Highlighting Pakistan's vast untapped maritime potential, Commander Logistics and Director General Naval Research & Development Institute (NRDI) Rear Admiral Muhammad Sohail Arshad has urged the business community to proactively seize opportunities across shipping, shipbuilding, offshore exploration, maritime technology, logistics and coastal infrastructure. Exchanging views at a meeting during
Pakistan's government raised a record amount of over Rs2 trillion through domestic Sukuk issuances in 2025, marking the highest annual volume since Islamic bonds were introduced in 2008 and highlighting the rapid deepening of the country's Islamic capital market. The milestone was underscored by Adviser to the Finance Minister Khurram Shehzad, who said in a post on X that the Ministry of Financ
It seems like Pakistan's so-called 'vibrant' textile sector is on its way towards a modest improvement in terms of earning export revenues for calendar year 2025; however, for 2026, a majority of textile pundits are sensing a declining trend due to tariff reshufflings and strategic shifts by global players, particularly the United States under Trump 2.0 and the People's Republic of China, as both
Pakistan government raised record Rs2 trillion through domestic Sukuk issuances in 2025, marking the highest annual volume since the introduction of Islamic bonds in 2008. The development was shared by Finance minister’s advisor Khurram Schehzad in a post on X. “In 2025, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) through its Debt Management Office, together with its Joint Financial Advisors (JFAs), succe
Following a report of an intelligence agency, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has sealed two sugar mills located in Central Punjab for serious breaches of statutory provisions. Taking action on the same report of the intelligence agency, the FBR had suspended six Inland Revenue officials, deputed at the mills. The enforcement action was taken following violations of Section 40C of the Sal