https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/17/auto-sector-profits-pakistan-quarter/Knock-Onen2026-10-17T11:57:17+00:00Auto sector profits in Pakistan are set to fall 35% this quarter. Car sales are up on last year, but tax and policy doubts are eating margins.PSX, Autos, Car saleshttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/auto-sector-profits-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/17/iesco-tariff-hike-nepra-privatisation/Knock-Onen2026-10-17T11:56:30+00:00The IESCO tariff hike request is 54%, to Rs43.54 a unit. Islamabad’s power company wants clean books before it is sold.Power tariffs, Privatisationhttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/iesco-tariff-hike-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/17/pakistan-afghanistan-trade-talks-border/Knock-Onen2026-10-17T08:00:13+00:00Pakistan Afghanistan trade fell 28% as the border stayed shut. Islamabad says new talks will not be unconditional.Trade, Afghanistanhttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/pakistan-afghanistan-trade-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/17/pakistan-exports-target-100bn/Knock-Onen2026-10-17T07:59:18+00:00The Pakistan exports target is now $100bn by 2035. That needs growth of about 14% a year from today’s $30bn.Trade, Textile exportshttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/pakistan-exports-target-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/17/lsm-growth-pakistan-august-manufacturing/Knock-Onen2026-10-17T03:57:25+00:00LSM growth in Pakistan slowed to 0.67% in August. Apparel, cars and fuel are carrying a factory sector where food and pharma are shrinking.Autos, Textile exports, LSMhttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/lsm-growth-pakistan-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/17/weekly-inflation-pakistan-spi-flour/Knock-Onen2026-10-17T03:56:26+00:00Weekly inflation in Pakistan stayed at 11.38% despite a small dip. Flour, chicken and fuel are keeping it in double digits.Inflation, Flour price, Petrol pricehttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/weekly-inflation-pakistan-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/16/pakistan-it-exports-second-highest/Knock-Onen2026-10-16T15:56:12+00:00Pakistan IT exports hit $435m in September, the second-best month on record. The $10bn target needs a faster climb.SBP, Tradehttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/pakistan-it-exports-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/16/current-account-deficit-pakistan-imports/Knock-Onen2026-10-16T15:55:25+00:00Pakistan’s current account deficit hit $356m in September. Imports grew faster than exports and remittances combined.SBP, Trade, Remittanceshttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/current-account-deficit-pakistan-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/16/kse-100-today-third-gain-week-lower/Knock-Onen2026-10-16T12:18:49+00:00KSE-100 today rose 234 points for a third straight gain. The week still ended 670 points lower.PSX, KSE-100https://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/kse-100-today-third-gain-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/16/pakistan-oil-import-bill-houthi-saudi/Knock-Onen2026-10-16T11:58:46+00:00Pakistan’s oil import bill could rise by up to $1.2bn a quarter. Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia are keeping Brent above $105.Oil, Remittances, Gulfhttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/pakistan-oil-import-bill-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/16/sbp-interest-rate-tbill-yields-auction/Knock-Onen2026-10-16T07:59:47+00:00The SBP interest rate is 11.5%, yet T-bills still pay up to 12.5%. Lenders are steering clear of the one-year bill before 26 October.Inflation, SBPhttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/sbp-interest-rate-tbill-yields-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/16/governors-rule-kp-parliament-court-business/Knock-Onen2026-10-16T07:58:57+00:00Governor’s rule in KP now has Parliament’s approval. The court hearing on 20 October is the next date businesses need.PSX, Khyber Pakhtunkhwahttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/governors-rule-kp-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/16/lpg-price-pakistan-auction-blocked/Knock-Onen2026-10-16T03:58:17+00:00The LPG price in Pakistan escaped an auction that could have added Rs900 a cylinder. Buyers already pay about Rs1,700 over the cap.Gulf, LPG pricehttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/lpg-price-pakistan-auction-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/16/electricity-bill-increase-november-fuel-charge/Knock-Onen2026-10-16T03:57:33+00:00The electricity bill increase for November is Rs2.56 a unit. It would be the sixth monthly fuel charge rise in a row.LNG, Power tariffshttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/electricity-bill-increase-november-thumbnail.png?w=150