Pakistan
Mobile phone imports increases 40.51% touches to $801.139 mln
ISLAMABAD, Jan 1 (APP): The import of mobile phones into the country has witnessed an increase of 40.51 percent during the first five months of the current fiscal year (2025-26) as compared to the corresponding months of last year. Pakistan imported mobile phones worth US $ 801.139 million during July-November (2025-26) as compared to the […]
PSX gains 2,301 points to close at 176,355 points
ISLAMABAD, Jan 1 (APP): The benchmark KSE-100 Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Thursday closed bullish, gaining 2,301.17 points, a positive change of 1.32 percent, to settle at 176,355.49 points compared to 174,054.32 points on the previous trading day, according to PSX data. During the session, the ready market witnessed a trading volume […]
First-ever digital HIES shows literacy at 63%, household internet access rises to 70%
ISLAMABAD, Jan 1 (APP): The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Thursday launched the country’s first-ever fully digital Household Integrated Economic Survey (HIES) 2024–25, a landmark initiative aimed at strengthening data-driven governance and evidence-based policymaking, with results indicating notable improvements in education, health, digital access and household living standards.Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special […]
Ahsan urges data-driven growth as HIES signals economic turnaround
ISLAMABAD, Jan 1 (APP):Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday highlighted the centrality of credible data for evidence-based policymaking, saying the Household Integrated Economic Survey (HIES) 2024–25 marked a major milestone for informed planning and sustainable development in the country. Addressing the launch ceremony of HIES 2024–25, the minister […]
Headline inflation recorded at 5.6% in December
ISLAMABAD, Jan 1 (APP):The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation stood at 5.6 percent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis in December 2025, lower than the 6.1 percent recorded in November 2025, but higher than 4.1 percent registered in December 2024, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported Thursday. According to latest PBS data, the CPI inflation […]
Shipping Activity at Port Qasim
KARACHI, Jan 01 (APP):Seven ships, Spirit of Bertram, Hansa Africa, Minamoto, Navision Vincentiz, Al-Soor-II, Joseph and Venus-09 schedule to load/offload Container, Sand, Cement/Rice, Gas oil and LPG, berthed at Qasim International Container Terminal, Multi-Purpose-1&2, FOTCO oil Terminal, Engro Vopak Terminal and Sui Southern Gas Terminal respectively on Wednesday, Meanwhile five more ships, MSC Susanna, Floyen, […]
PM greets nation on New Year
ISLAMABAD, Dec 31 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, in his New Year’s message for 2026, hailed the nation’s resilience and paid tribute to its martyrs while pledging to accelerate economic reforms and uphold Pakistan’s role for global peace. The prime minister extended his heartfelt greetings to all Pakistanis, praying that the new year brings […]
President Zardari urges unity, economic discipline, national reconciliation on New Year
ISLAMABAD, Dec 31 (APP): President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday called for national unity, democratic responsibility and economic discipline as Pakistan entered 2026, urging citizens and political forces to recommit themselves to safeguarding the country’s shared future amid mounting global and domestic challenges. In his New Year message, the president extended greetings to the people […]
Customs Gadani seizes smuggled betel nuts, four passenger buses worth Rs. 252.5mln
ISLAMABAD, Dec 31 (APP): Customs Enforcement Gadani, in a major intelligence-based anti-smuggling operations with the support from Frontier Corps (FC) and local police, seized 30.5 metric tons of smuggled betel nuts of foreign origin along with four passenger buses, with a total estimated value of Rs. 252.5 million, near Ashok Pump, District Hub. The operation […]
APNEC delegation met BOI minister to discuss Pakistan’s investment environment
ISLAMABAD, Dec 31 (APP): A high-level delegation of the All Pakistan Newspapers and Electronic Media Employees Confederation (APNEC) met with Federal Minister for Board of Investment (BOI), Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh, in Islamabad on Wednesday to engage in detailed discussions on Pakistan’s investment environment, economic developments, regulatory reforms, and the role of media in shaping the […]