Businessmen have welcomed the announcement from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of a $10 billion investment in Pakistan’s promising economic sectors. Talking to APP on Tuesday, Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) President Khawaja Mehboobur Rehman commended the UAE’s development journey and emphasised Pakistan’s commitment to strengthening its friendship with the Gulf Arab nation and expanding coopera
International Creative Exchange (ICE) Chairman Attaul Karim on Tuesday said that tourism and education were important sectors for promoting the “creative economy” and connecting Pakistan with the trillion-dollar Indonesian economy. “ICE’s vision includes promoting the concept of creative economy, connecting Pakistan with modern and innovative economies including Indonesia, bringing investment i
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, assuring all-out facilitation by his government, invited Chinese companies, particularly those in the textile sector, to establish their industry in Pakistan. The prime minister, chairing a meeting to discuss the promotion of Pakistan-China cooperation, highlighted that China is a key partner in Pakistan’s development. Pakistan aims to enhance cooperation with Chi
British American Tobacco on Tuesday warned it may pull out investment from Pakistan if the government further increases taxes on cigarettes in the budget, stating that existing taxation has already caused a 38% slump in sales and increased the size of the illicit sector to 58%. The company conveyed its concerns about the shrinking regulated tobacco sector and the growing illicit cigarette marke
Pakistani shares experienced selling pressure on Monday as uncertainty surrounding the upcoming budgetary measures caused the benchmark KSE 100 index to turn red despite an initially positive start amid low volume. Ahsan Mehanti of Arif Habib Corporation said the market turned bearish on reports that the huge Rs12.5 trillion proposed tax collection target for FY25 would impact industrial earni