Pakistan, UK agree to deepen economic partnership
Pakistan and the United Kingdom have agreed to maintain close coordination to advance areas of mutual interest and further deepen their longstanding bilateral partnership. This came at a meeting between Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb and British High Commissioner to Pakistan Jane Marriott in Islamabad today. Speaking on the occasion, the Minister…
S&P Global Pakistan and TiE Islamabad Launch Project Elevate: A Three-Year Mentorship Initiative to Develop 600+ Future Leaders
S&P Global in Pakistan, in partnership with The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) Islamabad, announced the launch of Project Elevate, a structured, three-year mentorship initiative designed to equip more than 600 young Pakistanis with the professional skills, industry networks, and career guidance needed to thrive in an increasingly competitive global economy. Project Elevate…
Government revises prices of petroleum products
The government has revised the prices of petroleum products for a week starting from today. According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Energy, the price of petrol has been increased by 13.18 per litre. The new price of petrol is 310.71 rupees per litre. The price of High…
Two Years, Two Upgrades; PACRA raises easypaisa digital bank’s rating to ‘AA-’
The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Limited (PACRA) has upgraded easypaisa digital bank’s long-term credit rating from A+ to AA-, reflecting the bank’s strong position as Pakistan’s leading digital bank and its successful transition into a fully licensed Digital Retail Bank (DRB). This represents easypaisa’s second consecutive credit rating upgrade from PACRA…
Pakistan, Türkiye reaffirm commitment to $5bn trade target
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reaffirmed Pakistan’s resolve to further strengthen its time-tested strategic partnership with Türkiye. He was addressing a joint press stakeout with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul today. The Prime Minister said Pakistan and Türkiye share an extraordinary bond founded on centuries of common history, shared…
‘Pakistan offers vast hydrocarbon investment opportunities’
Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik has said that Pakistan possesses vast geological potential for hydrocarbons that remains largely untapped. He was addressing the Pakistan-Türkiye B2B Conference in Istanbul today, which was also attended by Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Türkiye’s Vice President, Cevdet Yilmaz. The Petroleum Minister said that…
