بنگلادیش میں عام انتخابات کے لیے ووٹنگ کا عمل جاری ہے۔ ملک بھر میں 50 سیاسی جماعتیں انتخابی میدان میں ہیں جبکہ 12 کروڑ 70 لاکھ سے زائد ووٹرز حقِ رائے دہی استعمال کر رہے ہیں۔ ملک کے 299 حلقوں میں مقامی وقت کے مطابق صبح 7:30 بجے پولنگ شروع ہوئی جو شام 4:30 بجے […]
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Wednesday closed higher by 0.5% despite volatility as investors accumulated lucrative stocks to build their portfolio either for quick profits or long-term investments. The market faced selling pressure earlier in the day but buying interest emerged soon afterwards, pushing the index into positive territory. Selective stock purchases in cement, […]
Pakistan’s employment expanded sharply over the past four years, but a Gallup Pakistan analysis of labour force participation in 2024-25, released on Wednesday, shows that much of the growth is concentrated in low-productivity and informal services rather than high-value industry, raising concerns about the quality, sustainability and long-term economic impact of job creation. According to […]
Pakistan and Cambodia on Wednesday agreed to deepen trade and investment cooperation, including advancing discussions on a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA), as the two sides concluded the second meeting of the Pakistan–Cambodia Joint Trade Committee (JTC) in Islamabad. The meeting was co-chaired by Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan and Cambodia’s Minister of Commerce […]
Federal Minister for the Board of Investment (BOI) Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh welcomed a delegation from Kyan, Saudi Arabia, during its visit to Pakistan. The delegation participated in the “Indus AI Week” organised by the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication. The federal minister highlighted the longstanding brotherly relations between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia and emphasised […]
The chief of the central bank expects the economy to grow as much as 4.75% this fiscal year, pushing back against a recent downgrade by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Governor Jameel Ahmad, in written responses to Reuters, argued the recovery is broader and more durable than headline export data suggest. The State Bank of […]