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FPCCI plans Bangladesh trip to boost trade

With bilateral trade below $1 billion, the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) is leading an exporters’ delegation to Bangladesh this week to enhance trade relations. The delegation will meet Bangladesh Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus and Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin. FPCCI President Atif Ikram Sheikh, who will lead more than 35 business people of diverse

Commerce Minister Kamal leaves for South Korea to sign trade partnership

Pakis­tan and South Korea are set to sign a landmark Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) to double the bilateral trade volume. Commerce Minister Jam Kamal has left for South Korea to sign the EPA with his counterpart in Seoul, marking a new era of economic collaboration between the two countries, according to an official announcement of the commerce ministry on Tuesday. Mr Kamal’s three-day

Nepra notifies refunds for power consumers

The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Tuesday notified negative fuel cost adjustment (FCA) of 76 paise per unit for ex-Wapda distribution companies (Discos) and 49 paise for consumers of K-Electric in January’s bills. The refunds were approved for Discos’ consumers for November and KE’s users in October. The KE had proposed a 27-paisa per unit refund for October consump

IT Minister Shaza Fatima Khawaja reviews progress on Starlink licence

Minister of State for Information Technology and Telecom Shaza Fatima Khawaja held a meeting on Tuesday with a delegation from Starlink to discuss the progress on the licensing of the satellite-based internet service provider. Starlink Services, owned by Elon Musk, is one of the most technologically advanced companies globally among those providing internet via Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites.

Stocks falter on economic, security situation

After scaling a record peak in the ove­r­night session, the Pak­istan Stock Exchange (PSX) bec­a­me bearish as news flow on political and economic fronts turned investors jittery, triggering profit-selling, forcing the benchmark KSE 100 index to close in the red on Monday. Ahsan Mehanti of Arif Habib Corporation said stocks remained under pressure amid political uncertainty, and the IMF’s stric