<ul><li><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:medium;">Pakistan’s main equity bourse endured a turbulent close to
the week, trading largely rangebound for most of Friday before succumbing to
heavy selling in the final hours. The benchmark KSE-100 Index plunged as
profit-taking accelerated, losing over 2,000 points during intraday trade
before settling at 163,098 — down 1,433 points by day’s end. Bearish sentiment
was amplified by weak global cues, including a sharp decline in crude oil
prices, heightened fears of a elaborate U.S. government shutdown, and renewed
anxiety over trade-related tariffs. On the domestic front, lingering uncertainty
surrounding Pakistan’s pending staff-level agreement with the IMF and
tightening liquidity in the money market further eroded investor confid...
