Friday, January 16, 2026

FPCCI, GPCCI sign MoU to enhance business, trade

LAHORE: Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) and Greek-Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GPCCI) on Wednesday signed a memorandum of...

Chinese graduates lower their ambitions in moribund jobs market

Applied maths graduate Liang Huaxiao tried to land a job with one of China's tech giants for two years. Then she tried customer service...

Financing agreements worth $400mn signed with World Bank

ISLAMABAD: Economic Affairs Division here on Tuesday signed two financing agreements worth $400 million with the World Bank Group. These include Punjab Cities Programme ($200 million) and...

Qatar lifts ban on import of Pakistani rice

Lifting of ban is expected to provide additional $40-50 million to Pakistan if quality is maintained ISLAMABAD: Advisor to Prime Minister on Commerce Abdul Razak...

Miftah meets IMF, WB, ADB reps in Washington, discuss economic outlook

ISLAMABAD: Visiting Pakistan delegation led by Dr Miftah Ismail, Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs participated in the IMF / World Bank...

PM to inaugurate Azakhel Dry Port tomorrow: minister

Prime Minister Imran Khan would visit Nowshera tomorrow (Friday) to inaugurate a newly established dry port in Azakhel, said Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed while...

Pakistan exports IT products, services to over 100 countries: Anusha Rahman

ISLAMABAD: The Information Technology (IT) export market of Pakistan has expanded to over one hundred countries during the last five years of the incumbent government,...

40pc decline registered in non-textile exports

Data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) revealed that exports of non-textile products registered a decline of 39.7 pc during the first...

Textile exports touch $8.8bn, up 7.2pc YoY in July-February 2017-18

KARACHI: Pakistan textile exports increased by 7.2 per cent Year on Year (YOY) in February 2018 to $1.1 billion primarily led by an increase in...

Punjab to set up another 1200MW gas-based power plant

Lahore: The Punjab government has decided to setup a new gas power plant with 1,200 megawatts production capacity to meet energy needs of the future,...

Fitch downgrades Pakistan’s outlook to negative, reaffirms ‘B’ credit rating

LAHORE: Fitch on Thursday downgraded Pakistan’s outlook from stable to negative and reaffirmed the 'B' credit rating, citing political uncertainty and upcoming elections later...

‘Another 20 VIP passenger trains to hit the rails soon’

Sh Rasheed says with the same amount spent on the 27km orange line train, he could have laid a new track across Pakistan FAISALABAD: Railways...

Pakistan needs to tap potential of off-grid solar industry

ISLAMABAD:  An energy conference organized by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) on Wednesday saw participants emphasizing on taking advantage of Pakistan’s off-grid solar power...

Interior ministry puts OGDCL chief’s name on ECL

The Ministry of Interior has added the name of Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) Managing Director Zahid Mir on the exit control...

Over 266 railways’ officials sent abroad for training over last 5 years

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways has sent as many as 266 officials to purchase machinery and other material from abroad to upgrade and meet the operational requirements...