Thursday, November 5, 2026Developing PakistanIslamabad
Pakistan is moving to expand the Karachi Industrial Park into a larger hub for export-oriented manufacturing, investment and employment, adding momentum to efforts to turn underuti…
Pakistan is moving ahead with the modernisation of Main Line-1, with the Karachi-Rohri section emerging as the most advanced part of a much larger effort to rebuild the country’s m…
Pakistan’s automotive manufacturing sector has opened the new fiscal year with a sharp increase in production, with automobile output rising 57.01% year-on-year in July 2026. The i…
Pakistan’s mineral sector is moving into a more capital-intensive stage as private companies commit additional funding to exploration in Balochistan. Lucky Cement shareholders have…
Gilgit-Baltistan has launched a €54.24 million, or roughly Rs17.2 billion, rural development and climate resilience programme aimed at strengthening basic infrastructure and servic…
Pakistan’s tourism sector is beginning to look beyond physical infrastructure and destination promotion, with digital technology and artificial intelligence emerging as part of the…
Pakistan’s long-delayed refinery modernisation programme has moved from policy discussions to implementation, with four of the country’s five major refineries signing formal upgrad…
Pakistan’s Shaheen Energy (Pvt) Limited and China’s Anton Oilfield Services Group have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore commercially viable projects involving around…
Pakistan’s solar transition is changing the country’s energy landscape. Across cities and towns, rooftops that once served no economic purpose are increasingly being turned into sm…
IT exports are on track to cross $3.5 billion annualised, growing 10–15% despite the global tech slowdown. Policy execution — not talent — is now the ceiling.
Dera Ghazi Khan Airport is undergoing a Rs5.5 billion expansion aimed at enabling international flights, marking a significant infrastructure development for South Punjab. The proj…
Gilgit-Baltistan has launched a €54.24 million, or roughly Rs17.2 billion, rural development and climate resilience programme aimed at strengthening basic infrastructure and servic…
Pakistan’s technology sector is beginning to move beyond providing services and towards building deeper local technical capabilities. A recent visit to Huawei’s Global Service Cent…
Karachi Port has reached its highest recorded level of liner shipping connectivity, giving Pakistan a stronger link to international maritime trade networks. The port’s Port Liner…
Pakistan is moving ahead with the modernisation of Main Line-1, with the Karachi-Rohri section emerging as the most advanced part of a much larger effort to rebuild the country’s m…
Pakistan is looking for new markets for its exports, and one of the biggest opportunities may be a region it has historically underused: Africa. The launch of the Pakistan-Africa E…
