5G and Pakistan Single Window can unlock exports only if manual processes are eliminated end to end KARACHI: Pakistan is one of the least open economies...
Defence partnerships worth $13–15bn are a generational opening, only disciplined statecraft can make them gains JF-17 Thunder is an advanced, light-weight, all weather, day / night...
Tariff reforms need to be focused less on delivering immediate results and rather addressing structural constraints in Pakistan’s economy by reducing taxation costs and improving productivity...
KARACHI: Pakistan has not one but two transport policies. The first, titled National Transport Policy of Pakistan 2018, was prepared by the Planning Commission. The second,...
Survey shows 84% respondents call for job creation, human development over large infrastructure initiatives LAHORE: Pakistan closed 2025 with signs of economic stabilisation, but the public...
KARACHI: On New Year’s Day 2026, the release of the Household Integrated Economic Survey (HIES) 2024-25 revealed that 20.3 million children remain out of school. Based...
Firefighters battle a blaze at Karachi Port’s West Wharf terminal on January 16, 2026. Photo: Express ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry...
. ISLAMABAD: Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan on Friday said agriculture remained a major component of Pakistan’s trade as the country witnessed a significant surge in...
ISLAMABAD: Consumers are likely to bear an increase of up to Rs0.48 per unit in electricity tariffs on account of fuel cost adjustment for December 2025....
Gold and rupee trade. KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday injected substantial liquidity of around Rs12.8 trillion into the banking system through both...
