Pakistan, March 9 -- Pakistan's stock market opened the week under severe pressure as investors reacted sharply to rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and increasing uncertainty over Pakistan's monetary policy outlook. Consequently, the benchmark KSE-100 index plunged more than 13,000 points during early trading on Monday, signaling one of the sharpest market declines in recent months. The massive fall reflected growing anxiety among investors who quickly pulled funds from equities amid fears of economic instability and potential policy tightening. As uncertainty deepened, trading activity briefly halted after the market recorded a drop exceeding 10,000 points during the session.

The KSE-100 index eventually shed 13,109.39 p...