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International experience shows that trade tends to stabilise border regions by creating employment, formalising economic activity, and aligning local incentives...

Due to illegal and overfishing by trawlers within the 12-nautical-mile zone, the fisherfolk and their children are dying of hunger...

Without performance-linked NFC allocations and administrative reform, the cycle will persistParamilitary personnel walk past charred remains of the Gul Plaza...

LONDON: At around 3:00 am, Muhammad Bilal was asleep when his phone began to buzz. On the other end, a...

Pakistan sits on strategic mineral belt; it must protect foreign capital as fiercely as it protects sovereigntyPakistan has already chalked...

ISLAMABAD: The maritime sector posted a record profit of Rs100 billion ($360 million) in 2025 after a year of sweeping...

Yellow metal tops Rs521,000/tola; white metal crosses Rs10,800 as rally intensifies KARACHI: Gold prices in Pakistan scaled another record high...

Shares. PHOTO: FILE KARACHI: Pakistan's equity market extended its bullish momentum for a second consecutive week, with the benchmark KSE-100...

KARACHI: Pakistan's long-running debate over the viability of a "Super App" model has resurfaced as inDrive moves to expand its...

Peanuts. PHOTO: AFP ISLAMABAD: A Chinese agricultural technology firm and a Pakistani agribusiness company have entered into a partnership to...

Power sector. design: Ibrahim Yahya ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's power sector does not suffer from a lack of oversight; it suffers from...

Venezuela oil. Photo: AFP (file) BENGALURU: The US is in talks with Chevron, other crude producers, and major oilfield service...

FBR Chairman Rashid Mahmood Langrial speaking on the second day of the three-day Afkaar-e-Taza ThinkFest 2026 at Alhamra in Lahore....

LAHORE: Pakistan's first national SME cluster exhibition was inaugurated at the Expo Centre Lahore, with officials describing it as a...

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan has sought enhanced rice exports to the Philippines during a meeting with...

. LAHORE: Punjab has launched a climate-smart mechanisation programme backed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), offering subsidised farm machinery...

Cooling inflation, stronger growth indicators fuel expectations of up to 75bps cutState Bank of Pakistan. Photo: File KARACHI: After nearly...

Report projects earnings to annual 21% amidst stable macros and lower interest ratesPakistan is seeing a massive growth in car...

FFC-led buying lifts KSE-100 to fresh all-time highs ahead of SBP policy decision KARACHI: A strong Friday session at the...

Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb. Photo: APP ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have reaffirmed their commitment to...