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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday ordered the launch of a digital portal for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by November end to facilitate access to bank financing and…
ISLAMABAD: The country has missed the cotton production target for the Kharif 2026-27 season, as the estimated production of the commodity is 6.7 million bales from an area of 1.75 million hectares…
ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has called for “important decisions” regarding Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, accusing the PTI-led provincial government of abandoning its responsibility to confront…
KARACHI: Sindh Local Government Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah chaired an important meeting with a delegation of Chinese investors, during which detailed discussions were held on investment…
KARACHI: The Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) has urged for immediate measures to boost cotton production aimed at reducing the country’s reliance on costly cotton imports.
KARACHI: Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PPMA) has reported that the country’s medicine exports hit a three-year low of USD319.01 million in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026…
FAISALABAD: On the special directives of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO) Engr Muhammad Aamer a comprehensive electricity conservation campaign has been…
Outstanding financing to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) increased by Rs23 billion to over Rs1.137 trillion by end-September 2026, as the government reviewed progress on expanding access to…
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he would immediately fire his advisers Chris LaCivita and James Blair “if there’s a conflict,” following a New York Times report that the two…
Pakistan Navy seized narcotics worth approximately $96 million in two separate counter-narcotics operations in the Arabian Sea, the military’s media wing said on Wednesday.
MUMBAI: A shipment of Russian sunflower oil bound for India was cancelled and other cargoes have been delayed after attacks on Black Sea ports disrupted exports from India’s top supplier, an…
The government has proposed raising mortgage finance to 5% of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2035 from below 0.5% currently, alongside plans to build 300,000-400,000 housing units annually under a…
LONDON: Copper prices edged lower on Wednesday, undermined by a stronger dollar, but losses were modest due to firm demand and concerns about possible mine disruptions.
STOCKHOLM: Scientists Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry “for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis,” the award-giving…
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has introduced a Passive Equity Sub-Fund under the Voluntary Pension Scheme (VPS) framework, which will be offered by pension fund managers…
Gold prices in Pakistan decreased on Wednesday in line with their loss in the international market.
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) has proposed a tougher competition regime for the telecom sector, empowering the regulator to impose national roaming…
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz construction of Main Line-1 (ML-1) should be undertaken on a commercial basis by utilising the identified lands worth billions of rupees of Pakistan Railways.
MUMBAI: A sharp surge in India’s banking system liquidity will not be a long-term phenomenon, with most of the funds likely to be used up by the end of the financial year through various means, the…
Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani will visit Pakistan from October 7 to 8 for talks with Pakistani officials on strengthening bilateral ties, including trade, investment…
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