Pakistan’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have warned that disruptions in the Red Sea and tensions in the Middle East are hurting exports to key Gulf markets, prompting calls for government support to diversify shipments towards Africa. The development came during a meeting between Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan and a delegation of the Gujranwala Small Chamber of Commerce, wh
A QatarEnergy-controlled liquefied natural gas tanker exited the Strait of Hormuz overnight and is set to arrive at Pakistan’s Port Qasim on July 31, the first such vessel visible on ship-tracking data to leave the waterway since July 11, data from analytics firms showed on Thursday. The Al Areesh tanker, which loaded a cargo at Qatar’s Ras Laffan terminal around July 4-6, sailed out of the str
Selling pressure was observed at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) after fresh attacks in the Middle East shattered the relative calm of recent days in the US-Iran war, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index shedding over 1,300 points during the opening minutes of trading on Wednesday. At 9:35am, the benchmark index was hovering at 176,259.26, down by 1,364.62 points or 0.77%. Selling was seen in
Building a competitive artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem will require Pakistan to invest in secure, resilient and high-capacity digital infrastructure supported by predictable policies and coordinated action across the public and private sectors, PTML Chief Technology and AI Officer (CTO), Awais Vohra, said here on Tuesday during the GSMA Digital Nation Pakistan Ministerial Roundtable. Spe
S&P Global Market Intelligence believes Pakistan’s monetary policy is likely to remain cautious despite an improving macroeconomic backdrop, as inflationary pressures and external risks continue to shape the country’s economic outlook. The State Bank of Pakistan’s Monetary Policy Committee has kept the policy rate unchanged at 11.5% in its July 2026 meeting. Commenting on this latest monetar