Category: Trade & Investment

Pakistan International Airlines expands network amid privatization plans

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is expanding its international network to include Karachi and Riyadh—the principal financial centers of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. PIA already offers flights to Riyadh from Islamabad and Lahore; however, this new ...

Pakistan’s oldest brewery finds a path back to global markets 

Murree Brewery, named after the mountainous Punjabi resort town that once served as a summer capital during British colonial rule, has the distinction of being almost 90 years older than Pakistan itself. And after decades of perseverance and adaptation, the rest of the world will ...

Pakistan, U.S. explore cooperation in digital assets and blockchain

His Excellency Rizwan Saeed Sheikh, Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States, met with Patrick Witt, Executive Director of the U.S. President’s Council of Advisors for Digital Assets, on Monday, ...

Barrick Mining Corp backs Reko Diq Copper Project 

Barrick Mining Corp (ABX.TO) stands fully behind the Reko Diq Copper Project after speculation that it may exit the venture. Production is expected to kick off by the end of 2028 and is equally owned by Barrick and the Pakistani government.  ...

KSE-100 jumps 43 percent in 2025 

The KSE-100 Index, the primary benchmark stock market index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange, rose 43 percent in 2025—outpacing nearly every other Asian country.   Much of that growth comes from individual traders, who are choosing to invest in equities over other investment opportunities. Q3 saw the creation ...

Ambassador Rizwan Saeed Sheikh receives warm welcome in chilly Connecticut

Despite the chill in the air, Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Rizwan Saeed Sheikh, was met with warmth and enthusiasm during his two-day visit to Connecticut in November. The ...