https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/24/geely-pakistan-bestway-electric-cars/Knock-Onen2026-10-24T18:57:07+00:00Geely Pakistan launch brings three electric and hybrid cars through Bestway. Local assembly of up to 25,000 a year is the bigger bet.China, Autoshttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/geely-pakistan-bestway-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/24/pakistan-brokered-iran-deal-hormuz-talks/Knock-Onen2026-10-24T18:56:25+00:00The Pakistan-brokered Iran deal is still on the table, Tehran says. With Brent above $117, Pakistan’s fuel bill depends on it.Oil, Gulf, Geopoliticshttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/pakistan-brokered-iran-deal-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/24/islamabad-land-auction-saudi-developers/Knock-Onen2026-10-24T15:57:02+00:00The Islamabad land auction in December asks for no money upfront. Developers will bid with a share of the towers they build instead.Gulf, Real estatehttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/islamabad-land-auction-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/24/profit-repatriation-pakistan-fdi-outflows/Knock-Onen2026-10-24T11:56:28+00:00Profit repatriation from Pakistan reached $2.31bn last year, 41% more than net FDI. The government says the two numbers should not be compared.Rupee, SBPhttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/profit-repatriation-pakistan-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/24/psl-12-direct-signings-venues/Knock-Onen2026-10-24T11:55:25+00:00PSL 12 has opened its player market five months before the first ball. Two franchise owners who paid Rs3.6bn need the bigger season to pay off.Cricket, PSL, PCBhttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/psl-12-direct-signings-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/24/fuel-shortage-pakistan-panic-buying/Knock-Onen2026-10-24T07:57:26+00:00Fuel shortage in Pakistan is not the problem, dealers and the government say. The price of diesel, now Rs393.66 a litre, is.Oil, Diesel, Petrol pricehttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/fuel-shortage-pakistan-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/24/spi-inflation-pakistan-lpg-electricity/Knock-Onen2026-10-24T07:56:04+00:00SPI inflation in Pakistan rose to 11.85% a year. LPG, electricity and fuel are doing most of the work.Inflation, SBPhttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/spi-inflation-pakistan-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/24/interloop-profit-expansion-exports/Knock-Onen2026-10-24T03:56:29+00:00Interloop profit rose 53% to Rs4.3bn in the first quarter. The exporter is now putting Rs6.5bn into more apparel and hosiery capacity.PSX, Textile exportshttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/interloop-profit-expansion-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/24/mobile-phone-tax-pakistan-instalments/Knock-Onen2026-10-24T03:55:47+00:00Mobile phone tax in Pakistan can now be paid in monthly instalments. Miss one payment, and the phone is blocked.FBR, Telecom, PTA taxhttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/mobile-phone-tax-pakistan-instalments-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/24/kp-development-package-rs160bn/Knock-Onen2026-10-24T01:00:12+00:00The KP development package is worth Rs160bn, the Prime Minister says. It arrives under governor’s rule, with no project list yet.Budget, Khyber Pakhtunkhwahttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/kp-development-package-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/24/bank-profits-pakistan-deposits-loans/Knock-Onen2026-10-24T00:58:34+00:00Bank profits in Pakistan topped Rs200bn at four big lenders. Across the industry, deposits grew three times faster than loans.SBP, PSXhttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/bank-profits-pakistan-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/23/saudi-attacks-impact-pakistan-oil-remittances/Knock-Onen2026-10-23T18:56:59+00:00The Saudi attacks impact on Pakistan goes beyond $117 oil. Saudi Arabia is also where Pakistan’s biggest remittance flow comes from.Oil, Remittances, Geopoliticshttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/saudi-attacks-impact-pakistan-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/23/wheat-price-pakistan-indicative-farmers/Knock-Onen2026-10-23T18:55:53+00:00The wheat price in Pakistan for 2027 is set at Rs4,500 a maund. That is Rs1,000 more than last year, but short of what farmers asked for.Inflation, Fertiliser, Wheat pricehttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/wheat-price-pakistan-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/23/5g-pakistan-sites-cities-operators/Knock-Onen2026-10-23T15:55:50+00:005G in Pakistan now runs on 1,782 sites in 24 cities. Jazz has built 57% of them, Ufone just 7%.5G, Telecomhttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/5g-in-pakistan-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/23/kse-100-today-1549-points-weekly-loss/Knock-Onen2026-10-23T12:09:40+00:00KSE-100 today fell 1,549 points, ending the week 2.4% lower. Oil above $110 and a possible rate hike kept buyers away.Oil, PSX, KSE-100https://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/kse-100-today-weekly-loss-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/23/lpg-shortage-pakistan-iran-border/Knock-Onen2026-10-23T11:56:55+00:00The LPG shortage in Pakistan has doubled cylinder prices in a year. The Iran border closure added 22% in a single week.Inflation, Trade, LPG pricehttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/lpg-shortage-pakistan-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/23/crude-oil-imports-pakistan-refiners-stock/Knock-Onen2026-10-23T07:57:58+00:00Crude oil imports in Pakistan rose 12% to 2.78m tonnes in the first quarter. Refiners stocked up in August as Gulf supply looked at risk.Oil, Trade, Gulfhttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/crude-oil-imports-pakistan-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/23/iran-war-impact-pakistan-imf-outlook/Knock-Onen2026-10-23T07:57:01+00:00The Iran war impact on Pakistan could deepen, the IMF warns. Its bad case puts oil at $130 a barrel next year.IMF, Oil, Geopoliticshttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/iran-war-impact-pakistan-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/23/pakistan-vs-england-odi-lahore-tickets/Knock-Onen2026-10-23T03:57:57+00:00The Pakistan vs England ODI in Lahore sells seats from Rs300. Live UK television makes the tri-series a shop window for Pakistani cricket.Cricket, PCBhttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/pakistan-vs-england-odi-lahore-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/23/diesel-price-pakistan-freight-costs/Knock-Onen2026-10-23T03:56:11+00:00The diesel price in Pakistan rose again to Rs391.75 a litre. Petrol is getting cheaper, but trucks, tractors and generators are not.Oil, Diesel, Petrol pricehttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/diesel-price-pakistan-thumbnail.png?w=150