News Highlights 1st Sept’25

Rs2.6tr debt repaid ahead of schedule: Schehzad
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2564296/rs26tr-debt-repaid-ahead-of-schedule-schehzad
Positive

Projects under PSDP; Ministry tells IMF allocations capped at 2pc
https://epaper.brecorder.com/2025/08/30/1-page/1063850-news.html
Neutral

55 active projects being implemented through WB financing
https://epaper.brecorder.com/2025/08/30/1-page/1063853-news.html
Positive

Floods likely to pull GDP growth down
https://www.brecorder.com/news/40380651/floods-likely-to-pull-gdp-growth-down
Negative

Solar push sparks 68% rise in lithium battery imports
https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1340291-solar-push-sparks-68pc-rise-in-lithium-battery-imports
Neutral

HSD price cut by Rs3, petrol’s kept unchanged
https://epaper.brecorder.com/2025/09/01/1-page/1064027-news.html
Neutral

Aug FBR collection falls short by Rs49bn
https://epaper.brecorder.com/2025/09/01/12-page/1064115-news.html
Neutral

Govt drafts 5-year policies to lift exports
https://e.thenews.com.pk/detail/?id=428690
Positive

Mortgage lending picks up after 2-year decline
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2564230/mortgage-lending-picks-up-after-2-year-decline
Positive

SBP to monitor banks’ investing abroad
https://www.dawn.com/news/1938333/sbp-to-monitor-banks-investing-abroad
Neutral

US export approval; Seafood industry set for growth: minister
https://epaper.brecorder.com/2025/08/31/1-page/1063914-news.html
Positive

President approves revision in composition of 11th NFC
https://epaper.brecorder.com/2025/08/31/1-page/1063917-news.html
Neutral

Company and Sector Related
Crescent Star Insurance to buy stake in SG Power
https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2025/08/25/crescent-star-insurance-to-buy-stake-in-sg-power/
Positive for CSI

Cement export jumps 141 percent in July
https://www.nation.com.pk/31-Aug-2025/cement-export-jumps-141-percent-in-july
Positive for Cements

Pakistan’s surging used car imports pose threat: report
https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1340297-pakistan-s-surging-used-car-imports-pose-threat-report
Neutral for Autos

Sahiwal power plant faces shutdown prospect
https://epaper.brecorder.com/2025/09/01/1-page/1064034-news.html