Gwadar Port activation: Talks with exporters expedited, PM told ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was informed on Tuesday that consultations are being accelerated with the... Updated 09 Jul, 2025 09:35am
Budget 2025-26 ST, duty exemptions on imported cotton, yarn being withdrawn, Aurangzeb tells NA ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb informed the National Assembly on Monday that the government has... Updated 24 Jun, 2025 11:18am
Business & Finance PQA: charges cut in half for exporters ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Monday, announced cutting port charges at Port Qasim Authority (PQA) by... Published 24 Jun, 2025 06:06am
Business & Finance Pakistan’s exporters urge PM to save value-added industry, seek FTR removal, EFS restoration Pakistan’s $11 billion value-added export-oriented industry—contributing nearly one-third of the country’s total... Published 17 Jun, 2025 03:49pm
Print Exporters in PSW system: SBP amends ‘undertaking’ for payments via ADs KARACHI: In light of evolving business dynamics and recent system upgrades, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has... Updated 17 Jun, 2025 09:42am
Opinion Pakistan’s export sector at crossroads That Pakistan’s exporters are at a crossroads is a fact. If we are to revive economic momentum and restore our... Updated 13 Jun, 2025 08:23am
Budget 2025-26 No package given to exporters under URAAN Pakistan: FCCI FAISALABAD: Expressing his immediate reaction to the Finance Minister’s presentation of the annual budget for... Published 12 Jun, 2025 06:18am
Budget 2025-26 Textile bodies demand continuation of original EFS KARACHI: The Value-Added Textile Associations Forum, representing various apparel and textile bodies, jointly held a... Updated 05 Jun, 2025 09:26am
Opinion No room for illusions I’ll be blunt and direct — there’s no room for comforting illusions when it comes to export growth. The world... Updated 02 Jun, 2025 07:47am
Opinion CBAM, carbon trap, and impact of irrational gas policies The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is now a pressing challenge for exporters worldwide. By pricing... Updated 29 May, 2025 07:38am
Editorials Exports falling again! EDITORIAL: April’s export figures are a red flag, not a blip. And yet, there is no sense of urgency at the top.... Published 28 May, 2025 06:02am
Opinion Tariff Policy: a bold step towards trade liberalization The federal government has approved the National Tariff Policy (NTP) 2025–30, a transformative step toward trade... Updated 26 May, 2025 07:22am
Budget 2025-26 Fair share of taxes: PHMA objects to FBR’s claim KARACHI: The Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers & Exporters Association (PHMA) Chairman Muhammad Babar Khan has... Published 24 May, 2025 07:25am
Budget 2025-26 APTMA for removing yarn & fabric from ambit of EFS ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has urged the federal government to remove yarn and... Updated 22 May, 2025 08:49am
Business & Finance Pakistan’s textile industry deterioration: Govt has failed to address ‘fatal’ anomaly in EFS LAHORE: Pakistan’s textile industry is rapidly deteriorating as, for over 10 months now, the government has failed... Updated 20 May, 2025 09:20am
Business & Finance Gems and jewellers: Incentive package for importers, exporters on the cards ISLAMABAD: The government is planning to announce an incentive package for the importers and exporters of gems and... Updated 17 May, 2025 07:47am
Print Exporters sound the alarm over highways closures in Sindh KARACHI: Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers & Exporters Association has raised alarm over the closure of major... Updated 28 Apr, 2025 03:02pm
Business & Finance National highways: HCSTSI concerned over sit-ins, road blockages HYDDERABAD: President Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders & Small Industry (HCSTSI), Muhammad Saleem Memon, has... Published 23 Apr, 2025 05:50am
Print Move aims at facilitating businesses: KE agrees to share FCAs projections with regulator ISLAMABAD: K-Electric has agreed to share provisional projections of Fuel Charges Adjustments (FCAs) for future... Updated 17 Apr, 2025 09:37am
Pakistan Expats deserve accredited as top exporters: NA speaker ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq Monday said overseas Pakistanis are the backbone of the national... Updated 15 Apr, 2025 07:53am
Print Govt envisions $100bn in exports over 8 years: minister ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal pledged robust government support... Updated 12 Apr, 2025 09:22am
Print Industry hails power tariff cut but calls for more KARACHI: Industrialists and exporters have welcomed the federal government’s announcement of a power tariff... Updated 04 Apr, 2025 08:56am
Budget 2025-26 FY26 Budget proposals: Businesses urge govt to gradually reduce GST rate Pakistan Business Council recommends reduction in withholding taxes for exporters to minimise impact on cash flow of their business Updated 25 Mar, 2025 09:30am
Business & Finance PRGMEA opposes amendments to EFS LAHORE: The Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) has strongly opposed the... Published 17 Mar, 2025 07:21am
Opinion Fix the EFS Export-led growth is the mantra these days, but government seems uninterested in actually facilitating it. The... Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am
Business & Finance TDAP organises webinar on exploring Algerian markets for exporters KARACHI: International Markets Development Division (Africa Desk) of the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan... Published 21 Feb, 2025 06:49am
Pakistan 600 goods carriers stranded at Pakistan-Iran border: Senate body takes up matter ISLAMABAD: Exporters, Wednesday, threatened closure of barter trade arrangement between Pakistan and Iran due to... Updated 20 Feb, 2025 08:41am
Print Revenue pilferage: FBR set to introduce major changes in EFS ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will introduce major changes in the Export Facilitation Scheme (EFS)... Updated 11 Feb, 2025 09:03am
Print APTMA urges FBR to revisit new customs system ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma) has urged the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to review new... Updated 12 Dec, 2024 09:07am
Business & Finance Climate change: traders foresee 16pc cut in Kinnow export KARACHI: Exporters have set this year’s Kinnow export target at 0.25 million tons, marking a 16 percent decline... Published 03 Dec, 2024 06:09am