By ISLAMABAD: The government has approved Karachi Industrial Park as a federal Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and endorsed a framework for government-funded utilities and allied infrastructure in privately established zones, seeking to attract export-oriente... See more
By ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has deployed 1,782 5G sites across 24 cities, with Jazz accounting for more than half of the total infrastructure, while the cheapest locally available 5G-compatible handset costs around Rs36,000, highlighting the affordability chal... See more
By ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that Pakistan faces renewed inflationary and financial stability risks from the prolonged Middle East conflict, with rising food and energy prices, higher borrowing costs and mounting external... See more
By ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has warned that Pakistan's economic growth could remain insufficient to generate adequate jobs and improve per capita income, recommending that the country must move beyond macroeconomic stabilisation and undertake far-reachin... See more
By ISLAMABAD: Artificial intelligence (AI) could reshape Pakistan's labour market, with 61 percent of service-sector workers employed in occupations with above-median AI exposure, raising both productivity opportunities and concerns over potential job dis... See more
