BFC Islamabad One Year Performance
ISLAMABAD – Federal Minister for the Board of Investment Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh visited the Business Facilitation Centre (BFC) Islamabad, where he reviewed the Centre’s one-year performance, business and investment facilitation initiatives, and future…
11 bids for GEPCO privatization
ISLAMABAD – The Privatisation Commission (PC) has received an overwhelming response from domestic and international investors for the privatisation of Gujranwala Electric Power Company (GEPCO). Today on the closing date for submission of…
Investment Minister at International Education Summit & Expo
ISLAMABAD – Federal Minister for Investment, Board of Investment (BOI), Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh, attended the opening session of the International Education Summit & Expo 2026 at the COMSTECH Secretariat, Islamabad, today and delivered a keynote…
PEC Launches Global Engineering Freelance Initiative
Islamabad: The Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC), in collaboration with Aspire Pakistan, has announced the launch of the PEC Global Engineering Freelance Initiative, a major step aimed at preparing Pakistani engineers for the rapidly expanding global…
CCP imposes Rs2.36bn penalties, recovers Rs933m; Issues 47 Show-Cause Notices in 2025
ISLAMABAD, Jan 1, 2026: During 2025, the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) imposed penalties of Rs2.363 billion, recovered Rs932.56 million, and issued 47 show-cause notices to undertakings involved in cartelization, price-fixing, prohibited…
Bank Alfalah, Jazz, HBL and Engro Polymer declared Most Inclusive Companies of 2025
ISLAMABAD – This year, 44 leading multinational and national companies participated in the Global DEI Awards. Following a rigorous, evidence-based disclosure and independent evaluation by an international jury. 4 companies were declared as “Most…
Bidding of PIA takes place on December 23.
ISLAMABAD (Dec 3) – The bidding process of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will take place on December 23. The government’s earlier bid to privatise the entity failed as a $36 million bid from a real estate firm fell short of the $305m floor price,…
SECP Stakeholder Survey Reveals High Trust in Regulator’s Integrity
Islamabad, December 02, 2025 – The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has released the findings of a comprehensive “Stakeholder Perception & Feedback Survey” conducted by Gallup Pakistan. The survey, the first of…
EPBD Seeks Urgent Rate Cut to Spur Growth After Floods
The Economic Policy and Business Development (EPBD), economic think tank, has recommended an immediate reduction in the policy interest rate from the current 11 percent to 9 percent in order to support post-flood recovery of the agriculture and…
PSX Extends Losses Despite Global Market Optimism
Investors at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) faced another turbulent session on Friday, as the benchmark KSE-100 Index slipped nearly 1,100 points during early trading. The index was recorded at 155,048.51 at 10:10am, a decline of 0.7%. Heavy selling…