Pakistan’s trade gap with Saudi Arabia narrowed during the opening months of the current fiscal year. The improvement came mainly because the value of goods bought from the kingdom fell more sharply than the value of Pakistani products sold there. Trade between the two countries remains heavily one-sided. Pakistan continues to import far more from […]

Apple has appointed Salman Dar as its head of government affairs for Pakistan. In this role, he will handle the company’s dealings with local regulators, policymakers and other important stakeholders. Dar has more than 30 years of experience in information technology, business development and entrepreneurship. He has worked across South Asia, Europe, Africa and the […]

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has taken a notable step in modernising its education system. The provincial Elementary and Secondary Education Department has formed Pakistan’s first AI and Digital Initiative Unit. The unit will promote artificial intelligence tools and speed up digital changes across the department’s work. A seven-member team leads it. Special Secretary Development Tashfeen Haider serves […]

Pakistan’s car and parts industry faces major obstacles in meeting higher export goals under the new Automotive Industry Development Policy for 2026-31. Industry leaders say expensive electricity, high financing and tax costs make local production less competitive than in neighbouring countries. Limited free-trade deals and security concerns also block easier access to foreign markets. Prime […]

Pakistan bought goods worth $248 million from Iran in July and August 2026. This is a 17 percent rise from the $212 million imported in the same two months of the previous year. The increase of about $36 million comes even as the region faces uncertainty. These figures cover the opening period of Pakistan’s fiscal […]

Pakistan’s power regulator has approved a major expansion plan for electricity generation and transmission that will run through 2035. The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) cleared the Integrated System Plan 2025-35, which calls for roughly $58 billion in total investment. Of this amount, about $47 billion is earmarked for new power plants and related […]

Pakistan and Qatar have held talks on developing fresh regional trade routes that could link the two countries with Turkey and European markets. The discussions took place between Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan and Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Trade Affairs Ahmad bin Mohammad Al Sayed on the sidelines of a Belt and Road […]

Pakistan’s government has completed formal Tripartite Power Purchase Agreements (TPPAs) for its Karachi nuclear power plants K-2 and K-3, along with arrangements covering the Jamshoro coal plant and a shorter deal for Kot Addu Power Company, according to official and contemporaneous reports from 2025. K-2 and K-3, each rated at about 1,145 MW and operated […]