The PLOS One Editors retract this article [1,2] because it was identified as one of a series of submissions for which we have concerns about potential manipulation of the publication process, peer review integrity, and authorship. These concerns call into question the validity and provenance of the reported results. We regret that the issues were not identified prior to the article’s publication.
MK did not agree with the retraction. ZM and HMNS either did not respond directly or could not be reached.
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- 2. Mai Z, Nawaz Saleem HM, Kamran M. Correction: The relationship between political instability and stock market performance: An analysis of the MSCI index in the case of Pakistan. PLoS One. 2024;19(12):e0315683. pmid:39652532
Citation: The PLOS One Editors (2025) Retraction: The relationship between political instability and stock market performance: An analysis of the MSCI index in the case of Pakistan. PLoS One 20(12): e0337749. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0337749
Published: December 1, 2025
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