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ISLAMABAD: In a major stride towards steering Pakistan’s development agenda through sustainable, inclusive, and climate-resilient initiatives, the...
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved financing of $235 million for the Lahore Water and Wastewater Management...
ISLAMABAD: The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has approved $475 million in financing for the M-6 Sukkur-Hyderabad motorway project, aiming to enhance...
Pakistan’s improved macroeconomic conditions have contributed to an uptick in growth in fiscal year 2025, underpinned by increased investment driven...
ISLAMABAD: Over half of the global GDP, estimated at $58 trillion in 2023, is moderately or highly dependent on nature, yet a new United Nations...
ISLAMABAD: Global shipping, responsible for over 80 per cent of world merchandise trade, is entering a phase of fragile growth, rising costs and...
SEOUL: Protesters stage a ‘die-in’ performance during a rally for Climate Justice on Saturday. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of...
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on National Food Security and Research on Tuesday urged the government to immediately...
• Chief Economists’ Outlook highlights persistent shocks, growing fragmentation shaping a ‘new economic environment’ • Emerging markets in...
A new report published by the World Bank (WB) on Tuesday called attention to the rising national poverty rate in Pakistan, highlighting the need for...
ISLAMABAD: The government has announced a set of measures aimed at enhancing the global recognition of Pakistani kinno, a variety of citrus fruit,...
ISLAMABAD: Pyrilla and whitefly infestations have become a significant threat to sugarcane production across Pakistan due to rising humidity levels....
ISLAMABAD: Global climate finance provided by multilateral development banks (MDBs) rose by 10 per cent in 2024, reaching a record $137 billion, with...
• HRW calls on government to address unchecked development amid changing climate • HRCP highlights plight of climate refugees ISLAMABAD: Pakistan...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China have inked more than two dozen memorandums of understanding (MoU) worth $4 billion in the agriculture sector, focusing...
• UK announces another £1.2m for Sindh; UN allocates $600,000 from Regional Humanitarian Fund • Health ministry warns of cholera, typhoid, and...
Amid global cuts in education funding, the UN agency for children (Unicef) has projected that an estimated six million additional children could be...
ISLAMABAD: The acting US Ambassador to Pakistan, Natalie Baker, has urged American companies to invest in and expand their operations in Pakistan. Ms...
• Initiative follows 2016 New York Declaration, aligned with Global Compact for Migration and SDGs • IOM to coordinate, with UN Resident...
ISLAMABAD: The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations says though the wheat production in Pakistan has officially been...
ISLAMABAD: The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations says though the wheat production in Pakistan has officially been...
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is poised to finance a climate-resilient and low-carbon agriculture mechanisation project in Punjab,...
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced a $3 million grant from the Asia Pacific Disaster Response Fund to support emergency relief...
ISLAMABAD: A Singapore-based hybrid seed company has shown keen interest in introducing climate-resilient hybrid corn seeds in Pakistan, finding the...
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Privatisation was informed on Monday that the government will ensure the payment of Rs27...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Iran on Monday decided to boost bilateral agriculture trade to $3 billion within two years. The two countries signed a joint...
ISLAMABAD: The government will ensure an uninterrupted supply of fertiliser ahead of the Kharif season to farmers, says Minister for National Food...
ISLAMABAD: Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain on Wednesday expressed deep concern over the recent surge in...
ISLAMABAD: The Board of Governors of the National Seed Development and Regulatory Authority (NSDRA) has approved key reforms in the seed sector,...
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide the Punjab government with ‘project readiness financing’ to support the development of...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has a significant opportunity to convert its debt into climate investments through a new “Debt Swap Hub” launching in 2026,...
ISLAMABAD: Amid a persistent surge in sugar prices, the government on Monday decided to enforce strict monitoring of sugar stocks and deploy officials...
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Privatisation on Tuesday raised concerns over the government’s plans to privatise two state-owned...
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Railways on Monday slammed the Ministry of Railways for its lack of seriousness and failure to provide...
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank, in a new report, has designed strategies for five key industrial sectors in Pakistan, highlighting significant...
ISLAMABAD: In order to harness the potential in the agriculture sector for the benefit of Islamic countries, Pakistan has favoured a tri-party...
ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Regulatory Reforms concluded a series of meetings on Thursday, finalising the first package of reforms aimed at...
ISLAMABAD: Talks between the Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) and Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain on...
ISLAMABAD: The Privatisation Commission has granted access to the virtual data room of Pakistan International Airlines Corporation Limited...
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Food Security and Research has merged two key departments — the Department of Plant Protection (DPP) and the...
ISLAMABAD: Railways Minister Hanif Abbasi on Friday informed the National Assembly Standing Committee on Railways that the Punjab government had...
ISLAMABAD: The government announced a two-phase plan on Wednesday to import 350,000 tonnes of sugar through the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP),...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s fisheries and aquaculture sector can significantly attract private sector investments and boost its export-based contribution...
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has cautioned that blindly pursuing tax base expansion in Pakistan is unlikely to yield sustainable...
ISLAMABAD: The Board of the Privatisation Commission approved the appointment of financial advisers for the divestment of Zarai Taraqiati Bank...
ISLAMABAD: The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has announced a diagnostic study of Pakistan’s ship recycling value chain as part of efforts...
ISLAMABAD: Global public debt rose to $102 trillion in 2024, with developing countries accounting for nearly one-third — $31tr — of that total,...
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has approved $194 million in financing for two major development projects in Balochistan to expand educational access...
ISLAMABAD: In a bid to stabilise soaring sugar prices and curb market volatility, the Sugar Advisory Board on Monday approved the import of 500,000...
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved technical assistance to help Pakistan modernise its power distribution companies (Discos)...