ISLAMABAD – World Bank has approved a $1.692 billion financing package to support reconstruction efforts in Sindh after devastating floods. In a statement, the global lender said its Board of Executive Directors approved $1.692 billion in financing for five projects to support people living in ...

Washington: Pakistan has underscored its continued commitment with the IMF program. The commitment was expressed by Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal during a meeting with IMF's Deputy Managing Director Antoniettee M Sayeh in Washington. Ahsan Iqbal said the government took ...

LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) has urged the State Bank of Pakistan to intervene for controlling depreciation of the local currency. “Inter-bank US dollar exchange rate is on the rise. The SBP should intervene for averting economic crisis. Rupee devaluation would be ...

The PTI government created over 5.5 million jobs over the last three years because of policy interventions in productive sectors of the economy including agriculture, industries and construction. This was stated by Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar while briefing media persons in ...

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government created over 5.5 million jobs over the last three years because of policy interventions in productive sectors of the economy including agriculture, industries and construction. This was stated by Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar ...

Foreign Minister of China link Wang Yi link said on Tuesday that his country had always worked for global peace and security. Addressing the foreign minister’s meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Islamabad, Chinese foreign minister who is attending the event as a special ...

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi says Beijing has expressed desire to promote Pakistani exports to China by allowing import of more Pakistani rice and improve the balance of trade between the two countries and support Pakistan's agriculture sector. Speaking at a joint Press Stakeout in ...

Pakistan and Uzbekistan have agreed to finalize the Transit Trade Agreement (TTA) in March. This was decided during bilateral meetings between the visiting Uzbek delegation headed by Uzbekistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade Sardor Umurzakov and ...

ISLAMABAD – Pakistani officials have spared Chinese investors from taking long approvals before launching any project in special economic zones under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Reports in local media said Islamabad makes the move as both countries agreed to move forward with the ...

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that the present government has given a new direction to the country’s foreign policy from geo-politics to geo-economics for the welfare of people. Speaking in the National Assembly on Friday, he said the country’s economy is now touching 5.37 ...