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[ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has invited Chinese investors to expand investment in its ports, logistics and maritime sectors, with the government committing to transform the country into a regional transit trade, logistics and industrial hub, according to a statement on Tuesday. Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry made the pitch at the Regional … Read more
[ KARACHI: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has approved the issuance, circulation and publication of prospectus for the initial public offering of Tasdeeq Information Services Limited, marking the first IPO clearance for fiscal year 2026-27. The approval comes after the regulator’s new management, which assumed office in February 2026, accelerated the processing … Read more
Business owners in Pakistan are getting impatient for a chance to finally trade goods and oil along their long shared border with Iran.
Among the proposals under consideration is a reduction in the number of weekly working days EASING PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS: Sources said Pakistan was working on multiple options to extend the longevity of its short-term external debt and also stagger the upcoming payments of energy debt being obtained by Chinese firms to set up power plants under … Read more
[ LAHORE: Former Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) chairman Ijaz A Khokhar has been elected vice president of the International Apparel Federation (IAF), becoming the first Pakistani to hold the position. The announcement was made during the IAF General Assembly, where members unanimously approved his nomination, according to PRGMEA. The development comes … Read more
. WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi this week ahead of a possible summit between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping, even as Trump said the US would raise concerns with China over alleged election meddling. A US State Department official said on Tuesday that Rubio … Read more
. In the letter, Macron says he is making a personal appeal to Trump to reconsider the sanctions, which he argues were unjustly imposed. PHOTO: AFP PARIS: France’s parliament on Tuesday was set to approve a bill banning social media access for children under 15, making France the first European country to bar children from … Read more
MUZAFFARGARH: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir Election Commission (AJKEC) on Tuesday revised the schedule for the 2026 Legislative Assembly elections, announcing that the polling will now be held in three phases to ensure peaceful, transparent and secure elections across the region. Announcing the revised election programme at a news conference, Chief Election Commissioner Justice (retd) … Read more
CARRIED AWAY: Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi is detained by police during a sit-in protest outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence in New Delhi. PHOTO: REUTERS NEW DELHI: India’s main opposition leader, Rahul Gandhi, demanded on Tuesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi step down over the police crackdown against student protests calling for reforms in … Read more
[The administration has repeatedly said it will impose steep pharmaceutical tariffs but has not followed through on them.