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Pakistan cotton arrivals jump 32 percent as Sindh offsets Punjab slump

ISLAMABAD: Cotton arrivals at the ginning factories surged more than 32% in…

Aamir Ashraf

Pakistan seeks to export surplus food to Gulf as Middle East war disrupts supply chains

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed officials to draw up a strategy…

Aamir Ashraf

ECC lowers wheat reserve prices to sell 500,000 tons after earlier bids fell short

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee of the cabinet approved the sale of…

Aamir Ashraf

Pakistan’s factory output rises 4.8 percent in first half on auto, oil surge

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's large-scale manufacturing sector expanded 4.82% in the first half of…

Aamir Ashraf

Slight rebound in Pakistan’s textiles masks broader export decline, import surge

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's textile exports, the backbone of the nation's foreign exchange earnings,…

Aamir Ashraf

Pakistan textile exporters warn of hit from India-EU trade deal

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's textile exporters face mounting pressure from a newly finalised free…

Aamir Ashraf

ECC moves to stabilise flour prices with 800,000-ton wheat release

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's top economic policymakers on Wednesday approved the sale of surplus…

Aamir Ashraf

Pakistan launches global push to lure mining Capital ahead of April forum

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has kicked off international marketing efforts for its second annual…

Aamir Ashraf

Pakistan to fully deregulate sugar industry by June under IMF push

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is set to fully deregulate its sugar industry by the…

Aamir Ashraf

Pakistan’s services exports surge 17 percent on tech boom, outpacing goods shipments

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's exports of services jumped 16.77% in the first five months…

Aamir Ashraf