In what marks a significant transformation in the agrarian landscape, the number of farm households in Pakistan surged to 11.7 million in 2024, up from 8.3 million in 2010 — indicating a 40pc increase in rural engagement with agriculture, according to the 7th Digital Agriculture Census Report released on Wednesday. Simultaneously, the livestock population rose to 251.3 million in 2024 from 143
A Pakistan Mart will be established in Dubai to boost the “global footprint” of exports, state media Radio Pakistan reported on Wednesday. Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates share close diplomatic, economic, and cultural ties. The UAE is one of Pakistan’s largest trading partners in the Middle East and a major source of remittances, with a large Pakistani expatriate population living and wor
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit China for the first time in over seven years, a government source said on Wednesday, in a further sign of a diplomatic thaw with Beijing as tensions with the United States rise. Modi will go to China for a summit of the multilateral Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) that begins on Augst 31, the government source, with direct knowledge of the
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) extended its record-setting rally for a third consecutive session on Tuesday, with investors continuing to cherry-pick stocks, pushing the benchmark KSE-100 index past the 143,000-point mark. According to Topline Securities Ltd, the bullish momentum continued from the previous two sessions, with the KSE-100 index reaching an intraday high of 1,229 points befor
After imposing up to three per cent tax on gross sale value of conventional local and imported vehicles, the government approved a five-year subsidy scheme on Tuesday for the rollout of 116,000 electric bikes and 3,170 electric rickshaws/loaders, with an estimated cost of around Rs100bn. The scheme is part of efforts to encourage the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in Pakistan, reduce oil i