Cement exports dropped 26.53% in November 2025 as supplies shrank to 590,183 tons from 803,258 tons in November 2024. This reflects a continued decline in exports over the past three months, with shipments contracting 23% in October and 15% in September, according to data released by the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association. On the contrary, domestic cement dispatches in November 2025
Pakistan and Turkiye on Tuesday signed gas and mining deals, which would attract investments of over $300 million to boost mainly offshore drilling activities. Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar, who was on a visit to Pakistan, said Turkiye was planning to kick off additional ventures in partnership with Pakistan, particularly in oil and gas exploration, energy
Pakistan's trade deficit widened at a faster pace of 37% to $15.5 billion in five months of the current fiscal year after exports plunged and imports grew in double digits amid disruption in the export of oranges due to suspension of trade with Afghanistan. The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported on Tuesday that the gap between imports and exports reached $15.5 billion during the July-
Taking cue from the response of international clients in the recent food exhibition, FoodAg 2025, the horticulture sector is outlining a three-year plan to boost the country's fruit, vegetable, and value-added exports from $700 million to $2 billion. Addressing a press conference at the PFVA office, Waheed Ahmed, Patron-in-Chief of the Pakistan Fruit and Vegetable Exporters, Importers and Merch
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday gave instructions to take up the issue of reduction in some of the income taxes with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after his income tax panel proposed a Rs975 billion relief package for corporate and salaried classes. The recommendations include reducing the tax burden on the salaried class by 25%, abolishing the income tax surcharge and withdraw