DTL scheme: REAP greets 90-day extension Published 02 Jul, 2026 07:06am KARACHI: Former Chairman of the Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP), Rafiq Suleman, has welcomed the...
Kundi calls for tapping KP’s economic potential Updated 07 Jun, 2026 05:59am PESHAWAR: The Governor ofthe Khyber Pakhtnkhwa, Faisal Karim Kundi, while addressing the opening ceremony of the...
MoC seeks Rs20bn budget support for rice exporters vs India Updated 06 Jun, 2026 09:30am ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce has reportedly sought Rs 20 billion budget support already extended to the rice...
MoC ready to manage affairs despite 50pc budget cut Updated 26 Mar, 2026 09:05am ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) on Wednesday informed a Senate panel that it is prepared to manage its...
Export stasis comes under NA focus Updated 24 Feb, 2026 01:42pm NA seeks detailed briefings from Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and SBP
Passage of EDF (Amendment) Bill, 2026 welcomed Published 16 Feb, 2026 04:22am KARACHI: Mian Zahid Hussain, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum & All Karachi Industrial...
EDITORIAL: How will PM’s incentives be financed? Updated 05 Feb, 2026 09:18am EDITORIAL: The Prime Minister has announced incentives to industry with the explicit objective of promoting exports...
Value-added textile sector: PHMA demands equal access to export facilitation schemes Published 25 Jan, 2026 06:01am FAISALABAD: The Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers & Exporters Association (PHMA) has demanded equitable access to...
Rs15bn for REAP: MoC ‘favour’ sparks export sector backlash Updated 25 Jan, 2026 09:42am The decision also includes an increase in the overall EDF budget to Rs27.3 billion
Rs15 billion assistance for rice exporters: govt vows to ensure there is no misuse Updated 24 Jan, 2026 04:46pm Ministry of Commerce says it is putting stringent mechanism in place
Industries hit back at decision to extend over Rs15bn to rice exporters Updated 23 Jan, 2026 11:33am ISLAMABAD: The country’s export-oriented industries have reportedly reacted strongly to the government’s ...
NA panel passes NTC and Export Development Fund bills Published 20 Jan, 2026 06:04am ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Commerce on Monday passed the National Tariff Commission...
‘Country’s first chip manufacturing unit to be established in Faisalabad’ Updated 02 Jan, 2026 07:09am FAISALABAD: The maiden “chip” manufacturing unit of Pakistan will be established in Faisalabad while the provincial...
EDITORIAL: Putting an end to Export Development Surcharge Updated 26 Nov, 2025 07:41am EDITORIAL: A review meeting held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has taken the informed...
Long-awaited relief: Govt to scrap Export Development Surcharge Updated 25 Nov, 2025 03:36pm Move is intended to improve Pakistan’s competitiveness in global markets
Import tariff cut on 300 products approved, Jam tells Senate Updated 16 Aug, 2025 08:46am ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal on Friday informed the Senate that the government has approved...
Audit report for FY24: MoC found responsible for Rs9.47bn malfeasance Updated 31 Jul, 2025 09:32am ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce has been found responsible for financial irregularities and mismanagement...
Industrial raw materials: Proposals for duty cuts to be submitted to PM Updated 31 May, 2025 02:23pm ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Industries and Production, Haroon Akhtar Khan will submit proposals...
HEC, EDF sign MoU Published 28 May, 2025 06:56am ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) and the Export Development Fund (EDF), an autonomous body operating...
SAU secures Rs100m EDF funding to boost mango exports Published 13 Feb, 2025 07:58am HYDERABAD: Sindh Agriculture University (SAU) Tandojam has secured funding worth PKR 100 million from the Export...
Corporate sector contributes Rs3,061bn as income tax Updated 09 Jan, 2025 02:10pm ISLAMABAD: The corporate sector contributed Rs 3,061 billion as income tax during 2023-24, according to a new...
CDPR delegation meets TDAP officials Published 12 Nov, 2024 07:59am KARACHI: A delegation from the Consortium for Development Policy Research (CDPR) visited the Trade Development...
FTAs, PTAs: MoC urged to include commercial transactions clause Updated 06 Sep, 2024 09:15am ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Commerce on Thursday urged the Commerce Ministry to include a clause of...
EDF pulls out of UK mini-nuclear reactor race Published 10 Jul, 2024 03:14am LONDON: French energy giant EDF has withdrawn from a competition to construct mini-nuclear reactors in Britain, the...
Senate panel directs MoC: ‘EDF should prioritise export boost over infrastructure projects’ Updated 06 Jul, 2024 09:18am ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Commerce on Friday directed the Commerce Ministry to allocate Export...
Governor says Karachi no longer ‘economic hub’ of country Published 17 May, 2024 05:50am KARACHI: Governor Sindh Kamran Khan Tessori has said that the megacity has lost its status of being Pakistan’s...
Impact assessment of EDF-funded projects ordered Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan has directed a thorough impact assessment and analysis of...
IDEAS-2024: MoC hesitant about extending 100pc subsidy Updated 16 Apr, 2024 08:44am ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) is reportedly hesitant about extending subsidy for IDEAS-2024 to be...
SMEDA, TDAP ink deal for advancing sports industries thru EDF Published 09 Mar, 2024 04:59am LAHORE: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) and the Trade Development Authority Pakistan...
PSDF, EDF sign accord on skills training plan Published 22 Aug, 2023 06:03am LAHORE: Punjab Skills Development Fund and Export Development Fund (EDF) have signed a partnership agreement for a...