https://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=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/22/world-bank-pakistan-growth-reforms-incomes/Knock-Onen2026-10-22T15:59:59+00:00The World Bank Pakistan growth forecast is 3.8% this year. Average incomes are rising only 1.6% a year.Oil, World Bank, GDP growthhttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/world-bank-pakistan-growth-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/22/iesco-privatisation-bidders-prequalified/Knock-Onen2026-10-22T15:59:16+00:00IESCO privatisation now has 10 prequalified bidders. Seven of them are chasing all three power companies on sale.Power tariffs, Privatisationhttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/iesco-privatisation-bidders-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/22/gold-price-pakistan-oil-interest-rates/Knock-Onen2026-10-22T11:57:53+00:00The gold price in Pakistan fell Rs3,000 a tola today. Dearer oil is pushing interest-rate bets up and gold down.Oil, Inflation, Gold pricehttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/gold-price-pakistan-tola-thumbnail-1.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/22/kse-100-today-2006-points-gulf-oil/Knock-Onen2026-10-22T11:57:04+00:00KSE-100 today lost 2,006 points, its worst day this week. Gulf attacks pushed Brent crude above $111.Oil, PSX, KSE-100https://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/kse-100-today-2006-points-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/22/petroleum-levy-pakistan-ji-talks/Knock-Onen2026-10-22T07:57:47+00:00The petroleum levy in Pakistan is back at the negotiating table on Friday. Jamaat-e-Islami says its protests will go ahead alongside the talks.IMF, Oil, Petrol pricehttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/petroleum-levy-pakistan-ji-talks-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/22/lng-import-pakistan-winter-gas/Knock-Onen2026-10-22T07:56:47+00:00The LNG import decision in Pakistan is weeks late. Industry, fertiliser and CNG could lose gas first this winter.LNG, Fertiliserhttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/lng-import-pakistan-winter-gas-thumbnail.png?w=150