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Ranked first on the Climate Risk Index 2025 despite contributing less than 0.9 percent to global greenhouse gas emissions, Pakistan is bearing disproportionate losses. In 2022 alone, climate-induced disasters inflicted over USD 30 billion in damages, with recovery needs exceeding USD 16.3 billion. Air pollution alone causes over 128,000...
United Bank Limited (UBL), one of Pakistan’s most established and progressive financial institutions, has successfully completed Phase 1 of its core banking automation testing program in just 16 weeks, delivered by automation partner AUTON8.
This milestone marks a pivotal step in UBL’s digital transformation journey, validating its core systems with...
The Pakistan eCommerce Association (PEA) has urged the government to reduce the tax burden on the local e-commerce sector and digital payments to provide a level playing field for online sellers and domestic shopping platforms as compared with foreign marketplaces.
The imposition of additional government taxes is negatively impacting the...
The confidence of Pakistan’s private businesses has surged in the country’s direction to its highest level in nearly four years, according to Gallup Pakistan's latest survey. Also, an increasing number of businessmen have started thinking that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government is managing Pakistan’s economy better than the previous...
Pakistan Refinery Limited will import its first cargo of Nigerian Bonny Light crude from Vitol in September, two sources familiar with the matter said, as Asian refiners shift towards cheaper alternatives to Middle Eastern oil.
The 500,000-barrel, light-sweet crude cargo is expected to load later this month and arrive in...
Ministry of Commerce (MoC) has reportedly failed to honour its commitment to rescind the Statutory Regulatory Authority (SRO) 760 issued to suspend export and import of gems and jewellery.
During the previous meeting of National Assembly Standing on Commerce headed by Jawed Hanif Khan, Commerce Ministry had stated that a...
The National Assembly passed, “The Pakistan Land Port Authority Bill 2025,” on Thursday, with several amendments to facilitate the movement of goods, passengers and promoting trade at land ports in Pakistan.
Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry tabled the bill in the House for passage.
The House passed the bill...
Former federal minister and prominent scientist Prof Dr Atta-ur-Rahman has emphasised the urgent need to address food insecurity in Pakistan and across the globe.
He asserted that vertical farming and controlled environment agriculture (CEA) offer a feasible and efficient solution for producing fresh food in densely populated cities like Karachi.
“Fresh...
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued its record-setting rally on Thursday, marking its fifth consecutive session of gains. The benchmark KSE-100 Index breached the 146,000-point barrier intraday, buoyed by optimism carried over from previous sessions.
According to Topline Securities Ltd, the bullish momentum was sustained by strong institutional inflows, particularly...
