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[ Malik urges stronger institutional support, easier financing to unlock growth potential LAHORE: Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) need stronger institutional support, easier access to finance and technology-driven business clusters if they are to play a bigger role in exports, industrial growth and job creation, former SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Iftikhar Ali … Read more
Two vessels leave Myanmar’s Rakhine State in late June carrying mostly ethnic minority Rohingya passengers Rescue team members use rubber boats during a search operation for missing passengers in Simalungun, North Sumatra, Indonesia Photo: Reuters Two boats carrying more than 500 people may have capsized off Myanmar’s coast in recent days, UN agencies said on … Read more
[ ISLAMABAD: The National Tariff Commission’s (NTC) final determination in the soda ash dumping investigation has triggered criticism from the downstream industrial consumers and trade stakeholders, who describe the injury determination as legally flawed, economically unsustainable and contrary to the commission’s established practice. The respondents, including the Soap Manufacturers Association, chemical manufacturers, International Silicate and … Read more
India is developing new data centers to secure a foothold in the global A.I. race. Our South Asia bureau chief, Mujib Mashal, discusses how a new Google campus’s potential use of the region’s already strained energy and water resources is creating anxiety among local residents.
[ The minister urged citizens to always demand a proper receipt while making payments and to discourage businesses that refuse to issue e-bills or accept digital payments. photo:file KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jameel Ahmad has welcomed the launch of the HBL, UnionPay International and PayPak co-badged debit card, describing the partnership as … Read more
FO says Dar will engage with leaders to advance international AI cooperation, promote equitable AI governance Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar departs for Shanghai on a two-day visit to attend the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference. PHOTO: FO Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday departed for Shanghai on … Read more
[ ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) has demanded immediate permission to export 600,000 metric tonnes of surplus sugar, according to a letter sent to the Federal Minister for National Food Security. The association has requested that permission for exporting the remaining 550,000 tonnes be granted at the start of the new crushing season, … Read more
US completes ‘wave of strikes’ on Iran as Tehran retaliates with attacks on military bases in Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait Spokesperson for the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Brigadier General Mohammad Akaminia. PHOTO: IRNA on X Spokesperson for the Iranian army Brigadier General Mohammad Akaminia stressed over Iran’s strategy in controlling the Strait of Hormuz, and … Read more
[ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Ambassador to China Khalil Hashmi called on Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb to discuss economic cooperation and investment promotion, according to a statement on Wednesday. Hashmi informed the minister that Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) valued at over $20 billion had been signed between Pakistani and Chinese entities, with many progressing into formal agreements. … Read more
Other booksellers have been detained in recent months as part of a broad national security crackdown.