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Pakistan, Turkiye ink $300m deals

Pakistan and Turkiye on Tuesday signed gas and mining deals, which would attract investments of over $300 million to boost mainly offshore drilling activities. Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar, who was on a visit to Pakistan, said Turkiye was planning to kick off additional ventures in partnership with Pakistan, particularly in oil and gas exploration, energy

Trade deficit widens 37% as exports fall, imports rise

Pakistan's trade deficit widened at a faster pace of 37% to $15.5 billion in five months of the current fiscal year after exports plunged and imports grew in double digits amid disruption in the export of oranges due to suspension of trade with Afghanistan. The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported on Tuesday that the gap between imports and exports reached $15.5 billion during the July-

Horticulture exporters unveil plan to raise exports from $700m to $2bn

Taking cue from the response of international clients in the recent food exhibition, FoodAg 2025, the horticulture sector is outlining a three-year plan to boost the country's fruit, vegetable, and value-added exports from $700 million to $2 billion. Addressing a press conference at the PFVA office, Waheed Ahmed, Patron-in-Chief of the Pakistan Fruit and Vegetable Exporters, Importers and Merch

Government proposes Rs975bn tax relief package, seeks IMF clearance

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday gave instructions to take up the issue of reduction in some of the income taxes with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after his income tax panel proposed a Rs975 billion relief package for corporate and salaried classes. The recommendations include reducing the tax burden on the salaried class by 25%, abolishing the income tax surcharge and withdraw

Chinese delegation, BoI discuss new investment opportunities

A three-member Chinese delegation from Tianjin Chuanhui Group visited the Board of Investment’s Project Management Unit (PMU) for CPEC on December 1, as a follow-up on the Prime Minister-led Pak-China B2B Investment Conference in Beijing, where an MoU was signed to enhance bilateral industrial cooperation. For its implementation phase, an orientation meeting was held with BOI and relevant ministri