https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/14/pakistan-credit-rating-double-b-sp/Knock-Onen2026-10-14T15:58:51+00:00Pakistan credit rating hopes now point to double-B. Two S&P notches stand in the way.IMF, Credit ratinghttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/pakistan-credit-rating-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/14/disco-privatisation-cci-approval-pakistan/Knock-Onen2026-10-14T15:58:03+00:00DISCO privatisation needs no fresh CCI approval, the government says. An Rs850bn yearly drain is what it wants to stop.IMF, Power tariffs, Privatisationhttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/disco-privatisation-pakistan-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/14/gold-price-pakistan-tola-drop/Knock-Onen2026-10-14T11:59:47+00:00The gold price in Pakistan fell Rs3,000 a tola today. US inflation data will decide the next move.Rupee, Inflation, Gold pricehttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/gold-price-pakistan-drop-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/14/kse-100-today-641-points-kp-vote/Knock-Onen2026-10-14T11:58:06+00:00KSE-100 today rose 641 points to end a two-day slide. KP’s emergency vote and Gulf oil still set the tone.PSX, Gulf, KSE-100https://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/kse-100-today-641-points-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/14/psdp-foreign-funded-projects-rupee-cover/Knock-Onen2026-10-14T07:58:04+00:00PSDP foreign-funded projects get less than half the rupees they need. The shortfall is in local cash, not foreign loans.Budget, PSDPhttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/psdp-foreign-funded-projects-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/14/sugar-export-pakistan-kp-mills-sbp/Knock-Onen2026-10-14T04:01:13+00:00Pakistan’s sugar export quota is cleared for Punjab and Sindh mills. KP’s mills wait on a province under governor’s rule.SBP, Trade, Khyber Pakhtunkhwahttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/sugar-export-pakistan-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/14/pakistan-car-sales-q1-auto-policy/Knock-Onen2026-10-14T04:00:12+00:00Pakistan car sales rose 43% last quarter. September shows the auto policy wait starting to bite.Inflation, Autos, Car saleshttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/pakistan-car-sales-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/13/income-tax-return-deadline-fbr/Knock-Onen2026-10-13T15:57:59+00:00The income tax return deadline is 15 October. Filings are up 45%, but the tax paid with them is down.FBR, Income tax returnshttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/income-tax-return-deadline-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/13/gas-load-shedding-pakistan-winter-plan/Knock-Onen2026-10-13T15:57:09+00:00Pakistan’s gas load shedding plan puts homes first this winter. Industry, CNG and fertiliser are next in line for cuts.LNG, Fertiliser, Gas load sheddinghttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/gas-load-shedding-pakistan-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/13/sme-financing-pakistan-target-doubled/Knock-Onen2026-10-13T11:56:25+00:00Pakistan’s SME financing target is now Rs2.2trn, double today’s lending. It has been raised twice since July.SBP, SME financinghttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/sme-financing-pakistan-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/13/kse-100-today-psx-rebound-fades/Knock-Onen2026-10-13T11:55:39+00:00KSE-100 today gave up a 900-point bounce to close 348 lower. KP and the Gulf are still in charge.PSX, Gulf, KSE-100https://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/kse-100-today-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/13/world-bank-kp-loan-tax-base/Knock-Onen2026-10-13T08:00:21+00:00The World Bank KP loan aims to almost double the province’s own taxes. It comes up for approval under governor’s rule.World Bank, Khyber Pakhtunkhwahttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/world-bank-kp-loan-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/13/imf-inflation-forecast-pakistan/Knock-Onen2026-10-13T07:58:36+00:00The IMF inflation forecast for Pakistan is now 9.9%. Cheaper loans just moved further away.IMF, Inflation, SBPhttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/imf-inflation-forecast-pakistan-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/13/islamabad-cricket-stadium-court-appeal/Knock-Onen2026-10-13T03:58:40+00:00The Islamabad cricket stadium plan is back in court. An Rs8.9bn building bid is what the appeal targets.Cricket, PCBhttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/islamabad-cricket-stadium-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/13/cement-price-pakistan-bag-rise/Knock-Onen2026-10-13T03:57:42+00:00The cement price in Pakistan rose Rs201 a bag in a year. Higher coal and diesel costs explain only about Rs35 of it.Inflation, Diesel, Cementhttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/cement-price-pakistan-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/13/fbr-production-monitoring-industries-deadline/Knock-Onen2026-10-13T02:55:40+00:00FBR production monitoring must cover 17 industries by December. Steel, poultry and tyres are next.FBR, Textile exportshttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/fbr-production-monitoring-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/13/textile-exports-pakistan-ptea-warning/Knock-Onen2026-10-13T02:48:45+00:00Pakistan’s textile exports rose 6% last quarter. Exporters say October to December looks far worse.SBP, Trade, Textile exportshttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/textile-exports-pakistan-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/13/electricity-tariff-pakistan-nepra-discos/Knock-Onen2026-10-13T02:47:43+00:00Pakistan’s electricity tariff for 2027 could carry Rs268bn of old costs. Industry wants NEPRA to say no.Inflation, Power tariffshttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/electricity-tariff-pakistan-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/13/daily-brief-tuesday-13-oct-2026-kp-emergency-rattles-the-psx/Knock-Onen2026-10-13T02:00:00+00:00Daily Brief, Tuesday 13 Oct 2026: KP emergency rattles the PSXhttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/kp-emergency-governor-rule-psx-thumbnail.png?w=150