Karachi: Mr. Atif Ikram Sheikh, President FPCCI, has welcomed the visit of Dr. Hashim Hussain, Head of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization – Investment and Technology Promotion Office (UNIDO-ITPO), Bahrain, to the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI). The visit marks another important milestone in strengthening cooperation between FPCCI and UNIDO-ITPO Bahrain for the promotion of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), entrepreneurship, investment, innovation, vocational training and private sector development in Pakistan, he added. Mr. Atif Ikram Sheikh highlighted that FPCCI attaches great importance to its

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has purchased another liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo from the international spot market as disruptions to Qatari exports through the Strait of Hormuz continue to constrain supplies, forcing the country to rely on costlier imports to meet domestic energy demand. According to market sources, TotalEnergies SE sold a cargo to state-owned Pakistan LNG Limited (PLL) for delivery on July 10-11 at a price of $17.37 per million British thermal units (mmBtu). The cargo was secured through a spot tender that closed on Friday. The purchase marks Pakistan’s second

ISTANBUL: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has invited Turkish investors to explore opportunities in Pakistan’s key economic sectors, including energy, mining, minerals, power infrastructure, information technology (IT), manufacturing, agriculture, logistics, tourism, and defence industries, as the government intensifies efforts to attract foreign investment and strengthen bilateral economic ties. Addressing the Pakistan-Türkiye Business Conference in Istanbul, Dar said these sectors offer significant potential for commercial growth while promoting technology transfer, industrial modernization, and employment generation. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), Dar highlighted that the government,