Govt invites investors to minerals forum 2025

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Federal Minister for Energy (Petroleum Division), Ali Pervaiz Malik, on Friday briefed foreign ambassadors on the upcoming Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum 2025 (PMIF25) and invited delegates from their r...

Stranded gas, strangled industry

While the current decline in global energy prices would benefit most manufacturing economies, it poses a serious challenge for Pakistan’s export industry. Over the past few weeks, Brent crude has dropped from ~$75 to ~$65 p...

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Relief for the salaried people

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb after attending the inauguration ceremony of ‘Made in Gujranwala Exhibition’ organised by the Gujranwala Chamber of Commerce and Industry acknowledged that the benefits of a very low infla...

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Economic Legitimacy

The Pakistani economy appears to be enjoying rare, near-unanimous approval from global institutions—particularly multilateral financial organisations that have historically taken a cautious, often critical stance. That these v...

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What is KP’s mining bill?

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill 2025 is an update to the 2017 law, with the primary objective to attract domestic and foreign investment, enhance transparency, and curb illegal mining to leverage the pro...

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Carbon markets with a gendered lens

Carbon markets are emerging as an essential financial mechanism in the global effort to combat climate change. By assigning a monetary value to carbon emissions, these markets incentivise emission reductions while supporting sus...

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