetate tow worth Rs40 million
- Customs to auction 150 vehicles in Peshawar on August 24
MONEY & BANKING
- SCBPL reports 29% profit decline in first half of 2026

- SBP governor urges banks to boost deposits, private-sector lending

- SBP designates UBL, HBL and NBP as D-SIBs for 2026

- SBP forex reserves climb to $17.08 billion as external liquidity improves

- CDNS targets Rs1.53 trillion in savings mobilisation for FY2026-27

- BankIslami Pakistan profit falls 54% in first half of 2026

TRADE AND INDUSTRY
- Pakistan exports to China surge 46% in seven months of 2026

- Jam Kamal seeks secure AI, sovereign cloud for Commerce Ministry

- Pakistan, Syria move to deepen bilateral cooperation

- ECC approves international tender for 108,000 MT sugar

- Pakistan’s raw cotton imports surge 30% YoY in July 2026

- New Customs scanning facilities to reduce cargo backlogs: Chief Collector

AUTOMOTIVE
- BYD Pakistan extends price lock assurance for vehicles till August 2026

- Deepal K50 Hunter vs BYD Shark 6: Which pickup can win Pakistan’s market?

- Customs to auction 150 vehicles in Peshawar on August 24

- No multinational automotive company left Pakistan in three years, Senate told

- Jetour Pakistan set to reveal full T series lineup on August 27

- Changan Pakistan reveals price of Nevo Hunter REEV pickup in Pakistan: World’s first pickup

IT & TELECOM
- Honor Robot Phone repair costs revealed, gimbal camera replacement hits $457

- How Pakistani students can access free one-year Gemini AI subscription

- Google backs FBR AI drive as Pakistan targets $30bn digital economy

- Pakistan, Google partner to offer free Gemini AI Plus and 150,000 career certificates

- Nothing OS 5.0 based on Android 17 coming soon

- Jam Kamal seeks secure AI, sovereign cloud for Commerce Ministry

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