Pakistan-Afghanistan War: Karachi 100 Index falls over 2% as US asks non-emergency consulate staff to leave Pakistan
Pakistan’s stock market traded sharply lower on Friday amid heightened volatility as tensions escalated due to ongoing cross-border clashes with Afghanistan. The benchmark Karachi 100 Index on the Karachi Stock Exchange declined more than 2%, tracking the broader sell-off across Asian markets amid the continuing US-Iran war in the Middle East. The Karachi 100 Index…