BUSINESS
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Fitch affirms Pakistan’s ‘B-’ ratings with stable outlook, signals improved credit stability
Global ratings agency Fitch on Wednesday affirmed Pakistan’s long-term foreign- and local-currency debt ratings at ‘B-’ with a stable outlook and assigned a…
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Current account deficit hits $1.17b
Pakistan’s current account deficit reached $1.174 billion during the first half of FY26, marking a sharp reversal from a surplus…
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‘Entrepreneurship policy for women in the works’
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Industries and Production, Haroon Akhtar Khan, addressed the Joint Pakistan-Azerbaijan Women Entrepreneurship…
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Aurangzeb: Economy on road to stability, growth
Federal Minister for Finance Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb has said that Pakistan’s economy is on a path of stability and growth.…
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Gul Plaza fire causes Rs100 billion in losses, 1,000 shops destroyed
On the night of January 17, 2026, a catastrophic third-degree fire engulfed the sprawling Gul Plaza, a multi-storey building on…
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PSX rallies to new record on rate cut talk
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) made a robust start to the week as the benchmark KSE-100 index surged to a…
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Why export revival hinges on digital trade
Pakistan is one of the least open economies in the world. Its lack of participation in international trading activities has…
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Translating military success into lasting economic resurgence
Over the past few weeks, the dominant conversation across Pakistan, and increasingly across the region, has revolved around the country’s…
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Export fall: looking beyond numbers
Pakistan’s export of goods has declined in the first half of FY26 as exports decreased to $15.2 billion, down from…
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Pakistan, Philippines can boost pharma trade to $1b
Pakistan and the Philippines have the potential to expand bilateral trade in the pharmaceutical and biological sector to $1 billion,…
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