ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s stock market reached a historic milestone on Monday, with the benchmark KSE-100 index closing at 150,000 points for the first time in its history, a senior government adviser said.
Khurram Schehzad, adviser to the finance minister, wrote on X that the rise reflected growing investor confidence, homegrown reforms, and a more positive macroeconomic outlook.
“Pakistan Stock Exchange Makes New History – Reaches 150,000 Points Mark,” Schehzad said in his post, noting that the index’s growth had sharply accelerated over the past decade.
“First 50,000 took 26 years (1991-2017). Second 50,000 took 8 years (2017-2024). Third 50,000 took just 10 months (Nov 2024–Aug 2025),” he wrote.
Schehzad also highlighted other achievements, including the return of large-cap valuations and a surge in investor participation:
“Total Billion Dollar+ Valuation Companies at PSX are now 16 – highest after 15 in 2018, and only 3 in 2022,” he said, adding that “Number of new investors added in last one year – 73,000, up 22 percent YoY, highest in a single year! Total investors at Pakistan’s public markets now over one million (99 percent with PSX + Mutual Funds).”
The adviser attributed the performance to reforms and improved credibility. Schehzad said Pakistan’s improving global credibility, structural reforms and a stronger macroeconomic outlook were fueling investor confidence and driving the market’s rise.
The rally comes amid signs of stabilization in Pakistan’s economy after securing a $7 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout in September 2024 and recent upgrades by international ratings agencies.
Inflation has eased from a peak of 38 percent in 2023 to 4.1 percent in July 2025, while the rupee has stabilized against the dollar.