https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/20/byd-pakistan-plant-hubco-launch/Knock-Onen2026-10-20T15:59:07+00:00The BYD Pakistan plant is on track for an end-2026 launch, HUBCO says. It starts with 25,000 cars a year and imported parts.China, Autoshttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/byd-pakistan-plant-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/20/tax-exemptions-pakistan-imf-concessions/Knock-Onen2026-10-20T15:58:23+00:00Tax exemptions in Pakistan cost Rs2.35trn a year. The IMF now wants them trimmed and under-taxed sectors brought in.IMF, Budget, FBRhttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/tax-exemptions-pakistan-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/20/kse-100-today-814-points-refiners-banks/Knock-Onen2026-10-20T11:57:54+00:00KSE-100 today fell 814 points for a second straight loss. Refiners and banks led the slide as oil topped $111.Oil, PSX, KSE-100https://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/kse-100-today-814-points-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/20/pakistan-us-trade-deal-progress/Knock-Onen2026-10-20T07:57:39+00:00The Pakistan US trade deal has made ‘substantial progress’, officials say. Mangoes, dates and US cotton are now on the table.Trade, Textile exportshttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/pakistan-us-trade-deal-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/20/pakistan-textile-industry-profits-looms/Knock-Onen2026-10-20T07:56:53+00:00The Pakistan textile industry’s biggest firms lifted profits 11%. Smaller weavers are shutting their looms.Trade, Textile exportshttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/pakistan-textile-industry-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/20/load-shedding-pakistan-transformers-apms/Knock-Onen2026-10-20T03:58:08+00:00Load shedding in Pakistan is moving from whole feeders to single transformers. Paying customers on theft-hit lines could keep their power.Power tariffs, Load sheddinghttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/load-shedding-pakistan-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/20/pakistan-gdp-growth-revised-q4-slowdown/Knock-Onen2026-10-20T03:57:10+00:00Pakistan GDP growth was cut to 3.65% for last year. The final quarter slowed to 2% as industry shrank.IMF, LSM, GDP growthhttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/pakistan-gdp-growth-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/19/cpec-power-dues-rs498bn-cppa-g/Knock-Onen2026-10-19T16:01:23+00:00CPEC power dues have reportedly reached Rs498bn. One coal plant warns the delays could trigger defaults on its loans.China, Power tariffshttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/cpec-power-dues-rs498bn-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/19/pakistan-trade-data-18bn-import-gap/Knock-Onen2026-10-19T16:00:14+00:00Pakistan trade data missed about $18bn of imports over five years. Switching to fuller records could widen the official trade deficit.IMF, Trade, Chinahttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/pakistan-trade-data-18bn-gap-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/19/sbp-reserves-21-5bn-world-bank-guarantee/Knock-Onen2026-10-19T15:59:12+00:00SBP reserves have climbed to $21.5bn, almost five times their 2023 low. Pakistan is now chasing $1.5bn more with World Bank guarantees.SBP, World Bank, Forex reserveshttps://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/sbp-reserves-21-5bn-thumbnail.png?w=150https://knockonbrief.com/2026/10/19/kse-100-today-454-points-lower/Knock-Onen2026-10-19T15:58:22+00:00KSE-100 today fell 454 points, ending a three-day winning run. Decliners beat gainers almost two to one.Oil, PSX, KSE-100https://knockonbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/kse-100-today-falls-454-points-thumbnail.png?w=150