The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) has launched a 70% matching grant under its SME Certification and International Accreditation Grant Programme to help businesses obtain internationally recognised certifications and improve export competitiveness. According to a statement issued on Tuesday, the programme has gained traction as entrepreneurs from several parts of the country have […]
Federal Minister for Energy (Power Division) Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari on Tuesday met Turkmenistan’s Ambassador to Pakistan, Atadjan Movlamov, with discussions focusing on regional energy connectivity and cross-border cooperation between Pakistan and Central Asia. According to an official statement, the meeting took place at the Ministry of Energy, where the minister welcomed the ambassador […]
African governments will lean more on multilateral lenders and reform momentum in 2026 even as debt distress risks remain elevated across the continent, S&P Global Ratings’ head of national ratings and analytics for Africa Samira Mensah said on Monday. “We have so far, according to the IMF, more than 20 countries facing a high risk […]
Losses deepened at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday as the benchmark index closed lower by around 1,450 points over persistent selling and cautious investor sentiment in the absence of near-term positive cues. It came following a steep fall of around 5,500 points a day ago, when market players offloaded their holdings in panic […]
The Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Industries and Production, Haroon Akhtar Khan, on Tuesday chaired a high-level meeting of SMEDA clusters to review progress, identify key challenges and outline a forward strategy for strengthening the small and medium enterprises sector. According to an official statement, the meeting was attended by SMEDA Chief Executive […]
History, when read through the official records of the British Raj, often appears neat and orderly. Files are precise, decisions seem reasoned, and responsibility appears evenly distributed. Yet the lives lived within those files were rarely so tidy. Many officers of the Indian Civil Service carried private doubts that never entered the written record. One […]