
The Japanese yen surged on Tuesday as Asian markets struggled for direction amid mixed economic data and renewed Iranian threats in the Persian Gulf. The yen...

The Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) has engaged Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation to explore investment opportunities in Pakistan’s mining and minerals sector. Discussions will focus on emerging...

Pakistan and Oman have discussed establishing Gwadar and Sohar as sister ports to strengthen maritime cooperation and regional trade. The proposed arrangement would create a direct...

The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) reviewed progress on the Pakistan Skills Impact Bond and directed the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training to submit a...

The Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training secured approval from the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) for a Rs5 billion supplementary grant. The funding will serve...

The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) deferred a proposal on minimum indicative prices for Pakistan’s tobacco crop and revised cess rates for 2026–27. The Ministry of National...

The export of donkey meat and hides from the Gwadar Free Zone approved Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) , subject to required safeguards. The decision followed a...

The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has approved a Rs6.6 billion supplementary grant to purchase 30 bulletproof vehicles for next year’s Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit. The...

The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has approved use-of-system charges ranging from Rs6.23 to Rs19.62 per unit for bulk power consumers entering Pakistan’s competitive electricity...

OpenAI researchers are rapidly increasing their use of AI coding agents, with median daily inference consumption exceeding $600 and 90th-percentile users surpassing $7,000 at standard API...