Pakistan Reaffirms Commitment to Mobilising Private Capital Through PPPs and Privatisation
ISLAMABAD, September 4, 2026: The Government today reaffirmed its commitment to increasing private sector participation in Pakistan’s economy through public-private partnerships (PPPs) and privatisation, pursuing both as key instruments of economic…
Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh Calls for Learning from ‘Shanghai Spirit’
ISLAMABAD – Federal Minister for Board of Investment Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh has called for greater focus on peace, economic cooperation, dialogue and development, saying that Pakistan should learn from the “Shanghai Spirit” of cooperation and peaceful…
SECP Probe Leads to FIA Case over Alleged Multi-Billion-Rupee Irregularities at Unity Foods
ISLAMABAD: An inspection and subsequent actions including initiation of investigation proceedings by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) into Unity Foods Limited has led to the registration of a criminal case by the Federal…
SECP Removes Barriers to Opening Stock Market Accounts
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has introduced a unified digital investor onboarding framework to make entry into Pakistan’s capital market faster and easier by reducing repetitive verification, simplifying…
PC Board Prequalifies 10 Interested Parties for FESCO Privatisation
The Privatisation Commission (PC) Board, at its 258th meeting held today, approved the prequalification of Interested Parties (IPs) for the privatisation of FESCO. The meeting was chaired by Mr Muhammad Ali, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Privatisation…
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…