Year: 2026

PM Invites Qatari Investors to Explore Pakistan’s Infrastructure, Energy and Tech Sectors

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Shehbaz-Sharif

DOHA: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday invited members of the Qatar Businessmen Association (QBA) to explore investment opportunities in Pakistan’s infrastructure, logistics, energy, agriculture, technology and export-oriented manufacturing sectors, highlighting the country’s improving macroeconomic indicators and investor-friendly reforms. The prime minister was addressing a QBA delegation led by its chairman Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani during his official visit to Doha. Welcoming the delegation, he appreciated QBA’s constructive role in strengthening economic and commercial linkages between Pakistan and Qatar, underscoring that private-sector-led engagement remains a key pillar of…

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Pakistan, Turkmenistan Explore Regional Energy Connectivity

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Pakistan-Turkiye

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Energy (Power Division) Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari on Tuesday held a meeting with Turkmenistan’s Ambassador to Pakistan, Atadjan Movlamov, to discuss strengthening regional energy connectivity and cross-border cooperation between Pakistan and Central Asia. The meeting, held at the Ministry of Energy, began with an exchange of greetings on the occasion of Ramazan. The minister conveyed his best wishes for peace, prosperity, and continued friendship between the two nations. Ambassador Movlamov highlighted the longstanding historical and cultural ties between Pakistan and Turkmenistan, noting that these bonds…

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Leghari Hopeful of First 200MW CMOD Power Deal by June

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ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Power Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari on Tuesday expressed optimism that the first 200-megawatt (MW) electricity transaction under Pakistan’s newly launched Competitive Market Operations Date (CMOD) regime will be finalised by June this year. Speaking at the CMOD declaration ceremony, the minister described the upcoming transaction as a historic milestone in the country’s long-awaited transition towards a competitive electricity market. He noted that although the concept of a competitive power market was approved in the early 1990s, practical groundwork only began in 2016-17, reflecting significant governance…

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Sindh cabinet approves Rs33.7 bn to modernise firefighting, emergency response system

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Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, chairing a provincial cabinet meeting on Tuesday, approved a Rs33.7 billion package to modernise the province’s firefighting and emergency response system and introduce a new Early Warning Public Alert System.The cabinet also took a landmark step for labour rights by deciding to grant women agricultural workers equal wages, regulated working hours, maternity benefits, access to healthcare and child nutrition, protection from workplace harassment, written contracts, and the right to association.Upgrade for Emergency Response Services: The CM approved a landmark proposal to overhaul the…

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Bears dominate at stock market as KSE-100 index sheds over 1,400 points

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KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) extended its negative momentum on Tuesday, with the benchmark index closing lower amid persistent selling pressure and cautious investor sentiment.X The market opened in the green and staged a brief early rally, pushing the benchmark to an intra-day high of 169,237.51 points. However, the positivity proved short-lived as sustained selling emerged across key sectors, dragging the index sharply into negative territory by mid-morning. The index hit an intra-day low of 163,907.59 points before recovering some losses in late-session trading. Despite the partial rebound, the market closed on…

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