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‘Political uncertainty threatens economic survival’
KARACHI: The business community in Pakistan has expressed deep concerns over the prevailing political instability, highlighting…
LSM output drops 25% due to import restrictions
ISLAMABAD: The government’s policy to trade off a sovereign default with a steep curb on imports, coupled with the high cost of…
Economic chokehold and current account balance
KARACHI: Pakistan is facing numerous economic challenges, which are exacerbated by the political impasse.
Economic activity is…
Rejoicing signs of rupee stability
KARACHI: Bad news is aplenty. Pakistan is yet to clinch IMF’s nod to complete the ninth review. Political temperature is not…
Pakistan’s refineries: a tale of missed opportunities
KARACHI: Imagine a highly skilled individual who has been forced into unemployment and is now grappling with the burden of…
Local, global solar market trends
ISLAMABAD: There has always been a problem in Pakistan’s energy sector. Earlier, there were load-shedding issues due to generation…
Isn’t climate change a matter of national security?
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is widely recognised as one of the country’s most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. The nation is…
Rupee slumps amid political crisis
Amid escalating political temperature and law and order disturbances in the country, the rupee felt the heat and melted almost 3%…
PSX poised to launch new trading system
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) is set to launch a new technologically advanced trading system on Monday, May 15, 2023,…
Point-of-sale transactions plunge following protests
KARACHI: Point-of-sale (POS) transactions routed through the main digital payment systems in Pakistan fell by around 50% the day…