Businessmen from Pakistan and Afghanistan have termed the three-month closure of cross-border trade between the two neighbouring countries as disastrous for the regional economy, urging authorities to review the decision and allow resumption of commercial activities for the benefit of millions of affected people. Senior Vice President of Pak-Afghan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PAJCCI
The district administration Karak has decided to establish two new security check posts at the OGDCL Oil and Gas Plant in Nashpa to strengthen protection of the strategic facility. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by the Additional Deputy Commissioner (G) Karak, Sahibzada Samiullah, which reviewed administrative, security and technical matters related to the Nashpa plant.
Global markets face a fresh bout of volatility this week after President Donald Trump vowed to slap tariffs on eight European nations until the US is allowed to buy Greenland. Trump said he would impose an additional 10 percent import tariffs from February 1 on goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland and Britain, which will rise to 25 percent on June 1 if n
Libya will on Sunday sign a strategic partnership with international firms to expand and develop the Misurata Free Zone, attracting an estimated USD2.7 billion in investment, Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah said on X. The agreements, which would be signed with Qatari, Italian and Swiss companies, would help the project generate operating revenues estimated at around USD500 million annually.
Strong buying momentum was observed at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), with the benchmark KSE-100 Index crossing the 185,000 level during the second half of the trading session on Friday. At 2:45pm, the benchmark index was hovering at 185,117.47, an increase of 3,661.14 points or 2.02%. Analysts attributed the buying spree to expectations of a further policy rate cut in the upcoming Monet