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Open for business?
EDITORIAL: When 91 percent of respondents say that doing business in Pakistan is difficult, there is little room left for official spin about improving investor confidence. The latest National Citizen Survey, based on responses from more th...
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Include planning ministry in IMF negotiations
EDITORIAL: International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme is a whole of the government programme engaging federal and provincial institutions as well as the Planning Commission/Ministry of Planning, so maintained a press release issued a day a...
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ICAP signs MoU with CAAR
KARACHI/BAKU: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Chamber of Auditors of Azerbaijan Republic (CAAR), reinforcing the two institutes’ commitment to strengthening t...
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JS Bank wins ESG Award for Community Health Outreach Programme
KARACHI: JS Bank has received the ESG Award for its Community Health Outreach Programme at the ESG Business Awards, recognising its efforts to make quality healthcare accessible to underserved communities across Pakistan. The Community Heal...
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PPDA supports BMG in KCCI elections
KARACHI: The Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA) has announced its support for the Businessmen Group (BMG) in the upcoming Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) elections, saying it has full confidence in the leadershi...
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Korangi Industrial Area accounts for 9pc of total exports: Qaiser
KARACHI: Federal Minister, Board of Investment (BOI) Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh has said that the Korangi Industrial Area accounts for 9 percent of Pakistan’s total exports, underscoring the strategic importance of the industrial zone to the count...
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Navy, PCG foil major smuggling attempt in Balochistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Navy (PN) and Pakistan Coast Guards (PCG) have foiled a major smuggling attempt in Balochistan’s Pishukan area, seizing a large quantity of liquor and illegal medicines during a joint intelligence-based operation. Accord...
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ITCN Asia attracts 3,500 global brands
KARACHI: Some 3,500 global brands and more than 350 international delegates and investors are participating in the 28th ITCN Asia, being held at the Karachi Expo Centre with the support of the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC)....
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PAEC Foundation signs contract for hydropower plant at outfall of Chashma-5
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) Foundation has signed a contract for the establishment of its fifth hydropower plant, Foundation Hydel Power Plant Unit-05 (FHPP-05), a 5MW project to be constructed at the outfall of ...
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Dar meets Greece FM
NEW YORK: Pakistan and Greece on Wednesday reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthen Pakistan-Greece bilateral relations, with particular focus on expanding trade, investment, and business-to-business linkages. The bilateral ties we...
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AKUH urges women to see PMOS as a whole-body health issue
KARACHI: The Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) marked PMOS Awareness Month this September by hosting a media roundtable titled “PMOS: Beyond Periods and Pregnancy.” With a 2026 study revealing that an alarming 48.5 percent of women in Pak...
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Condolence
KARACHI: Jordan’s Honorary Consul General Yousuf Farukh, Special Assistant to the Sindh Chief Minister Hussain Aslam Bhatti, Provincial Scout Commissioner former Justice Hassan Feroz and Bohra community representative Komail Younus separate...
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AJK announces schedule for vacant Kashmir Council seats
MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Election Commission has issued the schedule for elections to four vacant seats of the Kashmir Council. Polling for the four seats will be held on October 12 at the Legislative Assembly Hall. Po...
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NCCIA books PTI’s Junaid over ‘anti-state’ remarks
ISLAMABAD: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) on Wednesday registered a case against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNA and provincial president Junaid Akbar over his remarks about turning Islamabad into Somnath in connec...
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Unlocking of Blue Economy potential: CNS for translating maritime policies into practical action
ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf has called for translating maritime policies and international commitments into practical action to unlock Pakistan’s Blue Economy potential, stressing that maritime security, enviro...
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PTI condemns raids on residences of two ministers
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) strongly condemns the raids conducted on the residences of two sitting provincial ministers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the subsequent arrest of a Member of the National Assembly from the province, th...
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Gilani leaves for Belarus on official visit: Three-month ban on foreign travel subject to specified exceptions: Senate
ISLAMABAD: A day after the Senate Secretariat announced that Chairman Senate Yousaf Raza Gilani approved a “comprehensive package,” which included a three-month ban on foreign visits, as part of the austerity measures, the Senate chief left...
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JI will not give up its right until the PL is abolished: Naeem
ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Ameer Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman has announced that his party will not give up its right to march on Islamabad until the Petroleum Levy (PL) is abolished, warning that its protest campaign will be expanded if the ...
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Second phase of FCCI election for 2026-28 completed
FAISALABAD: Second phase of Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FCCI) election for 2026-28 has been completed with the polling for associate class. 16 candidates were in the field for 14 seats for this class. According to the uno...
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Security requires economic, institutional stability: expert
LAHORE: Foreign affairs expert Muhammad Mehdi has said that Pakistan’s national security cannot be defined by military strength alone, urging a wider approach that accounts for economic stability, institutional strength, and public trust. M...
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