The suspension of visa issuance by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for Pakistani nationals has begun to take a heavy toll on Pakistan's exports and international trade engagement, according to…
S&P Global Ratings upgraded Pakistan's long-term sovereign credit rating to 'B' from 'B-' with a Stable Outlook, marking the first upgrade by S&P since 2016, when Pakistan was previously rated…
President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum & All Karachi Industrial Alliance, Chairman National Business Group Pakistan, Chairman FPCCI Policy Advisory Board and Former Provincial Minister Mian Zahid Hussain has said…
According to NEPRA, total power generation stood at 13,430 GWh in Jun'26, down 2.3% YoY but up 6.3% MoM as seasonal summer demand began to materialize. The annual decline was…
Pakistan's external account weakened during FY26 as the current account (CA) recorded a marginal deficit of USD 139mn, compared with a surplus of USD 1.84bn in FY25. The reversal was…
Zubair Tufail, President of the United Business Group (UBG), congratulated China on the 105th anniversary of the Communist Party and highlighted the 75-year diplomatic ties that have developed into a…
The Salt Manufacturers Association of Pakistan (SMAP) has appealed to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to immediately reconsider the government's decision to introduce daily pricing of petroleum products, warning that the…
Founder Chairman of the Salt Manufacturers Association of Pakistan (SMAP), Ismail Suttar, has welcomed the Chief Minister of Punjab's Pink Salt Value Addition Financing Scheme, describing it as a landmark…
Khurram Ijaz, Chairman FPCCI Advisory Council on Customs and former Vice President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI), has called for an Independent Performance Evaluation…
President of the United Business Group (UBG), Zubair Tufail, has urged the federal and provincial governments to adopt fiscal austerity as a permanent element of national economic policy in order to…
The Pakistan Chemicals & Dyes Merchants Association (PCDMA) has raised concerns about the federal government's decision to allow manufacturers to sell up to 50% of imported raw materials in the…
Syed Aman Shah, Provincial President of Awaam Pakistan Party Balochistan, stated that Balochistan is currently going through a highly sensitive and critical period, in which the deteriorating law and order…
President FPCCI, Atif Ikram Sheikh, has welcomed Dr. Hashim Hussain, Head of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization – Investment and Technology Promotion Office (UNIDO-ITPO), Bahrain, to the Federation of…
Rafique Suleman, President of the Pakistan-Kenya Business Council, has expressed immense satisfaction and gratitude over the historic achievement of Pakistan-Kenya bilateral trade crossing the US$1 billion mark and reaching US$1.023…
Pakistan's electricity consumers continue to pay for years of mismanagement and stalled reforms in the power sector, said Khurram Ijaz, Secretary General of the Businessmen Panel Progressive (BMPP) and former…
President of the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI), Muhammad Ikram Rajput, has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on personnel of the Sindh Rangers, describing it as a cowardly…
The extremely poor and deteriorated condition of the roads leading to East Wharf and West Wharf at Karachi Port continues to severely affect Pakistan’s import and export activities. President of…
Book-building for the Initial Public Offering of Select Technologies Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Air Link Communication Limited, opens today at the Pakistan Stock Exchange and will continue on…
The Leadership of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) has warmly congratulated Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister…
Pakistani freelancers have made history by earning more than $1 billion in foreign exchange during the first eleven months of the current fiscal year, underscoring their growing contribution to the…
Engro Vopak Terminal Limited (EVTL) – a joint venture between Engro Corporation and Royal Vopak – and Port Qasim Authority (PQA) have successfully renewed the terminal’s Implementation Agreement, reinforcing EVTL’s…
Registration of eligible investors for the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Select Technologies Limited commenced on 17th June and will continue until 3 pm June 23, 2026, ahead of the…
IMS Research has published a report on the Pakistani economy, including the balance of payments. Trade improves, remittances hit record high Pakistan's current account (C/A) reverted to a surplus of c.US$0.5bn in…
Mian Zahid Hussain, President of Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF) & All Karachi Industrial Alliance (AKIA), Chairman National Business Group Pakistan (NBG), Chairman of FPCCI Policy Advisory Board and…
The Punjab Central Business District Development Authority (PCBDDA), also known as CBD Punjab, has announced the launch of CBD Potohar, a future-focused urban development initiative set to transform the Potohar…
