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US hits Canadian goods with 50% tariffs tribune.com.pk
Ottawa suspends negotiations, vows dollar-for-dollar retaliation as USMCA renewal clouds WASHINGTON/OTTAWA: The US imposed 50% tariffs on some Canadian goods...
Food, machinery imports fuel 26% deficit spike tribune.com.pk
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's trade deficit widened by 26% in the first month of the current fiscal year – 2026-27, mainly due...
Virtual assets licensing launched tribune.com.pk
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has built a complete licensing system for virtual assets in less than six months and has given existing...
Freight costs surge 372% after strike tribune.com.pk
KARACHI: Export-oriented sectors – including value-added textiles, knitwear, ready-made garments, leather garments and towels – have expressed serious concern over...
Gold prices in Pakistan today- August 21, 2026 tribune.com.pk
KARACHI: Gold prices rose in the global and local markets for the third consecutive day on Saturday, while silver prices...
Chinese fund eyes energy, infrastructure tribune.com.pk
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb speaks during a Reuters interview in Islamabad, Pakistan, June 15, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister...
Rs3.4b NIETE project to build human capital tribune.com.pk
ISLAMABAD: Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal said on Friday that education remained the backbone of a nation's development and prosperity, and...
Commerce ministry to digitise trade data tribune.com.pk
Minister says trade data is 'valuable national asset' to be transformed into actionable intelligence ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce Jam...
Led by energy stocks, PSX gains 575 points tribune.com.pk
Late-session interest helps KSE-100 advance 0.33% but it couldn't break resistance band KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) ended Friday's session...
Banks urged to focus on private credit tribune.com.pk
SBP governor says reorientation needed, cites low credit penetration despite Rs69tr assetsSBP Governor Jameel Ahmed during a press conference. Photo:...
Fuel expenses jump 39% to Rs22b tribune.com.pk
Govt spent Rs6b more than budgeted on fuel in FY25, car monetisation policy violated ISLAMABAD: Despite enforcing a car monetisation...
August inflation seen jumping to 11% tribune.com.pk
KARACHI: Pakistan's headline inflation is expected to accelerate to 11.0% year-on-year in August 2026, driven primarily by higher food prices...
‘Google move must shift focus to jobs’ tribune.com.pk
Experts say AI training must connect with employers, markets to unlock economic value**Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb,...
SPI stuck at 9.6%, poor suffer more tribune.com.pk
IMF projects 7.2% inflation this fiscal year, up from its earlier 6.3% estimate. PHOTO: PIXABAY KARACHI: Pakistan's Sensitive Price Indicator...
Food crisis fears rise as speculation stokes market jitters tribune.com.pk
Geopolitical tensions, weather shocks and energy costs threaten food inflation as financial capital amplifies fears Global food markets are facing...
Govt hikes petrol by Rs3.81, HSD by Rs3.59 till August 24 tribune.com.pk
Petrol price increased to Rs341.59, diesel to Rs368.29 per litre for the next three daysPeople wait their turn to get...
PSX rebounds as KSE-100 gains 575 points on value buying tribune.com.pk
Market activity remains relatively subdued, with traded volume reaching 677m shares KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed on a...
Oil set for second weekly gain as US ramps up pressure on Iran tribune.com.pk
Brent, WTI dip Friday but post weekly gains as Hormuz shipping halves amid stalled peace talksSunset clouds glow over pump...
Gold prices in Pakistan on Thursday tribune.com.pk
Gold prices continued their upward trend for a second consecutive day in international and local markets on Friday. In the...
Volatile session at PSX ends in red tribune.com.pk
In KSE at least, more than a billion rupees drawn from the investors’ protection fund has helped compensate the victims...
