WHAT China wants from Pakistan is the same as what China wants from every other country, which is to endlessly run a trade surplus in their favour. There might be a few specific things beyond this, such as Gwadar for instance, but those are marginal and nowhere near as central to Chinese designs in Pakistan and the rest of the world as we might imagine. Just add up the numbers. Since 2010, Paki
The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) on Wednesday formally notified an increase in gas rates and fixed charges for all consumers throughout the country with effect from Nov 1. Under the notification, fixed monthly charges for the residential “protected category” of consumers have been increased from Rs10 to Rs400, showing an increase of 3,900pc. In addition, they would also pay minimum
A reverse trend in the rupee-dollar equation has again forced manufacturers to raise prices of steel bars after a drop last month on account of the rupee’s gains. Syed Wajid Bukhari, General Secretary of the Pakistan Association of Large Steel Producers (PALSP), claimed on Thursday that steel bar prices had plunged to Rs245,000 per tonne last month after hitting a peak of over Rs300,000 per to
Elizabeth Horst, a senior US official who oversees Pakistan affairs at the US State Department, has underscored the vital link between democracy and economic stability, adding that a government aligned with the will of its people was better suited to implement economic reforms. Addressing the Second Annual Pakistan Conference at the Atlantic Council in Washington this week, she emphasised that
Pakistan’s exports to European nations witnessed a 12.13 per cent decline in the first quarter of the current fiscal year compared to the same period last year, primarily due to a reduced demand for Pakistani goods in western and northern Europe. The export revenue from these countries fell to $1.929 billion in July-September FY24, a noticeable drop from the $2.212bn recorded in the correspond