December 2025
PM commends PAEC’ health services; terms serving humanity as noble cause
ISLAMABAD, Dec 28 (APP):Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Sunday, while appreciating the contributions of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission’s (PAEC) in the health sector, termed provision of treatment to the cancer patients with the latest facilities as the ‘biggest service to humanity.’Addressing an inaugural ceremony of Kashmir Institute of Nuclear Medicine, Oncology and Radiotherapy (KINOR) in […]
Punitive Economic Measures and Pak-Afghan Trade and Transit Disruptions Fuel Regional Instability, Experts Warn
Dec. 29, 2025 | Islamabad: Exclusionary economic measures cause prolonged disruptions inPakistan-Afghanistan trade and transit, and generate wide-ranging economic and socialconsequences across the region. Uncertainty, rather than cost alone, has emerged as the mostdamaging factor, eroding livelihoods, weakening regional connectivity, and placingdisproportionate strain on border communities between the two countries.These concerns were raised at the […]
Pak-Tajikistan PTA key to trade liberalization, targeting $300m in bilateral trade: Ambassador Sarwar
Dushanbe, Dec 28 (APP):Pakistan’s Ambassador to Tajikistan, Muhammad Saeed Sarwar, stated that a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) between the two nations is a strong possibility, emphasizing trade liberalization’s role in fostering regional economic integration. Bilateral trade could reach $300 million in the coming years, with the business communities of both countries playing a pivotal role […]
Federal Minister Planning, Development & Special Initiative Prof Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhary Launches Quaid-e-Azam’s 150th Anniversary Commemorations
ISLAMABAD: – A national tribute to Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was held today by the Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives, Professor Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhary. It was the launch of Quaid’s 150th birth anniversary celebrations at a grand and celebratory event held at the Jinnah Convention Centre, Islamabad. The landmark ceremony brought together senior […]
FBR suspends officials absent from sugar mill monitoring duties
ISLAMABAD, Dec 28 (APP):The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has initiated disciplinary action and immediately suspended six officials who were found unauthorizedly absent from their assigned monitoring duties at sugar mills, reaffirming its zero-tolerance policy toward misconduct and dereliction of duty. The officials had been deployed under Section 40B of the Sales Tax Act, 1990 […]
Malik urges intl community to play role in IWT restoration
LAHORE, Dec 28 (APP):SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s former president Iftikhar Ali Malik urged the international community to exert pressure on India for immediate restoration of Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), cautioning that continued violations could destabilise peace and economic stability in South Asia. In a media statement issued here Sunday, he mentioned, the IWT brokered by World […]
CCP wraps up 2025 with strong enforcement against cartelization
ISLAMABAD, Dec 28 (APP):The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) took strong enforcement action in 2025 against cartelization, price fixing, and other anti-competitive practices across key sectors, including sugar, steel, poultry, fertilizer, education, transport, advertising, power supply, and manufacturing, to protect consumers and ensure fair markets. In the sugar sector, CCP issued show cause notices to […]
Pak-Tajikistan PTA key to trade liberalization, targeting $300m in bilateral trade: Ambassador Sarwar
Dushanbe, Dec 28 (APP): Pakistan’s Ambassador to Tajikistan, Muhammad Saeed Sarwar, stated that a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) between the two nations is a strong possibility, emphasizing trade liberalization’s role in fostering regional economic integration. Bilateral trade could reach $300 million in the coming years, with the business communities of both countries playing a pivotal […]
ADB President mourns passing of Dr Shamshad Akhtar
ISLAMABAD, Dec 28 (APP): President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Masato Kanda on Sunday expressed deep shock and grief over the passing of Dr Shamshad Akhtar, paying rich tribute to her distinguished career and lasting contributions to regional development and public service. In a condolence message posted on X, Masato Kanda said he had […]
Customs seizes contraband goods worth Rs. 317 mln in multiple anti-smuggling operation
ISLAMABAD, Dec 27 (APP): Collectorate of Customs Enforcement Quetta, continuing its sustained drive against smuggling, has conducted multiple successful anti-smuggling operations, resulting in the seizure of contraband goods worth Rs. 317 million. In an intelligence-based operation (IBO), carried out in coordination with Quetta Police, Customs Enforcement seized 508 cartons (25,400 sticks) of assorted branded smuggled […]