China and Pakistan are committed to enhancing economic growth and improving the well-being of their citizens as Beijing's success in implementing Five-Year Plans offers a model for governance that can be valuable for Islamabad, which is working on its own Uraan five-year plan. These remarks were made by China's Ambassador to Pakistan Jiang Zaidong following conclusion of the fourth plenary sess
Pakistan and Sri Lanka have agreed to explore joint cooperation in marine tourism, recognising the vast potential of their coastlines and rich marine biodiversity to strengthen sustainable economic growth and regional connectivity. Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry proposed enhanced collaboration in marine tourism during a meeting with Sri Lankan Minister for
Pakistan has launched fresh efforts to expand its meat exports, with Malaysia emerging as a key partner in developing the country's livestock sector, improving disease control, and enhancing Halal certification standards. A high-level meeting on Pakistan-Malaysia cooperation in the meat sector was held at the Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday, chaired by Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Kh
Despite the government's ambitious plans to transform Pakistan into a digital economy, the reality on the ground shows that cash still dominates financial transactions. With more than Rs9.5 trillion in cash circulating in the economy, Pakistan's dependence on physical currency highlights how far the country has to go before becoming truly cashless. Pakistan Industrial and Traders Association Fr
The World Bank claimed on Tuesday that Pakistan's poverty rate decreased to 22.2% and it would sink further to pre-Covid levels this year, yet reiterating that the country's current economic growth rate was not enough to reduce poverty and improve the living standard. The paradoxical statements by the lender underscore the emergent need for the latest credible data, as the World Bank too has as