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Day: October 23, 2024

Finance Minister expresses Pakistan’s resolve to sustain growth

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb interacted with the World Bank-IMF Staff Association in Washington DC and provided an overview of the continued stabilization measures undertaken by Pakistan. The Finance Minister expressed Pakistan’s resolve to sustain growth by achieving fiscal consolidation, improving the governance and management of SOEs, reducing high energy costs

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Munir urges int’l community to uphold multilateralism

Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations Munir Akram has urged the international community to uphold multilateralism, advance world peace and development, and promote and protect human rights. In a joint statement on Behalf of a Group of Eighty Countries at 24th Plenary of 3rd Committee General Debate in

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Pakistan invites Turkish firms to enter into mutually beneficial JVs

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb held a meeting with Turkiye’s Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek in Washington DC. Recalling the historical, fraternal bonds and multi-faceted cooperation between Pakistan and Trkiye, the Finance Minister highlighted the great potential to enhance the current volume of bilateral trade. He noted that Pakistan could

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Pakistan, KSA vow to further deepen economic ties

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have expressed the resolve to further deepen mutually beneficial economic ties, enhance bilateral trade and facilitate investments in key sectors. This came at a meeting between Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb and Saudi Minister of Finance Mohammed Aljadaan, on the sidelines of the World Bank-IMF Annual Meetings

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Korean National Foundation Day held in Islamabad

National Foundation Day and 76th Armed Forces Day of Republic of Korea was celebrated in Islamabad. Minister for Housing and Works Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada attended as Chief Guest, while Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, MoS for IT Shaza Fatima Khawaja, Chairman PMYP Rana

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Jam Kamal expresses Govt’s commitment to boost textile

Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan has expressed the government’s commitment to boost textile and leather industry by facilitating it with modern and eco-friendly technology. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Fifth International Exhibition in Karachi today, said that textile and leather products account for 60 percent of Pakistan’s national

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Digitalization vital for progress in science sector: Ahsan

Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has said that digitalization is essential for progress in the field of science. Addressing a ceremony in Islamabad today, he said introducing new trends in research will prove beneficial for the country. He said the youth are equipping themselves with modern technology, which

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