Policy
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April 11, 2025
The IFC – International Finance Corporation, the private investment arm of the World Bank, has committed $300 million in debt financing to support Pakistan’s Reko Diq […]
April 11, 2025
In response to the recent imposition of a 29% tariff on Pakistani exports by the United States, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced plans to dispatch […]
April 9, 2025
Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is launching geo-tagged surveys in Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad to identify shops not linked to Point of Sale (POS) systems. The […]
April 8, 2025
Chairman of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), Major General (R) Hafeez Ur Rehman, told the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on IT, that revoking licenses of defaulting […]
April 8, 2025
Changpeng Zhao (CZ), founder of Binance, has been appointed as a strategic adviser to the Pakistan Crypto Council (PCC), a body established in March 2025 to […]
April 7, 2025
Senior U.S. official Eric Meyer is landing in Islamabad from April 8–10, leading a multi-agency team to talk business, minerals, and security. His visit lines up […]
April 6, 2025
International Monetary Fund has launched its second Corruption and Governance Diagnostic Mission to Pakistan. This mission runs until April 14 and includes meetings with over 30 […]
April 5, 2025
Analysts say the impact of Trump’s 29% tariff on Pakistani exports is a mixed bag. While rivals like China, Vietnam, and Bangladesh got struck with harsher […]
April 3, 2025
The United States has imposed a 29% tariff on Pakistani goods as part of President Donald Trump’s broader trade policy aimed at addressing global trade imbalances. […]
April 1, 2025
The World Bank has approved a $300 million loan for the Punjab Clean Air Program (PCAP) to address worsening pollution. The initiative aligns with Punjab’s Smog […]
March 31, 2025
In early 2024, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) of Pakistan announced plans to block the mobile phone SIM cards of approximately 506,671 individuals who failed […]
March 28, 2025
Huawei, a global leader in information and communications technology (ICT), has initiated a significant program to train Pakistani youth in advanced ICT skills. Reports indicate that […]