ISLAMABAD- APP:Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday termed the substantial decline in power distribution companies’ (DISCOs) losses as a highly encouraging development and the first of its kind in decades. The prime minister chaired a significant meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Energy at the Prime Minister’s House, a […]
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By Qamar Bashir Donald Trump may have returned from Scotland declaring a sweeping economic triumph, but it is Europe that came away with something far more valuable: the right to think and act freely. Beneath the glittering headlines of tariff eliminations and multi-billion-dollar commitments, the summit at Turnberry marked the […]
ISLAMABAD- APP:Federal Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, Dr. Musadik Malik has directed an urgent overhaul of Pakistan’s regulatory framework for genetically modified (GMO) soybean meal imports, stressing the need for science-led decisions to strengthen national food security and agricultural sustainability. Chairing a high-level committee meeting in Islamabad, Dr. […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS: Atif Ikram Sheikh, President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), has demanded that the interest rate be reduced to six percent in the Monetary Policy meeting on July 30. This measure is crucial to tackle the challenges facing the national economy and to […]
ISLAMABAD-UNS:Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry on Saturday stated that Pakistan hosted the largest contiguous arid mangrove forest in South Asia, primarily located in the Indus Delta region of Sindh, which has the potential to generate annual revenue of $20–50 million depending on market prices and volume. […]
Islamabad-UNS : The Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue,chaired by Senator Saleem Mandviwalla, met today on Thursday, to discuss the anomalies in Financial Budget 2025-26. The Committee had an extensive discussion on several anomalies in the Financial Budget 2025–26. Members of the Chambers of Commerce briefed the Committee on […]
By: Ahsan Ansari The history of Pakistan and Afghanistan’s bilateral relations has seen many ups and downs. However, in recent years, the pace at which trade between the two neighboring Islamic countries has grown reflects a deepening economic interdependence and mutual benefit. Afghanistan, which has suffered from decades of war […]
By Qamar Bashir The tectonic plates of global finance are shifting, and the tremors are already rattling the foundations of the old world order. China, once the eager buyer of U.S. Treasury bonds, has decisively turned away from financing what it now perceives as an empire in decline. This is […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS :The foreign exchange reserves have crossed $19 billion .The current account surplus had reached the highest level in last 22 years which was a very positive development in country’s economic front. Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Friday hailed the increase of current account surplus to $2.1 billion in fiscal […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS: Minister for Food Security Rana Tanveer Hussain on Thursday invited Chinese enterprises to invest in the country’s agriculture sector, eyeing stronger collaboration with Beijing in irrigation technologies and modern farming techniques. Pakistan has recently undertaken efforts to promote its agriculture sector, which include establishing a new regulatory body […]