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Pakistan: Traders protest after alleged tyre damage during bazaar enforcem
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
According to The Express Tribune, at least 13 vehicles, most belonging to shopkeepers, were allegedly targeted during the operation. Eyewitnesses claimed that district officials, accompanied by local police, punctured and severely damaged the tyres of cars parked outside shops.
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Trade between Pakistan, Afghanistan drops by 40pc amid border tensions
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Official data showed that in 2024, the total trade volume between the two countries reached USD 2.461 billion. However, in 2025, it fell to USD 1.766 billion, marking a significant decline of USD 695 million.
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Pakistan traders threaten countrywide shutdown over mandatory billing mach
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Pakistani traders have warned of a nationwide shutdown on January 16 if the government does not withdraw mandatory POS machine installation. Protesting in Islamabad, they accused tax authorities of harassing small businesses and demanded Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's intervention.
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Pakistan: KP CM Sohail Afridi denied entry to Lahore's Liberty Chowk amid
Updated : 5 months ago IST
KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi was stopped from entering Lahore's Liberty Chowk as PTI planned a rally. Party leaders alleged roadblocks, arrests and restrictions, while traders shut shops citing security concerns. The Punjab government warned against unrest as political tensions escalated.
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'It did work with India, Pakistan': Trump reiterates claims of mediating c
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
US President Donald Trump once again repeated his assertion that tariffs were instrumental in averting a "nuclear war" between India and Pakistan during the May 2025 escalation, claiming he warned both countries they would lose US trade access if they didn't de-escalate.
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Trump claims he helped avert India-Pakistan war using trade and tariff
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
US President Donald Trump once again claimed that he played a key role in helping de-escalate tensions between India and Pakistan, highlighting how trade and tariffs have been instrumental in preventing global conflicts, during a Ballroom Dinner event.
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Afghanistan-Pakistan trade slips to USD 1.1 billion in first half of 2025
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Afghanistan's Ministry of Industry and Commerce said trade with Pakistan fell slightly to USD 1.108 billion in the first half of 2025, down from USD 1.117 billion last year. Tolo News reported officials and analysts urged separating politics from trade to boost ties despite border closures a
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Pakistan's whole sale sugar markets on verge of 'shut down'
Updated : 9 months ago IST
President of the All-Pakistan Traders Association (APTA) Ajmal Baloch said that sugar markets in Islamabad will remain indefinitely shut due to a shortage of supplies and disputes on prices.
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Pakistan's trade deficit soars 44 pc in July, raising economic concerns
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Pakistan's trade deficit surged by a staggering 44 per cent in July, driven by a sharp increase in imports, raising fresh concerns about the country's economic situation, which is already in a crisis, The Express Tribune reported.
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Trump claims Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire "an easy one", as he "settled" In
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Following a major fallout after his attempted use of the trade leverage in reaching a ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia, US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) stated that he was optimistic about brokering the peace deal between the Southeast Asian nations, descr
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"Why did PM Modi compromise country's honour for trade?": Congress after T
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
The Congress on Saturday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi on "compromising" the country's "honour" over U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated claims that he stopped a war between India and Pakistan.
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Pakistan trade bodies call nationwide strike on July 19, slam 'draconian'
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a joint press conference held at the Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), President Fazal Moqeem Khan, Senior Vice President Abdul Jalil Jan, and members of the SCCI executive committee voiced strong opposition to the Finance Act, which took effect on July 1. They warned the pr
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