16/06/2026
*MORNING NEWS UPDATE*
Pakistan Stock Exchange
*Tuesday,June 16, 2026*
*Trump says Iran deal is ‘all signed’, text to be released soon*
https://www.thenews.pk/print/1420874-trump-says-iran-deal-is-all-signed-text-to-be-released-soon
*SBP holds key policy rate at 11.5pc*
https://www.brecorder.com/news/40425747/sbp-holds-key-policy-rate-at-115pc
*Budget taxation & relief measures: Govt refuses to share revenue impact figures with NA panel*
https://www.brecorder.com/news/40425738/budget-taxation-amp-relief-measures-govt-refuses-to-share-revenue-impact-figures-with-na-panel
*Inflation may remain in double digits for next few months: SBP*
https://www.brecorder.com/news/40425739/inflation-may-remain-in-double-digits-for-next-few-months-sbp
*State Bank forex reserves expected to hit $18bn this month*
https://www.thenews.pk/print/1420748-state-bank-forex-reserves-expected-to-hit-18bn-this-month
*Jul-Apr LSM posts 6.44pc growth YoY*
https://epaper.brecorder.com/2026/06/16/4-page/1107841-news.html
*Exports stay largely flat in 5 years: Aurangzeb*
https://epaper.brecorder.com/2026/06/16/4-page/1107842-news.html
*Power circular debt flow hits Rs1.86tr*
https://www.thenews.pk/print/1420882-power-circular-debt-flow-hits-rs1-86tr
*Karachi Port records eight-year high in ship arrivals as Iran war reroutes cargo*
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2647205/pakistan
*Pakistan to host signing ceremony in Geneva, PM tells NA*
https://www.brecorder.com/news/40425746/pakistan-to-host-signing-ceremony-in-geneva-pm-tells-na
*Punjab budget today*
https://www.brecorder.com/news/40425735/punjab-budget-today
*Balochistan finalises Rs1.2tr tax-free budget*
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2613390/balochistan-finalises-rs12tr-tax-free-budget
*BUDGET 2026-27: Record Rs3.6tr overspending belies govt’s austerity claims*
https://www.dawn.com/news/2008210/budget-2026-27-record-rs36tr-overspending-belies-govts-austerity-claims
*Budget ‘fails to address fiscal vulnerabilities’*
https://www.dawn.com/news/2008206/budget-fails-to-address-fiscal-vulnerabilities
*Senate panel backs 5pc tax on earnings from social media*
https://www.dawn.com/news/2008234
*Govt refuses to disclose exact tax relief figures amid IMF talks*
https://www.thenews.pk/print/1420879-govt-refuses-to-disclose-exact-tax-relief-figures-amid-imf-talks
DUBAI/BEIRUT/ WASHINGTON/EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France: US President Donald Trump said on Monday a memorandum of understanding aiming to end the war in the Gulf has already been signed by the United...
