Pak-Afghan trade resumes at Chaman border

CHAMAN: The Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing at Chaman reopened for trade on Wednesday after talks between the Pakistan-Afghanistan border government committee and other...

Pak-China trade resumes temporarily through Khunjerab Pass

ISLAMABAD: After remaining closed for a period of eight months for all kinds of trade activities, the Pakistan China border has been...

PM’s aide lauds resumption of Sino-Pak trade through Khunjerab Pass

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood on Wednesday hailed the resumption of Sino-Pakistan trade through Khunjerab...

After months of Covid-led downfall, Pakistan’s exports grow 5.8pc in July

According to the commerce ministry, Pakistan exported goods and services worth $1.99bn in July 2020, as compared to $1.88bn in July 2019

Moot stresses close liaison between Pakistan, China’s Fujian province

ISLAMABAD: Consulate General of Pakistan in Guangzhou and Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) in collaboration with Department of Commerce of...

Gold imports fall 12pc in FY20

ISLAMABAD: Imports of gold into the country decreased by 12.01 per cent to $11.627 million during the fiscal year 2019-20 (FY20) as...

MoC to resume talks with stakeholders to develop three-year roadmap for tariff rationalisation

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) and Monday said that it would start discussions with relevant stakeholders from next month to develop...

Mask manufacturers seek govts approval for export

As local demand for disposable masks declines, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) producing such masks have urged the government to allow them...

IT export remittances surge by 23.71pc

ISLAMABAD: The Information Telecommuni-cation (IT) and IT enabled Services (ITeS) export remittances comprising computer services and call center services surged by 23.71...

Pakistan loses $100m in receipts from dates export, as trade remains suspended with India

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani exporters of dates have incurred a loss of $100 million due to the suspension of trade with India since February...

Establishment Division proposes PAS officer for TDAP secretary’s position

ISLAMABAD: Instead of proposing the name of a Civil Superior Services (CSS) officer from the commerce and trade group, the Establishment Division...

Turkish Airlines to manage Pakistan’s fruit, vegetable exports after PIA ban

ISLAMABAD: While Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight operations to Europe remain suspended, Turkish Airline has offered its services to transport Pakistani fruit...

Govt to allow export of surgical masks after assessing local availability, says Razak Dawood

Advisor to the Prime Minister (PM) on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood on Friday said that the government is considering export...

Moot identifies bottlenecks hampering Pak-Afghan trade

--Traders fear bilateral trade will fall below $1bn if complicated regulations, strict policies and cumbersome goods' clearing processes are not sorted --Islamabad and...

Increasing global market reach vital part of trade policy, says Razak Dawood

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood on Wednesday urged exporters to increase market reach across...