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Pakistan to float $1b Panda Bond in January 2026

19/12/2025

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is moving closer to its debut in China’s onshore bond market, with the inaugural issuance under a planned...

Auto loans extend recovery to Rs318b in November as rate cut supports demand

KARACHI: Pakistan’s auto loans rose to Rs318 billion in November from Rs315.4 billion in October, marking the 12th consecutive month...

LHC declines to halt tribunal proceedings in Rs155m poultry cartel case

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has refused to stay proceedings of the Competition Appellate Tribunal (CAT) in the Rs155 million...

ICCI, Thai Embassy agree to fast-track trade, tourism and investment cooperation

ISLAMABAD: A high-level delegation of the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), led by its President Sardar Tahir Mehmood visited...

SC bars release of confiscated smuggling vehicles on surety

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) has barred the release of vehicles used for smuggling on surety after their seizure by...

Junaid Anwar Chaudhry backs Rail push to unclog Karachi roads with Port Qasim cargo

KARACHI:Ministries of Maritime Affairs and Railways have agreed to move forward with a formal accord aimed at easing road congestion...

EU, Pakistan sign loan agreement for clean drinking water in Karachi

KARACHI: The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Pakistan’s government on Wednesday signed a €60 million loan agreement, the first between the...

Traders assured of addressing issues arising after closure of Afghan border

PESHAWAR: Prime Minister’s Coordinator on Commerce Rana Ihsaan Afzal reassured traders in the southwestern Chaman city that Islamabad would address issues...

IMF rejects FBR request for immediate removal of 18% GST on contraceptives, sanitary pads

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund has refused to allow Pakistan to abolish the 18% general sales tax on contraceptives and...

Sugar sector could face full de-regulation soon

ISLAMABAD: A plan to fully deregulate Pakistan’s sugar sector has been finalized and will soon be presented to the prime...

ADB commends macroeconomic reforms, reaffirms support for ML-1

ISLAMABAD: Director General for the Central and West Asia Department of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Leah Gutierrez, on Wednesday...

Pakistan ‘submits’ five-year-petroleum levy collection plan to IMF

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has submitted its projections for petroleum development levy collections over the next five years to the International Monetary...

Goods transporters announce end to nationwide strike as talks succeed