Pakistan KSE-100 Falls 1,733 Points on Risk Aversion

The selloff dragged the KSE-30 index down 544.11 points to 50,739.19, while the KMI-30, which tracks Islamic financial stocks, fell 2,620.37 points to close at 244,205.16. Futures turnover reached Rs21.61 billion, showing the move was accompanied by active positioning rather than thin trading.

Activity was led by Synergy Pk Ltd, K-Electric and First National Equities, with 158.26 million, 71.88 million and 59.94 million shares traded, respectively. Among the few gainers were DS Industries Ltd, First Credit and Investment Bank and Ashfaq Textile Mills, but they did little to offset the broader slide.

The market’s weakness comes as Pakistan faces fresh diplomatic pressure after India pushed back hard against Islamabad’s allegations at the United Nations, underscoring persistent regional tensions that can quickly spill into risk assets. For investors, that keeps the focus on whether official support from the IMF and other lenders can continue to cushion sentiment if political and security risks intensify.

Near term, traders will watch whether the KSE-100 can hold recent support levels or if the rout deepens into a broader de-risking across banks, energy and industrial names.