Pakistan: Business community calls for review of PDL

Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) President Muhammad Ikram Rajput said repeated fuel price increases...

Pakistanis lose faith in economy as inflation crisis deepen gloom

Only one-quarter of Pakistanis believe the country is moving in the right direction.

Karachi grinds to halt as strike exposes public anger over Pak

Karachi witnessed widespread commercial closures as Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) staged a nationwide strike against the...

Pakistan’s tax, inflation burden triggers shutter-down strike

A widening coalition of traders in Karachi has announced support for Jamaat-e-Islami’s nationwide shutter-down...

Pakistan’s cotton sector plunges into crisis as tax policy

According to Dawn, ginning units in Tando Adam and other cotton-producing towns have begun closing after the...

Paksitan falters to meet IMF conditions, provinces to raise taxes

The Pakistan government has asked provincial administrations to collect over Rs400 billion in additional taxes in...

Pakistan: Fuel price shock turns life-saving drugs into luxury

A steep rise in petroleum prices is sending shockwaves across Pakistan's economy, significantly inflating the cost...

Pakistan secures final Saudi deposit as economic woes persist

The State Bank of Pakistan received USD 1 billion from Saudi Arabia, completing a USD 3 billion deposit. While...

Pak Senator mocks UAE on loan repayment, warns it of ‘Akhand Bhar

He argued that Pakistan has a moral responsibility to support the UAE during what he described as its time of...

Rising petrol prices hit Pakistan’s students, poor

The sudden spike has placed enormous pressure on students and low-income households, who say their daily routines...

Pakistan to return $3.5 bn UAE debt before month end

The official described the move as a step taken to uphold "national dignity", despite the expected impact on the...

Pakistan on edge: Iran-US tensions raise fears of economic crisis

Speaking in an interview with ANI, senior Karachi-based journalist Shams Kerio said the ongoing...